[IN FLIGHT] Shaves on a Plane; the Hall of Shame for passengers behaving badly on AC
#91
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Worst for me was flying (think it was 876) to FRA last January. Family of 3 (adult daughter, father and grandfather) all in 18, with my boss and I sharing the aisle seats (G/J). The adult daughter was seated in F and elbowed my boss throughout the flight and sneezed on his leg (didn't use a tissue either). I have a smattering of Cantonese, and what my boss was saying about her wasn't nice
Dad was in 18K, and while he didn't didn't act gross, he did treat the FA's like serfs and was laughing like a castrated donkey at whatever he was watching on his IFE.
Grandpa was the best and, joy oh joy, he was beside me. Took off his sandals, and started cleaning his right big toe just before dinner to whet my appetite. I said "Seriously?" and was ignored. Dinner obviously didn't agree with his GI system and he was making no attempt to hide his efforts to break wind. Everyone recognizes the "One Cheek Sneak"...I sure did, since he (as Monty Python said) "F@rted in my general direction". It's very possible he may have "followed through" on one or several of his attempts to pass gas, and he decided to check this by rummaging his left hand quite thoroughly in the crack of his pants (jostling me more than a wee bit), then placing said hand on the armrest we shared.
It gets better, trust me.
As we were all trying to get to sleep, Grandpa decided that he wasn't comfortable, and decided to stretch out, attempting to do so by lifting both his feet over our shared armrest and literally trying to put them in my lap.
That did it for me. I grabbed his feet and tossed them back on his side of the armrest and said "this is my personal space, stay on your bloody side" Dad on the window then tried to scold me about being mean to his father and that his dad wasn't comfortable about flying. I replied to him that his father's disgusting behaviour was making me uncomfortable.
All of the above happened with nary a check-in by any FA, BTW.
Upon arrival in my hotel in Nurnberg about 8 hours later, I literally wanted to burn my clothes and bathe in bleach.
Dad was in 18K, and while he didn't didn't act gross, he did treat the FA's like serfs and was laughing like a castrated donkey at whatever he was watching on his IFE.
Grandpa was the best and, joy oh joy, he was beside me. Took off his sandals, and started cleaning his right big toe just before dinner to whet my appetite. I said "Seriously?" and was ignored. Dinner obviously didn't agree with his GI system and he was making no attempt to hide his efforts to break wind. Everyone recognizes the "One Cheek Sneak"...I sure did, since he (as Monty Python said) "F@rted in my general direction". It's very possible he may have "followed through" on one or several of his attempts to pass gas, and he decided to check this by rummaging his left hand quite thoroughly in the crack of his pants (jostling me more than a wee bit), then placing said hand on the armrest we shared.
It gets better, trust me.
As we were all trying to get to sleep, Grandpa decided that he wasn't comfortable, and decided to stretch out, attempting to do so by lifting both his feet over our shared armrest and literally trying to put them in my lap.
That did it for me. I grabbed his feet and tossed them back on his side of the armrest and said "this is my personal space, stay on your bloody side" Dad on the window then tried to scold me about being mean to his father and that his dad wasn't comfortable about flying. I replied to him that his father's disgusting behaviour was making me uncomfortable.
All of the above happened with nary a check-in by any FA, BTW.
Upon arrival in my hotel in Nurnberg about 8 hours later, I literally wanted to burn my clothes and bathe in bleach.
#92
Join Date: Nov 2014
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For me, I feel really really weird sitting in dress pants if I have any skin exposed from the waist down. I cross my legs, and if skin is exposed, I make sure I pull my socks up. To me, it's just being decent. Wearing shorts in a J cabin is unacceptable to me.
To me, this SE was REALLY cheapening the J cabin.
To me, this SE was REALLY cheapening the J cabin.
islandcub, cheapening the J cabin since 1994
#93
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Never done the flip flop in J thing.
I have done shorts when going down south though.
I am leaving to Japan in a few days. It's 89% humidity there at the moment.
Would an AC employee/representative from this forum please give me permission to temporarily cheapen the J cabin? Thanks.
But in all seriousness, what I planed to do was to walk on the plane in jeans/shirt, move to sweats after dinner in order to sleep comfortably, and then switch to shorts before arrival.
Is that cheapening or just discounting?
I have done shorts when going down south though.
I am leaving to Japan in a few days. It's 89% humidity there at the moment.
Would an AC employee/representative from this forum please give me permission to temporarily cheapen the J cabin? Thanks.
But in all seriousness, what I planed to do was to walk on the plane in jeans/shirt, move to sweats after dinner in order to sleep comfortably, and then switch to shorts before arrival.
Is that cheapening or just discounting?
#94
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Thank you. Unless the lack of individual leg compartments makes all the difference
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#97
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#98
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#99
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Me too. On my last few flights in J I wore shorts, and I will wear them again on my next flight. It's hot, and when I fly I am on vacation mode. The way I see it, I've paid for my seat and have every right to wear what I want (within socially acceptable limits of course. I wouldn't board a plane wearing nothing but underwear). If the sight of my bare legs offends you, then don't look at them. And feel free to roast in your suit while I am comfortably seated in my shorts
#100
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#101
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This salmon is done swimming against the tide I guess I just prefer a look more on the professional side than most. And fwiw, I never did say suit....dress pants, dress shoes, that sort of look. But hey, we can't all look like Nomad
#102
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My only ask is that people wear clothes that fit them, that's it - that's my only ask.
If you're a size 4 wear size 4, if you're a size 34 wear 34. Just make sure they fit and stuff isn't hanging out everywhere .
If you're a size 4 wear size 4, if you're a size 34 wear 34. Just make sure they fit and stuff isn't hanging out everywhere .
#103
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I completely agree though. Although I'll admit, sometimes I don't mind seeing a bit of a gap between top and bottom when someone bends over, but my tastes may not be the same as your tastes. And I wear clothes that don't show skin
#104
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Hey I know you didn't say suit, you said pants. But every good story needs a teeny tiny bit of exaggeration, don't you think? Nevertheless, you are welcome to roast in your long dress pants while I'm comfortably seated in my shorts