Cell Phone Discrimination
Kim has visited the local US consulate a couple times to register Shula as an American citizen (sorry, I don’t know if she’s a Republican or Democrat). The consulate has a couple of interesting aspects. 1) US citizens get to butt in at the front of the line and 2) cell phones are not allowed. Kim visited today and witnessed a man complaining to the security guards as they prevented him from entering because he had a cell phone. His exact words were, “What kind of discrimination is this?” It’s **cell phone discrimination**, my friend, and that is how it feels to be a minority. (OK, not really.)
If I was one of the guards I would have looked at the computer screen and said, “Our records tell us you speak too loudly on your phone in public places. We cannot allow you to enter.”
Also interesting is that security will hold your cell phone for you, but only if you are an American citizen. Apparently they have nothing to fear from their own.
March 14th, 2005 at 5:34 pm
Huh. The cellphone thing must be relatively new. The only thing they ever asked me about was weapons. I had to give up my Swiss Army knife when I entered the consulate. Cause, y’know, I had to give up all my guns when I moved to Canada.