There are numerous ways to try and entertain yourself on a plane - from reading, to podcasts, gaming, to chatting with your seatmate. But there are certain things that are generally frowned upon as they're not appropriate for enclosed spaces.
It's generally accepted that one of these activities is painting your nails. Not only would it be a difficult task to complete, especially if there was turbulence on the plane, but the smell would also undoubtedly fill the cabin, and cause several people discomfort.
Whilst some were horrified by the woman's "entitled" behaviour though, some saw no issue with the activity.
A passenger vented their frustrations online saying the offending woman was asked by other passengers to put the nail varnish away, but she wouldn't, saying that by the time the flight attendant got involved, she was doing the top coat, so wouldn't stop.
In a now-deleted Reddit post, the woman posted a picture of the person who was painting their nails.
In the comments, some people were fuming, but others didn't see the issue.
One wrote: "That's self-entitlement to an extreme degree", and someone responded: "Hard to have any awareness when you're constantly huffing fumes in enclosed spaces."
"I would have literally snatched that s*** and tossed it in the toilet. I can't stand the smell of that in a well-ventilated house", a Redditor fumed.
Another said: "As someone who enjoys painting their nails, the fumes can be literally nauseating in an enclosed space for people with keen noses.
"It has an intense chemical smell, somewhat like acetone but more vinyl-smelling. Some people swear the smell gives them headaches, and that's when doing it in a well-ventilated area.
"Even I wouldn't dare subject people to that on a flight."
Some people controversially didn't see the issue, however, with one person saying: "I didn't see the issue at first either, I think nail varnish smells lovely, I'm just now learning that most people do not share my opinion."
Another reasoned: "I suspect that it's not the smell alone that's mildly infuriating. It's the fact that this woman has subjected everyone to mildly toxic (at the very least, incredibly smelly) fumes in an enclosed, pressurised tube.
"You can't exactly crack a window for fresh air."
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