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I applied for an Indian visa a couple months ago. The page gave me 100 characters to list countries I'd visited in the previous few years. If I used 2 letter abbreviations and skipped the commas I could have just about done it. As it stands I started at NZ and moved west. Ran out of space just before listing Pakistan. Oh well.
Why do you visit so many countries?
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I have hippie friends that just travel. He works remote part time as a frontend dev, she makes jewelery. The have one kid and another one on its way. They often wonder why so many people don't visit any other countries, to see how other people live, gain understanding, experience and love.
Isn't it difficult to genuinely experience another part of the world (gaining understanding, experience, etc) without either speaking the language or hiring an expensive guide?
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Yes
Would be nice if HN gave the ability to delete your account for people who need that option.
what if you just don't use social media?
So in a way this policy nudges me to patronize the business of particular named corporations.
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Why do you visit so many countries?
That's nobody's business. Maybe s/he likes to travel. Especially if you're in EU where there are practically no borders west of Russia, you can visit dozens of countries without sweat.
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Disclaimer: I'm an Australian in the US on a work visa. I'd consider it "not ridiculous" if the vetting was limited to ensuring: - That my visa application is valid: If I'm coming to work, I'm doing it for a real job and I really do have all the necessary qualifications and my travel plans match my intent. - That I'm likely to leave the US. I think it's fine to ask whether I have ties to my home country or to the US…
The 9/11 attackers lived in the US on student visas. Some did pilot training in the US. I believe most of the recent European terrorists have been legally in those countries (and for that matter, the domestic right wing terrorists in the US, and the historical left wing terrorists in Europe) I'm not sure how many terrorist attacks are done by fugitives. Some stuff is easier to arrange when you have legal status. Also…
I really don't get why getting our Fb accounts is so important, given they already have it (or should, if NSA/CIA did the job they were assigned to).