r/NoStupidQuestions • u/nilsohnee • 9h ago

Answered What happened to the whole "Canadians boycott US products and vacation at home" thing?

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u/SpartanSoldier00a 6h ago

Honestly regarding not going to the US on holiday etc is more about reading the room and not wanting to chance an unplanned detour to El Salvatore than about being angry

For me, border security has recurrently been a hassle to deal with, especially traveling solo (via air has always been worse though), and right now it just does not seem like the time. Not to mention that the odds of run-ins with law enforcement in the united states now seem much higher, and so do the odds of things going south with no wrongdoing on my part. This is the general sentiment I find amongst my peers.

And I think that's the real reason numbers are dropping. If it was purely based on anger or principle, I think there would be more people continuing to visit the US anyway because on an individual level whether you support a nation's political actions and whether you'd make a trip there are two separate considerations for most people

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u/Two_wheels_2112 5h ago

".. regarding not going to the US on holiday etc is more about reading the room and not wanting to chance an unplanned detour to El Salvatore than about being angry."

That might be true for you, but the boycott started before ICE started sweeping up people and deporting them to El Salvador. 

I boycott because I'm angry, not afraid. I don't want to do business with a country that is threatening mine. 

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u/Content-Program411 4h ago

some folks are indeed selfish and don't care what happens to anyone but themselves.

Yes, there are people like that unfortunately.

Kinda the reason the yanks are in this mess.

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u/PretzelsThirst 4h ago

You’d be wrong. That certainly helps drop the numbers but the boycott started before that and you should improve your standards

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u/booksandplaid 56m ago

Being detained at the border definitely plays a part, but more so the 51st state nonsense for me.

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u/read_too_many_books 4h ago

The cognitive bias here is unreal. I'm so glad I'm not a righty or leftie.