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Sounds like the U.S. doesn't want him back. I've traveled to over 30 countries and the U.S. does not have a monopoly on rude bureaucratic custom officials. My
by joshuaheard 13y ago
Sounds like the U.S. doesn't want him back.
I've traveled to over 30 countries and the U.S. does not have a monopoly on rude bureaucratic custom officials.
My worst story is probably in Germany where the border officer would not let me take the used car I had purchased in Germany across the border because the chain of title in my registration was out of order. He ended up calling all the previous owners in the title to determine the proper chain of title before he would let me leave the country with it.
- JoeAltmaier 13y agoSounds like an actual financial issue - not to you, but perhaps to one of the previous owners who was cheated. Turns out not to be the case; the fact that a German checked a paperwork detail is not at all surprising to me.
- ronaldx 13y agoIs that your worst story? I read it like this: Border officer didn't want you to take a car with a wrong/likely-illegal registration across the border - instead took some time and effort to clarify the details and then allowed you to continue. In my mind that officer was doing their job well, and acted rather generously in your favour.
- joshuaheard 13y agoThe registration and title were in my name because title had cleared the German DMV. He basically didn't believe his own DMV and started calling previous owners in the middle of the night.
- ronaldx 13y agoIt's also difficult to claim that this reflects the current situation in Germany. As best I can tell, Germany hasn't had any road border controls since 2007 (when Czech Rep & Poland implemented Schengen).
- joshuaheard 13y agoTrue. This was before the formation of the European Union.