Originally Posted by
oldpenny16
Dovster, so you saved a couple bucks....... not a bargain.
I think it was stupidy also, but with a very mean intention. Do your luggage tags list Israel as your home address?
... or a foreign-sounding name?
After all, most people from the Americas and Europe would routinely read a good number of Israeli names as being Arabic (and even muslim) names.
Given the increasing hostility in America and Europe to things perceived as Arabic and muslim, I'd not be surprised if some twisted things happened to some bags because of an owner's name and address; but I don't think there have been widespread reports of such targetted mishandling either.
I do recall some idiot who picked up the wrong bag and found out about it when his wife alerted him to some Arabic writing affixed to one side of the bag. He said that they are glad they didn't take it because there might be a bomb in it (or some drugs, his wife said).
