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Yeah idk. Every country I've been to, customs has not been great. I'm. not saying the US immigration isn't bad, but people actively avoiding the entire country

Yeah idk. Every country I've been to, customs has not been great. I'm. not saying the US immigration isn't bad, but people actively avoiding the entire country for anything bad? Not hardly.

UnoriginalGuy 9y ago
> Every country I've been to, customs has not been great. I've been to over thirty countries, including Russia. The US was the worst and UK was the second worst out of all of them. Immigration always sucks just due to the nature of it, but there's a difference between the process sucking and the employees/policy going out of its way to make a bad situation much worse.
- muninn_ 9y ago
  Sure, you have a great anecdote.
CarolineW 9y ago
Well I have some anecdata for you. I personally know three people who have cancelled subsequent trips to the USA after their treatment on entry, and I personally will not be coming back after the way I was treated. I've travelled on business to over 30 countries, and thus is the first time I've decided that a particular one is just not worth the hassle. So you keep believing everything is ok, I'm sure it makes you feel better, rather than actually listening to other people's stories.
- muninn_ 9y ago
  And yet, many people I know who have immigrated here, whether on work or student visas, have had no issues at the border. So.... I'm not sure what to tell you. What exact treatment happened? Somebody being rude to you at the border doesn't count, who cares about that? If you were detained, or interrogated, or something along those lines, then yeah you have a legitimate gripe. But I don't want to hear anything about "the security officer was rude".
  - CarolineW 9y ago
    You claim that people are not avoiding the country because of treatment received at immigration. I'm telling you that I know people who are avoiding the country, and I'm one of them. Don't tell me what I am and am not allowed to feel based on my experience.
    - muninn_ 9y ago
      Nobody says you can't feel anything. And nobody says that some people aren't avoiding the US because of how they were treated at immigration. What I am saying is that the vast majority of people have no problem. What was your poor experience?
merrua 9y ago
I know a bunch of people who are no longer are interested in travelling to the USA due to bad experiences with the TSA.

Yeah idk. Every country I've been to, customs has not been great. I'm. not saying the US immigration isn't bad, but people actively avoiding the entire country for anything bad? Not hardly.

UnoriginalGuy 9y ago

> Every country I've been to, customs has not been great. I've been to over thirty countries, including Russia. The US was the worst and UK was the second worst out of all of them. Immigration always sucks just due to the nature of it, but there's a difference between the process sucking and the employees/policy going out of its way to make a bad situation much worse.

muninn_ 9y ago
Sure, you have a great anecdote.

CarolineW 9y ago

Well I have some anecdata for you. I personally know three people who have cancelled subsequent trips to the USA after their treatment on entry, and I personally will not be coming back after the way I was treated. I've travelled on business to over 30 countries, and thus is the first time I've decided that a particular one is just not worth the hassle. So you keep believing everything is ok, I'm sure it makes you feel better, rather than actually listening to other people's stories.

muninn_ 9y ago
And yet, many people I know who have immigrated here, whether on work or student visas, have had no issues at the border. So.... I'm not sure what to tell you. What exact treatment happened? Somebody being rude to you at the border doesn't count, who cares about that? If you were detained, or interrogated, or something along those lines, then yeah you have a legitimate gripe. But I don't want to hear anything about "the security officer was rude".
- CarolineW 9y ago
  You claim that people are not avoiding the country because of treatment received at immigration. I'm telling you that I know people who are avoiding the country, and I'm one of them. Don't tell me what I am and am not allowed to feel based on my experience.
  - muninn_ 9y ago
    Nobody says you can't feel anything. And nobody says that some people aren't avoiding the US because of how they were treated at immigration. What I am saying is that the vast majority of people have no problem. What was your poor experience?

merrua 9y ago

I know a bunch of people who are no longer are interested in travelling to the USA due to bad experiences with the TSA.