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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Imagine needing an airline to tell you to use headphones and have basic courtesy and respect for other people in public
There are a lot of clueless people out there.
A major U.S. airline is warning they can now be kicked off for barebeating one of the most annoying in-flight habits. Anyone who travels frequently has likely encountered at least one nightmare passenger. There are the people who cut security lines (gate lice), travelers who refuse to calm a screaming child during a long flight, and the particularly unpleasant offenders who stretch their feet into someone elses space between the seats.
Yet another behavior has increasingly become one of the most complained-about annoyances in the air passengers playing music, videos, or games out loud on their phones.
The habit has even earned its own nickname: barebeating. The term refers to people who listen to audio directly from their device without headphones, forcing everyone around them to hear it.While it may not be as shocking as some other in-flight behavior, it can quickly ruin a quiet cabin environment.
https://bourdainworld.com/other/major-us-airline-can-now-remove-passengers-for-barebeating/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ1EopleHRuA2FlbQIxMQ
Croney
(5,013 posts)A screaming child cant be turned off like a loud video. No parent "refuses to calm" a screaming child. They try and try and try until something works. This great-grandma will offer to help if I can.
The parent is definitely stressed out over the screams *and* on top of that over pissing off the other passengers. It's an awful situation to be in.
eppur_se_muova
(41,912 posts)Personal digital electronics indulge our whims so effectively, some people don't even realize how self-indulgent they are.
ProfessorGAC
(76,673 posts)How about at 30,000 feet?
malaise
(295,964 posts)including the supermarket check out line. The only thing worse than the shows and music are the personal two way conversations.