Trump VS Visiting US

Forums › Off topic › Trump VS Visiting US

Jimmyshergal

12 posts

Geek
+1 received by user: 1
Inactive user

Topic # 205453 14-Nov-2016 06:20

Donald Trump said that you will ban Muslims from entering US. What about other countries and religion? What do you think about visiting US after Donald Trump has been elected president. Will it affect?

1 | 2

14884 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2804

Trusted

Reply # 1670406 14-Nov-2016 07:05

I would not worry about it. There is a significant back down on his wild promises. Its all being diluted back to common sense, as IMO the Republican team wind him down.

Linux

4140 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2366

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

Reply # 1670412 14-Nov-2016 07:50

You?

Gilco2

1503 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 126

Subscriber

Reply # 1670443 14-Nov-2016 08:35

Jimmyshergal:

Donald Trump said that you will ban Muslims from entering US. What about other countries and religion? What do you think about visiting US after Donald Trump has been elected president. Will it affect?

don't even worry about it. Media lies and misleading statements taking things out of context to make him look so bad and crooked Hillary look good. Donald Trump said in rallies he would ban Muslims etc until they can be vetted to know who they were. NZ here vets people coming in so no difference. If you are law abiding and proper documentation you wont have any trouble going in

Geektastic

12407 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4101

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

Reply # 1670445 14-Nov-2016 08:45

Wouldn't have any bearing on my decision to visit or not.

He's pretty unlikely to ban me, and frankly I don't care who else he bans.

dickytim

2515 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 541
Inactive user

Reply # 1670523 14-Nov-2016 10:46

Gilco2:

Jimmyshergal:

Donald Trump said that you will ban Muslims from entering US. What about other countries and religion? What do you think about visiting US after Donald Trump has been elected president. Will it affect?

don't even worry about it. Media lies and misleading statements taking things out of context to make him look so bad and crooked Hillary look good. Donald Trump said in rallies he would ban Muslims etc until they can be vetted to know who they were. NZ here vets people coming in so no difference. If you are law abiding and proper documentation you wont have any trouble going in

Wow! You sound like a republican puppet with statements like that.

MikeAqua

5369 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2196

Reply # 1670562 14-Nov-2016 11:02

Should be no issues at all. Even if the rhetoric does translate into White House policy (doubtful), that will be sometime after January.

Mike

Fred99

7776 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4147

Reply # 1671680 16-Nov-2016 08:44

Why are we assuming that the OP is white, middle class, conservative, and planning a visit to Disneyland?

MikeAqua

5369 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2196

Reply # 1671782 16-Nov-2016 10:13

One person supports this post

Fred99:

Why are we assuming that the OP is white, middle class, conservative, and planning a visit to Disneyland?

Why are you assuming what other people are assuming?

Come to think of it, why am I assuming what you are assuming other people are assuming?

Speaking for myself: I wasn't assuming anything about the OP.

Mike

MikeB4

13728 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 6448

Trusted

Subscriber

Reply # 1671783 16-Nov-2016 10:25

We are planning a visit to the USA on our way to UK and Europe next year, this will depend on the overall state of affairs there and globally. It is always prudent to assess risk etc when travelling away from our shaky paradise.

Mike
Retired IT Manager.
The views stated in my posts are my personal views and not that of any other organisation.

Mac user, Windows curser, Chrome OS desired.

A Tiger in Africa, probably escaped from the Zoo.

Rikkitic

Glurp
9273 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4307

Subscriber

Reply # 1671805 16-Nov-2016 10:56

Travelling to America is always risky.

I reject your reality and substitute my own. - Adam Savage

gzt

10528 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1685

Reply # 1671873 16-Nov-2016 11:33

I'd guess the two main risk factors will be a South American accent and brown skin.

In a recent 60 minutes interview after the election Trump is now saying he expects to deport and or jail 2-3 million people. That's an incredible number.

Depending on the level of Trump rhetoric ranting and threats that may come with that it could get quite dicy in places. By the way, Americans in America are on average not very good at accents.

Rikkitic

Glurp
9273 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4307

Subscriber

Reply # 1671912 16-Nov-2016 12:15

I would not suggest every Trump voter is a troglodyte (the charitable view would be that they just temporarily misplaced their brains), but the deplorables mentioned by Hillary are not known for nuanced thinking. If you are brown or (god forbid) black, you could be in for a rough ride if you happen to meet the wrong people in the wrong places. If you 'talk funny' or seem 'different' in any other way, you may also encounter brute suspicion and violent disapproval. If you are just walking down the street, you may become the victim of a demonstration for either side or maybe just for vanilla ice-cream. In America you never know. What we do know is that many who until now have tried to stay out of the light are emerging from the shadows and taking Trump's victory as a license to actually do what he has only talked about and trash everybody they disapprove of, which generally means everybody who doesn't look and think and talk like them. There are plenty of people in America who are not like this, of course, but as an outsider you will have more trouble knowing where the dangers lie. Local friends you trust are your best protection.

I reject your reality and substitute my own. - Adam Savage

dickytim

2515 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 541
Inactive user

Reply # 1671919 16-Nov-2016 12:22

Fred99:

Why are we assuming that the OP is white, middle class, conservative, and planning a visit to Disneyland?

I did indeed make that assumption.

Fred99

7776 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4147

Reply # 1671934 16-Nov-2016 12:41

dickytim:

Fred99:

Why are we assuming that the OP is white, middle class, conservative, and planning a visit to Disneyland?

I did indeed make that assumption.

I'm pretty sure - despite denial - that most people did. Perhaps it even starts with a quite reasonable assumption that few "people of colour" from NZ can afford USA holidays.

MadEngineer

1730 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 466

Reply # 1671937 16-Nov-2016 12:46

In contrast to Canada where having an accent can be beneficial

1 | 2