Larry

The population figures of people per square mile in many Asian countries (in comparision to North and South America) are incredible.<BR><BR>How does this effect the traveler? Do you think Asian countries are overpopulated or are we comparing it to the scale here in America that is really to low?

Mercator

Population per square mile is highest, not in Asia, but in the Low Countries. Does this damage the "travel experience"? I suggest that it does not.

traveler

Larry,<BR>I do not get the essense of your question. What do you think happens to your travel experience when the population density is high?<BR><BR>Hey, I have been to Disneyland or downtown New York with INCREDIBLE people per square mile figure, but still many reason to visit and have an enjoyable time. Frankly, I enjoy these places more than being in Siberia with INCREDIBLY low person per square mile.

Harry

I think overpopulated places over an entire country causes more problems in a place than you realize. How about lack of water, bad air, incredible traffic and people that are cramped.<BR><BR>America has overpopulated places but they are next to miles and miles of farms, like Chicago.<BR><BR>Places like Japan have little land left for farms, open space (just mountains)

Sarah rey

Here we go again! Just as a matter of interest do 'all' these post like this originate from the USA?

frank

have you had ANY travel experiences!??! Sounds like you haven't ventured further than your home town. If you are going to worry over questions like this perhaps you shouldn't bother travelling. Next you'll be asking about taking tiolet paper and what time people eat dinner.

Michael From New York

It is a fair question on surface but isn't worth any kind of fingerpointing.<BR><BR>Subways In NY and Underground in London and MTR in Hong Kong are all similar. Urban centers anywhere in the world are magnets for people to come to and look for work. Is there more or less air pollution in Bangkok and Osaka Japan than the smog in LA? Is this measurable or a factor for a tourist - I think not.<BR><BR>Are you more likely to get pickpocketed in Barcelona, Spain or like my friend in JFK airport in New York?<BR><BR>Is it worse in the favellas in Rio de Janeiro, or the back alleys in Manila?<BR><BR>All the cities in the world have different and distinct neighborhoods within their own city limits. Some are for wealthy and some are for the poor.<BR><BR>None of that has anything to do with you as tourists. If you think that population density should be considered, then you have only a few vacation spots to choose from. Every urban center anywhere on the planet is densely populated.<BR><BR><BR><BR>

lcuy

Larry- it doesn't affect the travel experience...it IS the travel experience! Part of travelling is experiencing new cultures and new places. You should take this into account when planning, but this a place is what it is.<BR>As someone pointed out above, the average number of people per sq mile means little unless you know how those people as distributed...many cities have millions of people stacked up in highrises, then beautiful empty countryside a day trip away.