Bon Voyage To My.....
 

post on how politics affected your travel destinations. They have shut down the "replies." Oh, well, it was a good one while it lasted. Thank you for the interesting and varied viewpoints!

Thanks for posting the question in the first place! It sparked some very interesting debate.

You could re-start the discussion over hte bonjourparis.com forum, which has a whole section on politics and cultural differences.

Actually, you can continue the discussion right here: what I think is your original post is still around, just rather far down.

Thanks, Leelani. I didn't read all the responses but it seemed to be, overall, a good civil discussion.

One of things I really like about this forum, especially compared to other internet boards I've been on, is the intelligence and writing ability of people here.