Nothing to declare

[DuckyMoDuckyMoMo]

AIBU to think some of them are rather dick-ish.

I'm watching today's one where the officer is a tad patronising. The tourist explained his uncle doesn't speak English so that's why he was talking to him in the queue and was telling him what to do. And the fact he's brought 15 t-shirts for 7 days obviously means he's a drug smuggler I feel sorry for him I know they have to be thorough but when I go away for two weeks I take 18 bikinis about 30 pairs of underwear and at least 28 t-shirts and about 20 bottoms lol

they even fined someone $220 for a banana that they gave them on the plane

It's not a serious thread but it puts me off going lol

[DuckyMoDuckyMoMo]

The only "N-Word" I use in everyday life is No thank you.

[Chippednailvarnish]

You may well be the sort of person who regularly uses the "N word" in day to day life OP, it doesn't mean that it's acceptable...

[HerRoyalNotness]

I was flying to the US from Canada with my DS1 once. We have the US Customs in the Canada Airport. I filled out the immigration forms to say I had no fruit, vege, meat, or banned substances etc..... DS said he was hungry so I gave him an apple to eat which I'd put in my bag especially for him. Got to the counter. The guy said "do you want to change your statement" , erm, puzzled I was, no. He asked me again. I'm still puzzled. Then he points to DS eating the apple. He told me that would be a $500 fine if he issued one.

I said that he'd have finished it before we got on the plane let alone got to the States, and we were still in CANADA. But apparently, as soon as I stepped over a line in the airport in CANADA I was on US Soil.

He directed me to a guy to do a bag search, who happened to be a very charming European and he was a bit eye-roll at it all as well.

These type of things really do my head in!

[DIYtrainee]

A bunch of strangers who have given you a fuck load of support in the past so don't me thank you very much.

[DuckyMoDuckyMoMo]

That's right I'm talking to a bunch of strangers on MN

[EhricLovesTheBhrothers]

You aren't talking to your brother now though.

[DIYtrainee]

Yes, but you're online now, and the community which you are a part of is very, very big.

There are a lot of people on these forums who are mixed heritage and would be utterly offended by being called that.

[DuckyMoDuckyMoMo]

In my community there's only one other half caste person I've seen in the 10 years I've lives here and I've called him a lot worse seeing as he's my brother

[EhricLovesTheBhrothers]

Fine, call other people what you like if you don't care about offending them.

[DIYtrainee]

Why not? Isn't that what you're doing?

[DuckyMoDuckyMoMo]

DIY I don't think you can tell me or anyone else what to say,

[DIYtrainee]

Call yourself what you want, just don't go calling others that.

[DuckyMoDuckyMoMo]

Tail that was on yesterday I think his mum drinks the regurgitated stomach contents of a swallow haha

[DuckyMoDuckyMoMo]

I refer to myself as half-caste and I'm not offended others refer to me as half-Caste and still not offended. Im not gonna change it because of some MNers

[TaliZorahVasNormandy]

Some people try and get really bizarre stuff in, remember the bird saliva or something, what the fuck is that even for.

[Chippednailvarnish]

And yes "coloured" is really offensive.

[Chippednailvarnish]

One time I was flying into Melbourne during the foot and mouth outbreak and I had to empty my suitcase so they could take my shoes away and wash them.
All the airport staff were exceptionally nice and really helpful.

If you're seriously stupid enough to not read the declarations card when arriving you deserve everything you get.

I wish UK boarder control was as stringent.

[EhricLovesTheBhrothers]

Ducky you shouldn't describe anyone as coloured OR half-caste, they are very offensive terms.

[hellokittymania]

www.caymannewsservice.com/local-news/2014/05/01/customs-seize-dress-bride-eve-wedding

I would never have known about the receipt..

[hellokittymania]

Not Australia, but someone traveling to the Cayman Islands had her wedding dress confiscated..

[SistersOfPercy]

I'd at least expected one of the bags to have burst or something, but both she and baby were fine and she was jailed.
They bigged it up so much I had to find the next episode and record it.

DD is fascinated with this programme though, not sure if I should be concerned but she spends far too much time considering how to get drugs into Australia without detection (makes mental note never to take DD to Oz).

[obrigada]

Aw Sisters, you are right, that is a disappointing end. I was sure it was going to be more dramatic than that !!

[SistersOfPercy]

Obrigada
Was this the episode where it ended dramatically saying something about "shocking twist put two lives in danger?"

In which case it was quite disappointing, I was expecting it to be really shocking (maybe I'm harsh) but the upshot was she'd swallowed drugs and was 11 weeks pregnant.
How they ended it I thought she'd pulled a gun or something.

[obrigada]

DuckyDoDuckyMoMo, please tell me what happened in the second part of the episode ... begging emoticon

[grocklebox]

picky? good fucking lord. Since you appear to be 110, I'll help you out: "halfcaste" is also non U. In fact really rather racist.
If you don't know where shes from, don't fucking guess.