Tourists in Iraq’s Kurdistan criticize non-use of Arabic

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Many tourists visiting Kurdistan Region from Central and Southern Iraq complained that Arabic is not used either in Touristic sites or among citizens. Time is wasted on translation and bargaining to lower the “high” prices, tourists emphasized. Kurdistan visitors called local governments to promote entertainment in Southern cities and provide services similar to those existing in Kurdistan Region.
“Tourists from Central and Southern Iraq are having problems when it comes to guides,” Hassan Hadi, a tourist from Baghdad told Alsumarianews. “Billboards on central roads should be in Arabic to make transportation easier,” he pointed out.
Tourists are finding it hard to reach parks, malls or any other place, Hadi explained. “The situation is tiring and accommodation as well as food’s prices are high during holidays and occasions”, he criticized.
“The region requires a bigger touristic awareness,” Zainab Samir, another tourist from Baghdad told Alsumarianews noting that “there are many sites that people ignore.”
“Most commercials are in Kurdish instead of Arabic that’s why tourists who don’t know Kurdish suffer since they find it hard to read or understand,” Samir added. “The use of English labels next to Kurdish ones would help tourists understand more,” she suggested.

“”Wasset Province doesn’t show any interest in parks, malls and public gardens,” Muhammad Jassem, a tourist from Wasset Province communicated to Alsumarianews. “Southern Provinces are deprived of the beautiful atmosphere of parks and Luna-parks,” he uttered.

Local governments should promote entertainment in Southern cities, Jassem stressed. He also claimed “a compensation for the lack of these services in Southern cities and called for establishing services similar to those already existing in Kurdistan Region.”

One million and a hundred and fifty thousand tourists visited Kurdistan Region provinces during the first 9 months of the current year, general committee for tourism in Kurdistan Region said on November third. .
The Region’s cities, especially ones including touristic sites, are witnessing high rates of visitors from Central and Southern Iraq during holidays, occasions as well as spring and summer. These rates increased after the deterioration of the situation in Syria which used to be holidays’ destination for many Iraqis.

[jjmuneer]

I fail to see the logic in them complaining...

[talsor]

I fail to see the logic in them complaining...

If you give them the sun , they will ask for the moon .