ignant666

You would think that that would be so, but: I am native-born US citizen. The only border crossings where i have ever been given a hard time in my life have been a couple times re-entering the USA (never on or with a bike, to be clear). I have crossed many borders into 20 or so countries in Europe, Turkey/Iran/Afghanistan/Pakistan/India, Central and South America, and Canada, with never the slightest problem, delay, or hassle.

The most memorable was a flight back from Mexico, where i got bumped from my direct-to-NYC flight and had to change planes in Texas, thus also clearing customs/immigration in Texas. I was the only person the plane with no checked baggage, so i was the first one to hit customs after clearing immigration. I was also the last one on the plane to leave customs, after a prolonged search of my small bag and its contents, including turning literally every page of several wrestling magazines, and unfolding and painstaking examination of all the wrestling posters and masks i had.

There were also, during this long search, many many aggressive questions about my trip to Mexico,. with a persistent focus on "What did you do at night?" They did not seem to find "Went to the wrestling" a very satisfactory answer, despite the extensive evidence that this was true that they were so busy examining. I think my prolonged search was because i had a "yankee" accent, and very clearly was not from Texas (unlike every other person on the plane). They seemed very disappointed that i had no kilos of hidden drugs that they could arrest me for.

That was US customs hassling me, but i have also had a couple episodes of prolonged and hostile questioning by US immigration officers on a power trip, despite the fact that we both knew that, no matter what answers i gave them, they were going to have to eventually let me into my native country.

The Canadian border has always been completely uneventful in both directions for me.