Jan 9, 2016, 2:50 pm
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A thread making {gentle} fun of the anonymous "Don't You Know Who I Am" (DYKWIAs) we run across in our travels.
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Apr 29, 2023, 10:46 am
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The flip side of this is that the concern about damage to soft side items in overhead is often legit. Some pax will just jam their roller in on top of other bags with zero consideration for others' belongings. It's become a total no-win on both sides (which is exactly your point, I think).
Apr 30, 2023, 10:10 am
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I don’t mind little doggies on board, but the rules of the road are “pooch poops you clean”. Aside from being a disgusting request of a stranger, the crew member is still required to serve food and beverages to the rest of the cabin and no amount of hand washing is enough to quell the ick factor there.
Apr 30, 2023, 9:19 pm
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United does not transport emotional support animals
May 1, 2023, 11:34 am
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May 10, 2023, 9:46 am
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Not sure if this counts, but his attitude made it feel right to post here. Me in 21C. Him in 21D. A few times during the flights his phone has played a little music for a second at a time, not super loud, annoying but whatever. Midflight he starts playing music. I look at him and he says "are you looking at me? are you talking to me?".
Me: "Yeah, can you use a headset?"
"I don't have a headset, so no."
Me: "This is a shared space."
"I fly a lot, this is ok"
Me: "Well, it is a small shared space."
"This is my phone, I paid for it. I can use it how I want"
Me: Shake head, go back to laptop work.
"Don't tell me how to fly."
Sigh. I really wish FAs would consistently announce headset mandate. I notice further back multiple kids who have been quite lovely on the flight all have headsets on for their games. My wife's tactic when someone is being a real jerk is to play music that will annoy the offending party which usually works within seconds as they suddenly understand how one person's tastes could be really annoying to someone else.
I do notice that he has turned it down and after like 15 minutes has not put the extra device away (he has two phones), so maybe my interaction worked but he just wanted to save face. Let's see if it lasts for the final two hours.
Me: "Yeah, can you use a headset?"
"I don't have a headset, so no."
Me: "This is a shared space."
"I fly a lot, this is ok"
Me: "Well, it is a small shared space."
"This is my phone, I paid for it. I can use it how I want"
Me: Shake head, go back to laptop work.
"Don't tell me how to fly."
Sigh. I really wish FAs would consistently announce headset mandate. I notice further back multiple kids who have been quite lovely on the flight all have headsets on for their games. My wife's tactic when someone is being a real jerk is to play music that will annoy the offending party which usually works within seconds as they suddenly understand how one person's tastes could be really annoying to someone else.
I do notice that he has turned it down and after like 15 minutes has not put the extra device away (he has two phones), so maybe my interaction worked but he just wanted to save face. Let's see if it lasts for the final two hours.
May 10, 2023, 9:51 am
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Not sure if this counts, but his attitude made it feel right to post here. Me in 21C. Him in 21D. A few times during the flights his phone has played a little music for a second at a time, not super loud, annoying but whatever. Midflight he starts playing music. I look at him and he says "are you looking at me? are you talking to me?".
Me: "Yeah, can you use a headset?"
"I don't have a headset, so no."
Me: "This is a shared space."
"I fly a lot, this is ok"
Me: "Well, it is a small shared space."
"This is my phone, I paid for it. I can use it how I want"
Me: Shake head, go back to laptop work.
"Don't tell me how to fly."
Sigh. I really wish FAs would consistently announce headset mandate. I notice further back multiple kids who have been quite lovely on the flight all have headsets on for their games. My wife's tactic when someone is being a real jerk is to play music that will annoy the offending party which usually works within seconds as they suddenly understand how one person's tastes could be really annoying to someone else.
I do notice that he has turned it down and after like 15 minutes has not put the extra device away (he has two phones), so maybe my interaction worked but he just wanted to save face. Let's see if it lasts for the final two hours.
Me: "Yeah, can you use a headset?"
"I don't have a headset, so no."
Me: "This is a shared space."
"I fly a lot, this is ok"
Me: "Well, it is a small shared space."
"This is my phone, I paid for it. I can use it how I want"
Me: Shake head, go back to laptop work.
"Don't tell me how to fly."
Sigh. I really wish FAs would consistently announce headset mandate. I notice further back multiple kids who have been quite lovely on the flight all have headsets on for their games. My wife's tactic when someone is being a real jerk is to play music that will annoy the offending party which usually works within seconds as they suddenly understand how one person's tastes could be really annoying to someone else.
I do notice that he has turned it down and after like 15 minutes has not put the extra device away (he has two phones), so maybe my interaction worked but he just wanted to save face. Let's see if it lasts for the final two hours.
I usually have a set they'd hand out on flights in my bag, and I just give them away whenever appropriate.
Good for you for confronting him. I would also notify the FA.
May 10, 2023, 10:04 am
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I actually thought about getting the FA, but I don't feel like escalating at 30k feet and he's quieted down -- if he had increased the volume or continued I would get up and find an FA. I thought about getting him a UA headset or handing him one (I keep wrapped, new spares in my bag just for this situation.... "oh no! You forgot your headset? No worries, I just happen to have a pair here that you can have"). My read of the situation is that getting the FA involved would lead to a situation and I'm not up for it today. His attitude is a tad belligerent..
May 10, 2023, 10:07 am
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May 10, 2023, 10:13 am
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If De Niro inexplicably likes to fly with his left shoe on and his right shoe off for half the flight and both shoes off for the other half....You are one odd dude, Mr Flies A Lot.
OK, now I am actually ticked off. I see fancy Bose-like headset in his bag. The twit just likes to mark his territory with annoying music it seems. I should have give him some Bollywood or opera.
OK, now I am actually ticked off. I see fancy Bose-like headset in his bag. The twit just likes to mark his territory with annoying music it seems. I should have give him some Bollywood or opera.
May 10, 2023, 10:27 am
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I would n
t have put up with music playing without headphones like that. I'd have tried another polite ask and then if that didn't work I'd suggest that I could push the FA call button, reach for it, and if necessary push it. 95% of the time I'd bet that by the time I reached for the call button the problem would have gone away. I do realize it's harder with the person in the adjacent seat because whatever happens you have to deal with them for the rest of the flight. But what's been described is simply unacceptable.
t have put up with music playing without headphones like that. I'd have tried another polite ask and then if that didn't work I'd suggest that I could push the FA call button, reach for it, and if necessary push it. 95% of the time I'd bet that by the time I reached for the call button the problem would have gone away. I do realize it's harder with the person in the adjacent seat because whatever happens you have to deal with them for the rest of the flight. But what's been described is simply unacceptable.
May 10, 2023, 10:34 am
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If De Niro inexplicably likes to fly with his left shoe on and his right shoe off for half the flight and both shoes off for the other half....You are one odd dude, Mr Flies A Lot.
OK, now I am actually ticked off. I see fancy Bose-like headset in his bag. The twit just likes to mark his territory with annoying music it seems. I should have give him some Bollywood or opera.
OK, now I am actually ticked off. I see fancy Bose-like headset in his bag. The twit just likes to mark his territory with annoying music it seems. I should have give him some Bollywood or opera.
May 10, 2023, 10:37 am
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I would nt have put up with music playing without headphones like that. I'd have tried another polite ask and then if that didn't work I'd suggest that I could push the FA call button, reach for it, and if necessary push it. 95% of the time I'd bet that by the time I reached for the call button the problem would have gone away. I do realize it's harder with the person in the adjacent seat because whatever happens you have to deal with them for the rest of the flight. But what's been described is simply unacceptable.
t have put up with music playing without headphones like that. I'd have tried another polite ask and then if that didn't work I'd suggest that I could push the FA call button, reach for it, and if necessary push it. 95% of the time I'd bet that by the time I reached for the call button the problem would have gone away. I do realize it's harder with the person in the adjacent seat because whatever happens you have to deal with them for the rest of the flight. But what's been described is simply unacceptable.
May 10, 2023, 10:39 am
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I would nt have put up with music playing without headphones like that. I'd have tried another polite ask and then if that didn't work I'd suggest that I could push the FA call button, reach for it, and if necessary push it. 95% of the time I'd bet that by the time I reached for the call button the problem would have gone away. I do realize it's harder with the person in the adjacent seat because whatever happens you have to deal with them for the rest of the flight. But what's been described is simply unacceptable.
t have put up with music playing without headphones like that. I'd have tried another polite ask and then if that didn't work I'd suggest that I could push the FA call button, reach for it, and if necessary push it. 95% of the time I'd bet that by the time I reached for the call button the problem would have gone away. I do realize it's harder with the person in the adjacent seat because whatever happens you have to deal with them for the rest of the flight. But what's been described is simply unacceptable.Admitting to making some big assumptions based on age and what he was listening to about what might annoy him. :-)
Lo and behold, as we enter the final 45 minutes of flight has has put on the headphones. Maybe he's been reading this FT thread on his other phone? Landing shortly, thanks for letting me vent from here in the tin can. (I gave my wife my upgraded seat in F and she's messaged me that the guy next to her was on the phone yelling at his employees and giving orders loudly on his cell and demanding mimosas from the FA when he boarded. Then he complained about not getting his selection and then the quantity of omelette (which my wife confirmed was very small, she thinks they cut it up). He invoked I fly every week so I know what the meal should be and I'm a MM. So we both got some oddness today and she def qualifies for DYKWIA.... Otherwise good flight and crew and pax)
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May 10, 2023, 10:44 am
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I would nt have put up with music playing without headphones like that. I'd have tried another polite ask and then if that didn't work I'd suggest that I could push the FA call button, reach for it, and if necessary push it. 95% of the time I'd bet that by the time I reached for the call button the problem would have gone away. I do realize it's harder with the person in the adjacent seat because whatever happens you have to deal with them for the rest of the flight. But what's been described is simply unacceptable.
t have put up with music playing without headphones like that. I'd have tried another polite ask and then if that didn't work I'd suggest that I could push the FA call button, reach for it, and if necessary push it. 95% of the time I'd bet that by the time I reached for the call button the problem would have gone away. I do realize it's harder with the person in the adjacent seat because whatever happens you have to deal with them for the rest of the flight. But what's been described is simply unacceptable.As soon as I heard "This is my phone, I paid for it. I can use it how I want" my index finger would shoot right up to that call button in 1.0 nanoseconds.
Tool.