Try Ben Gurion for security, that really is hard work (although in this instance understandable).
Someone told the folks in Dublin they were doing a bad job and now the security there has gone the other way and is absolutely ridiculous!
Flew AMS-DET-BDL, had to collect and recheck bags in Detroit - I still cannot believe how stupid the US folks are...it is policy that you leave your bags UNLOCKED in order to facilitate their need to go thru' them! Quite apart from the security threat of unlocked baggage going all the way from check in to the cargo hold, what about possible tea leafs?
That was with KLM/NW, I noticed on a subsequent flight with Virgin that their ticket outlines US policy and states clearly that they do not support it.
As for other interesting airport experiences - try Nairobi sometime: that is a real eye opener!!!