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Flying to a different country and never leaving the airport - count as a visit?
Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:36 am
Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:36 am
Hypothetical - if I fly to Thailand and get on a different plane in Tokyo, but never leave the airport...does that count as a visit? Can I say that I've been to Japan in a conversation with someone? The same thing goes for US states.
I say yes, a friend says no.
I say yes, a friend says no.
This post was edited on 6/8/13 at 11:41 am
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Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:40 am to diddydirtyAubie
Nope
Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:42 am to diddydirtyAubie
Nope.
Even just driving through a state is debatable. You at least have to specify, "I only drove through it."
Even just driving through a state is debatable. You at least have to specify, "I only drove through it."
Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:45 am to diddydirtyAubie
No.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:47 am to diddydirtyAubie
I say yes, but you need to clarify the stop.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:10 pm to diddydirtyAubie
No. Driving through doesnt count either.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:26 pm to Weagle25
Nope, not in my family...
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:29 pm to Weagle25
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Driving through doesnt count either.
If you have driven through most of the state then you have definitely been there.
I drove through Louisiana and stopped in New Orleans for 3 hours. I have definitely been there.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:31 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Driving through and stopping for 3 hours isn't the same. I'd count that as a visit. But just literally driving through and stopping for food, gas, etc is not considered a visit IMO
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:37 pm to cas4t
quote:I drove through the entire state of kansas, east to west, and stopped only for gas and food. I wouldn't consider that "visiting" kansas
Driving through and stopping for 3 hours isn't the same. I'd count that as a visit. But just literally driving through and stopping for food, gas, etc is not considered a visit IMO
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:38 pm to cas4t
Hey guys I just read the menu for The French Laundry online and looked at pics of some of the dishes this means I can strike it off my bucket list right? TIA.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 1:05 pm to genro
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I drove through the entire state of kansas, east to west, and stopped only for gas and food. I wouldn't consider that "visiting" kansas
what else is there to do though? you accomplished everything worth seeing in that state.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 1:26 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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you accomplished everything worth seeing in that state.
As bad as Kansas is, this statement is false.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 2:09 pm to diddydirtyAubie
If you don't get a stamp from customs... no visit occurred. That's my view.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 2:48 pm to ehole
On the drive-through the state only issue, I think it is safe to say you've "been to ____"
That counts toward your total number of "been to" states, but it is a little disingenuous to say you've "visited" in that scenario IMO.
That counts toward your total number of "been to" states, but it is a little disingenuous to say you've "visited" in that scenario IMO.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 2:48 pm to diddydirtyAubie
No. I've changed planes at Heathrow and Charles de Gaulle but would never say that I visited London and Paris.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 2:54 pm to cas4t
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Nope
Posted on 6/8/13 at 2:57 pm to diddydirtyAubie
if your passport gets stamped then yes, if not then no. Pretty cut and dried.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 3:14 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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I drove through Louisiana and stopped in New Orleans for 3 hours. I have definitely been there.
Stopping for 3 hours changes things.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 4:33 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Technically you're in Japan, but Narita IAP is a good hour and change from Tokyo. I say no.
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