Originally Posted by
wirelessmiss
It's a far more respective system than a lot of the South Asian security lines, in which you are whisked far away from your belongings into the female-only groping and wanding tent, where they play with your hair and ask all sorts of relevant terrorist questions such as 'You are skinny, are you an athlete?', or 'When is your birthday? I see.. do you have children yet?', or ask you to explain your choice of jewelry. The standards for what is 'ok' in that room are so off the charts different that just remembering my experiences there makes my eyes open wider and jaw drop open in speechlessness...
Just out of interest, could you give a specific example? I've never witnessed nor experienced anything like this anywhere in South Asia. I've been pulled out of a line myself for extra attention, but it was a very quick and respectful check in full public view. Certainly no questions such as the ones that you mentioned. No doubt there are private rooms where checks can be carried out, but I've never seen anyone taken off to one.