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   Yup

   

   Anonymous Coward, Aug 12th, 2003 @ 1:26pm

   
   

   All tourists (group or individual) must travel on a pre-planned, prepaid, guided package tour. Independent travel is not permitted. It is a place a lot like Afghanistan under the Taliban, where women had no rights; however, Westerners regard Tibetan Buddhism as a pet religion, and therefore turn a blind eye to its abuses. Conversely, it could be that the Taliban wanted to become a secluded place like Bhutan.
   
   Next-door Nepal offers a case study of vulgar tourism -- Kathmandu is so choked with dark brown smog that the Everest is invisible on some days. Mopeds roar continuously for 24 hours, Indian pop music blares from loudspeakers on every street corner, and child prostitution is a booming trade.
   
   
   

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   aNonMooseCowherd, Aug 12th, 2003 @ 2:07pm

   
   

   Reminds me of what long distance phone service was said to be like in China some years ago (and may still be like). Before you could make an operseas call, You had to tell the phone operator what language your call was going to be in -- so they could be sure that the government censor monitoring the call would understand what was being said, in case any subversive topics came up.

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   Maybe people don't know how to use phones

   

   Anonymous Coward, Aug 12th, 2003 @ 5:51pm

   
   

   This is the latest step in the oppression of the poor, who will no longer receive state support for telephone usage.
   

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