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3 US tourists stabbed in popular Puerto Rican neighborhood

Without checking the link, it's going to be La Perla, isn't it?
I'm going to call those self inflicted stab wounds.
La Perla is the ghetto. It’s where people go to buy drugs (according to locals who found out we were walking around the area). It’s a rough run down area outside of old downtown San Juan. It’s near the cemetery. The hop on bus stopped my wife & I years ago when they saw us walking around taking pics & warned us to leave once it got dark. We never felt unsafe but it’s known to stay away from that area. >

I’ve noticed people say downtown San Juan but we just say Old San Juan / Viejo San Juan. Where does the downtown thing come from? >

Mind you this was back in 2007, so I’m certain a lot has changed. I agree it is called old San Juan but being as companies like to mislead visitors, the hotel district was considered old San Juan way back when we booked, so out of habit I think I just say downtown. >

I’ve asked many tourists this and they’ve just been confused. Now I get that it’s just a bit of misdirection. I just find it weird because it’s way too many syllables for what’s basically the little island part of San Juan. >

I went there a year ago, the first time they tell you is don't take Picture in La Perla. Not blaming the victims, but we decided not to go to La Perla. Plenty of places in Puerto Rico. >

La Perla is the hood, not sure what these tourists were thinking >

“Where can I buy drugs?” Is prolly what they were thinking >

Because Americans are more likely to go to these places and act like idiots. Cuz ‘merica >


Because Americans are more likely to go to these places and act like idiots. Cuz ‘merica

How dare Americans visit...
Checks notes on Puerto Rico
... America. >

*American colony >

Puerto Rico is only being blocked from statehood by Republicans because they would lose ~6 house seats and the senate would be more Democratic. >

The point he's saying is that it is not really an American culture. It was ruled by Spain for longer than the US has existed. Just because we pissed on it in the 1800s doesn't mean it's identical to fucking Denver or something.
The same can be said of Hawai'i. It's a "state" but non-natives go there all the time and fuck around because they don't care about the existing cultures there. >


The point he's saying is that it is not really an American culture.

I think you are confounding "white culture" with American culture here. America has a lot of different cultures. And Puerto Rico's people have voted in several referendums. >

The most shocking thing about this news report, is actually calling La Perla a popular neighborhood. No just no, I grew up in Puerto Rico, La Perla has and always been a complete shitshow even for us. >

Despacito made it popular