I guess I'm an exception, but we really didn't have a chance. We went to 2 concerts of a Dutch artist. Got the tickets and plane tickets last August, and I did not expect him to win. But now I'll wait until he is no longer president when I come back.
We deserve everything coming our way because of the idiots that voted for this corrupt administration. They really think we don’t need friends outside the US, but many will learn real soon
Even Canadian school trips to the US are being cancelled. School boards have deemed it unsafe, teachers are refusing to chaperone, and parents are unwilling to send their kids.
Of course, they don’t want to get locked up. Glad I’m not in a tourist related business right now. BTW, we won’t be getting many international students in our universities either.
Yeah, no thinks. As with Russia, North Korea, Hungary, Israel & Belarus, I prefer to holiday somewhere I stand a reasonable chance of returning home from.
I wouldn’t go there for a holiday. I’ve got tattoos so possibly sent to El Salvador Gulag. And if they check my phone, I’ll definitely be going to El Salvador Gulag apart from those fears why would anyone want to support their economy when they’re destroying ours
Combination of rigid ideology & magical thinking associated with mental health disorders results in this band of rich bums completely failing to grasp the consequences of their myopic stupidity.
Elvis has left the building.
If you come to a blue state, which New York is, you will be most welcome. Still stay away, don't give any taxes and fees to fuel our economy until we get things sorted out.
Once the dude who stole our national color (orange) is no longer your president and his robins are gone as well, I will return. Unless the next one is even worse.
This is the 1st time in 40 years that I can afford to travel anywhere for a week and I’m afraid I won’t be allowed back into the US. Another year of staycation, I guess.
I'll be leaving the country and I am I won't be surprised if the Trump administration will have the FBI, The CIA and a bunch of other agencies waiting for me when I get back. It has crossed my mind.
😹 not really,he rather imagined a pilgrimage from Europe from new admirers for his highness,but at the latest when Vance expressed his hate for Europe while he had to hang out in the US military camp in Groenland,he had to give up on any of that.Now we prepare for US refugies +their cats. #Céleste🐈
What scares me is how he is detaining people with papers and then deporting me or holding visitors for days for no reason. Stay away and be safe. Insane madman psychopath
I honestly think it would be safer for me to visit North Korea then the USA. It's more likely that in the USA they go through my social media and put me in a detention center. North Korea has more respect for Western tourists.
I guess, it is pretty random and most people won't have any issues. But if you are unlucky, it's really bad from what I read
It's just not a risk I want to take
I've heard that most of the ones detained were trying to work on a tourist visa (esta) well, that is not really as it should be. We actually had a very kind costums agent, was not grumpy like the one I had 2 yrs ago in San Francisco. This one didn't even want my fingerprints. The redt did have to.
I honestly think that this is exactly what he had in mind. While I don't have the exact stats, blue cities and blue states seem to get the most tourists. Trump just wants to find another way to screw over blue areas. Remember that during his first term he denied aid to blue states.
Airlines, hotels, restaurants, entertainment, car hire, tourist attractions - all completely sunk. Has anyone done the sums on this? It's going to be just like another Covid. Yikes.
I always wanted to visit the US, but not now. I've seen a bit of the US from the other side of Niagara Falls. That's fine. That's enough. Sorry, USA, sort yourself out, and maybe the rest of the world might start respecting you
I wouldn’t be so sure. I think his mind has gone North Korea. He doesn’t want anyone here unless they are true believers or so afraid they will do nothing but praise his name. It’s his dream.
US border officials were aggressive enough before all this lunacy started but now you risk being seized at border control, slung into a holding pen, subjected to an intimate body search and held on the whim of a jobsworth. My son studied in the US, often visited but won’t now.
And yet my Canadian friend who has a green card but is retired, refuses to acknowledge there is any need to be anxious about visiting US and won't even consider coming home. And doesn't care about neighbors losing jobs cuz it doesn't affect her. Brainwashed Floridian now
My last time crossing the border, Canadian customs were fine. Returning home, American customs had about half the cars pop their trunks for inspection. We had more questions than usual. We have passports, and had only been in Canada for a few hours.
She is upset with me for not going there to visit. I told her I'd feel like a hypocrite and unpatriotic. We have been constant best friends for 65 years! Trump can mess up so much without a thought
ah, i see. then they just miss you, :). its tough to remember normal behaviour these days. my irl conversations are: dont cross the border (unless youre leaving for good).
Larry, I hope you’re ok. Really😟
Yes we’ve come to❤️your snarky political posts during your time at No10. &Yes, horrific things are being done by-&even in-my home country-I’m an expat here-& those need calling out, too.
But tbh I miss seeing You…your #Caturday posts or just🙂
cos we’re💔&need🙂s, too.😢😔
I’ll take a read but honestly…I’m just not going to plan a trip to Trump’s America 😳 there’s a world of decent countries to visit whose govts wouldn’t see lil old me as a threat 🤭
Yeah for sure. I'm just worried about people who have to go, maybe for work or family reasons, and exposing themselves to problems with this burner phone idea that seems to be spreading everywhere...
I really don't fancy snoozing on a bare concrete floor because of my political opinions, so sorry USA it's a hard pass from me. However, Canada is on my bucket list.
Who cares what Trump had in mind? He's created a situation where European visitors to the US can't expect of treatment consistent with the rule of law or reasonable justice.
So much so that many Euro govs have issued travel warnings, hence it makes sense to limit travel to the absolutely necessary.
In my country they gave the warning that people need to have a m or F in their passports, not an X. Sad but true. We had a warm welcome into NY by the customs agent. I don't know what he would do if we had an X in our passports. 🥺
Probably nothing different. It's all about the individual you encounter, and most Americans are perfectly delightful people, even if some of them have shit taste in their choice of the political candidates they support.
Unfortunately, at the moment, the less delightful ones have been empowered.
Yes.Of course it is good to boycott Trump and avoid the US if not necessary,butI am not letting it out on the people that they are ruled by an extremist madman...because the Republicans had made it more difficult than ever for people to vote,much less than half voted for him.It was NOT a landslide..
"I'm playing DDDD chess, as they say. Everyone is saying it, it's a beautiful word, DDDD chess, beautiful word. Some say it's the most beautiful word there is..."
Let's be honest, he didn't have anything in mind. He's not actually in charge because he hates working. So, he has the plans told to him, repeats them & possibly gets them wrong. Then, he gets a treat, a party on the head, & gets to go golf.
1/2 Canadian music legend Anne Murray was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award Presented by the National Arts Centre. While she spoke about the journey to success in her career, including growing up in Nova Scotia, she also took the time to talk about the pressure she felt to move to the U.S.
2/2 "I was pressured very early in my career to move to New York or Los Angeles," Murray said. "And I just couldn’t do it. I knew instantly that I needed a place to go, to escape when my work was done. Canada’s my safe haven, my safety blanket, my light at the end of the tunnel. And it still is."
I've absolutely no intention of setting foot in the USA for the next four years at an absolute minimum (maybe for longer, depending on what happens over there). It doesn't feel like it would be safe. A shame; I'd like to see the country, but it's just not worth it.
Was planning a trip to Wyoming next year, which we would have been booking in September/October.
We will be exploring the Canadian Rockies and Vancouver instead.
It's going to take years before the US has cleared the rot of this regime.
aboyle67, I went many years ago to Vancouver and loved it. Canadian people are really nice, and Vancouver is a wonderful city. I went with a completely open mind as I was really just visiting someone, and came back in love with Vancouver and Canada. Here is one of the many great shots I took.
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Elvis has left the building.
It's just not a risk I want to take
Not this time...
I keep telling them I'll visit when the Tangerine is no longer president.
I like the USA, but there's no way I'm heading over there until things change significantly.
My friends there want to leave the US if they can find a way.
Yes we’ve come to❤️your snarky political posts during your time at No10. &Yes, horrific things are being done by-&even in-my home country-I’m an expat here-& those need calling out, too.
But tbh I miss seeing You…your #Caturday posts or just🙂
cos we’re💔&need🙂s, too.😢😔
《Telling a client to take a burner phone with them to the U.S. is “the stupidest advice” you could give, says a Toronto-based immigration lawyer.
...it may result in “a domino effect,” leading to you being barred from entering the country, he adds.》
So much so that many Euro govs have issued travel warnings, hence it makes sense to limit travel to the absolutely necessary.
Unfortunately, at the moment, the less delightful ones have been empowered.
If globally people are feeling the same, I think their tourist industry is going to have a rough time.
They see DDDD and assume you are referring to a woman's bust size, and can they find it on pornhub
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/08/trump-immigration-north-europe
We will be exploring the Canadian Rockies and Vancouver instead.
It's going to take years before the US has cleared the rot of this regime.
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, Mt. Washington, Tofino . . . .