I only pick my nose when I'm not busy making a noise with my hand and armpit.

I'm new, so sorry if this has been previously discussed to death... My #1 pet peeve is ending up assigned to a Y seat in front of row 10 and when my row is FINALLY called, there's no room in the overhead for my carryon. That peeve is closely followed by: people with 2 carryons who refuse to put anything under the seat in front of them, again virtually insuring that the last-boarded passengers won't have ANY room for even 1 carryon in the bins. Then there are the folks who leave the restroom looking like a walrus took a bath in it... Also, the folks by the window who pass their food and drink items back to the FA and dump their detritus on me... Gee, I'd better quit while I'm ahead!

I suppose everyone knows that all parts of the human body are determined by genetic code ....


Except your nose; that you get to pick yourself. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

My favorite was the woman next to me (she was in the middle seat in coach) who decided to freshen up before landing and pulled out a bottle of perfume and started spraying! Of course, her aim wasn't the best!

Good thing I'm not married or my wife would have been mighty suspicious when I walked off the plane smelling like perfume!

Waiting at the beautiful FLL terminal for a Delta Express flight to leave, I witnessed a man pulling up to one of the trash cans, press one side of his nose with a finger and then blow out whatever was coming out of the other nostril into the trash can (assuming he aimed accurately). He then repeated this for the other nostril.
People have no shame.

This thread is grosser than the cats in the jar .. You know, I've had a theory for years that a fundamental part of the male psyche arrests development at about age 9.. it's the part that can play at the drop of a hat - even or especially when chores are there to be done; it's the part that can get shot down in any situation and believe that he's a new man; and, it's the part who finds great humor in describing how someone picks their nose http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif My theory continues to find proof of concept http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

I wish I'd taken the title more literally, and not read this right after lunch.

We need a new "smilie", sort of pea-green pink.

The worst disgusting manner from a passenger towards me was in a BA flight from LON to ORD. I had an aisle seat and the man in the middle seat leaned towards me for the whole flight. I can understand if he used just the armrest. He could have used both armrests and be straight in his seat but he just used his left one. He didn't bother the lady in the window seat, just me. He touched me with his elbows. I kept moving towards the opposite direction and he kept moving towards me. If looks could kill he would be dead. It didn't matter to him.

Ok, flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong, kid in the seat across the isle picked his nose and wiped it on the headrest. Almost lost it right there. People were making some of the grossest throat clearing sounds I've ever heard. I wasn't in my happy place.

Oh, and I also hate the leaning passenger. Flight from Toronto to Vancouver with the guy next to me reading off my light. I could either lean forward and he was behind me or lean back and he was across my chest. I really wish I could get mad sometimes. Instead, I just keep it inside and think about what I really want to do. Which usually starts with bludgeoning the guy to death.

Hello FTers,

Here is my fellow passenger manners gripe.

I spend a fair amount of time on USAirways Express flights to & from PHF(Newport News-Williamsburg) to PHL and CLT. US seems to be matching some AirTran fares from PHF and this seems to be attracting some folks who have never flown or have not flown recently.

The biggest problem is that they do not seem to know that they can ask for seat assignments near their family/friends who are traveling with them. The loud talking and sometimes shouting seems to start before takeoff and tends to last the entire (fortunately only 50 & 65 minute flights on Dash 8s)) flight.

Only in a few instances has the FA done anything. I guess that I could drive to ORF or RIC but PHF is two miles from my home and three miles from my office. Oh Well!!

Va.SquireFlyer

heh. those old Minnesota Norwegian Bachelor Farmers are famous for the one-finger noseblow according to "Lake Wobegon Days". guess one of em finally got out of Bemidji.

svpii:

Oh yeah, well... Your mutha! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

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"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own."

I always try to fluff my farts so as not to aurally intrude on my neighbors.

It appears that others disagree...

Airlines can charge obese pax for 2 seats

Humility is a virtue.

IF you're gonna, as we say it in these parts, "snotrocket", there are BATHROOMS for such things.

Not in the middle of the bloody terminal.

And yes, the people who don't get seat assignments and then talk over you CHEESE ME OFF, especially when they assume you don't speak what they speak and you do. *laugh*