Similar here, you don't need to carry an ID, but police can detain you for 4 hours to "verify your identity", if you're suspected of something, reason - which I assume - they can make up easily. Of course, if you're smart enough and there is no real reason, they'll let you go fast, because they don't want to do the paperwork. Push them to document everything in detail, etc. But if you're too much of smartass, then you'll will suffer. Camera might run out of battery, paperwork might dissappear or appear, etc.
Another Congress In USA Cancelled/Postponed
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In Russia people carry photocopy of their ID every day. You don't want to risk your real ID, but police can harass you for no reason at any moment, if you don't have it. And I'm not talking about lower class people or people of color. I'm talking about salsa dancers who are not rich and walk or use public transportation. Rules are different when you get behind the wheel or when your driver gets behind the wheel.
How do you open a bank account, for example?
I recall days when you could open bank account by providing your name, address, and a reference from existing bank account holder. Or reference from the company you were employed with.
USA has a lot of unbanked people. Other parts of the world, especially developing countries also have a large percentage of their population which is unbanked.
There are traditional business like diamond trade where millions exchange hands on trust. Where the intermediaries know and vouch for the end parties. This kind of KYC existed before regulators discovered they needed to enforce KYC and AML (after 9/11).
Hawala system still works on trust.
USA has a lot of unbanked people. Other parts of the world, especially developing countries also have a large percentage of their population which is unbanked.
There are traditional business like diamond trade where millions exchange hands on trust. Where the intermediaries know and vouch for the end parties. This kind of KYC existed before regulators discovered they needed to enforce KYC and AML (after 9/11).
Hawala system still works on trust.
In the UK, or specifically the Channel Isles where I am from, it is very hard to open a bank account. You need a lot of documents. Utility bill with your name on it. You need to get your salary paid into the account most of the time. Proof of funds with a bank balance, etc.
An American friend said you can walk into a bank in the US and open an account in 10 mins. Not sure if still true.
In Spain, I opened an account online in 20 mins..
An American friend said you can walk into a bank in the US and open an account in 10 mins. Not sure if still true.
In Spain, I opened an account online in 20 mins..
There is a big congress if Vegas this weekend that will surely have many people from Mexico. https://www.mysalsacongress.com/huapango
Unless there are some ICE officers who avid salsa dancers, I doubt ICE is aware of Salsa congresses.
Don't know who is aware of who. In California, dancers are looking for links to ICE and targeting other dancers/instructors. Some of these instructors that are being targeted have been featured at congresses.Unless there are some ICE officers who avid salsa dancers, I doubt ICE is aware of Salsa congresses.
These people who think they make the world a better place when they don't buy food at this shop or don't take workshops from that person are tedious. In this case you would not only need to evaluate if the workshop theme is your interest but also investigate about every instructor's political views and evaluate some activists accusations: really "pro-genocide" or "pro-defense", and then what means defense exactly etc. - a lot of investigation hours to do, apart from finding hotel and flight.
In Israel everyone, both men and women, have to serve in the army, so no surprise that a female israeli instructor served in the army. I heard last year before bachata Geneva festival was the same trouble made about an israeli instructor couple.
And then: why not ask everybody about their views before dancing with them?
I think the connection between this bachata instructor and immigration enforcement in the USA is nebulous at best. Sometimes it seems like some people are not happy unless there is something to protest. I think we've all been there. For many, its something that happens around sophomore year in college. I'm not saying there aren't legitimate issues that merit some form of protest or boycott, but I'm not sure this call to boycott makes sense.
Richie Blondet
Son Montuno
I carry around copies of my passport, state ID, birth certificate, SS card, etc when traveling. Just for the sake of proving my identity. Many times it's been accepted. When not, I do like you described, make an appointment and show up with the real deal.Most countries have national id. USA doesn’t. In USA the driving license is accepted as photo id. It is required to be shown in many places from entering bars, to high rise office complexes (esp after 9/11), boarding flights, etc. If you are a foreigner then you can also show your home country driver license for age verification but for id you have to show your passport. It is similar in other countries too. They generally have national id card, driving license as photo-id, etc. I have used USA driving license as photo id to pick up congress passesin Europe.
When travelling I usually don’t carry passport on me in person. I leave it in the safe at the hotel. It is more hassle if it gets stolen or lost on the streets.
Yet of all places in the world only once I was randomly stopped and asked for a passport. It was in Tokyo, Japan! It was near empty street and past midnight. Last place I worked have expected that to happen.
“You don’t have to carry it but show it when asked” is one of those classic bureaucratic rule making. I think it allows you to show it within reasonable time if you doing have it. If it is authorities they can either follow you home or all you to bring it next day.
Richie Blondet
Son Montuno
That's a lame excuse and a thought process that excuses both moral and social responsibility.
If you can't be bothered to do the right thing, why would you care if others do?
There's a genocide and ethnic cleansing raking place in Gaza by military forces under the Netanyahu regime. This is not some bull$#!+ I difference or devate over pikitical ideology. A people are being wiped off the planet so a segment of Israel (Zionists) can further its expansionist agenda, while a White supremacist U.S. President has expressed wanting to turn Gaza into a golf and hotel resort. A playground for the wealthy.
If some phony dance "instructor" has been expressing support of the Israeli Defense Forces' actions against Palestinians it's no tedious endeavor to boycott their activities. Or have to question why.
Richie Blondet
Son Montuno
Dude..... they're ethnically cleansing the people of Palestine. How does it not make sense?
Genocide happened in both directions, so of course most israelis support their army.
In nazi Germany they painted "Don't buy in jewish shops" on the jewish shops, so now "Don't take lessons from jewish" is correct? It's always crap to take someone's nationality as a reason to boycott him/her.
I'm speaking solely to the connection mentioned with USA immigration enforcement. I don't see how this instructor has any ties to that. Because she was forced to enlist in the military of her country of birth and that military allegedly trains the federal employees in the USA that work for immigration and customs enforcement? I don't see how she is responsible or tied to immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.
She's so nasty on social media that I unfriended her. And she's in my top 5 American salsa dancers list.
People who have audience as teachers and performers have responsibilities to keep higher moral values than plebs. She's poisoning a lot of people.
Genocide is a legal term and how something qualifies as genocide, program, massacre, etc is best left to lawyers.
In the Israel-Palestine as related to Gaza, it is clear that Israel as meted out form of collective punishment for the Gaza civilians for very long time. Also Israeli military has killed highly disproportionate number of civilians in last two years in Gaza.
It happened on both side doesn’t hold. You can’t equate throwing stones with firing of bullet against the stone throwing teenagers. Or the journalists that have been shot.
The problem is both sides have grievances (often legitimate) and both use extreme measures against the other. It then becomes a competition for whose loss, destruction or tragedy is greater. Focusing on one side’s loss brings up accusations of ignoring other side’s loss.
It is the same when it comes to extreme measures. On one side you have extremist outfits doing violent acts that are clearly terrorism. On the other side you have state bent on retribution against the terrorists but with total disregard to civilian lives (and killing 40K or 50K civilians that includes a lot of young children).
bailar y tocar
Son Montuno
Both Orlando and Las Vegas are Democrat strongholds within a red and a purple state, respectively.
Richie Blondet
Son Montuno
Oh? Explain. Where do you get that genocide was committed by Palestinians? If you're referring to Nazi Germany exterminating 6 million plus Jews, that is ALL the more reason why Israel under Netanyahu, should know better. They are and have been repeating an unjustified dark history their own people suffered on another nation.
Leave it up to a genocidal apologist to have to concoct some phony persecution being committed. The boycott is being called against a person who is apparently pro-active in promoting Zionist terror on Gaza as being justified. In no way shape or form is she being boycotted for her nationality. Last I checked the Jrwish faith is not a nationality, nor is it the reason why she is being boycotted.
Go ahead and make some more stuff up that isn't true. One has to be a sorry excuse for a human being if one has no empathy for Men, Women and children being blown to bits because Israel's current government suffers from Zionist supremacy. That's a whole lot more important to concern oneself about than some mickey mouse Salsa dance workshop.
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