Reply to: Some observations on Brits travelling abroad

[psychocandy]

Completely agree. I hate louty Brits that give us all a bad rap abroad. Sometimes if people ask my nationality, I apologise for being British.

The advantage of being Welsh is that you claim to be Welsh not British. And of course, most Welsh people dont waer football shirts.

(Please lose in the playoffs Cardiff City)

[d000hg]

Another one. Remember theres no need to panic and dive towards your bag as soon as it appears on the carousel. Its not going to disappear into the pits of hell never to be seen again if its gotta do another lap - carousels are a circuit, bags go round and round. It'll be back in a minute.

Does my chunk the number of people who think they've got to shove everyone out of the way because they're back is there. Chill out.

It's way longer than a minute. But if you can't grab it someone will normally take it off for you. At least in English airports... people are still generally helpful.

I like to stand next to the door so I get first dibs, and am out of the way of all the people watching for their luggage.

[BrilloPad]

That's a finer-grained rating system than I need.

Do you divide them into pulse and no pulse?

MTT

[Ignis Fatuus]

Personally I spent the time rating the ladies from 1-10 in terms of shaggability.

That's a finer-grained rating system than I need.

[Platypus]

Works so well they're scrapping it: House of Commons - Work of the UK Border Agency (August-December 2011) - Home Affairs Committee

I wondered how this worked. Now I see it didn't.

However, if it had, the money was better spent than on 60 immigration officers. The report you linked to failed to take into account that machines don't get pensions and don't go on strike

[Cliphead]

Scots abroad. Get pished and are the best of friends and seem to find each other like magnets.

Germans abroad, ignore each other completely.

[lilelvis2000]

If that is your wife in your avatar I will gladly take her off your hands for a week while you go on holiday... it will be a tough assignment but would brave it for a fellow CUK'er

Not too many men would refuse Celina Jaitley, bollywood actress. I believe she could make a gay man go straight.

[NickFitz]

I was actually impressed with the new (to me) quick immigration retinal scan jobbie at Heathrow...stand on the spot let it scan you and through immigration in quick time....technology that works lurve it

Works so well they're scrapping it: House of Commons - Work of the UK Border Agency (August-December 2011) - Home Affairs Committee

[Diver]

If that is your wife in your avatar I will gladly take her off your hands for a week while you go on holiday... it will be a tough assignment but would brave it for a fellow CUK'er

And he'd do the same for CheeseSlice's avatar

[northernladuk]

The most annoying part of taking a holiday is that the wife also comes along.

If that is your wife in your avatar I will gladly take her off your hands for a week while you go on holiday... it will be a tough assignment but would brave it for a fellow CUK'er

[CheeseSlice]

The most annoying part of taking a holiday is that the wife also comes along. She has the nuttiest routine when we arrive at the airport. She also has no sense of direction and we often get lost because I must defer to her "superior" intellect...which appears to be sniffing out the over-priced jewellery and publically - and loudly - demanding that I go in an buy it.

I always thought it was the responsibility of a wife to have a total freak out during the last hour in the house and the period at the airport before clearing security. A husbands responsibility is to calm the wife down (although this is futile) and to take the blame for everything. e.g. taking blame for why it is so hard for her to keep up with all of her unnecessary luggage, and for being useless and unhelpful.

These duties should be performed until finally through security. The wife then should indulge in retail therapy, leaving the husband to get some peace and quiet and a well earned pint of beer before the flight

or is that just me?

[lilelvis2000]

The most annoying part of taking a holiday is that the wife also comes along. She has the nuttiest routine when we arrive at the airport. She also has no sense of direction and we often get lost because I must defer to her "superior" intellect...which appears to be sniffing out the over-priced jewellery and publically - and loudly - demanding that I go in an buy it.

[wim121]

4:Wearing your football team shirt whilst abroad marks you out as a total twat and should be a justifiable homicide

Completely agree. I hate louty Brits that give us all a bad rap abroad. Sometimes if people ask my nationality, I apologise for being British.

I was actually impressed with the new (to me) quick immigration retinal scan jobbie at Heathrow...stand on the spot let it scan you and through immigration in quick time....technology that works lurve it

I hear they are thinking of getting rid of them and just doing facial recognition only in the future.

[NotAllThere]

...Does my chunk the number of people who think they've got to shove everyone out of the way because they're back is there. Chill out.

I'm not quite sure what that means in English, but if the numpties didn't crowd around, then no-one would get shoved, and everyone would be able to get their baggage first time round.

[psychocandy]

Due to over booking (again) Delta were offering to anyone prepared to vacate their seats

• $400 per person
• Free overnight 5* accommodation in a New York hotel
• Free business class upgrade on the flight out the next morning

Which seemed a pretty good deal as I've never been to NY except to transit, there were three in the party $1200 which would cover my lost day rate but couldn't really be arsed for another day in USA

What would the esteemed panel do?

Deffo. As long as it covers your rate.

I came back from NY recently booked on 9am sunday flight. Offered $200 but no upgrade to go on 9pm flight. Not worth it to sit in airport for 12 ours (later flight was arriving LHR 7am next day). Would have done it for overnight and upgrade though.