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Guess which country is the most unfriendly to visitors?
On 2006-11-21 09:56:31 -0500, "Ramon F Herrera" said:
Padraig Breathnach wrote: "Ramon F Herrera" wrote: ... tourists and businessmen avoid USA travel. And what has this got to do with rec.travel.europe? -- They call it the "web" because it is interconnected in more ways than obvious. Travel is travel. Besides which, if Breathnach (or whatever) has ever noticed, a fair number of Europeans have visited the US, and maybe still do. |
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Guess which country is the most unfriendly to visitors?
On 2006-11-21 10:24:48 -0500, "SwampMidget" said:
Ramon F Herrera wrote: SwampMidget wrote: That's a shame. We should be more welcoming to guests of our country. I think the first thing we should do is expel the illegal immigrants so we have greater resources for the legal welcomed guests and there'd be reduced crime. The most fundamental resource, the most valuable, the most scarce resource is the human resource. The USA is running out of white people. It has always needed outside blood (first the african slaves, now the mexicans who are quasi-slaves) in order to grow and keep its standard of living. -Ramon Well, my ancestors fought against slavery in our Civil War. And I certainly don't want mexicans to be quasi-slaves. That's why I want all illegal mexicans out of this country immediately. I want you to go back to your country and live as mexicans. Because I don't want them to be quasi-slaves. I believe American business should hire real American citizens and pay a real American wages. Sound fair? No. Not the way YOU put it. |
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On 21 Nov 2006 07:33:44 -0800, "Ramon F Herrera"
wrote: However, as Ramon says, travel is travel. People travel from Europe as well as to it. Personally, i would sooner travel to hell than to the USA. Maybe somebody from the Dept. of Commerce is reading and paying attention to us posters. The one trait I have found most admirable in the USA is their capacity for self-criticism and the fact that they actually fix things which are not working well. -Ramon The US is probably not the most unfriedly to visitors, as survey did not include some 3rd world places. But seriously, all post-911 immigration control is something folks from the EU are not accustomed to. I have been to the US several times in the 1980´s and 90´s, but would not never ever again even for a second consider that as a holiday destination. Especially now that I have two small kids... Even a slight risk of having to line up for hours to wait for immigration officiers not seen since the fall of East Germany would ruin my hard-earned holiday. Hell, within the EU one doesn´t even need a passport, and there are no customs or immigration controls (well, theoretically customs control on Swiss and Norwagian borders, but those are in Schengen anyway). Mika -- ---------------------------------------------------- Haluatko lähettää postia? Vaihda osoitteen eka (vai oliko se toka?) numero vitonen numeroksi kahdeksan... ---------------------------------------------------- |
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Guess which country is the most unfriendly to visitors?
On 2006-11-21 10:33:44 -0500, "Ramon F Herrera" said:
The one trait I have found most admirable in the USA is their capacity for self-criticism and the fact that they actually fix things which are not working well. Except, of course, for the Dubya administration. |
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On 21 Nov 2006 06:45:05 -0800, "Ramon F Herrera"
wrote: This is probably great news to those who are for negative economic growth (population stabilization (*), they call it), as all those pesky tourists and businessmen avoid USA travel. http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1_%5BFeed%5D-5 -Ramon (*) code work for: "I don't like those brown people around here" The article you cited also says that the USA is the 3rd most popular destination, so it would appear that being "unfriendly" isn't that big of a deal. It also isn't stopping illegal immigration, is it Ramon? |
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Guess which country is the most unfriendly to visitors?
sechumlib wrote: On 2006-11-21 10:14:22 -0500, said: I don't like excessive cross-posting. As I pointed out before, a helluva lot of Europeans have visited the US. So maybe they have an interest, and maybe you should keep your mouth shut. maybe you should **** off. |
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Guess which country is the most unfriendly to visitors?
For those interested in reading the source:
http://www.poweroftravel.org/pdf/Int...ey_Summary.pdf A skewed study, but with some interesting and valid questions. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Rome and Lazio http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ |
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