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Twitter Talking This German Tourist Out of Visiting Atlantic City Robbed Us of Some Great Content

By Matt Schultz

Published: Jul 1st, 2026 · 10:15 AM EDT

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The last few weeks of the World Cup have given us tons of excellent videos of international tourists experiencing American culture, but everyone in the replies to this German guy’s tweet just robbed us of what could’ve been the best content yet. After this World Cup YouTuber asked whether he should take a day trip to Atlantic City while staying in New York, X users flooded the replies to tell him to stay away:

Asking for a friend (🤥), is this place worth seeing for a day? I saw it‘s only ~2h from NYC and it seems pretty fun 😂 pic.twitter.com/j0g2M6FSTN

— 𝗙𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗢 🇩🇪 (@fiago7) June 28, 2026

Nope. Just stop in Asbury Park and see some good music.

— Don Povia (@HHReynolds) June 28, 2026

Decades ago I'd might say "Yeah, go check it out!" Today, I'll just say "stay away." IDK, maybe head to Ocean City about 12 miles south, and you can see the Atlantic City skyline from a safe distance.

— AC  (@ACinPhilly) June 29, 2026

Garbage pit the last time I went there. Not safe

— ᘜᖇİᗴTᗩ 😂🎶 🇺🇸 (@ThatGrieta) June 28, 2026

No, its used to be now it doesn’t have a good reputation at all

— 🚫oach Mossed 🪽 (@MossedBySunGod) June 28, 2026

Go further south to Avalon or Stone Harbor, NJ. Will not disappoint

— Lilly Bee (@LillyBelle2026) June 28, 2026

Go to Wildwood or Ocean City.

— 2Yaks&1Dog (@yaks_and_dogs) June 28, 2026

It used to be the gambling mecca of USA but when that title moved to Las Vegas, Atlantic City became a depressed shithole. It's a common punchline in American comedies (there's a whole episode of It's Always Sunny where they go there).

— Canadians Crying Sparks Joy (@RainbowCrown_7) June 28, 2026

Honestly, no. If you are willing to travel, go out to the Hamptons on Long Island. Its a beautiful place, go to Montauk.

— Lilia (@Lilia1129405) June 28, 2026

No, pick another beach town. Pt Pleasant, Cape May, Wildwood are nice. Atlantic City is a broken, crime infested shit hole. The rest of the Jersey Shore is mostly great

— Susan Metz (@Susan_Metz) June 28, 2026

And sadly, Fiago listened to the suggestions and didn’t end up going to Atlantic City:

OH WOW! I didn‘t expect such a strong reaction to this and thank you for all the honest responses, really appreciate this 🙏🏼 any other recommendations for a day trip ~2h around NYC? 🚗 https://t.co/SuKBgf9mPB

— 𝗙𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗢 🇩🇪 (@fiago7) June 29, 2026

Reading through all of this, I can’t help but wonder… What the hell is wrong with everyone? Why did all these X users scare this German guy away from Atlantic City? Big mistake! Wish they had not done that! First and foremost, Atlantic City rules. I love it there. There’s no other place like it in the world. Just about every time I’m in A.C., I see something I have never seen in my life. That’s fun. That’s good stuff. That’s an exciting, cool characteristic of a place. And to think that we almost had a German guy with no knowledge of Atlantic City wandering around making videos of what he saw and experienced is heartbreaking, because that’s some content I would’ve loved to watch. Imagine it…

Fiago trying to squeeze in at a Borgata roulette table with a bunch of chain-smoking bros in Kangol hats. Fiago eating a $120 filet mignon at Ocean Steak next to a table with a woman in Batman pajama pants. Fiago eyeing Fred Durst’s orange Yankees hat in a bulletproof glass display case in the Hard Rock lobby. Fiago at Angeloni’s Club Madrid ordering a cocktail that comes with a loose cigarette. Fiago at White House Subs trying to imagine The Beatles eating there that one time. Fiago vlogging about the signs on the boardwalk telling everyone not to feed the stray cats. Fiago marveling at DJ Pauly D while standing in lukewarm water at The Pool After Dark. Fiago asking people on the street if and when The Irish Pub is supposed to open again. Fiago being awestruck by the different-colored water slides protruding from Showboat, tears filling his eyes…

This could’ve been some great stuff. I thought the internet would’ve known better than to rob us of this. But I guess now’s a good opportunity to remind everyone: Never, ever tell someone not to go to Atlantic City. Something good, or at the very least interesting, always comes out of popping over to A.C.