Quote Originally Posted by teamCrawford View Post
...I suppose masses of tourists do make everyday life a hassle at times.

I live in the suburbs of Washington, DC and we experience the same problems as expressed elsewhere for Edinburgh and Scotland. We get Mr and Mrs Smith from Podunk, Middle America (where I grew up) as well as tourists from every country in the world. You learn to live with it though you may not like it. And, I must admit, most of them are pretty nice folks for the most part, though they unintentially and often unknowingly create problems for the locals, so the Scots have my sympathy - especially when I'm playing tourist in their neighborhood.