- Jun 6, 2005
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Flying doesn't bother me in the slightest. I think it was because I was six when I first went on a plane and so kinda got used to it from a young age, even turbulence doesn't bother me, I'm more annoyed it spills my drink.
I can understand why people don't like it though.
Lets be honest, the only good bit about long haul is the take off and landing. Take off because it's absurd how long that thing accelerates for, I love being pushed into my seat and thinking, "This can't keep getting faster, can it??" for AAGES.
The landing is terrifying and hilarious all at once.
First flight I ever took was long on Etihad from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi, then from there on to Bangkok in a plane that had only been in the air for six official flights - sooo shiny. We approached Bangkok at about 10pm from the wrong direction, passed it, went up on one wing and held this mental turn - out of the upper window we had what appeared to be space but below what appeared to be only a few yards off the wing was a market and people and traffic and holy shit, i swear if someone hailed a cab we'd have hit their arm. 180 degrees, next thing I know we're below buildings, leveled out and touching dirt. SO EXCITING! Fucking love it.