It is a constant daily occurrence that I am reminded of the concept: First, last and only impressions
Throughout our lives, we are constantly coming across people whom we will never see again. This concept can give great power or in the same moment take it away. You’ll either end up being that random person I saw on my way to work. Or that person that did that thing that Im going to tell everyone about.
Atlanta fell into the latter category.
On my way to LA this past weekend, there was a brief stop in Atlanta. I’ve heard many good things about this place but I couldn’t quite explore the area since my stop was only for an hour. So I spent my time walking around the airport shocked at the revelation that pretty much every airport Ive been in looks almost exactly the same. I silently scoffed at how unimaginative… someone was.
I wasn’t sure who to blame.
As I entered the bathroom, I approached a urinal and realized that it was already filled with urine and (mysteriously) toilet paper. I knew from experience that one more flush would’ve caused an overflow so I chose the urinal two sections down. Another person walked up and in the first of many odd decisions decided to use the urinal. He pee’d, flushed and as I predicted the toilet overflowed. He then…
Jesus…
He then started chanting “no no no ononoonono”, zipped up his pants and knelt down to try and hold the water in the urinal with his hands and forearms. During this rather fruitless act he mustve realized that:
1. What he was doing was disgusting
2. There were people watching him
I came to only one realization: In Atlanta, they try to catch urine with their bare hands.
I will probably never set foot in Atlanta again so this will always and forever be my impression of it. In my eyes, Atlanta is filled with people who enjoy these things. Am I wrong? Probably. But god help us all if Im right.
