Canada border guards' rudeness touches a nerve

I cross back and forth quiet often, I will say that 9 out of ten times, I am dealing with an ignorant, arrogant prick, the type of guy who got slapped around on the playground, jerks off online cause he can't get a woman, and now acts like the big man because he's sitting in the little booth. On the contrary, the US guards I encounter are complete pro's, with actual personalities.

Never experienced anything negative here in BC. The US Border Gaurds seem a little more "rude"(bad term, as they are not rude, just more Suspicious of you)while the Canadian Border gaurds ask a question, lookk at ID, and have you through in no time.

That's cause they are smoking what they seize on their breaks man!!!! lol

i was crossing back with a buddy of mine who looks a little rough, we were getting the gears. We had to pull over, they started asking all kinds of questions. Then after 20 min of waiting my buddy had enough. Walked over to the shack where some BSA people were yelling at him to get back in his vehicle. After he flipped open his RCMP badge, their attitude sure changed. He has since filed official complaints.

In most agency's there are a few bad apples, it would seem that in the boarder services department there are only a few good apples!

Love stories like that.

This thread was already covering this

current-events-f59/border-officials-make-a-bad-first-impression-t88886.html

I've had a few bad experiences with the Canadian guards. One of which led to a 'severe reprimand' on his file.

That's cause they are smoking what they seize on their breaks man!!!! lol

All them other guys oughta take a page from BC then.

Seriously, I deal with CBSA all the time on my ship, and have yet to have a problem. Coming back to Canada from the US as a civie, no problems. Going to the US as a civie - different story. Wear a kilt, and all you get is some cow- eyed look from a slack-jacked mouth breather moistening a chair in a booth spending ten minutes trying to puzzle out why a guy is wearing a 'dress'. Like watching a monkey in a cage trying to figure out how to put the square ped in a round hole.

Love them border guards.

Same back in the day when I was in and out of the US often.

Going to the States, no problems.

Coming back into Canada was always a PIA. Bunch of rude arrogant shitheads.

Bike or no bike, didnt matter.

I agree with Sandorski. Even when I've been packing a load of rifles into Canada the Canadian border folks are polite and courteous to a fault. Returning to the US from such trips is predictably an ordeal despite my having every permit and piece of paperwork known to man in perfect order.

My experiences go with Bart and Sandorski. Usually I have more issues getting into the US than Canada. However, NEXUS really streamlines it. If you travel across the border often, it's well worth it

Hmm. I've never experienced any problems with the CBSA. Although I live in a rural area and use a rural point of entry where things are a little more laidback. I find the Americans are more of the issue. They are not 'rude', but definitely more suspicious of you. They'll take their time, and always always make you pop the trunk. When I'm coming back to the Canadian side, we don't even have to show I.D. (I live in a town that's 15 minutes from the U.S. border and all the CBSA guards live in my town so we know each other), ask if we bought anything, quickly flip through the receipts and 3 times out of 4 lets you go without paying duty or taxes.

I live in a very small town, 10 k from the border, people get gas in the US, but when you went shopping in a city an hours drive, you can ALWAYS open your trunk when you come back, and pay taxes and over everything.

The US guards tho hear 160 times a day "getting gas", and are delighted they can fingerprint and mugshot me, because I am not Canadian

When I bring back my visa waiver (valid for 3 months) the Canadians say (without looking): yeah, toss it on the counter.
No smile, no "hello, how are you" when you walk in, nothing. Assholes.

I have sat at the B.C border for hours trying to get home. One time I had six large aluminum billets and all the paper work was in order I sat for two hours while I watched them play cards.