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honeyandbutterontoast · 15/08/2025 06:53

Oct half term we were planning to visit Boston, but with things as they are in the US 🤷‍♀️

Any suggestions for somewhere else, have done a lot of European cities and were really looking forward to seeing Boston in the fall. Don’t want beach type holiday.

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Zodiacrobat · 16/08/2025 14:59

Amby99 · 15/08/2025 09:43

May I ask why you’d give red states a wide berth? Whilst I am certainly no trump supporter, I do think that until you’ve visited a red state you can’t automatically assume it’s full of evil people (not that’s what I think you’re assuming). I was reluctant to go because of everything portrayed in the media but the vast majority of trump supporters are really, really nice people.They just want guns, legal immigration and less government intervention

Just genuinely curious because a few years ago I wouldn’t have gone to a red state either but my fiancé’s extended family are all southern and it really has changed my perspective

If you support the racism, misogynist, homophobic, sexual predator Trump then you cannot, by definition, be a nice person.

They don’t just want those 3 things. They want a far right Christian rule of law where women have to submit to their husbands and have NO bodily autonomy whatsoever.

CountryQueen · 17/08/2025 07:46

How old is DD? I’d be getting her off TikTok asap. This is not healthy, half the stuff she’s seeing will be AI.

Go to Boston

EyeLevelStick · 17/08/2025 08:07

Zodiacrobat · 16/08/2025 14:59

If you support the racism, misogynist, homophobic, sexual predator Trump then you cannot, by definition, be a nice person.

They don’t just want those 3 things. They want a far right Christian rule of law where women have to submit to their husbands and have NO bodily autonomy whatsoever.

Not everyone in the red states supports Trump…

Edited - just read what you were replying to. My point still stands, but I have no time for people who support Trump’s policies. As you say, you can’t be a nice or sensible person and think that a demented rapist should be President.

honeyandbutterontoast · 17/08/2025 08:30

CountryQueen · 17/08/2025 07:46

How old is DD? I’d be getting her off TikTok asap. This is not healthy, half the stuff she’s seeing will be AI.

Go to Boston

She’s 18 and doesn’t use TikTok. The last article she sent me was from the Guardian!

Thanks all, I booked the flights and accommodation last night. I expected to have a load of replies telling me not to go but mostly you said yes!! Can get excited now :)

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CountryQueen · 17/08/2025 08:34

honeyandbutterontoast · 17/08/2025 08:30

She’s 18 and doesn’t use TikTok. The last article she sent me was from the Guardian!

Thanks all, I booked the flights and accommodation last night. I expected to have a load of replies telling me not to go but mostly you said yes!! Can get excited now :)

Her algorithms will be showing her more and more of it but at 18 not much you can do!

She’ll soon see there was nothing to get all scaremongered about 😆

NewYorkSummer · 17/08/2025 09:23

honeyandbutterontoast · 17/08/2025 08:30

She’s 18 and doesn’t use TikTok. The last article she sent me was from the Guardian!

Thanks all, I booked the flights and accommodation last night. I expected to have a load of replies telling me not to go but mostly you said yes!! Can get excited now :)

Good for you. Boston in the autumn is something I would love to do!

Brooklyn70 · 17/08/2025 09:29

tell her not to worry, i went to NY in July and we sailed through border control.

they just asked me if we had any food with us and how much cash we were carrying.

BitOutOfPractice · 17/08/2025 09:49

We also had no issues at border control. Just asked us for the address we were staying at.

NewYorkSummer · 17/08/2025 10:47

That’s interesting @BitOutOfPractice@Brooklyn70 we did get asked a lot of questions, address, how many nights, purpose of visit, have we been before, when was it, how much cash etc. Maybe we just looked more dodgy 😆 but then I’ve never been to Canada or the US without getting asked a barrage of questions

honeyandbutterontoast · 17/08/2025 10:49

We went to NY in January and were asked absolutely nothing at the border. Last year going into Arizona they asked me if I was planning to take home a cowboy 😂

But expecting more questioning now when we go.

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NewYorkSummer · 17/08/2025 10:52

honeyandbutterontoast · 17/08/2025 10:49

We went to NY in January and were asked absolutely nothing at the border. Last year going into Arizona they asked me if I was planning to take home a cowboy 😂

But expecting more questioning now when we go.

Do they do cowboys in duty free 🤣

honeyandbutterontoast · 17/08/2025 10:53

NewYorkSummer · 17/08/2025 10:52

Do they do cowboys in duty free 🤣

We went to a ranch, but sadly I didn’t see any cowboys for sale 😏

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Brooklyn70 · 17/08/2025 11:04

NewYorkSummer · 17/08/2025 10:47

That’s interesting @BitOutOfPractice@Brooklyn70 we did get asked a lot of questions, address, how many nights, purpose of visit, have we been before, when was it, how much cash etc. Maybe we just looked more dodgy 😆 but then I’ve never been to Canada or the US without getting asked a barrage of questions

oh, sorry, those too but i consider them standard.

it was the first time i was asked the other two.

the whole interaction lasted 2 minutes though.

Sossusvlei · 17/08/2025 11:04

Another one saying GO! We went last month (mostly Utah’s state parks) and it was amazing. The lady at passport control loved my DD’s nails 😁

Jamesblonde2 · 17/08/2025 11:32

I honestly don’t understand the fret. What on earth is there to be worried about bu legally going to the USA as a British citizen? Hundreds of thousands go to Disney every year (that’s not my bag though). I know a number of families there now. Haha this worrying is madness.

Jamesblonde2 · 17/08/2025 11:35

Ignore the easily influenced 18 year old who is probably not paying for the trip.

honeyandbutterontoast · 17/08/2025 11:56

Turns out the scaremongering was being done by exDH who was telling her how morally corrupt and dangerous it was to visit there!!

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pinotnow · 17/08/2025 12:04

Oh my, @honeyandbutterontoast what a nerve - just jealous he isn't taking her I expect. I had the same - ex told my dc he 'wasn't happy' that we were going this year and he also advised them to tell me to be careful when they mentioned I would be hiring a car... Luckily they don't pay much heed to his opinions!

Glad you're going - hope you have a lovely trip.

NewYorkSummer · 17/08/2025 12:07

honeyandbutterontoast · 17/08/2025 11:56

Turns out the scaremongering was being done by exDH who was telling her how morally corrupt and dangerous it was to visit there!!

Meh, not a Trump fan but morally corrupt. Could say that about a lot of countries including ours 😒

Pemba · 17/08/2025 12:38

I am sure there's still lots to see in the USA and many of the people are lovely. However I wouldn't set foot there until they've managed to get rid of the orange clown.

I would be worried about going through passport control. The officers have a reputation for being aggressive (going back years, before Trump) but under the encouragement of the Trump regime they've become even worse, and much is left to an individual officer's discretion. They seem to have the mindset that every tourist is plotting to stay there and work illegally.

Did you hear about the very normal young woman from Wales who was backpacking and got detained and imprisoned in a detention centre for nearly 3 weeks? Because she had arranged to stay in a house sit, which apparently can be classed as work (because you get free accommodation, you're obviously not paid) , although it's a bit of a grey area. She was on a tourist visa and didn't realise. Why didn't they just send her home?

Friend of a friend is a Canadian citizen who wanted to do a simple quick shopping trip over the border. He was asked what he thought of Trump and simply said he was not his cup of tea, but not his president so not his business. Because of this he was refused entry. I have also heard of them searching people's phones, looking for anything anti Trump you might have said. People are taking new blank phones on purpose.

Of course you might be fine and get a reasonable officer but I wouldnt risk it. I also wouldnt want to support them at the moment.

Canada is gorgeous though and the people are just lovely. We went recently. There is so much to see and many varied landscapes, interesting cities like Quebec, Vancouver, etc, gorgeous mountains and lakes. My favourite province is Nova Scotia though, everything is human sized, life is unhurried and everyone is so friendly.

GatherlyGal · 17/08/2025 12:51

Just back from USA and we had a great time. I don't really get the reluctance to travel somewhere because you don't share the views of the president.

Americans didn't radically change into bad people in the last few years there are people with all manner of views and always have been.

We lived there for a while and did a lot of back and forth and this time was the easiest and smoothest immigration experience we've ever had.

You'll have a great time OP (although I am still recovering from the awful food).

BitOutOfPractice · 17/08/2025 14:18

NewYorkSummer · 17/08/2025 10:47

That’s interesting @BitOutOfPractice@Brooklyn70 we did get asked a lot of questions, address, how many nights, purpose of visit, have we been before, when was it, how much cash etc. Maybe we just looked more dodgy 😆 but then I’ve never been to Canada or the US without getting asked a barrage of questions

I obviously have an angelic face 😂 I think they asked is address and how many nights. Tbh I’ve been asked more questions coming home on the ferry from France. It was also really quick at Boston airport.

ZZTopGuitarSolo · 17/08/2025 14:24

It’s not always quick at Boston airport - I fly in fairly often and the non-US line can be looong.

But New England is absolutely glorious in fall. I recommend you also do a day or two in Portland ME or Portsmouth NH, or head to the White Mountains.

BitOutOfPractice · 17/08/2025 14:54

@ZZTopGuitarSolo We landed on the afternoon of July 4th (just in time for the fireworks!) so it was pretty quiet at the airport. Everyone was at home barbecuing!

reluctantbrit · 17/08/2025 17:23

Just have a look at the first couple of minutes of this news clip.

That's DC, they had LA as well. I am sure there are plenty of perfectly nice and non-MAGA people in the US. Massachusetts is a Democrate state and Boston a great city but I just don't want to feel I am visiting a fachist country which starts to become a powder keg.

www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-national-guard-soldiers-arrive-on-streets-of-washington-d-c

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