Random encounters

Rather than an example of Augé's non-place, I've always thought of Dubai airport as a place full of the potential for random, magical encounters. In today's hurry through I happened to meet a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran's womens inline skating team. They had been in China competing, coming fourth to China's first. Her petite frame was remarkably lacking in any sign of evil. There were no horns, no tails and no cloven hooves (I would imagine it would be very difficult to inline skate with cloven hooves). There was no 666 that I could see. She was just resplendent in grey tracksuit and ordinariness.