>SNIP
>> And I was singled out for full search about 80% of the times I had to take an airplane, just because they can't read my last name.
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>Welcome to the club. Since 9/11 every time I flew I have had to enjoy the special search. The last time my 13 year old daughter flew with me so they had her do it too. I'm pretty sure my last name is not that difficult to read or pronounce (its even simpler than my maiden name of Skogen which is not difficult either). It suggests a European ancestry, not anything more sinister. I don't look like a foreigner and I speak English well with no discernible accent. I guess I was just wearing the wrong color each time...

I'm searched often at airports (padded down, shoes taken off etc....) but is this a bad thing?