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by iloveponies 4905 days ago
So I've experienced something similar minus the overcrowded room with British immigration. I watched the immigration official turn from apathy the moment I handed my passport over into passive agression with loaded questions ("When was the last time you were deported?" answer: "never") into apologies ("Sorry for making you wait sir there clearly has been a misunderstanding") to vague answers to the question of future prevention.

After being told "and there's nothing you can do to stop this happening again", I tell every British immigration official I stand before briefly what happens every time I want to come back here and they're usually understanding about it all.
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UnoriginalGuy 4904 days ago
British immigration are as bad as US immigration.

They aren't even polite, which as a Brit' myself I am both shocked and disappointed with.

I'd like to see changes there...

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X-Istence 4904 days ago
Until you Brits do away with the requirement for me to go through the porno scanners I refuse to visit the country. Sorry, but just because I am traveling from your country doesn't mean I want to go through a machine that to date still hasn't been verifiable been tested by a 3rd party to not have negative health risks associated with it.
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iloveponies 4904 days ago
As someone who goes in and out of the UK on a regular basis, this is news to me as I've yet to be subjected to full body scanners.
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X-Istence 4904 days ago
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/no-optou...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca6c8bd4-142b-11e1-b07b-00144feabd...

http://www.prisonplanet.com/despite-eu-ban-uk-makes-radiatio...

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