Sheesh...This is what happens when people are either unexperienced travelers or simply don't know how to be a tourist.
Blend in, be intrigued by the locals, get to know them, wear what they wear, be respectful of your hosts and how their world has been turned upside down--in part due to your visit. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how supportive and friendly they become, differing backgrounds notwithstanding!.
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"There is no endeavour more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream. When a city accepts as its mandate its quality of life; when it respects the people who live in it; when it respects the environment; when it prepares for future generations, the people share responsibility for that mandate, and this shared cause is the only way to achieve that collective dream." - Jaime Lerner
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