Originally Posted by
star_world
Unbelievable. Have you ever actually left the US? Any experience whatsoever of these countries in particular, their screening processes, their level of co-operation with the US?
Or is this just another blindly ignorant comment that further damages the credibility of the "get rid of the TSA at all costs regardless of what the topic is about" mob? Yeah - thought so. Your statement couldn't be further from the truth.
I can't speak for the person you ask. But I did indeed leave the US and saw what goes on in other countries.
I can confidently assess the TSA a higher level of professionalism than the security forces in Sierra Leone. (not going into the details here but these poor guys didn't even have a WTMD etc.)
I can confidently assess that the security screeners in Japan, Thailand, Scandinavia (Norway and Denmark) and Germany are both MUCH friendlier to their customers and seemed to be very accurate and detailed in their procedures.
I experienced very detailed security (for instance in the Middle East) and extremely friendly ones (e.g. in Ghana). I have yet to find a country where security is at the level of my US experiences in terms of unfriendlyness and inefficiency.
I would like to get the TSA to work and I rely on a working TSA as a frequent flyer. But the TSA is ineffective, wasteful and unfriendly. If the TSA was efficient and friendly I would certainly not complain.
These days, if you want to be yelled at, you just go to an airport in the US.