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Woman Shares How She Got Lectured By A Karen On A Plane Who Asked To Swap Seats With Her So She Could Sit With Her Husband
Darja Zinina and
Monika Pašukonytė
The famous proverb says that being polite costs nothing, but it seems that it costs everyone an arm and a leg. And given how incredibly hard it is for some to stay civil, it appears that the price includes other body parts too. While it's true that people will find things to nag about, whether you're holding doors for them or not, it doesn't mean that it's acceptable to lash out at strangers when a minor inconvenience happens. We often forget that not everybody holds the same opinion, and, while you have all the right to do whatever you please, it doesn't mean that you should disturb the peace of others – especially when you're crammed in a comparatively tiny object, 36,000 feet above the ground. More info: TikTok Seat swapping on flights has always been a hot topic on the socials
Image credits: Masakatsu Ukon Jamming our knees into the backs of passengers who dared to recline their seats, complaining about crying children and giving judgmental looks to their worn-out carers, tutting whenever our seatmate gets a little too comfortable on our armrest – air travel doesn't seem to bring the best out of us. Now, in all seriousness, an airplane is probably one of the last places where you'd want to experience a dispute, and yet it happens all the time. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, in 2021, a total of 5,981 reports of unruly passengers were filed, leading the organization to propose $5 million in fines against those who failed to behave – and while the star of today's show didn't do anything critical, it certainly doesn't make it ok. Now-viral TikTok shows a woman venting about an entitled plane stranger that berated her for not switching seats
Image credits: @ceooftenlikes This woman took to TikTok to defend her refusal to switch plane seats to help a fellow traveler sit beside her husband. The video has managed to receive over 568K views, as well as 1,628 comments discussing the ongoing hassle that keeps circulating around seat swapping. Image credits: @ceooftenlikes The woman started her video by revealing that in 2012, she was returning home on an overnight flight that took her from LAX to Sydney. She was seated in an aisle seat somewhere towards the front of the plane, which she had purposefully chosen as she was flying alone and felt "super anxious." She was trying to get some sleep but instead got woken up by a woman in her 50s. According to the OP, the stranger practically had to shout for her to open her eyes, and frankly, she was having none of it due to the ruined mood during her connecting flights. Image credits: @ceooftenlikes The fellow traveler then went on to ask if the OP would swap seats with her at the back of the plane so she could sit beside her spouse. As someone who had a problem with turning things down, the woman summoned her courage and rejected the request. For some reason, the lady decided that it would be appropriate to lecture the OP about how inconsiderate it was that she didn't want to switch with her when it wasn't their fault to begin with, as they were bumped from a previous flight. Image credits: @ceooftenlikes She continued berating her, but the OP decided to turn away and focus on dozing off. Sometime later, the stranger's husband stood up to leave, as the woman had managed to convince somebody else to swap. She escorted the victim to his new seat, and as she was doing that, she loudly exclaimed: "Thank you so much, you know, if it was for me, I would've swapped but thank you for being so kind." Image credits: @ceooftenlikes Lastly, the TikToker finished her video off by saying that the lesson here is that you are more than welcome to ask people if they will switch with you; however, nobody owes you a "yes." Do you agree with this? You can watch the video here
@ceooftenlikes #stitch with @destinyiriss dont know what happened with the audio #angrygrandma #notmyproblem ♬ original sound – ceooftenlikes Fellow platform users shared their thoughts on this matter
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I would've just said, "and how is it mine?" 27 27points reply Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Also, when she said she would’ve moved if she was asked, I call B******T. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... ButFirstCoffee ButFirstCoffee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago My thought exactly! 0 0points reply Katy Cordeth Katy Cordeth Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago (edited) I don't come to Bored Panda very often. Could a regular explain why in articles like this we have to hear the story twice? Just show the first-person narrative. One doesn't need to hear, "The lady asked me to move seats," followed by "The woman said that the other passenger asked her to move seats." Sorry, mini-rant over. 18 18points reply Deborah Harris2 Deborah Harris2 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 3 weeks ago I think the people submitting the posts have to have a certain amount of words. I just read the larger words as it's a summary. Plus there may be legal aspects if they have to show where the article has come from as almost everything posted on here ( apart from the art and craft listings) is taken ( copy and pasted) from other sites and not the property of Bored Panda. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... sonofabass sonofabass Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Just read the grey boxed text - it's the original. At least BP makes it obvious what is the original story text. Some other sites really weave it into their own crappy additions like "According to this survey on flying, 60% of people don't want to switch seats". 3 3points reply Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I never read the BP rubbish and just read the tweets. 1 1point reply Shawna Burt Shawna Burt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Screen-readers don't read images. 1 1point reply Marty Graw Marty Graw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Because if a story is nice, it's worth reading twice. 0 0points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago My answer: Are you sitting in first class? No? Then no. 16 16points reply Load More Comments POST TheDivineMsM TheDivineMsM Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago When she said, "it's not our fault we got bumped." I would've just said, "and how is it mine?" 27 27points reply Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Also, when she said she would’ve moved if she was asked, I call B******T. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... ButFirstCoffee ButFirstCoffee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago My thought exactly! 0 0points reply Katy Cordeth Katy Cordeth Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago (edited) I don't come to Bored Panda very often. Could a regular explain why in articles like this we have to hear the story twice? Just show the first-person narrative. One doesn't need to hear, "The lady asked me to move seats," followed by "The woman said that the other passenger asked her to move seats." Sorry, mini-rant over. 18 18points reply Deborah Harris2 Deborah Harris2 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 3 weeks ago I think the people submitting the posts have to have a certain amount of words. I just read the larger words as it's a summary. Plus there may be legal aspects if they have to show where the article has come from as almost everything posted on here ( apart from the art and craft listings) is taken ( copy and pasted) from other sites and not the property of Bored Panda. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... sonofabass sonofabass Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Just read the grey boxed text - it's the original. At least BP makes it obvious what is the original story text. Some other sites really weave it into their own crappy additions like "According to this survey on flying, 60% of people don't want to switch seats". 3 3points reply Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I never read the BP rubbish and just read the tweets. 1 1point reply Shawna Burt Shawna Burt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Screen-readers don't read images. 1 1point reply Marty Graw Marty Graw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Because if a story is nice, it's worth reading twice. 0 0points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago My answer: Are you sitting in first class? No? Then no. 16 16points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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