On leaving Germany after a river cruise, the DH was questioned persistently by a female official who wanted to know everywhere he had been in the country and what he had been doing. She was pacified when we showed her our Viking cruise documents.

I can only think it was because he has a beard. Unfortunately the DH's beard is curly, so it's not the straight, mathematical-looking beard that an elder good guy has in the movies. No, the DH's beard is not tidy, and when it gets too long, curly little hairs start to stick out. Obviously this made him terrorist material.

Actually, if she had a flat tire, he is the guy who would stop and fix it for her.