At Least Immigration is Dumb on Both Sides of the Border Lol

[DeadPoolX 9]

What a jerk.

Standard though, he was a younger guy. Whenever we see a younger guard I just gear up to get ####### as they're all on power trips lol.

Same here. The first time I went through YVR, there was a young guard who went bat$hit insane after I told him I was there to "visit my fiancee." Judging by his actions, I was as dangerous as cocaine dealer carrying an AK-47.

I've also had problems with female border guards. I don't know what it is, but it seems that 9 times out 10, a female guard will be more trouble than a male guard. Maybe that sounds sexist, but that's my experience.

I've had this discussion with my husband's coworkers as they deal with RCMP a lot. The majority of the female cops have a chip on their shoulder and are complete b1tches for no reason. I think they feel as though they have to come across as a tough b1tch in order to get the respect a cop deserves. Who knows.

To be fair, that's not a Canadian-only phenomenon. I've experienced that in the U.S. many times.

[trailmix 77]

I've only ever encountered 2 female guards - one Canadian, one American, both couldn't have been nicer.

[Malrothien 6]

What a jerk.

Standard though, he was a younger guy. Whenever we see a younger guard I just gear up to get ####### as they're all on power trips lol.

Same here. The first time I went through YVR, there was a young guard who went bat$hit insane after I told him I was there to "visit my fiancee." Judging by his actions, I was as dangerous as cocaine dealer carrying an AK-47.

I've also had problems with female border guards. I don't know what it is, but it seems that 9 times out 10, a female guard will be more trouble than a male guard. Maybe that sounds sexist, but that's my experience.

I've had this discussion with my husband's coworkers as they deal with RCMP a lot. The majority of the female cops have a chip on their shoulder and are complete b1tches for no reason. I think they feel as though they have to come across as a tough b1tch in order to get the respect a cop deserves. Who knows.

To be fair, that's not a Canadian-only phenomenon. I've experienced that in the U.S. many times.

No, of course it happens in the US, but in the context of the conversation, it was about RCMP.

[warlord 72]

I get nervous at the border going both ways. Some of the border guards are just awful

I get nervous too or at least I used to before I became a citizen. I haven't ever had any bad ones and only once got questioned throughly why I was comming across to Detroit at 10pm on the tunnel bus alone for (because I was bored and just wanted to wander around downtown).

I used to cross every weekend on the tunnel bus in Windsor for years, and smuggled in ciggarettes to Canada a lot (basically for me at the time and to give to friends). After that I didn't go over as much. Plus when I moved to the US on the TN status, that's when I started to always get nervous because I was always thinking I could somehow be denied because I was nervous which made me more nervous. I think if I looked nervous they'd think I was hiding something, so that made me nervous and ugh. I never had any issues at all though in the 7 years I was on that, but always dreaded going through the borders.

Now I don't care as I'm a citizen. I'm more worried about the Canadian ones because I use my US passport to enter the country and I'm just waiting for one to grill me why I'm not using the Canadian one. Comming back to the US now, I no longer worry at all and have a sence of what can you do to me? Deny a citizen? So I'm much more secure.

Plus hearing stories from people of their bad experiences always played out in my mind while I'm sitting there waiting in the line to be checked out...

[HisGirl 0]

What I don't like about crossing over into the US , at least the guards that I have encountered, is that they are talking to you like you are lying, hiding something, going there to do something illegal, etc.

Asking a question then a few questions later asking the same question again to see if you give the same answer. I know they do that to actually catch a person who is lying but it just takes forever and it makes me soo nervous.

On top of that they are just rude and mean!

[bradcanuck 1]

I have never been faced with a poor Canadian Customs officer. Suppose I am lucky. Every single one I have had between casual travel, immigration, car imports and more have all been helpful, kind and courteous.

KNOCK ON WOOD!