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Re:Ask HN: How would you travel on an airline with your life... by throwaway729562 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @08:53AM (#33719082)
> Generally how suspicions you look is proportional to how much flack you receive.

Definitely come with a cleanly shaved face. People with long beard are hassled much more often at US borders/airports for some reason.

(observed even with my own experience from about 100 US visits)

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Re:Ask HN: How would you travel on an airline with your life... by hansvm on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:36PM (#33722158)
There's a bit of a cultural stigma against most beard styles for some reason. Back when I was delivering pizza I found that it made a $0.50 difference in the average tip to be clean shaven.
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Re:Ask HN: How would you travel on an airline with your life... by tomcam on Thursday November 24, 2022 @02:59AM (#33728829)
It’s not your beard, it’s their dyslexia. They are confusing you with throwaway725962, who is on the terrorist watchlist.
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