Why wouldn't I get offended when they were clearly doing their best to be offensive? We're all adults here, I assume, and all responsible for the things we say and the way we behave.
Everybody has been waiting for a long time, that doesn't give anyone the right to be disrespectful. We're supposedly here to share information that other people might find useful, not to make judgements and insult each other. Circumstances change, especially over a long period of time, and what each person decides to do with his/her own life is his/her business. I don't have any desire to discuss my personal life and my personal decisions any further and will no longer be sharing any of that information here.
Some people make it big here, have successful careers and raise families and live a good life, others sleep on the floor at the metro station and beg for money from passersby to get something to eat. Some live off of minimum wages, rent a small room somewhere and barely make enough to pay their bills, and are content with that. No matter what, it is a person's choice to live the way he/she wants, it is for nobody else to judge.
You mentioned the boarder officers were very nice...which they usually are to females that don't appear "suspicious". I was just wondering what types of questions they asked you, other than how much money you were bringing with you.
They didn't really ask a lot of questions. Just the regular ones like "where are will you be staying?", "what are you bringing in with you?", "do you have goods to follow?" etc. Then you sign the COPR form and they give you photocopies of all your papers and you're done.
just leaving it for time.
