Earlier this month, 10 tourists were mocked when they filed an official complaint claiming that the neighbor’s roosters crowed every morning, disrupting their sleep,The complaint fueled the rising annoyance of tourists, as it was interpreted by many locals as further proof of visitors’ indifference toward their culture and customs.
“[Some foreigners] blatantly promote their business on social media while they’re illegal, and make their own ‘bubble’ within their community,” the owner of the account told“I also feel the government does not have a presence, and these practices are just allowed to go on. It gives the impression that our law is toothless.”
Relations between Balinese natives have become the most strained with Russian tourists since their country invaded Ukraine.