Vhotee
You are using the words "uptight" and "insecure" too loosely, maybe they apply to you more?

I am not saying YES and NO at the same time, read what I wrote again. Point I am making is while she has raised some important issues, her bigger point bashes Nepal and that's unwarranted. Issues are everywhere, we aren't saying we don't have one. We accept that those are problems and we have to work towards resolving them; but don't paint the picture as if that's all we have to offer. If a foreigner (intended audience, mind you) reads this article what kind of image would they have about Nepal? You don't have to accept every charges thrown against you even if few of them are valid, that's not saying YES and NO at the both time.

You talk about tourist extortion, go visit Egypt or Delhi once and you will know what extortion is. I didn't say we are holier-than-thou but we aren't the bottom of the barrels that this post paints us to be. We have many things to improve but we still have tonnes of things to offer. Just because you are frustrated with Nepal and Nepali, don't go out venting your frustration agreeing everything anybody with 0 history about Nepal tells you.