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<center><h2><font color=deeppink>9/11</font></h2></center> I too have metalic hardware holding my shoulder together and also get searched extra vigourously at airports, but to be honest, the only people I have seen who get body cavity searches are ones who are acting like total dill weeds. Im not saying you were, just that the only people who I have ever observed getting hasseled in the manner you describe, were being total dicks. Edit: As for expensive clothing, they routienely have found terrorists with thousands of dollars in cash on them...so they don't all have to dress in camel jokey robes.</font> [ 02-20-2003, 08:45 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ] |
<font color="#ffccff">On a happier note, if you really dislike US customs people that much....You are quite free not to visit [img]smile.gif[/img] Well unless you are a terrorist, in which case you may be orderd to visit [img]smile.gif[/img]
In the 1980's when Libya was terror bombing greece and france and other countrys in the Med, the customs officials of those nations weren't all that chipper and friendly either.....I think most of the people who are aghast are not thinking in the proper context.</font> [ 02-20-2003, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ] |
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C'mon... Why ARE you putting it like that when you're not talking about Animal? [img]smile.gif[/img] |
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I agree that because of the 9/11 (2001!) they have to be careful and all. But that doesn't mean they have to do that kind of crap. Quote:
And what if I have some family (or just friends) over there and I get annoyed like that everytime I want to visit them ? C'mon, there must be a better way. |
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I don't know Animal [img]smile.gif[/img] so I have to take his word for the events, I was just relating my own personal experience while traveling. I can sympathize with him having metal rods in his body, since I have a couple too. It does make travel more dificult. I find that when I am cooperative and cheerful, I get great treatment by customs officials and security types....so I wanted to illustrate that his experience may have been an anomally since Im sure he was very cooperative and helpful to the people who were just doing their jobs. </font> |
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I agree that because of the 9/11 (2001!) they have to be careful and all. But that doesn't mean they have to do that kind of crap. <font color="#ffccff"> The Happier NOTE is that we are FREE to choose to come and go. We could be in a repressive dictatorship where you cannot move without government sanction. In every situation there are two sides to the story, we have heard 1. I am sure the Customs people have a story of their own. </font> Quote:
And what if I have some family (or just friends) over there and I get annoyed like that everytime I want to visit them ? C'mon, there must be a better way.</font>[/QUOTE]<font color="#ffccff">You are right, there must be a better way, but untill someone can invent it, there isn't.</font> |
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And when I say that there must be a better way, I mean they could do their job in a better way. |
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