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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by reaperducer on Friday May 04, 2018 @04:14PM (#16997891)
Back when you only needed a drivers license to cross the border, the Canadian border person looked at my Texas driver's license and said, "Texas, huh. Where are your guns?"

That would be considered unacceptable and unprofessional at U.S. border control.

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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by majormajor on Friday May 04, 2018 @04:26PM (#16997990)
Hah, I had exactly the same experience crossing into Ontario in either 2003 or 2006.

We had six people and a ton of luggage and they seemed to be seriously considering searching all our bags just because of Texas IDs. :|

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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by siidooloo on Friday May 04, 2018 @05:12PM (#16998393)
They were probably trying to slip you up and see if you would say in the trunk or something.
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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by querulous on Friday May 04, 2018 @10:11PM (#16999931)
a us border guard once asked me if i hated america because i hadn't visited it in nearly 18 months
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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by CNJ7654 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @09:34AM (#17001721)
Well, do you?
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