The happiest place on Earth is apparently in Europe. Dan Mahboubian Rosen, an American comedian, ranted online, claiming Europe is “not a real country.” In a one-minute and 28-second TikTok video uploaded on July 23, which has over 1.
3 million views, Rosen explains why Europeans should be grateful for American tourism. “I’ve seen a lot of news about how local Europeans are mad that tourists are just ruining their cities, and they’re complaining, and they’re squirting the water,” Rosen revealed. Locals in Barcelona, Spain, were very unwelcoming to American tourists dining outdoors.
The experience ended with customers being squirted with water during a protest against mass tourism. The locals chanted, “Tourists go home,” and held signs that read, “Enough! Let’s limit tourism.” To appease Barcelona citizens, the mayor, Jaume Collboni, vowed to ban tourists from renting holiday apartments by 2028 to prevent increased living expenses.
Meanwhile, Rosen finds these actions repulsive and reminds Europeans that they must remember their place. “You guys just have to accept at this point that you’re our Disney World now. It’s your function in this world,” he said.
“You’re a living, breathing ‘It’s a Small World’ ride,” Rosen added, referring to the famous Magic Kingdom attraction at the Disney theme park. Rosen unveiled how European countries have “prostituted” their history to foreigners, built centuries-old monumental structures, made fe.
