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Many of us witnessed abnormal behavior and even opposed social at a airport or on a flight. These may include benign behaviors such as sleeping on the floor or yoga before the flight information display system serious incidents Like early morning The drunken debate Or even try to open the aircraft door between the flight.
More sinister issues seem to have become worse in recent years, with the increasing air rage and flight direction. Such incidents have led to calls to reduce or even ban alcohol at airports and on airplanes. Ryanair, for example, called For two drops limits At the airport bars to stop drunk incidents on the plane.
But what about the airports makes us behave differently? Let's take a look at psychology.
Many people on vacation feel that the adventure starts at the airport, bringing them into a different mind frame than normal. They are very excited to start one or two weeks of comfort and comfort with flourishing.
However, others are worried about flying, which can make them act from their personality or hide with alcohol. The noise and crowds of the airports did not help. As the field of Environmental psychology It has proven that people are very sensitive to our surroundings immediately and can easily become overloaded by stress factors such as crowd and noise.
Stress and anxiety create discomfort, both on a temporary and continuous basis. Those who are often worried Easy to get angry. And a temporary anxiety often causes anger.
In my opinion, we also need to look at the airport from one Psychology The law is near and far. Psychology studies the impact of places on emotions and behaviors of people, especially urban environment.
In Celtic cultures, there is a concept of special fragile places of Muslims thinWe are between the two realms, not entirely in one place is not another.
In the modern technology world, airports can also be considered fragile places. They are liminal areas where the boundary fades. At the level of literal, the national border disappears. As we went through security, we entered a land without a man, among countries. The concept of the location becomes vague.
In the same way, time becomes a vague concept at airports. Going to board the plane, we are in a limited space between two time zones, about to jump forward, or even return to the past. Some flights across the United States such as Atlanta to Alabama Land Land earlier departing time, when they pass the time zone. Can manage our time Give us the feeling of control Through our lives. This may be another source of anxiety.
In another sense, airports are an absent area, in which the present time is not welcome. The attention of people towards the future, their flights and the adventures before they reach the destination. This intense future focus often brings disappointment, especially if the flights are delayed.