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[Marcantilan]

I´ve been in the US four times.

First time to Disney World (1985 - hey, I was 10!)
Second time to Disney World & Epcot, and a Caribbean cruise (1991)
Third time, NY, West Coast and Hawaii (1994).
Fourth time with friends, mostly NY and Boston (1997).

Planning to go there in the next couple of years, I really loved NY!

[kiwi_2005]

Well, been to the states couple of times that was years ago back in early 1942 I was in command of a Type IXB U-187 we had receive orders from Bdu to make way to outside of New York & patrol the waters - silly buggers those Americans with their lights on and all! We could see the parties going on through the persicope don't they know there was a war going on! I remember fondly now it was our 11th week at sea & we were out of coffee! Any sailor would tell you thats a dangerous situation to be in. So I came up with the idea that we drop a few men off near the coast and see if they can steal some coffee from one of em houses, them Americans be all drunk and all they wouldn't even notice! When i asked for voluntares every-single-man was willing to go?. I suppose 11 weeks at sea got to them that they needed their feet on some dirt.
So i chose 10 good men. That was the last time we saw them. Presumed captured. strange thing is 3 other boats in the area had the same problem. We lost a lot of good men back in 42

Oh wait... have i been to USA. Nope

Hopefully one day i will, would love to go to New York or Los Angeles where my cousin lives she went there back in 1989

[Letum]

No & don't plan to.
American culture is widespread and clichéd in a way that most of the
different European, African and Asian cultures are not. I imagine that
takes away some of the exoticism of a trip to America.
I'm not saying I dislike the many things a trip to the US would offer,
just that I have had plenty of America piped down the TV and other
media and I am more lacking in experiences of other countries.

[Skybird]

No, and currently no plans to do so.

I consider myself to be attracted by what I call the Us as they once had been planned to be (constitution, bill of rights, the historic stuff). The US as I see it in the present, I see much more critical.

The ammount of highly personal, private data I would need to file for getting a visum, an airline ticket, is a big discouragement for me, and makes me angry. Being treated according to the principle "supposed to be guilty as long as not proven innocent", is not really inviting and does not make me feel welcomed. Even less so with privacy protection laws and data protection laws being far inferior, compared to European standards (on paper), and my data being stored and beyond my knowledge for ridiculously long times. I would not feel welcomed when needing to reveal more sensitive data on myself than I would need to do if a court sentences me to spend time in a german prison.

My main interest, if visiting North America, would be landscapes and nature, from the Canadian forest and Alaskian white wilderness over Yellowstone and Montana to various coast areas and the long wide open roads of Texas etc. The metropoles and typical tourist attractions I probably would avoid, big cities and me do not go well together. Tourist groups and organised sightseeing also is not my cup of tea. I probably would rent a car an drive from one coast to the other, and stay where ever I want to stay for some time. Organised holiday tours and visitor programs are hell, imo, and "must-see's" I do not accept to be "musts" at all.

The food is reason for concern.

[Letum]

You might want to add some poll options or things might get a little
distorted by people who live in the US.

[Jimbuna]

Just the once thus far.....last years SS Meet in Texas, 6 days in Oct.

I thought the trip was an excellent experience, mainly because of the opportunity to meet friends I had only ever spoken to on the phone or TS and exchanged photographs and modding work with.

All the above was helped in no small way by the fact every courtesy was afforded me during my stay (I'll never forget that banana pudding) and a comprehensive set of entertainment had been arranged in advance.

The perfect host....you know who you are

I wonder if you ever got around to taking that warning notice off the sliding rear door

[Fincuan]

I was there with my parents for a few weeks when I was really small, less than 10 years old. We visited at least New York, Miami and San Juan in Puerto Rico(does that count as US?) and drove all around Florida in a car. This included the obligatory visits to Disney World and Universal Studios Florida

I don't remember much, but at least everything was big from a child's perspective. The most lasting memory is probably meeting Santa Claus in a Miami shopping mall while it was baking hot outside

[Thomen]

Originally Posted by Skybird

No, and currently no plans to do so.

I consider myself to be attracted by what I call the Us as they once had been planned to be (constitution, bill of rights, the historic stuff). The US as I see it in the present, I see much more critical.

The ammount of highly personal, private data I would need to file for getting a visum, an airline ticket, is a big discouragement for me, and makes me angry. Being treated according to the principle "supposed to be guilty as long as not proven innocent", is not really inviting and does not make me feel welcomed. Even less so with privacy protection laws and data protection laws being far inferior, compared to European standards (on paper), and my data being stored and beyond my knowledge for ridiculously long times. I would not feel welcomed when needing to reveal more sensitive data on myself than I would need to do if a court sentences me to spend time in a german prison.

My main interest, if visiting North America, would be landscapes and nature, from the Canadian forest and Alaskian white wilderness over Yellowstone and Montana to various coast areas and the long wide open roads of Texas etc. The metropoles and typical tourist attractions I probably would avoid, big cities and me do not go well together. Tourist groups and organised sightseeing also is not my cup of tea. I probably would rent a car an drive from one coast to the other, and stay where ever I want to stay for some time. Organised holiday tours and visitor programs are hell, imo, and "must-see's" I do not accept to be "musts" at all.

The food is reason for concern.

Not 100% sure, but you can get most likely around the privacy thing and the stuff they want to know, if you enter via Canada.

Gonna have to ask at the border next time I am up in Canukia.

[karamazovnew]

No, but I plan to in the very distant future. I want to visit the Rothko Chapel in Houston, the USS Constitution and many other things. BTW, does Hawaii count as US? Because I plan visit it much sooner .

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just the once thus far.....last years SS Meet in Texas, 6 days in Oct.

I thought the trip was an excellent experience, mainly because of the opportunity to meet friends I had only ever spoken to on the phone or TS and exchanged photographs and modding work with.

All the above was helped in no small way by the fact every courtesy was afforded me during my stay (I'll never forget that banana pudding) and a comprehensive set of entertainment had been arranged in advance.

The perfect host....you know who you are

I wonder if you ever got around to taking that warning notice off the sliding rear door

Hey, if you ever make it out to the US again, come out to the West Coast. I'll take you to the sprucegoose museum and I'll even make some banana pudding, just for you.

Actually, I'd like to see England, do you have an hono(u)rary Geordie exchange program?

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Letum

No & don't plan to.
American culture is widespread and clichéd in a way that most of the
different European, African and Asian cultures are not. I imagine that
takes away some of the exoticism of a trip to America.
I'm not saying I dislike the many things a trip to the US would offer,
just that I have had plenty of America piped down the TV and other
media and I am more lacking in experiences of other countries.

So Detroit and the south side of Chicago don't count as exotic?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Hey, if you ever make it out to the US again, come out to the West Coast. I'll take you to the sprucegoose museum and I'll even make some banana pudding, just for you.

Actually, I'd like to see England, do you have an hono(u)rary Geordie exchange program?

You'll always be welcome over here Jason.....I still use your lighthouse glass for my 'shots/chasers'

[NeonSamurai]

Yes many times, but the American border is only an hour away for me.

[Reece]

Well I'd love to go but finances don't permit!! that's life! I ticked "near future" as I'm getting a little long in the tooth!! (old fart), long service leave coming soon, hopefully we'll get the chance, never been out of Australia my whole life so would be awesome!! Oh I have to go where there is a U-boat I can walk through!!

[antikristuseke]

Originally Posted by Dowly

"No, but I would like to some day in the distant future"

Been wanting to visit the States since little kid, but has no money for a trip like that.

Same here, though a trip stateside would be fu at airport security, I would have to aswer yes to all questions like do you know how to handle explosives, make explosives etc