You might be right. I can only report from my experience. I can’t say I saw people being not nice to women because of their gender. But you don’t see many things when you’re a tourist.
US border is asking questions about your opinion of Trump. No other country does that, even if going out of your way to bad mouth their leadership won’t be appreciated.
The answer “it’s none of my business, you guys elected him.” resulted in being turned away from the border.
If you enjoy the risk of getting suddenly jailed NK or Iran are way better.
Iran has better food anyway.
People are also extremely welcoming. It’s almost too much :)
As long as you’re male. And white. Iran is still a deeply racist society.
You might be right. I can only report from my experience. I can’t say I saw people being not nice to women because of their gender. But you don’t see many things when you’re a tourist.
I can only the report the experience of iranian friends and my partner.
So, the similarities go on!
Yep
Yeah, I have a fair few female Iranian friends and their parents got them out of Iran ASAP.
And stray cats too I think.
This is statistically not true.
Incarceration rate per 100k:
Actually, since ICE isn’t sending people to trial, they might be lowering the US statistic lol.
So not only are you safer from getting arrested in Iran, but you’re more likely to receive a trial.
You just made me realize there’s less chance to get imprisioned as a tourist in NK than in USA right now xD
US border is asking questions about your opinion of Trump. No other country does that, even if going out of your way to bad mouth their leadership won’t be appreciated.
The answer “it’s none of my business, you guys elected him.” resulted in being turned away from the border.
This for real? Any sources on this?
Lemmy anecdote. few if any confirmations in https://www.reddit.com/r/uscanadaborder/comments/1jrmy12/have_you_been_asked_do_you_like_trump_by_a_us/
there is this anecdote: https://www.reddit.com/r/50501Canada/comments/1jptyt2/problems_crossing_into_the_us/
I don’t know for sure, but media not reporting/picking up doesn’t mean anything.
they will just expel foreigners for that,
In America, cops can jail you because they feel like it, with no repercussions.