What cheeses me off
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Surely this grade A compost is not for real.
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Do any other countries immigration systems require you to print a piece of paper with a photograph of your face on it, what a waste of ink and paper, not to mention time.
Of course I'm talking about first world countries.
As I said earlier, even Albania had a simple one step process.
Maybe I'm just tired and crotchety, I'm certainly over travel at the moment, this year has been an absolute shocker, partly driven by the antics of a certain egotistical clown.
I forgot to mention that Indonesian customs also took great interest in her stick of deodorant, swabbing that as well, I felt like we were in a Month Python sketch.
Of course going though domestic security in Melbourne the ipad in my carryon bag had to be swabbed for possible explosives, really, maybe I do look like the unabomber....
Of course I'm talking about first world countries.
As I said earlier, even Albania had a simple one step process.
Maybe I'm just tired and crotchety, I'm certainly over travel at the moment, this year has been an absolute shocker, partly driven by the antics of a certain egotistical clown.
I forgot to mention that Indonesian customs also took great interest in her stick of deodorant, swabbing that as well, I felt like we were in a Month Python sketch.
Of course going though domestic security in Melbourne the ipad in my carryon bag had to be swabbed for possible explosives, really, maybe I do look like the unabomber....
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The USA did exactly that only a few years ago at least. I have to enter under a Visa not an ESTA so maybe it’s just for that.
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No, that system was for most, even those with ESTA.
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No, there was a time even with an ESTA you’d go to a terminal and print the chit before fronting Mr Happy.
Canada has a two step dance but I don’t recall if there’s a bit of paper.
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