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Try being a Canadian and going the other way!
by jrace 8y ago
Try being a Canadian and going the other way!
- refurb 8y agoAs a Canadian who has gone both ways dozens of times, I’ve definitely gotten a much tougher treatment by the Canadian side. I had to bite my tongue to not say “I’m a citizen, you have to let me in.”
- garyfirestorm 8y agothis comment made me sad. i am a south asian national, i do have a canadian tourist visa and was hoping to go watch F1 in 2019 in Montreal. reading all of this is probably going to change that plan :/
- ardoi 8y agoI'm a Canadian permanent resident and the dozen or so times I've crossed the border into Canada I've never had a negative experience. I've always found the Canadian border agents to be polite and courteous. I cannot say the same for their US counterparts. Not doubting the negative experiences described above just that my personal random sample has been different.
- barrow-rider 8y agoDitto. The Canadians were pretty easy to deal with. The US is always a PITA, esp. after long international flights. One time they flagged me for "smuggling halogen headlights" or something and searched ALL of my stuff. Missed my LA-DC flight because of it. And I'm a white, clean-cut US citizen.
- rdtsc 8y agoKeep in mind that people who cross the border without any incidents don't usually bother posting about it. I wouldn't alter your plans just based on a few comments here at least.
- alain_gilbert 8y agoI'm a Canadian, and the most nerve wracking question I was ever asked (that I can recall) was: Do you bring back any food ? (I had a undeclared box of cereal in my backpack)