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Old Apr 18, 2025 | 6:41 am
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Originally Posted by Ecosta
This is becoming ridiculous , I have been travelling all over Europe from Gatwick airport for a few years. Today I was told I need to remove my boots ( no metal in them) . When I asked why they told me this is to make things better for me. How removing my shoes does things better for me? He also told me it was today new thing ( .... yeah I love surprises). Did snyone figure out what is the real reason and if this is just random /depending on their mood/ how long they didn’t have sex for/ or racial profiling( I am Caucasian white ) .
its quite common at multiple airports across europe to ask people to remove boots, but not shoes
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