Comments on: US Immigration tries to relax Travellers http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jose Rodriguez http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-100944 Jose Rodriguez Fri, 30 May 2008 22:21:01 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-100944 it is not the immigration or customs that bother me it is the boarding security clearance, there not seem to be a across the board policy just individual decisions that are always backed up by supervisors take for instance this I love cheese and living in a small island in the Caribbean the assortment is not that great so i try to stock up every time I travel to the usa logically i keep them in my carry on I have had to retrieve my suit case to put it in in boston only to be able to pass it in houston after a stop over same cheese same packaging a very hard aged spanish manchego according to boston it was gel like substance I told the checker that if I hit him in the head with it he will find out there is nothing gely about this cheese which did not score me any brownie points jaja just tell them how you feel I pay their salary with the ridiculous security fees they charge you when you buy an airline ticket us bound I also love the one in some airports when they blast you with air I had a nice view of some tall girls in front of me getting their skirts blown up hell I wonder if they have catched any bad persons in any of those pre boarding sec. stations it is not the immigration or customs that bother me it is the boarding security clearance, there not seem to be a across the board policy just individual decisions that are always backed up by supervisors take for instance this
I love cheese and living in a small island in the Caribbean the assortment is not that great so i try to stock up every time I travel to the usa logically i keep them in my carry on I have had to retrieve my suit case to put it in in boston only to be able to pass it in houston after a stop over same cheese same packaging a very hard aged spanish manchego according to boston it was gel like substance I told the
checker that if I hit him in the head with it he will find out there is nothing gely about this cheese which did not score me any brownie points jaja
just tell them how you feel I pay their salary with the ridiculous security fees they charge you when you buy an airline ticket us bound
I also love the one in some airports when they blast you with air I had a nice view of some tall girls in front of me getting their skirts blown up
hell I wonder if they have catched any bad persons in any of those pre boarding sec. stations

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-98123 Darren Cronian Sun, 11 May 2008 11:04:22 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-98123 @ Rohan Don't let it put you off - you'll be missing out on some fantastic destinations. Your right though some countries are worse than others. The friendliest bunch of people I have met are on the Greek islands but even their airport immigration staff are unfriendly and don't smile. @ Rohan

Don’t let it put you off – you’ll be missing out on some fantastic destinations. Your right though some countries are worse than others.

The friendliest bunch of people I have met are on the Greek islands but even their airport immigration staff are unfriendly and don’t smile.

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]]> By: Rohan http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-98114 Rohan Sun, 11 May 2008 10:54:24 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-98114 Reading all this is putting me off visiting the US! I think some countries are worse than others, the UK aren't too bad, atleast you get the odd person who smiles at you. Reading all this is putting me off visiting the US!

I think some countries are worse than others, the UK aren’t too bad, atleast you get the odd person who smiles at you.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-98107 Darren Cronian Sun, 11 May 2008 10:28:24 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-98107 @ All I am baffled why they are so unwelcoming considering our money is helping the US economy along with the millions of tourists that visit the country every year. I can understand that it's a difficult job detecting who the terrorists and criminals are from the norm but if it's putting people off visiting the country then they need to do something about it. I am not sure these changes will make peoples opinion change though. @ All

I am baffled why they are so unwelcoming considering our money is helping the US economy along with the millions of tourists that visit the country every year.

I can understand that it’s a difficult job detecting who the terrorists and criminals are from the norm but if it’s putting people off visiting the country then they need to do something about it.

I am not sure these changes will make peoples opinion change though.

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]]> By: Amanda http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-98057 Amanda Sun, 11 May 2008 01:31:46 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/05/for-foreigners-flying-into-the-united-states/#comment-98057 Dave, I definitely agree with you, but any bad experiences I've had have been simply at passport control trying to get into the country, nothing to do with baggage or customs. Even when I have every bit of info they could need - address where I'm staying, return ticket, etc - they're still unfriendly about letting me in! But definitely, checking up on the rules for baggage etc makes the other parts of the journey run more smoothly. Dave, I definitely agree with you, but any bad experiences I’ve had have been simply at passport control trying to get into the country, nothing to do with baggage or customs. Even when I have every bit of info they could need – address where I’m staying, return ticket, etc – they’re still unfriendly about letting me in!
But definitely, checking up on the rules for baggage etc makes the other parts of the journey run more smoothly.

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