Are there countries you DON'T want to visit?

Any country in the middle east.

 

Whole Africa and countries of the Middle East (except Israel).

 

Russia
I mean, it sounds like a really cool place but the state of LGBT rights over there means I'll probably be beat up or arrested at some point if I ever do visit it.

 

Israel is really beautiful and Hebrew is sexy. d:

 

India, Egypt and any of those rich middle eastern countries like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar etc.

Cannot for the life of me understand why people fork out bloody fortunes to go Dubai. Everything about it looks fake, expensive and soulless.

 

Any country that punishes homosexual acts.

 

There are plenty of places that don't make me jump out of my seat, but I'd go anywhere someone gives me a ticket to.


Except Sweden

 

Lol i actually thought israel was in Africa my mistake. I really meant to say no where in the middle east besides Israel.

 

Most Middle Eastern countries. Except Egypt because it's ancient culture is fascinating.

Also most countries excluding South Africa and Egypt (again).

 

No, I can't say there are any countries I wouldn't want to visit. Sure, some are higher on my list than others, but they all have something to offer. My own safety (as well as other factors) plays a role in which countries I do visit, but not which countries I want to visit.

Now I'm a very mad Viking!
I'm not mad.

 

Same thing, except South Africa. (I would actually like to visit there).

 

Not really interested in Russia right now, with its attitude toward LGBT people.

Countries of violence and upheaval like Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria I could steer clear of.

I used to live in Senegal, so I have no opposition to going to Africa, but if it's one of the countries where Muslim extremists are at it, I think I'll avoid it.

 

I don't even mind the conservative thing - it's located slap bang right in the Middle East so that's to be expected. It's just the fact that it's so... materialistic.

I mean, people spend like thousands of £££ on the plane tickets to get there, the hotels they're going to stay in, the restaurants they eat at, all the shopping 'amazing malls' they have out there... And they could literally do all of this in their own country! I mean, Dubai really has nothing unique to offer except the opportunity to fling all your money down a black hole. 'The most expensive cocktails in the world', 'the only seven star hotel in the world', 'best shopping mall in the world' - money, money, money, money. It has no particular historical significance and the culture - as you say - is repressive at the very least. Why not just go to Spain and drink cocktails and stay in a fancy hotel? It's the exact same experience, and people would save like a billion quid.

It's been marketed to us like some kind of utopia but it's just a trap to suck up your money. I know I got into a rant here but this is what is so wrong with our society :lol: 'Oh look, Posh and Becks went to Dubai and stayed in the most expensive hotel in the world! We should too!' 'Uh, why? It's going to cost us our whole life's savings...' 'Cause it must be great if they're doing it!' Ugh....

 

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Only joking, I'd love Sweden and its people; I bet they're great like the rest of the world.


But then there's Australia

 

Hunter S. Thompson compared Dubai to Vegas, saying both cities are the epitome of decadence. It's kind of true. Having been to both, though, Vegas seems more like a normal city in most regards with the exception of one street (Las Vegas Boulevard). Dubai's old section seems like a regular middle eastern city, but the new stuff is just one giant playground for rich people and its main appeal, like that of Vegas, is how much money you can throw away there.