Andreu Martínez
Andreu Martínez is a Barcelona resident and activist known for his participation in protests against mass tourism in the city. Recently, he was notably involved in a demonstration where locals used water guns to express their frustration over the overwhelming influx of tourists. Martínez articulated that the act of spraying tourists was intended to annoy them and draw attention to the issue of local residents feeling displaced by tourism. He emphasized the need to reclaim Barcelona for its inhabitants, highlighting the negative impacts of mass tourism on housing and urban identity.
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Taiwan:
Andreu Martinez acknowledged that the water gun was 'to bother the tourists a bit.'
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United States:
Andreu Martínez humorously told the AP that the use of the squirt guns is to annoy the tourists a bit.
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Switzerland:
Andreu Martínez expressed that the water guns are meant to annoy tourists as part of a protest against mass tourism in Barcelona.
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