What's It All About?

Cities That Suck is aimed at showing readers cities around the globe that are so disgusting they should be dismantled, destroyed or nuked.

Many hapless tourists spend billions of their hard-earned piastres, semolians, dollars, pounds, yen, euros, what have you, every year traveling to cities that no one should ever visit because they are

• abjectly filthy, posing health risks not only to those living there, but also to those visiting them
• boring and a waste of time
• overrun by panhandlers, beggars and scammers 
• dangerous not only for visitors, but also for those living there
• populated by utter morons who are the product of years of inbreeding 
• overcrowded with lads, chavs and hen party denizens, locals and other obnoxious, loud tourists of any nationality who drink beyond their limits and often decorate streets and alleyways, pavement, walls and lifts with their vomit and are proud of it or find it humorous 
• over-touristed to the point that native culture, traditions and language are in danger of extinct
• way too full of Airbnbs and Ubers which threaten the local economy 
• excessively homophobic or dangerous to all minorities
• overly expensive and/or difficult to reach
• subject to any other criterion the author(s) see fit to add at will and without any need to justify their choices to anyone.

In addition to the main criterion of filth, Cities That Suck will also look at transportation infrastructure and related costs (how easy it is to move from point A to point B) in a clty that sucks. We will also look at how prevalent tourist traps are, crime statistics, xenophobia and discrimination of any kind is in these cities is - whether clandestinely or overtly

Other factors this website will take into consideration when placing a city on its Suck List will vary from things (in no particular priority) such as:

• is there tourist friendly signage in languages other than the native language?
• Are tourist offices easy to find, open seven days a week and on holidays? Are they staffed by employees who can communicate in languages other than merely native tongue?
• Is there an out-of-control tipping culture?
• Is public transportation user-friendly and easily accessible? Is it clean? Safe at all hours? Reasonably priced? 
• Is there a good supply of reasonably-priced hotels and hostels? Is the city overrun by tourists? 
• Are locals friendly to visitors, or is their welcoming attitude merely lip-service and inauthentic?

Cities That Suck aims to give readers authentic, first-hand reports by many different authors and authorities on the subject. Naturally, Cities That Suck understands that its subject matter is controversial and may offend. Therefore please realize:

All articles set forth on these pages are subjective. If you are offended by what you read here:

• no one cares
• you are invited to scroll on or leave 
• know that by design there is no commentary or response mechanism provided
• your opinion is immaterial, this isn't your website
• haters take note: We have witches and sorcerers at our beck and call who are ready to place spells and evil curses on you if you annoy us, and no, your evil eye medallions will not protect you from their powerful magic. Our sorcery specializes in warts, sudden-onset explosive diarrhea, and premature baldness.