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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm Canadian, and I plan to never visit the USA again.

Ever.

There is no "...until" for me. The world without the US is easily big enough for me.

Two places I always wanted to see were New Orleans and Hawaii. The latter might end up breaking away, but New Orleans is probably off my list forever.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

I’m American, and don’t blame you one bit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm from a border state and I plan on driving as much as possible through Canada on my road trips. Hopefully the border is still open next year as I am planning a Maritimes road trip.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

(not canadian) i’m 100% in the same boat… i have commitments to some international events throat i have to fulfil, but im pulling any support from “international” things in the US after they’re done

i can’t in good conscience come and spend money in that economy, and i certainly can’t support events that draw other people into doing the same - especially when a lot of it is US-centrist-reinforcing the idea of what “international” is by providing only token nods to other cultures

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm honestly too fucking scared to as a foreigner

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

A German tourist took their tatoo pen/equipment on a trip to US. They were accused of trying to work illegally and jailed until the time of their prebooked return trip home.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly, I wasn't comfortable going to the US ever since Trump got elected the first time. This is just another reason to never visit that place again. Would rather vacation somewhere in Canada, or if there's a great travel deal, visit Europe.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Funny, I never really liked going to the USA and now, finally, the rest of my family understands

Plenty of better places to go, sadly because of geographical location, it's hard to avoid the USA as a stop when traveling from Canada but I get the feeling this is soon to change as well

Fuck the USA hard until they fix their dumpster fire of government... and no, I don't just mean "elect a democrat", update your bible and get a real democracy going

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

You should come. Just bring a couple hundred thousand well armed friends and annex New England, New York, and Pennsylvania They won't complain, except the white trash in upstate NY, just throw some meth on their direction, that'll shut them up, but feel free to avoid Jersey, unless you've gotten your shots.

And now you are practically in mortar range of the White House.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Back before the Canadian dollar was at or near par, we'd visit the US from Toronto monthly. We'd roll up to the outlets and score deals. I'd pick up parcels from my cross-border PO box. And then once we were all shopped out, we'd treat ourselves to a quality meal at Olive Garden and be on our merry way. Some nights we'd even get a room at the nearby casino, drop some money at the penny slots.

Since 2016, in addition to the low Canadian dollar, the political climate and the rise of anti-intellectuals have really forced us to think twice about spending any time across the border.

It used to be a fun day trip with great deals and cheap food. It's not the case anymore.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep. Cancelled plans to attend a conference and visit family. Never again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yup, I cancelled two conference trips because of that jackass.

I am glad to have visited when I could, but I don't see myself ever travelling to the US again.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

Genocide wasn’t enough apparently

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

I don't blame you.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't suppose I, an American, could convince y'all to come down to DC for a Burning of Washington "reenactment" could I?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We don't so much advertise when we're coming. Also, as per tradition, we're usually drunk the whole time. It's a whole thing.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

hey whatever you gotta do. just make sure to properly evacuate dc residents. they're not at fault here, they're primary victims largely

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

For the Canadians here. If i as an american wanted to come visit and spend money in Canada now, what would the reception be like?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Do not expect your money to be exchanged at a store, do it yourself at a bank or money exchange.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hi, you’re welcome. Just don’t wear maga hats or US flags. Or make fun of our country as being a state or our leaders as governors. Our beef is with Trunp, his supporters and those who didn’t bother voting.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Cool, thanks. I wouldnt be caught dead in a maga hat. Fuck those morons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Youd be fine. Might get a chirping from some old timers but nothing drastic. Just dont be an ass and youll be fine.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

This is gonna last longer then Trnup is in power. This is a real, tangible, long lasting shift in Canada-US relations. That’s not going to be fixed or restored whenever Trump is out of office. There will be a successor to this US isolationist ideology. The faster we decouple, disassociate and diversify from the US in every way, the better.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

When you consider that foreign relationships take many decades to forge, it's unlikely that things will go back to the way they were for at least 20+ years.

If it ever happens.

And by then, the rest of the world would have already adapted to a life without the States, and many will be better off for it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

whenever Trump is out of office.

I love this kind of optimism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

The hamburgeralor is coming for him.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He's 78 years old and lives on fast food.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

... And transfusions sourced from young donors, so it's a wash.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I keep in mind that, unlike in many countries, our military pledges an oath to the Constitution, not to a person.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

My country swears to the crown and not the wearer. That's why I'm still sworn despite the Queen's passing.

Even my current oath as part of some contract work is to the region and not the [governor], and so long as not ordered otherwise by the crown. It's two layers of office-not-officer.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Once you're on the wrong end of the stick, you understand that the US isn't a friend. Developing nations and non-white nations have known this for a long time. The biggest thing blinding the population are US media exports. US marketing is amazing, but now, it's getting harder and harder to market shit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As someone from latam is refreshing seeing that everyone on the world is learning what the US actually is.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not from LATM, but same. I've been telling people for years that the US is not a net positive force in the world and people hold up whatever gadget they have and go "but they made this". Yeah, on the backs of a bunch of poor people that you'll never see nor care about, but because they're not white, it doesn't matter to you.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I wont go until we can piss on his grave as part of a tourist attraction.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There will always be MAGAits protecting it though. Even long after the hamburgerlor gets him.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

If I can't get to the grave, I'd take pissing on a magait as a close second.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Even though Trump has now paused tariffs on some products until April, we’re still not about to spend a nickel to prop up the U.S. economy when its president has pledged to destroy ours. We don’t want to be doing any of this, and we know so many Americans who also wish none of this were happening. But this is our reality now.

Yep, that's about it. But it's not just our economy Trump has vowed to destroy, it's our country.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was planning on visiting this year, but now my US travel plans are filed away alongside the Trans-Siberian Railway trip I should have done in the 00s. As much as there are places I’d like to visit, it’d be like going for a city-break to Munich in 1935.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yep. My mom wants to see hanuama bay once more while she can still travel. #reasons. Remembrance.

We can't go while it's under Trump, so we wait until the US stops being weird or until the Kingdom tries to secede. She won't go before then.

The odds aren't good, but we're hoping she'll still be good to go then; and know she did.

Man, fuck Trump and his merry band of dirt-bags.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m Canadian And Love Visiting The U.S.

What is it so interesting there?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In the article

As a Canadian, I’m reeling from the unraveling of a relationship I once believed to be unshakeable — a bond between our two nations that felt secure and enduring.

It's about the breakdown between two long time allies by one want-to-be US dictator working in the interested of Russia.

This is a historic moment. The US and Canada will never be the same again.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The US and Canada will never be the same again

As a Canadian I think, if we can weather the storm without Cheetolini going full "annex" mode, we'll come out the other end better; more diversified and secure in trade relationships, and stronger on the world stage.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Canada is going to come out of this stronger thanks to Trump. We're working on improving our in-country trade right now. We're well liked in European circles and might end up in the EU. We're building trade with other countries. I'm feeling pretty positive about our future without the US.

If the US continues to descend into madness, we're going to be the country the USA brain drain ends up in. That will only help us.

Of course all of this depends on if the US decides to not go all Russia on us - which is going to wreck both countries.

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