I'm pretty sure that's the US airports that are like this. I've just never felt it that much in other countries. Egypt was pretty wild though, you had to go through security to even get to the check in area and they were very thorough.
Still, my least favorite flying experiences were generally in the US.
That being said, once you go through security everywhere is pretty much the same. Unless it's a very remote island/airport (Like, when I went to Tahiti there were chicken running around the airport, that was hilarious)
Rubie wrote:@Kuuki: That would be super cool, but I'm not TOO terribly worried about it right now. I will once I start booking and planning my trip. The signs they had in English were really good when I went and the few times I needed help, we were able to find it really easily. But then again that was in Tokyo, which is why I'm worried about other places.
It depends on the places obviously but most places frequented by tourists are actually pretty easy to get around. And with the help of Google Maps nothing is impossible!