Originally Posted by GUWonder
Demanding that all shoes come off is an American "airport security" pet project -- taking off shoes as part of the "airport security" process is anything but universally associated with airport security.
Originally Posted by
Bart
In your world, perhaps.
We live on the same planet, and yet outside of the US -- and yes the US is co-located on the same world as the places to which FTers really travel
-- removing shoes is not demanded like it is in the US.
The American-style shoe carnival is not a universal part of airport security -- that is, most other countries in the real world don't demand that all passenger shoes come off in order to clear airport security.
As noted eariler (i.e., above):
Originally Posted by GUWonder
Demanding that all shoes come off is an American "airport security" pet project -- taking off shoes as part of the "airport security" process is anything but universally associated with airport security.
The majority of air travellers outside of the US won't be subjected to the shoe carnival -- for the shoe removal requirement in the US is anything but a universal part of the airport security process.