Guest user
UK-Dance
Previous Next

Papa Bendy <(Address removed)> said:

Long haul economy is also a great leveller though. Sure one group can
go to maccies/weatherspoons and the other the cavier bar but in that
metal tube everyone is as one.

All levelled by the £5 Duck Wrap :)

It's also amusing to watch people trying to blag upgrades which airlines
rarely do nowadays, honeymooners and chancers not so much but it's when
folk think that if they complain enough they'll get upgraded – the
frustration and look on their coupon when met with heard-it-all-before
professionalism satisfies no end.

Never had one or tried to blag one, I'm happy enough in the back with the cattle, there's no way I'd pay 1.5K for a better seat.

Also, I enjoy when people are put in their place when not afforded the
luxury of their nationality in other countries, especially when landing
in the UK – "I don't care who you are or where you are from, get to the
back of the queue" – :)

See lost of people lose it in queues, I like to get up and get to the front as I like to know I have space for my bags etc, the other guys don't bother at all and pretty much laugh at me for it but I'm somehow compelled.

It isn't all schadenfreude though. I kinda enjoy departure lounges
providing there are no delays, buy some smellies and a magazine you
don't normally read but the consumer captivity can also do some strange
things too eg thinking a Mulberry "documents holder" at 200 quid is a
good idea and worthy purchase.

Longest delay we've had was 9hrs and we only buy smokes so we never really look at all the things we don't need/want/afford.