Phoenix Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, 8 AM, June 23, 2011
There are many reasons I enjoy the movie DOGMA, but one of my favorite scenes is Matt Damon and Ben Affleck sitting in the airport watching people. Every person has a story. Who are they? Where are they from? Are they traveling alone? What the heck where they thinking when they put on those clothes?
We have a two-hour layover here in Phoenix, so I’m having a lot of fun with that last question. Phoenix is a major hub for US Airways and other airports. It’s hot here, with very bright sunlight. There are a lot of people wearing shorts and lightweight clothing. It’s easy to imagine they are locals, heading out of town. The flipside are those wearing long slacks and jackets; presumably they came into town from Northern climates, like us, where it was cold at home.
We just sat and watched people for a while. It was interesting, looking at groups of people. We found a weird pattern where groups (i.e. two or more) tended to dress very similarly. Not identically (unless they were literally a social group with the group t-shirt), but patterns like “all short sleeves” or “all khaki pants”. Some of the patterns were loose, and others were eerily consistent, even among groups that clearly did not appear related to each other.
Off to the plane! More later :)
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