Okay. Ill be honest, I was gonna talk about the week, or how im coming to jeddah soon and what that might mean and what I might be doing there.

But god help me, THIS TERMINAL. Im at the airport right now, waiting on my flight back to riyadh. Its been a nice trip so far. Everything from the train to london to the tram, has been nice. No complaints. Even getting into the terminal, all went smoothly in terms of security and baggage.

Its the moment I passed security and entered the terminal, that everything went wrong. So uhh, know what your getting yourself into when reading this. Im really salty right now.

Lets start with whats bugging me the most right now, im fucking starving. I was praying to find a place, because to even get here given how little sleep ive gotten I went and had a monster for energy and an apple before I left, but didnt have time for much else. Looking back now, I really shouldve ate something before the tram to the airport after I got to london. There were restaraunts, but ive never once had problems eating foods at a terminal. BUT BROTHERS, SISTERS, THIS ONE IS THE EXCEPTION. Are you really telling me theres not one ONE FUCKING FAST FOOD JOINT? NOT EVEN ONE THAT ISNT HALAL? Its bonkers, I paced around the entirety of the terminal over 4 times now in pute disbelief, its insane. NOT ONE PLACE TO GET FAST FOOD.

Look, thats already a big problem as is, but it compounds. It always does. Tell me why there are SIX, count them SIX FUCKING WHSMITHS IN THIS AIRPORT. HOLY HELL. Now, why bring up bookstores you may ask? Funny thing, the meal deals in the UK mean you can get a meal, drink and snack for 3.75 pounds. great right? Not anymore, WHSMITH IS EVERYWHERE AND THEY JACKED UP THE PRICES, YAYYYYY :)))))DDDDDD. Im not joking, theres like 2 or 3 whsmiths here alone. Even A bookstore owned by them under a different name for some odd reason. And now everything is WAY MORE EXPENSIVE, AND THE MEAL DEAL IS 6 POUNDS, REALLY? AND THATS JUST THE MAIN ONE, PREMIUM IS UP to 8. EIIIIIGHT.

Ok well, no fast food, no meal deal, no problem. how about dine in?

20 pounds. For a plate of chicken and some extras with it, 20 pounds. fish and chips for 17, A SINGULAR BURGER FOR 17 POUNDS. I DUAFOSUHFS AIDKIDDDDKDKKKID IDDDDEEEEEEKKKKKKK.

OK. LAST SHOT, HOW ABOUT A CAFE? :] ILL GET A DRINK. Funny you say that. im at pret a manger right now. They didnt have peach ice tea, and I bought a 4 pound rasberry drink that I unironically finished in less than a minute, in fact thats being generous given i had to watch my sips because of how small the cup was and how fast id finish it. I proceeded to survive off the ice cubes. The sandwiches, at least the ones with decent portions, are all around 7 pounds, give or take.

I would never in my worst nightmares concot this nasty of a place.

Its not even like there isnt space for this stuf. The terminal is big, whats it filled with though? Expensive luxury brands for clothes, perfumes, suits, rings, tech (Of course they have apple in their special little bubble in EVERY TECH SHOP HERE(fuck apple)), and best of all, expensive luxury gifts.

A teddie bear unironically costs 40 pounds.

Yea im not buying either my sisters anything from here unfortunately, if you cant tell already. Its not like I dont have stuff 4 them already, but like. wtf.

I hate the middle class so much sometimes, and im RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. My dad just called, and he jokingly said saudi ppl like to spend and thats why its probably this expensive and luxury coded. But honestly, well one thats a crazy sterotype I wont go based off of that, but for it to be on this big a scale I feel like there needs to be a good portion of people enabling this. BECAUSE HONESTLY, WHY IS ANYONE JUSTIFYING GUCCI OPENING SHOP HERE?

Sometimes I wonder how much better life would be if people didnt justify these brands in price gauging the way they do. But theres also the companies themselves and their monopolies to play, like WHSmith. God I want to see another bookstore here.

O also, and dont ask me how or why, but theres a grandma reading it ends with us. Dont get the wrong impression I DONT READ HER, my sister makes fun of her all the time, which is why I had the FOULEST double take when I saw “it ends”. Im still in disbelief.

This is a hell of fine craftsmanship. I hate it.

Anyways the laptop is almost dead. So is the phone. Ima go charge them and wait for the flight. See you all tomorrow (or after, dont be suprised if its after. tmr theres a lot going on rn and im moving to jeddah tmr) 😀