Hope for the future

Martin Hotze wrote:

(_IF_ I'll ever go there again and
spend some AMUs just for the fun of it; there are not so hostile [in terms
of security, censorship, freedom and _privacy_]


You're such an idiot, you should learn what you're talking about. I
just read that a video game was banned in over there, presumably for
whatever content was in it the freedom loving people didn't like. That
would not ever happen here. Not ever. We have no banned ideas here.
You have so much less freedom where you live it's laughable yet all you
do is whine about everybody else.

Jay Honeck wrote:

I'd like to see any stats if there was
an impact on the US-tourism industry due to the changes during the last
couple of years.


I subscribe to a number of lodging industry magazines, naturally, and
if there's been any impact it's not been measurable. In fact, the
lodging industry as a whole has been experiencing record and continuous
growth since 2002, after taking a big hit right after 9/11.

Now, of course, there's more to tourism than simply lodging, but it's a
good bellwether.

Many more people are flying now than ever before. Hell, United just
reported a profit.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:35:35 +0100, Thomas Borchert
wrote in
:


Between the discomfort of
commercial flying, and the famously less-than-welcoming attitude of
many Europeans,

And where exactly did you get that idea? What media in the US, for
example, would even report on the European attitude, no matter if it is
positive or negative? Fox "News"?

My experience with western Europeans has been, that generally folks
have the same basic interests and concerns as, and mostly act with the
same or better dignity and refinement as urban Americans. Of course
there are individuals who harbor a little larceny or chicanery, or are
grumpy about the indentation of tourists in their once homogenous
environs, but the vast majority are thoughtful, helpful, and
delightfully warm, and interesting.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:12:18 GMT, john smith wrote in
:

TrueCrypt

http://www.truecrypt.org/
Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Blowfish (448-bit key), CAST5,
Serpent, Triple DES, and Twofish. Mode of operation: LRW (CBC
supported as legacy).

Impressive.

And the price is right. :-)

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:07:34 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote in :


Sounds unwelcoming to me.

Oh come on. The waiter was courteous and welcomed you, I'll bet. :-(

In article .com,
says...


I'd like to see any stats if there was
an impact on the US-tourism industry due to the changes during the last
couple of years.

From what I've understood, the tourism markets on both sides have proven
quite resilient in the face of new threats and restrictions. Visits to the
US are not substantially off despite the fact that many people now require
Visas who didn't previously. And France remains the world's first tourist
destination (with London gaining fast) despite the whole flap over Iraq.
Apparently the largest tourist draw in France has changed though - today
more people visit Euro Disney than visit the Eiffel Tower, which indicats
significant numbers of people make the trip all the way to the outskirts of
Paris, but never mak a detour away from Disneyland to visit the city of
Paris!

Greg,

With so many people choosing France as a desired destination, it is a
shame that CDG airport is completely out-classed by the modern, welcoming
airports in China, Indonesia, Singapore and Dubai.


Now we're deducing the welcoming attitude of people from architecture? Have
you been to JFK?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Morgans schrieb:

this waiter had seen a chance to stiff a bunch of Americans, and had
given us the menus (that they obviously had prepared for situations
where tourists come in) that had all of the prices about double from the
normal prices.

If this little intermezzo impresses you, then you haven't travelled very
far in the world on your own. The only thing that surprizes me in that
story is that it has happened in Germany.

Stefan

In article ,
says...


Greg,

With so many people choosing France as a desired destination, it is a
shame that CDG airport is completely out-classed by the modern, welcoming
airports in China, Indonesia, Singapore and Dubai.


Now we're deducing the welcoming attitude of people from architecture?

Actually, I think the architecture is one of the things they are doing right
at Paris' CDG airport. I am a fan of Paul Andreu, and I think the control
tower at CDG2 and the newest terminals (2F and E) are very beautiful,
notwithstanding their errr structural difficulties! ;-)

I was referring to the entire experience - like a theme park ride "Roissy
Charles de Gaulle - The Experience!!" You know, the fact that the planes
unload by bus, because the handling companies are on strike, the interminable
wait to get you baggage, because they are on strike as well, the smashed,
ransacked and missing baggage after all that waiting, then the ticket
dispensing machines in the train station - that don't accept cash, and only
accept credit cards issued in France (very creative, for an international
arrivals hall). No problem though, you can take your chances with the long
lines at the ticket window - but pity on your soul if you don't have EXACT
change - the girl at the window will make you regret the day you were born.
The train ride through the car-burning capital of the world is - well,
interesting, but the arrival at the North train station will see you separated
from your wallet, unless you are David Blaine or Copperfield and able to
out-wit the army of pickpockets. Ready for a Parisian taxi? No, NO, NO - don't
get me started!!!






Have
you been to JFK?

Haven't been there in almost a week.
Has it changed?

GF

this waiter had seen a chance to stiff a bunch of Americans, and had given us
the menus (that they obviously had prepared for situations where tourists
come in) that had all of the prices about double from the normal prices.

If this little intermezzo impresses you, then you haven't travelled very far
in the world on your own. The only thing that surprizes me in that story is
that it has happened in Germany.

Give me the name of just one restaurant in the US that has a foreigner menu with
double pricing. Just one.
--
Jim in NC