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[–] [email protected] 2 points 30 minutes ago

I’m not surprised. I live in Australia and always wanted to travel to the US. As time goes on the likelihood of travelling there seems more bleak.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

Well yeah. Anyone too chicken to come here and get shot would logically end up somewhere else. Vacation is a zero sum game. Money not spent here will still be spent elsewhere.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Gee, I wonder why?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

Tourism is down? No shit!

I'm in a situation where I might have to travel with a group of students, and big boss is dead set on the US. We're talking overtime, plane tickets, car rental, hotel, and a per diem. But still I'm resigning before I'll go to the US right now. If ICE or CBP sees 10% of the stuff I've said about TACO, and politics in general, online, I'd be lucky to just get shipped home.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

It could go up if they opened the border…

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tourism went down in Berlin in 1935, but that's not the same thing, right?

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

And up in 1936 on account of the Olympics. You'll never guess who's hosting the 2028 games.

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

What the fuck lol

History really does repeat itself

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Let's see when a latin American person wins, whether Trump refuses to shake hands

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They'll get deported on their way out of the stadium.

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

Nah. Deported before the event to ensure that somebody whiter wins

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

It's only been a couple of months. For many people across Europe, visiting the US is quite a trip, these are easily planned a year in advance. Therefore, many still visit the US, because otherwise they might lose serious sums of money. I'm curious to see what next years figures will look like

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

North Korea could do the craziest thing right now...

Of course they won't, but they could do a 180 and give everyone a free life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

North Korea probably couldnt handle a million immigrants. China wouldn't notice if their 25ish cities with 5M each got 100,000 americans

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Good. We fucking deserve it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

No one wants to visit. ICE is even detaining white people from Canada and UK, no one is safe from this Trump crap.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I bet it’s all the illegals who used to come on a tourist visa to enter and then illegally overstayed. /s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had that thought too, but it is true that in Canada for instance the USA border guard has recently gotten a nasty reputation for detaining canadians over nonsense. It is chilling to see how little they think of the good faith relationship people from those countries have long shared.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Oh yes, there have been several press stories for tourists from the EU as well. Being questioned and detained for weeks even.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

The rest of the world are such bullies.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They just opened a new waterpark, it was big news and all

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's a pretty mid water park. I feel like they could do better

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

West Edmonton mall anyone?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That was only one building, this is how it looks like from the outside

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Its better... but there is something sad about a waterpark on cloudy days.

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