Originally Posted by Nobbi
It seems that some people regularly get inspected at immigration/customs. I was wondering, Morrissey, what you looked like, then saw your Ian Thorpe lookalike message and looked this person up. Had no idea who he was. If you do, in fact, look like tha swimmer, you certainly don't fit the terrorist profile.
My question would be: what do you wear when traversing the border? Casual with a back pack or a suit/tie/laptop case?
I used to get checked regularly until I started wearing ties and a suit coat. This has made my immigration and customs experiences so much better. If any, I only have to put my bags theu the Agriculture scanner since I frequently bring back (permitted) food items from abroad. (And I have a full beard!)
I am always wearing casual clothing. It would probably raise even more suspicions if I said I was on a leisure trip and I was wearing a suit and tie! For some reason, this only happens when I visit Canada. I've been to Thailand solo countless times, and US immigration and customs couldn't care less. After visiting Indonesia solo last year, I was fully prepared for a complete interrogation and full cavity search upon my return to the US, but all I got was a "welcome home!" Go figger!