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@Frank: Sad that you feel that way – there are many wonderful Americans in the country – - it doesn’t pay to make harsh judgements. Where are you from anyway Frank? Perhaps others feel the same way about your country and how would that make you feel?
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Mark, individually Americans are wonderful people, however, you have lost control of your politicians and public services.
The unfortunate truth is that although about 80% of Canadians live less than a one hour drive from the border, the border crossing is made so unpredictably hazardous that border crossings are far below what they could be based on historical patterns.
Sorry, but until our friends come to their senses, many Canadians are avoiding you.
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@David Gervais: Agreed! Our center-right democracy is surely the reason 19 million Canadians visited in 2011. Terrifying.
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@David Gervais: Gee David / Frank, and still a wonder that America is the only country with a line for citizenship. Problems prevail in all countries, Cananda for sure. I could receive citizenship in Canada, the UK and any EU nation in a matter of a day, but American citizensip is in such demand it takes months, so we must still have some appeal. I totally understand the Canadian over-sensitivity to having no national identity other than being the northern neighbor of the greatest nation on earth, however try to keep your inferiority complex in check.
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@James: eh, that is pretty much completely false. Unless you are a standout in an extremely desired field, you probably wouldn’t get UK, EU OR Canadian citizenship. You probably wouldn’t even qualify for a work visa, to be honest. It’s actually pretty difficult to apply for citizenship in most countries.
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I travel a lot. I’ve been to the USA more times than I can count for work and pleasure. I love NYC, DC, Miami, L.A. and Frisco. But what some people above are saying is true. Americans are wonderful people. The country is huge and is beautiful, but if you have to travel and your destination is to the States or via the States it’s more of an hassle than a convenience for a non-American passport holder. I’m from the Netherlands and for Dutch citizens the Visa is waived, so we don’t need one. But that doesn’t make it any easier.
Now there may be many reasons for that and I can understand some if not most of them, but the fact of the matter is that it remains a hassle comparing to other countries.
I am not here to offend anyone or anyone’s country, but I am just stating my opinion here as a frequent traveller. thnx.
VG
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“We know Queerty readers are among the most cosmopolitan, fun-loving and well-traveled in world—and now we want to know all about your travel habits.” Really? I don’t travel I can’t afford it I’m not some Martini swilling rich guy dripping with money to waste on travel, heck I can’t afford a passport and I hate planes. Flying use to be an experience now it’s more like a greyhound with wings.
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I’m shocked at the defensiveness of some of these posts… shocked, I tell ya.
Have you people been in or thru security at an airport lately? We ARE annoying as a people. I never feel as elitist as I do when surrounded by my fellow Americans.
But, srsly… who cares what other people think about the US? I’m happy for the strength of a US passport when I travel, but I don’t run around in an Old Glory T-shirt. And we ARE a nation dominated by crazy-conservatives and religious zealots… did you really think no one had noticed??? Really????
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I travel by plane….and to avoid the US at any cost