Likely outcome for being rude to a passport control man

Likely outcome for being rude to a passport control man

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isee

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3,713 posts

184 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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I was on a connecting flight back to London this weekend and at the interim airport I approached the passport control desk. I began talking to the gentleman manning the desk in English (having said hello beforehand and smiled). He responded in a language I could not understand, in a talking down tone, no doubt showing off in front of the 2 female colleagues, who funny enough laughed at whatever he has said to me.
Then he carried on talking to me in English, asking irrelevant questions and carrying on being a condescending cock basically.

Anyway, that actually ruined my day cause I wanted to smash his fat face in right in front of his colleagues but couldn't.

I did think of something I wanted to tell him right there and then but didn't want to risk my already st connecting flight becoming even more st.

What I wanted to ask is "Do you get a bonus for being a rude pig to the passengers in your job?"
I refrained from saying it, becuase in all likelyhood, he would just up the ante and make my day worse and no matter what i did he had the upper hand in our brief "passport control man vs passenger" relationship.

Does anyone know what their powers actually are and what they can do to a passenger who is just being unhelpful/cheeky/rude?


AlexKP

16,484 posts

245 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Pretty sure they could put you in a holding cell, make you miss your flights, and subject you to a full body cavity search.

Sometimes there are times when discretion is the better part of valour.

miniman

25,099 posts

263 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Suspect they can send you to the BCS queue.

AndyBe

6,642 posts

208 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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What was he asking you ?

I've always wondered what it is they're tapping in on the keyboard - what they're checking ?


andy-xr

13,204 posts

205 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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You spend that much time with passport control?

I give them the passport, they look at me like a dog being shown a card trick, sling it back and we're done

Nimbus

1,176 posts

229 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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isee said:
I was on a connecting flight back to London this weekend and at the interim airport I approached the passport control desk. I began talking to the gentleman manning the desk in English (having said hello beforehand and smiled). He responded in a language I could not understand, in a talking down tone, no doubt showing off in front of the 2 female colleagues, who funny enough laughed at whatever he has said to me.
Then he carried on talking to me in English, asking irrelevant questions and carrying on being a condescending cock basically.

Anyway, that actually ruined my day cause I wanted to smash his fat face in right in front of his colleagues but couldn't.

I did think of something I wanted to tell him right there and then but didn't want to risk my already st connecting flight becoming even more st.

What I wanted to ask is "Do you get a bonus for being a rude pig to the passengers in your job?"
I refrained from saying it, becuase in all likelyhood, he would just up the ante and make my day worse and no matter what i did he had the upper hand in our brief "passport control man vs passenger" relationship.

Does anyone know what their powers actually are and what they can do to a passenger who is just being unhelpful/cheeky/rude?
I imagine you would be spending some time with 'mr rubber glove' for a more detailed inspection of your 'luggage', and almost certainly miss the connecting flight.

Zod

35,295 posts

259 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Anything from a sarcastic remark, through an interview in an office making you miss your flight to being chucked into a cell. Just bite your lip.

isee

Original Poster:

3,713 posts

184 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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miniman said:
Suspect they can send you to the BCS queue.
British Computer Society?
BCS - Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE)?
British Cardiovascular Society?
British Cartographic Society?
british crime survey?

Nicholas Blair

4,096 posts

285 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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I hate everyone who works at Heathrow.

Shower of total *****

You have my sympathy

isee

Original Poster:

3,713 posts

184 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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andy-xr said:
You spend that much time with passport control?

I give them the passport, they look at me like a dog being shown a card trick, sling it back and we're done
Yup, becuase I had the cheek to say hi and ask if I was in the right place to get to waititng area C1...

SirTainly

904 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Too bad you didn't speak whatever langauge he did, you could have thanked him profusely in that and marvelled at his priceless expression.

Just because someone chooses not to speak a language, never assume they can't. wink

isee

Original Poster:

3,713 posts

184 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Nicholas Blair said:
I hate everyone who works at Heathrow.

Shower of total *****

You have my sympathy
Me too, but this wasn't Heathrow. It was "somwhere in europe" smile

SpydieNut

5,803 posts

224 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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isee said:
I was on a connecting flight back to London this weekend and at the interim airport I approached the passport control desk. I began talking to the gentleman manning the desk in English (having said hello beforehand and smiled). He responded in a language I could not understand, in a talking down tone, no doubt showing off in front of the 2 female colleagues, who funny enough laughed at whatever he has said to me.
Then he carried on talking to me in English, asking irrelevant questions and carrying on being a condescending cock basically.

Anyway, that actually ruined my day cause I wanted to smash his fat face in right in front of his colleagues but couldn't.

I did think of something I wanted to tell him right there and then but didn't want to risk my already st connecting flight becoming even more st.

What I wanted to ask is "Do you get a bonus for being a rude pig to the passengers in your job?"
I refrained from saying it, becuase in all likelyhood, he would just up the ante and make my day worse and no matter what i did he had the upper hand in our brief "passport control man vs passenger" relationship.

Does anyone know what their powers actually are and what they can do to a passenger who is just being unhelpful/cheeky/rude?
all i *said* was: your dick's hanging out of your open fly.

next time i won't try and bloody help, but you come into our country again like that and you'll leave walking like john wayne

thehawk

9,335 posts

208 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Romanymagic

3,298 posts

220 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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If its a first offence you'll probably get away with crucifixion.

RDM

1,860 posts

208 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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I wouldn't want to get "physical" with them any way as I don't think they are usually
civil servant desk jockeys but more likely double hard sweeney-types just having a sit down.

Nicholas Blair

4,096 posts

285 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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isee said:
Nicholas Blair said:
I hate everyone who works at Heathrow.

Shower of total *****

You have my sympathy
Me too, but this wasn't Heathrow. It was "somwhere in europe" smile
They're all the same, Heathrow especially bad though from experience.

thehawk

9,335 posts

208 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Don't tolerate it, what are they going to do - deport you?

PS. : During the rectal exam bear down and make groaning sounds as if you are enjoying it.

Edited by thehawk on Tuesday 3rd March 13:10

convert

3,747 posts

219 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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isee said:
miniman said:
Suspect they can send you to the BCS queue.
British Computer Society?
BCS - Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE)?
British Cardiovascular Society?
British Cartographic Society?
british crime survey?
Butt Crevice Search ?

Hedders

24,460 posts

248 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Zod said:
Anything from a sarcastic remark, through an interview in an office making you miss your flight to being chucked into a cell. Just bite your lip.
If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear from those in authority, right?

Yeah, right! :P