@icyfroth wrote:
Iapetus that is a vile accusation. I happen to like curry and have several Indonesian friends and colleagues.
She-el. Not that I owe you any explanations, but I have been there and I'd never go back. Mind you it was many years ago.
I hated that everywhere you go, you get swarmed by ppl begging you to buy their cheap trinkets, or just plain begging. Couldn't even go for a quiet walk on the beach without getting little kids trying to sell you seashells.
The filth and appalling poverty once you got away from the resorts and glamorous facades. Dead flies in the honey served up at breakfast.
Buckets of water in the toilets instead of toilet paper.
It's probably much better now with regard to facilities but from what I've seen in recent documentaries, probably much worse , with the drugs, alcohol, sex romps, and general tourist exploitation. Schoolies are an embarassment and no wonder the Indons disrespect us and view us with distaste behind our backs.
That, my friend, is why I would and do boycott Bali.
Thank you. Had you simply commented that you disliked the place and would not want to go there then I would not have been puzzled; but what you actually said was "I agree with a boycott." which led me to assume you were agreeing with the OP that all Australians should boycott Bali.
The word boycott implies some form of protest or sanction, not merely a personal antipathy. For example, I would never choose Disneyland as a holiday destination, but I would not describe that choice as a boycott.
