Originally Posted by
stifle
When I seek entry into my country of citizenship, it is normally by holding my open passport up, the immigration officer nods, and I enter, often without breaking my stride. Clearing customs involves taking myself and my baggage down an appropriate lane. Neither process takes more than a couple of minutes.
Based on where you are located, one would assume you are British, and you certainly don't enter Britain any more by just holding up your passport and waltzing in. Haven't been able to do that for a long time.