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Business trip to USA - advice please

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    #11
    Just tell them you're delivering a Laptop for an Iranian friend
    Confusion is a natural state of being

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      #12
      The last time I went I told them I was working at IBM for a couple of weeks. All I got was the sarky comment, "IBM, didn't even know they still existed." Maybe he should have looked at the manufacturer of the screen he was using, diptulip. I've either said meetings or conferences, oh, and I refuse to take my shoes off as well. You get through customs much quicker that way as they put you in a little glass cubicle, take a swab and send you on your way while everyone else is trying to find their shoes or gagging at the whiff...
      Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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        #13
        Are you a chap or a chapette? Chapettes travelling on their own have more trouble than they did before.
        How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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          #14
          chapette - as in "female travelling on her own"

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            #15
            The easiest thing is to be honest - I used to tell them that I was heading over there to teach a bunch of redneck fvckwitts how to do their jobs properly before the Indians took them all away.
            Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

            I preferred version 1!

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              #16
              What I have learnt about going to the USA

              The beggars nearly put me on the first plane home. If you show your teeth it will be taken as a sign of aggression. They really don't have any sort of sense of humour. They put you in a little glass cubicle. Any olive tones will get you a free holiday in Cuba. An intimate inspection of your backside is de rigeur.

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                #17
                Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
                The beggars nearly put me on the first plane home. If you show your teeth it will be taken as a sign of aggression. They really don't have any sort of sense of humour. They put you in a little glass cubicle. Any olive tones will get you a free holiday in Cuba. An intimate inspection of your backside is de rigeur.
                This is all true.

                However, I’ve never had any trouble flying to the US or Caribbean, but I’m a white, middle-aged, English Businessman with a gold frequent flyer card travelling first or business class.
                How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post
                  This is all true.

                  However, I’ve never had any trouble flying to the US or Caribbean, but I’m a white, middle-aged, English Businessman with a gold frequent flyer card travelling first or business class.
                  I bet you've had your backside intimately examined though.
                  Hard Brexit now!
                  #prayfornodeal

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
                    I bet you've had your backside intimately examined though.
                    Don't ask, don't tell.
                    ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by sasguru View Post
                      I bet you've had your backside intimately examined though.
                      Luuuuuuuv it.

                      Ah, that reminds me. Dmini, be careful with the ‘toys’ you pack.
                      Last edited by HairyArsedBloke; 7 July 2008, 15:09.
                      How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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