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It's extremely funny that German atheists are so desperate to feel like they're persecuted by stupid, provincial Americans that they've completely failed to con

• scotty79 10y ago
  So the other theory is that any worded tape (or knowing that package might contain shoes) makes Americans (but not Europeans) behave worse. Sure, that sounds like something absolutely essential to be checked.
  • joemi 10y ago
    > makes Americans (but not Europeans) behave worse If you read the small print, you learn that the packages passed through Deutsche Post before going to the US. So it could actually still be the Europeans. > So the other theory is that any worded tape It might not be people at all... There could be some computer vision issue at play. Or hell, maybe it is people, but it's a similar problem: packages with worded tape might be harder for the eye to quickly parse and figure out what to do with, and that's why more issues happen to those packages. There are definitely possibilities other than the one you stated. Edit to add: All that said, I don't support the tone/spirit of the post you were replying to, so please don't group my response with theirs.
    • scotty79 10y ago
      They've also sent packages to European recipients (I'm assuming through Deutsche Post as well) and there were no difference between taped and untaped ones. Read through all the information, they pretty much excluded Deutche Post (by comparing with packages sent to European recipients) and US customs (by noticing how rarerly their packages are picked for inspection). I agree that there are more possibilities and further research is needed but I don't agree with people believing that what they did so far amounts to nothing.