Posted by:
jesuslovesfutbol
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Date: December 20, 2014 09:22PM
As an exmo living in Washington, I often travel through SLC to reach other destinations.
I can usually tell those who are momos, mostly through their awkward or quirky behaviors. But it isn't always hard to tell. Unfortunately, there are plenty who are loud and obnoxious.
I recently traveled to Texas and was waiting for a connecting flight in the SLC airport. At the gate there were several newly minted mishies also waiting. I soon knew way more than I ever wanted to about each and every one of the annoying little sh!ts. They loudly talked about their pending missions, their families, and other things left behind. They traded places at the pay phone where each one treated the entire gate audience to their absurd, and loudly shared farewell conversations.
On the return flight, I sat in front of a couple of BYUbies at the gate, and heard them talk about everything from dating RMs to how they felt about other insane things. If the word "like" were removed from their vocabularies, they'd have no ability to communicate.
I had the mistfortune to sit next to a big guy on the plane who also was momo. He made an awkward comment about big guys and airplane seating and proceeded to dig his fingers in his nose the entire flight, apparently in search of a gold nugget or some elusive booger he hadn't been able to capture.
As I drove home, I could only shake my head and wonder how this whole sub-culture had developed and if it would ever change. Sadly, I notice this behavior getting worse with passing time. I'll concede a good portion of my disdain comes from my hatred of anything LDS. I have to guard myself against immediately writing a Momo off as an idiot the first time I meet them.