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I'm always nervous entering the US and Canada. My declarations are always proper, and I carry nothing I'd be upset to have searched. The feeling is just anchore

by Canada 10y ago

I'm always nervous entering the US and Canada. My declarations are always proper, and I carry nothing I'd be upset to have searched. The feeling is just anchored. I get searched a lot and then let go. Waste of time for all concerned. I hate the airport security checkpoints too. I'm worried something of mine will be stolen if I get separated from it. For anyone else who feels this way, a good tip for US travel is to opt-out of those body scanners. It will take you a bit of extra time to get through, but the TSA will get your stuff from the xray and put it in a separate area, and they will always put on new gloves before touching it. They do this not out of basic respect but because they're going to test their gloves for explosives or something, but I'll take what I can get.

sergers 10y ago
I am Canadian born citizen who does most of work remotely with US companies. A couple times a year I have to go-to US. I am only traveling g for work, carrying nothing illegal and never done anything illegal in the US... Yet I get anxiety the US border agents are going to hassle me. By the time I get up to US customs preclearance I am nervous and the agent thinks I am on something. This leads to more questioning. However by the end my nerves have calmed and I make it through every time. I just say I hate to fly, and going through customs thinking they out to get me. Usually CBP officer will say I should find another profession, or there is medication that can help. -- 5 years ago on a personal trip shopping with the wife in the US via car, we came back to Canada without buying anything in 3 hours cause I got in a argument with my wife. Canadian border pulled us inside. They couldn't believe I didn't buy anything and I must be doing something nefarious. Agents questioned my wife if she knew my whereabouts the whole trip... Asked her how well she knew me They took my wallet and wiped down every surface, card, with the agent telling me to speak up now cause the machine is going to tell them. 5 minutes later the agent comes back and throws my wallet on the table and tells us we can leave. I avoid traveling cause it's a hassle, and stressful just going through customs borders, mainly now only travel on work trips when I have to.

by Canada 10y ago

sergers 10y ago

I am Canadian born citizen who does most of work remotely with US companies. A couple times a year I have to go-to US. I am only traveling g for work, carrying nothing illegal and never done anything illegal in the US... Yet I get anxiety the US border agents are going to hassle me. By the time I get up to US customs preclearance I am nervous and the agent thinks I am on something. This leads to more questioning. However by the end my nerves have calmed and I make it through every time. I just say I hate to fly, and going through customs thinking they out to get me. Usually CBP officer will say I should find another profession, or there is medication that can help. -- 5 years ago on a personal trip shopping with the wife in the US via car, we came back to Canada without buying anything in 3 hours cause I got in a argument with my wife. Canadian border pulled us inside. They couldn't believe I didn't buy anything and I must be doing something nefarious. Agents questioned my wife if she knew my whereabouts the whole trip... Asked her how well she knew me They took my wallet and wiped down every surface, card, with the agent telling me to speak up now cause the machine is going to tell them. 5 minutes later the agent comes back and throws my wallet on the table and tells us we can leave. I avoid traveling cause it's a hassle, and stressful just going through customs borders, mainly now only travel on work trips when I have to.