Raffy:

You can have this ALL OVER THE WORLD. On my last trip to Graz/Austria I recognized that Slovenia is nearby. I drove to the border and the guy in the booth was, looked, reacted (he barked: "PASSPORT!!!!!") really, really unfriendly .. reminding me on my trips through Eastern Germany (DDR!). I decided that I don't need this, turned around and drove back to Austria (and along the border ... nice scenery, somewhat like Tuscany!)
On the other hand, it's not easy to find unfriendly people around here, S.W.Florida that is. And on my recent trip to Boulder and Vail Colorado, I met only extremely friendly people. All employees at the Omni Interlocken were great, charming, motivated and very helpful.

[This message has been edited by USAFAN (edited Nov 15, 2003).]