Unfound Amazement from Untold Lands : Part II
Cousin Aaron Writes in:
I loved your first blog entry on “Unfound Amazement from Untold Lands”. I have to admit that one of my greatest joys in traveling south of the border is watching people in airports.
For example, did you know that every college-aged girl in the U.S. is required to wear an over-sized sweater with the name of her university/college on the front while on an airplane? Must be left over from the 9/11 reform.
Also, anyone under the age of 21 must, and I repeat MUST, travel in flip-flops if their destination is hotter than their home, regardless of the time of year. It doesn’t matter if it’s 20 degrees below in Albany, little Susie MUST wear $8 Old Navy flip-flops on her trip to visit grandma in Phoenix.
This obsession probably stems from the hours that Dad and I (and you, quite often) used to wait at malls in Bangor for Mom, prompting games of “Who can find the ugliest person in this mall”.
I don’t mind admitting this E-Mail made my day. Especially the part about 9/11 reform.
February 22nd, 2006 at 1:20 pm
thats horrible trying to find the ugliest person.
February 23rd, 2006 at 11:02 am
You’ve obviously never been to the Airport Mall in Bangor!!!
February 23rd, 2006 at 11:15 am
I agree - Italian Village and Twin City Coin were like hotbeds of disfigurement.
March 8th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
I can ABSOLUTELY contribute to airport watching. For instance. Why does that same girl in flip flops wear a BATHROBE cause she was ‘cold’ and ‘couldnt find anything else’ but tops the who ensemble with a fake fur coat?.
And that same girl in her University sweater MUST have pj pants on. Because even jogging pants are too uncomfortable and the pjs match her ‘I took 3 hours to look like I didnt brush my hair’ hair.