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Originally Posted by Geezer
Anoree! DUDE!!!!
I can't believe you flew all the way to the US from Germany and got sent right back home! WHAT did you do wrong! Don't Europeans from all countries come here on vacation successfully? Sure, T-Bone has a trade show to attend but, still, HE spent several glorious days with Alison and Lia and even met Rob - but not Danielle.
I travel to Europe once or twice a year. NO ONE asks me who I am seeing or what I'm doing. WHY did you tell them you were going to meet Danielle, and even worse, tell them what she does??? You could have just said she's a student! Or, you could have said you were going to meet Rob - an "old friend."
Why didn't you just tell them you were to drive around the US and do some sightseeing?
There must be something you aren't telling us here! Has American reached a point where we don't even accept tourists? Man, I feel bad for you! Airfare isn't cheap and you probably got screwed changing your flight back home.
As an American, I'm sorry for your troubles. I don't think it's right burt, you know government, they ALWAYS go over board in everything they do.  |
I did tell I wanted to do sightseeing, which was the truth. The meeting with Danielle they teased out of me.
When dealing with Officials I usually go well by telling the truth. This time it backfired
BAD.
For the flight back they used my return ticket from LA, which was for two flights. My connection flight to Phoenix wasn't used either. One flight back for three not used shouldn't be too bad of a deal for the flight line.
In the whole process about $1k of vacation cost were blown to dust, including hotel and rent car, which won't be funded back. But that's only a minor thing compared to the rest.