Tourists in the USA (1 Viewer)

[bub]

Last year I spent one month in a host family close to San Francisco (it was great and I want to come back!!!) it was very cool but there is one thing that surprised me a lot:

In the airplane, they give you a green paper asking if

1) you carried a bomb
2) you were a terrorist ("do you plan to commit a terrorist act in the USA?")
3) you were a spy
4) you or your dad/grandpa are linked to nazi war criminals
...
if you want the complete list, I'll check, it's with my other souvenirs from the States (I'm also proud because a Marine tried to enrol me! )

Do you really believe a terrorist would tell you "Hey guy, arrest me, I'm a nazi terrorist carrying a bomb and if you let me in I bomb the white house!"

 

[PiktorPucci]

Last year I spent one month in a host family close to San Francisco (it was great and I want to come back!!!) it was very cool but there is one thing that surprised me a lot:

In the airplane, they give you a green paper asking if

1) you carried a bomb
2) you were a terrorist ("do you plan to commit a terrorist act in the USA?")
3) you were a spy
4) you or your dad/grandpa are linked to nazi war criminals
...
if you want the complete list, I'll check, it's with my other souvenirs from the States (I'm also proud because a Marine tried to enrol me! )

Do you really believe a terrorist would tell you "Hey guy, arrest me, I'm a nazi terrorist carrying a bomb and if you let me in I bomb the white house!"

HAHAHA :mrgreen:

Yeah, I remember that when I applied for a visa 1½ year ago (I was an exchange-student in AR) and saw those questions.

Seriously, who in their right mind would answer Yes to any of those questions?? If you in fact are a terrorist, I doubt you'll actually tell the customs/whoever deals with those green papers..

I didn't mind the security check at the airports at all though, just made me feel safer. The thing I just can't believe is that you Americans were allowed to go all the way to the gate even when you weren't going on the airplane before 9/11.. or that in some airports, the baggage claim is open to the public.. :shock: easy to steal stuff or what?

btw, I too loved the US, and I just want to say that you all are lucky to live in that country!

 

[jamesrage]

Last year I spent one month in a host family close to San Francisco (it was great and I want to come back!!!) it was very cool but there is one thing that surprised me a lot:

In the airplane, they give you a green paper asking if

1) you carried a bomb
2) you were a terrorist ("do you plan to commit a terrorist act in the USA?")
3) you were a spy
4) you or your dad/grandpa are linked to nazi war criminals
...
if you want the complete list, I'll check, it's with my other souvenirs from the States (I'm also proud because a Marine tried to enrol me! )

Do you really believe a terrorist would tell you "Hey guy, arrest me, I'm a nazi terrorist carrying a bomb and if you let me in I bomb the white house!"

Probably an additional criminal charge they can attach to the charges if you ever commit an act of terrorism.