Comments | tania: Chinese Customs confiscated my yoghurt. :(

tania

Chinese Customs confiscated my yoghurt. :(

Jan 10, 2012 07:44

So I'm in Beijing - the airport at least - but I can't access Facebook or Twitter, which I probably should have seen coming. BUT ANYWAY! To the three or so of my friends who still regularly read this, hello, I'm alive and safe thus far. But the trip is young ( Read more... )

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justascream January 9 2012, 23:44:37 UTC

Gel, jelly, or gelatinous appearing foods are often confiscated when you are inbound to the USA or outbound from the USA. There was a big fuss recently when a TSA guy (airport security checkpoint dude) confiscated a lady's cupcake for "being enough like a jelly to be suspicious." He got in trouble for it after the story went viral.

In general, if it's jelly-like, liquid-like, or pointy-like, TSA will give you shit about it.

tania January 9 2012, 23:59:06 UTC

Yeah, I figured as much, but I thought I'd give it a shot - would have been nice to have something less muesli-ish to go with my muesli bars. No great loss though, I got it for free on the flight. ;)

oldhans117 January 10 2012, 00:23:10 UTC

Good luck getting any caffeine in China my parents went on vacation there and could not even get tea! They had a lot of fun and I hope you are too.

arphalia January 10 2012, 02:10:55 UTC

SO SO SO wish I were going to FC so I could finally meet you! Have an awesome time! :D

tania January 11 2012, 05:24:56 UTC

I wish so too! I'll be loitering around the SF area for a month or so, though - so if by some chance you wind up in the region, let ms know! :)

cateagle January 10 2012, 05:01:00 UTC

Glad to see that nothing is getting you down, even that "fog". Good luck with the continuing trip. When you get to the States, if you come through the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I'd love to meet up with you (even if it's just in passing at DFW airport).

master_haakon January 10 2012, 05:06:49 UTC

That fog is quite worrying to the max.