Yahoo Lifestyle Flight Attendants Are Sharing The Things They'll Never Do On A Flight, And It's Eye-Opening
We recently asked flight attendants in the BuzzFeed Community to share things they'd never do while traveling outside of the job. Here's what they had to say:
Note: Some submissions are from this Reddit thread.
1."NEVER go barefoot on an airplane! The kinds of things that have graced those floors — urine, blood, semen, feces, the list goes on! Wear your flip flops."
—Riliella from New York
"Going to the toilet without shoes on — the floors are disgusting."
—Leanne from the United Kingdom
"Ugh, people never understand that the planes aren't thoroughly cleaned between flights. The groomers only have time to do a garbage pickup and a quick wipe down of anything obvious. I fully cringe when I see people walking around with no shoes, especially to go to the bathroom."
—Anonymous from Alberta, Canada
2."Touching flight attendants. No, no touchy. Use your words or call button."
3."An alarming amount of passengers feel the absolute compulsion to floss their teeth or clean their ears in-flight and then just toss their floss or Q-Tips on the floor for me to clean up between turns."
4."I can't believe I have to say this, but 28 (and counting!) years as a flight attendant have taught me that I do. NEVER have sex on an airplane. You wouldn't believe how many people think they're being sneaky, doing it under a blanket, and it's obvious what they're up to. Some people do it in the bathroom, which is just...I don't know how clean you think those bathrooms are, but I can assure you they are dirtier than that. It's disgusting, super disturbing to the other passengers, and more often than not, it leaves an unbelievable mess for cleanup. I don't care how horny you are — save it for the hotel!"
—Nicole from Arizona
5."Saving gum by putting it on the side of a glass or cup."
6."If you see the crew sitting in the galley eating their breakfast, lunch, or dinner, don't go handing them trash or asking for more drinks. We have to grab food when we can, and that may be the only opportunity we get the full day. So, please wait. You don't like being interrupted during your break when you're at work, so let us have 10 minutes to eat, please."
—Leanne from the United Kingdom
7."Every delayed flight I've ever worked people are begging to use the lav right before or after the safety demo. Y'all sat at the gate for two extra hours, why didn't you pee then?"
8."Do not change your baby on the tray table! That's where people eat! None of the passengers around you want to smell that. Full recognition the changing tables on planes suck, but making everyone around you deal with that is incredibly selfish."
—Anonymous from Alberta, Canada
9."Pushing past someone in the aisle instead of waiting or at least saying excuse me."
10."Galley yoga or waiting for the bathroom by standing inside the galley. It's the only thing that grinds my gears. I would feel so uncomfortable standing in the staff's workspace. IDK how they have the gall to do it."
11."Leaving your suitcase towards the front of the cabin when you sit in the back."
12."Treating us like we're not human just because we're in a uniform."
13."Clipping fingernails."
14."When I'm walking through the aisle and passengers randomly try to hand me garbage..."
15."Passengers reminding me of their status. I already know. And I don't care."
16."When passengers come on already asking about alcohol."
17."Gate agent says, 'We don't have enough room, please check your bags!' People bring their bags on anyway. We can't find any room. 'Oh, I just wanted to try.' Well, now we're delayed because there are two or three of you."
18."All the coughing and sneezing without covering their mouths. Baby, we are in an enclosed space. Cover that!"
19."Entitlement, in all the ways. Moving seats without asking, listening to whatever with no headphones, saying, 'But the last flight attendant let me…' when asked to follow a Federal Aviation Regulation. Anything that indicates that you think your time, comfort, or self is more important than everyone else."
Flight attendants, what else would you add to this list? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
