It won't hurt to register with the consulate, ever - and if something does happen, either because of terrorism or because of a random bus hitting you or Patty or anyone else, they will know where to contact you and vice versa in an emergency. And just in case a discotheque or a cab blows up, they know to find you in jail or hospital and make sure your country's got your back.
It's one thing to lie about your nationality if you find yourself on a bus that's been hijacked buy terrorists, but the consular list is a totally different thing - that's letting the US know that there's a US citizen in town who they may need to help if shit goes badly. I think it ridiculously unlikely that they will have to evacuate Switzerland because the Slavs invade, but I like knowing the Marines will make sure I'm on the plane if I'm on the list.
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Date: 2010-10-03 11:15 pm (UTC)It's one thing to lie about your nationality if you find yourself on a bus that's been hijacked buy terrorists, but the consular list is a totally different thing - that's letting the US know that there's a US citizen in town who they may need to help if shit goes badly. I think it ridiculously unlikely that they will have to evacuate Switzerland because the Slavs invade, but I like knowing the Marines will make sure I'm on the plane if I'm on the list.