# Canadians: Have you ever been subjected to the dreaded "SSSS" screening when flying to or from the US?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 5, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-you-ever-been-subjected-to-the-dreaded-ssss-screening-when-flying-to-or-from-the-us/985022 "2023-06-05T07:17:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-you-ever-been-subjected-to-the-dreaded-ssss-screening-when-flying-to-or-from-the-us/985022/41 "2023-06-27T17:33:27Z")

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Admittedly, my wife is a big crier. When her father died a few years ago, she was inconsolable.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-you-ever-been-subjected-to-the-dreaded-ssss-screening-when-flying-to-or-from-the-us/985022/42 "2023-06-27T18:26:56Z")

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When my gf’s dad died she cried. I’m more the type to provide a shoulder and help deal with the paperwork. (He was an incredible guy and I’m happy to have known him)

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**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-you-ever-been-subjected-to-the-dreaded-ssss-screening-when-flying-to-or-from-the-us/985022/43 "2023-07-05T18:51:20Z")

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> [@suranyi](#):
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> My wife got the SSSS yesterday in Zurich for a flight to San Francisco.

I got SSSS in Zurich for a flight to San Francisco in December 2021 - so I did the whole thing with a mask. I think the agent (female) looked at my bra and probably did a pat-down, but I didn’t consider it outside the ordinary SSSS experience.

Hubby’s got it tomorrow in Frankfurt - I just hope we make our connection.

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