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> The customs agent appeared to be > having a bad day ... Being able to read agents' faces helps alot. Sometimes before the first word is spoken, you just know there's no room for humor and you better be using "sir" or "ma'am" frequently. Use no commentary, just give straight answers, sit or stand up straight, don't look at your watch, give them all the respect the title deserves. "Freedom of speech" is somewhere in limbo-land at the border crossing. OTOH, going back to my drinking-age-is-18-in-Windsor days, I remember we'd hit the Canadian side going in on Friday nights, and the agent would just be sitting in his booth looking at a carload of underage U.S. drinkers, and say, "lemme guess, the bars?" "Yes, sir!" "Have a good time!" "Thank you, sir!" db
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