You will have to translate the linked article into your languange of choice. The tldr of it is: Tourists are crashing ongoing funerals, services and concerts at Molde church, disregarding signage and personel. Is there an easy way to just, well, make them don’t show this kind of respectless behavior?
https://www.nrk.no/mr/turister-trosser-skilt-og-vakter-for-a-ga-inn-i-molde-domkirke-under-begravelser-1.17503655
Posted by K_the_farmer
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Put someone at the door to stop tourists coming in.
Tazers
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Fist up? Call police.
We encountered this in Norway. That particular time tourists stayed out of the church.
Tourists are fcukin crazy. They are like a wild dogs trying to eat
husj dem bort til å være kistebærere
Big fucking axes.
Years ago when I was on vacation I saw other tourists completely step into a funeral to take pictures of it, and that was the day young me started hating tourists that can’t show basic respect.
Sad to see that that have entered here home in Norway too
Easy fix: cruise ship ban, and daily tax on camping cars and RVs.
My experience with tourists (worked as a guide for a few years) is that if it’s on the itinerary, they want it. No exceptions.
I was on a local mountain, in thick fog, doing a guiding a la “if we didn’t have fog you’d see…”, no way did they accept my alternative solution to go to a viewpoint below the fog where you could actually see something.
One way to make tourists respect an ongoing funeral: charge NOK 10.000,- per person (payment in NOK, cash only) for entry to the church property (not just the entrance door) during funerals etc.
Get locals and others to post to Tripadvisor, Google Maps and Chinese social media reviews like «boring!», «waste of time», «one star, would not visit again».
Would also help: «no entry» signs also in Chinese.
Remove street signage to the church and promote something else instead – maybe the Narvesen convenience store at Rutebilstasjonen? I’m sure someone could present a story about the local historical significance or something. After all, tourists in Tromsø are waiting in line to buy hot dogs at «Rakettkiosken», as years of social media posts and one news video on CNN, has made this a popular tourist attraction. https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/norsk-by-hylles-av-cnn-magisk/s/5-95-1503140
The church in question was built in the 1950s, and is not really among the best known churches in Norway. Fewer tourists would visit, if the church was not mentioned as a place to visit for sightseeing by the cruise ship companies, by local guides/bus sightseeing services and/or by the local tourist agency.
The only party who are suggesting anything is MDG and they are completely lost on everything else, so unlikely in the short-term.
I know most people in Norway hate tourists, but to be fair, when Norwegians travel to unfamiliar places (like Bali) they can make mistakes like this too (though not like that belligerent douchebag). This is an issue in many of the old churches in Europe, where it is difficult for worshippers to have any kind of service due to tourists that want to see the magnificent old structure. Generally posting a person at the door with the hour of service clearly labeled does the trick.