To expound on what I stated earlier. I just operated a flight two days ago where I initiated conversation with passengers in the back of Y/C. They turned out to be members of a recent scientific/retrival expedition conducted on the Titanic, launched from the research vessel Calvanish (sp): a project that was shared with a comparable Russian contingent. To look at them, this crew, they were not memorable as passengers. Yet the conversation that ensued as they described their trips to the ocean floor were fascinating and caused goosebumps to appear on my skin during the telling of the incredible experiences they were priveledged to and what they found/learned from them.
Their expedition was in full swing when it was made known that the Kursk was in trouble. One passenger spoke to me about the flack he (he took it personaly) and his shipboard companions had been subjected to by their home town. They were accused of possessing the technology to respond to the sub's emergency, which could have. maybe, changed the outcome. They could not convey to the homefolk that they were powerless to shut down their operation and reach the sub in time to be effective. Enough digressing.


Point: people travelling in rumpled, sloppy or casual clothes can prove to be interesting, fascinating or just plain enjoyable people to chat with despite their appearances.

Just goes to show: never judge a person by the clothes they wear or the company they keep. You have no idea where they have been or where they are going to.