>at canadian airport headed to US [US citizen with passport]:
>what do I do for a living?
>where do I live, while looking at my i.d.
>what is point of these questions?
They want to hear your voice to see if you have an accent or if you are
nervous or acting weird.
Once after a long trip I was feeling and looking pretty haggard (quite
unlike the handsome figure on my passport photo :) and my wife handed
the agent the passports while I stood there mute and downtrodden. He
looked at the photo and said "what happened to your mustache?" I said
"turned white ... made me look old ... shaved that sucker off" ... he
laughed and passed us thru.
> innappropriate?
They are just doing their jobs. Treat it as part of the fun and games
of international travel, at least until they take you into the back
room for a strip search :)
Bill
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