{"id":10931,"date":"2019-04-03T14:18:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/face\/?p=10931"},"modified":"2021-05-05T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T11:02:06","slug":"six-times-travel-etiquette-went-straight-out-the-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/six-times-travel-etiquette-went-straight-out-the-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Six times travel etiquette went straight out the window"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins<\/span><\/span><h2>Travel is great. <em>Travelling<\/em>, however, sometimes leaves a lot to be desired.<\/h2>\n<p>Long delays, a lack of sleep, being crammed into economy class with a \u2018spirited\u2019 six-year-old merrily kicking the back of your seat. For several hours.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, most of us recognise that showing a little consideration to our fellow passengers goes a long way in making the experience slightly more tolerable.<\/p>\n<p>That is unless you\u2019re one of the travellers below.<\/p>\n<p>From sprawling across multiple seats to displaying their underwear in a packed cabin, exasperating behaviour like this shows why #traveletiquette matters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1. Rapunzel is that you?<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing more annoying than someone else\u2019s stuff intruding into your personal space when you\u2019re trying to relax on a plane. When it\u2019s their <em>hair<\/em>, however, it\u2019s more akin to an all-out assault.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/explore_abroad\/status\/988407184219344897<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. When you don\u2019t want to wait for the dryer cycle to finish<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of oversharing, some things need to stay between you and your tightly secured luggage. Pants &#8211; yes, pants &#8211; is one of those things.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a video I screenshot and it&#39;s REAL <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/traveletiquette?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#traveletiquette<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/biztravel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#biztravel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jouMBzb8tp\">pic.twitter.com\/jouMBzb8tp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karlea Abel (@ruralhealthcat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ruralhealthcat\/status\/966907868988387334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. I want to be alone<\/h2>\n<p>Unless you\u2019re travelling with your imaginary friend (and he absolutely <em>insists<\/em> on a window seat), sometimes you have to accept that you\u2019ll be sitting next to a stranger. Use the opportunity to make a real friend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People sitting in the aisle seat so no one sits next to them <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vline_ballarat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vline_ballarat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/unsocial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#unsocial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rudetravellers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rudetravellers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/unaustralian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#unaustralian<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WKW87pr7Wv\">pic.twitter.com\/WKW87pr7Wv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simon (@simon_jinks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simon_jinks\/status\/608951791842033664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4. When food is life (or death)<\/h2>\n<p>No one likes the pungent stench of someone else\u2019s snack when they\u2019re stuffed into an aeroplane cabin. But for those with life threatening allergies, it\u2019s significantly more serious than mere irritation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">sorry that my life threatening disability is an inconvenience for ur usual snacking habits! next time ill think twice before trying to travel and not die simultaneously. thanks for the enlightenment !!<br \/>xoxo gossip girl <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QRwNTIlOW5\">https:\/\/t.co\/QRwNTIlOW5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; leon tchotchke (@AnnaManae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnaManae\/status\/1022384153986310144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5. A rude awakening<\/h2>\n<p>People snore and that\u2019s no fun. But waking up to being (not so) surreptitiously filmed is a whole other level of poor travel etiquette. Just move seats, perhaps?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrophyHusbandD\/status\/1083346751040430080<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>6. Barefeet at 30,000 feet<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, it\u2019s probably more comfortable. Yes, it gives an airing to an otherwise-overly sweaty body part. No, we don\u2019t want them touching us. Not even a little bit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveandChuck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DaveandChuck<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chuckthefreak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Chuckthefreak<\/a>  barefeet on my plane ride. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yeeks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#yeeks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NVR4Z4E1oP\">pic.twitter.com\/NVR4Z4E1oP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gundy (@TheGundyShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGundyShow\/status\/824257855649906689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel is great. 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