https://www.lifeintheexpatlane.com/expat-life-the-joy-of-airport-security/ Expat Stories of Foreign Fun Living in Exotic Places Sat, 12 Nov 2022 09:42:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.lifeintheexpatlane.com/expat-life-the-joy-of-airport-security/#comment-5074 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:54:57 +0000 https://lifeintheexpatlane.com/?p=1482#comment-5074 I was wearing my usual travelling outfit (very thin and comfy leggings and a fleece top) on a layover at the Munich airport. During the pat-down, the screener’s hand brushed over the mole that sits, very primly, on my inner thigh. “Was ist das?” she asked, surprised. I guess it felt like a detonator or something, judging by her sudden alertness. “It’s a mole,” I told her. She didn’t recognize the English word, and since my knowledge of German is limited to the useful sentence “das ist eine Katze,” I pointed to another mole on my body. She laughed and waved me through. I can’t help wondering what that says about security in Munich — I would have felt a lot safer if she’d double checked instead of taking me at my word. I had that mole removed a couple of weeks ago, but as I recall, it did have a sinister sort of feel!

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