Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/02/03

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Subject: [Leica] OT: International Travel
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 22:05:13 -0800
References: <8ddd69fa-30fb-9e40-c5c7-de891dfbaa5a@gmail.com>

Hi Peter, I am a naturalized citizen, and yes, I am re-thinking about
potential travel plans. I expect the relationship with China to get tensed,
and do not want to get tangled in the web.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 8:23 PM, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at 
gmail.com>
wrote:

> Since the LUG includes travelers to and from all over the world, I'd like
> to ask a question.  Americans, are any of you considering changing your
> international travel plans in light of the last couple of weeks?  And
> Europeans, do you have any indications that Americans might be made to feel
> unwelcome in your countries, either by border officials or the "man or
> woman on the street?"
>
> I am NOT looking to start a political discussion.  We are trying to decide
> whether or not to book airline tickets.  I was born in the U.S.  My wife is
> a long-time naturalized citizen originally from Ukraine, and speaks with an
> accent. Occasionally her background has led to minor but unnerving extra
> scrutiny when traveling. And that was before all the "exciting" new
> developments since Jan 20.
>
> Feel free to respond by direct email if things might stray beyond what is
> appropriate for the LUG.
>
> --Peter
>
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