Marriage in the united states

Americans have one of the highest marriage rates among the industrial nations. Other countries with high marriage rates are Russia, Egypt, and Japan. This has always been so. More than 90 percent of the members of every birth cohort since the early 1800s have eventually married.

Yet the marriage rate has undergone great fluctuations in the past forty years. This is reflected mainly in the behavior of people between the age of 20 and 24. The percentage of men and women in this age group who have never married started to fall at the beginning of World War II and reached a low point by the end of the 1960s. At that time the median age at first marriage was 22.5 for men and 20.2 for women. Thereafter the percentage rose steadily for twenty years, so that by 1984 more than half of the women in the United States between,the ages of 20 and 24 had never been married.

Paul Glick and Arthur Norton offer several reasons for this trend. During the ^Vietnam War many young men postponed marriage in order to enter service or to avoid military service by continuing their education! Women tended to stay in school and then work to support themselves. Moreover, during the late 1960s and early 1970s the children born duringthe post-World War II baby boom came of age and competed for jobs. Because many people prefer to postpone marriage until they can get a job and afford to set up a household and raise a family, the tight job market resulted in a lower marriage rate.

Food and meal

American Food

Americans have a wider assortment of foods to choose from than consumers in any other country. Meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts, cereals from various parts of the nation are available throughout the country during any season of the year. Frequently, the problem for the consumer is not the lack of variety of brands of food, but rather the bewildering assortment from which one must choose. In addition, the, consumer can choose from foods that are fresh, frozen, canned and cooked or uncooked. Currently, virtually allJSood stores have available a wide array of frozen foods especially prepared to be heated of cooked in a microwave oven.

The microwave oven has revolutionized the home preparation of meals. It, along with the supermarket, where virtually any kind of foods are available, make the preparation of food the most time-efficient in the world. A family can make only one trip a week to the supermarket to purchase its food needs for an entire week. Before the turn of the century Americans will have access to computer-based shopping enabling them to make their buying decisions at home and picking up their purchases at the store or having them delivered to their homes.

Since the 1950s fast-food and take-out restaurants have had a phenomenal proliferation, fir& in the US, and more recently throughout the world. The first fast- food chains like McDonalds, Burger King, Arby's and Wendy's which offer sandwiches, hamburgers, French-fried potatoes, hot dogs, pizzas, pancakes, chili and fried chicken, have been joined by other chains some of which offer Mexican, Chinese and other ethnic foods. The cost of the food in such restaurants is frequently cheaper than if one were to prepare similar food in one's kitchen. Consequently, an entire family may frequently go to eat at fast food places for convenience and economy.

A more recent development in the American food industry has been the demand for healthier foods. The food industry has made available a wide variety of low-fat dairy and meat products. Animals are now being scientifically bfeai Jte produce lean meat. Even low fat cheeses and ice creams are being produced Vegetable, fruit and cereal consraipititfn are increasing. A second demand is for foods grown and produced free of i fertilizers, pesticides and heitteides. This has led to the development of an "organic food" industry. Of course, the cost of organic foods is substantially higher than for nonorg&nic food. The market for organic food has nevertheless been expanding.

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Fast Food

Anew American fast-food chain has just opened its first restaurant in Britain. "The Nashville⁽¹⁾ Superburger Bar" is just off Leicester Square. Because of the success of McDonald's and Kentucky⁽²⁾ Fried Chicken, I was interested to see if Nashville had anything new to offer. The restaurant was so brightly lit that I wished I'd brought my sunglasses. Once I'd got used to the light, I rather liked the green and orange plastic decor, which was very futuristic. The place was spotlessly clean — almost antiseptic! Although there was a long queue, service was incredibly fast. The menu was limited to a variety of hamburgers and prices were very reasonable . I had the "Giant Superburger" which'was served with generous helping of french fries. Although the burger itself was rather tasteless, there was a large section of relishes c» every table and the french fries were the be, I I've ever tasted. This kind of establishment obviously caters to young people I in a hurry. I was amazed to see that many of the customers preferred to eat 1 standing up even though there were seats available. Most of the customers 1 were under 25 and alone. Everybody seemed to be drinking milk-shakes I and although I'm not very fond of them I felt I should have one. Not much 1 can go wrong with a milk-shake and it tasted as good or as bad as any | other. Although it's a quick and efficient way of taking nourishment, you wouldn't choose "The Nashville" for a quiet and romantic evening with a friend. Although I wasn't in a hurry, I was in, fed and out in ten minutes. It reminded me very much of a motor way filling station.

Education

BRITISH EDUCATION

British education emas us to develop fully the abilities of individuals, for their own benefit and of society as a whole. Compulsory schooling takes place between the agers of 5 and 16, but some pupils remain at shool for 2 years more, to prepare for further higher education. Post shool education is organized flaxebly, to provide a wide range of opportunities for academic and vacational education and to continue studying through out life.

Administration of state schools is decentralised. The department of education and science is responsible for national education policy, but it doesn't run any schools, if doesn't employ teachers, or prescribe corricular or textbooks. All shools are given a considerable amount of freedom. According to the law only one subject is compulsary. That is religious instruction. Children recieve preschool education under the age of 5 in nursery schools or in infant's classes in primary schools. Most pupils receive free education finenst from public fonds

and the small proportions attend schools wholy independent. Most independent schools are single-sex, but the number of mixing schools is growing. Education within the mantained schools system usually comprises two stages: primary and secondary education. Primary schools are subdevided into infant schools (ages 5 - 7), and

junior schools (ages 7 - 11). Infant schools are informal and children are encouraged to read, write and make use of numbers and develop the creative abilities. Primary children do all their

work with the same class teacher exept for PT and music. The work is beist upon the pupils interests as far as possible. The junior stage extence over four years. Children have set

pirits of arithmetic, reading, composition, history, geography nature study and others. At this stage of schooling pupils were often placed in A, B, C and D streams according their abilities.

The most able children were put in the A stream, the list able in the D stream. Till reccantly most junior shool children had to seat for the eleven-plus examination. It usually consisted of an

arithmetic paper and an entelligent test. According to the results of the exam children are sent to Grammar, Technical or Secondary modern schools. So called comprehansive schools began to appear after World War 2. They are muchly mixed schools which can provide education

for over 1000 pupils. Ideally they provide all the courses given in Grammar, Technical and Secondary modern schools. By the law all children must receive full-time education

between the ages of 5 and 16. Formally each child can remain a school for a further 2 or 3 years and continue his studies in the sixth form up to the age of 18 or 19. The course is usually subdevided into the lower 6 and the upper 6. The corricular is narrowed to 5 subjects of which a pupil can choose 2 or 3. The main examinations for secondary school pupils are general certeficate of education (the GCE) exam and certificate of secondary education (the CSE) exam. The GSE exam is held at two levels: ordinary level (0 level) and advanced level (Alevel). Candidats set for 0 level papers at 15 - 16 years away. GCE

level is usually taken at the end on the sixth form. The CSE level exam is taken after 5 years of secondary education by the pupils who are of everage abilities of their age.

Education in the UK

The general educational policy in the United Kingdom is under control of the department of education and science.

Education in the UK is presently divided into three stages: primary, secondary, and higher education.

At all stages the following grading scale is applied: from “A” to “G”, “A” being the highest on the scale and “G” being the lowest.

The British society considers education very important for the whole country’s development.

Maybe that’s why the duration of compulsory education in the UK is 11 years from the age of 5 to the age of 16 years.

In the UK, “compulsory” actually means that there is a law requiring all children to go to school after they get 5 years old.

Schooling consists of two stages: primary and secondary.

Primary education consists of infant school lasting for two years and junior school lasting for four years.

Since the primary school lasts for 6 years, most pupils go on to the secondary stage of school education at the age of 11 years.

I would like to note that most secondary schools in the UK are comprehensive.

Schools of this type are open for all pupils no matter their abilities and results from the primary school.

Also, there are so called grammar schools in the UK which have a very selective procedure of admitting pupils who have to pass an entrance exam checking their abilities.

At this school, a pupil get a rather academic education.

Unlike grammar schools, secondary modern schools provide more technical and practical education.

At the age of sixteen, pupils take examinations leading to GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education).

After they pass GCSEs, they have to decide what they want to do: to start to work or to continue their studies.

Pupils may stay at schools for two years more and finally take an A-level examination and be awarded a General Certificate of Education Advanced Level.

Higher education is provided by colleges and universities.

When we think about British university education, Oxford and Cambridge are the names that come to our mind first. This is probably the best universities not only in the UK, but also in the world.

At least, they have such a reputation. Oxford, for instance, consists of 40 separate colleges, the oldest being University College established in 1249. These two universities are very prestigious.

Only the elite can afford to send their children to these universities. To refer to both of them people often use the word “Oxbridge”.

All universities are fully independent in deciding what courses to include into their curriculums.

At the university level, there are three stages: the undergraduate stage, the postgraduate or Master’s degree and Doctor’s degree. The undergraduate stage usually lasts for four years.

Interestingly enough, the education in the UK is structured so that it is very common for a student to change his or her department of study if they realize the first choice does not satisfy their needs.

At the end of this stage, a students is awarded a Bachelor’s Degree: BA (Bachelor of Arts) or BS (Bachelor of Science).

Next level of university studies is the Master’s Degree.

To be awarded this degree, one has to study from one to two years after the Bachelor’s Degree.

At this level, students write a project on their area of specialization.

The third level is characterized by concentration on completely scientific work and research in the chosen field. This level usually lasts for three years.

Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree have to present the result of their research in the form of a thesis, that is a dissertation containing original research. The Doctor of Philosophy, or PhD degree, is awarded after the candidate successfully defends his or her thesis in front of distinguished experts of their field of research.

British education

British education emas us to develop fully the abilities of individuals, for their own benefit and of society as a whole. Compulsory schooling takes place between the ages of 5 and 16, but some pupils remain at school for 2 years more, to prepare for further higher education. Post school education is organized flexibly, to provide a wide range of opportunities for academic and vocational education and to continue studying through out life.

Administration of state schools is decentralized. The department of education and science is responsible for national education policy, but it doesn't run any schools, if doesn’t employ teachers, or prescribe corricular or textbooks. All schools are given a considerable amount of freedom. According to the law only one subject is compulsory. That is religious instruction.

Children receive preschool education under the age of 5 in nursery schools or in infant's classes in primary schools.

Most pupils receive free education finest from public fonds and the small proportions attend schools wholy independent. Most independent schools are single-sex, but the number of mixing schools is growing.

Education within the mantained schools system usually comprises two stages: primary and secondary education. Primary schools are subdevided into infant schools (ages 5 - 7), and junior schools (ages 7 - 11). Infant schools are informal and children are encouraged to read, write and make use of numbers and develop the creative abilities. Primary children do all their work with the same class teacher exept for PT and music. The work is beist upon the pupils interests as far as possible.

The junior stage extence over four years. Children have set pirits of arithmetic, reading, composition, history, geography nature study and others. At this stage of schooling pupils were often placed in A, B, C and D streams according their abilities. The most able children were put in the A stream, the list able in the D stream. Till recently most junior school children had to seat for the eleven-plus examination. It usually consisted of an arithmetic paper and an intelligent test. According to the results of the exam children are sent to Grammar, Technical or Secondary modern schools. So called comprehensive schools began to appear after World War 2. They are muchly mixed schools which can provide education for over 1000 pupils. Ideally they provide all the courses given in Grammar, Technical and Secondary modern schools.

By the law all children must receive full-time education between the ages of 5 and 16. Formally each child can remain a school for a further 2 or 3 years and continue his studies in the sixth form up to the age of 18 or 19. The course is usually subdivided into the lower 6 and the upper 6. The curricular is narrowed to 5 subjects of which a pupil can choose 2 or 3.

The main examinations for secondary school pupils are general certificate of education (the GCE) exam and certificate of secondary education (the CSE) exam. The GSE exam is held at two levels: ordinary level (0 levels) and advanced level (A level).

Candidates set for 0 level papers at 15 - 16 years away. GCE level is usually taken at the end on the sixth form. The CSE level exam is taken after 5 years of secondary education by the pupils who are of average abilities of their age.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Out of more than three million students who graduate from high school each year, about one million go on for "higher education." Simply by being admitted into one of the most respected universities in the United States, a high school graduate achieves a degree of success. A college at a leading university might receive applications from two percent of these high school graduates, and then accept only one out of every ten who apply. Successful applicants at such colleges are usually chosen on the basis of (a) their high school records; (b) recommendations from their high school teachers; (c) the impression they make during interviews at the university; and (d) their scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs).

The system of higher education in the United States is complex. It comprises four categories of institutions: (1) the university, which may contain (a) several colleges for undergraduate students seeking a bachelor's (four-year) degree and (b) one or more graduate schools for those continuing in specialized studies beyond the bachelor's degree to obtain a master's or a doctoral degree; (2) the four-year undergraduate institution—the college—most of which are not part of a university; (3) the technical training institution, at which high school graduates may take courses ranging from six months to four years in duration and learn a wide variety of technical skills, from hair styling through business accounting to computer programming; (4) and the two-year, or community college, from which students may enter many professions or may transfer to four-year colleges or universities.

Any of these institutions, in any category, might be either public or private, depending on the source of its funding. There is no clear or inevitable distinction in terms of quality of education offered between the institutions which are publicly or privately funded. However, this is not to say that all institutions enjoy equal prestige nor that there are no material differences among them.

Many universities and colleges, both public and private, have gained reputations for offering particularly challenging courses and for providing their students with a higher quality of education. The great majority are generally regarded as quite satisfactory. A few other institutions, conversely, provide only adequate education, and students attend classes, pass examinations and graduate as merely competent, but not outstanding, scholars and professionals. The factors determining whether an institution is one of the best or one of lower prestige are quality of teaching faculty, qualify of research facilities; amount of funding available for libraries, special programs, etc.; and the competence and number of applicants for admission, i.e., how selective the institution can be in choosing its students. All of these factors reinforce one another.

In the United States it is generally recognized that there are more and less desirable institutions in which to study and from which to graduate. The more desirable institutions are generally—but not always— more costly to attend, and having graduated from one of them may bring distinct advantages as the individual seeks employment opportunities and social mobility within the society. Competition to get into such a college prompts a million secondary school students to take the SATs every year. But recently emphasis on admissions examinations has been widely criticized in the United States because the examinations tend to measure only competence in mathematics and English. In defense of using the examinations as criteria for admissions, administrators at many universities say that the SATs provide a fair way for deciding whom to admit when they have 10 or 12 applicants for every first-year student seat.

Wearing traditional caps and gowns, university graduates prepare for ceremonies where they will receive their newly earned diplomas. The United States leads all industrial nations in the proportion of its young men and women who receive higher education.Washington University

WHY AMERICANS GO TO COLLEGE

The United States leads all industrial nations in the proportion of its young men and women who receive higher education. Why is this? What motivates a middle-income family with two children to take loans for up to $120,000 so that their son and daughter can attend private universities for four years? Why would both parents in a low-income family take jobs to support their three children at a state university—each at an annual cost of $4,000? Why should a woman in her forties quit her job and use her savings to enroll for the college education she did not receive when she was younger?

Americans place a high value on higher education. This is an attitude that goes back to the country's oldest political traditions. People in the United States have always believed that education is necessary for maintaining a democratic government. They believe that it prepares the individual for informed, intelligent political participation, including voting.

Before World War II, a high school education seemed adequate for satisfying most peopled needs, but the post-war period produced dozens of complex new questions for Americans, including issues such as use of atomic power, experiments in splitting genes, space programs and foreign aid. Americans rarely express a direct vote on such complex matters, but the representatives they elect do decide such issues. In recent years, as a result, many Americans have begun to regard a college education as necessary to deal with such questions as an informed American voter.

In addition to idealistic reasons for going to college, however, most Americans are concerned with earning a good (or better) income. For some careers—law, medicine, education, engineering—a college education is a necessary first step. Some careers do not require going to college, but many young Americans believe that having a degree will help them obtain a higher salary on their first job. Today, that first job is likely to involve handling information: More than 60 percent of Americans now work as teachers, computer programmers, secretaries, lawyers, bankers, and in other jobs involving the discovery, exchange and use of data (facts). A high-school diploma is not sufficient preparation for most such employment.

SELECTING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

In addition to learning about a school's entrance requirements (and its fees), Americans have a lot of questions to think about when they choose a university or college. They need to know: • What degrees does the school offer? How long does it take to earn one? At the undergraduate (college) level, a four-year "liberal arts" course of study is traditionally offered which leads to a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree in such subjects as history, languages and philosophy. (The term "liberal arts" comes from liberates artes, a Latin expression for free, or human, arts and skills. In the time of the Roman Empire, these were skills and arts that only a free person—not a slave—could acquire.) Many liberal arts colleges also offer a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in physics, chemistry or other scientific subjects. A technical training institution, offering such courses as agriculture or business skills, offers courses of varying length, and community college studies last two years.

Graduate schools in America award master's and doctor's degrees in both the arts and sciences. (The term "doctor" comes from the Latin word docere, meaning "to teach.") The courses for most graduate degrees can be completed in two to four years. But if a graduate program requires original research, a student could spend many additional months or even years in a university library or laboratory.

What curricula does a college or university offer? What are the requirements for earning a degree? In an American university, each college and graduate school has its own curriculum. At the undergraduate level, there may be some courses that every student has to take (for example, classes in world history, math, writing or research). But students do select their "major" (the field in which they want their degree), plus a specific number of "electives" (courses that are not required but that students may choose). The National Institute of Education, a government agency, reports that a total of more than 1,000 majors are offered in America's colleges and universities. The combined electives available in these schools probably amount to a number in the tens of thousands.

Typically, an undergraduate student has to earn a certain number of "credits" (about 120) in order to receive a degree at the end of four years of college. Credits are earned by attending lectures (or lab classes) and by successfully completing assignments and examinations. One credit usually equals one hour of class per week in a single course. A three-credit course in biology could involve two hours of lectures plus one hour in a science lab, every week. A course may last 10 to 16 weeks—the length of a "semester."

Is the college or university a public institution (operated by a state or local government) or a private one? If it is private, is it a religious school? The United States does not have a national (federal) school system, but each of the 50 states operates its own university, and so do some large city governments. (The government does grant degrees in the schools it operates for professional members of the armed services— for example, the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.)

About 25 percent of all schools of higher education in the United States are privately operated by religious organizations. Most are open to students of different faiths, but in some religious schools all students are required to attend religious services. There are also privately owned schools with no religious connection.

Both public and private colleges depend on three sources of income: student tuitions, endowments (gifts made by wealthy benefactors) and government funding. Some endowments are very large: Harvard, Princeton and Yale Universities have more than a thousand million dollars each. Public institutions receive a larger portion of public tax monies than do private schools.

How large is the school? There are many small American colleges—some with fewer than 100 students. But the larger universities tend to keep attracting larger numbers of enrollments. By the mid-1980s, at least seven

universities had total enrollments of over 100,000 each. (One of the seven, the State University of New York, has more than 60 campuses in different parts of the state.)

Why do the large universities flourish? Until recent years, a major answer to this question was: They offer the best libraries and facilities for scientific research. Access to a "mainframe" (very large) computer and to modern laboratories attracts leading scientist to the faculties of such schools. And students enroll to study with the experts. Research programs continue to be important to the reputation of America's universities. But in recent years, the percentage of advanced degrees awarded in the "pure" (research) sciences has defined. The same has been true for the liberal arts. Students continue to seek the largest, most respected universities—but for new and different programs.

TRENDSEV DEGREE PROGRAMS

During the 1970s and 1980s, there was a trend away from the traditional liberal arts. Instead of students were choosing major fields that would prepare them for specific jobs. In 1987 56 percent of the four-year bachelor's degrees were conferred in business and management, computer and information science, education engineering, health professions, and public affairs. Only 13 percent of the degrees were conferred in the traditional arts and sciences.

But some observers believe this trend toward pre-professionalism may be ending and that students are switching back to traditional areas of study. They cite the fact that in 1987 bachelor's degrees in mathematics were up 49 percent since the low point they had reached in

1981. Bachelor's degrees in English and literature, foreign languages, history, and physics also saw an upswing. In many ways, this new popularity of liberal arts is a return to the early tradition of American education.

TRADITIONS IN EDUCATION

When the colonies that eventually became United States of America were settled in the 1600s, the world already had some very old universities. The University of Al-Azhar in Cairo was then more than 600 years old. Italy had its University of Bologna for centuries. Oxford and Cambridge in England and the University of Paris were founded in the 12th century.

European colleges were an offspring of its universities. The first colleges were opened in Paris in the 15th century as residence halls for university students. Usually, all the students in one residence studied the same subject (for example, law, medicine or theology). The term "college" gradually came to mean a place for studying a specific subject (for example, law) And thus, colleges developed into schools.

Both institutions—colleges and universities—were an important part of life in England when its people began to migrate to North America. Within the first 25 years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony more than 100 graduates from Oxford Cambridge and Dublin joined its founders. It was natural for these early colonists to set up the same institution in America that they had known in their native.

Travelling

There are many kinds of traveling. You can travel by water, by air, by car and many others way to traveling. Each of them has its own advantages. But one of the most widespread ways of traveling after traveling by air is traveling by train. What does it mean to make journey by train?

There is a special organization is called train service in each country. This organization make timetable. It's very important to know when your train pulls out of station to catch the train.

What about train? It can be an ordinary train or an express. An ordinary train is a train which follows from one city to other with stops. Usually there are dining cars in such trains and such train follows from one city to other during some days. There specially trained people work with passengers, they help them and these people are called porters.

An express is a very fast train. An express differs from an ordinary train in everything. It's very fast, faster than an ordinary train. For example, we all know famous Europe expresses run on English Channel. These trains can make 500 km/h. There aren't any porters and dining cars there, because these trains run between the same cities during 1 or 2 hours. As a rule, people travel light on such trains.

To get ticket on any above described trains you must buy yourself a seat or you can reserve seats. In second case you may sure that you will leave a city and, for example, won't be late for important conference or somebody's birthday or wedding.

Modern life is impossible without travelling. Thousands of people travel every day either on business or for pleasure. They can travel by air, by rail, by sea or by road.

Of course, travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive too. Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. You can see much more interesting places of the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have very comfortable seats. There are also sleeping cars and dining cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable. Speed, comfort and safety are the main advantages of trains and planes. That is why many people prefer them to all other means.

Travelling by sea is popular mostly for pleasure trips. On board large ships and small river boats people can visit foreign countries and different places of interest within their own country. It is very pleasant to see the rise and fall of the waves, to feel the fresh sea wind blowing and hear the cry of the seagulls. Trips on the Volga, the Dnieper, the Yenisei, the Black Sea are very popular today.

Many people like to travel by car. It is interesting too, because you can stop when and where you like, you do not have to buy tickets or carry your suitcases. A very popular method of travelling is hiking. It is travelling on foot. Walking tours are very interesting. Hitch-hiking is a very popular method of travelling among young people. But it is not so popular in our country as abroad.

The Black Sea is one of the most wonderful places which attracts holiday-makers all over the world. There are many rest-homes, sanatoriums and tourist camps there. But it is also possible to rent a room or a furnished house for a couple of weeks there. Sometimes we place ourselves in a tent on the sea shore enjoying fresh air and the sun all day long. As a rule I make new friends there. In the daytime we play volleyball, tennis, swim in the warm water of the sea and sunbathe. In the evening I like to sit on the beach watching the sea and enjoying the sunset.

Traveling by plane

It's very convenient for businessmerus and tourists who are always in a hurry and can't afford enjoying picturesque views. Everything is done to make passengers feel comfortable. Very little is left to chance, especially stricfy/the rules began to be observed after some cases of air crashes and terrorist explosions and attempts of hijacking. Modern radio and laser equipment helped to take all the danger out of blind flying and made safe all weather flying possible.

Before boarding the plane passengers register at the register counter. They have their luggage weighed, after which the attendant attaches a special tag to prevent from being lost, there is no need to worry about your suitcase any longer, because it will be delivered into the luggage compartment in the plane in due time; After that the passengers go through the custom and passport control and get to the waiting hall. If it's an international flight they can buy a lot of souvenirs in duty-free shops before they hear the voice of the announcers calling their flight. The passengers go through the departure gates, board the coach and get to the plane. They hand in the boarding passes to the stewardess and climb the gangway. The stewardess helps everyone to get comfortable in the reclining armchairs which are adjustable in four positions, you just press the button. After the plane has been fueled it taxis down the runway^ picks up speed and takes off. In a moment it's out of sight.

Some of the formalities repeated when you arrive at your destination. The customs declaration, immigration forms are sometimes filled in on board the plane. At the airport you may be met by especially trained dog, who will make sure that you are not carrying drugs or any explosives. After passport and custom control passengers go to the luggage reclaim area to get their luggage back.