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> I'm know that people have bad experiences sometimes, but you're making an absurdly huge drama out of it.

The point is that almost everyone I know seems to be having a bad experience with flying these days, and almost all of it is directly due to the over-zealous security and related issues. Why should we "come quietly" and accept our quality of life being reduced in this way?

> Refusing to fly is simply not a reasonable response to the typical level of inconvenience.

I, and an increasing number of my friends and family, disagree with you. Fortunately, where and how we travel still remains our choice, so those modes of transport and destinations that offer a pleasant, efficient experience will benefit, while those that do not will suffer.

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The point is that almost everyone I know seems to be having a bad experience with flying these days

Just as a counterpoint, almost everyone I know is minorly inconvenienced and continues on their merry way way when flying. Mainly grumbling about having to repack their carry-on and security theater jokes. And these are people flying into/out of major airports (SFO, LAX, JFK, ORD to name a few).

// edit: Include me in this as well. And I've flown into or out of ROC, JFK and SFO ~8-10x a year (4-5 trips a year) for the past 3 years.

Of course, this just illustrates anecdotes and that people view things differently. Shocking, I know.

Hundreds of people from my country

Out of curiosity, just what country are you from? Or your family? You haven't said. At least, not that I've noticed.

He mentioned living in the UK a few posts back.

You don't necessarily have to have citizenship of a country to live there. Nor do you have to live in the same country that the rest of your family lives in.

I'm just wondering how much (if any) of his/friends/families experience is due to something unfortunate (such as racial profiling) vs how much (again, if any) is simply being blown out of proportion.

I'm a British citizen and living in the UK.

I've met many people through the university in the city where I live, so they come from a diverse range of backgrounds. I have noticed no common racial or nationality elements in those who have mentioned having a worse time with airport security.

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