The 1% Safari

This sure is something. From Stockholm, Sweden:

The so called “upper class safari” that has been recently running in Stockholm has come under extreme criticism from residents of the elite suburb, and has even evoked several protest attacks.

“Everything for Everyone” (Allt åt alla) is the organization behind the venture, which aims to give tourists a peek behind the curtains of the rich and famous living in glamorous parts of Stockholm.

“The trip is a way of learning about Stockholm’s history and seeing what the segregation really looks like,” said Shabane Barot, a spokesperson for the company, to the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper.

The tour has proved popular, and eager spectators have filled the 65 seats on the coach, which has regularly sold out since it was first advertised a few weeks ago.

The tour starts in central Stockholm, travels through Fisksätra, giving a glimpse into a “lower class” area of Stockholm, before heading in the direction of Solsidan, Saltsjöbaden, an ‘upper class’ suburb of the capital.

Solsidan has shot to fame recently as the setting (and the name) of a popular sitcom, based on the lives of the upscale residents of the waterfront area.

Protests against the idea, however, have been strong, and the mayor of Nacka has referred to the tour as ‘childish’.

Some Solsidan residents have even shown their distaste by throwing eggs at the tour bus as it passes.

“It is sad that adults use their time and money to come out here and look,” said one teenage resident to local paper Nacka Värmdö Posten (NVP).

“I don’t understand what those communists are doing here. It is hardly our fault that they are poor,” another said, eggs at the ready.

One angry resident filed a complaint to the police, citing intrusion of privacy.

The group behind the venture calls on prospective sightseers to develop their “hate” of the class system, which has in effect, led to Solsidan residents showing a hate of their own.

The bolded part especially caught my attention. Oh my.