Why do people show off with their gadgets?
Jun 16, 2015, 7:29 am
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Jun 16, 2015, 8:45 am
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my in-ear phones have high degree of noise attenuation. sometimes im not in the music to listen to any music, but i dont want to hear outside noise either.
better weird than hearing loud people in the lounge gabbing on and on
better weird than hearing loud people in the lounge gabbing on and on
Jun 16, 2015, 9:01 am
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I don't know if that fella was showing off but it's pretty obvious why people show off gadgets. The same reason people show off they're flying first class or are a super elite, or have a sports car, have a yacht, wear Italian designer gear, have more athletic bodies etc.
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Jun 17, 2015, 11:56 am
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Has anyone else noticed that some people go over the top in trying to show off their Apple iPads or Macs or those Beats headphones etc? I literally had this guy at the terminal who had all sorts of wires hanging out from him hogging up all the plugs. Then to my horror he is seated right next to me and entire flight he kept getting up and down trying to use his laptop, put it back, or grab his iPad and try to charge it on the screen so it was pretty annoying. Thankfully the flight wasnt fully booked so I changed my seat.
Am I only one who doesn't have such important stuff/business deals going on and simply enjoying my travel for what its worth. Im sure you guys have noticed such too, there is always a few of them who arent like doing anything but more concerned about showing off such things and simply trying to look cool and all that?
Am I only one who doesn't have such important stuff/business deals going on and simply enjoying my travel for what its worth. Im sure you guys have noticed such too, there is always a few of them who arent like doing anything but more concerned about showing off such things and simply trying to look cool and all that?
Personally, people who make passive aggressive posts on the internet about things that aren't really a problem bothers me a lot more than other people's material things.
Jun 17, 2015, 12:48 pm
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Now if he pulled out a stack of currency in high denominations from various countries and started playing solitaire with them on his airline tray, and then wanted to expand the game into your tray...well that would be showing off.
Jun 17, 2015, 12:52 pm
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I always travel with and charge multiple gadgets, mainly because I am paranoid about running out of power in flight.
That said, I will confess to being irrationally annoyed with the guys who walk around the plane or the airport with their Bose noise cancelling headphones on and the cords dangling. It's not so much that I think they're showing off their gadgets. It's that I feel like they're telling the world, "I'm too busy and important to take off my headphones."
That said, I will confess to being irrationally annoyed with the guys who walk around the plane or the airport with their Bose noise cancelling headphones on and the cords dangling. It's not so much that I think they're showing off their gadgets. It's that I feel like they're telling the world, "I'm too busy and important to take off my headphones."
Jun 17, 2015, 1:43 pm
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Jun 24, 2015, 6:36 am
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Has anyone else noticed that some people go over the top in trying to show off their Apple iPads or Macs or those Beats headphones etc? I literally had this guy at the terminal who had all sorts of wires hanging out from him hogging up all the plugs. Then to my horror he is seated right next to me and entire flight he kept getting up and down trying to use his laptop, put it back, or grab his iPad and try to charge it on the screen so it was pretty annoying. Thankfully the flight wasnt fully booked so I changed my seat.
Am I only one who doesn't have such important stuff/business deals going on and simply enjoying my travel for what its worth. Im sure you guys have noticed such too, there is always a few of them who arent like doing anything but more concerned about showing off such things and simply trying to look cool and all that?
Am I only one who doesn't have such important stuff/business deals going on and simply enjoying my travel for what its worth. Im sure you guys have noticed such too, there is always a few of them who arent like doing anything but more concerned about showing off such things and simply trying to look cool and all that?
It's fine if you don't enjoy these toys, but let the rest of us have our fun. And finally, "To my horror?" I save horror for things like the recent tragedy in Charleston.