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Welcome to Chile, Gringo.
2004-03-21
Posted by:Mercutio

#5  Well of course you are correct TGA, but one doesn't read Kim du Toit for any semblance of truth, but rather to enjoy the measure of his outrage...on so many subjects...lol

It is fortunate indeed that Kim didn't try to get into Brazil with the newly installed fingerprinting and photos being mandated by Brazil in perfect diplomatic reciprocity to what the US did.

Personally all these new travel measures are just silly until we seriously secure our southern boarder with Mexico.
Posted by: Traveller   2004-3-21 7:14:10 PM  

#4  Once the word gets out, tourism from the US will ebb. The market works.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-3-21 7:02:43 PM  

#3  Our favorite basket of warm puppies, the Anti-idiotarian Rottweiler, has a pic of some Chilean terror-tools mourning the overthrow of Saddam demonstrating against the US yesterday.

Misha mistakenly attacks them for a misspelled sign but note that the tool in the white cap is holding a Cuban flag.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-3-21 6:03:53 PM  

#2  "I wonder what the outcry would be if the United States a.) instituted any kind of entry fee at all, b.) levied a discriminatory one which charged, say, Chileans and other South Americans $100 per head and Italians nothing at all?"

Excuse me, but what is he complaining about? This is exactly what's happening. A South American who needs a visa to the United States has to pay $100 to the U.S. embassy and those 100 bucks aren't refunded if his visa is denied.

Persons with Chilean nationality don't need a visa for the EU (and pay no entry tax), so EU citizen don't pay that either when travelling to Chile.

Sorry, but I think it's only fair. (I didn't say it was wise.)
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-3-21 5:51:42 PM  

#1  
Well, this was an odd little link, but I enjoyed it immensely. It has been a while since I've read Kim du Toit and I appreciate the reminder.

Thanks
Posted by: Traveller   2004-3-21 5:06:24 PM  

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