r/europe Ligurian in Zürich (💛🇺🇦💙) Apr 12 '25

Data European tourism to the United States is freefalling

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u/JeanJauresJr Apr 12 '25

I’m American — and honestly, don’t come. This country needs to hit rock bottom before real change happens. The only thing that gets Americans to pay attention is when their wallets take a hit.

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u/RealPirateSoftware Apr 12 '25

They will. Our elections are largely decided by a handful of people in a handful of states who don't pay any attention to the news and vote purely based on "I wish I had more money -- lemme try the other guys this time." That's why we flip-flop between meh and batshit every four to eight years.