Coming home- don't people listen?

     Coming home from Abu Dhabi gives you some insight into human nature. The first aspect is at airport security. At Abu Dhabi, they have a unqiue set-up. If you are flying DIRECT to Dulles, Los Angeles, or Dallas  you can go through US Customs and be cleared for entry into the USA in Abu Dhabi!! The downside is that it takes a really long time.
    Here is the explanation on the web:The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at Terminal 3 in Abu Dhabi Airport is a purpose-built facility that allows U.S. bound passengers to undertake all immigration, customs and agriculture inspections in Abu Dhabi, prior to departure.

Abu Dhabi International Airport is one of only a handful of airports in the world that offers the CBP facility. Having cleared CBP, guests can check through their baggage to their final destination in the United States. On reaching the U.S., guests will be treated as domestic arrivals, which allows for faster processing at their arrival airport.

     What adds to the time is that even though there is a video explaining what to do in the security checkpoint that runs about 100 times while you are in line, people mosey up to the security line and aren't prepared.

They still have on their shoes and belt and don't have their laptops out of their luggage as well as their cell phones.They even come with drinks in a bottle!!! Why ??? They simply don't pay attention.   For some reason, I was selected for more enhanced pat down and had to go to a room to be groped by a female security person. Great!

       The same thing happened on the 14 hour flight. Repeatedly during take off and landing it was announced that all mobile devices needed turned off or in airplane mode, you needed your seatbelt on and your chair in the upright position. Over and over again the flight attendants walked up and down the aisle correcting people who were not following the rules.

I really felt for the attendants. To me they were like parents correcting little children. One woman even got out of her seat while we were still moving at landing to start getting out her luggage. The pilot expressly told everyone "DO NOT GET OUT OF YOUR SEAT UNTIL THE PLANE IS STOPPED!! " No one can claim a language barrier as everything is said in English and Arabic!