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?