As a Canadian - not going back to the US for the far foreseeable future. This isn't a "after next election" fix. There's a deep cultural issue that needs to be fixed before I care to spend my money there again.
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I have lived in the US, and have very dear friends there. I wanted to go visit, with my young adult kids, who have never been to the US. Now I must wait until things normalize.
Even though I'm standard European white, and my kids are blond and "dark" redhead; paper white, freckles etc. and we'd have less chance of being profiled, there have been instances of western tourists held for weeks, so no. Plenty of world to see for now.
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Hahaha, "May". No this is the beginning of the end for America. Travel is ruined, inflation is sky high, no one is safe from being kidnapped, and no jobs are available.
Why would ANYONE want to travel to the US anymore? So many other cheaper, nicer, and safer places to stay where you are actually free and not surrounded by a police state.
Yeah, don't fucking come here. Not now, not in the future. We can't be trusted again for a very long time - longer than just an election or two.
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my daughter and grandson live in the US. i’m thinking i wont see them for a while. She believes (greencard) she will be refused reentry so is frightened of leaving
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I'm just one retired bloke from the UK so hardly representative, but my wife and I were planning a visit to New England next year which has now been binned for the foreseeable future. Canada is looking favourite at the moment.
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“May”? — Please tell me what indicator they saw that would signal things would improve? That’s the laughable part. The World Cup is gonna be a shit show that they’ll practically have to give tickets away to at this rate.
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As a US citizen...
Do. Not. Come. Here.
It is a dumpster fire and it is unsafe.
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May?
It's going to last for a long fuckin time. Years. If we're lucky.
I'd say it's likely to get worse. Lots of people with forward bookings likely kept them as they would lose their money otherwise. They likely won't have that cohort of now-unwilling tourists next year.
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Did they expect the world to be as riddled with dementia as Trump voters are?
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To all foreigners, do not come here. Not bc we don't love you, but bc FUCK OUR GOVERNMENT AND ICE!
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It’s just getting started
Expert you say? And these experts can only confirm this might happen?
Oof
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Local school is still going ahead with their class trip to US because they booked it before the shitstain got elected. They're crazy - half the kids are brown and some are clearly 🌈 so I wish them the best but can't imagine it'll be flawless. They're not planning another one though obviously.
I transited through LA once on my way to Canada over 10 years ago now. That 5 hour experience alone was enough to make me say I don't ever want to even fly through this shit hole again, let alone leave the airport and visit the country as a whole.
I can only imagine how much worse it is now with all this vile bullshit going on.
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Those who bought flight tickets will still come. Next year, they probably will go to Canada. Canada is close enough to enjoy the north America culture without the prejudice
lol, lmao.
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