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.
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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