I know it might be hard for a population who elected the current POTUS twice, but some of us mean what we say. I fail to see what's so surprising about this.
Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it
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Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it
#22US prices are insane if you're paid in CAD. The good news is that Canada is great if you're paid in USD and are used to costal prices. It's like going to a third world country.
US prices are no less insane for people paid in CAD than they were two years ago.
Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it
#23Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with. Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean. Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.
At one point, the largest cohort of illegal immigrants in the US was Canadian visa overstays. They must have liked something about the place...
That was Indians, mostly punjabis, hopping the border.
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#24It's almost like Trump is making a series of consistently terrible decisions that are economically and socially bad for America.
Why didn't more people vote for the side that understands that illegal migration is needed for cheap labor in the agricultural sector?
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Shorter, cheaper flights. Toronto to Orlando is 2.5 hrs I think?
All the major Canadian airports also have the US customs and immigration on-site. You go through it as part of the standard airport security process and then the airplane goes to a domestic terminal when it lands, as if the flight had originated within the US. You get off the plane, grab your luggage and leave, no additional lines, security, talking to officials, etc. The only European airport that does this is Dubli…
Shannon also has pre-clearance. The list is small outside of Canada though - Dublin, Shannon, Abu Dhabi, Aruba, Bermuda and Nassau.
Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it
#26Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with. Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean. Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.
I don't see how getting to Europe is cheaper or easier than getting to the US.
Also the US speaks english which can be nice for an easy vacation. No need to learn phrases or customs before going somewhere.
Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it
#27It's not really a promised or conscious boycott. It's after weighing the pros and cons, many of them intangible, the feeling is visiting the US right now could result in unpleasantness ... and if there is anything Canadians are adverse to it is unpleasantness. Anecdata: a friend of ours crossing the US border, despite being a VP at a bank, for her first time ever had to surrender her phone for examination by US borde…
I assure you, there is also a conscious boycott from many people.
You are right that it might not necessarily be a hard boycott, but it will take a hell of a lot to lure them into giving Trump and his supplicants a cent of leisure travel.
Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it
#28Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with. Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean. Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.
Also, if you want the booming, futuristic metropolis experience that doesn't exist in any comparable way in the US, China now offers visa-free travel for Canadians[1].
Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it
#29Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with. Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean. Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.
An 8 hour flight vs a 2 hour flight maybe?
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#30It's almost like Trump is making a series of consistently terrible decisions that are economically and socially bad for America.
Why didn't more people vote for the side that understands that illegal migration is needed for cheap labor in the agricultural sector?
While our agricultural sector does use cheap labor, I specifically take issue with the word "needed". I may be nitpicking, but read a certain way it implies the "cheap" aspect of the labor is the essential part.
Certain industries employing quasy-slave labor to this day and getting away with it is one thing only: a stain on our society.
Long has been the fight for freedom from oppression and it is not over yet. Just like Martin Luther King was assassinated fighting for colored civil rights, Cesar Chavez was assassinated fighting for humane conditions for immigrant workers.
If immigrants are what's "needed" for America to function then they should be naturalized and granted fair wages just like anyone else.