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Why do people behave badly when travelling?

Going on vacation can make one feel less inhibited but that is no excuse for acting entitled. 

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Foreign tourists visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha at the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok, on July 15.

Foreign tourists visiting the Temple of the Emerald Buddha at the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok on July 15.

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Karen Tee

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Is it just me, or does Changi Airport feel especially overrun during school holidays?

When I was there in June, there were children playing catch in the public spaces as if they were at a playground. Many others frolicked on the airport’s plush carpets while their parents or adult supervisors were barely in sight. Large groups congregated in the middle of walkways, oblivious to the fact that they were blocking foot traffic. 

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