Comments on: Round trip on the conveyor belt http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Warren http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-17975 Warren Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:48:30 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-17975 I've been to China 4 times, visiting with my wife and daughter. The story sounds believable to me. My experiences in China have been very positive regarding the Chinese people. No one speaks any English but they love to communicate and help. The people have been the best part of my visits. The conveyor belt ride sounds about typical. The culture is so different and refreshing. I'll be back later this year. I’ve been to China 4 times, visiting with my wife and daughter. The story sounds believable to me. My experiences in China have been very positive regarding the Chinese people. No one speaks any English but they love to communicate and help. The people have been the best part of my visits. The conveyor belt ride sounds about typical. The culture is so different and refreshing. I’ll be back later this year.

]]> By: Tom http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-8041 Tom Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:26:33 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-8041 My dad is pulled in for extra checks everytime he goes to australia (about 5/6 times a year on buisness), he is portly and sweats alot, my guess is the aussies think he is some sort of drugs dealer/mule or something like that. He has worked out how to stop it though, he tells the immigration officers not to put the extra "s" stamp on his immigration visa because that tells the security to give him the extra searches My dad is pulled in for extra checks everytime he goes to australia (about 5/6 times a year on buisness), he is portly and sweats alot, my guess is the aussies think he is some sort of drugs dealer/mule or something like that.
He has worked out how to stop it though, he tells the immigration officers not to put the extra “s” stamp on his immigration visa because that tells the security to give him the extra searches

]]> By: JustMe http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7940 JustMe Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:20:44 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7940 My mother should be pulled over for being blonde in charge of a child;) Jim, are you sure you finished school? If so the people in your county deserve a refund on their taxes. Thanks for the great story. I too Googled the knives. Certainly interesting exquisite specimens. One can see why you would go to such great lengths and indeed why the airport officers are likely used to encountering the problem. My mother should be pulled over for being blonde in charge of a child;)

Jim, are you sure you finished school? If so the people in your county deserve a refund on their taxes.

Thanks for the great story. I too Googled the knives. Certainly interesting exquisite specimens. One can see why you would go to such great lengths and indeed why the airport officers are likely used to encountering the problem.

]]> By: John http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7933 John Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:07:49 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7933 even if its bullshit it was entertaining, and you calling it bullshit ruins a nice post I don't think you have a motive other than to try and make another person feel bad or make them mad, allowing me to conclude that you are not exactly a good person, and probably have lied just the same way the maker of the post did, if he did, which I seriously doubt Anyway great post enjoyed it, but man would it be fun to ride those even if its bullshit it was entertaining, and you calling it bullshit ruins a nice post
I don’t think you have a motive other than to try and make another person feel bad or make them mad, allowing me to conclude that you are not exactly a good person, and probably have lied just the same way the maker of the post did, if he did, which I seriously doubt

Anyway great post enjoyed it, but man would it be fun to ride those

]]> By: bin http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7896 bin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:11:58 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7896 A picture would have been cool. But having googled your Uighur knifes I'm now partly enlighted. A picture would have been cool. But having googled your Uighur knifes I’m now partly enlighted.

]]> By: Dna Byers http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7851 Dna Byers Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:11:21 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7851 I claim bullshit on this... definitely not true I claim bullshit on this… definitely not true

]]> By: Ben http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7769 Ben Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:27:23 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7769 That's a pretty odd thing to do, I always wondered what happens behind the curtain; nothing it seems! That’s a pretty odd thing to do, I always wondered what happens behind the curtain; nothing it seems!

]]> By: Oscar http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7762 Oscar Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:54:51 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7762 And you didn't take a picture??? /sigh. Great story. And you didn’t take a picture???
/sigh.

Great story.

]]> By: Emily http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7575 Emily Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:20:20 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7575 That's a really cool story about the Chinese airport! I mean I think that would be relatively fun to ride on one of those carousels! I mean not under the circumstances but like, just for fun. haha! That’s a really cool story about the Chinese airport! I mean I think that would be relatively fun to ride on one of those carousels! I mean not under the circumstances but like, just for fun. haha!

]]> By: erika http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7514 erika Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:52:24 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7514 thats crazy! thats crazy!

]]> By: Jim http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7505 Jim Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:03:16 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7505 A friend of mine and myself had finish school in upstate NY and come home to Fl. After a two hour ride to Newark nj and a three hour flight. ( can you say road trip ) When waiting for our luggage we went looking for it the best we could think off. Our parents were so proud to watch ride by. A friend of mine and myself had finish school in upstate NY and come home to Fl. After a two hour ride to Newark nj and a three hour flight. ( can you say road trip ) When waiting for our luggage we went looking for it the best we could think off. Our parents were so proud to watch ride by.

]]> By: Chris F http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7473 Chris F Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:20:26 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7473 My mother is grey haired, blue eyed, English speaking, English and white. She is pulled over every single time she goes anywhere by plane - whether with us or when she was with my dad before he passed away last year. Great article, by the way! My mother is grey haired, blue eyed, English speaking, English and white. She is pulled over every single time she goes anywhere by plane – whether with us or when she was with my dad before he passed away last year.

Great article, by the way!

]]> By: V http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7431 V Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:53:54 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7431 That is an hypothesis, dear. And we don't mind the U.S. accent, but those of us with fine hearing can pick up on when you unnecessarily capitalise a letter and it narks us something proper. Plus the floral print "ALLAHU AKBAR" blouse you were wearing last time didn't help. That is an hypothesis, dear.
And we don’t mind the U.S. accent, but those of us with fine hearing can pick up on when you unnecessarily capitalise a letter and it narks us something proper.

Plus the floral print “ALLAHU AKBAR” blouse you were wearing last time didn’t help.

]]> By: Winifred http://www.elliott.org/first-person/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/comment-page-1/#comment-7413 Winifred Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:21:12 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/round-trip-on-the-conveyor-belt/#comment-7413 I am a Blonde Blue Eyed 72 year old Lady who is secondary screened everytime i travel out of Scotland & London Gatwick,& i travel this International Route Twice a year, my theory is that as i'm travelling on a US Passport that I am being targeted by the British just to Humiliate me ,since they never seem to pull over any passenger with a British Accent I am a Blonde Blue Eyed 72 year old Lady who is secondary screened everytime i travel out of Scotland & London Gatwick,& i travel this International Route Twice a year, my theory is that as i’m travelling on a US Passport that I am being targeted by the British just to Humiliate me ,since they never seem to pull over any passenger with a British Accent

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