My anecdote: Ex and I, his son and daughter in law, and a few of their friends drove from Watertown to Toronto one weekend. Four twenty-somethings in one car, us and one of the friends in our car. We got through Customs with no problem, but had to pull over and wait for the four "youngsters" to be questioned and their car to be searched.Another unrelated anecdote - I traveled to Canada last week and had a very pleasant experience with both Canadian and American officials.
.1. We accidentally drove into Germany.
I wonder if that has anything to do with the United States being a highly desirable destination?All the European ones have been much better (and faster!) experiences where you don't feel like you're being interrogated.
I’ve been asked some really weird questions by US Customs. CBSA officers were asking standard questions like where we were from, where we planned to stay and if we were visiting friends. The oddest question was if I was driving my own car. It was a rental from SeaTac with Oregon plates and I noted that.No, you misunderstand. Or maybe I wasn't clear. I said US Customs gave me a hard time. Canadian customs cheerfully welcomed me to Manitoba.
Ohh are we sharing anecdotes? Sounds fun. I once crossed backand forth between the US and Canada repeatedly during the day,on water even without ever once going through customs.
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There is this incredible area in Northern Minnesota called the Boundary Waters. Get it Boundary? lol we honeymooned there and canoed all around and would paddle back and forth across the border constantly. It was delightful. It was also 20 years ago - but hey, an anecdote is an anedcote. AND we even think we maybe saw a moose, or it could have been a bear - not really sure cuz we paddled as fast as we could in the opposite direction - which may or may not have been into Canada - it was simply the "away from the moose" direction.
I mean a semi-unvaccinated 3 month old living in frigid filth for a week is now medically fine? (Has it even been actually frigid in Pennsylvania -temps look above freezing to me)
Something doesn't add up
Nope, have not read anything that would be called credible 'journalism'.The vast majority of the articles in the Post are factual hard news stories. Yes they hire opinion writers. To claim the Post is tabloid journalism is not accurate
Hope you enjoyed it! lolSomeone's drank the kool-aid.
Perception is often wrong when it is not supported by hard facts. There is no such thing as alternative facts.Nope, have not read anything that would be called credible 'journalism'.
Perception is reality.....and yes accuracy is an issue with the paper, not my opinion.
I think it's a "chicken vs egg" thing. They're trying to give viewers/readers what they want. People will watch/read the "sleeze" instead of hard hitting journalism. So, in order to attract those customers, news organizations (which are businesses don't forget) have gone to the lowest common denominator.I seem to remember the first several posts here (and on other sites) were full of outrage. Then the facts began to emerge. Journalism is a pale shadow of what it used to be. Fact checking is a nearly forgotten skill. True investigative reporters are a dying breed. Story after story is debunked soon after the heartstrings of readers have been pulled to get the story out first. The truth seems to matter not much at all.
Stories break and some people’s internal hiney-meter goes off, because some of the details just sound off. We then ask why the journalists didn’t pick up on these fishy aspects, but all too often, they ignore what is right in front of their face. So no, I do not have confidence in them, the way I once did.
I grew up admiring journalists for their sleuthing skills and desire to get the truth out there. It is very difficult to do that today. Their goal seems to have changed too much.
If you look hard enough, you might even spot them on here-
I did misunderstand - what a relief! I was disappointed with us there for a minute. Maybe if you'd gone further east and tried to re-enter into Minnesota, I hear those folks are real friendly too!
You have to be kidding me. The Washington post is absolutely a reliable source.No the Washington Post is not a reliable source; very tabloid journalism.
Interesting. My trip was in 94 or 95, and they accepted, "going to a bar in Toronto".Ottawa airport, October 1995. They seemed skeptical of my stated reason for visiting and pulled me aside for a second interview. Someone would actually want to visit Ottawa as a tourist?????
Yep. Ethical and accurate, too.You have to be kidding me. The Washington post is absolutely a reliable source.