Only because they want to. For whatever reason.
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Fair comment. At least in these days of instant polarisation of views. I don’t know what it is a fakir bolge but I’m interested to know.
But my point was that it IS inferred by the language used. I’m not sure how I can be a professional victim and a hand-wringing liberal all at the same time. But if it seems that way - damn, I must be a good troll or something!
It wasn’t inferred, you chose to interpret it that way. You need short stumpy legs and a beard to be a troll, does the cap fit?
JF
Well, there’s the rub isn’t it? Do you honestly think that the term “multi-cultural” benignly refers to a halcyon place where people of all colours, religions and cultures live in harmony together?
Personally, I don’t think so. Basically, it is short-hand for white people to describe a neighbourhood that has Muslims, Hispanics, Africans, Sikhs, Jews…aka anyone “not like us” living there.
I know you will say that is how I personally perceive it. But it’s not. It’s just the reality of Airbnb and all property management/sales etc.
How do you know I’m a “white person” ?
How do you know @Helsi is a “white person”
Just saying like…
JF
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I don’t. You don’t know what “colour” I am, either. We’re just exchanging views. Any chance you can address the actual issue?
Not tonight. I’m at least one, possibly more, time zones ahead of you and it’s way past my bed time. Pick it up in the morning if a) anyone can be arsed and b) if this topic survives till then!
JF
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I’ll see your white trash and raise you housos
Helsi has posted about her neighborhood’s description in the past without incident. I imagine she’s going to check the forum in the morning and wonder what the heck is going on.
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Despite some of the nonsense written below you posted nothing controversial, you said nothing about the ethnicity or race of your neighbours or your neighbourhood in general, you just pointed out the house opposite was pretty shabby and if and how to alert potential guests to that. My first question is has this come up in reviews or location stars? If not don’t worry about it. I once stayed at an inner city hotel in Milano (chosen by the company I worked for at the time) expecting the height of Italian chic instead the window opened via metal blinds to look directly into a lurid neon lit 24 hour sex shop. That didn’t bother me it was the poorly cooked “full English breakfast” and non existent wifi. And that La Scala was closed because of a football game and possible post game rioting.
I often think if we use up the precious real estate on the listing that potential guests will actually read, by including all the things they may find issue with (in my case that the beach is not really suitable for swimming except at high tide and even then etc etc) we don’t have much room left to sell it which is what advertising is all about. So if you feel the need to mention it I’d say “parts of the neighbourhood are a little down at heel but it is a safe and friendly place” in the section “Things guests need to know”, or just not mention it at all unless guests bring it up. If it’s just the one place guests will feel sorry for you not resent you for not mentioning it. Or they may not even notice.
Wait, what? Neon lit 24 hour sex shop is not the height of Italian chic? I need to stop watching those Versace mini-series.
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I watched La Dolce Vita recently and I was disappointed at the lack of neon lit sex shops.
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That would have been overkill, me thinks. I haven’t seen the movie but know the gist of it.
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Maybe it’s in the deleted scenes?
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HI Jenny, Mandi here. Welcome to the forum.
Every neighbourhood has a house of horrors. And sometimes it’s a major source of embarrassment. But you may find that there is not a darn thing you can do about it.
We had the questionable privilege of a very active crack house 3 doors down. The situation deteriorated quickly. A lot of us were upgrading and they kept the area in terror. The city refused to do anything about it because it was owner occupied.
I switched to males only, and pointed out on my neighbourhood description that there was one bad house. When showing the neighbourhood I pointed it out and admonished them to stay away. I routinely provide earplugs.
In your case I would add lace curtains plus heavy drapes to obscure the view from your home. Cedar or lilac hedges go up quickly and grow fast. If it’s possible, redirect the path coming into your home, say, to another door helps too.
Not ONE guest mentioned it on a review, in part because all of us were trying so hard to be civil.
And things change. The house sold 3 months ago and they are renovating. Ding ding, the witch is dead!
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Welcome, Jenny!
I have the same situation. A beautiful entire house AirBnB listing next door to this…
It’s maybe the worst in the neighborhood on curb appeal, but I dunno. There are several others that are contenders also. So, here’s how I’ve dealt with it.
So far, a few people have mentioned the neighborhood. But since I added the warning to read the neighborhood description no one has marked me down on location and no guests seemed to have been particularly bothered by it.
I think it’s about 1. Managing expectations, and 2. Giving enough of a picture of conditions that those who would be bothered can self-select out and not book.
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Hell; make it sound preciously unique…
"Our neighborhood is unincorporated and eclectic. There are a few Mc Mansions and a few homes built from solid rock quarried on site in the 1930’s. There are people of all races and backgrounds here. You may see several wild peacocks.
It is a small tightly knit community where we take care of each other in times of emergencies, but also on an everyday basis. The roads are narrow and dark at night, there are no streetlights. "
p/s We got a 4* on location wtf wtf;(
Shame on you @Don_Burns for your inaccurate and racist assumptions.
If you had been a member longer you would realise that I am from a BAME background ! (I mention it often enough) and challenge racism at every level in these forums.
There is nothing in my comment that links living in a multi-cultural area with it being scruffy. it is scruffy as I clearly say because it is an inner city area undergoing regeneration.
The only racist comment in this thread is yours - talking about ‘white trash’ .
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Hey @Magwitch
That certainly wasn’t the intention and as I said I was paraphrasing what I actually say in my listing.
I wasn’t linking living in a multi-cultural area - which I see as a massive plus (one of the reasons I chose the area actually) with it undergoing regeneration and being scruffy.
I am more than a little disappointed that after you have seen me challenge racism so many times here that you would think I would connect the two.
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My area is full of people from multi-cultural backgrounds; Eastern Europeans (Hungarians, Romanians, Polish, Bulgarians mainly), Spanish, Turkish, Bengali’s, Afro-Caribbeans and Somalians. I call it multi-cultural because it is. I didn’t mention ‘brown people’ because that was not what I was talking about !!!
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