NotAlwaysRight
site is brilliant
I'd never seen that before, but it's hilarious. I should submit this one:
I used to work for the CBSA (Customs/Immigration) at one of the many border crossings between Canada and the US, here:
https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=nelway+bc&hl=en&sll=54.498365,-115.000188&sspn=20.847469,56.821289&t=h&hnear=Nelway,+Central+Kootenay+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&z=15One day, a pair of young Americans (late teens) drives up to the border. Keep in mind, all of my questions below are variations of the standard set:
Me: "Hello! Where are you from?"
Them: "The US."
Me: "Could you be a little more specific? City, state?"
Them: Answers the question.
Me: "Citizenship?"
Them: *confused*
Me: "What country are you a citizen of?"
Them: "The....US?"
Me: *assumes this is correct*
Me: What's the reason for your trip to Canada today? Where are you going?"
Them: "Just to see Canada."
Me: *thinking "Oh here we go..."*
Them: Unprompted before I can ask my next question "Are there any moose in Canada?"
Me: "Uh... it depends where you go, but yes, Canada does have moose.... so where exactl-"
Them: "-will we see any moose today?"
Me: "I have no idea. There may be some along your route but normally they tend to bed down during the heat of the day. Where were you planni-"
Them: "We really wanted to just see some moose or bears. We heard Canada has lots of them."
Me: "You might see some, but really the next stretch of road is pretty much the same as the one you just drove down to get here."
Them: "Oh."
Though the worst one I ever dealt with was a Canadian girl who was at a big rave in the area, drove down to the border, walked into my office and said "Can I go to the US?" I told her that was really up to the US Customs and Border Protection folks on the other side, at which point she said she just wanted to go for a drive. So I sent her on her merry way to the US staff, and took note when they started to search her vehicle. We got busy on our side with weekend traffic, so I didn't pay much attention but an hour later she pulls up at our side. I open the window, just about to start the questions, and she bursts out "The bastards took my weed!" After recovering my sense, I politely explained to her that carrying the 5g of marijuana she apparently had to the US could have gotten her arrested and thrown in an American jail for the weekend. When I finished, she simply said 'Yeah, but they stole my weed!" All I can figure is that the American's figured she was such an idiot that they simply seized the drugs and figured it was easier to send the idiot back to us than try to take her through the legal system.
I tell you, if you ever want to simultaneously see the worst and most hilarious members of society, work at an international border crossing.
