“Give me those cookies that the poor people in the back of the plane get”
May 29, 2022, 9:12 am
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“Give me those cookies that the poor people in the back of the plane get”
When the FA on a recent flight came around with the snack basket (in first class), the guy next to me actually pawed through the snack basket, took several items and said, “Give me those cookies that the poor people in the back of the plane get.”
The FA looked at him, said, in a monotone voice, “Aren’t you funny”… and then got some Biscoffs for him.
The guy wolfed them down (he was a person of size) and wolfed down multiple drinks. He wasn’t wearing a face mask and kept coughing.
I’ve been a frequent flyer for decades and this was the first time I ever have heard anyone up front disparage people in the main cabin.
Now I’ve seen it all!
The FA looked at him, said, in a monotone voice, “Aren’t you funny”… and then got some Biscoffs for him.
The guy wolfed them down (he was a person of size) and wolfed down multiple drinks. He wasn’t wearing a face mask and kept coughing.
I’ve been a frequent flyer for decades and this was the first time I ever have heard anyone up front disparage people in the main cabin.
Now I’ve seen it all!
May 29, 2022, 9:26 am
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May 29, 2022, 9:30 am
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May 29, 2022, 9:34 am
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Some people are just rude. I try to ignore them and go about my life.
May 29, 2022, 9:36 am
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May 29, 2022, 9:39 am
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Welcome to summer of 2022 travel. The amount of rude flyers is insane. Had a woman shove her bag in front of me saying “sorry but she’s in first class”. So what, so am I. First time that’s happened to me in decades of flying. Obviously noob flyer as she was complaining loudly how the seats weren’t lie flat and the champagne wasn’t the dom she usually drinks haha.
May 29, 2022, 9:48 am
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Poor has multiple meanings—he wasn’t necessarily talking about their income/social status, for all you know.
May 29, 2022, 9:48 am
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Welcome to summer of 2022 travel. The amount of rude flyers is insane. Had a woman shove her bag in front of me saying “sorry but she’s in first class”. So what, so am I. First time that’s happened to me in decades of flying. Obviously noob flyer as she was complaining loudly how the seats weren’t lie flat and the champagne wasn’t the dom she usually drinks haha.
May 29, 2022, 10:02 am
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May 29, 2022, 10:03 am
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What a wildly rude thing to say. I do often ask for the pretzels from Y though!
May 29, 2022, 10:57 am
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I still see lots of nice and kind flyers. A mother flying with two kids was having issues on boarding and the guy behind her got very close (I though to yell at them to hurry up), but he offered to help and carry one kid while she got settled in with the other. Makes your heart melt a bit.
May 29, 2022, 11:01 am
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I would have definitely looked at this rude clown and rolled my eyes. That's just me though. I do a lot of things most people think about doing but don't. To each their own.
May 29, 2022, 11:19 am
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I still see lots of nice and kind flyers. A mother flying with two kids was having issues on boarding and the guy behind her got very close (I though to yell at them to hurry up), but he offered to help and carry one kid while she got settled in with the other. Makes your heart melt a bit.
Another passenger who was walking in at the same time brought them in and told the agents that they were traveling together, so the other passengers were let in. The look on their faces was priceless.