[taxed2death]

I always get a kick out of these articles...when they state that only 20% of Americans have passports. Big Deal! The US is so darned big...and we have so many beautiful National and State parks....as well as sub Arctic (Alaska) areas, tropical areas and every concievable climate in between....that unless one wants to be harassed by rude euro weenies, or sweat to death in some turd world swill-hole we do not NEED a reason to leave the good ole US of A.

"We got it all".

[processing please hold]

So do I. I eat them up and giggle as I do so.

[FBD]

>"The US is so darned big...and we have so many beautiful National and State parks....we do not NEED a reason to leave the good ole US of A."<



Exactly!
We have parking lots bigger than some countries in Europe.
It takes us longer to find our cars than it does to tour Europe

[Ciexyz]

we do not NEED a reason to leave the good ole US of A

Unless we want to zip up into Canada or take a jaunt into Mexico. You don't need a passport to visit our neighbors, which is the only place I'd want to go...except for the Caribean. Even in Martinique, you don't need a passport.

[who knows what evil?]

...that unless one wants to be harassed by rude euro weenies...

Save yourself the trip "over the pond"...you can be harassed by euro-trash right here in New England. What a bunch of arrogant, self-absorbed snobs.

[Constantine XIII]

Yeah, all that, plus unless you live right next door to an international airport, you'll pay twice as much to get to someplace in Europe from home.

Europeans don't get that. You can get to Cologne from Oslo for about $25.

However, it cost me $1200 to get to Oslo from Knoxville and back. ><