There was no choice was there ? but I cannot help wondering what other country would have had anal jobsworths who actually even bothered to check the two guys DOB's on their licence/passports . . . . . . nope, can't think of another one.
Oh & BTW, I am British, so I know EXACTLY where I am coming from before you start accusing me of "Brit-Bashing", which I assuredly am
Oh, & have a read of the thread about the 67 year old ex-fireman who was harassed by LGW security for making a sideways remark about someone else going through security without removing their head-gear, if you want a real skinfull of the "British Jobsworth Experience"