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08-14-19 23:22 #10739
Posts: 621Originally Posted by Kerrstar [View Original Post]
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08-14-19 05:35 #10738
Posts: 5Hahaha
Originally Posted by Syzygies [View Original Post]
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08-14-19 04:13 #10737
Posts: 15925Originally Posted by Syzygies [View Original Post]
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08-14-19 03:49 #10736
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by RandoGuy [View Original Post]
Important principal. You have no ties now, so keep it that way. Above, don't get too attached to some Thai girl that is with you purely for economic reasons (they nearly all are. So don't listen to their sweet talk). So many guys fall for a Thai girl and get duped! Play the field and have multiple regular Thai partners, is the best way. Set your mind very strongly on not acquiring a new Girlfriend. It takes years to start to know a Thai girl properly, and frequency of sex declines badly, as always.
Always remember that the girls you meet are likely to have multiple boyfriends sponsoring them, or if they don't, they are trying to get that way.
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08-13-19 08:50 #10735
Posts: 1222Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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08-13-19 05:57 #10734
Posts: 381Originally Posted by RobJones [View Original Post]
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08-13-19 03:02 #10733
Posts: 1316My usual is to say 'I like the beaches'.
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08-13-19 02:31 #10732
Posts: 265Global Entry
If you are a US citizen I would reccomend getting Global Entry. You have to pass a background check and if you pass the background check you have to go to a local airport for an interview. The interview is a joke, you are really there just to get your picture taken and so they can fingerprint you. Global Entry automatically enrolls you in TSA Precheck. With Global Entry you bypass immigration and go straight to a computer kiosk. There you scan your passport and fingerprints and answer the customs questions. You never interact with a person. When you finish you get a receipt that you had to a customs officer and you are on your way. Has mine since 2016 and will renew when it exspires in 2022.
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08-13-19 02:03 #10731
Posts: 156Customs issues
I am thankful to everyone who has posted in response to my original post about getting hassled at airports.
Believe me, for 2 decades I too never had big problem although I was grilled pretty harshly 2/3 times by overzealous bitchy female officers. They even asked me if I have relationship with women overseas or kids. WTF? I just visit for a week or two.
I knew solo men coming back from countries like Costa Rica, Colombia, Thailand are specially interrogated but never faced a reckoning moment till the last trip when an officer started asking me questions again and again. He asked me more questions than all the officers had done in 20 years. Yes I did travel quite frequently to several countries that year but many of my trips were to European countries with family. The too many visa stamps of above mentioned countries did not help, And perhaps the Cambodian visa made it worse because it a green page that is stapled to the passport. Because of these rascals I avoid going to Cambodia for almost 15 years and when I did, I made it a point to exit in 14 hours. But the scrutiny they put me under, the questioning by multiple officers including another ***** who thought I had made her day when I reached out for water bottle. LOL she probably thought I must have all the CP in the world and that her promotion is guaranteed. I don't mind if someone casually goes through electronic devices in front of me but to go through every single conversation I had on I'm and read every note and look at pics, away from me, for 1 hour! And for what? Because I am guilty of travelling as a solo male traveler. And then after wasting more than 3 hours of my time they won't even bother to apologize or pack the suitcases. Rather asked another group of officers to let me know that I am free to go.
You may not have had such a run but be prepared. Don't let these mothafucker low lifes look at the pictures they don't deserve to or need to in the first place.
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08-13-19 01:23 #10730
Posts: 1762Originally Posted by RobJones [View Original Post]
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08-13-19 00:34 #10729
Posts: 621Originally Posted by NattyBumpo [View Original Post]
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08-12-19 22:48 #10728
Posts: 542Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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08-12-19 20:46 #10727
Posts: 5Border questions
Gentlemen,
After a failed second attempt at domestic tranquility, I am back in the game and planning a trip to the Land of Smiles. I would like to see how it compares to Colombia.
Many of you here are experts in international mongering, and your tips have been invaluable in helping me plan my trip. Let me return the favor by giving some advice in an area I have some small knowledge of. USA Federal law, and border crossing in particular. There has been some good advice given below, and some advice I would avoid. First, a brief explanation of the jurisprudence behind USA Border law. Anytime you attempt to enter the you. S, you are subject to search, seizure, arrest, inspection, inquires and examinations. Each of these things are triggered by a certain threshold of suspicion. What you must note is that this threshold is greatly reduced at the border crossing vs. Other areas, such as the monger below who had a friend who was a State detective. Briefly:
- Search: requires no warrant or probable cause (U. S v. Ramsey, 1977). This includes electronic devices. Right now, the circuit courts are split regarding warrantless searches of electronic devices, and SCOTUS refuses to address the issues. This means that, boots on the ground, devices are being searched daily with no warrant or probable cause. Not only can they search, they can copy your entire device, send you on your way, and then send that copy to a forensics lab to search. Entrants can be forced to unlock devices (or jailed until they do), and destructive searches authorized if reasonable suspicion exists. Even strip searches only require reasonable suspicion. That is the lowest threshold of suspicion and easily gained by an experienced officer. They also have the option of a customs / border search. This search allows them to look for anything that pertains to merchandise entering the USA Merchandise is defined as anything intended to be bought, sold, consumed or that may be subject to taxes / tariffs. This type of search is broad and deep, and requires only reasonable suspicion.
- Seizure: Any person or item may be seized provided there is reasonable suspicion of intent to cross a border. This includes electronic devices, which may be seized and possibly not returned.
- Arrest: does require a warrant or probable cause. Note that officers can, and do, become creative when looking for probable cause. Also note that if you are arrested (or "detained") on a border crossing, you can be released later at the officer's discretion, with no charges filed, and with no legitimate or actionable complaint. In other words, they can and do use arrest / detention as an intimidation tool to gain compliance.
Inspection. Officers may 'inspect" any and everything that you cross the border with that may full under an administrative inspection law. This is technically not a search and does not require any suspicion.
Inquire. Officers may make in-depth inquires to you regarding your attempt to cross the border. They may hold you for an extended time, limit your access to a lawyer (you have no right to council if you are not a USA Citizen).
Examinations. Officers may examine, in-depth and at their leisure, your papers, papers and effects.
Also be aware that you. S citizens can, and have been, prosecuted for violating USA Law abroad (RJR Nabisco Inc. V. European Community (2016)). This is normally reserved for things like RICO violations, [CodeWord908], narcotics, capital crimes, etc. However, the potential exists for any crime.
So how does this pertain to you, the returning monger? First, never attempt to bring anything that might be illegal into the you. S on an electronic device. You may get away with it a time or two, but you will eventually get caught and your mongering days will be over. If you have anything that might be questionable, leave it in the host country, destroy it, etc. Second, interact with a border officer the same way you would with any USA Officer while out mongering: be polite, stay silent beyond the required questions, and never admit to anything. If you are detained, always request a lawyer before talking; doubly so if you are innocent.
As someone mentioned below, most officers know why you went to Bangkok as a single man. Some might do the same thing. But you never know what kind of officer you will get, and if you get the wrong one, they can make your life a living hell trying to re-enter. When questioned, reply that you travel for pleasure and enjoy sightseeing, thai boxing, scuba, etc. You are happy to be home after a nice vacation. That is all they need to know. Understand that they can, and may search any and everything, including you, when you try to cross the border. Never admit to anything that is illegal in the you. S, like drugs or prostitution.
Take this advice as you see fit. Good hunting and stay safe.
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08-12-19 17:57 #10726
Posts: 54Originally Posted by NattyBumpo [View Original Post]
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08-12-19 16:47 #10725
Posts: 3040Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]