That pissed me off! Am I in the wrong?

Excuse me isn't this the other way around?

Junoon: this is what you think? That we attacked the Middle East first?? That Canada and members of the coallition in Afghanistan are the agressor? That the Canadian soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice did so in vain because they, after all, attacked first?

God help us

Your putting words in my mouth read your post and then read my reply

I have been extremely busy lately, and when I get to come to this site, Agnelson has already answered the questions asked. I will continue to put my 2 cents in when time allows.

I have never had any problems with anyone from Pakistan descent. It seems they have a genuine respect for the freedoms of our countries. I seem like I pick on india alot, but at my port, we see HUGE numbers from india campared to anywhere else.

I don't like it when someone acts like there doing me a favor by working in the USA. We do have a surplus of brilliant people here in the USA, were not lacking in any way.

I have been extremely busy lately, and when I get to come to this site, Agnelson has already answered the questions asked....

I've been having so much trouble logging in the past week (anybody else?); I'm glad this is giving you an opening..

[/quoteI've been having so much trouble logging in the past week (anybody else?); I'm glad this is giving you an opening

Same here sometimes i have to log in twice or thrice...

I haven't been able to log in for a week myself. Admin is aware of the problem. If you're using Internet Explorer, go to Properties and delete cookies whenever this happens to you. You should be able to log in after you clear all your cookies. That said, I still had problems, but obviously the internet Gods favoured you today with my presence.

I've found using the "InPrivate" feature of IE8 has helped a little.

I have used Chrome and Fire Fox and same issues i'll try IE8.

I am surprised that you didn't took part in this discussion.

"I am surprised that you didn't took part in this discussion."

This thread was one bereft of any questions or seking of knowledge. I have sufficient other outlets to vent personal opinions....

This thread makes me think about the grilling I sometimes get at Sweetgrass. Yes, I want to leave my well-paying job in Alberta to mine copper or work on a ranch in Montana. That's exactly what I was thinking of doing, congratulations Mr. CBP person, you've caught me. 10% unemployment and lack of social services are soooo appealing to me.

I have to say I always find a remarkable difference at POEs when you go through pre-clearance as compared to some of the land borders or if you enter at an airport in the US. At say, YYC or YVR they always seem far more casual about letting you into the US. I'm sure it's because (a) those CBP officers presumably live in Canada and realize in many ways it's arguably better than the US anyway and (b) a lot of them are dual citizens.

When you go through say, MIA, Canada seems to be treated as some sort of far-off different land inhabited by people who are not as well-off as Americans.

I'm sure many immigrants to Canada have the same misconception as well, i.e. the US is somehow far better than Canada.

No doubt there are some statistics somewhere on the subject that show the average American is better off than the average Canadian, but to suggest you're better off say, in Washington than in BC, or Montana instead of Alberta, or Minnesota instead of Manitoba consistently is completely laughable.

Even the woman who is head of DHS now made comments about Canada which made it sound as though we were all ready to jump the fence. She keeps getting confused between the Peach Arch and the Peace Bridge as well when I see her on TV.