Well, the need to state occupation on a passport was dropped ages ago. My passport, at the time, simply stated, 'Government employee', or someting similar, which I think was a generic term for all civil servants.Big Boy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 8:19 pmI was once almost denied a flight to Thailand because airport security picked on me, and I refused point blank to reveal my employer. Whether or not this applied across the entire Civil Service or just military branches I don't know, but it was an offence to reveal who we worked for. Walking around with a bloody great golden crown was a bit of a giveaway.
Where I annoyed people, was refusing to break any duty free thresholds on arrival back in the UK, I have never smoked and never really drank spirts, so mates were always asking for something. I wouldn't break the rules because of what I did for a living and I didn't want to risk my job. On my first visit to HK with my then girlfriend, her brother wanted a camera lens brought back and HK was cheap back in the day. I knew that would be what immigration would be interested in, so that and everything else purchased was declared in a list I had drawn up. Plus booze and cigarettes adhering to the law. Customs were impressed. Only had to pay a small amount of duty for the lens and the rest was ignored. Her brother still wasn't happy though.
