Abolish FReepathons.
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Posted on 10/15/2013 5:13:40 PM PDT by EveningStar
After a year of traveling, I had planned a last, short trip. I was going to take the train from Montreal to New Orleans. The travels I had been undertaking earlier this year had brought me to places that were meant to form the background of my second novel...
First, he saw my Sri Lankan stamp. The customs officer raised his eyebrows.
"Sri Lanka, what were you doing over there?"
"Surfing. Traveling. My best friend lives there. He is an architect."
The officer flipped on, seemingly satisfied. Secondly, he found my stamps from Singapore and Malaysia.
"What were you doing over there? Singapore and Malaysia? Aren't those countries Islamic?"
Looking over my shoulder, his eyes searched for his colleague's confirmation.
"Malaysia, I think so, yeah. But not Singapore. It's a melting pot. A very futuristic city. Airconditioned to the ceiling. To Singapore I went mostly for the food, to be honest."
"Sure."
"I'm sorry?"
"Nothing. And how about Malaysia?"
I explained flights departing from Malaysia were cheaper compared to Singapore. That I only went there for a few days, but also, a little bit, for the food. The customs officer went through some more pages. Then he found my Yemeni visa. He put my passport down and stared at me.
"What the hell were you doing in Yemen?" ...
"We are under the impression you have more ties with more countries we are not on friendly terms with than your own. We decided to bring you back to the Canadian border." ...
(Excerpt) Read more at dasmag.nl ...
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When it all blows up and the natives go gringo hunting, he’ll be on his knees doing whatever it takes to get back into the USA or any English speaking country.
ISGASB
I Scarcely Give A Smelly Obama.
/johnny
My, aren’t we touchy? No sympathy at all for the victim?
‘I went to the island Socotra, it’s not on mainland Yemen. It’s a small island closer to Somalia. A very special place, some call it ‘Galapagos of the Middle-East. I think 85 percent of the plants and animals there, are indigenous.’Sorry. I always try to excerpt.
Good riddance. One less liberal scumbag in MY country.
Mr. Lohman, I only have one word for you. DILLIGAF. Thank’s for coming out, don’t forget to tip your waitress.
I wouldn’t let him in either. if he has any complaints, take it up with AlQ; thanks to them, we’re on guard.
I get treated like crap whenever I enter the UK. So what?
When I get asked those questions I simply say that it is part of my job.l I do seminars on Educational Administration. If they pay me I go.
I’m sympathetic. I’m just asking why he didn’t report this to the authorities in the US.
im a writer i was doing research but why in the hell should anyone have to worry in this world if they wanted to and did travel anywhere a perfect testament to how truly effed it has all become just go home to amsterdam embrace your islam and no one is going to read your novel
Nothing to see here. It’s a B.S. embellished travel story.
I wonder what really happened.
The border people are never that chatty or emotional. Never.
I read it and I don’t believe him.
It seems US Customs has already made that decision for him.
That’s no reason to refuse to go to a country. If the customs officers pursued a line of questioning, it’s because they felt there was a need.
Don’t bother coming back to the USA. We won’t miss you.
Oh... I love Yemeni food. Their seafood dishes are to die for.
I’ve been to Europe five times over the last five years and the US customs are much worse than the Euros. When people from Europe asked me what places to visit in the US, I was always happy to oblige them. This year, I just told them to forget it; the US government sucks and the tyranny is hardening.
The fact of the matter is that tourists largely judge a nation by their personal contacts with government officials because, those are their first contacts.
With all the crap happening at the border and at National Parks, don’t be surprised if international visitors stay way in droves.
I don’t like and don’t trust this (rather poor and boring) writer. As already mentioned, the attitude of revenge and anger towards a whole country for an incident shows that there is something wrong in his outlook.
He could have been a bit more outspoken at the time and made a complaint to the relevant authorities later. Instead he moans and whines.
They try to jack you for overweight baggage in Heathrow. I took leave over there once and coming back they said my bags was overweight and tried to charge me $500. I protested and they claimed the flight was booked and cut a deal for $250.
My buddy was parking the car so I waited and put my bags on the scale then took out stuff to make the weight and my buddy mailed it. (overseas to overseas mail is free or was)
When I got on the plane it was empty.
Tot ziens, Assclown
But that doesn't mean I'm gonna boycott the country.
To the author I say, “please don’t return, we have enough quitters and slackers”.
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Seems like there’s plenty og Gringo hunting going on in the good ole USSA.
Pretty rough experience, just getting through customs. Unfortunately, it is the sort of world we now live in. Some boarders are flung wide open, probably advertised on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblir. Other boarders are wrapped up in multiple layers of protection, with keen redundancy.
On a different note, that story would make a terrific skit on a movie, a new ‘Out Of Towners” with a Jack Lemon type character. The best line; “What the HELL were you doing in Yemem?!”, has to be delivered by somebody with the right force of delivery, the right kind of face that communicates disgust; somebody like a Robert Mitchum would be perfect.
I called my friends back in Amsterdam, asking if they could book me an place in Montreal. To punish me for my pride, they booked me a very Christian B&B. That night I slept between piles of bibles while a bleeding Christ watched over me. It was sadism of a type I could appreciate.
Why is he blaming Jesus for his ordeal? Wherefore the hostility?
Makes you wonder if being pro-gun has you on an NSA list they’ve shared with the canooks.
Canadians are known for being polite and courteous.
The last time I traveled internationally the only rude people I dealt with were the customs people when I returned.
We maybe a tyranny (as experienced by the writer) but it’s our tyranny and we love it!
Yeh go through customs at Frankfurt sometime. They give you the German scowl and all the guards are carryiing full autos. Keep your mouth shut and don’t make eye contact.
That is true, but I had to wonder why the woman operating the full body scanner at their airport was wearing a burqa the last time I passed through.
Montreal to New Orleans a short trip? He's probably never even been to the US. 2 days, 8 hours via Chicago per Google. Only 44 stops and two changes of trains. A bit longer than the 1600 miles by car.
Oh yeah. That is a tough airport for sure.
Which airport?
I’m 0.5 German. Frankfurt doesn’t bother me!
At the Muslim airports if they don't find a bomb on you with the scanner you won't be let on the plane unless you leave and come back with one.
Somehow, this doesn’t pass the smell test. I think the guy is making up all or some of this.
As a “for instance” regarding this guy’s credibility, he says he was forced to sleep between “piles of Bibles” in the Christian B&B. Really? “Piles of Bibles”?
The Canadian officer looked at me with pity. She asked if there was anything I needed. I said I could use some coffee and a cigarette. She took my passport to a back room and returned within five minutes, carrying an apologetic smile, a freshly stamped passport, coffee, a cigarette, and a ticket to the next bus back to Montreal.
Are you freaking kidding me??? The Americans drop you off at the border with an unflattering file and an attitude. And the Canadian custom's officer treats you like a first class passenger on an airline? An apologetic smile? A coffee, a cigarette, and a bus ticket to Montreal? Never happened.
This piece is propaganda.
A clear case of the Godless entering a now godless country, but with a false sense of freedom to “vacation” in some pretty peculiar destination countries, over cuisine?
I dunno. Maybe I’m wrong, but rubber stamping a funky traveler can be a risk to the job of a border officer.
You are correct, sir, see post 48.
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