Sicily (Catania) was shocking to me. So much beautiful old architecture in disrepair, plastered with graffiti, trash and the smell of piss and cigarettes. In contrast southern Spain which is also one of the EU’s economically weakest areas feels spotlessly clean a lot of the time and so much better taken care of.

You can’t just “opt out” of Chinese politics lol it touches on every area of life even when it comes to something as simple as reliable internet access which is obviously pretty important for people in this sub.