Re: Visa? Visa? Balt... [Was: Visa? Visa? Russkie....]


«Pas de deux» wrote:
> "martin" <martintg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1127949659.057659.165120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Why any Latvian would want to spend their meager 500 dollars a month
> salary on the expense of visiting boring, bland,
> white-bread-processed-cheese, mono-cultural USA, when much more
> interesting Europe beckons just across the border, is beyond my
> comprehension. I can only concur that US consular officers were
> justified in their suspicion of illegal immigration for those 20%
> rejected.
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
> Ditto. I have wondered about this too. We are talking mainly about
> young people here. I can only imagine that the problem is they have
> been watching too much Yankee TV since their earliest days and actually
> believe that somehow, magically, as soon as they arrive they will get a
> red convertible and blonde bimbo to go with it, and they will not work
> but just play, the same as they see on Yankee TV...

Exactly. If they want Disneyland they can visit EuroDisney in France,
if they want the modern big city experience they can visit Hamburg, if
they want the Bel-air/Beverly Hills experience they can visit Monoco.
Europe has it all, who needs an American visa?

Regards
Martin

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