Unfriendly customs officers :(

joe b. wrote:
Having a good sense of humor is not a job requirement of the border officials, on either side. They are all federal government law enforcement officers. Over the 52 years I have been driving back and forth to/from Alaska, to give my stereotype of the treatment received, in that most times I am treated more cordially by the Canadian officers. Many of my Canadian friends say they get treated best by the U.S. officers. One of my Mexican buddies who is a dually, Mexican and Canadian, when he and his wife enter the U.S., they use their Canadian passports, when entering Canada, they use their Mexican passports. He claims to get much better treatment with that method.

I much prefer, to get a senior agent at the border, as they know the rules and are comfortable in their jobs. Sometimes the beginning agents, on both sides, are trying to hard not to mess up in front of one of their supervisors. Over the years I worked in law enforcement in Colorado, at times working with federal LEOs, from other agencies, such as ATF, DEA, FBI, etc, they all had, an on the job demeanor much the same as the border officers. Off the job, most resorted back to being almost normal people.

Life is good today, as I just received a shipment of Tim Hortons, original blend coffee, K cups, and now crave a bagel from there. ?? now all I need is some Canadian scenery to admire out my RV window. Amazon now sells Timmy's coffee.