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I .. don't want to offend and all (Amir? Sounds Israeli to me, but I don't claim to be an expert). But this 'It works so well at Ben Gurion' statements get old
by darklajid 13y ago
I .. don't want to offend and all (Amir? Sounds Israeli to me, but I don't claim to be an expert).
But this 'It works so well at Ben Gurion' statements get old, really quick. It doesn't.
Traveling to TLV is fine and no problem. Getting out just sucks. I feel treated like shit every single time, it's just borderline acceptable half the time (the other half it's really, really annoying, causing delays and trouble, stupid, braindead, unnecessary, idiotic, etc. etc.).
This coming from a German that lived for one year in TLV and works for a company that sits in IL, so I've been there before my relocation and afterwards. Currently I'm at 14 or 15 visits only, so .. my data points are obviously too few and I just managed to pick the wrong time? Right?
Previous: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5866764 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5866764
Short version: No, the Israeli version doesn't make you feel like a human being either, most of the time.
- amirmc 13y agoI wasn't clear enough in my comment. My point was that the entire process is different, so to single out the piece regarding questioning and suggesting that it works in this other context is not a fair comparison (regardless of how good/bad the Ben Gurion approach is overall). Also, I'm not in the slightest bit offended. I'm not Israeli and although my name is Persian in origin (I think?), I'm British. When I travel to the US, I usually get sent to 'secondary', so I've hsd a little experience with this type of questioning. It's just tedious.