So, I emerged rather tired way past 2.00 at night. But what surprised me pleasantly was the process of immigration. It used to be chaotic or so I thought. But not this time. I was sharing this experience at Indiamike (IM).
And this is what Nick (the highest poster at IM) said in reply!
There used to be be separate Foreign/Indian queues for immigration, but this time they didn’t segregate and everything moved faster. It could be that I picked, as the Captain says, a good arrival time, but the baggage hall seemed quite busy.
(Glad you had a good trip, and that they let you back into your own country ok
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Did you notice the last line? I even put it in bold. Did it ever cross our mind that they may not let you get back to your own country? I never take it for granted that I can enter another country but not being able to enter back in India? I mean the thought never even crossed my mind!
🙂 Ya . Hey i had this question before too…What paper did you present there?
It had crossed my mind for a moment when there was an unusual slight delay in returning my passport at immigration once. It was a featherbrained thought though.Have you watched the movie, The Terminal? It’s a comical drama about a man (Tom Cruise) stuck in JFK International Airport Terminal when he’s denied entry into the US and at the same time cannot return to his native country due to a coup d’etat there.
Oops..that’s Tom Hanks, not Cruise. 🙂
Its funny :-)Glad to know that you had a nice time there and Oxford is simply outstanding.Enjoying your posts and thinking to post something on London to cherish my memories.
Ajeya, the paper was on tourism, my very first and it was about online destination image of India, the data was gathered through Indiamike and Thorn Tree, the Lonely Planet message board. It was good fun and thanks for asking.Indica, you thought of that? Ahhwww, must have been scary, even for the split second. Yes, I have seen The Terminal.Pijush, do some London posts, that would be fun. I agree Oxford is great and what i love most is that the city is quite walking friendly.
Don’t worry! They do let every one back in…even those who are shipped directly to prison from the airport…:D
Sidhu, what was that about?
lol! No the thought never crossed my mind 🙂
I agree Sigma, I agree, that is such a strange thought!