#22: I Hope You Like Malls
If you think about it, airports are just big malls with extremely tight security and the occasional airplane leaving or coming. With that perspective, a short layover (at least at a nice airport) becomes a bit more appealing and tolerable.

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From that perspective, particularly long layovers are even more unappealing because no one wants to be trapped in a mall for countless hours on end. Hopefully, the Hong Kong mall was interesting enough to explore and keep busy.