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Re:Emirates Says Bookings to the U.S. Fell by 35% After the ... by DanAndersen on Saturday March 11, 2017 @05:09PM (#13847535)
White American here. In the past 3-4 years (probably a couple dozen flights) I have gotten some level of patdowns and hand-swabs literally every single time I go through one of those millimeter-wave machines. Every time, without fail.

My belief is that it's because I had gone through some pretty substantial weight loss in the past, and so my body skin/muscle/fat density is all screwy around the midsection, and thus it sets the machine off.

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Re:Emirates Says Bookings to the U.S. Fell by 35% After the ... by exclusiv on Saturday March 11, 2017 @08:07PM (#13848275)
My white buddy got stopped and frisked traveling around Europe with me every time. He has a legit beard. They even asked if they could put their hands inside his pants (inside the waist band). Beards are suspect these days no matter what your background.
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