When planning to fly, do not spray yourself with five times the normal cologne or perfume you would normally wear. Wait till you make it to your destination, because I will likely have to sit next to you.
Something else that happened on my latest trip: I learned more about the person sitting behind me on a flight, who was talking to a complete stranger (loudly I might add), than I know about my own family. The oversharing buzzer went off so much I needed to put down the book and break out the ipod.
Undoubtedly there is something I will notice, good or bad, during each of my trips. Some others are also noted by my favorite comedian Brian Regan:
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February 18, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Elizabeth Grattan
I’m one of those great passengers that struggles with her bag just enough to get the guy to put it up for me, then I catch your eye or another’s to grab a blanket and pillow for me as soon as I board. I toss a New Yorker or Time/Newsweek/ etc. magazine on my lap in case I can’t sleep…then offer you a piece of gum as I pop one in my mouth before the plane takes off.
…My eyes close as I curl up into the window and I might crack a witty joke about the guy behind us at some point. Because you can never tell if I’m sleeping or not. (because who really sleeps on a flight?)
…Then you make sure I get the snack since I’ve had my eyes closed the whole flight “just in case” I would have hated I missed they came around.
Finally, as the plane lands, I wake up, smile at the kids traveling, make some light hearted conversation and get you to grab my bag down for me.
I think that makes me the world’s perfect traveler?
ps. did I mention I also know how to get my bags on and off the plane and down the aisle without tearing into your shoulder or arm while you sit?