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So I've experienced something similar minus the overcrowded room with British immigration. I watched the immigration official turn from apathy the moment I hand

So I've experienced something similar minus the overcrowded room with British immigration. I watched the immigration official turn from apathy the moment I handed my passport over into passive agression with loaded questions ("When was the last time you were deported?" answer: "never") into apologies ("Sorry for making you wait sir there clearly has been a misunderstanding") to vague answers to the question of future prevention. After being told "and there's nothing you can do to stop this happening again", I tell every British immigration official I stand before briefly what happens every time I want to come back here and they're usually understanding about it all.

UnoriginalGuy 14y ago
British immigration are as bad as US immigration. They aren't even polite, which as a Brit' myself I am both shocked and disappointed with. I'd like to see changes there...
- X-Istence 14y ago
  Until you Brits do away with the requirement for me to go through the porno scanners I refuse to visit the country. Sorry, but just because I am traveling from your country doesn't mean I want to go through a machine that to date still hasn't been verifiable been tested by a 3rd party to not have negative health risks associated with it.
  - iloveponies 14y ago
    As someone who goes in and out of the UK on a regular basis, this is news to me as I've yet to be subjected to full body scanners.
    - X-Istence 14y ago
      http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/no-optout-for-passengers-on-body-scanners-6265565.html http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/no-optou... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca6c8bd4-142b-11e1-b07b-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca6c8bd4-142b-11e1-b07b-00144feabd... http://www.prisonplanet.com/despite-eu-ban-uk-makes-radiation-firing-body-scanners-compulsory.html http://www.prisonplanet.com/despite-eu-ban-uk-makes-radiatio...

UnoriginalGuy 14y ago

British immigration are as bad as US immigration. They aren't even polite, which as a Brit' myself I am both shocked and disappointed with. I'd like to see changes there...

X-Istence 14y ago
Until you Brits do away with the requirement for me to go through the porno scanners I refuse to visit the country. Sorry, but just because I am traveling from your country doesn't mean I want to go through a machine that to date still hasn't been verifiable been tested by a 3rd party to not have negative health risks associated with it.
- iloveponies 14y ago
  As someone who goes in and out of the UK on a regular basis, this is news to me as I've yet to be subjected to full body scanners.
  - X-Istence 14y ago
    http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/no-optout-for-passengers-on-body-scanners-6265565.html http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/no-optou... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca6c8bd4-142b-11e1-b07b-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca6c8bd4-142b-11e1-b07b-00144feabd... http://www.prisonplanet.com/despite-eu-ban-uk-makes-radiation-firing-body-scanners-compulsory.html http://www.prisonplanet.com/despite-eu-ban-uk-makes-radiatio...