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Jetlag: It Sucks.

i know. and it's extremly bad when ever i visit the US. 7 fing hour difference. atleast it's easier visiting. but getting used to the time in israel when i go ack is hell.
 
Going east sucks. Especially if you're going from the anywhere in the US (or similar time zone) up to India. It all sucks.

I went from Belgium (GMT +1) to Vancouver (GMT -8) for a couple of days then to Alaska (GMT -9) for a week, then Las Vegas (which is GMT -8, again) for a week, and then New Jersey (GMT -5) for a couple of days, and then back to Belgium (GMT +1).

I just got back three days ago, and I'm still[/l] adjusting.
 
Originally posted by: ForumMaster
i know. and it's extremly bad when ever i visit the US. 7 fing hour difference. atleast it's easier visiting. but getting used to the time in israel when i go ack is hell.
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I hate it🙁
 
I always thought people that got jet-lagged were sissies. I mean, most complain about just a few hours difference. Oh noes, 3 hours! Now I'll be screwd up for the next month!

I mean, come on. So you have to stay up a few extra hours or set your alarm clock, big deal.

The only jet-lag I can understand is when it's over 6-7 hours or you're flying to multiple different time zones over only a few days.
 
Originally posted by: sundevb
I always thought people that got jet-lagged were sissies. I mean, most complain about just a few hours difference. Oh noes, 3 hours! Now I'll be screwd up for the next month!

I mean, come on. So you have to stay up a few extra hours or set your alarm clock, big deal.

The only jet-lag I can understand is when it's over 6-7 hours or you're flying to multiple different time zones over only a few days.
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try flying from Hong Kong back to Chicago, it sucks -_-
 
Originally posted by: sundevb
I always thought people that got jet-lagged were sissies. I mean, most complain about just a few hours difference. Oh noes, 3 hours! Now I'll be screwd up for the next month!

I mean, come on. So you have to stay up a few extra hours or set your alarm clock, big deal.

The only jet-lag I can understand is when it's over 6-7 hours or you're flying to multiple different time zones over only a few days.
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I get jet lagged everyday...I cross a time zone line everyday to and from work 🙁
 
Originally posted by: sundevb
I always thought people that got jet-lagged were sissies. I mean, most complain about just a few hours difference. Oh noes, 3 hours! Now I'll be screwd up for the next month!

I mean, come on. So you have to stay up a few extra hours or set your alarm clock, big deal.

The only jet-lag I can understand is when it's over 6-7 hours or you're flying to multiple different time zones over only a few days.
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Unless you can sleep on the plane, it means staying up for more than 24 hours without sleep to avoid jetlag. Not an easy thing to do.
 
Originally posted by: Dunbar
Originally posted by: sundevb
I always thought people that got jet-lagged were sissies. I mean, most complain about just a few hours difference. Oh noes, 3 hours! Now I'll be screwd up for the next month!

I mean, come on. So you have to stay up a few extra hours or set your alarm clock, big deal.

The only jet-lag I can understand is when it's over 6-7 hours or you're flying to multiple different time zones over only a few days.
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Unless you can sleep on the plane, it means staying up for more than 24 hours without sleep to avoid jetlag. Not an easy thing to do.
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Speak for yourself sissie. :laugh: 😉
 
Man, I just got back from the Philippines and I'm having a hard time adjusting. Seriously, it stinks. I was there for a month and I got all used to it and comfortable with it, now I gotta get used to stinky Chicago time again.
 
Originally posted by: Scouzer
Originally posted by: sundevb
I always thought people that got jet-lagged were sissies. I mean, most complain about just a few hours difference. Oh noes, 3 hours! Now I'll be screwd up for the next month!

I mean, come on. So you have to stay up a few extra hours or set your alarm clock, big deal.

The only jet-lag I can understand is when it's over 6-7 hours or you're flying to multiple different time zones over only a few days.
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I get jet lagged everyday...I cross a time zone line everyday to and from work 🙁
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that would be more annoying than anything else. that must suck
 
Jet lag pisses me off; the best way to get rid of it is to force yourself to stay awake (screeching noises, hammers, ice picks, whatever) then drink some warm milk or something before you go to sleep at the normal time. If I let jet lag get the best of me, it lasts far too long (longest jet lag for me has been maybe 6 days).
 
Originally posted by: sundevb
I always thought people that got jet-lagged were sissies. I mean, most complain about just a few hours difference. Oh noes, 3 hours! Now I'll be screwd up for the next month!

I mean, come on. So you have to stay up a few extra hours or set your alarm clock, big deal.

The only jet-lag I can understand is when it's over 6-7 hours or you're flying to multiple different time zones over only a few days.
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Usually, when I go to India, I don't see it as a problem, but it's usually relaxation time anyways, so I don't know how bad 3.5 hours time difference would be.

Usually, I prefer going west than going east, because going west just means that I'll wake up earlier, but it would also make a difference how west I am going.
 
what is this "jetlag" stuff? if your internal clock is off b/c you were in a different time zone than that is understandable, but people who actually feel under the weather because they have flown somewhere? i don't get it.
 
Jetlag only applies to transcontinental travel (ie., Asia or Europe) and not flying from one coast to the other. It's caused by not acclimating to a time zone that is 7-12 hours different than what you're used to.
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
what is this "jetlag" stuff? if your internal clock is off b/c you were in a different time zone than that is understandable, but people who actually feel under the weather because they have flown somewhere? i don't get it.
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I think jetlag is really a misnomer. They really should call it something else.

Though, I guess it does make sense. Let's say you were travelling from the west to the east of the US (since everbody is so familiar here with the geography of the US). Not counting in fatigue from driving, driving west to east at an average of 100 km/h (~60mph) would take you 56 hours according to mapquest. (I put in Ozette, WA to Lubec, ME, because they were the extremes).

Anyways, it takes 56 hours. Obviously, you can't drive 56 hours straight, so let's say you did them in 8 hour blocks, then it would take you approximately a week. See, by the time you drive to the east, you're slowly getting used to the different time zones anyways.

Now, let's say you did that trip on a plane. That's travelling ~3585 miles in approximately 7 hours (at 500 mph cruising speed). By the time you have completed the journey, the body doesn't realize that it's in a different time zone, and you have to force it to adjust to the difference from GMT -8 on the west to GMT -5 on the east.

This causes the body the inverse of a lag, I guess.

I don't know...I confused myself now 🙁
 
I recently went from Orlando to Australia and back with no problems. I was tired the first day back home (after flying east) but never had the sleepless night issue. I took pills called "no-jet-lag" the entire trip, so I guess they worked.
 
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