Thread: Kabuki Security -- Argentina Style!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mats The people at Continental security at Ezeiza are usually so nice. They introduce themselves, carry on conversations, wish me a pleasant trip. Yes, it's just a goofy formality to satisfy the US Government's paranoia, but at least they're nice about it. And I guess I used "vos" with them without thinking twice about it. Much nicer than some of the people the US-based airlines...

I've also found the security screeners at EZE to be much more polite and friendly than anything I've encountered in the US. At a UA gate check last month I was chatting with a couple of the screeners about the growing use by young Argentines of vos en castellano in situations that I would always use usted . They seemed pleased just to have someone to talk to ... Needless to say their "screening" of my bags took...

We returned from Buenos Aires yesterday (great city!) on the CO redeye that left Sunday night. We were waiting in the area near that gate at EZE to board. About an hour before boarding, we were all herded out and had to re-enter the area (despite having cleared Argentine security, which was roughly equivalent to domestic TSA). After having our passports and boarding passes checked, we were directed over to waiting "security...

Quote: Originally Posted by PTravel I cannot, for the life of me, think of why I was spared this ordeal. Perhaps it was my initial question -- this wasn't any government-ordered procedure, but CO policy. I find that asking polite questions often throws people with highly repetetive jobs off of that repetetive task. A couple of years ago, showing up at a ticket counter, handing over my check-in info and simultaneously asking how full the...

I love vos; I just never remember how to conjugate the verbs!

The people at Continental security at Ezeiza are usually so nice. They introduce themselves, carry on conversations, wish me a pleasant trip. Yes, it's just a goofy formality to satisfy the US Government's paranoia, but at least they're nice about it. And I guess I used "vos" with them without thinking twice about it.