dirty and smelly in a place that isn't

airports are very strange places... they're all kind of the same in a way but with funny and weird little differences. so much thought and design is necessary to make thousands of people and their crap flow smoothly from place to place. there was a big congestion here and i giggled to discover that it was caused by an indian family sprawling across a thoroughfare, blissfully unaware. the hong kong airport has free internet terminals! a glorious way to spend fifteen minutes of my 5?6? hour stopover here. they also have a prayer room equipped with foot bath and muslim prayer mats which i also enjoyed. it's funny because i keep jerking my head over towards my bags whenever i see motion, assuming that some beggar child is going to run off with my purse. it takes some time to suit one's mind to a new environment. i'm starting to remember how relaxing places other than india tend to be...