Hong Kong airport is what US filmmakers in the 1980’s envisioned 2009 to be like. The architecture is curved at grotesque angles, the floors move people around, hideous modern styles on everything and everyone, machines talk to you waiting for you to talk back. And people wear doctor’s masks in public to reduce the risk of getting infected by the swine flu. Or something. I feel like I should wear one since 80% of everyone here is. Perhaps there is some new ultra-infectious SARS going around that I don’t know about, maybe I missed the handout and free doctors masks on the plane ride in while asleep. Or is it just the new HK trend, to wear doctors masks in public? It does look kind of cool. This airport does strange things to you. I’ve had dreams that have taken place here, the ones where you feel sideways and nothing makes sense. I just didn’t realize it until I landed.
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