JFK to Dreams: A Welcome Sans Taylor Swift
Turns out " Welcome to New York. It's been waiting for you, welcome to New York, welcome to New York " by Taylor Swift does NOT play in the background when the flight lands at JFK in New York! Neither does " Newwww Yorkkkkkk. Concrete Jungle where dreams are made of. " How do I know this? Well, I was on one such flight four days ago and had the first-hand experience of landing with complete silence (except for the sound of seat belts unlocking and overhead cabins opening) while I was still in disbelief. I mean, I had been for the entire hour after the "We'll be landing soon at JFK" announcement because this thing (me coming to New York and watching the city's skyline from the airplane before landing) was actually happening. It wasn't just a dream anymore. Nor was it a Youtube video. It was REAL LIFE. I was grinning but had tears in my eyes. Joy or sadness - unclear. Although I wasn't welcomed by the gorgeous voice of Taylor Swift, I wa...
