Crossed a bit back, got sent to secondary for the first time ever. Guy in the booth stares and pauses after responses from me, stares some more. " Where were you"? Me: Penasco. How long were you there? Me: " About 10 years" Incredulos response !! 10 Years!! Walks around the van shaking his head. Stares at me some more. Guy put a note on the windshield wrapped around my passport and directed me to pull over. Inspection done in 20 minutes or so while I wait inside. All is friendly and efficient. I leave and the passport and note are still on the windhield. Open the note, was a reason for referral checklist form. Reason was handwritten in: Kept eating his hamburger, looked shaky.
This guys's approach was such that if he was a clerk in a store you would say he was rude. Given he had authority you just smile and bear it , or keep eating your hamburger.
Crossed a bit back, got sent to secondary for the first time ever. Guy in the booth stares and pauses after responses from me, stares some more. " Where were you"? Me: Penasco. How long were you there? Me: " About 10 years" Incredulos response !! 10 Years!! Walks around the van shaking his head. Stares at me some more. Guy put a note on the windshield wrapped around my passport and directed me to pull over. Inspection done in 20 minutes or so while I wait inside. All is friendly and efficient. I leave and the passport and note are still on the windhield. Open the note, was a reason for referral checklist form. Reason was handwritten in: Kept eating his hamburger, looked shaky.
This guys's approach was such that if he was a clerk in a store you would say he was rude. Given he had authority you just smile and bear it , or keep eating your hamburger.
You read it wrong. It said: "Kept eating hamburger. Looked shady." :p
I wondered why they had changed the barriers and such on Sunday coming back across - basically everyone had to cross through the first stall of secondary, where two nice CBP gals with machine guns were keeping tabs on everyone. There seemed to be a heightened presence all the way around.
It all makes sense now. They were trying to capture the notorious Hamburglar! :D
Fooled 'em again, eh Roberto?
I would say that you were rude by not having the decency to put the hamburger down while you two were communicating. Store clerk or a person of authority you should be respectful enough not to have your mouth filled with food while talking. But that's just me.
