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| quote: | Originally posted by trancaholic
On topic: When I arrived a little over a month ago, there was very little security troubles at JFK. On the other end of the flight, however, in Brussels, there was a host of security measures in place: I had already completed security checks when leaving Denmark, yet still had to go through five checkpoints between my connecting flight and the transatlantic one: At the first one, I had to present my passport. At the second one, my hand luggage and me were scanned, at the third one I had to present a valid boarding pass, at the fourth I was interviewed by a belgian hireling, and finally had to show my boarding pass once more.
During the interview I was mainly asked whether I had anything in my hand luggage, that could be used as a weapon, and I was thinking "didn't you guys just scan the damn thing?" Then he wanted to know whether there were objects in my suitcase that I didn't know the contents of. I said that there were a "happy birthday" card from my grandma, but that that was pretty much it. Then he turned nazi on me, and asked whether I had opened it, and seen what was in there. At this point I started my career as a liar, abandoned truth, and answered his remaining questions with the correct "yes/no" answers that clearly was needed. I have done that a lot over here as well, since most engagements with the authorities presumes that you fall into a number of categories of people, with no option for stating "other". |
wow, that is crazy! When i flew to toronto i flew from stockholm arlanda where it took like 1 minute to go trough security, just the normal scanning of carry on and metal detector. And in frankfurt where i had a transfer i think i had to scan my carry on once more just before boardning the plane, thats about it! and why the hell didnt you just fly kastrup - new york?! 
| quote: | | As to the "no jokes" sign, that is indeed very funny. Were you allowed to take a picture of it? I also find the questions that you need to answer when you enter the US pretty funny ("have you been a prostitute", "have you commited genocide", "have you got a criminal record", etc.). If someone has commited genocide, I would think that his conscience could stand the strain of lying about it on a form. I would love to hear a good explanation for these questions, though? |
I guess you are not allowed to take a picture of it, they are pretty picky about that kind of stuff! I guess i should have tried tho! I will next time  i also tried to find any picture on it on the internet but i didnt find any =/
however, i found this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism...1127600,00.html
:S but i guess it makes sense in a way... stupid of her to say it threee times tho! she would perhaps have gotten away with it otherwise...
and yeah those questions when you enter the US are hillarious! esp the genocide and terrorist ones! i try to not crack up laughing everytime i go there =)
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