Tasteless and soulless: 22 most overrated cities according to tourists

Recently Buzzfeed wrote about cities that tourists, to put it mildly, do not like. So many people have commented on this issue that it could be a compilation of wildly overrated places.

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1. New York, New York

“Dirty, noisy and confusing,” mmc888 states emphatically.

“I’ve been to New York several times because my father lives there, and I just hate this metropolis. Sure I like the food and some of the sights and activities, but overall it's too crowded, dirty and noisy. Coming from the Pacific Northwest, the difference in air quality is horrendous: New York is literally saturated with oil and exhaust fumes,” echoes TheNerdyOddArtist.

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“New York stresses me out. I've been to big cities all over the world, some even bigger than this metropolis. And for some reason it’s just overwhelming,” says a user under the nickname smashville.

2. Macau, China

“Many years ago I visited Seoul and Hong Kong. I liked both. From Hong Kong I then took the ferry to Macau for the day. The city seemed very inhospitable to me; after the group tour, I wandered around it a little. Many people looked at me with cold and dirty looks, so I felt awkward. I was a solo black woman, although the black journey can be very interesting (depending on where you go),” OMGshoes noted.

3. New Orleans, LA

“The French Quarter and Bourbon Street are littered with garbage, vomit and horse shit,” akmcafee9 said of the city.

“I just got back from New Orleans and saw a guy urinating next to the Jackson Square Cathedral while on a tour. People go there to hang out and they just don’t care because it’s not their hometown,” Texicanshoelover noted.

4. Nassau, Bahamas

“Nassau is absolutely not for me. It's a popular cruise port, so it's very busy, crazy crowded with tourists, and everyone is trying to get you to buy something. If you want to visit the islands, I recommend Bimini - it’s more beautiful, calmer, and the people are incredibly kind and very cheerful!” - advises katkat007.

5. San Francisco, CA

“The last time I was there, he seemed threatening to me. It’s just that the general atmosphere evoked a feeling of lawless horror: something could happen at almost any moment. This feeling is not worth it. I don’t plan to come there anymore,” shared yuandre.

“I live 15 minutes from San Francisco, but I avoid it at all costs. Parking is difficult and people cross the road without paying attention to moving cars. It takes forever to get around the city,” complains cookiebiscotto.

6. Munich, Germany

“There were a few good areas, but most of the city was just littered with cigarette butts,” states tomb4adc7727a.

7. Naples, Italy

“Without a doubt, this is the only city in the world that I will actively avoid returning to. We had to take the train from Sorrento to fly out the next morning. In addition, we went to eat supposedly real pizza, and the rest of the time we stayed at the hotel. I call it New York on steroids. It's dirty, there are no traffic rules, no police. And every time you try to cross the street, you take your life into your own hands. Compared to the rest of Southern Italy, including Amalfi and Capri, Naples is a nightmare,” says mkatz415.

“Nowhere else have I felt so unsafe and anxious,” meggs0486 says of Naples.

8. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

“Ho Chi Minh City is a beautiful and historical city. But I would probably never return there. It's hot, chaotic and very crowded. I was surprised because I really liked Hanoi, Danang and Hoi An, so I assumed that I would also like Ho Chi Minh City. But unlike many other cities in Vietnam, it was very westernized and modernized, but not in a good way. There were chain stores, American fast food joints and more corporate areas. I feel even more disgusted by American influence in this region,” says foragoodtimenotalongtime.

9. Dallas, TX

“Hot and humid concrete jungle, total car culture and, of course, weapons. Absolutely nothing worthwhile that would justify the suffering of simply being there,” writes NYC4EVER.

“Dallas is incredibly tasteless and soulless,” Misterfrooby is convinced.

10. Athens, Greece

“It was dirty in Athens, and people were always getting into trouble. I was constantly pestered to go into a store or restaurant. I felt very uncomfortable almost the entire time I was there. Although I understand that I arrived during a period of acute economic instability, and people were simply trying to develop their business in order to survive,” explains gd91.

11. Amsterdam, Netherlands

“In Amsterdam I felt like I could spend my time anywhere. The food was very monotonous, the shops were ordinary European chains. I couldn’t help but feel like I was surrounded by stoned people everywhere. In my opinion, the city has been ruined by those who want to legally smoke weed in public places,” noted gd91.

“I hate Amsterdam. We saw human excrement twice on its streets and many more sex toys in shop windows than I would ever like to see,” PaulinaButorova emphasized.

12. Atlantic City, NJ

“The boardwalk is flashy, but it doesn’t add any joy. This is the most depressing city I have ever seen,” sums up hailcthulhu.

13. Paris, France

“Dirty and expensive. The townspeople do not hide their contempt for the Americans. I hated Paris,” writes trendi37.

“It's a smelly and dirty place and people are extremely rude to tourists. What I'm talking about is that they blow smoke right in your face, ignore your interests, and talk about what you're wearing. I will say that the food was amazing; we walked around and looked for smaller, less busy restaurants and they did not disappoint,” shared xolinzzibabeox.

14. Havana, Cuba

“There are too many sick and skinny stray dogs,” writes meirak2.

15. Los Angeles, CA

“I’ve been there several times, but it’s dirty and depressing. The worst part is that most of the people I encountered were quite cold and seemed angry despite their smiling faces. I'm from New York, and the Uber driver I met in Los Angeles was from Manhattan. I shared with him my impressions of communicating with local residents, and he expressed his opinion: people from New York are tough on the outside and soft on the inside, while the residents of Los Angeles are the complete opposite,” shared kristabinetti.

“Los Angeles is the worst place. I avoid this city at all costs. It is very dirty, dilapidated and overcrowded. I'm driving down the street and I feel claustrophobic because there's literally a line of cars on every corner. There are many other great cities to visit in Southern California. Los Angeles is not one of them,” says LibrasRCool.

16. Cairo, Egypt

“This is the only city (and I have lived/traveled all over the world) where it is noticeably unsafe for a woman to be alone. Oh, and the sprawling corporate metropolis extends right up to the pyramids. You can eat at Pizza Hut, and then literally walk across the road through the gate to the pyramid territory,” raylewisblocker sneers.

17. Venice, Italy

“Venice is disgusting. I've been saying this since I went there when I was 16. I went on a huge three-week student backpacking trip across Europe. This experience was wonderful. But of all the breathtaking cities I've seen, the one place no one wanted to hear about was Venice. This is a city on the water, people! We all know the smell of mold and mildew. Imagine smelling this smell everywhere you go. Even worse than the smell was seeing the mold growing on the sides of the beautiful architecture. Not for me,” said BrookeBarton33.

“This is exactly what you imagine in the worst sense. It is so exaggerated/romanticized that there is no excitement, no adventure, no surprise or awe. Here you will see the same thing as in the photo on the Internet. And also a bunch of tourists and complete decay. There are still many places in Italy where you can get magic without any nastiness,” 44b1a2873 is sure.

18. Las Vegas, NV

“I hate Vegas. It looks so factory made. I don’t understand why he’s considered funny,” Ace Girl wonders.

“I wouldn’t be upset if I never saw Las Vegas again. I'm not interested in gambling, and when you see the lights, you see electricity in action. The most fun was sitting with a beer and watching other people lose their hard earned money,” regrets essexgirl1955.

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19. Dublin, Ireland

“This city is very overrated and there is really nothing to do there. The Temple Bar area is nice, but I'm convinced that all the restaurants on this street have a communal kitchen, which is probably just a room full of microwaves where they heat up Guinness stews or fish and chips." - Ann0nym0us is convinced.

20. Lima, Peru

“Terrible traffic jams. Personally, I didn’t drive, but when I was in the car, I always felt that this was the last time in my life,” said missbehl.

21. Santorini, Greece

“It’s full of tourists and everything is very expensive. Despite their beauty, there are many Greek islands that are no less beautiful and are much cheaper and have fewer tourists. The same can be said about Mykonos,” assures lizzietorres_gv_14.

22. St. Louis, MO

“What a disappointing city! It has a very small center with an empty atmosphere, devoid of any life. Locals recommended coming here during baseball season. So what does it say about the culture of a city if the only time to go there is to be locked in the stadium and watch a sporting event? What if I don't like baseball? It is a metropolis without a metropolis: 80% of the region's population lives in soulless suburbs. While the suburbs are nice to some extent, they are still suburbs with half-empty shopping malls, too many franchised chain restaurants, and overcrowded Walmart parking lots. No thanks, I can get it anywhere,” Methree concludes.

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