Two Guys on a Plane

Ask the Audience: Passenger Pet Peeves

• Two Guys on a Plane • Season 1 • Episode 4

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Let's get into the good stuff—and by that, we mean the things that make our eyes twitch and our patience disappear at 35,000 feet. We asked you on Threads, “What’s something people do on planes or in airports that drives you absolutely nuts?” And wow… y’all did not hold back.

From people who act like the overhead bins are their personal closets to those who think the aisle is a yoga studio, we’re diving into some of the most hilariously frustrating behaviors that we as flight attendants—and fellow travelers—see all too often. Whether you’re guilty of a few or just want to laugh (and maybe cringe) along with us, this one is packed with ridiculous stories, relatable rants, and a whole lot of side-eye. Buckle up.

 

Episode Highlights:

[0:21] Spring break madness, school chants, and flights full of chaos.
[2:04] Our wildest recent flights—and yes, the passengers were singing.
[4:35] Introducing the “gate lice” and other boarding zone nightmares.
[5:50] Pet peeve #1: Backpack bin diggers and aisle blockers.
[7:38] Bed-size blankets and full pajama sets… in public.
[11:43] “Where’s baggage claim?”—While standing under the sign.
[12:32] Airport wanderers with no traffic flow awareness.
[16:44] The overhead bin drama: It’s not your bin, folks.
[18:11] Liquid confusion at TSA… it’s been 20 years, y’all.
[19:40] Phones on speaker, loud FaceTime convos, and the power of the hard stare.
[21:26] Aggressive passengers and why being nice actually works.
[23:21] Situational awareness: noise-canceling headphones ≠ ignorance pass.
[25:40] Why people walking barefoot on planes should not be a thing.
[28:15] Nail clipping, polish fumes, and the grossest things we’ve seen.
[30:00] Galley yoga and unwanted mid-flight interpretive dance.
[31:12] Escalator freeze-ups and people who block moving walkways.
[35:00] People leaving trash everywhere—don’t be that person.

 

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Rich:

ever wondered what your flight attendants are really talking about behind the galley curtain?

Andrew:

Welcome to Two guys on a plane. Your go to podcast for an insider look at flight attendant life.

Rich:

We're your hosts, rich and Drew, and we're here to tell you what really goes on at 35,000 feet. So sit back, relax. We're ready for takeoff. Welcome back to two guys on a plane today. We are so excited to talk about this. We asked our audience recently on threads, what is one thing that really annoys you that other people do on airplanes and airports in on airplanes and in airports that you wish they would stop doing? And the comment section was crazy. So before we get into that, though, speaking of crazy, flying has been a little chaotic lately. Andrew, how is flying going for you?

Andrew:

Um, you know, it's been a little wild spring break, obviously. Well, not obviously. It's currently spring break for us. So it's been a little trying. Passengers have been a little on the wild side lately. I'm not gonna lie, those college kids know how to drink. Yes, they do, and I inadvertently bid like all like Spring Break destinations. So that was my fault, because I didn't check the calendar before I bid last month for sure, right? So it is just plain full of, like, 18 to 20 somethings. It was, it was a wild week,

Rich:

and whether drinking or not, there's still just, like the rowdiest, most chaotic. I mean, there's like, school chance, there's, you know, there's people starting,

Andrew:

yeah, it's the school chance. Sing along some, like, Stop, yeah, we are. And I wanted to pick up the plane and be like in public,

Rich:

right? Like, please slow it down there. Yeah. The other day I had a group. It was like four flights. I was working in a day. I don't know what I did to get that to myself. Like that. I clearly screwed myself over. But four legs,

Andrew:

Oh yeah, look at the first day you bid for the last day.

Rich:

And so I had four flights that day. Three of the four flights, it was a middle school, a high school and a college group going on some trip, and they were all excited. And you want to be excited for them, you really do. But it's like they start sing alongs. They decide that they want to, like do their own rendition of Taylor Swift songs. And it's like, that's cool, but you're not an a capella group, so it was just like, off key, like yelling of random Taylor songs, and no one was in sync. It was, it was a chaotic, like, vibe, because you're trying to close bins, get the plane out on time, and they're just like singing during boarding. And it's like, can you guys just sit down? Maybe? Like, that's that's really all we're looking for here.

Andrew:

That's it. And I know that you want to sit with your best bestie, um, but yeah, we you gotta sit where you're supposed to take your seats together. That's what you want. But oh my gosh, they're all like, running around the airplane, like it's a college dorm room trying to decide which one of their besties they want to sit with and it's like, sit down. Just take a deep breath. Sit down. It's three hours of your life. I know it's going to be the longest three hours of your life, but it's three hours,

Rich:

and they are going to ask every five or 10 minutes, how much longer is left in the flight? Technology, guys, technology, right ice at the same time you could have, Did you at least have some good crews lately?

Andrew:

Honestly, that's been the only saving grace is that I have had phenomenal crews recently.

Rich:

Yes, I've been kind of on a winning streak as well. Most of my crews lately have been fun and energetic. And it's like if you have a crappy trip with crazy passengers, you can get through anything with a good crew. For sure,

Andrew:

it's always one or the other for me, though, thankfully, you either have great passengers and a terrible crew, or if the passengers are rowdy and usually with good people like they go very true. They always balance themselves somehow. For me,

Rich:

yeah, that's a good point. I definitely Yeah. Give me a good crew any day, and you can get through anything. But yeah, speaking of good crew, bad trip, interesting passengers, we asked, we just put something out on threads, and we really thought that it would be flight attendants responding to this, because we, you know, we always complain about our pet peeves and things passengers do that tick us off or that we like when they do. And so when we pose those questions, of like, what's one annoying thing that people do on airplanes or in airports that drives you nuts and you wish they'd stop doing we kind of thought it would just be a bunch of flight attendants or gate agents or things, you know, people that work in aviation. But the comments came flooding in from passengers, fellow passengers, you know, things they see happen on airplanes. And apparently, flight attendants are not the only ones who are annoyed at the way people act in public.

Andrew:

I mean, if you travel even a little bit, I mean, gate lies have to annoy everyone, right?

Rich:

Yeah, they definitely do. And Mom, if you're listening, gate lights is a. An affectionate term, oh so affectionate term that we in the

Andrew:

note for not to threats yet, but that's my pet. Yeah, sit down, take a break.

Rich:

Yes. Oh my God, that's where we should start,

Andrew:

because you make it difficult to get through the airport, right? Because you you see one person standing in line, and then the next thing you know, you have a full queue that can't figure out how to like, curve around with the building in the hallway. So they're like, All right, just piled out into into the middle of the into the middle of the terminal. Thank you. I was having trouble with words like mate,

Rich:

if you're gonna line up. Okay, fine. That's bad enough, industry often use to describe those people that crowd the gate but at least have some sort of awareness of where you're lining area before they're getting on a flight. And half the time we're up. They just veer right into the middle of the concourse. And talking about like the plane is not even at the gate yet, or you're like, people are trying to

Andrew:

go from like one person to like 76 people. And you're we're not even close to boarding time, and there's just people standing there right up at the counter, like ready to scan like, how are you gonna move this it, yeah, into the door, their boarding pass, and it's like the crew isn't even on the and they have no idea, no idea at all. No way, none. plane yet. Where are you going? So anyways, that's a

Rich:

But yeah, that's a great segue, because let's dive into

Andrew:

and then I need my air pods, and then I get a lot of the comment section, you guys. Because it was, well, chaotic. Just at least of some of the behaviors and things that people are annoyed about are things that I was like, I've seen this. something, yeah. And then I need my laptop, and then I need my I understand this. And some of them, I was like, oh, oh yeah. I could see that really aggravating me, especially as a passenger. So the first one we have here is people standing up five times to dig through their backpack and the overhead bin when they could just have it at their feet the entire time. Yes, this is a common thing that we see on planes. It's like you have a little purse or a backpack or something, and they put it in the overhead bin and headphones, yeah. And this is all before the gas, exactly during boarding.

Rich:

And it's like, they're the ones who keep getting up and slowing down boarding, sir. Oh, I just have to grab one more thing. Oh, I just have to grab one more thing. And it's like, if you're gonna keep doing that, at least if you're gonna be that person, like, have everything ready to just pull out and have with you at your seat, rather than getting up and blocking boarding. Because those are the same people who are like, Oh, I can't believe we left late. You're the problem.

Andrew:

What do you have the under seat space, which I get, a lot of people don't want to give that up because, like, comfort, we're already we're already sardine into airplanes as it is. So like, that little bit of foot space to stretch out is important. So we don't always want to put our backpacks under there. But like, if you know you're this person, and you should from your last flight, if you're the person who, like, is constantly getting up to get in your little bag, put it under your seat. That's what that space is there for. So you have access to it, because it's always the most inopportune times. And then inevitably, they get mad at us for making a PA that's like, we're taxiing. You need to sit down. It's the inopportune time to be up. Please sit down.

Rich:

That really is always the wildest thing to me is when passengers do something wrong and somehow it's our fault. Oh, for sure, as crew members, it's like I actually didn't cause this problem. This was actually you that did this, not me, right? You're the one who held up boarding. You're the one who sat down in the wrong seat, like you're the one who did all of these things. Please don't yell at the flight crew for things that we didn't do.

Andrew:

Yeah, I'm standing the aisle putting on an oxygen mask, and this is the perfect time for you to stand up and get it, get your bag back down. Yeah. No, it's wild. Yeah.

Rich:

So Andrew, what's the next passenger behavior that people wish would stop?

Andrew:

I have wearing pajamas and dragging bed size blankets through the terminal.

Rich:

There's a strong visual. Yeah. I mean, I get that, like, wanting to be comfortable, especially in a long flight, but people really bring their whole, like, bed set with them. And I'm like, are you okay? Is everything all right? Like, why did you bring a comforter and, like, three pillows? Like, what? What is going on here? We're flying for an hour and a half somewhere.

Andrew:

I blame Tik Tok for this, all of these, like, travel hackers who were like, just bring your pillowcase and shove it full of clothes, and you can get triple the amount of stuff on your suitcase, because, you know how every airline has the sizes, yeah, and so now, like, bring your blanket and hide all your stuff in your suitca and your pillow so you don't have to over fill your suitcase.

Rich:

This is, this is something that's so funny, because I feel like Tiktok hacks are such a blessing and such a curse. Like, correct, there are some people out there who come up with brilliant ideas, and other people that I'm like, You are ruining everyone's life, right? Not to be dramatic, but you were ruining everyone's life, yeah, and

Andrew:

that little suitcase that you could pop the wheels off of that fits in every sizer, brilliant. Thank you for that hack. We love you. Like. Yeah, stuffing your neck pillow full of like, underwear, yeah? No, for me, it's enough. I just can't even, what are you gonna do on the way home? Like, you have to, I mean, I pack similarly, like, things go in the same place.

Rich:

So like, now you're putting your dirty underwear in your neck pillows. Really, nailing this one, yeah, some of those things, but the pillowcase, I mean, it just aggravates me because they're like, Oh, it's just my pillow. And I'm like, at this point, it's a whole extra bag. We can see the clothes, and then, yeah,

Andrew:

even if it's not a whole extra bag, what is so special about your pillow that the hotel can't provide for you when you go there?

Rich:

Well, it's the, no, I think it's that they want to sleep with it on the plane. And it's like, there's unless you're in a live flat seat, 36 minute flight, right? Like, unless you're live flat seat in first class or something, I don't understand how you think this pillow is going to help. Like, no seat reclines enough for that level of like, cushioning. I don't know. I don't, I don't get the pillow thing. And in terms of the pajamas and dressing like me started, but there's so many options for clothing now where you can be so comfortable and feel like you're wearing pajamas, but you actually look halfway decent, like you turned me onto those pants that look like nice dress pants, joggers, basically, joggers. Yeah. I mean, there's ways to do it without looking

Andrew:

leisure is such a brand right now that you don't need to show up in your pajamas. Absolutely, um, literally, anyone over the age of five, right, should not show up in pajamas. Yeah, the pajama look on an airplane is like, I want to tell the world that I'm mad I'm awake at this hour. Half of the Spring Breakers this week came out in footy pajamas. I think you're like, 25

Rich:

I know you all have yoga pants. Come on. Oh my gosh, that's so funny. Okay, so the next one is people that ask where things are when there are literally signs everywhere. This one drives me bonkers. Not when people necessarily, when people ask where things are, but when they ask where things are while standing under the sign that says where things are. Like, I can't tell you how many times I've been walking through an airport and someone says, Do you know where baggage claim is? And they're literally standing underneath the sign that points very clearly in one direction about where baggage claim is it's that sort of lack of like awareness that gets me, like, I understand being in an airport and being lost. They're overwhelming places, for sure, but sometimes it's like, let me, like, help me help you. You know, like, let me, let me help you get to a place where you can, like, be a self starter. Here,

Andrew:

I don't mind being asked where baggage claim is right, because, like, sometimes I can be helpful, but as a uniformed crew member, this isn't my airport, right? And I think people think that just because you wear a uniform, that you work in that airport and and I don't. So, like, I'm not being a smarter like, when I say the signage overhead Point Source baggage claim, because I literally don't know where it is either, right? I can't be like, go, go out this door, over the bridge, turn, take left, go down the stairs. Like, if we were at home, I could tell you about this is not my airport. I'm gonna have to follow the same signs you are to get you there. So like, yeah, help me. Help you. It's the lavatory for me, the lavoratory. They like, look at the sign that says lavatory, and I can't find the bathroom. Oh, yeah. On the plane. On the plane, different animal. It's on the plane. Outside of the plane, it's weird, chaotic, like, yes, pay attention to signs. But on the plane, where's the laboratory? More than off the plane? Yes, there's not a lot of places we can put lavoratories,

Rich:

and they almost always go over the emergency exit door. And you're like, Oh, wait. Why do you think you can pee there? Always, well, there was that one extra video of a guy who her girl. I don't know who was, but they peed in the galley. Do you remember reading about this? They like, was that recently,

Andrew:

I think had somebody do that on my plane before? So, right?

Rich:

You're like, oh, actually, which time? No, but I, I'm totally off on a tangent here. But there was someone, I guess the flight attendants locked the doors for landing or something, and they were like, Well, I'm just gonna pee right here then. And it was like, that's actually not a good option. B at all, um, but yeah, the sign

Andrew:

there's not enough places to there's not a lot of places to put bathrooms on the airplane. And two, you're looking at the lavatory sign being like, where's the bathroom?

Rich:

Yeah, no, I would totally agree with that. It's the like, cluelessness of it all. But it is funny when you land in a place like Little Rock Arkansas, or somewhere random, and they're like, are you not based here? You don't know everything about this? No, I don't. I'm not. I don't live in a little rock. I don't know what airline has a major hub there, but I don't think it's any of them. It's not me.

Andrew:

Yeah, I'm based here, so I can help you with this airport. Right. All right, back to our list. I've got stopping dead in their traffic.

Rich:

Yes, as if they're all the only people in the airport. They really think they are. Sometimes, yeah, they do.

Andrew:

I think that goes back to, like, what I was saying earlier about the gate lice moving out, yeah, into the terminal. Like, step aside. Like, it's a busy place, right?

Rich:

It's just the general lack of awareness, like these people will just wander through the airport like no one has anywhere to be. And it's like, we're not in a park or something where, like, a leisurely stroll makes sense. You're out with your family, like in an airport, everyone has somewhere to be. So like, maybe think about that before you Yeah.

Andrew:

Oh, I need coffee. Let me stop right here and, like, spin a circle and try to find out where the best coffee shop in this terminal is.

Rich:

I'm lost and turned around. Let me stop right here and make a really long decision about where I should go next.

Andrew:

You know what's worse for me than the people who stopped dead in their tracks? It's the people that walk six deep across like it like walk terminals are like roadways, right? Like, some people go this way, some people go that way, and you've got six people walking towards you, and you're like,

Rich:

you're not actually in the set of your own music video. There's no reason for you to be right across the concourse like that. Sometimes I wish there were like, lines or like traffic lights, yeah, in airports, because people really just act wild. They're just all over the place. And it's like you should be able to get pulled over for like, drunk, walking through airports and veering into other people like, ma'am, you're causing a disturbance. Next up on our list, we've got someone said putting their stuff in a bin that's not near their seats.

Andrew:

Okay, I'm mad at this person for posting it, to be honest.

Rich:

Yeah, same when you tell me why first, though,

Andrew:

well, because it's shared space, and like some of the bins we use for equipment, so you can't always put them directly above your head. And everyone's like, well, that's my bin. It's not your bin. You have the ability to bring your bag on the plane, so that you don't have to go to baggage claim to get it. And we did that for you. We did that. We got the bag on the plane for you. Not everyone is going to get it directly above their seat, and so I am kind of mad at the poster for

Rich:

Yeah, no, I'm in 100% agreement with you on that, because people, especially people that board like last they really come on and they're just pissed that they're their space. Like they think they own that space right above their seat is theirs. And I'm like, think logically about this standard airplane. You've got six people in a row across. You've got three and three, there's only really space above that row for like two one on each side, like 80 and so once you start thinking about that logistically, okay, now you put yours to the left or the right of that. If that whole row did that, you've now taken up multiple rows of space. Like it's just from a physical like aspect. It's just not possible that everyone gets to put something directly above their seat that important to you, it goes underneath your seat, Put all your important stuff in the small bag. right?

Andrew:

People who gripe about having to go back, like, I'm gonna, like, you don't have to go to baggage claim anymore. Like, would you mean I'm gonna have to wait for everyone to offload the plane, yeah? But you don't have to walk the bags. Yeah? You can walk right out once. Spend extra five minutes to get your bag on the plane, small, but you don't have to go to baggage claim later.

Rich:

Yeah, I, I don't understand that one. Um, okay, not knowing how to pack their liquids. This is not new. I agree with this poster, for sure, the people that go into those security lines, even if you're not a frequent flyer or a crew member or anything like that, the people that show up to those security lines surprised by what is being asked of them, like, blow my mind. Did you not Google it? Like liquid TSA, liquid restrictions and things like that, have been in in effect since 911 like, you've got all these rules and stuff that everyone knows about and that are posted online on websites and airline websites, and it's like,

Andrew:

and there's usually some TSA officer with a megaphone screaming at you what you need to do, right? So you're like, without take your shoes off, laptops in a bin. Like, didn't do all the other things that you just mentioned, there's usually an officer yelling at you about it.

Rich:

TSA is like, that Boomer parent that just like, yells at you and makes you feel stupid. You're like, I'm sorry. I disappointed you. I didn't mean to. I didn't know, but we should have known, right?

Andrew:

And I get it. Sometimes. They're like, once a year, travelers and rules kind of change in between. And they're like, Well, last time I traveled, it was like this, and I hope it's still like that. And you get up there, and they're like, now you can put your now you can keep your shoes on. You don't have to take those off. Or, you know, pre check has different lines. So like, I get, I get some of the. Infusion, but at the end of the day, we should err on the side of just taking everything out and off.

Rich:

Yeah, be prepared at the maximum level, basically, for what's gonna happen. Yeah? What's next?

Andrew:

Okay, I've got anything on a speaker, any phone on a speaker, get some headphones. When we were our flight landed. The other day, some guy took out a phone call loudly while we were taxing. We parked and stood up and he told them, I'm still on the plane. I turned I made eye contact, and I said, Yes, you hard stare. Until he hung up. I applaud you for your hard stare. I just need you to know this. I want to do this.

Rich:

Whoever wrote this, you're an icon. Yeah, I want you on my plane every day. Yeah, yeah. The speaker phone thing, it's, it's never quiet. Either they're always screaming into their phone and it's like, all 200 people on this plane don't,

Andrew:

or it's the face time where you're, like, doing it like this, like there's no point to be on FaceTime if you were going to hold your phone like this. Anyways, we're not gonna hold it to where the person can see what you're doing and show them around. But if you're gonna hold your phone like this, anyways, just put yeah to your face

Rich:

yeah. I never get that people FaceTiming with their like, tray table down, and it's like they're not even in the shot. It's like, who is watching this video of the ceiling of the airplane, right? That's not fun for anybody, especially not for the other people on the airplane. For me, it's not fun, yeah? Me, it's definitely not fun. For me, yeah, that, that one's fun.

Andrew:

But thank you for calling them out. Thank you for your hard stare. We should all learn from that.

Rich:

Appreciate the humor of that too. Anyone with a sense of humor, you are welcome on our planes any time. So next up, being unable to handle their frustrations without acting up or acting out, we all want to get to our destination safely and as pleasantly as possible. Being rude, fighting or cursing is not necessary. Also, these things can get you arrested. Very true, my friend, very true. It's still like zero to 60 aggression that people have nowadays, like small things happen, and people just go over the deep end and start screaming at people and swearing at people, and it's like, it's so cliche, but you attract more honey with what is that? Wow, I should not be you're usually really good with you attract more bees with honey. I have no idea you guys, what am I talking about. But anyways, whatever that phrase is, it pays to be nice. You can catch more flies honey, sure, we'll go with that. But yeah, basically it pays to be nice to people, and you get that in return when you approach someone nicely, like even if the situation is frustrating, I know every gate agent, customer service rep, flight attendant, like all of us, are the same. If you come at me and you have a problem and you're nice about it, and you you're just patient and kind we're all gonna go, to quote Lisa Barlow, we're gonna go the distance on this and like, we're gonna make sure that we can help you as much as we can. If you come at us with an attitude and you start swearing and yelling at people, like, I promise you're gonna get shut down or kicked off a flight. So yeah, do not recommend that

Andrew:

well, and the part I've never understood is that we're on the plane with you, it is just as frustrating for us to be

Rich:

You know you're gonna play me for four hours? Me, in that situation as it is for you to be in that situation and then for you to come, like, yelling at us, like, I was on a plane the other day and we had to de plane for maintenance. Like, no one wants to de plane for maintenance, I promise, but like, we have to do it, and then the whole plane is, like, screaming at the flight attendants about how terrible our airline is. And I'm like, this is, this is gonna be a half hour, and then we're gonna be underway. And do you know who's gonna be here when we come back, me? And do you know who you made, an enemy of the me?

Andrew:

me, right? Like, I don't understand. And to be clear, this never happens to us in, like, opportune times, right? Like, I don't have maintenance delays on, like, 30 hour overnights, where I have maintenance delays on eight hour overnights, where there are 10 hour overnights, yeah, they're gonna have to push my rest the next day and all those things, right? Or, this was my very last leg, and we were going home, and now I'm delayed into a day off instead of, you know, going home and carrying on with my life like I wanted to, so I promise that your flight crew is just as irritated that whatever's happening as you are, because it never happens at like, 100%

Rich:

All right, what's next?

Andrew:

Um, not having situational awareness

Rich:

This. Is just the blanket statement this entire episode.

Andrew:

Yeah, can you please take your like, soundproof headphones off and like, just be aware of what's going on around you? Yes, there you go. Please take your noise canceling headphones off and be aware of what's going on around you. It is so frustrating all of your questions. Could be answered if you just look up and listen and listen, stop, drop and listen, right? Or when airports very easy for people to get around it if you just look up, yeah, absolutely. I'm kind of standing in the middle of the people mover move, so people don't run you over.

Rich:

Oh, the people mover. My God. People on that. If you're one of those people that just stands there, like, how do you get anywhere in life without those things? There's people who just, they set up camp. Their bags are all down. They're like, they're not going to get anywhere fast. But yeah, I mean, just go into airports with a general assumption that everyone is going somewhere. Everyone needs to be somewhere. You taking up an entire people mover, moving sidewalk, whatever you want to call it, with like your whole family. It's it's gonna annoy a lot of people, your flight crew, but especially other passengers as well.

Andrew:

It goes back to that situational awareness. If no one else is on it with you, take up your space, let the thing slowly move you wherever you need to go. Yep, um, take a take a breather from all the other running through the airport that you had to do. But if there are people behind you trying to get around, be aware. Yeah, let them go. We're in a hurry. I agree. Yeah.

Rich:

What do you got next? Next up is walking around barefoot, especially down the aisles of the plane and to the lavatory. I don't understand this. I will. I never, will. You'll never be able to justify it to me, walking barefoot around a public space like that is mind blowing. Like, are you okay? Please go to therapy. Like, I honestly, like, I don't get it. I mean, I understand you're on a flight, your feet get swollen or whatever, and you maybe need to, like, pull your shoe off or wear loose fitting shoes. Maybe is a good idea, but getting up socks and shoes off, walking down the carpet of an airplane that we have seen some things, and then walking into the lavatory, where the floor is almost always already wet. It's not water, it is not water, it is water. Human. Never mind. I'm not even gonna go there. But it's just, it's gross. The people like that. It's, I don't even know that. It annoys me. It's like it's a step beyond that. It disgusts me,

Andrew:

practically though, why are your shoes off, right? Like, practically speak, I get that feet swell in the air. But, like, have we not watched the news recently? I mean, things happen on airplanes that you might need to be ready at any time. You might have to be ready to get out. Why are your shoes off? Yeah, put them back on. Yeah. Be ready to run.

Rich:

The other day, I was literally, I'm sitting in the exit row across from a passenger, and we were getting ready to push back from the gate, and she took her shoes off, and, like, My instant reaction in my head was like, what if we have to go somewhere, right? But also, don't want to say that to her, and she'll be like, What? What are you talking about? Where are we gonna go? And I'm like, I don't know. What if something happens, like, it's just the flight attendant brain just spirals. And you assume, don't assume, but you anticipate, like, worst case scenario situations. And passengers are like, Well, I'm on an eight hour flight or whatever. I'm gonna take my shoes off, and I'm like, Can you wait till we're like, in the air?

Andrew:

Just wait till we're up and then when we're going back down, put them back on. Like, I get it. But practically, there are times when your shoes should really be on, yeah, particularly when you're going to the bathroom, stand up and put them back on your feet.

Rich:

Don't be Gross. Gross. Don't be gross. What's next?

Andrew:

More grossness clipping their nails. It was once in my lifetime, but that was too many hearing that sound on the plane is which you're right, very vomit morning.

Rich:

There's a lot of hygiene, things that you should not be doing on an airplane.

Andrew:

There's another one in here too, though, that we can clipping nails and painting your nails. Oh, yes, you're right about painting your nails. You can't paint your nails on an airplane. Guys nail polish. The fumes are toxic. That's not allowed for I'm just thinking about closing the nail situation and like, the drink behind you having, oh, like,

Rich:

Oh, I just threw up a little in my mouth. This is because, you know, they always fly places. Yes.

Andrew:

Can you imagine going to having one land on your sandwich? I'd be 12. C would you like a little extra garnish for your bloody, Mary?

Rich:

God, I just can't imagine thinking, You know what? I've got eight hours here, or six hours, or four hours, or whatever it is. Let me just clip my toenails. You know what? Maybe you should start shaving too. If that would be another fun addition, maybe wax your eyebrows. I mean, what other fun self shaver wants and go to town. I was like, What are you doing? Yeah, I know. Again,

Andrew:

which is toxic. It's toxic fumes. Don't Don't open that bottle. Keep it to yourself.

Rich:

Common sense and situational awareness would go a long way for people if they had just just lean into it. Galley, yoga, all kinds of stretching maneuvers, ick. I like the I do like the. Yeah, yeah, that for me, this is more, I think, a flight crew flight attendant specifically pet peeve, than a passenger one. But people will get up out of their seats, go to the bathroom and then just stand in the galley and stretch in our faces. And galley space where our jump seats are is so limited anyway, so it's wild that people will get up and just bend over in front of you, stick their ass in your face, and then they're confused. Why you're annoyed? It's like, I'm sitting here eating my lunch on the like five minutes I have between services and flights and things like that, and you just bend your ass over in front of my face and farted like half the time they fart, let's be honest. And it's like, why do people think that this is okay to do?

Andrew:

I don't know. It was somebody was doing the running man in my galley the other day, and I was like, we've been on the plane for 36 minutes, right? How? I know, like, Netflix has built in. Are you still watching? Because you just lay there all day long. We know that you're used to like sitting and lounging around your house 36 minutes into our flight, do you need to stand up and do the running man in the middle of the valley?

Rich:

That's so true. We as a people are already just very lazy as it is, but put me on a two hour flight and I've got to show you my stretches. What is happening here? My gosh. What's next?

Andrew:

Uh, trying to skip rows in front of them to be the first ones off the airplane. Oh, that's just rude. So rude, so rude.

Rich:

Yeah, I don't understand why

Andrew:

the same person who got on the airplane, and it's like, I don't understand why we've been bored front to back. And then the moment the air seat belt sign goes off. You're parked at the gate. They're the first ones to go from the last road or run of the aisle of furthest as they possibly can to get off first. And I'm like, the doors not even open yet.

Rich:

No, I just don't understand, if you're sitting in like, 30 6b Why do you think you should just jump up and get off before everybody else? Like, I just, I don't understand that logic, and I never will. Next up is eating jerky. The entire cabin smells of don't tell me what I can eat on an airplane. You gotta let me finish this one, because the wording, the entire cabin smells of teriyaki flesh,

Andrew:

okay, but don't tell me what I can eat on an airplane. I mean, you and I are different on that though, he gets mad at me every time I open a bag of jerky on an airplane.

Rich:

He's like the food, it's gross. I'm sorry. Some of these smells, it's too much. It's the tuna, the hard boiled eggs, they're all in my bag right now. I live with you. I saw you meal prep the other day. I'm sorry for anyone that flies with Andrew, your galley gonna stink. You are drawn to smelling your foods. No, that's true.

Andrew:

I haven't ever opened a can of sardines on a plane, though I've seen people do that. Well,

Rich:

is that where you draw the lines?

Andrew:

Yeah, tuna, hard boiled eggs, jerky? Yeah, correct? No, I don't do hard boiled legs.

Rich:

No, isn't that in the tuna?

Andrew:

Well, yeah, but it's different because it like is covered in mayonnaise, so it doesn't like doesn't like smell of sulfur, like just sitting there eating a hard boiled egg. Does you refrigerate a hard boiled egg and it just is gonna smell like sulfur for like, the whole time you're there

Rich:

for the sake of our marriage. I'm gonna let you have this one next up. Andrew,

Andrew:

oh, it's stopping the top of an escalator. I don't even think it needs to be discussed. Are we talking like the moment you step off the escalator, like stopping, as soon as you write it up, or are we talking to people who like stop? I guess at the top? I don't know. Do you have no bottom of it? You're right. The people that have to like let six, six steps go by to figure out how to get on it.

Rich:

There are, there are two parts here, because there's the people who like, stop right before getting on because they're, like, scared of it or whatever. I don't really understand that, like, let but they like people, like, pile up and it's like, no, get on or off. Get on or off. Like, it's not that hard. Yeah, but then you're right. You've got the people who also just kind of

Andrew:

step off the escalator and start stop and figure out what they need to do next.

Rich:

That's not the time to decide which direction you're going. 20 people already pile up on top of you.

Andrew:

Yeah, if you're gonna move one of the it's the same with the moving walkways too. Though they like, people stop. Like to get on them to, like, reset their brain. Like to watch it roll for a minute. And I, I don't understand.

Rich:

I'm sorry if you're that scared of the moving walkway, don't use later. It's not for you, right? Don't use it, correct? Exactly. Yeah. Okay. The last one I have here is people leaving their trash on the plane. They basically are saying, pick up after yourself. Flight Attendants collect trash right before we land, and there's a trash can when you get to the terminal. I would hate to see their house. Well, their house is a whole different animal there. But, yeah. But like, how did you miss it? Right? Because I know for sure. Like, even, even the laziest flight attendants, bare minimum, at the very end of the flight, are walking through on that final cabin prep to pick up trash. So, like, I don't understand why you i. Left the place such a mess. I don't get that this isn't a restaurant. Well, actually, why am I saying that? Like that's okay. It's not okay in a restaurant either, but yeah, it's not, it's not okay on planes or any public spaces. Just be an absolute mess, and then not know why.

Andrew:

I totally agree. You knew what you brought on the airplane. You knew what you did during the flight, right? Throw it away. It's not like, it's not like we didn't come through 76 times.

Rich:

Well, believe it or not, that is just a glimpse of the many comments we got in this particular question. So what do you think? Go ahead join the thread at two guys in a plane threads, or go ahead and email us at podcasts, at two guys on the plane.com. We would love to hear what crazy things are. Your pet peeves.

Andrew:

The moral of the story is, airplanes and airports are already chaotic places, so just bring your common sense with you, even if you have to put it in your backpack so you can, like, reach in and grab it every once in a while.

Rich:

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