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On a streak of curiousity, I wanted to look up the origins of the urban myth / legend that German tourists get up early to put towels on sunbeds at Mediterranean resort complexes. The only newspaper I can find reporting on this is the Telegraph which perhaps gives me my answer.
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This was inspired by reading the J. G. Ballard short story, 'The Largest Theme Park in the World', where a majority of Europe's population decide to live permanently on holiday in those Mediterranean resorts.