• BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        I’m guessing this person isn’t a real frequent flyer if shes expecting a chatterbox and has a sandwich with her.

        Probably just shock how how much worse planes have gotten.

        But who knows

      • pdxfed@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Bought airport food? Didn’t have free corporate airline lounge meal as high-margin customer? Peasant.

        Not knowing poster, is anyone sure this isn’t ironic usage of “peasant” before the pitchforks are distributed?

  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Wouldn’t say a word but with a little cheese and time, she’ll wish I was speaking with my mouth. Hopefully the collateral damage will understand that they suffer for a noble cause.

  • collapse_already@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    If I was next to her and knew about this post, my introverted self would suddenly be the most chatty asshole to ever fly.

  • Manmoth@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Tbf calling it peasant class is more honest. The new planes economy sections must have been designed by the same people who designed cattle cars.

    • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Temple Grandin has done a significant amount of work on designing animal handling facilities for minimal stress and ease of flow.

      We would be so lucky if she turned her skills towards airlines.

  • Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 months ago

    I just got off of a flight, it was about 40 minutes in the air, and there were people who paid to upgrade to ‘first class’ for a 40 minute flight.

    I’d rather be peasant class than so weak that I couldn’t stand 40 minutes sitting 6 inches closer to the person next to me.

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      5 months ago

      How do you know they paid? When I was a frequent flier I’d always get upgraded on short flights because… No one paid for first class on those flights but the airline could consume an upgrade.

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        5 months ago

        Plus iirc it looks better to the airline to have first filled up, so the cattle class see it as something to aspire to