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Britain issues travel warning for US

c/world · u/kevowej635@lemmy.wtf · 404 points

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u/deeferg@lemmy.world · 3 points

I was deep in the crowd, and the way it was put up on the screen made it seem like a "don't worry about it guys, we figured it out!" Before we knew what it was and I didn't want to stick around to find out after the show.

u/shalafi@lemmy.world · 4 points

But what actually happened? That is not how Americans react to an active shooter, no nonchalance about it.

u/Grimtuck@lemmy.world · 24 points

I had to wait for 2 hours while my friend was questioned because his girlfriend mum lives in Greece and he'd gone there a few times. The worst border control in the world. Makes you feel like a criminal as soon as you arrive. Now it's much worse. I won't be going to the US until they grow the fuck up.

Edit: my first time in the US I cracked a joke at border control. No sense of humour at all. If I go under the current administration I'll be seen right back because trump is a total piece of shit.

u/deeferg@lemmy.world · 10 points

Went to a music show around 2022 and was in the middle of the crowd when they put an alert up on the big screen telling everyone to stay calm with the grateful dead bears and all I could think was "must be someone with a gun if they're being so nonchalant about it". No calls to evacuate, just "everyone chill out, we got another one".

Didn't really give me a warm and safe feeling, and have no interest to go back regardless of who is in power because of it.

u/chrisbtoo@lemmy.world · 61 points

First time I ever went there (1997) I landed at Boston Logan Airport, and a guy in plain clothes, but with a gun, stopped everyone who was departing the plane and repeatedly yelled out "American citizens this way, foreigners line up against the wall!".

I never once felt safe going there, and was always relieved when I got out alive. Decided a few years ago that I'll never set foot in the US again.

u/scholar@lemmy.world · 7 points

Hundreds of thousands of maps of the US, tens of images with pindrops, and uncountable cartoon/comic artists for the overall style

u/tetris11@lemmy.ml · 7 points

Not a lot of people know that bicycles are made of Gorpium. But now they do.

u/davidgro@lemmy.world · 4 points

I'm surprised it got the right picture (and spelling) for Argon - which is in fact used in incandescent bulbs to reduce the filament's evaporation. Got a few obvious ones correct also. (Love the Hindenburg)

Meanwhile Selenium... How *Ironic*.

u/tetris11@lemmy.ml · 11 points

Bee!

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u/arandomthought@sh.itjust.works · 18 points

"Ceparoo" is indeed a great state!

Also I like that it settled the dumb "Gulf of Mexico" thing. I think we can all be happy with "Martnla".

u/scholar@lemmy.world · 37 points

The AI has done an impressive job of the state borders, and I think that some of the names are an improvement

u/Noite_Etion@lemmy.world · 121 points

You should comply with all entry, visa and other conditions of entry. The authorities in the U.S. set and enforce entry rules strictly. You may be liable to arrest or detention if you break the rules.

You may be arrested by men without badges in plain clothes for almost any reason... This is normal there. So perhaps just don't go.