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Old Nov 25, 2015 | 9:13 am
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Originally Posted by travelinmanS
Never knew this one. Sounds like something in some "understanding the culture" book that is not true in real life.

The simple reason the metal detector goes off is that there is metal in your shoes! Wear some Nikes next time and it won't go off.
It's not my problem, but just an observation that some people in some parts of the world might be proud to have metal in their shoes and want the metal detector to sound.

BTW I would never wear Nikes to travel.
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