I felt suspected of entering with the intention to illegally stay on. WTF. Happened at 7.45am (London time). 5 minutes of 'interrogation' at the clearance counter, with many people passing by and watching my 'encounter'. My FIRST impression of UK. Here you go:
Officer: How much do you make?
Me: RMx000
Officer: Do you have a job in malaysia?
Me: *deng already* Yea...
Officer: What's your job?
Me: A marketer
*20 seconds in silence, officer scrutinizing my documents*
Me: *trying to make small talk* So...are these the standard questions?
Officer: *eyes crossed, eyebrows furrowed and sternly stated* You don't get to ask me questions. I ASK the questions. Not you.
Me: OK. *backed off*
Officer: How much are your tickets?
Me: RM3700.
Officer: And you said you make RM****. Why would you pay for flight tickets more than your pay?
Me: *politely tulan already* Well, the ringgit is stronger this time...
Officer: I see that you haven't travelled for quite a while.
Me: Yeah. I went to Cambodia last year
Officer: This is the first time you traveled this far. Why?
Me: Exchange rate is advantageous now, I'm on my semester break, I haven't traveled for a while..
Officer: Why don't you go to Australia?
Me: I've studied there before, for...
Officer: I don't see Australia's mark anywhere in here
Me: It's in my previous passport
Officer: You should bring it together
Me: ...
(ten seconds of silence*
ok *small voice already*
Officer: How much do you have?
Me: I have 100pounds on me now
Officer: 100 pounds? And how long are you staying?
Me: 10 or 11 days. I'll be reaching Malaysia on the 11th June.
Officer: Do you think 100 pounds is enough?
Me: I have another RM500 on me
Officer: That's like what...another...200 pounds
Me: Another 100pounds.
Officer: And you think that's going to last you for 10days
Me: I have cards, i'm staying with a friend. He's taking care of the accommodation, food. I am WORKING and STUDYING back in Malaysia. It's my semester break now, and like i said, the rate is 5 times now compared to the usual 7 times
Officer: *eyes me*
Me: ....
(Officer then approves my entry, gives me my passport)
Me: So i go in now?
(Rudely gesticulate, like i'm from some super under developed country)
WTF Stansted Airport! >:(
5 comments:
wow....u r in UK now? *jealous*
hehe
anyway, arent englishmen supposed to be VERY friendly? gosh....that's a bad 1st impression!
they are not allowed to ask you how much do you have. next time if they ask you same question then you take out your money to show him, they will scared and stop asking question.
there is a roll which say they can not ask you how much money you have and those things. anyway i remember somebody told me you are uncle..a.r. b...mb haha this is god judgment.
have a good moments there.
@shu-yin, they are supposed to be. everyone else i've met so far had been very polite. except for this one lady at the customs counter. WTF.
@alireza, what's uncle a.r.b?
she was not englishman so was rude!
still think this is dam funny hehe :p
@Liam She sounded manly tho.. rude si hitam!!! *fists*
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