“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
Feb 21, 2022, 12:09 pm
#9935
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: missing YX more every day
Programs: Delta KM/PM/MM, Nexus, CLEAR, Sharriott Plat, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,105
Feb 26, 2022, 4:40 am
#9937
Join Date: Sep 2012
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 764
Had a delay in boarding today due to a malfunctioning boarding pass reader. As the gate agent is waiting for help to come fix it, another pax says to her “Do you know who I AM?”
The agent timidly says, “Um, no, I’m sorry.”
He then goes on to explain he’s just making a joke in small talk and has to explain the meaning of DYKWIA to her and how people need to be polite.
I’m glad people have a sense of humor.
The agent timidly says, “Um, no, I’m sorry.”
He then goes on to explain he’s just making a joke in small talk and has to explain the meaning of DYKWIA to her and how people need to be polite.
I’m glad people have a sense of humor.
Feb 26, 2022, 7:11 am
#9938
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: RDU
Posts: 5,239
Had a delay in boarding today due to a malfunctioning boarding pass reader. As the gate agent is waiting for help to come fix it, another pax says to her “Do you know who I AM?”
The agent timidly says, “Um, no, I’m sorry.”
He then goes on to explain he’s just making a joke in small talk and has to explain the meaning of DYKWIA to her and how people need to be polite. I’m glad people have a sense of humor.
The agent timidly says, “Um, no, I’m sorry.”
He then goes on to explain he’s just making a joke in small talk and has to explain the meaning of DYKWIA to her and how people need to be polite.
I’m glad people have a sense of humor.
Feb 26, 2022, 6:14 pm
#9939
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HNL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, BW DE (lifetime), HH DE, Marriott PE (lifetime), National Emerald Executive
Posts: 7,205
At boarding (I won't mention the airport), just as F/J boarding starts, a woman pushes ahead of almost everyone. The GA tells here that it's Delta One and DM boarding only. The pax says something about wanting to board now (no status pax, I pressume). The GA lets her go on, while rolling her eyes in an epic fashion and saying "so you want to sit your fat butt on the plane for that much longer?"
It was much better in real life than it sounds described here. Wish I had thought of giving a JWD cert to the GA.
No need to confront the pax. If someone wants to sit their "fat butt" (as the GA said) on the plane for an extra half an hour longer, sure, let them go on. It doesn't really slow down the J cabin boarding, that is going left from the boarding door, while Y is going right. Much better this way than trying to stop the person who insists that they must board right now.
It was much better in real life than it sounds described here. Wish I had thought of giving a JWD cert to the GA.
No need to confront the pax. If someone wants to sit their "fat butt" (as the GA said) on the plane for an extra half an hour longer, sure, let them go on. It doesn't really slow down the J cabin boarding, that is going left from the boarding door, while Y is going right. Much better this way than trying to stop the person who insists that they must board right now.
Feb 26, 2022, 6:23 pm
#9940
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: RDU
Posts: 5,239
At boarding (I won't mention the airport), just as F/J boarding starts, a woman pushes ahead of almost everyone. The GA tells here that it's Delta One and DM boarding only. The pax says something about wanting to board now (no status pax, I pressume). The GA lets her go on, while rolling her eyes in an epic fashion and saying "so you want to sit your fat butt on the plane for that much longer?"
It was much better in real life than it sounds described here. Wish I had thought of giving a JWD cert to the GA.
No need to confront the pax. If someone wants to sit their "fat butt" (as the GA said) on the plane for an extra half an hour longer, sure, let them go on. It doesn't really slow down the J cabin boarding, that is going left from the boarding door, while Y is going right. Much better this way than trying to stop the person who insists that they must board right now.
It was much better in real life than it sounds described here. Wish I had thought of giving a JWD cert to the GA.
No need to confront the pax. If someone wants to sit their "fat butt" (as the GA said) on the plane for an extra half an hour longer, sure, let them go on. It doesn't really slow down the J cabin boarding, that is going left from the boarding door, while Y is going right. Much better this way than trying to stop the person who insists that they must board right now.
Feb 27, 2022, 10:27 am
#9941
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: QFF Gold, Flying Blue, Enrich
Posts: 5,366
Had a delay in boarding today due to a malfunctioning boarding pass reader. As the gate agent is waiting for help to come fix it, another pax says to her “Do you know who I AM?”
The agent timidly says, “Um, no, I’m sorry.”
He then goes on to explain he’s just making a joke in small talk and has to explain the meaning of DYKWIA to her and how people need to be polite. I’m glad people have a sense of humor.
The agent timidly says, “Um, no, I’m sorry.”
He then goes on to explain he’s just making a joke in small talk and has to explain the meaning of DYKWIA to her and how people need to be polite.
I’m glad people have a sense of humor.
Apr 8, 2022, 3:14 pm
#9942
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: BNA
Programs: DL GM, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,027
Ok, so she didn't mention Status, but the attitude fits.
On a CRJ 1C tried to tell me (1A) that I needed to move my bag because the bin space above 1C/D belonged to her. She had also swapped with 2A so worst case she could have put her small bag under the seat (although she was unwilling to give up the leg room). But I literally had nowhere else to put my bag as there is no bin space over my seat, nor over her new seat. When I asked her where I was supposed to put my bag she declared "I don’t know but that doesn't matter because that space is mine".
Her bag ended up in the closet, as mine would have had the bins already been full when I boarded.
I cannot count how many times I have boarded and the bin space above my seat is full. I would never in a million years consider interrogating the other passengers to find out whose bag occupied the bin and then demand they remove it.
Some poor other passenger tried to suggest a different location to her and she bit his head off too. She kept repeating that the space was hers.
On a CRJ 1C tried to tell me (1A) that I needed to move my bag because the bin space above 1C/D belonged to her. She had also swapped with 2A so worst case she could have put her small bag under the seat (although she was unwilling to give up the leg room). But I literally had nowhere else to put my bag as there is no bin space over my seat, nor over her new seat. When I asked her where I was supposed to put my bag she declared "I don’t know but that doesn't matter because that space is mine".
Her bag ended up in the closet, as mine would have had the bins already been full when I boarded.
I cannot count how many times I have boarded and the bin space above my seat is full. I would never in a million years consider interrogating the other passengers to find out whose bag occupied the bin and then demand they remove it.
Some poor other passenger tried to suggest a different location to her and she bit his head off too. She kept repeating that the space was hers.
Apr 8, 2022, 3:25 pm
#9943
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: DL, UA, AA
Posts: 1,996
On a CRJ 1C tried to tell me (1A) that I needed to move my bag because the bin space above 1C/D belonged to her. She had also swapped with 2A so worst case she could have put her small bag under the seat (although she was unwilling to give up the leg room). But I literally had nowhere else to put my bag as there is no bin space over my seat, nor over her new seat. When I asked her where I was supposed to put my bag she declared "I don’t know but that doesn't matter because that space is mine".
Apr 8, 2022, 3:35 pm
#9944
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: BNA
Programs: DL GM, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,027
Shortly after she got snippy with the other passenger the FA told her to sit down and let people continue boarding and she would put it in the closet later. At some point she then asked the Gate Agent who was trying to sort something out to put her bag in the closet as she walked by. GA said you will need to wait for your FA. Then she got on a phone call and complained loudly to whoever she was taking to how there is just no space on the planes for bags.
Apr 8, 2022, 8:06 pm
#9945
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Atlanta Metro
Programs: DL , AC, BA, Hhonors Diamond, IH Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,354
Something I've been wondering: is DYKWIA where the term "dickwad" came from? Because I've heard and read the latter, but I'm not sure I've ever seen DYKWIA except for here.