Security in the United States after September 11, 2001 can truly claim the status of a national brand. And like any brand, American security (in particular, as far as tourists are concerned) has its own insignia.
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At the airport
After the attacks of September 11, 2001 . in The US imposed strict security measures on the population, including special regulations for the control of the entry / exit of tourists . Upon arrival in the United States, your luggage can be carefully examined to make sure that you do not import perishable products, drugs , weapons, pornographic materials, knives with an ejected blade, explosive materials, lottery tickets, "pirate" video, audio and computer . You will be asked about the purpose of the visit to the USA (business trip, tourism and t . d .), and also - do not be surprised - an airport employee can ask if you have any relation to terrorist groups . Do not joke about terrorism - for Americans it's a serious topic . If a person who asks you upon arrival questions that you do not like something in your answers, you will be invited to the security office at the airport, and that's already seriously: you run the risk of going home without ever stepping on the American soil .
At the hotel
At you Ore hotel should be guided not only by its location, room rates and the number of "stars", but also at the level of security. First of all, the hotel should be fenced, have a guarded entrance and lighting system around the perimeter. Good lighting should be in the parking lot, where there should also be security cameras and (preferably) a guard.
Pay attention to the hotel's doors: the more people control the entrance, the better, because, according to statistics, with insufficient external protection, the number of automobile hijackings and theft of luggage
Many American hotels will give you an electronic chip instead of a regular key, which has a number of advantages: it is impossible to pick up a master key to an electronic key; in case of loss it is easy to recover; the electronic key reduces the possibility of theft on the part of the hotel staff, since the hotel computer records in real time all operations with room locks.
In some rooms of the hotel, for a fee, a mini-safe for storing documents and valuables is provided to the visitors. Even if you stay at a youth hostel with rooms for 6-10 people, for a fee you will be offered a special box for storing luggage ("locker"). Entrance to the hostel is strictly by passports: you will not be allowed inside if you are not registered in any of the rooms.
Upon arrival at the hotel, pay attention to the location of the emergency exits and fire stairs: in case of fire you will need even with a strong smoke blindly to find a way out
On the street and in the premises
After the tragedy of September 11 it turned out that many high-rise buildings in the US are not adapted to the rapid evacuation of people from the building. In rooms with a large crowd of people, such as casinos and shopping centers, ask for the location of the emergency exits
If someone encroaches on your safety at the club or at the exit from it, contact "bouncers" - security guards club. Try to leave the club earlier than closing: after closing in the streets, it is likely that you will meet with a drunken, poorly thought-out person who has left your or from a neighboring club (in the United States all clubs are often located in the same district of the city, for example, the Lower East Side in New York ).
On the streets of cities, as a rule, many phone booths. Each booth has a number that is written on the telephone (your interlocutor can call you back). There are also numbers of emergency services. In case of danger, you can always call the universal number of the rescue service - 911.
Nadezhda Kantur