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SheriffComey t1_jebm7hi wrote

There's a reason Ft. Lauderdale worked very hard to stop being a spring break destination of Ft Liquordale.

At the time lots of bars/people were pissed but after highlighting the costs of cleanup and everything else once the spring breakers left, it turned out to be a good move because Spring Break families (people with money) flocked to Ft. Lauderdale and kept it nice-ish and Spring Breakers (the ones with less money) went to Panama City and Miami and didnt' keep it so nice.

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Wideawakedup t1_jebwtap wrote

My cousins went to Fort Lauderdale this year. A group of 40 something’s and 2 teens. They will eat out 2 out of 3 meals. Have 1 or 2 high end cocktails and 3-4 will go back and chill by the pool while 5 stay and continue to drink $12 drinks, share a few appetizers, tip well then Uber home around midnight.

Who do you prefer frequenting your establishment?

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SheriffComey t1_jebxnm8 wrote

That's just it, when it was a party town most spring breakers either brought their own liquor and didn't visit many establishments or they only bought the cheapest, bottom shelf shit.

Add to that they would regularly break the rules with hotels and pack as many people as possible to reduce the cost.

As a resident, Spring Break is so much better than it used to be.

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SuicideNote t1_jecj64p wrote

Jesus sounds like British people on Ryanair vacations to Continental Europe.

Amsterdam literally launched a campaign to get them to not visit:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65107405

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Neokon t1_jecswtu wrote

When I went to Amsterdam a hot while back (like 2015) there were so many shit faced Brits roaming the streets. All daring each other to go to a brothel and dicking around front of the entry doors.

Went to one of the sex shows (because why not?) and there was a group who were all laughing their asses off, way more than they should have at the banana bit.

One then threw up on the floor and they all just left.

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IamJacksUserID t1_jeeawwa wrote

I was walking past a bar in Amsterdam, and looking through the windows, all the dude’s (and it was mostly dudes) had their dicks out and were pogoing up and down. Pants around ankles.

Apparently the Brits won a big football match?

*I did not go in.

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Most-Resident t1_jeh2yjw wrote

You made me remember a trip i got to go on work to madrid. I paid for staying through the weekend. The streets were full of bars hostels and young people on holiday. Didn’t see anything too wild but people were lit up. It was fun but I didn’t have to live there.

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ChimpanzA_2_ChimpanZ t1_jee32hb wrote

Spring breakers now have Air BnB where they can pack people in with out worrying about being kicked out of a hotel room for breaking noise or occupancy limits.

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kritycat t1_jefpmx5 wrote

Airbnb's typically prohibit. parties and hosts are obsessively vigilent about occupancy. They also have no problem calling the cops on their renters--Airbnb goes to the mat to defend hosts.

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BSB8728 t1_jee8m0r wrote

Just like the scenes in the 1960 version of Where the Boys Are. Good movie.

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MillyBDilly t1_jecerz4 wrote

Domino's pizza would put two refrigerator truck up to the store.
The stores made so much money, the manager bonus were 6 figures.

So I suspect they mind.

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azacarp716 t1_jecnuwi wrote

Let's all stick up for a billion dollar pizza corp and the 1 manager important enough to get a bonus, cmon gang!

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sloppymoves t1_jeeac53 wrote

Yeah. Be different if the workers were seeing that bonus cash inflow. But nah. Just a skeleton crew forced to do the work of 10-15 people and lousy pay while the manager is set to retire.

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888mainfestnow t1_jeegw0g wrote

Like defending tipping industry wide in the US when 80% of restaurants aren't high end.

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savageotter t1_jed1fr2 wrote

Panama city is fighting back hard too.

Alcohol is banned on the beach for the entire month.

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djamp42 t1_jee5o7u wrote

Wow, I only went once for work that happened to be in the middle of spring break. Walked around the beach one afternoon and yeah it was people drinking and partying everywhere.

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10S_NE1 t1_jeecexl wrote

Fort Lauderdale has completely priced itself out of the spring break party market. Their hotels are full of people going on cruises and the hotels are priced accordingly. I went on a cruise in February, and the hotels were so expensive it was shocking - nearly $300 CAD for a Motel 6, if you can believe it. We paid close to $500 CAD for the Méridien. Any spring breaker who can afford that might as well party it up in the Caribbean.

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LetMePushTheButton t1_jeevvw3 wrote

Is Fat Tuesdays still at Beach Place on Fort Lauderdale beach? That place was a must stop before laying on the beach all day. I would bet tall frozen alcoholic drinks didn’t help the rowdy spring breakers back in the day.

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