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In 1993 a French man driving a Citroen car in a remote area of the Moroccan desert had a breakdown and became stranded. To survive he tore down the car, built a motorcycle from the parts, and rode it back to civilization. When he arrived he was ticketed for operating an illegal vehicle.
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Standards for a life well-lived will obviously vary for everyone.
Though the internet will tell you there’s a few simple rules to follow—Don’t be a dick, Support one another, etc…—there can be those unspoken laws which you live your life by that no one else follows.
The silent credo you keep in your mind, guiding you towards being the best version of yourself.
Most of the time.
Self-preservation also seems to be a common theme among these rules.
“What is an unwritten law you abide by ?”
“When walking in a busy part of the city or transit hub go with the flow of foot traffic, even if you’re lost, don’t abruptly stop. Step to the side where it’s convenient for everyone else, not just you!!” ~ VincentVanGoghst
“Assume anything you tell anyone will be repeated!” ~ Appropriate-Rough563
“To build on this, assume anything you put in writing could be read in front of a jury. Paper, text, email? Imagine what you’re about to hit send on gets read aloud to a courtroom before you hit send” ~ AdjNounNumbers
“Always let the people on the elevator get off before you get in.” ~ littlemisspuppy
“Same for buses” ~ vrettossss
“And trains.” ~ EmeraldMoose12
“And airplanes” ~ wessoflo
“Those people who stand right in the f-cking doorway when I’m trying to get off the bus make me so goddamn mad I’m scared one day I’m just gonna snap and shove them on their ass.” ~ SpookyVoidCat
“Don’t let your kids be a nuisance to other people when in public. I’m not talking about babies and toddlers, but kids running around in restaurants or going ham kicking plane seats.” ~ Grumblegrumblehiss
“Not even just for others’ sake, but for their sake, too. I worked in a restaurant, and some parents would just let their toddlers and sh-t wander around while they stayed seated at their table. I remember when I found a 3-4 year old waddling around a room away from his mom in a packed restaurant and almost lost my mind.”
“I can’t tell you how many times my instinct to swoop them up and scold the parent/s almost took over, but I had to remain professional. I don’t mind a little rowdiness, but for the kids’ sake, stop being inattentive.” ~ MyLifeHurtsRightNow
“Respect is given”
“Disrespect is earned” ~ Rocky1963
“I agree that respecting someone as a person should be given. But people shouldn’t expect you to “respect their authority” just because their old or in a position of power. That type of respect needs to be earned.” ~ xxx148
“Rechts stehen, links gehen.”
“Which is the German term for our unwritten rule that when you use an escalator, you use the right side if you want to just stand around and take a chilled ride, and that you use the left side if you’re in a hurry and want to speed up the ride by additionally walking up-/downwards.”
“They tried to officially abolish it in Munich, but we aren‘t having it. We Germans love our escalator rules.” ~ freakinandout
“London has this too, and as an American, I love it. When I go to the malls here, it makes me sad Americans don’t tend to follow the same idea” ~ olympusarc
“If they didn’t extend an invite, I don’t ask to come. I know a few people who unknowingly try to intrude on trips/activities in situations it’s obvious that they 100% should not” ~ Burdturds
“Same. However, the flip side is don’t talk about group activities in front of people who aren’t invited.”
“Obviously, there is a difference between something coming up briefly and discussing it at length. “I’ll see you at the show next week.” Is different from “I can’t wait to go to the show next week. What are you wearing?” The second one is rude to do in front of people who aren’t invited.” ~ Zula13
“Don’t trust anyone who backstabs others in front of you” ~ Hoxtoful
“This was kind of a big thing in the military. There’s this presence of the idea that we’re all best friends and brothers and sisters and inseparable and will die for every one around us. I literally can’t count the number of guys I’d see hit the pier overseas and take their rings off then head into town.”
“Same guys would blow all their money, then come back to the ship asking for loans, “we’re boys right?!?!”. No dude, your own wife can’t trust you. I don’t believe a f-cking thing you say.” ~ aDrunkSailor82
“Put the f-cking cart in the f-cking cart return like a decent human being.” ~ Whatsa-Throwaway
“There’s actually a shopping cart theory: ” The theory posits that the decision to return a cart is the ultimate test of moral character and a person’s capacity to be self-governing.” ~ MrEvetbody
“Always say thank you and please , even to asshole people, it works like a sarcasm to them . Edit 1 – Thanks everyone for the upvotes.” ~ _Virtual-Life_
“Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #76: Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.” ~ AzraelleWormser
“Be kind if at all possible” ~ Basic_genXer
“Practice random acts of kindness when you are able to.” ~ Newstargirl
“But don’t brag about it. If it comes up in conversation that’s fine but I know someone who puts everything on Facebook for the likes” ~ SnooCapers9313
“The real you is who you are when nobody is watching” ~ Unicorn_Boots
“But that doesn’t matter to anyone. In other people’s reality, the only ‘you’ they know is the one you show them.” ~ XxuruzxX
Do your best to stick to the unwritten laws you’ve set up for yourself.
It can only lead to success and a peaceful life.
You know you have some people like this in your life…
They have a ton of money, they’re always traveling to amazing places, AND they’re constantly posting pictures of their adventures.
And some of these folks can be really shallow…you know it’s true!
Do you think travel culture is just another form of flexing and doesn’t make people any more enlightened?
Let’s take a look at how AskReddit users responded.
“Many bash those who waste a lot of money on materialistic goods or who like activities that are considered “shallow”, like clubbing and partying.
Meanwhile, “traveling” is often portrayed as the enlightened way to pass your time. Of course there is nothing inherently wrong with traveling, but I disagree that people who travel a lot are automatically any less shallow than those who go clubbing or buy a lot of stuff.
First of all, “travel culture” is a form of flexing. It has become less acceptable to brag about owning expensive stuff, so people now brag about their trips. Especially on Instagram, it is obvious that many use their travels to flex and show us how “superior” they are.
“Traveling” doesn’t make you an enlightened intellectual in any way. I could maybe understand this argument 30 years ago but nowadays, anyone can find any information they want about any place they like.
They can use the Internet to explore a country, without traveling there and contributing to its destruction. (tourism can be very bad for the environment)
Also, people have fun with different things. Maybe someone thinks that buying a PS5 is more fun to them than going on some stupid trip. That is their business and their choice is not inherently inferior.”
“I am an introvert but one of my best experiences was like, I am buying a ticket from London to Brazil…. Total bliss!
I absolutely love getting to know places on my own and meeting the locals. I have had a lot of fun travelling on my own. Met great people.”
“I was really interested in this girl that traveled a lot and I travel a lot for work so I thought maybe we had something in common.
When I found out that all she does is get a $30 Airbnb to sleep somewhere for the night and then go to the next place just to mark it on her passport but never actually enjoys any of the places, I definitely said pass pretty quickly.
I was wondering what the hell is the point of traveling that much if you’re not enjoying any of it. It was like she was on this competition to check in on Facebook to as many places as possible and then used that in all of her conversations to try to act like she was better than everyone else.”
“Taking this point a bit further, traveling to do the same activities everyone and their mother does aimed at tourists isn’t enlightening
Traveling becomes enlightening when you explore the culture, mingle with locals, try their traditional food.
That’s not something you can google or check online, it’s something you experience.”
“Tinder and Hinge in my 30s is at least 50% women with only pictures of travel, and their desires are travel, and the profile describes how they are the traveliest traveler that ever traveled.
I’ve traveled for work and vacations. It is not my personality. It really does look like gaudy flexing to me.
The ones that really irritate me are the people who “vacation” to oppressive dictatorships and dangerous areas like warzones for the traveler street cred.
It’s like being some kind of weird upper-middle class adrenalin junkie.”
“My husband calls these people “globe f**kers”.
As someone who has lived and travelled in many different countries because of my work, I’m hyper paranoid about sounding like a pretentious a**hole when I talk about my experiences.
Being well travelled is not a personality trait, but the worst have to either be the people who “backpacked” (drunkenly stumbled thru 3 countries for a month) and talk about it for the next 15 years.
Or the volun-tourism crowd who think they really made a difference during their 2 weeks at an orphanage in a country they dont speak the language, or building houses with zero skills.”
“The benefit is really only for people that pay attention and keep an open mind.
My family has some very devout Mormons in it, and a weird Mormon thing to do is to spend at least a few hours at exotic temples when in the area. My aunt and uncle went to Italy a couple years ago and literally spent two days at the Mormon temple there, in which they play dress up and watch the same Adam and Eve movie as they do at their temple in the US.
I’m sure they still did a few cool things, but I think that perfectly highlights a bit of an oblivious emotional distance from their destination’s culture, and I really think they miss out on the beauty of it by having such a cursory and perfunctory approach to travel.
I can’t deny that people over romanticize it and it can become a classist bulls**t flex, but when you get to go to a new place and see the world a little differently or understand their way of life a bit better, I think it can improve your own worldview and increase empathy….but you gotta actually get out there and pay attention to it all.”
“Finally having the ability to do some limited travel has really opened my eyes to the rest of the world in a way the internet never could.
I’m in my late 40s now, and I know it’s expensive, but I wish Americans traveled internationally more. We’re so much smaller than we think, and no amount of internet can showcase that in the same way actually staying in a foreign country can.
I think your issue is not with travel but with the way some people talk about travel or show off on social media.”
“Maybe it’s a flex for some, but there’s is no substitute for seeing and experiencing the world for yourself.
It does change you and reading about it isn’t the same by a mile.”
“I think traveling and exploring the world is a fantastic way to spend your fleeting life.
I have made it a point to travel frequently and to some pretty awesome places. I don’t even have Instagram and only take pictures of animals and landscapes. For me, it’s mostly for the food and different species of animals, because that’s what Im into as a biologist.
My favorite was the Peruvian Amazon. 7 monkey species, macaws, all kinds of snakes. You can see them in books, but there is no substitute for in person.”
“Saying “I like traveling” is the same as saying “I like reading” – it tells you nothing about the person unless you ask more questions and ask them to elaborate.
Someone who says “I like reading” but only reads books like “Twilight” or “50 shades of grey” is different from someone who reads history books or specific books about their interest – space, chess, math, you name it.
Someone who says “I like traveling” but only goes to Thailand or Bali to party and drink for 2 weeks is not the same as someone who cycles around the world for 6 months, or crosses half the world on a boat, or backpacks through Africa staying in villages and connecting with local people.
These are all different experiences. One of them is definitely more enlightening than the other. One is about just having fun without improving yourself as a person while the other one is more likely to give you some “food for your brain”.
The important part is the motivation behind these activities. Why does the person travel? Some travel for parties, other travel for sports (surfing, diving, kayaking etc), others travel for nature (hiking, camping), other travel for volunteering (helping with wild life conservation, preservation, beach cleaning), other travel for the cultural exchange (teaching kids in remote villages English), some travel for their own education (taking Spanish lessons in Bolivia).
Some people combine several of them (personally that’s what I do). There are many reasons to travel. If you think that every traveler is the Instagram traveler you are just stupid and shallow which is pretty sad actually.”
“I used to work in the travel industry and dealt with numerous ‘country counters’ (people who are trying to visiting every country in the world).
It felt like the majority of them were mindlessly trundling around the world, ticking off countries as if it was simply something to consume. If that’s not sad enough, some of these country counters even compete with one another using league tables or try to bolster their reputations by marketing themselves as the first *insert s**uality, insert gender identity, insert race, insert social class, insert nationality, insert whatever* to visit every country in the world.
I can tell you now, despite what these people like to think there’s no skill in visiting a s**t-load of countries for sightseeing. It’s not an achievement and nor is it remarkable. All that’s required is money, competent travel agents and local fixers.”
What are your thoughts about this topic?
Talk to us in the comments and let us know.
We’d love to hear from you!
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As fun as it can be to travel, being away from home can be hard, as well.
So hotels try to do things to make you feel as comfortable as you would be at home:
Free wine in the lobby, hot popcorn. Cookies.
But one hotel in Mississippi is going the extra mile to make its guests feel welcome–and to help out the local canine population too.
The Home2 Suites by Hilton located in D’Iberville, Mississippi, just north of Biloxi, has been piloting a program called “Fostering Hope” since 2018.
Together with the Humane Society of South Mississippi, the hotel helps dogs find their forever home.
One at a time, each lucky doggo gets to visit the hotel.
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Dog friendly guests are invited and encouraged to interact with the dogs.
According to Mental Floss:
They can take the dog for a walk and feed them during their stay. They’re even allowed to bring the pet into their hotel room overnight.
So far, more than 60 dogs have been adopted since Home2 Suites began fostering them in October 2018.
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It’s a brilliant plan! People don’t even know they want a dog, until they fall in love with a specific dog.
They don’t even know they have room for a dog, until it’s too late because the dog has already taken up residence in their hearts.
These people know what they’re doing.
Who can say “no” to these faces?
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Since 2018, the program has been a huge success.
In their first year, they found homes for about 30 dogs.
And things may have slowed a little due to the pandemic, but Home2 Suites aren’t deterred.
They’re looking to roll out this program in more locations across the US soon.
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If you’re not planning on visiting Biloxi any time soon, you can still check out some of the eligible fur-babies on the Humane Society’s Instagram @HumaneSocietyOfSouthMS.
And if doggos aren’t really your thing, they have gorgeous kitties available for adoption too!
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What do you think about this program? Would it make you book a room at Home2 Suites on your next trip?
Tell us in the comments!
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Iceland seems to have really amped up as far as popularity in recent years. Everyone advertises reasonable plane tickets, or maybe it’s more that we worry that the colder parts of the world are going to disappear at some point, but I don’t know.
I think it’s just beautiful, and the global nature of our society these days has brought our attention to attractions we might not have ever imagined visiting before, and that’s not a bad thing.
If you’re thinking about visiting Iceland and want to know more, here are 16 cool facts!
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Iceland is actually home to the largest banana plantation in Europe, though technically, Spain grows more in the Canary Islands.
The Icelandic Agricultural University grows between 1,100 and 4,410 pounds of bananas using geothermal energy every year.
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There used to be McDonald’s in Iceland, but the last one closed in 2009.
Right before the last location closed there, an Icelander bought one last meal – 10 years later, it still looks fresh.
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If you really love ice cream, take an Ísbíltúr – you jump in the car, driver around, and grab ice cream along the way.
And no, it doesn’t have to be hot. Ice cream tastes delicious any time of the year.
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To stop people from giving their children truly ridiculous names, parents must choose from an official register of approved names.
If you want to step outside the box, you have to request permission from the “Naming Committee.”
Yes, really.
It’s called the Iceland Phallological Museum and boasts 200 “penises and penile parts” from a wide assortment of animals.
And in the immortal words of Forrest Gump, “that’s all I have to say about that.”
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Elves have a long tradition in Iceland, and if you want to know more about them and their interactions with humans, you can attend Reykjavík’s Elf School.
One local study concluded that over 62% of Icelanders believe elves might be real, and some of them even build “elf homes” into the landscape.
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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, a divorced single mother, was elected president of Iceland in 1980.
That makes her the first female elected head of state anywhere in the world. Boom.
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Comedian Jón Gnarr ran as a joke, but was surprised to actually be elected as mayor of Reykjavík.
He served faithfully and well for four years, though he did have to back out of his campaign promise of adding a polar bear to the local zoo.
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Only roughly 30 of the volcanoes are active currently, though Fagradalsfjall, a long-dormant volcano on the outskirts of Reykjavík, has erupted fairly recently.
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There’s a tradition there called Jólabókaflóð, which translates to “Christmas book flood” and involves gifting books on Christmas Eve and then snuggling up to read while you wait for Father Christmas.
It goes over well in Iceland, which publishes more books per capita than any other country in the world.
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Well, at least you would if you were a child.
Children who put a shoe on their windowsill receive presents from the 13 “Yule Lads” on the nights leading up to Christmas, though the “naughty” kids will receive only rotten potatoes.
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Not like, overnight or anything, but for sure during nap time.
Parents in most Nordic countries believe that abundant fresh air helps baby sleep and also prevents bothersome illnesses.
They do get blankets and stuff, so don’t worry.
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It would take 17 hours to drive a loop around the entire country.
The Ring Road does the 828-mile loop, though the sights are too pretty for most people to even think about doing it in one day.
You’d think it would be something more exotic-sounding, but hey – who doesn’t love hotdogs?
If you do, you’ll want to check out the hot dog stand called Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur in Reykjavík.
They’ve been in operation since 1937 and their hotdogs are made from lamb and served topped with remoulade (Icelandic mustard), fried onions, raw onions, and Icelandic ketchup.
Yum!
There’s a rift called Silfra, located in the Thingvellir National Park, and it’s the only place in the world where you can take a dip between two tectonic plates.
As a bonus, the water is so clear that both the diving and the snorkeling are amazing, so suit up while you’re there.
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Iceland is a small, really homogenous island, and though the people there are super happy, they also have a higher chance of being genetically related.
A group of college students started an app called ÍslendingaApp that lets people find out whether or not they’re related to a potential date before they run into each other at the next family reunion.
That’s definitely a case of making technology work for the better, wouldn’t you say?
I’m feeling smarter than every, and also I’ve really got an itch.
I have you been to Iceland? Tell us about your visit in the comments!
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There are two types of people out there – people who love a good road trip and can’t resist the call of the open road, and people who have no souls.
I jest, I jest (or do I?), but seriously, what’s better than a car to yourself, a good album or audiobook or podcast on the radio, and no established time that you have to reach your destination? Oh, and don’t forget the gas station snacks on the passenger seat…
What could be better than that?
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Maybe if you had all of that plus perfect, windows-rolled-down weather outside?
That’s exactly what you’ll get if you follow this epic, year-long road trip map that takes you on a route that tracks temperate climates the entire way.
The map is courtesy of climatologist Brian Brettschneider, and the full trip spans 13,235 miles and touches 31 states and 3 Canadian provinces in total – all of which will be at their optimal temperature while you pass through.
He used weather data from the National Center for Environmental Information and Environment Canada to plot his route. It begins in south Texas on January 1, and you’ll spend the next 3 months just exploring the Lone Star State.
In April you’ll head east to Washington D.C., then northwest through Chicago, Wisconsin, and some of Canada.
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June will find you logging 3873 miles toward Alaska before heading south to Portland, back east through the Great Plains, landing in Missouri in late October.
Enjoy fall as you cross the west again, and end the year with a New Year’s celebration in San Diego.
Brettschneider has also included a shorter (just 9125 mile) route that leaves out the part where you adventure north to Canada and Alaska (why would you want to do that, though?) – and if 80 degree weather is more your jam, he’s got a route that keeps you comfy there, too.
As for the map’s creator, he likes it cold – he resides in Anchorage, Alaska year round.
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It really makes my blood boil when people act like a**holes on airplanes and at airports and treat crew members like garbage.
Just keep your opinions to yourself, go along with the program, and you’ll be at your destination before you know it.
It’s really as easy as that! But you know some people have to cause problems wherever they go…
So, what annoys people who work on airplanes for a living?
Here’s what folks had to say on AskReddit.
“Poking or grabbing at me to get my attention!!
And it’s usually on my as** as it’s eye level with most people haha. But for real DON’T poke people! Especially if I am speaking to another passenger. I can see you waving at me I’m not going to interrupt my assisting someone else because you want me to take your trash, just give me a second and I’ll come to you next.
I promise can hear you if you say “excuse me!” Or “Miss!” Or even wave a little in my direction. There’s just no need to touch people or grab at them.
Once I was so irritated at someone’s incessant poking, I turned, looked them in the eye and poke poke poked them right back and said, “what do you need.””
“Check-in Agent here.
When the plane is delayed or there’s a cancellation and passengers blame us! Honestly there’s nothing more we want than getting you on the plane to your holiday or back home but if there’s something physically wrong with the plane we will not risk everyone’s lives.
Shouting, screaming and cursing at us won’t change the fact that the plane is still broken!”
“Leaving a ridiculous amount of garbage behind.
Last week I had a couple spit huge globs of gum onto the floor and then step on it to try to rub it in.
Like seriously? Why?”
“Don’t try to join the mile high club. Just, stop.
Don’t have s** in the bathrooms y’all. No, you aren’t being very quiet and yes we will know and depending on the airline policy we’ll also have to politely ask you to knock it off and keep it in your pants.
Not to mention the obvious – airplane restrooms are ridiculously tiny, to the point where once on one long haul we had to make an emergency landing because a large couple couldn’t get out of the restroom they had shoved themselves into once they were done.
I’ll add that this is THE grossest place to possibly want to do the deed, as restrooms NEVER GET DEEP-CLEANED, EVER (between same-day legs)
Ugh, and please don’t jerk your partner off while you’re both in your seats, with OUR COMPLEMENTARY BLANKET(!!!).
I know what your hand motions mean and I will have to come over and shut it down, especially because in most cases there are families with kids sitting behind or near you.”
“The stories I have….which honestly anyone who’s worked any type of customer service knows what’s up.
My personal favorite. College athlete showed up late to flight, told couldn’t board, yelling, screaming and cursing all employees. Bringing her race up as reason they aren’t letting her on….you know the works.
The competition she missed the flight to was Olympic tryouts. How late was she you ask? She showed up two hours after the flight left…”
“They mayor of LA was coming though so they shut the gate down for security reasons.
Jay Leno was there for some reason and was screaming at my mom because he was not getting the same treatment as the mayor.”
“After a flight I usually stand by the flight deck and say good bye to the passengers as they exit.
I get a lot of people that ask how old I am. That doesn’t really bother me (I’ll probably be sad when it stops), but please don’t touch me as you are saying it. Seriously, strangers trying to pinch cheeks and pat my head.
Lady, I’m not your grandchild, I’m your captain.”
“Used to fly 50 seat jets for a regional. Flew with some captains who hated hearing “wow this plane is really small” as passengers boarded.
“It would look pretty big parked in your driveway” was my favorite response I heard. The plane was 100′ long and weighed 50,000 lbs so yeah I bet it would.”
“Ex EK cabin crew here. Honestly the most annoying thing is when passenger don’t follow safety protocols as we get ready for landing. Things such as…
Not putting on seat belts for whatever reason Not putting seats upright Taking your time in the toilet Standing up to grab things from overhead bin
…Among other thingsThere are a lot to do to prep a long haul flight for landing and once we start decent, there is a limited time to get everything done. Passengers who don’t cooperate definitely are the most annoying. There were times where I got to my jump seat right before landing on the runway.
I saw a reply above on running out of food choices. One time on a flight to New Delhi, in economy we ran out of vegetarian meals 2/3 way through because catering underestimated the demand.
We then ran through the crew meals to gather all the vegetarian options and gave those out to passengers. While planes aren’t restaurants, we definitely did our best to accommodate the passengers as best as we can.”
“Blaming us for: ATC delays, missed connections, baggage issues, etc.
We have no control over that…we just fly planes and keep you safe aboard.
We understand we’re the face of the company you see at the time, but really it’s out of our hands.”
“Pilot here.
My worst experiences with customers is when the weather is bad and we have to either wait or make a no go decision. My personal favorite is the guy who screamed at me while I was in the terminal getting coffee because his flight wasn’t leaving on time.
The whole northeast was shut down for thunderstorms and low ceilings, but his iPhone said it was ok for us to go so he had to tell me how bad I am at my job.
As a passenger don’t say “thanks for finally showing up”. One it’s incredibly rude, two you may only have one flight that day but I probably had four. Chances are I was delayed because of a another flight or maintenance on some other plane.
Added to that we often only get 45 mins to an hour between flights which ends to requiring us to literally get off one right onto another. We have to grab food or maybe use a real bathroom in that time also.
Don’t ask if we were out late last night drinking. You may say it as a joke and think it’s funny but we have to take those comments seriously. There is a chance that comment will force the pilots to go take a breathalyzer and your flight may be delayed or canceled. If you honestly smell booze speak up. If not it’s not funny and keep your mouth shut.
Not an annoyance but I do love the look on peoples faces when I tell them “sorry I don’t know where the nearest X is, this is my first time at this airport”. We don’t pre plan and memorize the layouts of the terminals at every airport in the world.”
“Former flight attendant here… 15 years I’ve seen it all! (and sorry for formatting, on mobile)
Walking throughout the aircraft barefoot. Especially into the toilets… Those floors are not as clean as you think they are!
People who talk to us and treat us like scum. And yes, we’ll provide better service to the ones who are nice, or think of them first when a whole row is free and they need to lie down and sleep during an 11hr flight.
Parents that don’t watch their kids during the flight. The aircraft isn’t childproof and there’s a surprising amount of things they can injure themselves on.
Passengers who do aircraft yoga during the service. By all means if lights are off and it’s quiet go ahead, but if there’s a buzz of activity near the galley then maybe wait a while.
Speaking of which, assuming the galley is a free for all. Sometimes we don’t get provided crew food for work and bring our own. If we’re busy attending to a call bell and can’t finish out snack or whatever… Its not for you to just grab and eat… At least ask first!
Complaining about how rough the flight was. I’ve had some cuss out the flight deck about their abilities because the aircraft hit wake turbulence… If you can magically see wake turbulence on a tiny monitor and think you can do a better job then join a flight academy, pay several thousand dollars for the training and certification and do it yourself…”
Now we want to hear from you.
What annoys you when you fly?
Talk to us in the comments and let us know!
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I’m going to the beach for a week in July and I have a countdown on my desk to remind me how many days until I hit the road…
And I think I speak for a lot of folks out there when I say I NEED A VACATION.
Am I right, or am I right?
Let’s enjoy some vacation memes so we can daydream until we actually get the hell outta town!
Are we clear?
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It looks absolutely glorious.
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At least for some folks…
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That’s when you know it’s really bad!
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I sure could go for some of this…
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I’ve always found this to be kind of odd.
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I thought you might be interested!
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The local pool, maybe?
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Oh wait, we forgot one of the kids. Turn around!
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When it comes to getting out of town.
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I really need a break…
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And hopefully it’ll become a reality!
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Okay, now we’d like to hear from you.
In the comments, tell us the first place you’re gonna travel to when it’s safe to get out of town.
Please and thank you!
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Has it been a while since you went on vacation?
I have a feeling that the answer is YES, because none of us have been able to go anywhere in a while!
But that’s all gonna change pretty soon…I think…
In the meantime, enjoy these vacation memes…you know you want to.
It could be worse. Maybe…
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Back home…not so much.
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So don’t even fight it!
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No room for drama!
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Still just staring at these four walls…
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Hey, be careful with that stuff!
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It’s been a while!
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You’re gonna need it!
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Does this look good to you?
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You can’t be too picky.
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Your life basically revolves around laundry.
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There’s no better feeling in the world!
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Okay, now we want to hear from you!
Do you have any big vacations planned this summer?
If so, please tell us about them in the comments. We’d love to hear from you!
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What a crazy year it’s been…
We’ve all been trapped inside staring at four walls and I think it’s safe to say that 99.9999% of us want to get out of town and take a proper vacation as soon as possible.
So keep the faith and enjoy these funny memes while you plan your next getaway!
Gee, thanks a lot…
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Even Kermit needs a break!
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Hey, you gotta get out of town somehow.
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I have everything I need!
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I said that’s enough!
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Uh oh…this might be a problem…
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Hey, this isn’t a bad idea…
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Sometimes, you have to take a leap.
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I don’t know about this one…
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At least for a little while.
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A break is a break!
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Do you have any vacations planned for this year?
If you do, tell us all about them in the comments.
We’d love to hear about your upcoming adventures!
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