Brett, I used to know a bloke who worked at (Oz) Customs who told the story of sitting next to a loud obnoxious drunk coming back from the Middle East some years before. The drunk was from a culture that does not take alcohol & he didn't speak English either. (ps. it was years before the current climate of suspecting nationals of different cultures & appearances)

When they were close to landfall, the attandants handed out Customs cards & the drunk threw his at my friend. No please, or any comment, so my friend politely filled it in & handed it back. Knowing that this bloke had a very short fuse, we did wonder how he had put up with the invasive behaviour for hours.

While he was in the queue he saw a few of his mates, so quietly told tehm that he had filled in the card for the still noisy drunk & had ticked off everything - yes he had drugs, yes he had been on farm, yes he had foodstuffs. etc. They all smiled.

So did we when he told us.

sandra