Tourists offended by 'showers' at Auschwitz memorial entrance

[Suburban_Guy]

Some tourists are offended by the misting showers used to cool people down.

Tourists offended by 'showers' at Auschwitz memorial entrance

Tourists who recently visited the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland were shocked by misting sprinklers that evoked memories of Nazi-era gas chambers disguised as showers.

Israeli media reported that Israeli tourists felt like the shower-like misters were insensitive to the memories of the Jewish people that were killed in gas chambers during World War II.

[wpme]

Israelis seem to be easily offended, yawn.....

[Yeledaf]

Originally Posted by wpme

Israelis seem to be easily offended, yawn.....

A holocaust will do that to ya.

[Soviet]

They're probably also wondering why anyone needs that "cooling mist" because back in Israel, it's pretty darn hot, so they're not put off by hot weather at Auschwitz.

[fleetiebelle]

Couldn't it also be argued that going to Auschwitz as a tourist is in bad taste, as well? Thousands of people were murdered there. It's not the Grand Canyon.

[hawk55732]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

Couldn't it also be argued that going to Auschwitz as a tourist is in bad taste, as well?

Best way to learn about history is to be where it happened.

[Mr_Geek]

So misting showers in insensitive but what if tourists start passing out due to heat exhaustion? Wouldn't that be a bit worse if people are laying all around passed out?

[JL]

LOL!...rolling up in a tour bus bunched together and walking to the shower...immerse in the 'experience'

[2sleepy]

when I was in Arizona a lot of outdoor cafes had misters, I never considered them the equivalent of a 'shower'

[Redraven]

Some people are always on the look-out for something to be "offended" about.
I see no reason to give them publicity.