I'm white, not religious, had a car spray painted with maltese crosses and puerile jokes. We stopped and chatted for a few minutes on the border from Russia to

I'm white, not religious, had a car spray painted with maltese crosses and puerile jokes. We stopped and chatted for a few minutes on the border from Russia to Kaz, and they let us go on their way. No in-depth search, no bribes, no nothing. Oh, and they take their border security seriously - they just don't do security theatre.