BrianFaePerth Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 On Monday, eh availed myself of a nice cheap Upper Class ticket on Virgin ( Link to comment
Ke1t Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Have similar problems with border control for some reason... and the best thing you can do, regardless of how rude they are, is to be as calm and polite as you can possibly be. If you start getting belligerent they'll do a real number on you. The problem with that is that I have no real mechanism that allows me to be calm and polite in the face of dickish people, regardless of whether or not they're the guys with the rubber gloves. I've spent a LOT of time sitting in holding areas just because I won't just stfu. Doesn't help that the wife's Arab-American. She's got the temper on her, and I've often heard her giving the customs twats sh*t as they frogmarch me off for further inspection. Its got so that I'm pretty familiar with the border control office on the Ambassador Bridge. Enjoy Florida, man... rent an orange convertible Mustang and tear around with the top down... great fun :thumbs: Worth a bit of hassle at customs, for sure. How was the flight in? Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 Have similar problems with border control for some reason... and the best thing you can do, regardless of how rude they are, is to be as calm and polite as you can possibly be. If you start getting belligerent they'll do a real number on you. The problem with that is that I have no real mechanism that allows me to be calm and polite in the face of dickish people, regardless of whether or not they're the guys with the rubber gloves. I've spent a LOT of time sitting in holding areas just because I won't just stfu. Doesn't help that the wife's Arab-American. She's got the temper on her, and I've often heard her giving the customs twats sh*t as they frogmarch me off for further inspection. Its got so that I'm pretty familiar with the border control office on the Ambassador Bridge. Enjoy Florida, man... rent an orange convertible Mustang and tear around with the top down... great fun :thumbs: Worth a bit of hassle at customs, for sure. How was the flight in? Aye, eh'm similar, eh canna stand they c**ts, and show it. Eh'm back hame in Bergen the now tho. Florida was good, when ye fly Upper Class, no flight is bad Link to comment
The Boofon Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Florida was good, when ye fly Upper Class, no flight is bad Try telling that to Buddy Holly. Link to comment
Dynamo Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Long way to go for 3 days. Nae wonder they were sus, a bit of shopping eh, checking out the latest imports from South America nae doot. They can spot a Dundee minker a mile off in the States Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 Long way to go for 3 days. That's what the c**ts kept saying. FFS, eh didnae ken there was a minimum stay rule. Link to comment
Ando Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Long distance, short stay, in Miami. Can't think for the life of me why they'd be suss about that... :idea: Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 Long distance, short stay, in Miami. Can't think for the life of me why they'd be suss about that... :idea: Aye, and if eh was up to no good, eh wid give them that info Link to comment
Ando Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Aye, and if eh was up to no good, eh wid give them that info You never know how easily some will crumble under pressure. I come close to admitting to crimes I haven't even committed whenever customs or cops ask me anything Link to comment
madjockmcferson Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Yup, I had the same problem the first time I used my greencard. They made we wait 2 hours, then they stamped it and said 'have a good time big man'. A good tip when coming to the US is to dress nicely, nice shoes helps, and not to get agitated. Link to comment
Dandie1992 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Was in NY nae long after I turned 18 with my school. Wasn't a problem in America but London Heathrow thought it would have a wee f**king go at me. After some fat thick bitch in the party decided to leave her passport on the plane and the lot of us had to wait in an awkward spot while they went back to get help and find it with 2 of the 3 teachers. So 6ft3' big chunt Dandie1992 is standing there with no hand luggage (I sleep on planes so I've nae need) standing a good few inches above the other kids in the class. Next thing yi ken is 2 big security Landaners decide that I'm dodgy one, tell the remaining teacher to bugger aff and chuck me in a room, leave me to sweat, ask me the basic "where you going? why?" etc etc for 3 hour while I miss my connection back up to Aberdeen with the rest of the class. Throw me in the body scanner for good measure and leave me to make my own way home. I just got the impression they were looking for a reaction. Vankstains! Link to comment
Dynamo Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Was in NY nae long after I turned 18 with my school. Wasn't a problem in America but London Heathrow thought it would have a wee f**king go at me. After some fat thick bitch in the party decided to leave her passport on the plane and the lot of us had to wait in an awkward spot while they went back to get help and find it with 2 of the 3 teachers. So 6ft3' big chunt Dandie1992 is standing there with no hand luggage (I sleep on planes so I've nae need) standing a good few inches above the other kids in the class. Next thing yi ken is 2 big security Landaners decide that I'm dodgy one, tell the remaining teacher to bugger aff and chuck me in a room, leave me to sweat, ask me the basic "where you going? why?" etc etc for 3 hour while I miss my connection back up to Aberdeen with the rest of the class. Throw me in the body scanner for good measure and leave me to make my own way home. I just got the impression they were looking for a reaction. Vankstains! We went to the Satrosphere on our school trips... Link to comment
OddJob Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Exactly, what kind of school organises a class trip to NYC??? Kids nowadays don't even know they're f**king born Link to comment
tightbreeks Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 a pal of mine went on holiday to see his mate in the us. he'd been before, but when he got to america he f**ked up. when the border boy asked him if he was going to work, aye maybe, might get a wee job, ye never know. no yer no straight on the plane back to bonnie scotland. Link to comment
Ke1t Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 a pal of mine went on holiday to see his mate in the us. he'd been before, but when he got to america he f**ked up. when the border boy asked him if he was going to work, aye maybe, might get a wee job, ye never know. no yer no straight on the plane back to bonnie scotland. Yaaas.. America... Deported... Link to comment
Terrorfex Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Me: "Um, avoid the hurricane?". Aye, eh kent fine humour is best avoided wi these c**ts, but eh was desperate. Seriously? Why didn't you just go with, "Hopefully avoid another September 11th!" You could even make it personal by adding " ... I heard you boys were in on that anyway." Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Seriously? Why didn't you just go with, "Hopefully avoid another September 11th!" You could even make it personal by adding " ... I heard you boys were in on that anyway." Wi that lack of sense of humour have you ever considered a job in Homeland Security? Link to comment
minijc Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 First time i went to orlando the guy at the desk thought it would be funny to say there was an issue with my sisters passport and mine too, let my parents through and said we had to wait, was rather scary given that I was only 12 or 13, about 10 minutes later he then started laughing and said we were fine and let us through. Link to comment
Down Under Sheep Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Similar situation going into L.A. Work in oil, so passport full of stamps and visas from all over place. Get the 3rd degree even though only in transit heading to Canada for work. Why visit so many countries? Why travel so much? What you do for a living? Non-stop until the flight to Canada almost closed, just made it in time. Fly into Houston with same passport, guy takes it, flicks through pages, asks me "you work in oil patch yeah?" I say yup, No problem mate, on your way. A lot depends on whether the guy/gal got laid the night before!!!! Link to comment
Robbie Winters Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Had one going into Israel once as wellOnly booked it Thursday and flew out Sat morning. It was a 3 hour security check in at Heathrow and BA had lost one of my bags on flight down fae the Deen so there was I, on my jack, 1 bag, passport full of Libyas, Algerias and a couple of Stans thrown in and had to explained why it had only been booked only 48hrs previous. I said I was in the oil business so they presumed I had been to Saudi and it was not looking good. Had to get my bag taken away and then I got searched, right down to the scud near enough and they pulled my fkn camera and personal stereo apart (pre ipod days). Could not think of any jokes that might have helped the cause but in the long run I hooked up with an Israeli lass who I actually believe was a spy sent to keep tabs on me Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Had one going into Israel once as wellOnly booked it Thursday and flew out Sat morning. It was a 3 hour security check in at Heathrow and BA had lost one of my bags on flight down fae the Deen so there was I, on my jack, 1 bag, passport full of Libyas, Algerias and a couple of Stans thrown in and had to explained why it had only been booked only 48hrs previous. I said I was in the oil business so they presumed I had been to Saudi and it was not looking good. Had to get my bag taken away and then I got searched, right down to the scud near enough and they pulled my fkn camera and personal stereo apart (pre ipod days). Could not think of any jokes that might have helped the cause but in the long run I hooked up with an Israeli lass who I actually believe was a spy sent to keep tabs on me Did she lay back and think of Israel? Link to comment
phoenix Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 We went to the Satrosphere on our school trips... Similarly , Ellon Academy went into Aberdeen - a visit to the Bon Accord ( uptown ) Baths.....once in my lifetime. Link to comment
Robbie Winters Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Did she lay back and think of Israel?If the Israeli version of laying back means you go on your hands and kness then yes !! Link to comment
Terrorfex Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Similar situation going into L.A. Work in oil, so passport full of stamps and visas from all over place. Get the 3rd degree even though only in transit heading to Canada for work. Why visit so many countries? Why travel so much? What you do for a living? Non-stop until the flight to Canada almost closed, just made it in time. Fly into Houston with same passport, guy takes it, flicks through pages, asks me "you work in oil patch yeah?" I say yup, No problem mate, on your way. A lot depends on whether the guy/gal got laid the night before!!!! Bang on. I've been to the US four times, and on the first and third trips I was absolutely grilled; multiple questions focusing on my financial wealth, occupation, why I was there, who I was seeing, what I planned on getting up to. Delivered with a cold sort of detachment I think Arnold hoped he'd pulled off in the Terminator franchise. Second and fourth trips through customs was quite pleasant; friendly agent, asked the bare minimum of questions, polite at all times. It really does seem to depend on how the agent you get is feeling at that exact moment. Link to comment
Ando Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Exactly, what kind of school organises a class trip to NYC??? Kids nowadays don't even know they're f**king born My school trip in '92 was a week in Paris including a day at EuroDisney not long after it opened. In '93 it was 3 weeks in the north eastern United States & Canada - NYC, Washington, Philadelphia, Niagra Falls etc. At time I just assumed all schools offered trips like that Link to comment
Terrorfex Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 My school trip in '92 was a week in Paris including a day at EuroDisney not long after it opened. In '93 it was 3 weeks in the north eastern United States & Canada - NYC, Washington, Philadelphia, Niagra Falls etc. At time I just assumed all schools offered trips like that Schools do offer trips like that ... If you live and sleep there inside of term time. Link to comment
Henry Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Schools do offer trips like that ... If you live and get buggered there inside of term time. Link to comment
Ando Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Schools do offer trips like that ... If you live and sleep there inside of term time. Haha no boarding/private school in my case, just the local comprehensive secondary school Link to comment
Terrorfex Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 You're certainly no Ando. Link to comment
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