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Old Mar 4th 2014, 9:34 am
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Here and post apartheid South Africa I've found to be friendly. Zambia in the mid 80s were very unfriendly. They wanted us to bribe them for a visa and when we refused (and the woman I was with yelled at them) we were escorted back over the border at gunpoint. Women, huh?
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Originally Posted by paulry
Strange that they should have a less pleasant clique on departures. Did they greet you cheerily when you returned?
Yeah, they're usually pretty nice on return with the big "welcome home". The only times I've ever had a hard time at immigration was at Heathrow and US immigration at Toronto Pearson (you clear US immigration before boarding there)
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TBH I have never felt welcomed by immigration staff. Not in Australia, UK, or anywhere else I can think of. Not incoming and not outgoing. They all make me feel like I have done something wrong.
We found them very nice when we came into the country this time, the girl even welcomed our boys to their new home
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Old Mar 4th 2014, 11:41 am
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Yeah, they're usually pretty nice on return with the big "welcome home". The only times I've ever had a hard time at immigration was at Heathrow and US immigration at Toronto Pearson (you clear US immigration before boarding there)
Arhh! You've just reminded me of Heathrow! That place is like hell on earth.
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Arhh! You've just reminded me of Heathrow! That place is like hell on earth.
In what way ?
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In what way ?
Shockingly long queues at immigration, broken down baggage carousels (due to the wait) baggage piled up all over the place. Bad tempered staff. Horrendous.
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Shockingly long queues at immigration, broken down baggage carousels (due to the wait) baggage piled up all over the place. Bad tempered staff. Horrendous.
But according to Chris, it's perfection
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Originally Posted by paulry
Shockingly long queues at immigration, broken down baggage carousels (due to the wait) baggage piled up all over the place. Bad tempered staff. Horrendous.
We did have a long queue at immigration this time, the other things didnt apply though.
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