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Old 11-22-2020, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Downtime View Post
Also I would guess rather quickly it will become required to cross borders.
The 121 community is not representative of the US population as a whole. A year ago, only 42% of eligible US citizens even had passports. That percentage has decreased since then since more have been expiring in the last year than new ones have been issued or expiring ones have been renewed.

Research of 2,000 Americans across the country (a good statistical sample) in a new study conducted by market researchers OnePoll, and commissioned by travel luggage provider Victorinox, explored the nation’s travel experiences and the things that seem to stop people from exploring more.

The results are pretty amazing, and perhaps explain the gaps of knowledge many Americans seem to have of the world:

-- Eleven percent of survey respondents have never traveled outside of the state where they were born.

-- Over half of those surveyed (54 percent) say they’ve visited 10 states or fewer.

-- As many as 13 percent say they have never flown in an airplane.



-- Forty percent of those questioned said they’ve never left the country.

-- Over half of respondents have never owned a passport. (For years U.S. citizens did not need one to travel to Mexico, Canada and on many cruises, which may clarify the previous stat.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lealane...h=6628be142898
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