Personally, I have always admired flight attendants. For passengers, just sitting on a cramped plane for hours can be exhausting enough; imagine being the one having to walk up and down the length of the tiny cabin during the entire flight, lugging around snack baskets, galley carts and trash bags-- all in addition to dealing with rude and ignorant customers. The job seriously looks exhausting to me.
In case you are wondering what constitutes an ignorant or rude passenger,
click to learn about The 10 Most Annoying Passengers, As Told by a Flight Attendant. The article tells all about the rudest things passengers can do. I found the list to be
somewhat obvious, but then again, maybe I'm just a good flyer.
Nevertheless, it is a funny post and worth reading to make sure you are up to par on flight etiquette. Or, if you want to be
that customer, I guess you could try doing as many of the rude things on the list as possible during your next flight. See where it gets you... if you're into that.
What do you think about the things that annoy this flight attendant? Are you guilty of any of them?
Comments (13)
Funny article. I am not agreeing on the frowning faces and the exit-briefing points though. So I am frowning, get over it. Maybe I have a hell of a headache, maybe my dog just died, maybe I just don't feel l ike smiling. Why does it bother you in a first place? If I don't feel like smiling, I am not going to, end of story.
Exit-briefing. Yeah, okay, I have heard that one 200 times. You are not briefing me alone, you have 199 more people on the plane. Stop glaring at me just because you don't have my full undivided attention. Again, get over it. Concentrate on someone who is looking at you without blinking and mouth agape. That'll make you feel better.
I also disagree on the exit briefing one. I've been flying ever since I was 2 weeks old, I could probably go up there and present with the stewardess next time.
While a high school diploma is the minimum requirement for those who want to work as flight attendants, many employers prefer to hire job candidates who have a college degree. Candidates who have taken flight attendant training courses have the best chance of getting hired. In addition to previous training, all newly hired flight attendants receive personal loans for three to eight weeks of formal training from their employers.
On my flight to Kuwait (17 hours from Atlanta) I begged the flight attendant to let me sleep in one of the first class chairs that were all completely empty. He said no.
I guess I'm be bringing Hersey Kisses next time I'm on a flight ;).
I am not guilty of any of the bad things, but I never thought about bribery! I'll definitely bring the flight attendants candy next time.
We had an awesome flight attendant on our trip from Denver to Oahu. We hit some major turbulence and he sat in the back and every time the plane dipped he shouted "Wahoo!!" It was hilarious and he made the trip enjoyable.
@black_lie@xanga - @LonerB@xanga - But it's still impolite to ignore her. She's doing her job and out of respect for that you could just give her 2 minutes of your time. Maybe SHE had a bad day. Maybe HER dog just died. Two minutes of time and a smile could help her out.
@blogomania@xanga - Why? It's not like I don't smile at her the entire flight, I just tune her out when she's making the announcements about flight safety. I don't go up there and try to make her job more difficult, I just don't listen to her. She probably can't even tell that I'm not listening since I do look up every so often.
@black_lie@xanga - Well as long as you look up now and then, she at least will feel like you're listening, even if you aren't. It's the people that talk when you're trying to do your job that are annoying. No, I'm not a flight attendant, but I have to give instructions in my job and it bugs me when people do that.
@blogomania@xanga - oh no, I definitely don't talk during their presentations! I imagine that flight attendants must work with a lot of frequent flyers though, it can't be just me and LonerB who knows the presentations backwards and forwards. I remember going on a couple flights where the frequent flyers were so often on that one flight that they and the stewardesses knew each other by first name.
As a flight attendant, I can tell you that I don't really give rats aXX whether you are listening to the exit briefing or not. I just gotta do what is required of me by the FAA reg's. And trust me, if we ever have to use that exit to get out of a burning/ sinking aircraft, I would be trampling all over you to open the door and get out first!
@julia_h@dollarish - which is completely understandable, isnt it? because if he let you sleep there, he'd might as well let anyone else. people actually pay for those chairs, it seems unfair to let you in just because they were empty, unless of course you were injured and needed the extra room or something
@blogomania@xanga - yeah, i love turbulence