I (along with my son) landed yesterday in NYC. We had about 2.5 kilograms of cheese in our bags.
On the US customs form, we did check the "I bring food" box. So, at immigration, the guy checking our passports marked the form so that customs can pay attention.... That was the only "frightening" moment. The person in charge at customs just asked us "so you declared you bring food"?. Answer: "yes, we're bringing some French hard cured cheese". Answer from the customs guy: "OK, you can go, guys". That's it. No check. No bags opening. No cheese confiscation. Nothing. So, my advice to all people who haven't packed yet: pack cheese. Ah, and we also had 5 bottles of wine and 2 bottles of beer spread out in our two bags, too. When arriving at Columbia, you may want to find a place to store your cheese. I still have to, but have been told there are fridges around in Carman building. Anyway, Michelle (Lynn Hall, who helped a lot in arranging things for the upcoming Cheese and Wine party) or myself will be able to help you. _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
