Couple’s Plan To Outwit Another Passenger Before Takeoff Backfires As The Stranger Ends Up With A Whole Free Row In Return
Cunning is actually not that bad, especially if you perceive it in the context of world culture. Indeed, people love stories when someone deftly pushes others around and effectively achieves their goal when circumstances are not in their favor. However, any social approval of cunning always has its limit.
If cunning borders on arrogance and unscrupulousness, if a person clearly offends others with their actions, then approval develops into indignation, and we, on the contrary, rejoice when excessive cunning is punished. And people love stories like this even more. Instant karma, so it goes…
A great example is this post by user u/Natisev, who has amassed around 9.4K upvotes and 400 different comments in the Reddit Malicious Compliance community in just a few days. Yes, the author agrees that their story is not entirely about malicious compliance – but this did not stop the tale from becoming popular at all.
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The author of the post once flew from Greece to the Netherlands after a month-long vacation
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So, last summer, the author of the post went on vacation to Greece, where they spent a whole month. As the Original Poster themselves say, they are half Greek and half Dutch, and when the vacation came to an end, the person bought tickets for a return flight to the Netherlands. The flight was long and tiring enough so they booked a whole row of seats and aisle seat for themselves.
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A couple of Greeks asked them to move one row back and to the opposite side so the wife could sit next to the husband
During boarding, the OP was approached by a couple of Greeks who asked them to move one row back and to the opposite side so the wife could sit next to the husband. As the author themselves admits, the couple was flying to a foreign country, so they decided to be nice and polite, and agreed to switch places.
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After a while, the woman exclaimed: “Oh, you have the middle seat!” while the author thought it was on the aisle
So, the OP went to the aisle seat where the wife was initially sitting, but after a while the woman exclaimed: “Oh, you have the middle seat!”, greatly embarrassing the Original Poster – after all, the woman was originally sitting on the aisle. The OP offered to switch seats back, but the Greeks now said that since they had already changed, they would not change back, and in general, what was done could not be changed.
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The OP recalls that the couple grinned and chuckled at the same time, savoring how they managed to outwit them. However, the person also noticed something else – the aircraft staff were already closing the doors, and the row in which their new seat was located remained completely free. And this meant that they would actually have all these seats at their total disposal.
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The author ended up laying on the seats of a whole row as they were at their disposal since there were no bookings for those seats
As a result, after the takeoff, the Original Poster defiantly lay down comfortably across three seats at once, and now their recent offenders looked embarrassed. After some time, the couple turned to the OP, offering to switch back – and now it was their turn to taste their own medicine! The OP, barely holding back laughter, said, “Oh well, now we have switched, nothing you can do!”
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As the Original Poster recalls, now not only their relatives, but also the surrounding passengers and even the aircraft personnel grinned at the hapless Greeks. Yes, excessive cunning, bordering on arrogance, must be effectively and beautifully punished!
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Commenters were glad with this happy ending yet stated that the person could just show their boarding card to switch seats back
People in the comments to this story were happy for the Original Poster, yet also noticed that in order to get their seat back, they just had to contact the flight attendant and simply show their boarding card. However, then this story would clearly be less beautiful and instructive.
As for the story’s relevance to the topic, some commenters noted that the tale is exactly this sort of petty malicious compliance, especially when you have a flight over three hours and then it really matters. In any case, as people in the comments say, karma inexorably catches up with those who really deserve it.
If you are interested in transport tales, then you can also enjoy this story about how a mother forbade her little child to give up her seat on the train to a stranger who specifically booked this very seat. Or, for example, about a man who was extremely surprised when another guy sat next to him in an almost empty street car. And we, as always, are looking forward for your opinions about this narrative, so please feel free to leave your comments below.
I will never swap my seat. I'm autistic and sitting next to the window calms me. I will happily pay extra in order to be able to choose my seat, and unless the person is offering me an upgrade to first class, it ain't happening.
good on you for standing your ground, Lace! I entirely understand the struggle unlike a certain Johnny Randall that needs to shut up ☺️
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Nothing makes me feel like someone from The USA when someone says a 3 hour flight is "not short."
I know right? It's not a competition (and yet here I am) but three hours wouldn't get you across my country much less to another one. And counting 6.5 hours as a day-long journey truly indicates you live in Europe. I'm heading to Iceland next year ... a mere 30 hours and 3 flights away.
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I'm so glad my one time flying was a faith in humanity thing and not the all too common horror stories you hear. I was terrified bc I'm scared of heights...but also requested a window seat bc I couldn't *NOT* pass up the chance to view the world from above. It was my curiosity battling my phobia. There was this little old lady, in her mid 70s, who struck up conversation and we small talked a bit. Told her I might seem distant once we took off bc I didn't know how I was gonna handle flying. She said, "When we flew into Vegas last week, it was my first time flying. I was so scared, but let me tell you...that view was entirely worth it. And if the view isn't soothing to you, just talk to me. We'll try to keep you distracted. We'll bore you with the story of us renewing our vows". Just stuff like that. They picked up oh my nerves and recognized what was going on. It was like they air-adopted me. Bc of that I was able to just...GUSH over the view. I still think about them.
I went to Vegas from NC last June and was lucky enough to have a window seat. It was not my first time flying, i was 6 months old for that and flew a lot as a child and young adult (dad was military) but flying to Vegas was my first time flying west of Texas. And it was such an insanely awesome view! I truly never knew all the desert areas looked so different because on TV typically they only show similar looking stuff. That and the weather was an eye opener. You mean to tell me walking in the desert cools you off because your sweat actually evaporates instead of covering you in a slimy film like the humid southeast!? I was shivering in the shade outdoors when it was 108 in Vegas. Definitely moving west as soon as we're able 😂 I'm uncomfortable at 65 degrees in NC bc it just feels nasty. Plus with asthma and allergies I can barely breathe most of the time. Even indoors with constant AC year round it's never under 60% humidity INSIDE 😂
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I flew with my kid when he was three or so, and there weren't seats left together so we had to sit separately. I'd hoped someone would be willing to switch, but nobody offered. And I was like....I mean, okay, if you wanna baby sit my kid *shrug*. Luckily my kid was totally chill even though it was his first time flying that he could remember. It was a five hour flight but he had his little fire tablet and some picture books. I could see him from my seat, but mostly he'd just look over at me and wave and be like "hi, mommy!" Then he'd just go back to his book. Meanwhile I was stuck next to an very rude and entitled passenger and I remember thinking my son's seat mate definitely got the better end of the deal. My son shared his snacks and gave the lady next to him one of his prized fidget spinners. I was insanely proud of him.
A lady on my last flight offered to swap seats so a mom and daughter could sit together. It was really awesome of her and you could tell the child had been nervous. So the lady who swapped also gave her a candy bar and a magazine. The mom seemed really frazzled and when flying I always wonder if people are on vacation or if something terrible has happened to a distant loved one so everything is last minute and they're simply doing their best to get there quickly. I'd hope most people consider this when flying and give others some grace when they're seemingly unprepared for travel.
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This post has me so confused. So the poster book a whole row of seats, which I’m assuming was in economies end is three seats. They booked all three seats so they could have all three seats to themselves? And in the end, after the switch, ended up with the same situation - three seats to themselves? I don’t understand why someone would go to the expense of booking all three seats and then so willingly give up their three seats to another couple. Why did the wife need to sit next to the husband if the poster had booked all three seats for themselves? I really don’t get it. And I don’t get why the couple would want to switch back, if they’re still gonna be taking up two of the three seats? I can’t follow the story
They were flying with their family. They booked a whole row for their family and a fourth aisle seat for themselves. It is written poorly
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This retelling was so botched and repetitive I have no idea wtf happened. Good job Bored Panda.
I had the same experience. I sat in my assigned aisle seat. A father and his daughtery(5/6 yo) were occupying the middle/window seats. The father asked if I would change seats with his two rows back. I said I would if it was an aisle seat. I glanced back and she was in the aisle seat. We switched. During boarding a women indicated I was in her aisle seat. She should me her boarding pass. I immediately told the woman I switched with I wanted my original booked seat. She complied and returned to her assigned middle seat. The daughter asked her father why couldn't mommy sit with them. The father replied "the man wasn't letting mommy sit with them" My first reaction, which I didn't articulate, was fu. The Flight Attendant became involved. He was making snarky comments about how some people are inconsiderate. I told him I would accept any aisle seat and or a window seat in first class. After musical chairs, a young couple was paired, "my" family was reunited, and I had an aisle seat.
The story in the comments with the nervous kid is far worse. What couple with a first time flying kid lets it sit alone while the couple is sitting together?
I was flying from Seattle to John Wayne in California, I witnessed probably the worst thing, I've seen a person do. 2 women were arguing over a seat switch gone bad... the standing woman was apparently part chimpanzee... she stuffed her hand into her pants, somehow cramped on command while standing, and thrust her hand into the seated woman's face, smearing c**p all over her. Needless to say, it immediately broke into a actual fight. They were arrested and removed from the plane, then, because their was c**p and pulled out hair with a bloody chunk of scalp, they made everyone get off, and we were delayed 3 hours, so they could get a crew, to clean up the aftermath. Never underestimate how vicious 2 old fat boomer can be.
I agree with one commentor above why the f8ck do these needy a88 ppl need to be attached at the hip to their partners or even family on a gd tin can in the sky ur not gonna lose each other, you'll see each other when u land or get up to stretch and meet by the kitchens when they r not serving for a quick chat if u absolutely need to
I never change seats. I choose my seat (aisle only) very carefully and pay extra for economy plus or exit row, closer to the front, etc. No sob story in the world will convince me to change unless the swap means you move to coach & let me have your first class ticket. No one is going to die if they can't sit together on a flight. It's also not my problem if you didn't plan ahead.
This story is so poorly written that idk wth is going on lol. I'm aware ops first language isn't English, but damn this was a bit confusing to read. Thankfully, a couple of people better explained it, but even then some of it still makes no sense. I also don't appreciate the way that bored panda had to repeat the story with their own writings, it makes it confusing and I don't want to read the stories twice.
Nice turn of events. But I have to laugh at the comment the author made about it being a long flight at 3 hours. Everything is so close in Europe that I can understand it may seem like a long time. But a flight in the US coast to coast is closer to 5 hours. I have flown from La Paz to London and from Geneva to Bombay as a teen. Yikes... that is rough. But this was not on the current lay out of planes. It was back in the 60's when airtravel AND passengers were C I V I L !
The first my wife ever got on a plane we had booked with SW for a 2 plane flight. If you've never flown SW before you don't get to pick your seat. You get boarded per your boarding group. So group A goes first, then B, C, and on bigger flights D. Your group is determined by how early you check in. You have 24-hours to check in before your flight. If you check in as soon as possible you get group B. To get group A you have to pay extra, be military, elderly, or handicapped. The first part we were group b and sat together no problem. But the second flight we were LATE group B and by the time we got on everyone picked all the aisle of window seats. There were two middle seats one in front of the other I said we could sit but my wife was terrified of flying, especially alone. So as we're sitting I'm calming her and rubbing her shoulders and this little old lady in the seat next to mine sees this and asks if my wife is okay. I told her yea it's just her first time flying and she's nervous.
This kind older lady gave her seat up without even asking. She felt so bad for my wife and was flying alone anyway. We both told her it wasn't necessary but she wouldn't take no for an answer. It helps my wife is absolutely adorable! But, I was very grateful for that woman bc I felt so bad I couldn't console my wife at first.
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This is why I am giving up flying, far too many entitled people who don’t understand the concept of flying etiquette.
OP must be confused about flying from Greece to the Netherlands. A flight from Athens to Amsterdam is three hours. He says that with connections it can take all day; then later says it takes three hours. He needs to get his flight times sorted.
I never swap seats. I'm afraid of my body being miss identified, when we crash.
What about the commenter flying to Orlando, saying a man was sitting in his seat next to a child, so the poster went back and sat next to the guy's wife 🧐 ?? WTH would you not sit THE KID next to the wife, and Dad sit alone, or Mom sit alone and Dad next to kid. Weirdness...
Had a airline give me this kinda of c**p. I have a disability one that is not seen, hip dysplasia. Sitting in reg seats can be an issue for long flights. I need to be able to stretch out my leg or stand so bulkhead seats are best for me. These seats are held for handicap at no charge. Flying from DFW to Seattle with 1 layover I had no problem. The seats can't be reserved till right before the flight on the way back, same airlines, refused me the seat unless I paid for it. I explained that I knew they were held for handicap and explained my condition. Still refused w/o money. So I flew in the middle of the plane scrunched. Same layover. Went again to be moved to the bulkhead. Not without money. You might ask why I didn't pay the money I didn't have it.. so again I'm in a scrunched up seat. By the time arrived back at DFW I was in severe pain. I checked with the desk and yes no cost for handicap. Don't see my handicap then I'm not handicap. Virgin airline. Next time using a skycap to gat
Am I the only one who hates the way these kind of posts are written? I feel like I'm reading the same story in three different way. BOLD SUBJECT TYPE SCREEN SHOTS MORE DETAILED LONGER VERSION What am I missing? Why are they repeating themselves? I always get so frustrated reading the same info in a different way that I never finish and start wondering if I'm the problem.
They were flying with their family. They booked a whole row for their family and a fourth aisle seat for themselves. It is written poorly
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This was extremely confusing to read! Still not sure what actually happened here. Like it says op bought a whole row (and an aisle seat, whatever that means, aisle seats are part of the row, did they mean the oppsite side of the planes aisle seat? That doesnt seem right, but maybe?) and then ended up with a whole row to themselves? Isn't that what they bought to begin with? Maybe I'm just stupid, idk...
They were flying with their family. They booked a whole row for their family and a fourth aisle seat for themselves. It is written poorly
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For someone worried about grammar and spelling due to English not being their first language, this was far less error-ridden than most of the posts I read by native speakers these days. Kudos.
The op is Greek themselves. Mayhaps you just need a basic reading lesson.
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It's sad that you're so upset about proper wording. I suppose you're of the mindset that you know everyone's gender all of the time regardless of if you know that person? What if someone left their jacket at the bar? Are you just going to leave it there and not tell anyone they left it? Singular they has been in usage for literally centuries and isn't about to change because some people suddenly can't handle it. Are we going to start gendering I and you as well since apparently singular pronouns must apparently always be gendered? Also this story is literally talking about a couple (plural they)
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I will never swap my seat. I'm autistic and sitting next to the window calms me. I will happily pay extra in order to be able to choose my seat, and unless the person is offering me an upgrade to first class, it ain't happening.
good on you for standing your ground, Lace! I entirely understand the struggle unlike a certain Johnny Randall that needs to shut up ☺️
Load More Replies... Nothing makes me feel like someone from The USA when someone says a 3 hour flight is "not short."
I know right? It's not a competition (and yet here I am) but three hours wouldn't get you across my country much less to another one. And counting 6.5 hours as a day-long journey truly indicates you live in Europe. I'm heading to Iceland next year ... a mere 30 hours and 3 flights away.
Load More Replies... I'm so glad my one time flying was a faith in humanity thing and not the all too common horror stories you hear. I was terrified bc I'm scared of heights...but also requested a window seat bc I couldn't *NOT* pass up the chance to view the world from above. It was my curiosity battling my phobia. There was this little old lady, in her mid 70s, who struck up conversation and we small talked a bit. Told her I might seem distant once we took off bc I didn't know how I was gonna handle flying. She said, "When we flew into Vegas last week, it was my first time flying. I was so scared, but let me tell you...that view was entirely worth it. And if the view isn't soothing to you, just talk to me. We'll try to keep you distracted. We'll bore you with the story of us renewing our vows". Just stuff like that. They picked up oh my nerves and recognized what was going on. It was like they air-adopted me. Bc of that I was able to just...GUSH over the view. I still think about them.
I went to Vegas from NC last June and was lucky enough to have a window seat. It was not my first time flying, i was 6 months old for that and flew a lot as a child and young adult (dad was military) but flying to Vegas was my first time flying west of Texas. And it was such an insanely awesome view! I truly never knew all the desert areas looked so different because on TV typically they only show similar looking stuff. That and the weather was an eye opener. You mean to tell me walking in the desert cools you off because your sweat actually evaporates instead of covering you in a slimy film like the humid southeast!? I was shivering in the shade outdoors when it was 108 in Vegas. Definitely moving west as soon as we're able 😂 I'm uncomfortable at 65 degrees in NC bc it just feels nasty. Plus with asthma and allergies I can barely breathe most of the time. Even indoors with constant AC year round it's never under 60% humidity INSIDE 😂
Load More Replies... I flew with my kid when he was three or so, and there weren't seats left together so we had to sit separately. I'd hoped someone would be willing to switch, but nobody offered. And I was like....I mean, okay, if you wanna baby sit my kid *shrug*. Luckily my kid was totally chill even though it was his first time flying that he could remember. It was a five hour flight but he had his little fire tablet and some picture books. I could see him from my seat, but mostly he'd just look over at me and wave and be like "hi, mommy!" Then he'd just go back to his book. Meanwhile I was stuck next to an very rude and entitled passenger and I remember thinking my son's seat mate definitely got the better end of the deal. My son shared his snacks and gave the lady next to him one of his prized fidget spinners. I was insanely proud of him.
A lady on my last flight offered to swap seats so a mom and daughter could sit together. It was really awesome of her and you could tell the child had been nervous. So the lady who swapped also gave her a candy bar and a magazine. The mom seemed really frazzled and when flying I always wonder if people are on vacation or if something terrible has happened to a distant loved one so everything is last minute and they're simply doing their best to get there quickly. I'd hope most people consider this when flying and give others some grace when they're seemingly unprepared for travel.
Load More Replies... This post has me so confused. So the poster book a whole row of seats, which I’m assuming was in economies end is three seats. They booked all three seats so they could have all three seats to themselves? And in the end, after the switch, ended up with the same situation - three seats to themselves? I don’t understand why someone would go to the expense of booking all three seats and then so willingly give up their three seats to another couple. Why did the wife need to sit next to the husband if the poster had booked all three seats for themselves? I really don’t get it. And I don’t get why the couple would want to switch back, if they’re still gonna be taking up two of the three seats? I can’t follow the story
They were flying with their family. They booked a whole row for their family and a fourth aisle seat for themselves. It is written poorly
Load More Replies... This retelling was so botched and repetitive I have no idea wtf happened. Good job Bored Panda.
I had the same experience. I sat in my assigned aisle seat. A father and his daughtery(5/6 yo) were occupying the middle/window seats. The father asked if I would change seats with his two rows back. I said I would if it was an aisle seat. I glanced back and she was in the aisle seat. We switched. During boarding a women indicated I was in her aisle seat. She should me her boarding pass. I immediately told the woman I switched with I wanted my original booked seat. She complied and returned to her assigned middle seat. The daughter asked her father why couldn't mommy sit with them. The father replied "the man wasn't letting mommy sit with them" My first reaction, which I didn't articulate, was fu. The Flight Attendant became involved. He was making snarky comments about how some people are inconsiderate. I told him I would accept any aisle seat and or a window seat in first class. After musical chairs, a young couple was paired, "my" family was reunited, and I had an aisle seat.
The story in the comments with the nervous kid is far worse. What couple with a first time flying kid lets it sit alone while the couple is sitting together?
I was flying from Seattle to John Wayne in California, I witnessed probably the worst thing, I've seen a person do. 2 women were arguing over a seat switch gone bad... the standing woman was apparently part chimpanzee... she stuffed her hand into her pants, somehow cramped on command while standing, and thrust her hand into the seated woman's face, smearing c**p all over her. Needless to say, it immediately broke into a actual fight. They were arrested and removed from the plane, then, because their was c**p and pulled out hair with a bloody chunk of scalp, they made everyone get off, and we were delayed 3 hours, so they could get a crew, to clean up the aftermath. Never underestimate how vicious 2 old fat boomer can be.
I agree with one commentor above why the f8ck do these needy a88 ppl need to be attached at the hip to their partners or even family on a gd tin can in the sky ur not gonna lose each other, you'll see each other when u land or get up to stretch and meet by the kitchens when they r not serving for a quick chat if u absolutely need to
I never change seats. I choose my seat (aisle only) very carefully and pay extra for economy plus or exit row, closer to the front, etc. No sob story in the world will convince me to change unless the swap means you move to coach & let me have your first class ticket. No one is going to die if they can't sit together on a flight. It's also not my problem if you didn't plan ahead.
This story is so poorly written that idk wth is going on lol. I'm aware ops first language isn't English, but damn this was a bit confusing to read. Thankfully, a couple of people better explained it, but even then some of it still makes no sense. I also don't appreciate the way that bored panda had to repeat the story with their own writings, it makes it confusing and I don't want to read the stories twice.
Nice turn of events. But I have to laugh at the comment the author made about it being a long flight at 3 hours. Everything is so close in Europe that I can understand it may seem like a long time. But a flight in the US coast to coast is closer to 5 hours. I have flown from La Paz to London and from Geneva to Bombay as a teen. Yikes... that is rough. But this was not on the current lay out of planes. It was back in the 60's when airtravel AND passengers were C I V I L !
The first my wife ever got on a plane we had booked with SW for a 2 plane flight. If you've never flown SW before you don't get to pick your seat. You get boarded per your boarding group. So group A goes first, then B, C, and on bigger flights D. Your group is determined by how early you check in. You have 24-hours to check in before your flight. If you check in as soon as possible you get group B. To get group A you have to pay extra, be military, elderly, or handicapped. The first part we were group b and sat together no problem. But the second flight we were LATE group B and by the time we got on everyone picked all the aisle of window seats. There were two middle seats one in front of the other I said we could sit but my wife was terrified of flying, especially alone. So as we're sitting I'm calming her and rubbing her shoulders and this little old lady in the seat next to mine sees this and asks if my wife is okay. I told her yea it's just her first time flying and she's nervous.
This kind older lady gave her seat up without even asking. She felt so bad for my wife and was flying alone anyway. We both told her it wasn't necessary but she wouldn't take no for an answer. It helps my wife is absolutely adorable! But, I was very grateful for that woman bc I felt so bad I couldn't console my wife at first.
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OP must be confused about flying from Greece to the Netherlands. A flight from Athens to Amsterdam is three hours. He says that with connections it can take all day; then later says it takes three hours. He needs to get his flight times sorted.
I never swap seats. I'm afraid of my body being miss identified, when we crash.
What about the commenter flying to Orlando, saying a man was sitting in his seat next to a child, so the poster went back and sat next to the guy's wife 🧐 ?? WTH would you not sit THE KID next to the wife, and Dad sit alone, or Mom sit alone and Dad next to kid. Weirdness...
Had a airline give me this kinda of c**p. I have a disability one that is not seen, hip dysplasia. Sitting in reg seats can be an issue for long flights. I need to be able to stretch out my leg or stand so bulkhead seats are best for me. These seats are held for handicap at no charge. Flying from DFW to Seattle with 1 layover I had no problem. The seats can't be reserved till right before the flight on the way back, same airlines, refused me the seat unless I paid for it. I explained that I knew they were held for handicap and explained my condition. Still refused w/o money. So I flew in the middle of the plane scrunched. Same layover. Went again to be moved to the bulkhead. Not without money. You might ask why I didn't pay the money I didn't have it.. so again I'm in a scrunched up seat. By the time arrived back at DFW I was in severe pain. I checked with the desk and yes no cost for handicap. Don't see my handicap then I'm not handicap. Virgin airline. Next time using a skycap to gat
Am I the only one who hates the way these kind of posts are written? I feel like I'm reading the same story in three different way. BOLD SUBJECT TYPE SCREEN SHOTS MORE DETAILED LONGER VERSION What am I missing? Why are they repeating themselves? I always get so frustrated reading the same info in a different way that I never finish and start wondering if I'm the problem.
They were flying with their family. They booked a whole row for their family and a fourth aisle seat for themselves. It is written poorly
Load More Replies... This was extremely confusing to read! Still not sure what actually happened here. Like it says op bought a whole row (and an aisle seat, whatever that means, aisle seats are part of the row, did they mean the oppsite side of the planes aisle seat? That doesnt seem right, but maybe?) and then ended up with a whole row to themselves? Isn't that what they bought to begin with? Maybe I'm just stupid, idk...
They were flying with their family. They booked a whole row for their family and a fourth aisle seat for themselves. It is written poorly
Load More Replies... For someone worried about grammar and spelling due to English not being their first language, this was far less error-ridden than most of the posts I read by native speakers these days. Kudos.
The op is Greek themselves. Mayhaps you just need a basic reading lesson.
Load More Replies... It's sad that you're so upset about proper wording. I suppose you're of the mindset that you know everyone's gender all of the time regardless of if you know that person? What if someone left their jacket at the bar? Are you just going to leave it there and not tell anyone they left it? Singular they has been in usage for literally centuries and isn't about to change because some people suddenly can't handle it. Are we going to start gendering I and you as well since apparently singular pronouns must apparently always be gendered? Also this story is literally talking about a couple (plural they)
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