Originally Posted by HugoCH
I was taken off into a windowless room and interrogated about why I went to those places, but was allowed to go once I'd satisfied the official that it is actually possible to visit many Arab countries on vacation and that there are lots of nice people and interesting things to see and do there.
I have to wonder how many US Immigration/Customs Officers have been overseas and travelled the world. Given the fact that only about 8% of Americans have passports, I suspect not many. Surely it would help their jobs if they understood more about how the rest of the world is and functions, rather than rely on what many people do, i.e. TV and newspapers.