Priority Handling?

I wonder what the priority tag actually means to the baggage handler behind the scenes. Do they set it aside in the priority pile? Do they put it into the plane last so it comes out first?

I was pleasantly surprised when they placed a priority tag on my bag when I flew from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai. "Alright, it's my lucky day" Boy was I wrong.

Apparently, it did not mean much to the baggage handler at the Chiang Mai Airport. One by one, the tagless luggages came rolling out on the conveyor belt, each one seeming to mock me and my "Priority" handling. It felt like a cruel joke. My bag ended coming out last.

Actually, now I think about it, the baggage handlers probably did not speak English and could not understand the tag. Maybe what they should have is a more universal system to help the baggage handlers. And why is the priority tag red? If I couldn't read the langauge there, I would associate the color that's with stop, caution, or fragile, but not priority. I say it should be green light the traffic lights. That's a pretty universal color for go.

Well any ways here is me waiting for my priority handling bag ... and waiting ...

















While waiting I realized that all my traveling to Asia has slowly turned me Asian. You'll note that I am squating as I am waiting, that's a very Chinese thing to do. Not the western squat where your heels are off the ground. That gets tiring fast. The heel is on the ground in the Chinese squat. The Chinese squat is not for everyone, some people, like my wife, are not anatomically built to do the Chinese squat. (Not sure if it is a question of nature or nurture...)

Can you do the Chinese Squat?