B&W film, ISO and airport x-ray scanners

[GregY]

Or a stubborn French man. I started a polite, the employee was the one that threatened. Great job of blaming the victim!

your response to the situation characterizes the image.....
a rude response in a foreign language isn't really an attribute of any level of civility.....

 

[Daniela]

Or a stubborn French man. I started a polite, the employee was the one that threatened. Great job of blaming the victim!

I don't doubt that the agent was probably on a power trip, Sirius. And the threat of arrest is a ridiculous show of that. What doesn't sit well with me is the use of stereotypes of women to insult another guy...anyway, I'm not proud of my aggressive response before. It doesn't really invite a positive conversation. Maybe next time you can ask them"Why are you acting like a connard?"

 

[jeffreyg]

The last time I flew out of Paris was with carryon luggage. We were close to making it on time. An agent randomly picked us out to weigh our luggage. Between my wife and I we were okay. I had only taken a digital slr that I had put in my carryon which put my case one pound over. We had to leave the line and go back to the checkin desk to pay overweight. My wife whose first language is French asked if I could switch it to her bag or could I wear it around my neck. The agent would not accept it Fortunately after proof of paying she moved us to the front of the line along with curses from other people in line. Ah the joys of air travel these days.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I don't doubt that the agent was probably on a power trip, Sirius. And the threat of arrest is a ridiculous show of that. What doesn't sit well with me is the use of stereotypes of women to insult another guy...anyway, I'm not proud of my aggressive response before. It doesn't really invite a positive conversation. Maybe next time you can ask them"Why are you acting like a connard?"

Thank you, a new French word for me.

His manager agreed that threatening an arrest for a polite question was out of line and he told the employee that I had not called him a bastard, I has said he was acting like a bastard. I asked the manager and he said in front of the employee that the employee's response was acting like a bastard. But I still did not get a hand inspection.

 

[Alex Benjamin]

I had said something like "Pourquoi agissez-vous comme si vous aviez été élevé par une mère célibataire. Aussi, s'il vous plaît, arrêtez de chier dans le lit." That definitely got their attention and changed their attitude.

Although I share Daniela's malaise about the stereotype, I have to say there is something Monty Python-esque about your insults...

 

[Sirius Glass]

Although I share Daniela's malaise about the stereotype, I have to say there is something Monty Python-esque about your insults...

In multinational, multilingual, multicultural settings such as international airports, politely asked questions should be responded to civilly and not with threats of arrest. Politeness can take a hike after the unnecessary threat. Even the supervisor agreed that the the threat was inappropriate and acknowledged that my response got his attention.

 

[GregY]

In multinational, multilingual, multicultural settings such as international airports, politely asked questions should be responded to civilly and not with threats of arrest. Politeness can take a hike after the unnecessary threat. Even the supervisor agreed that the the threat was inappropriate and acknowledged that my response got his attention.

Although I share Daniela's malaise about the stereotype, I have to say there is something Monty Python-esque about your insults...

"Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!"....... Perfect!

 

[Sirius Glass]

"Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!"....... Perfect!

 

[jay moussy]

Would only carrying (ultra) low speed be a good strategy?

I will be visiting family soon, Boston>Zurich>Geneva, and considering casual landscape, street photo only, Nikon N80.

I found that there is a camera club co-op (sounds cool!) downtown Geneva that accept visitors' processing time in darkroom.

Plans have changed, it is now with a Dublin transfer instead of Zurich (an pleaseant change, Zurich is so "18% gray"), so I wonder if the Dublin check is agreeable to hand check?
Other rambling: Still debating on what 35mm camera to take, and finding a way to streamline packing/unpacking at security, freezer bags perhaps?

 

[BrianShaw]

Wear green, and don’t demand or threaten or curse…

I’ve often found that organizing my gear (everything except camera and lens) in clear bags was extremely helpful to, both, me and security staff.

 

[jay moussy]

Wear green and don’t demand or curse…

Better: I can tell them how much I love the Martin Hayes music!



A rememberance of the late Mr. Cahill, here

 

[GregY]

Better: I can tell them how much I love the Martin Hayes music!



A rememberance of the late Mr. Cahill, here

I had the pleasure of seeing them in concert before Denis Cahill's passing..... they were brilliant

 

[jay moussy]

I had the pleasure of seeing them in concert before Denis Cahill's passing..... they were brilliant

Same here, Lowell Folk festival Massachusetts a few years back, first exposure as well!. Just breathtakingly beautiful, a memory I cherish.