When I call Hong Kong a Zeroth World city, this is what I mean. I just checked my luggage at the downtown train station, got my plane boarding pass, and it all took about 70 seconds. Now I'm on high speed rail to airport, no bags in tow
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On the way to the train I was able to stop for dim sum, where people's bags are kept safe in a holding area out front so you don't have to drag them to your table like every single US airport restaurantpic.twitter.com/qyUNWRxqDK
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Unusually, this restaurant requires cash. In many places (like all convenience stores) I would be able to pay by touching my prepaid public transit card to a reader
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The train has phone chargers for those who need them. Just try to imagine going to a NYC airport like this. You check bags at Penn station, buy a slice with your MetroCard, and are at JFK in 21 minutes. No one can imagine this
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The airlines used to have beautiful terminals in Manhattan where you could check your bags and be bused to the airport until they tore them down in the 70s.https://www.drivingfordeco.com/new-york-city-art-deco-airlines-terminal/ …
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