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

Comments

[bart_calendar]

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]

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. :(

[kiri_l]

drunk-driving not drink-driving (pardon.. it's annoying me this morning for some reason)

and if they demand the extra $10 I'd say I already have an American, here's my fee for importing. *hand them a bill*

[almostwitty]

It's drink-driving in UK parlance. Two nations seperated by a common language ;)

[kiri_l]

improper tense and usage. my inner grammar freak is pulling out the cannon as I type That said since you guys use it - you use it. but it grates. It is as bad as your use of "maths" (don't get me started on the misuse of that)

goes off to shudder in the distance

[wylde_chylde99]

or the literal pronunciation of "filet"

[klynn330]

Well you are a foreigner. They are afraid that you will come over here and steal our wemmens. Wait...Hey!

[almostwitty]

I didn't steal her at all.

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She had to pay to come over here.