Airports! Save Your Smile and Stop Doing These Things!
Diving in the Kerama Islands of Okinawa in 2021 The airport is the place where I can’t keep my zen. I can’t hide my annoyance even if I try. The moment I enter the airport, my bitch face takes over. No matter how many times I’ve done it, I can’t get over and accept all the bullshit things they do at the airport. I know, I know. You’re going to say that I’m mean and everyone is just trying to do their job, blah blah blah. You don’t think I know that? But I just can’t. And I will tell you why. This is a blog about all the annoying things I experience in Japanese airports. Some are universal while some are more confined to the country. Let’s start with the very initial encounter with the airport personnels at the airline check-in counter where these people openly discriminate their customers with very friendly and smiley faces. I swear to god there was one time when I tried to check in and this lady was speaking to me very politely with a smile on her face, but she was essentially telling