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I've been on the road most of the time since mid-April. I've come to the conclusion that travel sucks, especially in the US. Back in April I had a Delta flight from Cincinnati to Paris, then on to Copenhagen. Delta and Air France have some kind of deal where they trade reservations or something and I was on an Air France plane to Paris. The stews were cheerful, helpful, and always where you could see them. Food was edible. SAS to Copenhagen was OK. When we arrived in Denmark the immigration line was short and the woman checking our passports smiled and said "Welcome home!" to my Danish companion, and she welcomed me to "our country" with a smile. The trip back was on a Delta flight and the stews were all surly and were only around when they were serving inedible food. One of them got her back up because I refused to pay for a glass of wine. I had to dig out the ticket info, which clearly stated that "economy plus" got you free drinks. She didn't bother to apologize for not knowing her own company's policies. All in all it was a miserable ride. Back in the US, the immigration beotch yelled at my companion to get back in line when she started to approach the desk with me. I thought, "This is new." She questioned me at length because I couldn't remember my flight number and asked me why I was so nervous as I fumbled through my pockets trying to find the boarding pass. I looked back at the line of 50 or so people and said, "Because when I was back there I was as pissed off as they are about how long it takes to get through this line." She got her back up and brought someone over and the two of them asked me a bunch of questions. Then when I could not find my pass I tried to ask my companion if she had it and the beotch said, "Don't talk to the people in line!" The guy she brought over asked if we were together and when I said yes he got surly with me because we weren't at the desk together. No apology from anyone. When they were through I looked at my friend and said, "Welcome home, huh?" and that brought them back over again. It's like this every time I travel to another country. There I'm welcomed and in the US I'm treated like a criminal for coming home.
As for ground transportation - don't get me started.