Five Things You Shouldn’t Do When Flying On An Airplane!

Posted by The Marksman at 26 May, at 14 : 17 PM Print

For some people airplane travel can be a bit unnerving, the take off, no solid ground under you for several hours it takes some getting used to.  You have a lot of people who fly constantly, and they just hop in a plane sit back like it is nothing.  Flying goes against almost everything we normally do as people, think about it you are basically putting your life in the hands of some guy you never met.

You do not ask to see the pilot’s credentials, or ask where they ranked in their graduating class in flight school.  Most of the time you do not even see the pilot until you are leaving, so you are trusting this person knows what are is doing.

Add in the fact you are getting sealed inside a giant tube with 120 other people whom you have never met, and have no clue about.  Then think about the dry pretzels, and half a swig of soda or water they give you, and you are really not in the most comfortable arrangements.  The entire process is one big pain in the ass, here are five things you should never do when traveling on an airplane.

1. Don’t wear shoes with many straps or laces – This only serves to make going through security a pain in the ass, wear slip on shoes or flip flops because they can be easily removed.  If you have on boots laced up to you knees people in line behind you will hate you, and you will have a rough time with the security personnel.
2. Don’t carry bags with you to the bathroom – Inevitably you will have to use the bathroom at some point, and when you do be sure to leave any bags at your seat.  There are several reasons for this, the aisles are too small and a bag will most likely hit people in the face on the way by, and it will have people wondering why the hell you need a bag in that small ass bathroom.  People will think you are up to something, and you will get a multitude of strange looks for carrying a huge bag into the bathroom especially if you are a man.
3. Keep your Small Kids at Home, or Control Them – There is nothing more annoying than boarding an overnight flight, sitting down in your seat and having some baby crying behind you.  Even worse than that are the lone parent traveling with multiple kids, who run around everywhere on the plane.  If you can’t control your children, or know to how calm them down so they aren’t hollering the entire flight you may need to re-evaluate the decision to fly.  Everyone on the plain will be annoyed with you, if you are not able to keep your kids under control.
4. Playing your Music or Movie Loud Enough For Me to hear – You get on the plane with your headphones and Ipod, as you get closer to me I start to notice the beat to the latest pop song.  As I roll my eyes you sit down next to me, and I might as well have the earphones on because I can hear every lyric and beat of the music you are playing.  I appreciate you sharing and everything, but I don’t want to hear your music or movie during the flight.  Is that not bad for your hearing anyway?
5. Sleeping in an inconsiderate Manner – Look we all know on long flights sleeping for a few hours trims some of the monotony off of the trip, but if you know that you snore then just stay awake.  Being on a flight where someone is laid back with their mouth open bellowing is unpleasant, and very annoying.  You are not at home; for the most part you are in a public place so act like it.  I have watched people on airplanes lean their head on the shoulder of a complete stranger when they were sleeping, with the cramped seats on flights you can only imagine how uncomfortable that can be.

There are many other things you should not do; this just highlights several of them.  I would also say that anyone who wears a turban for religious or cultural purposes, just be mindful that you are flying on a plane with a bunch of people who probably think that you are some sort of terrorist hell bent on doing them in.  Overall though this all goes back to common courtesy, don’t impose your bad or distasteful habits on poor unsuspecting individuals when you fly.

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