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Aussie105

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2. As someone who visited the US there have always been reasons to NOT come.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2025, 08:31 PM

May 26

Way back in 1988, wife wanted to visit her American relatives.
(She has/had lots of them, her father was a WW2 GI who was rather good at spreading his DNA in both the UK and America.)

Reasons:
1. Drive on the 'wrong' side of the road.
2. Violence, road rage, drug, gun, holdups etc - all the bad stuff that makes it to the international news.
3. Cultism, religious concerns.
4. Concerns about medical costs if things go wrong.

Anyhow, we came over.
And found the place to be nothing like it is portrayed by overseas media.
Friendly, warm hearted people mostly, good food, wonderful natural beauty.

But tariffs and Trump's insanity just add to the perceived negatives about the US.

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Tourists from countries badly hit by Trump tariffs are staying away from US [View all] malaise May 26 OP

I'm surprised any tourists at all are still coming here. PoindexterOglethorpe May 26 #1

As someone who visited the US there have always been reasons to NOT come. Aussie105 May 26 #2

I don't think the tariffs are the reason. I suspect it is the masked government agents Midnight Writer May 26 #3

Not surprising Demovictory9 May 26 #4