Application Question: Travel

[AllOverThePlace]

Why does the application which countries we've visited? I've traveled on vacation to Japan, Dubai, Egypt, Saudi and Pakistan in the last two years so is that a good thing because I've been exposed to other cultures or is that a bad thing because I'm some kind of terrorist threat? LoL I just think it's a funky question.

[KingMo]

1. Because they wanna know if you can handle living in a foreign country and are well-versed with being outside the U.S. Although Saba is more like a foreign jungle than a foreign country, so you can't really compare it to anything.

2. Because if you traveled a lot recently, they want to make sure you don't need any special attention to vaccinations and health care, etc. Since Saba is in dire lack of any real medical attention they could give you once you're there.

I think.

[Mike77]

1. Because they wanna know if you can handle living in a foreign country and are well-versed with being outside the U.S. Although Saba is more like a foreign jungle than a foreign country, so you can't really compare it to anything.

2. Because if you traveled a lot recently, they want to make sure you don't need any special attention to vaccinations and health care, etc. Since Saba is in dire lack of any real medical attention they could give you once you're there.

I think.

I agree, especially with the first one. If you're one of those Americans (sorry, i had to :p , it's so true) that have never travelled beyond 50km of their birthplace, that might raise a red flag. If you've been around the world before, especialy for a while, it shows that you might be able to handle some of the cultural and environmental differences at Saba.

[covarubious]

yeah, from what i have been told if they are going to call you for an interview you have what they want. they only really want to know 2 things from the interview, if you can handle living on the island for that long and how you are going to pay. ;) oh, and if you'll be a good doctor.

I agree, especially with the first one. If you're one of those Americans (sorry, i had to :p , it's so true) that have never travelled beyond 50km of their birthplace, that might raise a red flag. If you've been around the world before, especialy for a while, it shows that you might be able to handle some of the cultural and environmental differences at Saba.

[aspiringmedstudent]

Correction: A lot of Americans are well traveled - and I wouldn't say they are any less traveled than "those" Canadians.

[covarubious]

Even those in the deep south? (the american inequivalent of newfoundland lol) i'm pretty sure mike was just joking...

Correction: A lot of Americans are well traveled - and I wouldn't say they are any less traveled than "those" Canadians.

[Mike77]

Correction: A lot of Americans are well traveled - and I wouldn't say they are any less traveled than "those" Canadians.

Well i've travelled in Asia and Africa, and in my experience I can tell you this. I have probably seen more Dutch, German, and British travelers than in any other country.... A close 4th to those countries would probably be Canada. Of course distance & airfare to Africa/Asia would have been a major factor.

Look at it this way... I have WITHOUT QUESTION met more Canadians when traveling than Americans, despite having 1/10th of the population. Now i've never been to Mexico, and I am sure you would find more americans there, but whenever I go traveling it always shocks me just how few Americans I meet. I notice that Americans tend to travel to more places like resorts in Cancun, etc., and less to places like SE Asia, Africa, etc.

This is not just my observation, ask any well travelled person. I've lived in the US for a while and noticed a lot of Americans have this 'why travel, when we have it all in the US' mentality.

Not stereotyping the whole country, but it is a clear trend.

[covarubious]

ouch, yous in trouble! lol well, not to american bash, but after the whole bush era some people might be trying to avoid a world thats a little more hostile now... also, that government did tend to creat a touch of xenophobia...

Well i've travelled in Asia and Africa, and in my experience I can tell you this. I have probably seen more Dutch, German, and British travelers than in any other country.... A close 4th to those countries would probably be Canada. Of course distance & airfare to Africa/Asia would have been a major factor.

Look at it this way... I have WITHOUT QUESTION met more Canadians when traveling than Americans, despite having 1/10th of the population. Now i've never been to Mexico, and I am sure you would find more americans there, but whenever I go traveling it always shocks me just how few Americans I meet. I notice that Americans tend to travel to more places like resorts in Cancun, etc., and less to places like SE Asia, Africa, etc.

This is not just my observation, ask any well travelled person. I've lived in the US for a while and noticed a lot of Americans have this 'why travel, when we have it all in the US' mentality.

Not stereotyping the whole country, but it is a clear trend.

[rokshana]

Even those in the deep south? (the american inequivalent of newfoundland lol) i'm pretty sure mike was just joking...

HEY!!!! we southerners are well travelled! and let's face it, WE are used to the slower pace of life found on the islands as well as the heat and humidityy (its those northeasteners that have trouble adjusting!!:D)....

[AZcopperJim]

I love George Bush and our government foreign policy.

[Mike77]

Met more Canadian abroad than Americans...Maybe that's because the US has better weather and therefore we don't go to foreign lands to escape winter. :shock:

haha I know, the age old stereotype that Canada ='s the arctic..... Do a quick google of the average temperature of every major city in Canada and you might be suprised :p .

Of course, I was one of the minority of Canadians that didn't live within a stones throw of the US border (for the last couple years) , and we did have some HARSH winters. 'Course, I only travelled in summer :p

[Mike77]

HEY!!!! we southerners are well travelled! and let's face it, WE are used to the slower pace of life found on the islands as well as the heat and humidityy (its those northeasteners that have trouble adjusting!!:D)....

What other cultural parallels can we find? I can only assume inbreeding would occur to somewhat of a higher degree than normal on such a small island ? :D

Sorry, I had to. :)

[covarubious]

i ment deeeeeeeeeeeep south lol like in deliverance lol

HEY!!!! we southerners are well travelled! and let's face it, WE are used to the slower pace of life found on the islands as well as the heat and humidityy (its those northeasteners that have trouble adjusting!!:D)....

[rokshana]

Well i've travelled in Asia and Africa, and in my experience I can tell you this. I have probably seen more Dutch, German, and British travelers than in any other country.... A close 4th to those countries would probably be Canada. Of course distance & airfare to Africa/Asia would have been a major factor.

Look at it this way... I have WITHOUT QUESTION met more Canadians when traveling than Americans, despite having 1/10th of the population. Now i've never been to Mexico, and I am sure you would find more americans there, but whenever I go traveling it always shocks me just how few Americans I meet. I notice that Americans tend to travel to more places like resorts in Cancun, etc., and less to places like SE Asia, Africa, etc.

This is not just my observation, ask any well travelled person. I've lived in the US for a while and noticed a lot of Americans have this 'why travel, when we have it all in the US' mentality.

Not stereotyping the whole country, but it is a clear trend.


maybe canadians just don't like staying in their country.... (j/k)

since you are CANADIAN, you just might go to the places where there are more of them...

I am an American and I too am well traveled (my dad's philosophy was why visit a place twice?) and have traveled extensively throughout Asia (HK, maccau, china, korea, vietnam,singapore, thailand, malaysia,bangladesh, india, some Europe(england, ireland,wales, france, greece), South America (venezuela), the Caribbean (gnd,svg, barbados, antigua, sxm, trinidad)(, and of course the US (34 out of 50 + PR!) and i have come across americans in all of these places-sure some places more than others and actually come across very few canadian (i usually see more japanese travelers than any other group)!

[AZcopperJim]

I've been to ft Bay. I've been to the highest point in the Dutch Kingdom (several times). I've been to the level and Booby hill (both on the same day). I drove from Holland to France in less than 1 hour.

[Mike77]

maybe canadians just don't like staying in their country.... (j/k)

since you are CANADIAN, you just might go to the places where there are more of them...

I am an American and I too am well traveled (my dad's philosophy was why visit a place twice?) and have traveled extensively throughout Asia (HK, maccau, china, korea, vietnam,singapore, thailand, malaysia,bangladesh, india, some Europe(england, ireland,wales, france, greece), South America (venezuela), the Caribbean (gnd,svg, barbados, antigua, sxm, trinidad)(, and of course the US (34 out of 50 + PR!) and i have come across americans in all of these places-sure some places more than others and actually come across very few canadian (i usually see more japanese travelers than any other group)!

That's strange, I guess there's a lot of factors that come into play. Americans are known to be a country that doesn't travel as much, but then there are people like you who are very well travelled. It's only a general rule, but it does hold true more often than not. Again, it's far from the truth to say that Americans don't travel, but you'll find a very large number of people in the US that are 50+ years old, and haven't left their country. Traveling to them is going to a different state :p .


Check this out


Americans are Tuning Out the World (http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=6553)

[covarubious]

you do realize i am picturing you driving from a carpenetrs level to a hill made of breasts... its quit the mental image lol

I've been to ft Bay. I've been to the highest point in the Dutch Kingdom (several times). I've been to the level and Booby hill (both on the same day). I drove from Holland to France in less than 1 hour.