I hate to hear when visitors to the French Quarter are made to feel unwelcomed by residents, because we know fun and like to share it. That said, it's sometimes hard to embrace people coming in from out of town and using our city as a toilet. I understand visitors are often as blameless as residents -- many area businesses cater to and encourage excess. But locals know besides Napalm-strength drinks and nudity, the Quarter has history and local flavor and neighborhood color. And it IS a neighborhood; people live there and send their kids to school there and upkeep their property like home-owners/rentors in neighborhoods everywhere. No, youre not in Kansas anymore -- youre in a wonderful, unique place. Try to appreciate instead of degrading it (or yourself or us).
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