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RE: I Don't Like Airports
Hmmm, it seems like they should have been able to find documents or make new ones for him in 18 years! That's nuts.
I didn't realize that he was the inspiration for the film. I think that if I had nothing better to do, or no other plans, it could be fun for a little while. But sooner or later, I'd want to get back to reality.
Reading the Wikipedia article, a big part of the problem seems to be that he was insisting on returning to the UK and declining any offers to go somewhere else. It's not unlikely that his documents were intentionally lost as well.
I hate airports, wouldn't want to stay there more than absolutely necessary.
It seems that his case is not completely unique, getting stuck on airports happens from time to time - Wikipedia even has an article "List of people who have lived at airports". I do remember when Snowden got stuck on Sheremetov.
It's clear from the list that some persons voluntarily decides to get "stuck" on airports. Oh well, I guess that if one is homeless, the airport is not the worst shelter one can find ...