International travel plans with all these politics going on

[Anonymous]

We were just in Germany. It was fine.

[Anonymous]

We went to Canada over Christmas and it was great. I felt like I needed to apologize for being American everywhere we went, but everyone was so nice. We are thinking of going back for spring break. (We are avid skiers and Canada has the snow this year)

Extra bonus the exchange rate favors Americans. (With the way this President is f-ing the economy, who knows how long that will last.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have a big vacation to Europein a couple months and have mixed feelings on the trip. I haven’t been abroad in about two years. Not sure what the sentiment is toward Americans? I’m sure with everything Trump has done and said he’s going to do, and now Venezuela, I can’t imagine Americans being viewed favorably. Even though I didn’t vote for Trump and this madness, I feel dirty, I feel complicit.

I don’t really care about my vacation. I care more about our country and hopefully some of our elected leaders finally standing up to the bully.

Nobody cares about you personally as an American right now. If you met someone who is Saudi would you blame them for what MBS does? Probably not. We went outside the US this summer and everyone was very nice.

PP, here. You’re right, that personally nobody cares about me when I travel abroad. It doesn’t change the fact that I’m embarrassed and ashamed of my country. We were never perfect, but I always thought of us as one of the good guys.

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You always thought we were one of the good guys? Were you alive during the Iraq war? I’m guessing, yes. But you’ve waited until now to be embarrassed and ashamed? Wild.

[Anonymous]

I personally would wait and see. It may get ugly if trump doesn’t stop threatening Europe and Russia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were in Italy during Trump's first term and an older waiter at a restaurant said "God bless your President Trump." I'm as anti-Trump as they come and never talk politics with strangers, so his comment was surprising. I think it was a genuine comment. I simply smiled.

At that time, Italy had more migrants making the Mediterranean crossing from Africa than any other European country. Migration was a hot-button issue for Italians when you were there. It may still be, but I'm not following it anymore since we have so much news to keep up with at home these days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have a big vacation to Europein a couple months and have mixed feelings on the trip. I haven’t been abroad in about two years. Not sure what the sentiment is toward Americans? I’m sure with everything Trump has done and said he’s going to do, and now Venezuela, I can’t imagine Americans being viewed favorably. Even though I didn’t vote for Trump and this madness, I feel dirty, I feel complicit.

I don’t really care about my vacation. I care more about our country and hopefully some of our elected leaders finally standing up to the bully.

Nobody cares about you personally as an American right now. If you met someone who is Saudi would you blame them for what MBS does? Probably not. We went outside the US this summer and everyone was very nice.

PP, here. You’re right, that personally nobody cares about me when I travel abroad. It doesn’t change the fact that I’m embarrassed and ashamed of my country. We were never perfect, but I always thought of us as one of the good guys.

.

You always thought we were one of the good guys? Were you alive during the Iraq war? I’m guessing, yes. But you’ve waited until now to be embarrassed and ashamed? Wild.

I was appalled by the Iraq war and the flimsy justifications for it. I never said the U.S. was perfect. I agree that Iraq is a big scar on our history.

[Anonymous]

People have been gnashing teeth like this since my study abroad in 2003, and it’s been nonsense the whole time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People have been gnashing teeth like this since my study abroad in 2003, and it’s been nonsense the whole time.

Meh. I feel like back then (Iraq, etc) people were critical of USA policies but not Americans. This is a whole different ballgame. And the only people who don’t think so are MAGA. Trump is going after allies. He is basically giving the middle finger to NATO. It’s so not the same. I think for now most people pity Americans but that might change once consequences of this new world order emerge in other countries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We plan to do international travel this summer. With the news of Venezuela today, talk about Mexico next with some countries prohibit free USA tourist visa, are there any countries that are guaranteed safe and not hostile to US for international travel this summer? I want to book plane tickets and hotels. Do you think Canada will be a safe choice? How about Asia?

Nothing is safe anymore.

Blame MAGA they did this the stupid cult members.

It is going to get exponentially worse the closer we get to 2026

By 2028 the game is over welcome to MAGADONIA with no rights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People have been gnashing teeth like this since my study abroad in 2003, and it’s been nonsense the whole time.

Nope it is different this time

When the hell has a President of the US ever supported Putin over the rest of the world???
When the hell has a President of the US only cared about enriching himself???

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have a big vacation to Europein a couple months and have mixed feelings on the trip. I haven’t been abroad in about two years. Not sure what the sentiment is toward Americans? I’m sure with everything Trump has done and said he’s going to do, and now Venezuela, I can’t imagine Americans being viewed favorably. Even though I didn’t vote for Trump and this madness, I feel dirty, I feel complicit.

I don’t really care about my vacation. I care more about our country and hopefully some of our elected leaders finally standing up to the bully.

Nobody cares about you personally as an American right now. If you met someone who is Saudi would you blame them for what MBS does? Probably not. We went outside the US this summer and everyone was very nice.

PP, here. You’re right, that personally nobody cares about me when I travel abroad. It doesn’t change the fact that I’m embarrassed and ashamed of my country. We were never perfect, but I always thought of us as one of the good guys.

.

You always thought we were one of the good guys? Were you alive during the Iraq war? I’m guessing, yes. But you’ve waited until now to be embarrassed and ashamed? Wild.

I was appalled by the Iraq war and the flimsy justifications for it. I never said the U.S. was perfect. I agree that Iraq is a big scar on our history.

This is not that people wake the hell up.

This is not any war like we have had before.

This time we are 1938 Germany and it is going to be horrifying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were just in Germany. It was fine.

You can not be this stupid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We plan to do international travel this summer. With the news of Venezuela today, talk about Mexico next with some countries prohibit free USA tourist visa, are there any countries that are guaranteed safe and not hostile to US for international travel this summer? I want to book plane tickets and hotels. Do you think Canada will be a safe choice? How about Asia?

Has Canada ever been hostile towards anyone?

Lol that made me chuckle

[Anonymous]

Was in Europe in the Fall. People hear you’re from DC and feel sorry for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have a big vacation to Europein a couple months and have mixed feelings on the trip. I haven’t been abroad in about two years. Not sure what the sentiment is toward Americans? I’m sure with everything Trump has done and said he’s going to do, and now Venezuela, I can’t imagine Americans being viewed favorably. Even though I didn’t vote for Trump and this madness, I feel dirty, I feel complicit.

I don’t really care about my vacation. I care more about our country and hopefully some of our elected leaders finally standing up to the bully.

Nobody cares about you personally as an American right now. If you met someone who is Saudi would you blame them for what MBS does? Probably not. We went outside the US this summer and everyone was very nice.

PP, here. You’re right, that personally nobody cares about me when I travel abroad. It doesn’t change the fact that I’m embarrassed and ashamed of my country. We were never perfect, but I always thought of us as one of the good guys.

.

You always thought we were one of the good guys? Were you alive during the Iraq war? I’m guessing, yes. But you’ve waited until now to be embarrassed and ashamed? Wild.

I was appalled by the Iraq war and the flimsy justifications for it. I never said the U.S. was perfect. I agree that Iraq is a big scar on our history.

This is not that people wake the hell up.

This is not any war like we have had before.

This time we are 1938 Germany and it is going to be horrifying.

What war are we talking about?