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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Interesting perspectives from both sides. To add what other Canadians have said; 9 times out of 10, I found the US border agents friendlier and more welcoming to visiting their country. Lots have joked with us and told us to enjoy our trip or commented on how nice our destination was.
Coming back home I find the Canadian border guards very stand off-ish, with a "how dare you leave our country and spend your money someplace else" attitude, and bent to stump you up on their questions to catch you smuggling something :R I can only recall one time when we had a very polite and welcoming Canadian officer...
Coming back home I find the Canadian border guards very stand off-ish, with a "how dare you leave our country and spend your money someplace else" attitude, and bent to stump you up on their questions to catch you smuggling something :R I can only recall one time when we had a very polite and welcoming Canadian officer...
