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dragonlady7) wrote2017-02-25 01:45 pm
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icantbearsedtothinkofone: On the one hand, the USA scares the crap out of me. On the other, Oscar...
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icantbearsedtothinkofone:
On the one hand, the USA scares the crap out of me.
On the other, Oscar in Hamlet.
Tickets go on sale on the 30th March apparently so I have a month to decide whether to go or not.
If you’ve never been, NYC is amazing. I mean if you want recs I can give you recs, I lived in the area for several years and have relatives down there, it’s amazing. But I haven’t been there in years so other people probably would have better recs for you– but consider this a blanket endorsement, it’s very cool.
If you’re a UK citizen then by all rational metrics and according to our actual laws, you should be completely fine.
Our Customs and Border Patrol losing their mind and behaving completely illegally, however, is utterly beyond the pale and I can’t really advise you! In the past, being a Nice White Lady has always been fine, although I admit that I’ve been terrified for no good reason every time I’ve had to clear Immigration. (My family has been here since 1620. I just don’t get on super well with authority.) But apparently nothing is ever certain!
I can’t believe I’m saying that. In December I would have rolled my eyes and said sweetie it’s fine. So pardon me while I have a mini-meltdown because apparently we don’t have any norms or rule of law anymore.
The society of the US itself is generally safe and stable and normal. But specifically for travelers, our entire Department of Homeland Security (oh how I howled when that went in, but little did I know how terrible it would wind up being!) is a farcical parade of incredibly dangerous racist nonsense.
icantbearsedtothinkofone:
On the one hand, the USA scares the crap out of me.
On the other, Oscar in Hamlet.
Tickets go on sale on the 30th March apparently so I have a month to decide whether to go or not.
If you’ve never been, NYC is amazing. I mean if you want recs I can give you recs, I lived in the area for several years and have relatives down there, it’s amazing. But I haven’t been there in years so other people probably would have better recs for you– but consider this a blanket endorsement, it’s very cool.
If you’re a UK citizen then by all rational metrics and according to our actual laws, you should be completely fine.
Our Customs and Border Patrol losing their mind and behaving completely illegally, however, is utterly beyond the pale and I can’t really advise you! In the past, being a Nice White Lady has always been fine, although I admit that I’ve been terrified for no good reason every time I’ve had to clear Immigration. (My family has been here since 1620. I just don’t get on super well with authority.) But apparently nothing is ever certain!
I can’t believe I’m saying that. In December I would have rolled my eyes and said sweetie it’s fine. So pardon me while I have a mini-meltdown because apparently we don’t have any norms or rule of law anymore.
The society of the US itself is generally safe and stable and normal. But specifically for travelers, our entire Department of Homeland Security (oh how I howled when that went in, but little did I know how terrible it would wind up being!) is a farcical parade of incredibly dangerous racist nonsense.