Yesterday, on our flight from Los Angeles to Chicago we had one of our most "considerate" passenger ever. Probably in his 30s, this guy was trying to find a comfortable position to sleep. He decided to put one of his feet on top of the seat in front of him and the other leg between the 2 seats in front. So the poor kid sitting in that seat was surrounded by 2 bare feet. I woke the guy up and told him that he couldn't do that but I was amazed that he actually thought that seemed like the normal thing to do.
I have had people clipping their toe nails in flight, ladies putting nail polish on, turning the whole cabin into a smelly nail salon, and other passengers who seem to forget that they are in an enclosed public space and that they cannot behave like they might in the privacy of their own home. Selfishness seems to set in the moment some people get on board, or maybe they are like that all the time. Sad. It looks like we live in a "me" era and a lot of people have no consideration for anyone else but themselves. I see that all the time as I commute from San Diego to Los Angeles and back. No matter how many lanes you have on the freeway, some people think that one of those lanes is just for them, and will block traffic for miles causing a major jam.
I think someone wrote a book about etiquette for everything from table manners to public phone conversations. I believe there is also a section on airplane dos and don'ts. Maybe we should pass out free copies to people out there. I don't get that people won't even say a simple "please" or "thank you". They go to Starbucks and have no problem ordering a "grande-non fat-soy latte-130 degrees" but get on the airplane and want "coffee". You have to pull out of them how they drink it. I asked this lady yesterday if she took anything in her coffee and she replied "no, just sugar". Being the sassy me, I told her that the answer then was "yes". I gave her the coffee with sugar and as I was pulling away she asked for cream!!! HELLO! Anybody home? I guess asking 120 passengers how they take their coffee gets a little annoying.
Maybe I should write a pamphlet and pass it to people as they board the airplane.
1 comment:
I think you better switch to decaf...you're angry :) You guys should just change everything to self serve and see those beasts self destruct as they kill each other to serve their own needs first!!
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