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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:36 PM Original message |
Americans staying away in droves (from Canada) |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. we can't afford vacations anymore |
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pooja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. that's true.. the housing market bubble burst.. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 02:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. I just spent a week in Jasper, Alberta |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #11 |
46. If Canadians have to pay that much, I agree. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 03:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Agreed |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
28. We're so close to Canada, but we can't afford to go either |
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pooja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Canada used to be ok to visit because it was relatively cheap |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. 1) Nicer, more educated people |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. we went a few weeks ago and we were in fact hassled |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
35. The nerve of him, traveling with a common name. |
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Canadian_moderate (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 10:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
45. The main reason is likely... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. not so, hubby's passport has the flag on it |
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Canadian_moderate (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. A flag on it? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 01:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
50. Canada will also kick people out if they have mior offenses |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. I used to get hassled so much at the Canadian Border that the |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. US Customs are now a problem -- Going there is no problem |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 12:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. yes it's usa customs |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Hey, I'm from Houston... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 01:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. yes it is the feds, no knock on houston intended |
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agio (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. I just moved to Montreal |
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gula (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
44. Welcome to Montréal |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. Will get even worse once the passport requirement in implemented |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 02:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
54. We would have liked to visit the Canadian side of Niagara Falls |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
10. Americans staying away? |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 06:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Someone just |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 03:53 AM Response to Original message |
13. We went to BC last August, got in no problems, but |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 04:13 AM Response to Original message |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 05:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Or Gore. Or Kerry, dear. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
16. I just went to Canada for the first time this summer! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 06:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
19. it is so obvious |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
20. We live on the US/Canadian Border & rarely go over there. Although |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 08:45 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Off-topic, but do you require a passport these days |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. yes you do - effective 1/1/06 |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. That's not correct |
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annarbor (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:43 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Just returned from Montreal on Tuesday... |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. And I travel to Canada regularly |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. He obviously meant 1/1/07, not 1/1/06 |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. I just went to Toronto and back a few weeks ago... |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:27 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. It is coming back that is harder |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 10:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. You need a certified birth certificate or passport now |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
21. Not just canada |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
22. Canada has lost the advantage of savings on the $$$. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
23. two basic facts / factors |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Nope - if a US citizen just goes to Canada and back |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:46 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. forgive me |
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annarbor (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Sorry... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Sorry, but a passport isn't required YET. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 10:07 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. It may SEEM like it is required but it isn't |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 10:28 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. A passport is required starting 1/1/07 |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
24. Detroit got their own casinos |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
49. they've had casinos in detroit for years |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
36. We used to |
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RaRa (705 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
38. My parents don't have to go this year |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
52. We were in Toronto in May. Very expensive. Hassled at the airport |
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screembloodymurder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. I love Canada and was in Quebec City in May, but the price of |
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