Travelling by plane can be stressful at the best of times. Rushing to the airport two hours early to clear security, juggling carry-on luggage as you seek out your gate and, of course, dealing with other passengers.
Plane etiquette is very simple — all people have to do to ensure everyone is comfortable is employ basic manners. Some passengers however, whether out of sheer spite or pure ignorance, don’t seem to mind encroaching on others’ space.
One such plane passenger has caused uproar on Twitter for her “inconsiderate” hair after a picture was taken of her Rapunzel-length locks draped over the back of her seat.
It’s unclear where the picture was taken but the picture has gone viral before, and has been a bone of contention on the internet for quite some time.
Posting the picture to social media, a Twitter user by the name of Anthony asked: “Would this p*** you off?”
Would this piss you off? pic.twitter.com/79Xlz0stcK
— Anthony 🇺🇸🇮🇹 (@Antman0528) October 20, 2021
Anthony’s post quickly racked up almost 30,000 likes and almost 3,000 quote retweets.
One Twitter user replied to say it’s “completely inconsiderate and unnecessary”. Others also judged the woman’s lack of manners:
Completely inconsiderate & unnecessary. Saying this as a fellow long-hair haver pic.twitter.com/36VSlR8ldk
— SmolWallaby (@Smol_Wallaby) October 21, 2021
I have long hair like this and Wouldn’t dream of doing this. She should be more respectful🤷🏻♀️
— Mita Floria (@Mita_Floria) October 21, 2021
— NurseRatched (@T_OHara620) October 20, 2021
Some poked fun at the picture, with one user making a video edit of a pair of scissors snipping the woman’s hair:
Not for long 👍❤️😃😂 pic.twitter.com/QVCX3e8SD7
— mike (@mikewigan) October 20, 2021
The solution pic.twitter.com/KmQaODgRvY
— Carlos Lagos (@CarlosLagos31) October 20, 2021
I would quietly lower the tray, let her hair fall in and then close it up again. Yes. It would piss me off and I’d tell her to keep it in her seat. If she gets pissy, offer to cut it.
— sassafras (@glr4cblaw) October 20, 2021
I’m sticking my son in the seat behind her, giving him an entire pack of Bubbalicious & letting nature take its course. pic.twitter.com/oxc10qk5GN
— Craig (@CraigGrafx) October 20, 2021
I’m a terrible person and this is just an invitation for me to live out my character defects
— Tim Mason 🏴 (@tantum_erg0) October 20, 2021
Could have a whole lot of fun with that one pic.twitter.com/0zEwcWyvnv
— Justin Andrusk (@jandrusk) October 21, 2021
Just sneeze into it a couple of times
— P_A_N_T_H_E_R_S - - 4 - - L_I_F_E (@KodaMiko) October 20, 2021
Don't look at it as rude, look at it like an opportunity. I never knew how many knots I am capable of tying on a hourly rate....time we find out. To maintain consistency, all knots would be square knots.
— ian couch (@iccouch) October 20, 2021
End of flight taa-daaah 👇 pic.twitter.com/K2RUy2chlh
— J. Ralph (@jimmyfredal) October 20, 2021
Similar horror stories were also shared. One person told of how, during a flight, the passenger behind her insisted on using her armrest as a footrest.
Another shared that, a few years ago, a woman boarded a near-empty flight and sat directly in front of him before pulling a similar stunt.
Coming back from Belize. I put my elbow on it several times. Never fazed her. People are rude. pic.twitter.com/bIhbm3bKNP
— Lori Ferguson Lucas (@LorisBigStory) October 21, 2021
When I was in the 7th grade this girl sat in front of me during home economics class. Every day all throughout the class I would ask her could she mover her hair. She always copped an attitude. One day I was done with it all. I took the scissors to her hair and started cutting.
— The name is Ballard....Jarrett Ballard (@BigJbilla) October 20, 2021
There are worse things in life. pic.twitter.com/AkyTay3yIm
— Our Lord Was A Catholic (@odwyer_denis) October 21, 2021
I had this happen on a red eye to Germany. I thought at first that she would realize and adjust, but no. So then I decided I could practice braiding her hair to surprise my 7yo daughter when I got back home. But as soon as I started on her hair she jumped and started yelling 😆
— DwainR11 (@DwainR11) October 20, 2021
It happened to me a few years ago on a 99% empty Southwest flight (I sat first) and she sat right in front of me, could’ve chosen any of the hundred+ empty seats. I had to wait to reach altitude before I could move 🤢 pic.twitter.com/p32CC0wyJT
— T_C (@ToeKnee_Sea) October 20, 2021
Another video, showing a woman stick a lollipop and coffee in another woman’s hair, was also shared. Yes, it’s probably fake, but there is something satisfying about seeing this chaotic form of justice being carried out:
— Gravefather (@DRWSAYS) October 21, 2021
Perhaps like passports, hair ties and shoes should be made mandatory on all flights.
Although it’s annoying, it’s definitely not the worst in-flight behaviour we’ve seen recently.
