Janet Wilder > wrote in
web.com:

>> I never worked there so I have no idea what their policies
>> are. But reverse the situation, Canadian going into the US is
>> stopped and "terrorized" for two hours. What would be your
>> excuse for that?
>>
>
> There would be no excuse for an unwarranted stop on *either*
> side of the border. I even suggested to your fellow
> countryman that she write to the US State Department.
>
> Unlike you I am not a Xenophobe and I do not condone my own
> government when they do something wrong.

Xenophobe...didn't he write the Anabasis? :-)

Wow...you do like to make things up. It's the second time in two
days you have purposely misrepresented what I say. Too bad I'm
not thin-skinned.

I certainly never condone any government for anything they do
that causes any measure of harm but you must realize that it
wasn't the government that treated you badly, it was one employee
or maybe a few.

You had the opportunity to make the matter known to the proper
authorities but you failed to do that, approaching an improper
authority instead. If you wanted to know who to contact, your
path is simple: call the Canadian Embassy, say you wish to report
unacceptable behaviour by customs employees and ask who to
contact for that. You would not have been sent to the "Ministry
of Immigration" (tm applied for).

Sheesh.

Ask yourself (and I'm sure you already know the answer) how
likely is it that a Canadian encountering such a situation would
get satisfaction from US Customs. Sort of in the order of zip to
none, beyond a pro-forma letter.

What is the name of the person who sent you the letter, if I may
ask? Did you ever check to see if this was who you thought it
was? I bet not.

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Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck