Over the weekend in Barcelona, locals’ anger over housing shortages, overcrowding and the cost of living was tangible — and wet.
Residents of the Catalan capital took to the streets on Saturday with water guns, squirting them at diners eating al fresco.
About 2,800 people demonstrated, the police said, a figure that some organizers said was an undercount. Some carried signs with messages like “tourists go home” and “you are not welcome.”
Christian Petzold, the director of BCN Travel, a tour operator in the city, suggested that some of the anger felt by local residents was misplaced, citing a high number of expatriates and digital nomads, who bring higher salaries to the competitive rental market.
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