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> No hippies allowed in Costa Rica, Discrimination while traveling?
starlagurl
post Mar 6 2008, 01:28 PM
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I thought this was funny.

A Czech guy tries to book a flight to Costa Rica using a voucher and the lady on the phone tells him that he will need to prove how he is getting back to Costa Rica.

After he tells her he doesn't know, she says "entry is denied to gypsies or those with hippy appearance"

Wowie... Talk about discrimination.

Have you ever experienced the same? Whether it's discrimination because you look too shabby, or discrimination because you look too good, I can't say that I have.

I oftentimes get mistaken for a much younger person, however.


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starlagurl   No hippies allowed in Costa Rica   Mar 6 2008, 01:28 PM
mmbcross   After a bit of research and a call to the TACA air...   Mar 6 2008, 02:33 PM
starlagurl   I have no idea, I just randomly saw his blog post,...   Mar 6 2008, 02:37 PM
introducinlyric   that was funny thankx for sharing :)   Mar 7 2008, 01:31 AM
malpais-allstar   With most countries they do require return flights...   May 15 2008, 12:11 AM
mmbcross   Denied entry for BO? That's a new one. On the ...   May 15 2008, 08:00 AM
starlagurl   Haha, yeah, imagine... You can't deny someone...   May 15 2008, 08:55 AM
mmbcross   I was thinking more about boarding planes than ent...   May 15 2008, 09:31 AM
starlagurl   Yeah, I wasn't talking to you. I mean, money...   May 15 2008, 09:33 AM
barovia   I work in the airline industry, and this is the ex...   Jul 30 2008, 11:43 AM
starlagurl   Wow...that's amazing...seems like a blatant at...   Aug 14 2008, 01:58 PM
mmbcross   How exactly do you determine who is a gypsy? If th...   Aug 14 2008, 08:01 PM
starlagurl   They usually have darker skin, it's just anoth...   Aug 18 2008, 04:15 PM
starlagurl   What's stranger than that?   Sep 10 2008, 03:27 PM
mmbcross   Bribing of officials anywhere is a very dicey prop...   Sep 10 2008, 03:43 PM
willdabo   This is probably because Costa Rica is such a draw...   Nov 22 2008, 02:35 PM

 

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