It's not so much a "skin color" thing as it is getting more money out of the foreigners,who have plenty of it to spend compared to the locals.....that's how I see it,anyhow.
Jex,perhaps it's possible to get around all of that...I thought you might have been Asian or some other ethnicity when I first saw your photo.....grow back your long hair,get a goatee,learn the language and maybe you can pass for a local lol!
We had about a week's worth of warm sunny days which tricked a lot of plants and flowers to sprout from the ground and now the temps have dropped which may kill a lot of the flowers.....happens nearly every year.
Doorbell?....my dog will be snoring in the tv room and if he hears a car door slam shut outside he'll jump up,start barking as he runs to the front door to go out and address whoever dared to disturb his slumber!