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I'm sitting on an LH flight right now ready to push back in a few minutes. I just traversed the checkpoint for the T1 gates on my way within Europe.

I got to the checkpoint at 0843. When I was ready to line up on an aisle, the guy managing the lines moved the tape and motioned me and others off to the side into a completely different checkpoint they had just opened. It was 0850 and the line, although long, was moving quickly.

There was a woman who helped me do all the right things. The bins were right there via the "bowling ball return" system.

The employees didn't yell, intimidate, or threaten. Nobody was treated like a criminal. There was very little threat of theft, and zero threat from the screeners. They were dressed like corporate security personnel at any office bldg.


And, we kept shoes on.

What a refreshing experience.


But, I realize the Germans don't live in fear like we do in the U.S..