Absolutely true , after splitting up with my first wife I thought I’d take a sabbatical . Mate of mine was out there (illegally) working as a mover out on Long Island and my brother was a work rider in upstate Saratoga .
Obama took over Bush , I don’t tell fibs ;)
I holiday amongst lots of Americans - try to keep away from their politics, but Trump is very polarising - 50% despise him and 50% love him. Some (on either side of the divide) are not what you’d expect.
Never doubted you mate :)
Immigration officers in the UK can do this too, to be fair. It happened to me the first time I was over there, almost twenty years ago now. It's reasonable to be concerned but I wouldn't let it put me off a trip personally.
That won’t refuse entry for disparaging Starmer on social media.
Hard to say. I have no criminal record, no unusual politics and had never commented on social media on anything at that point. I was detained for at least an hour answering their stupid questions and having my things searched. I got through eventually and life went on. Immigration officers usually aren't the best and brightest and you're always running the risk of provoking them.
It’s not remotely hard to say
How many UK citizens have been arrested for protesting the proscription of Palestine Action? If you think they wouldn't turn a foreigner away at the border for political speech you're naive.
It's not easy when you only get 2 weeks holiday a year.
New Orleans is fantastic. My grandmother was from near there and used to cook us Cajun food when she’d come to visit. One of if not the best food city in the nation, along with the music. I’ve gone at Easter time and over New Year’s and I have had a great experience despite the crowds and the drunkenness. Also getting out of the French Quarter and into some other districts is a lot of fun.
This is very true and unappreciated.
Pat O’Briens. Never heard them called the biggest but it’s probably the one bar more Americans have heard of than any other! Famous for the Hurricane, which is a nasty concoction that will take it right out of even the stoutest because you don’t even feel it until you’ve had seven — and then — BAM — you’re on the way to the hospital.
Find me a case of that happening and for each one that was turned away for criticising the UK government I’ll find you three turned away for criticising the Trump regime.