British tourist criticised for Auschwitz cafe price complaints

Summarised from 4 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 20:38 · Archive

A British TikTok user faced backlash after posting a video complaining about prices at the Auschwitz cafe.

A British TikTok user known as 'FreeSpirit' posted a video viewed over four million times criticising prices at the cafe near Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, complaining about expensive drinks and lack of decaf coffee. The video sparked widespread criticism. In response, the tourist said she did not mean to offend and that her video was 'innocent', while also describing the cafe as a 'money-making scheme'.

How it is being reported

• Tourist who complained about Auschwitz cafe prices responds to backlash: ‘No-one died in the cafe’The Independent · 24 Sept, 19:29
• Auschwitz tourist faces backlash after complaining about cafe prices in TikTok videoThe Independent · 24 Sept, 14:11
• Fury as British tourist brands Auschwitz 'money-making scheme' over cafe's drink pricesGB News · 24 Sept, 03:13
• British tourist sparks outrage after critiquing Auschwitz cafe for being 'very expensive and not doing decaf coffee'Daily Mail · 24 Sept, 00:11
• British tourist’s Auschwitz cafe complaint leaves a sour tasteYahoo News UK · 23 Sept, 23:51

In this story: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum · Poland · TikTok

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