Further thoughts about airports at Serving Bread

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A friend just published some universal truths about airports to which I’ll add a few of my observations (that are relevant to international airports) as we have traveled to (and just arrived in) the Middle East:

No Smoking signs are just suggestions. People don’t seem to care where they smoke. (In fact, the no smoking sign is simply a magnet to smoke there). Point of interest: The warning sign on cigarettes simply says, “Smoking kills.”
If things seem cheap, it’s because you haven’t converted the currency
Yes, the security people are nicer if they are not American, and yes, you are still subject to the 3.4oz rule.
Lines don’t seem to matter (even in Germany)
The passport control people compete for how hard they can stamp your passport. Make sure to check that your passport survives the stamp.
Everything is relative. When people tell you the restaurants are downstairs, they mean there are two compared to just the one upstairs.
Long, moving walkways are fun (especially as way of entertaining children).
There is not much to explore (after about an hour) when you have 7 hours layover in a foreign airport.