Alistair Gordon

I think the people who go to the shop, they don't just go in and buy a shoe and then leave. I think they're going somewhere. But, you know, they don't wait to go to Paris. They get it there because it's just accessible. I mean, I do it too. We're all kind of sluts for, you know, commercials. Shopping is a kind of an addictive habit.

I always look, you know, occasionally buy a piece of clothing at a good airport. But there's a moment of, I think there's this sort of intoxication, you know, when you go into a place and it gets your mind out of the realities of what's happening around you.

I always look, you know, occasionally buy a piece of clothing at a good airport. But there's a moment of, I think there's this sort of intoxication, you know, when you go into a place and it gets your mind out of the realities of what's happening around you.

I always look, you know, occasionally buy a piece of clothing at a good airport. But there's a moment of, I think there's this sort of intoxication, you know, when you go into a place and it gets your mind out of the realities of what's happening around you.

Oh, totally. Yeah. And it could change so quickly. I mean, if I'd done that thing I did in Singapore whenever it was, you know, pre-9-11... If you did that now, you would be a terrorist. I mean, I've seen even people at those security checkpoints, you know, just someone who's haggard and tired and angry and hasn't had a meal, you know, whatever. And they say something rude to the security guys.

Oh, totally. Yeah. And it could change so quickly. I mean, if I'd done that thing I did in Singapore whenever it was, you know, pre-9-11... If you did that now, you would be a terrorist. I mean, I've seen even people at those security checkpoints, you know, just someone who's haggard and tired and angry and hasn't had a meal, you know, whatever. And they say something rude to the security guys.

Oh, totally. Yeah. And it could change so quickly. I mean, if I'd done that thing I did in Singapore whenever it was, you know, pre-9-11... If you did that now, you would be a terrorist. I mean, I've seen even people at those security checkpoints, you know, just someone who's haggard and tired and angry and hasn't had a meal, you know, whatever. And they say something rude to the security guys.

And they're practically arrested on the spot. The other reaction that I find fascinating, and I've been tracking this a little bit, is airport designers attempt to address that high level of angst, right? San Francisco built in one of their terminals, they have a yoga and a meditation center, which I've used and actually is wonderful.

And they're practically arrested on the spot. The other reaction that I find fascinating, and I've been tracking this a little bit, is airport designers attempt to address that high level of angst, right? San Francisco built in one of their terminals, they have a yoga and a meditation center, which I've used and actually is wonderful.

And they're practically arrested on the spot. The other reaction that I find fascinating, and I've been tracking this a little bit, is airport designers attempt to address that high level of angst, right? San Francisco built in one of their terminals, they have a yoga and a meditation center, which I've used and actually is wonderful.

Yeah, you just go in and do a lotus position an hour before your flight. It's very nice. You go through the horrors of security and then you go... They also have a beautiful bamboo grove. I mean, that's That to me is almost more important than any of the economic stuff. The idea of addressing just the horrors of the anxiety of travel.

Yeah, you just go in and do a lotus position an hour before your flight. It's very nice. You go through the horrors of security and then you go... They also have a beautiful bamboo grove. I mean, that's That to me is almost more important than any of the economic stuff. The idea of addressing just the horrors of the anxiety of travel.

Yeah, you just go in and do a lotus position an hour before your flight. It's very nice. You go through the horrors of security and then you go... They also have a beautiful bamboo grove. I mean, that's That to me is almost more important than any of the economic stuff. The idea of addressing just the horrors of the anxiety of travel.

Getting them out of that headset of like you're just cattle being prodded through a horrible cattle gate.

Getting them out of that headset of like you're just cattle being prodded through a horrible cattle gate.

Getting them out of that headset of like you're just cattle being prodded through a horrible cattle gate.

You want me to be an expert in who's buying baggage at a fucking airport? Who do you think I am? Jesus Christ. Oh, let me just call up my friend in the luggage department. I have no idea. I think I do know one thing. Occasionally I go to this, you know, this Woodbury Commons. It's upstate. It's this incredible discount place. But it's super luxury goods.

You want me to be an expert in who's buying baggage at a fucking airport? Who do you think I am? Jesus Christ. Oh, let me just call up my friend in the luggage department. I have no idea. I think I do know one thing. Occasionally I go to this, you know, this Woodbury Commons. It's upstate. It's this incredible discount place. But it's super luxury goods.

You want me to be an expert in who's buying baggage at a fucking airport? Who do you think I am? Jesus Christ. Oh, let me just call up my friend in the luggage department. I have no idea. I think I do know one thing. Occasionally I go to this, you know, this Woodbury Commons. It's upstate. It's this incredible discount place. But it's super luxury goods.

I mean, you go there and the line outside Gucci shop is like about a mile long because you have these Japanese, Germans, Italians. I see all of them are their families from China and they get there. And this is true. This is not an airport, but they buy huge wheelies. You know, not the wheelie that you and I use when we go on a weekend job interview or something.