Only 27% of Americans have a passport

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  • chilidog
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 04-05-09
    • 10305

    #1
    Only 27% of Americans have a passport
    That means that 73% of Americans are LOSERS.

    That's all, carry on.
  • pavyracer
    SBR Aristocracy
    • 04-12-07
    • 82780

    #2
    US is the best country in the world. No need to visit all the other losers around the globe.
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    • teaserpleaser
      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
      • 08-14-08
      • 26015

      #3
      Originally posted by chilidog
      That means that 73% of Americans are LOSERS.

      That's all, carry on.
      about 7% of sbr posters have passports that number may be a little high. Pavy visiting and living like locals in other far away lands is what makes America great at least for me we take alot of things for granted.
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      • JVP3122
        SBR MVP
        • 05-02-09
        • 1048

        #4
        Originally posted by pavyracer
        US is the best country in the world. No need to visit all the other losers around the globe.
        There ya go, way to be isolationist. Do yourself a favor, get a passport, and go visit Europe. If you don't know where you want to go I'll suggest Barcelona, Paris, and Rome. Those are three nice spots to hit.
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        • chilidog
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 04-05-09
          • 10305

          #5
          Originally posted by pavyracer
          US is the best country in the world. No need to visit all the other losers around the globe.
          I guess that you're one of the 73% then...
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          • Ace_of_Spades
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 10-14-09
            • 13518

            #6
            I do not have a passport.
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            • eonizuka
              SBR High Roller
              • 10-22-10
              • 152

              #7
              I'm actually surprised that more than a quarter of Americans do have passports. Most working class people can't afford a European vacation so unless it is your job or something behind leaving the country,most people stay right in the USA. I'm not saying it is good or bad one way or the other, just surprised.
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              • polskboy
                SBR MVP
                • 01-29-10
                • 1688

                #8
                most americans dont have money.work deposits money to banks and banks and from there they pay rent ,food.they never travel they live there they born and die there.
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                • THE PROFIT
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 11-27-09
                  • 17701

                  #9
                  I dont have a passport
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                  • Igetp2s
                    SBR MVP
                    • 05-21-07
                    • 1046

                    #10
                    I can't believe that stat, where did you get it from?
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                    • flyingillini
                      SBR Aristocracy
                      • 12-06-06
                      • 41222

                      #11
                      I have a Passport and bank accounts in four different Countries. You just never know when you are going to be done here.
                      המוסד‎
                      המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים‎
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                      • chilidog
                        SBR Posting Legend
                        • 04-05-09
                        • 10305

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Igetp2s
                        I can't believe that stat, where did you get it from?
                        the us state department's website
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                        • NrmlCurvSurfr
                          SBR MVP
                          • 04-05-10
                          • 2899

                          #13
                          I would be willing to bet that percentage is relatively high compared to most other countries.
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                          • Team Ramrod
                            SBR Wise Guy
                            • 04-10-09
                            • 949

                            #14
                            I like the states to much to leave it
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                            • chilidog
                              SBR Posting Legend
                              • 04-05-09
                              • 10305

                              #15
                              Originally posted by NrmlCurvSurfr
                              I would be willing to bet that percentage is relatively high compared to most other countries.
                              60-70% of Australians have a passport (couldn't find a concrete statistic between the two numbers).
                              70% of Europeans have a passport.
                              53% of Canadians have a passport.
                              70% of the Irish have a passport.
                              27% of Americans have a passport.

                              That's just sad for us gringos.
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                              • pavyracer
                                SBR Aristocracy
                                • 04-12-07
                                • 82780

                                #16
                                People come to the US and need passports but we don't need passports. What the heck am I gonna do in a third world country with a passport?
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                                • jjgold
                                  SBR Aristocracy
                                  • 07-20-05
                                  • 388208

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by pavyracer
                                  US is the best country in the world. No need to visit all the other losers around the globe.

                                  Most have no need for one
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                                  • minet123
                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                    • 02-17-07
                                    • 10280

                                    #18
                                    I got three
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                                    • NrmlCurvSurfr
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 04-05-10
                                      • 2899

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by chilidog

                                      60-70% of Australians have a passport (couldn't find a concrete statistic between the two numbers).
                                      70% of Europeans have a passport.
                                      53% of Canadians have a passport.
                                      70% of the Irish have a passport.
                                      27% of Americans have a passport.

                                      That's just sad for us gringos.
                                      Well maybe not so sad, but just factual. The US has a tendency to run a trade deficit too. More is coming in than out. There is massive investment in the US so naturally the focus of the population will be inside the country. ALSO, Out of that 73% that do not have passports, how many have just let their passport expire? Or maybe they are too old to travel but had a passport earlier in life. There are many reasons one might not have a passport at the moment. You statistic does not imply that only 27% of people living in the US have traveled outside of the country.
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                                      • chilidog
                                        SBR Posting Legend
                                        • 04-05-09
                                        • 10305

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by NrmlCurvSurfr

                                        Well maybe not so sad, but just factual. The US has a tendency to run a trade deficit too. More is coming in than out. There is massive investment in the US so naturally the focus of the population will be inside the country. ALSO, Out of that 73% that do not have passports, how many have just let their passport expire? Or maybe they are too old to travel but had a passport earlier in life. There are many reasons one might not have a passport at the moment. You statistic does not imply that only 27% of people living in the US have traveled outside of the country.
                                        Very true. Only 1.5% of Chinese have a passport. Americans come third in the number of international departures, behind Germany and the United Kingdom.

                                        I dunno, there's an entire world out there, with beautiful things to see, and the majority of Americans don't have enough of a desire to do so.
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                                        • NrmlCurvSurfr
                                          SBR MVP
                                          • 04-05-10
                                          • 2899

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by chilidog

                                          Very true. Only 1.5% of Chinese have a passport. Americans come third in the number of international departures, behind Germany and the United Kingdom.

                                          I dunno, there's an entire world out there, with beautiful things to see, and the majority of Americans don't have enough of a desire to do so.
                                          Everyone should experience more than the country they were born in. I could not imagine living in one place and never seeing anything else.
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                                          • wtf
                                            SBR Posting Legend
                                            • 08-22-08
                                            • 12983

                                            #22
                                            I dont expect that figure to change with terrorism and the TSA up travelers assholes

                                            not much need to leave the borders america offers just about everything imaginable
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                                            • maersksealand
                                              SBR MVP
                                              • 09-17-09
                                              • 1673

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by chilidog
                                              That means that 73% of Americans are LOSERS.

                                              That's all, carry on.
                                              how many of the 27% made it beyond Canada and Mexico ?
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                                              • chilidog
                                                SBR Posting Legend
                                                • 04-05-09
                                                • 10305

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by wtf
                                                I dont expect that figure to change with terrorism and the TSA up travelers assholes

                                                not much need to leave the borders america offers just about everything imaginable
                                                Out of the original 7 wonders of the world, only 2 are in america. Out of the new list of the 7 wonders of the world, none are in america.
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                                                • shari91
                                                  BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                  • 02-23-10
                                                  • 32661

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by NrmlCurvSurfr

                                                  Everyone should experience more than the country they were born in. I could not imagine living in one place and never seeing anything else.
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                                                  • THE PROFIT
                                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                                    • 11-27-09
                                                    • 17701

                                                    #26
                                                    The judicial system wont let me have a passport for now so it is what it is. For a while I wasn't even supposed to be in the yard so I'm not gonna complain.
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                                                    • eidolon
                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                      • 01-02-08
                                                      • 9547

                                                      #27
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                                                      • will2survive
                                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                                        • 11-26-09
                                                        • 8099

                                                        #28
                                                        no need for me to have one
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                                                        • THE PROFIT
                                                          SBR Posting Legend
                                                          • 11-27-09
                                                          • 17701

                                                          #29
                                                          I have no desire to leave my house, better yet the fukin country
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                                                          • Extra Innings
                                                            SBR Posting Legend
                                                            • 02-26-10
                                                            • 15058

                                                            #30
                                                            Why would anyone want to leave the GREATEST country in the World.
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                                                            • wtf
                                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                                              • 08-22-08
                                                              • 12983

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by chilidog
                                                              Out of the original 7 wonders of the world, only 2 are in america. Out of the new list of the 7 wonders of the world, none are in america.
                                                              with TV and travellogs all over the tube this reduces the actual need to see these wonders, which actually some of them are quite disappointing in IMHO
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                                                              • Naz18
                                                                SBR MVP
                                                                • 09-10-09
                                                                • 4277

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by pavyracer
                                                                US is the best country in the world. No need to visit all the other losers around the globe.
                                                                Originally posted by Extra Innings
                                                                Why would anyone want to leave the GREATEST country in the World.
                                                                How do you know its the best or greatest....

                                                                I bet their's a lot of Cowboys fans that think their team is #1
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                                                                • Extra Innings
                                                                  SBR Posting Legend
                                                                  • 02-26-10
                                                                  • 15058

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Naz18



                                                                  How do you know its the best or greatest....

                                                                  I bet their's a lot of Cowboys fans that think their team is #1
                                                                  Because everybody is trying to come HERE.

                                                                  I've traveled extensively and out of all the places I've been I would be happy in the Dominican Republic (a "third world country). It comes to cost vs. happiness. You can live a 200,000 dollar lifestyle there for about 35,000.
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                                                                  • Manaconda
                                                                    SBR Wise Guy
                                                                    • 03-22-10
                                                                    • 819

                                                                    #34
                                                                    those of you who havent left the country (or maybe even home state) are crazy.. You need to go visit europe at least once in your life
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                                                                    • ttwarrior1
                                                                      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                                      • 06-23-09
                                                                      • 28497

                                                                      #35
                                                                      why would i want a passport, i dont need one if i dont plan on leaving and where i live, you can get one in less then ten min
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