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Subject: Re: [OM] Customs
From: "John Hudson" <jahudson@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 11:46:49 -0700
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From: John A. Lind <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, May 09, 1999 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Customs


>At 03:43 5/8/99 , Tom Trottier wrote:
>>As a fairly frequent traveller between the US & Canada over the years,
>>I'd like to state that the customs & immigration officials are fairly
>>inconsistent, Usually I breeze by, but sometimes they are big
>>sticklers.
>>
>>I think they do this partly on a random basis (how?) and partly they
>>see something "suspicious" or "contrary" and then they poke & prod to
>>see how you react, confirming or denying their suspicions or punishing
>>your contrariness.
>>
>>So be friendly, open (but not too open, that's suspicious) and if
>>you're ever in some hurry, tell them why. (good luck...)
>>
>>If you're afraid of them, act *very* meek & mild rather than abrupt.
>>
>>Tom
>
>Similar experience at U.S. and Mexico border which I've been crossing quite
>frequently on business lately (which requires an FMN [Mexican business
>visa]).  The Mexico customs are interested in preventing import of weapons
>or ammunition, and goods without duties.  Coming back into the U.S. gets
>all manner of greeting depending on who you encounter and whether or not he
>(she) is having a "bad hair" day.

.......or like any good policeman who is behind on his or her day's required
quota of tickets for the flavour of the infraction of the day ..!

jh



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