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Re:Killing the 3.5mm Jack: How Simple Is Changing into Needl... by cesarb on Monday June 13, 2016 @07:06PM (#11898499)
I've read about it before, at https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Avoiding_travel_through_the_U...

Basically, the problem seems to be that the USA does not have "sterile transit"; if your plane stops there in the way to somewhere else, you have to disembark and go through customs, and you need an expensive visa.

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Re:Killing the 3.5mm Jack: How Simple Is Changing into Needl... by emp_zealoth on Monday June 13, 2016 @08:18PM (#11898865)
It's not the money but the abuse they can dish out at you. Even if you get a visa (which is a pain in the neck and a total time sink on it's own), customs can just tell you "You know what? Go f yourself." After you've landed...
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