Only in America…

[almostwitty]

would they want to charge overseas tourists $10 to register for the privilege of visiting America. So they can fund a travel tourism promotion group aimed at … getting overseas tourists to come to America. And explain to tourists why they have to be fingerprinted and give away lots of their personal details.

Nothing like being scanned for fingerprints and asked if I was involved in a Canadian drink-driving incident in 1994 to make one feel welcome when entering the land of liberty and freedom. Looks like I’ll have to pay an extra $10 for the privilege soon…

Mirrored from almost witty.

Comments

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

It goes both ways.

One of my American friends has been questioned four times by customs people at Heathrow who have actually had the nerve to ask her if she's a high end call girl.

And because I don't have a visa to live in France, The UK won't even let me fly from mainland europe to the UK - unless, I'd like to be deported at my own expense back to America.

[almostwitty]

Then how did you manage to sneak in in the first place? :)

(I'm not going to shop you or anything, but given the loopholes the UK is making everyone go through these days...)

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

I came into France. France and Spain don't give a shit. It's the UK that has the customs people from hell.

[almostwitty]

The island mentality writ large. :(

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

Seriously. All i would do if I went to the UK is spend money stupidly and help your economy. Why they want to make it difficult for me to do that is a mystery.