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telling people to crash random weddings? Telling people that all food is hygienic?

Oh please, stop with this victim nonsense. Your personal experience can be personal while also admitting that you come from tremendous privilege.

You can REALLY tell that this "list" was written by a white male.

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So what if it was?

All of our tips are always aimed at people in a similar position. Just consider how your travel tips don't even apply to most of the world who can't travel.

This just sounds like sour grapes to me. Like getting worked up because someone didn't start with a land acknowledgement.

Nah, they're totally right about this one. When you exploit the global power imbalance in your favor, at least acknowledge what you're doing before dishing it out as general advice.

Just ask how often the author is inviting the local homeless in his city to meet his mother and crash and his weddings.

Probably close to Zero. But he expects to be treated like a special when he is traveling.

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