Wow, Europe!? I wish we had automated check-ins at airports over here in boring ol' America. I stated Europe because the article's author lives in America. Hen

Wow, Europe!? I wish we had automated check-ins at airports over here in boring ol' America. I stated Europe because the article's author lives in America. Hence the next sentence where I wrote I'd love to learn what panic-inducing experiences the author is alluding to; can any HN'ers help out? Is that really so offensive?