Unfriendly customs officers :(
This weekend we went to Montreal. The Canadian customs officer was efficient but polite. Asked all the right questions with a friendly manner and when finished wished us well on our visit. Returnin...
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solismaris wrote:
When finished, he thrust the passports back at us with the most unfriendly demeanor imaginable and said nothing. I figured that meant he was done with us and we pulled away.
In my opinion, this inspection was unacceptable. The sign on the side of the inspection booth, in part, says that you are entitled to be treated with courtesy & professionalism. The training a CBP Officer receives instructs the Officer to open every inspection with a greeting and to end that inspection with a positive and obvious ending that the customer will recognize as their notice that they are NOW free to continue their journey.
CBP Officers are also taught to return the attitude that they receive from the customer and to always maintain control of the direction of the inspection. If you feel you received a less than polite/professional attitude, just recall your own attitude at the very moment you drove up to the Officer. In most cases, you will receive what you give!
There are variations to each and every inspection just as there are variations and issues in each and everyone one of our daily lives. These CBP Officers are human and subject to those normal emotions.
Not every Officer has had the perfect day. What does a terrorist look like? What does a smuggler look like? What does a person who intends to do you harm look like? The previous car ahead of you was an armed and dangerous one. The daily / hourly forces playing upon the CBP Officer's attitude at any given moment are immense and complicated.
For those who think that a CBP Officer's job is a cake walk or like a 'wannabe cop, go ahead and take the test. IF you pass take the physical, If you pass take the oral board. If you pass take the lie detector test. If you pass take the psychological test. If you pass take the back ground exam. If you pass all the above, then you have to go to a 26 week academy and guess what, you need to pass every part or you go home. Maybe you want to rethink the 'wannabe cop statement!
Old-Biscuit said things about right:
Not happy with his employment, boss is jerk
Had to fill in shift on his day off that he had plans for
Wife died
Is a jerk
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All I care about is not hearing......."Please pull over into secondary inspection!"
Safe travels to all.
Lakeside
