Etiquette

To the guy in 3A on my SkyWest E175… Tried to sneak on a third carry-on, got caught, agreed to gate check it… then just brought it on anyway. Then filled the overhead with all his small stuff instead of using under-seat space like everyone else. On a plane where bin space is...

Saw a pretty frustrating situation at the Aer Lingus priority check-in area in Terminal 2 today. A woman walked straight past the entire queue in the business/AerClub section, went to the counter, made a fuss, and ended up getting checked in ahead of everyone who had been...

I keep seeing posts about people with assigned seats having to stash their bags way in the back, then fight upstream to get to their seat because others toss bags in the first open bin they see. I’ve been flying for 30+ years and honestly haven’t experienced this in a big way....

That’s one of those situations everyone dreads and no one wants to be the bad guy about. Airlines absolutely can deny boarding for hygiene reasons if a passenger’s condition causes a health or safety issue or seriously impacts other passengers. Extreme odor can fall under that,...

Flight AUS to SEA was delayed about 1.5 hours. Boarding was already a mess. FAs kept asking people to put smaller bags under the seat because it was a full flight and overhead space was tight. Of course, tons of people ignored that, stuffed small bags up top anyway, overheads...

Stuck in a hotel for about a week while my apartment gets cleaned for asbestos. I work nights and sleep roughly 9am to 5pm, so I picked a hotel just to get quiet daytime sleep. I told the front desk when I checked in and asked if housekeeping could come anytime outside those...

I work at a sit down restaurant in a major Florida airport. With all the storms up north causing cancellations and delays, people have been getting really unhinged. I get it. You’re stressed about getting home, work, or your vacation. Travel is rough right now. But I’m not...

Checking out of a Hilton Garden Inn and I just asked the front desk how much of my Gold food credit I had left. Figured I’d grab something from the pantry instead of letting it go to waste. Guy standing behind me suddenly jumps in with “I can’t believe you’re asking about ten...

Just arrived at Secrets La Romana, staying in a preferred club room, and I’m already baffled. Went out to the preferred club pool at 8am and every single shaded sunbed was “reserved.” Towels everywhere. Actual humans at the pool? Maybe five. Same story at the other pool too. It...

I’ve been solo traveling for about 15 years and I’ve almost always stayed in hostels. Cheap, social, easy way to meet people. I’m pretty introverted and even I’ve made long term friends that way. But post covid, something feels off. Prices are higher, but the quality is worse....

Yes, it’s very normal, especially at higher end hotels, and it’s not because the room might not be ready. The knock and ring is mostly about safety, privacy, and liability. Even if the system says the room is vacant and cleaned, mistakes do happen. Guests sometimes get extended...

Wanted to share a small Japan win. I lost my Apple Watch at Haneda over Christmas. Put it back on after security but didn’t secure it properly and it must’ve slipped off without me noticing. We still had about an hour before boarding so my husband and I retraced our steps,...

I’ve been in Da Nang and noticed a pattern that’s kind of hard to ignore. Had a guy cut in front of me at a buffet breakfast, groups stepping into traffic on the beach road expecting cars to stop, yelling at Vietnamese staff in seafood places, and people slamming doors and...

Sitting at the gate with my family. Tons of empty seats everywhere. An older couple walks up and sits right next to us. Annoying but fine. Then the guy starts coughing. Constantly. No mask, no attempt to move, nothing. Whole seating area is wide open and you choose to sit right...

Flying standby today and got cleared into a seat literally as boarding wrapped up. A minute later the original seat holder shows up and starts getting heated. Gate agent didn’t budge. Just calmly said boarding ended 9 minutes ago and they’d have to rebook him. Honestly, huge...

Sitting at the gate and watched a guy fully rubbing his partner’s bare feet. Shoes off, socks off, really getting in there. At the gate. In public. Sure, I could’ve moved, but that’s not really the point. When did people stop realizing they’re in an airport and not their living...

Had a strange moment at Southwest baggage drop this week. The regular line was massive, probably 50 people deep. I’m A List Preferred, so I used the priority lane and honestly would’ve missed my flight if I hadn’t. As I was leaving, someone in the regular line started yelling at...

Currently staying in an 8-bed female dorm in Southeast Asia. It’s been chill all week with just a few adult women sharing the space, but when I came back today, there was a mom and her daughter (probably around 5–7 years old) settling into one of the beds. It threw me off, not...

On my ZRH–IAD flight today I saw multiple people walking into the lav barefoot or just in socks. I don’t care how tired you are have you seen that floor? It’s not water down there, folks.

Train was completely packed today and I finally lucked into a window seat in a four-seater. A family of four boarded with a ton of stuff and asked if I’d move to the seat behind me so they could sit together. I said no, politely, and explained I was already settled and had a...

We’re on a super chill island in Thailand and two guys have basically set up a full time office in the restaurant area of our bungalow. Constant work calls, laptop setup, the whole thing. My partner is ready to lose it because she didn’t pay to listen to someone’s Zoom meetings...

Had someone lose it because a girl arrived around 11pm on her first night, unpacked a bit, took a shower, normal stuff. Was it a little noisy? Sure. Did it bother me a bit? Also yes. But that’s literally hostel life. As long as someone is being reasonably considerate, some...

Had a really uncomfortable experience and not sure how to handle it. Was on a short taxi ride to HarbourFront. Driver asked where I wanted to be dropped off, then immediately unbuckled his pants, pulled out a plastic bag, and just… started peeing while continuing to drive. After...

I’ve heard this rumor forever about sliding a $20 to the front desk at check in and magically getting an upgrade. I’ve never tried it because it feels kind of gross to me. Tipping before anything happens feels more like a bribe than a tip. If people do this, what’s the actual...