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United States of America
Posted by mmbcross
... to do? It's too much of a mouthful to call ourselves United Statesians, and even then we have the problem as Brazilians and Mexicans are also United Statesians. So what's the solution? United States of Americans? USAians? Unitarians? Help!
United States of America
Posted by stereobread
... and United Mexican States) so in English the USA is actually the only country who's name follows the pattern of "United States of _________." That being said it seems like in the case of most countries when a geographical term is used in ...
New President
Posted by skylab
... up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by netravel
... report shows that the crime rate in England is higher than the crime rates of 16 other industrialized nations, including the United States." Another great site with chart is Note the County Population along with the gun related death rate. I ...
Branding the USA
Posted by mmbcross
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that doesn't have a budget for tourism promotion. It is considered the responsibility of the individual states, Florida, New York, California, etc. to promote the country. The US presence at ...
United States of America
Posted by aopaq
... referring to myself as "estadounidense" or, better yet, telling people I'm from Gringolandia. Not being from the United States, it is a little difficult for me to relate directly to this issue. However, if there is one thing I have ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by mmbcross
Contrary to all probability, I have found that telling everyone I live in the United States has been a wonderful conversation opener. I have had many long and fascinating discussions about the world scene which I would probably not have had by saying I was ...
In Transit Rules in Las Vegas
Posted by wakingdream
... there. Well Jeremy, an immigration inspector can certainly detain you on passing through immigration at any international airport in the United States. If you don't have the right papers, you just won't get through passport control at all. If ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by Paul
... court. She started in the Canadian snowfields before crossing the border for what was meant to be a six week tour of the United States. But her holiday ended on a bus trip in Texas when she was arrested by an immigration officer for overstaying her ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by mmbcross
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that doesn't have a national tourism office. Most tour promotions are left to the individual states and to private companies. The Bahamas alone outspends all the U.S. States' budgets for ...
travelling UK to USA then onwards to Mexico..any visa issues etc???
Posted by huntaaar
... Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Great, thanks for the advice. I did read something similar but just wanted ...
travelling UK to USA then onwards to Mexico..any visa issues etc???
Posted by starlagurl
... , Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.
ALL STATES - broad travel question
Posted by baileymichelle
... often you choose to get it). My project is putting together a whole book, so I'm creating one called "Road Trip: United States" that covers each state in two to three installments (the third is if it's necessary). The first installment ...
Four Corners...not really the four corners
Posted by starlagurl
... American Southwest, is and isn't where it should be. Confused? Read on. Four Corners - the only place in the United States where four state boundaries come together - was first surveyed by the U.S. government in 1868, during the initial survey of ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by mmbcross
... is a much higher chance of being involved in a random shooting, which are quite commonplace here. Here's what I mean: The United States is a large modern country with devolving inner cities. There are more than 200 million guns in the possession of ...
Airports to avoid this Thanksgiving
Posted by manzara
... has warned travelers of potential delays at Chicago O'Hare this Thanksgiving weekend, naming it the busiest airport in the United States. Thanksgiving weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, with over 24 million travelers expected to ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by mmbcross
I totally agree that the United States is a wonderful and diverse country to visit and it's a shame that so many US citizens don't know their country well. I can't agree that North Americans are hated in other countries. I haven't come ...
Dirtiest Hotels - United States
Posted by laorfamily
From: Dirtiest Hotels - United States (based on TripAdvisor traveler reviews) 1. Heritage Marina Hotel, San Francisco, California 2. Days Inn Eureka/Six Flags, Eureka, Missouri 3. Tropicana Resort Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia 4. Super 8 Virginia ...
Halloween in Los Angeles
Posted by jackielm
Is this contest only for Americans? You must be a U.S. citizen and resident residing in the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia. (Which means it is void in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands) Let me know if ...
10 most walkable cities in America
Posted by starlagurl
My first visit to the United States was to Los Angeles. My friend, who lives in Glendale, picked me up at the airport. My lasting impression was that in just over an hour of driving between LAX and Glendale, I saw only a couple of pedestrians and ...
10 most walkable cities in America
Posted by mmbcross
My first visit to the United States was to Los Angeles. My friend, who lives in Glendale, picked me up at the airport. My lasting impression was that in just over an hour of driving between LAX and Glendale, I saw only a couple of pedestrians and thousands ...
In Transit Rules in Las Vegas
Posted by jeremystravels
Well Jeremy, an immigration inspector can certainly detain you on passing through immigration at any international airport in the United States. If you don't have the right papers, you just won't get through passport control at all. If your ...
In Transit Rules in Las Vegas
Posted by mmbcross
... there. Well Jeremy, an immigration inspector can certainly detain you on passing through immigration at any international airport in the United States. If you don't have the right papers, you just won't get through passport control at all. If ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by zijuzijazijana
... there's more jobs, more people buying things, and more people spending. So when you think about it if you lived IN the united states, it's not a lot of money for us to travel. Stop trying to scare people to stay away from our country. It's a ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by skylab
... there's more jobs, more people buying things, and more people spending. So when you think about it if you lived IN the united states, it's not a lot of money for us to travel. Stop trying to scare people to stay away from our country. It's a ...
New President
Posted by starlagurl
... 39;t vote on this one to reduce the mission, why not?: "To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007."
Hawaii vs. the Caribbean
Posted by mmbcross
... American state, albeit an extremely beautiful one. Maybe the Aloha Spirit was lost when the territory was annexed by the United States. 2. The Caribbean has active volcanoes (Montserrat come to mind). 3. The Caribbean has a similar climate and terrain ...
True?? - going too far or what?!?!?!
Posted by Paul
... or analog form, e.g., phones, PDAs, cameras, iPods, etc.) may be seized, held, and searched from person entering the United States, whether a citizen of the U.S. or not. These devices may be seized without cause and without suspicion of a crime being ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by laorfamily
... " amazing: "In a given year, there is one drowning of a child for every 11,000 residential pools in the United States. In a country with 6 million pools, this means that roughly 550 children under the age of ten drown each year. Meanwhile, there ...
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted by laorfamily
lraleigh - on the nose. Also, people forget that the "United States" is actually 50 countries with common currency and lax trade agreements. So now if we take said article and group all the Englis, Irish, Scottish, German, Italian, Spanish and ...