The AIRPORT thread
Discussion
Airports, best and worst:
BEST = Schipol
WORST = All others
SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BEING A SH1TH0LE = Dublin
Check in, me:
Approach desk
Hand over passport, place bag on scales
Receive boarding pass
Proceed to security
Time elapsed = 2 minutes
Check in, those in front of me:
Approach desk
Beckon to relative/friend who has wondered off but who has the vital documents
Place baggage on scales
Realise vital document is in baggage
Remove baggage from scale and repeat as necessary
Hand over a package of ancient parchments that the airline staff don't understand
Discuss special dietary requirements
Beckon to additional relatives and friends to join the discussion
Engage in convoluted discussions with check in staff about god only knows what
Negotiate over excess baggage
Re-distribute stuff into different bags
Eventually receive boarding pass and proceed to security
Come back to check in desk to ask some more questions
Finally disappear
Time elapsed = eternity
US Immigration, me:
Approach immigration person
Hand over passport and fully completed I94(W) and customs card
Answer routine questions
Get fingerprinted and photo'd
Get passport stamped
Move on
Time taken = 1 minute
US Immigration, those in front of me:
Approach immigration person
Beckon to family members who have wondered off with the vital documents
Hand over package of ancient parchments that the immigration guy has never seen before
Engage in lengthy discussion
Hand over partially completed immigration and customs forms
Get fingerprinted and photo'd
Get the partially completed forms back with a pen
Complete the forms
Hand the forms back
Engage in more lengthy discussion
Have a superviser called over
More discussion
Have documents stamped and move on
Time taken = eternity
Whatsthatallaboutthen?
BEST = Schipol
WORST = All others
SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BEING A SH1TH0LE = Dublin
Check in, me:
Approach desk
Hand over passport, place bag on scales
Receive boarding pass
Proceed to security
Time elapsed = 2 minutes
Check in, those in front of me:
Approach desk
Beckon to relative/friend who has wondered off but who has the vital documents
Place baggage on scales
Realise vital document is in baggage
Remove baggage from scale and repeat as necessary
Hand over a package of ancient parchments that the airline staff don't understand
Discuss special dietary requirements
Beckon to additional relatives and friends to join the discussion
Engage in convoluted discussions with check in staff about god only knows what
Negotiate over excess baggage
Re-distribute stuff into different bags
Eventually receive boarding pass and proceed to security
Come back to check in desk to ask some more questions
Finally disappear
Time elapsed = eternity
US Immigration, me:
Approach immigration person
Hand over passport and fully completed I94(W) and customs card
Answer routine questions
Get fingerprinted and photo'd
Get passport stamped
Move on
Time taken = 1 minute
US Immigration, those in front of me:
Approach immigration person
Beckon to family members who have wondered off with the vital documents
Hand over package of ancient parchments that the immigration guy has never seen before
Engage in lengthy discussion
Hand over partially completed immigration and customs forms
Get fingerprinted and photo'd
Get the partially completed forms back with a pen
Complete the forms
Hand the forms back
Engage in more lengthy discussion
Have a superviser called over
More discussion
Have documents stamped and move on
Time taken = eternity
Whatsthatallaboutthen?
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