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competitive-dust t1_j711uov wrote
The subtitle says polish. I don't understand why they would change only the title and nothing else.
Timbershoe t1_j712tt1 wrote
Lazy copy check.
They have used AI to generate copy for over a decade, and the writers just check and change parts for publication.
I would think the AI meant a tourist in Mexico = Mexican Tourist.
ThePinkTeenager OP t1_j78tucv wrote
I'm not an AI, I was just tired and botched the title.
Zolo16x t1_j73alpv wrote
What I don’t understand is why him being Polish or Mexican matters at all in the context of the scenario. Legit the title could’ve read “tourist hit with stick and heckled for illegally climbing stone monument” and I think we’d have all been fine
Goldraftribe t1_j769d1y wrote
It matters because of context, before I even checked this out it was confusing because the pyramids are already in Mexico, so why would the person be a 'Mexican' tourist in their own country, and not understand it being inappropriate to climb the pyramid. I understand people can tour their own country but in the context of a news article it confused me. And if they had left it as just tourist, I would have assumed the person was American.
StridBR t1_j728lix wrote
That was a pole, not a stick. The tourist was pole-ish('d).
Error_83 t1_j72vyx1 wrote
Damnit...
Gorex112654 t1_j73ajze wrote
r/angryupvote
Abrahamlinkenssphere t1_j72wx73 wrote
Then they should have hit him with a pole.
diagnosedwolf t1_j707pv5 wrote
I feel like this should be the expected reaction if you climb someone’s sacred anything without permission.
grimtrigger86 t1_j7153fk wrote
It's not that sacred. They used to let people up until 2008.
FreeholdDemesne t1_j71c7dk wrote
I remember climbing it, along with everyone else there, in 1996. Was amazing, though it's incredibly steep and difficult to come down. Back then they even had a chain bolted into the middle of the steps for descending.
AJ_Mexico t1_j71kzb8 wrote
Yeah, I climbed up there c. 1987. It was cool and unsafe. But, in Mexico, the cars didn't have seat belts or safety glass, the boats didn't have life preservers -- everything was unsafe. There was a chain just kind of lying on the steps for descent. Descending was scary. There was a guy descending by sliding his butt down one step at a time while holding on to that chain for dear life.
nidedin t1_j73k6e6 wrote
yeah, well I actually climbed up there in 1634. way less tourists back then, but still steep as hell.
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tedfundy t1_j74nwiz wrote
I climbed coba and cried on the descent. There’s was a rope I hung on to. Took me a while to get down.
SuDragon2k3 t1_j72az8x wrote
They recently shut down Uluru (Ayers Rock) to climbers because it's a sacred site. It took that long for the local tribe to convince people that they had some say in the matter.
That, and it killed a few tourists each year. Because tourists can be real stupid.
420everytime t1_j71w7cm wrote
You can still climb some of them
Welpmart t1_j72zyeq wrote
But those ruins are pretty delicate, and I think that's the real thing.
cstmoore t1_j73lo7v wrote
True. I climbed it. (Actually, I walked right up like climbing a mall's stationary escalator. Easy, NBD. Then I turned around and saw the steps from the top. I looked around and took a bunch of pictures. Then I eventually got my nerves together and descended by scooting down on my butt… one step at a time.) I even bought the CD of pictures the guide took of me there.
So, yeah, not so sacred, but I do see how people could get hurt.
FellowConspirator t1_j71tphe wrote
Climbing is not prohibited because it’s sacred, but rather a bit over a decade ago they determined that it was being damaged by the constant flood of tourists, so now it’s posted that climbing it is prohibited.
If you want to climb a Mayan pyramid in Yucatán, there are plenty of other sites that permit it.
Superpiri t1_j70uh3q wrote
It is. There was a recent, well-publicized case with the same outcome. This guy had to be living under a rock if he didn’t know what was going to happen.
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BolbisFriend t1_j71mn5h wrote
Sacred tourist trap lol
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yourmomsucks01 t1_j708k6w wrote
Lmaoo he had it coming
PullDaLevaKronk t1_j728njf wrote
He only had himself to blame…
Highscore611 t1_j734y6r wrote
If you had been there
If you has seen it
daemon_panda t1_j73e4bs wrote
I bet that you would have done the same
Highscore611 t1_j73es41 wrote
Pop
WeLiveInAnOceanOfGas t1_j716jr0 wrote
Mexican tourist is not the same as a Mexico Tourist. The man was Polish.
LunDeus t1_j71lrti wrote
Karma farmer intentionally baiting with post title? Why I never...
imregrettingthis t1_j74sxlp wrote
Mexico tourist makes no sense either.
It would be “tourist in Mexico”
ReallyGene t1_j7091re wrote
I like the way they handled it in The Ruins
IamAFlaw t1_j70d4dy wrote
Disrespectful dumbass deserved it. It is common for tourists to think they can do whatever they want. The worst is when they crave up and engrave stuff on ancient things.
watchpigsfly t1_j710ejw wrote
It’s possible they just had outdated information. You used to be able to climb Chichén Itzá until like 20 years ago.
TrexHunter9000 t1_j72hoss wrote
Damn can't believe they planned 20 years in advance.
24-Hour-Hate t1_j73z0qz wrote
And I'm sure there were no signs or people saying that they couldn't do that.
imregrettingthis t1_j74tahi wrote
There is not a chance. It’s clearly marked.
TheAnt317 t1_j70adki wrote
What is wrong with people? Stop destroying history!
Rosebunse t1_j70ly5n wrote
It just seems really unsafe to walk on those things.
Thoth74 t1_j73o0r7 wrote
I was there about 40 years (fuck) ago when it was still ok to go to the top. Going up was easy. Coming down? Not so much. Scooted down on my ass one step at a time. I think that pyramid is the source of my fear of heights.
Blakut t1_j70zi38 wrote
ugh i had to see tucker carlson's face in the morning thanks op
24-Hour-Hate t1_j73z31h wrote
Good warning. I won't click, it's too close to dinner time!
mandelot t1_j70htvh wrote
I really wish they would increase the fine for the idiots that do this. $263 is such a paltry fee for the damage and utter disrespect for the culture.
loose_head_devo t1_j735bl0 wrote
Good. The world needs more of this. Start punishing idiots for breaking clear rules.
DaveOJ12 t1_j70cm8e wrote
Didn't something similar happen at the same place? A woman shot a TikTok there.
Edit:
It was posted last November
https://www.insider.com/woman-filmed-climbing-mayan-pyramid-in-viral-video-2022-11
Chard069 t1_j70jc32 wrote
Some Mexican archeological sites have marked paths on the ruins for tourists to follow without causing more damage. Some have guards/guides on hand. Some stone structures are best avoided because monkeys living on them tend to throw rocks at humans. But all too many are open to casual sacrilege. Sad. 8-(
Paytane t1_j71660i wrote
It's impossible to go to that site and not know climbing is off limits. No respect shown, none given.
JimJalinsky t1_j73505k wrote
Was so relieved to read the tourist was Polish and not American this time.
AndForeverNow t1_j73bsaq wrote
Was the idiot trying to ascend to a higher power or something?
ThePinkTeenager OP t1_j78u72d wrote
Probably.
sparksofthetempest t1_j70e1ne wrote
They can do much better; have a heart.
FlightBunny t1_j71a4iu wrote
The whack from the stick was because he had a manbun
Jack-Campin t1_j71diaw wrote
I thought they had somebody up there to cut your heart out with a flint knife if you volunteered like that?
batchy_scrollocks t1_j71dvwn wrote
If it's sacred, put up a chain or something. If people climb up there, the officials should just push people down those stairs like they used to in the old days
imregrettingthis t1_j74te5t wrote
Do you want your hand held for everything or can you just be an adult.
batchy_scrollocks t1_j75ti80 wrote
Care to elaborate, why I would need my hand held at all?
imregrettingthis t1_j76igk6 wrote
In other words you even need your hand held in having this simple concept explained? No wonder you need a bright shinny chain.
batchy_scrollocks t1_j76isgj wrote
You're talking about the fact I'm suggesting to put a chain in front of the sacred monument so that people don't walk up the stairs? I think the video speaks for itself no? People either don't know or don't care, I'm not sure which, and there don't seem to be any signs saying 'don't climb' so how are you planning to ensure this simple concept is well understood?
imregrettingthis t1_j76j18j wrote
The video became international news. Which means it’s obviously an event that is extremely unusual.
So yea the video speaks to how rare this is even with tens of thousands of people visiting a week.
I guess you do need things explained to you.
batchy_scrollocks t1_j76k8qg wrote
It made the news because the guy was assaulted, if you search for the terms 'walking on stairs' then the name of the pyramid you'll see numerous reports and videos of other people doing it. This video is the second in 3 weeks, just on this sub. Maybe stop trying to make it personal about me, and realise that not everyone appreciates the significance of the monument, cos you sound like a bit of a dick and it's me explaining things to you, which is also getting annoying
imregrettingthis t1_j76kdu5 wrote
This video is the second in this sub in 3 weeks... and they were both hit with a stick.
You’re being disingenuous as fuck.
batchy_scrollocks t1_j76kwq4 wrote
Good word, just the wrong context, and also way more emphatic than you need to be, since you're also wrong. The previous one was a woman who was only fined, not beaten. What else have you got?
imregrettingthis t1_j76l1tq wrote
Show a link that shows that I’m wrong.
batchy_scrollocks t1_j76lape wrote
I think you're expecting too much from this conversation. Have you used Google before? If not it'll be a learning experience for you to research it yourself
imregrettingthis t1_j76lger wrote
Lol. No I don’t expect a link. You’re already being disingenuous. I’m just calling you a liar in a more polite way.
I am in no way surprised you’re not backing up your claim, or that you’re confidently being an ass about it.
batchy_scrollocks t1_j76nhr4 wrote
I don't have time or patience to educate you, that was your mom's job and clearly that didn't go too well, plus you would be amazed how little I'm interested in the things you call me, even if you were right. And please look up the word 'disingenuous', because I know you think it makes you sound clever, but that only works when you're using it correctly
imregrettingthis t1_j76o1qg wrote
lol, sure buddy. I am glad we both agree you cannot back up the claim you made.
Also, feel free to look up the word yourself. you're either being disingenuous about this or you're about at thick as it gets.
It doesn't really matter which one it is I was just going with the more polite option. So ok, you're not disingenuous (thought you clearly don't understand the word) and you are slow and need to have stuff clearly explained to you. (which I guess would explain why you can't understand what disingenuous means).
Thanks for making sure I understand.
batchy_scrollocks t1_j76oasy wrote
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Farnic t1_j71gmi4 wrote
Good. Plenty of idiots here deserve to get whacked with a stick too.
cookiemonster247 t1_j71jds3 wrote
Why is this news. Dude got like gently tapped with a stick one time and that was about all I could make out in the video.
businessman99 t1_j72eiaa wrote
Kurwa
Neat_Library7540 t1_j72p1rd wrote
Just a STICK - - -should be taken to the top for SACRIFICE
SouthernBlueBelle t1_j72ybnp wrote
Better be careful-may be the next sacrificial lamb thrown into the volcano
Thoth74 t1_j73ocnh wrote
>volcano
Cenote
StrangeGothGirl t1_j7bvr18 wrote
🎊🎉Not an American! 🇺🇸🎊🥳
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t4ct1c4l_j0k3r t1_j7232fv wrote
Might be me, but it seems pretty easy to sort out the differences between a Polish tourist and a Mexican one.
KazkaFaron t1_j72tt4s wrote
fucking white people (I'm also white, and sorry)
keninsd t1_j70ok07 wrote
How refreshing that it wasn't some idiot from the USA.
Paytene t1_j716d0x wrote
A good way of letting people know they shouldn't be climbing on something is perhaps, a fence? Chain link would allow tourists to see what is on the other side.
E5VL t1_j71okyn wrote
If it is the pyramid I think it is. It is a fake pyramid rebuilt as a tourist attraction by the have government to help boost tourism numbers and was embellished in the design to how they'd imagine it should look and has no sacredness to it.
Reason they can't go up it is because the steps are too narrow and steep.
Equivalent to the whole headscarf thing. They only was introduced relatively recently but people think the headscarves have been a a traditional head wear for women for eons.
Wondering-Cat t1_j733xhb wrote
What in the world are you talking about.
imregrettingthis t1_j74tg20 wrote
Tell me you’re a moron without telling me you’re a moron.
trickster199 t1_j70wi4m wrote
Better to ask for forgiveness and have cool story. No point in going, if you can just view the same images on google.
The only reason its illegal is probably the safety issues and the defacing of the ruins.
It shouldn't be illegal to go up the stairs. How is it disrespecting the culture, if the steps were made to be walked on. Imagine if you couldnt walk on the Great wall of China.
Competitive_Cloud269 t1_j711oz3 wrote
everyone walking on the stair will wear them down down and i guess we’re short of ancient mayan architects to rebuild them
trickster199 t1_j71k9wd wrote
No worse than rain erosion.
Competitive_Cloud269 t1_j73fnae wrote
it would come on top of that.Why add to the natural erosion?Amazing sights like these should be preserved for future generations to see and learn.
trickster199 t1_j74t8qn wrote
Name one thing that has eroded to foot traffic other than grass. (Roads are not comparable)
Who says it will be standing in 10 years. Sucked in by an unknown massive sinkhole. Although there is a higher probablity of it being bought by some rich arsehole such as Jeff Bezos for 10 billion.
Heritage sites can be bought, its just currently more profitable to put on display. They are just mad people are taking souvenirs. Who cares if it is a ship of thesus or not. It just shows they dont care about fixing it.
timothyjwood t1_j71li4g wrote
You've obviously never been to Chicken Pizza. I can assure you, seeing it in real life is a great deal different than seeing a picture.
ThePinkTeenager OP t1_j78u9tl wrote
Chicken Pizza?
timothyjwood t1_j7aplui wrote
That's what our guide kept calling it. Get it? Sounds like Chichen Itza.
bigbangbilly t1_j70gmm2 wrote
The tourist was Polish and I think the site changed the title