"Why should I have to research laws in the foreign country I'm going to? It's the same everywhere, isn't it?" - Classic "Ugly American" (and a direct paraphrase of some idiot I overheard while in hospital - he was going to China.)
Actually, yes. Same as Robert Schellenberg: he was already a convicted drug trafficker in Canada where he got a slap on the wrist, then got caught doing the same thing in China.
"Why should I have to research laws in the foreign country I'm going to? It's the same everywhere, isn't it?" - Classic "Ugly American" (and a direct paraphrase of some idiot I overheard while in hospital - he was going to China.)
She thought her black privilege card would be accepted in Russia.
Didn't realize that the Russians don't view her as black, let alone grant her privileges on that basis.
You think Russia imprisons people for being black?
Only if they're American citizens.
Was she imprisoned for being black?
Actually, yes. Same as Robert Schellenberg: he was already a convicted drug trafficker in Canada where he got a slap on the wrist, then got caught doing the same thing in China.