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I applied for an Indian visa a couple months ago. The page gave me 100 characters to list countries I'd visited in the previous few years. If I used 2 letter ab
by isostatic 9y ago
I applied for an Indian visa a couple months ago. The page gave me 100 characters to list countries I'd visited in the previous few years. If I used 2 letter abbreviations and skipped the commas I could have just about done it. As it stands I started at NZ and moved west. Ran out of space just before listing Pakistan. Oh well.
- mac01021 9y agoWhy do you visit so many countries?
- hoodoof 9y agoGood question! That's what immigration will be suspicious about....
- quickben 9y agoI have hippie friends that just travel. He works remote part time as a frontend dev, she makes jewelery. The have one kid and another one on its way. They often wonder why so many people don't visit any other countries, to see how other people live, gain understanding, experience and love.
- mac01021 9y agoIsn't it difficult to genuinely experience another part of the world (gaining understanding, experience, etc) without either speaking the language or hiring an expensive guide?
- quickben 9y agoThey are saying most know some level of English. As for the guide, they actually live for months whenever they go, make some friends and see what's there to see.
- 1024core 9y agoThat's nobody's business. Maybe s/he likes to travel. Especially if you're in EU where there are practically no borders west of Russia, you can visit dozens of countries without sweat.
- cnst 9y agoAlso practically no borders within Russia, and you can visit dozens of republics without sweat.
- orangecrush4000 9y agoActually, it is the government's business to know where their citizens have been. What the hell you think passport stamps are for.
- isostatic 9y agoIt's quite simple, I work for a multinational company with offices in about 100 counties. Add 20 or so countries in Europe which are easy enough to visit for a weekend break and 50 is quite a small number. Most people I know have visited at least 10 counties in the last 10 years, and many have visited 20+, just for tourist purposes
- joshka 9y agoWhy do you believe this is a lot of countries to visit?
- mac01021 9y agoBecause the number is many standard deviations above average.
- johansch 9y agoYou americans are so funny sometimes.
- seanmcdirmid 9y ago> Ran out of space just before listing Pakistan. Oh well. I know jokes aren't allowed on HN, but this is great :)