Me neither and my daughter just cancelled her planned 30th birthday trip there too. It’s no longer a safe country and I hope the Foreign Office updates travel advice to reflect that.
Agree. We were planning to holiday in the US for the first time next year but it’s a definite no now. Hearing from our travel agent that we’re not alone in changing plans.
Me neither. I have made an effort for some months now -to consciously avoid' American (or Israeli) products & where possible find alternatives, its the least I can do
My wife said the same thing. I’ve always wanted to see the American deserts but I’ll never go whilst Trump and his nasty ideas are supported by the American voter.
Mmmm. I made that decision the day Trump had his followers storm the Capital Building. It confirmed what people I know who live in America were saying to me about how right wing it had become.
Yes I can understand that. I have a close friend who lives in Canada but personally would not even consider going south of that border, for any reason. Certainly not for the foreseeable future anyway.
Honestly thought we should've boycotted the World Cup in Russia in 2018, after Syrian/Russian forces pulverised cities such as Aleppo, killing countless civilians.
But sadly FIFA is all about money (even bribery & corruption allegedly), so probably fits quite well with Musk/Trump's United States.
I think every club should boycott both cups (this year and next), but I guess the young players will lose out. Esp the World Cup.
But every fan with an ounce of decency should boycott all the games
I've been in multiple times with my old passport, in the era of the fingerprint scanners. I think if I went now with my new passport I'd be only a maga boarder guard away from detention in the men's cells
Had to go for work in 2010. The bastards put a red flag on my passport because I’d had the audacity to visit Cuba once. Can’t even get an online visa to Australia without extra checking.
Well quite! Just the level of uncertainty is wild. Get a boarder guard who's an angry Democrat and have a normal trip, get one who's trumpist and fall into the US detainment system
Your video on Instagram was just excellent, some of the responses from the American people were heartbreaking. Every day that goes past is another attack by Trump on their liberty and way of life. Their love and friendship for their Canadian neighbours is genuine and heartfelt.
I can understand why. This administration’s actions are dangerous and cruel. They’re fueled by greed, vindictiveness and thirst for power. It’s shameful. A pro-democracy American.
My thoughts are with the sane and sensible in the USA but it’s like One flew over the cuckoo nest now ! Not even a free ticket could inspire me to return at present .
Anyone with survival instincts would be wise to avoid this shithole for a while. I fear for the safety of every human & animal within these borders.
I also support NOT contributing to the current economy with tourist $$ that you could have MUCH more fun (& better sleep) with somewhere nicer.
Lots of people in the UK are oblivious to what’s happening. But not all. I have a friend who’s a travel agent and he’s twitchy, especially because of the British woman and the 2 Germans detained by the US.
I had a NFL/College football trip planned for the end of the year to Texas, where a friend lives but there's no chance of me going now. He just got US citizenship through marriage, I've told him to keep his British passport, he might need it if it starts getting really nasty.
Even a Mafia Extortionist pedophile sexual predator can be president.
“Anarchist dream”
each individual has the right to live as they choose, so long as it does not involve violating the rights of others by initiating force or fraud against them.
I want to get out, but nobody wants us good Americans bc we are tainted by the dumb and greedy ones. So here I shall sit and fight until my country implodes. We could have been so great.
Trump and his backers have tainted the UK also via the Tory party Trumpian regime. Supported by the MSM.
In the defence of Ukraine the UK has a chance of redemption to be part of our continents democrcracies.
We will support you too fighting off fascism to get your democracy back.💙#Solidarity
Didn't say it was soooooo good! Yes at the time I left for a better life, which I have. Recently I was proud of the support they gave Zelensky... momentarily!
It’s a shame as I used to enjoy breaks with friends in the states, but with the increased risk of flights crashing in US airspace, various bits of Musks toys falling from the heavens and being a uk foreigner ICE might decide to bundle off to Guantanamo, think I’ll invite them here instead for now!
its not uncommon to see the maga red in my local city .. thay do get a right mouth full aswell .. i think it may be time to start the ministry of funny walks ...
Never been - but made the decision decades ago - have thought US were bullies and dodgy around mid 90s. They were earlier - cuba, vietnam - but it was in my 20s I started to consider them maglomaniac in the way they dealt internationally
Strongly agree. Fortunate to have had some great US city visits and self-drive tours, and met some lovely people, from Middleborough MA and Camden ME to Groveland and Monterey CA, but no more. Not so long as the madness persists.
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Intellectually lazy, morally untethered. Decadent, living off the sacrifices of past generations.
Mediocre white guys born thinking they’re fucking ordained to rule over the earth.
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The upcoming football tournaments in the US, too.
But sadly FIFA is all about money (even bribery & corruption allegedly), so probably fits quite well with Musk/Trump's United States.
But every fan with an ounce of decency should boycott all the games
FIFA is responsible for the WC, UEFA for the Champions League (Euro club competition).
(Football/soccer is complicated!)
Irony is that the next WC is sposed to be jointly held: in the US/Canada/Mexico. What could go wrong! 🤔
Thank you. Club World Cup and World Cup both in US this and next year. Hence my preference for clubs/teams to boycott.
But they won’t. It’s about ££
Not going back to the bad ol’ USofA anytime soon.
I think that’s a sensible idea.
A pox on them.
Yes there are some sane Americans, but the majority are selfish, ignorant, parochial, narcissistic, gullible fuckwits.
I also support NOT contributing to the current economy with tourist $$ that you could have MUCH more fun (& better sleep) with somewhere nicer.
BDS the U.S.
Gun-toting lunatics
Lack of free speech
Possibility of getting arrested and locked up
Not my idea of a fun holiday.
Even a Mafia Extortionist pedophile sexual predator can be president.
“Anarchist dream”
each individual has the right to live as they choose, so long as it does not involve violating the rights of others by initiating force or fraud against them.
Anarchy lawlessness?
In the defence of Ukraine the UK has a chance of redemption to be part of our continents democrcracies.
We will support you too fighting off fascism to get your democracy back.💙#Solidarity
To live.....
They insist too much