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It’s been a while since we’ve had a good GBS thread about crying in the airport, so without further ado here’s a brief list of various airports I’ve cried in, along with a brief summary of the crying incident and my review of the experience. Feel free to chime in with your own reviews and experiences about other airports and remember – it’s okay to be frank about your feelings, in the crying at the airport megathread. Auckland, New Zealand:  Not much to say about the airport in Auckland, New Zealand. I only visited briefly and broke down crying before even making it past security, because I heard a big father yell at a small child in a way that reminded me about my own childhood and how my dad always yelled at me. Basically my father always thought I was a disappointment. I took a cab to the airport and the driver was really nice and his accent reminded me of Flight of the Concords, which is my favourite band. Anyway I had a good cry and a lady behind me in luggage check line in asked me if I were okay and I nodded and wiped my eyes and said yeah and that made me feel brave. I’d stopped crying before I made it to the front of the line. The lady at the counter was very nice and helped me reattach the little green destination strip to my suitcase because it’d come sort of loose when I put it on. I had a cup of coffee in the airport bar, and saw another man crying there but I had to board before I could talk to him. The architecture is unexciting but the planes go high enough up I guess. Score:  Singapore Airport, Singapore  Had an 8 hour layover in Singapore while flying home from Borneo. Had about 20 minutes of quality crying time in a lounge area that overlooked the main terminal, but I was interrupted by a Russian family quarreling really loudly in an adjacent sofa. I could not cry loud enough to drown them out and eventually I gave up and went away. Singapore is an exceptionally clean city, which is reflected by their airport which is also very clean. It is also known as "the Lion City" and if you go there please remember that to Asians it is apparently frowned upon to spit in the street, to ask a hotel maid if she likes you and to cry in the airport, if you are not discrete about it. Score: Hamburg Airport, Germany  CRYING MACHT FREI! Ha ha, just a little twisted SA humor about Hitler and the holocaust, to lighten my review about crying in airport at Hamburg, Germany. Having in Hamburg for business for two weeks, I broke down in tears at Hamburg airport when a security guard asked me to step into the full body scanner and I saw an attractive german security lady smirk at the naked picture of me on her screen. Personel on site was extremely swift at escorting me away from the scanner after I started to cry, and one of them offered me a blanket and some advice in German. All in all I found that the old saying that germans are efficient, to be true. I also found that crying in a German airport is considered a sign of extreme weakness and I am pretty sure they put a mark in my passport about it. I would cry in Hamburg airport again, if I found myself there, but would not necessarily travel to Hamburg for that experience alone. Score: John F. Kennedy International, NY US.  Haha oh boy this was a big one. I debated whether or not to even include ‘ole JFK in this thread, since technically I was already crying before even making it to this particular airport.In the airport, I noticed that all the little food and coffee places after security were all staffed by bored looking black girls. I, crying very hard at the time, attempted to engage with a couple of them in small talk while purchasing coffee and scones, but most of them were rudely formal with me, calling me “sir” and going to great lengths to avoid meeting my gaze when I handed them money. I think my experience in this US airport reflects a “macho” culture that is specific to America which, among other things, says that it is not “okay” for a crying man to ask for one of those fat people taxis. Had a real good cry at JFK and although I wanted to die at the time, for unrelated reasons, the coffee was very good none the less . Score:
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Every time I have a connecting flight in LAX I cry.
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May 18, 2016 19:40
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I was JUST going to make a thread about this only making GBS threads my pants in the airport instead of crying!
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May 18, 2016 19:42
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noctambulous nebab fucked around with this message at 05:40 on Jun 1, 2016 |
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May 18, 2016 19:42
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Nooner posted:I was JUST going to make a thread about this only making GBS threads my pants in the airport instead of crying! These two kinds of incident may, while ontologically separate, to a certain extent be considered co-morbid or we may speak of certain degrees of correlation and co-occurrence between them in relation to a causal chain that needs not extend both ways (i.e. people may often cry at airports because of having soiled their pants, while it is less common to hear of people who soil their pants because of crying, in airports).
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May 18, 2016 19:43
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Great stuff, OP. I was wondering if you had any general tips on crying @ the airport, I never feel like I can find the perfect spot.
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May 18, 2016 19:44
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Dr Cheeto posted:Great stuff, OP. I was wondering if you had any general tips on crying @ the airport, I never feel like I can find the perfect spot. Well it's an indivdual thing and really more art than science. I will say that for me, I usually "feel" the right crying spot when I get there, and well at that point I just let it rip.
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May 18, 2016 19:45
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you should give auckland a -1 to its score for that dumb fee you have to run around the airport to pay
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May 18, 2016 19:48
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Is this solely for crying experiences at the airport or can we include traumatic experiences aboard planes as weell?
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May 18, 2016 19:48
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hong kong smells of cardboard
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May 18, 2016 19:48
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any english airport is terrible
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May 18, 2016 19:48
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Have you tried Seattle-Tacoma yet? The architecture is perfect for loud, echoing sobs.
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May 18, 2016 19:49
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Dr Cheeto posted:Have you tried Seattle-Tacoma yet? The architecture is perfect for loud, echoing sobs. Lol buy a coffee in USD and STFU
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May 18, 2016 19:49
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satanic splash-back posted:Is this solely for crying experiences at the airport or can we include traumatic experiences aboard planes as weell? The airplanes at some point presumably were in the airport, which makes it fitting for the Crying @ the airport MEGATHREAD  edit ^^^guy above me please don't post in my threads you are very bad.
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May 18, 2016 19:55
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noctambulous nebab posted:Lol buy a coffee in USD and STFU Thanks, I'm going to print this post out and read it again next time I'm in ATL, I haven't tried there yet.
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May 18, 2016 19:58
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Cleveland Hopkins International Airport I was here briefly during a business trip. I found a good, comfortable chair in the middle of the waiting section and curled up to cry myself to sleep, but it was interrupted by a call from work: they were able to move my flight around and I no longer had to spend the night in the airport. This infuriated me, I saw stars through a sheen of tears, but alas, the HR person did not acquiesce to my demands. I was forced to sit in an aisle seat, next to two empty coach seats. I had hoped to vent my frustrations at the world in a pent-up fit of rage against the uncertainty of my schedule and my inability to affect any meaningful change in my life, but alas, I could not, and so I settled for quietly whimpering about how I had to go home early in a place where nobody could hear my cries. The peanuts were pretty good for airline peanuts, but I got a little piece of shell stuck in the back of my throat, and when I tried to take a drink from my mini bottle of vodka it splashed right in my eyes and it stung so bad I couldn't help but cry. Despite my good fortune, I still managed to get a good cry in before I arrived home. Score:
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May 18, 2016 20:12
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I was sitting next to some quiet ethnic fellow who was making incomprehensible writings on his eldritch paper. I quickly alerted the flight attendant and had him removed but they told me later he was some sort of 'mathemagician'. I broke down weeping knowing that we let this dangerous mastermind get away to wreak his havoc on our poor citizenry.
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May 18, 2016 20:15
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Minimalist Program posted:It’s been a while since we’ve had a good GBS thread about crying in the airport, so without further ado here’s a brief list of various airports I’ve cried in, along with a brief summary of the crying incident and my review of the experience. Feel free to chime in with your own reviews and experiences about other airports and remember – it’s okay to be frank about your feelings, in the crying at the airport megathread. lmao voted 5
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May 18, 2016 20:24
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My wife called a couple weeks ago crying on the phone at O'Hare because United delayed her flight for like 9 hours. She was like, "*sniffle sniffle* All I want is to get in to my things! I went up and asked already several times and they keep getting more and more rude!" I be like, "Your things are already dead." Sure enough they broke into her luggage and stole all her poo poo. lol if you don't stiff arm anyone that tries to check your bags. gently caress off, I will kick this backpack into the overhead until the overhead fits my bag.
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May 18, 2016 20:24
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I cry every time I'm in JFK too. It's tears of joy, thankful I'm not at LaGuardia instead.
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May 18, 2016 20:25
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I've diverted two different flights with my pointless yowling. I don't know what it is, the thought of missing loved ones, the fear of travel, my phobia over the distance I am from my home...I just don't know but it keeps happening. I'm tearing up just thinking about it
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May 18, 2016 20:26
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What's the point of crying anyway ? why did it evolve ?
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May 18, 2016 20:29
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satanic splash-back posted:Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Thank you for this and also, lol.
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May 18, 2016 20:31
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I cry a lot too op, not yet at an airport though
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May 18, 2016 20:35
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dude u ever cry in an airport on VAPE
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May 18, 2016 20:37
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noctambulous nebab posted:I will be spending 9 hours at Istanbul soon. no joke I once spent 16 hours there with the flu. Strangely I remember the airport fondly.
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May 18, 2016 20:38
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A reminder to the general readership that this the Crying at the airport MEGATHREAD
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May 18, 2016 21:18
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I cry a lot at McCarran in Vegas, a major element behind it is the stds and empty bank account I leave with. The crying over those never ends.
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May 18, 2016 21:20
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Really good thread OP I've never actually been to an airport but im definitely considering it now after learning how good it is to do
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May 18, 2016 21:21
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Celluloid Sam posted:Really good thread OP I've never actually been to an airport but im definitely considering it now after learning how good it is to do Let me say this: if you need a good cry, an airport may be the place for you.
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May 18, 2016 21:22
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Decebal posted:What's the point of crying anyway ? I believe its a way for the body to remove unwanted chemicals. the balling part of crying is social, much like the "Achoo" after a sneeze is cultural only to western society. There are also accounts of the scent of women's tears bringing a man to rage, or into a "i must fix this problem NOW" mindset. so it evolved as a defense mechanism.
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May 18, 2016 21:27
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Detroit Metropolitan Airport I was on my way home from visiting family, and I was in a fantastic mood (not related). I knew I had a long holiday season coach flight ahead of me, but I figured I would combat the boredom and irritation of multiple delays and odorous bodies via alcohol from the airport shop. I remember buying more than a handful of shooters and a few packs of the premium peanuts (I didn't want a repeat of The Cleveland Flight Incident) and drinking most of the liquor. I wish I had a better memory because the next part is a little bit of a blur. I made my way over to the final boarding area and saw a whole bunch of people in a line to get in. I tried to make some small talk about the weather, he clothes, how good she smelled, but when she reached into her purse to get her phone out so I could give her my number she accidentally pulled out pepper spray for some reason! Before I could protest, she sprayed and hit me in the face, which not only stung, it caused my eyes and lips to burn more than crotchfire and sobbed uncontrollably at the pain and indignation of the entire experience. I lied on the floor and got a solid ten minutes of crying in before security helped me to my feet. I varied between sniffling and wailing for the next couple hours. Props to the security team. Score:
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May 18, 2016 21:32
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OlmanRiver posted:I believe its a way for the body to remove unwanted chemicals. the balling part of crying is social, much like the "Achoo" after a sneeze is cultural only to western society. Wait.... do you sneeze, and then say "Achoo"?
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May 18, 2016 21:42
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from a quick google search https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgZOhaWwEcI
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May 18, 2016 21:52
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instead of crying, get drunk
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May 18, 2016 21:55
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I was expecting to have a good, resounding, disruptive cry when I got to the food court of LAS (Vegas), but it turns out they installed slot machines right there, in the actual airport, and you guessed it, everyone playing them was already crying. Crying while playing, just money in, sob, pull the lever, then sob even louder while fishing for another fistful of change. It was awkward to try to cry over the C-major scale blips and trills of the slot machines, and everyone seemed pretty focused on their own crying, but I'd still recommend a teary visit to the despair capital of America.
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May 18, 2016 21:56
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Hello from the goldmine
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May 18, 2016 21:58
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Technically it was my eyes watering, but there was only one place in the entire Manila airport that allowed smoking at 5am, and every person in the entire Manila airport was in that one place. Schipol's smoking rooms are relatively nice and well ventilated. CDG's were all closed last time I was there. The previous few times they were open, they could be described as a tiny box full of hot gas and people smells. Nagoya's were identical in size, but vented and crystal clear in a way I can only assume the Japanese would bother with. I remember when you could smoke at LAX, they had a nice outdoorsy park that felt kind of like a nature museum display. Oh yeah, Vegas, it's like someone took about 1000 square feet of nickel slot floorspace and crushed it into a 100 square foot box. Vienna either has or had pretty rough ones too - like two, maybe three phone booths in size, half dozen people. Smoking sucks and sucks even more in airports. I don't think I've cried but have been close while following unspecific or outdated signs for a few hours between flights. SLOSifl fucked around with this message at 22:15 on May 18, 2016 |
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May 18, 2016 22:13
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Nooner posted:I was JUST going to make a thread about this only making GBS threads my pants in the airport instead of crying! u r approaching i pick my nails for life and now my hands is hosed up levels of triggered
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smoking is for losers, vape lyfe bruh
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