☆ENGLISH ONLY☆コミュのPeter Rabbit and a ￡5 'tax' on his Japanese friends

While reading the news on my RSS reader I came across an article from The Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7117473.ece) on a ￡5 "fee" being levied against Japanese tourists visiting Peter Rabbit's "home" in the UK. What an amazing scam: to prey upon unsuspecting, naive tourists and milk them of around \1000--all in the name of some cute bunny. (Sort of summons to mind the "Save Toby" website a few years back.)

So: Comments on this policy of singling out a specific group of tourists and cajoling them into shelling out their money for something? Have you experienced a similar scheme?

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[1] mixiユーザー 05月07日 10:53

I don't think it's ONLY Japanese being asked. It's just that the Japanese happened to be the first.

[2] mixiユーザー 05月07日 12:04

I think it's fair to ask people to contribute to the upkeep of the property.
And I think it's unfair that The Times is implying that it's Japanese only being asked to pay.

[3] mixiユーザー 05月07日 12:38

Tourists asked to pay ￡5 to visit Lake District - Last updated at 14:15, Tuesday, 04 May 2010

http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/tourists-asked-to-pay-5-to-visit-lake-district-1.703412?referrerPath=home

"...JAPANESE tourists will from tomorrow be asked to pay a ￡5-a-head surcharge to support conservation in the Lake District..."

[5] mixiユーザー 05月07日 14:43

Japanese tourists charged ￡5 to visit the Lake District - Last updated at 4:32 AM on 30th April 2010

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1269937/Japanese-tourists-charged-5-visit-Lake-District.html

"...Every Japanese tourist who comes to the area on the trail of the much-loved children's author will be asked to pay a ￡5 donation to support conservation work. In return they will be given a pin badge of Peter Rabbit, her most famous creation...."

[6] mixiユーザー 05月07日 22:51

You guys are funny.

Why is it that not ONE of these 'reports' states that ONLY Japanese will be 'asked' to pay a donation fee?

You guys really need to learn to learn that the media is not all-knowing, and it is certainly not perfect.
Hope none of you are English teachers!

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