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Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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by FartinMowler

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It's not really a promised or conscious boycott. It's after weighing the pros and cons, many of them intangible, the feeling is visiting the US right now could result in unpleasantness ... and if there is anything Canadians are adverse to it is unpleasantness. Anecdata: a friend of ours crossing the US border, despite being a VP at a bank, for her first time ever had to surrender her phone for examination by US border agents. Who needs that!

by screye

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Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with.
Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean.
Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.

by footy

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I know it might be hard for a population who elected the current POTUS twice, but some of us mean what we say. I fail to see what's so surprising about this.

by lgleason

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If only that was to translate to cheaper hotel room prices in the US. Currently they are sky high.

by vondur

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by bobomonkey

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US prices are insane if you're paid in CAD. The good news is that Canada is great if you're paid in USD and are used to costal prices. It's like going to a third world country.

by josefritzishere

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It's almost like Trump is making a series of consistently terrible decisions that are economically and socially bad for America.

by bartonfink

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by stronglikedan

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