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Some people love flying. The idea of taking a flight to a new destination for a vacation or a quick trip is exhilarating for people. Others, however, hate the idea of being crammed into a small plane with complete strangers—even if they are going to a beautiful destination. Why should we hate flying with people? Exhibit A—sitting near people who decide that wearing pants on an airplane is totally overrated.
Recently, Lizzie Thompson was headed from France to Los Angeles—which, is pretty much a 10+ hour flight. While any flight can be grueling—international flights are truly something. Not only are you trapped on a plane, but you’re trapped on a plane for hours and hours. Your legs start to go numb, you can’t find a comfortable position in your seat, and you get sick and tired of the movie selections they offer.
It’s even worse when a fellow traveler is wearing no pants. Thompson shared an image saying that the flight attendants on her plane seemed “unconcerned.”
The man in the seat across from me has taken HIS PANTS OFF for the flight and is just in his boxers. Flight attendants seem unconcerned. This is going to be a long flight @AirFranceFR #CDG to #LAX pic.twitter.com/Z0EfktDwpD
— Lizzie Thompson (@Lizzie_Thompson) February 18, 2019
Not onlydid the passenger remove his pants, but he also removed his socks and was sitting on the plane completely barefoot.
He has also removed his socks. pic.twitter.com/0cmhtlFxOi
— Lizzie Thompson (@Lizzie_Thompson) February 18, 2019
Apparently, not only was this guy looking for extreme comfort—but, he wanted to make some sweet, sweet music on this 10+ hour long flight.
He just shouted at a man who boarded with a ukulele (also have questions) to COME SIT WITH ME AND MAKE SOME MUSIC. Wtf is going on.
— Lizzie Thompson (@Lizzie_Thompson) February 18, 2019
After Thompson began tweeting, people had a lot of questions, so she made sure to fill everyone in.
To answer a few q’s I’ve seen:
1. He took pants off in the plane bathroom pre-takeoff. He put them back on pre-landing in aisle right next to me.
2. He was neither American nor French
3. No ukulele was played, sadly@airfrance #CDG to #LAX— Lizzie Thompson (@Lizzie_Thompson) February 19, 2019
People had a lot of…thoughts.
wypipo…this is what privilege looks like…
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) February 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/doniamae/status/1097601255223017472
— Bonjour Nino (@BonjourNino) February 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/Robdobi/status/1097618632354512896
https://twitter.com/AliceQou/status/1097599023891005441
But, have no fear everyone—AirFrance informed Thompson that they “forwarded her information to the right people.”
Hi Lizzie_Thompson, Thank you for your tweet, we have forwarded your feedback to the relevant department. Thank you
— Air France FR (@AirFranceFR) February 19, 2019
PSA: Keep your f**king pants on.
h/t: Petty Mayonnaise.
