You are in the airport lounge with a coffee in one hand and anxiety in the other. You want to relax so you take a look at the sea of travelers surrounding you. You will surely recognize the following four categories:
1. THE HOMESICK:
Before leaving, he packs his suitcase with pictures of relatives, friends, pets and his trusted barman too.
In extreme cases he puts his huge photo album of the First Communion –wasting half of the maximum weight allowed by the airline – to leaf through in times of acute homesickness. Usually, he will go back home after a week’s time.
2. THE PHILANDERER
At the airport, he says goodbye to his girlfriend with tears and promises of marriage but on the plane he tries to hit on his neighbour.
And the same happens with all the girls he’ll meet along the way.
To justify his attitude he appeals to an imaginary article of a special Constitution, according to which, when you are 800 km away from your partner, you can’t call it “cheating”.
3. THE MINIMALIST
Theorist of “less is more”, he arrives at the airport with just a tiny backpack containing only the identity card, a toothbrush and a newspaper. “I’ll buy everything else on the spot, don’t worry,” he replies to his puzzled and astonished mother.
And so on his return he is forced to pay a surcharge of 50 euro because the luggage has exceeded the recommended weight.
4. THE ADVENTURER (ERM…WELL)
He knows by heart “On The Road” and consider the trip as an opportunity to put into practice the commandments of his myth Kerouac. He has a sleeping bag despite having booked a 5 stars hotel because “the journey begins in the soul and the soul is uncomfortable.” After the second sleepless night he puts the sleeping bag in his suitcase and falls asleep puffing. Kerouac after all is not this great writer.
