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You are uniquely lucky person and probably by other responses you can see how rare is experience like yours. While I never had huge problems on the border, it i
by desireco42 8y ago
You are uniquely lucky person and probably by other responses you can see how rare is experience like yours. While I never had huge problems on the border, it is always unpleasant experience and what they can do to you is so overproportional to things you can be seen at fault.
My mother in law sneaked an orange in our suitcase, for the kids. I was charged $150 or $300(not sure anymore) for it and put on some list.
The best. experience is when you can pass without any interaction. Rarely I see it as welcome home, even though I am eager go and happy to be, home.
God help you if you are from Syria, Iran or any other country like that. Even Israelis because they 'look arab' often have issues.
- mikeash 8y agoRight, they’re usually not outright bad, but they’re certainly not welcoming. To put it in perspective, I’d much rather go to the DMV than go through American immigration controls, and the DMV workers are way nicer.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoI would rather go through American immigration controls than to wait for anything at ICBC (a state owned bank in China). There goes an entire afternoon of pure misery.