Originally Posted by
catocony
While it's safe to say there's not much privacy from the time you enter an airport until you leave an airport, I wouldn't apply that to the rest of life, at least in the US. .
I have never been to a country where I have seen more police on the streets than in America. Granted, I have not travelled to Asia or Africa, just Europe. And to some the mere presence of that number of police on American streets is a "police state" type thing, so it's all about perceptions I guess.