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Pressing the call button more than once when your flight attendant doesn't show up immediately.
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Getting so drunk that you get smelly, messy, or belligerent.
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Giving your carry-on to your flight attendant and saying, "Find a place for this."
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Touching them, poking them, or tugging at their uniform to get their attention.
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And, even worse: Snapping or whistling.
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Expecting them to bend safety rules because you're in a hurry to get off the plane.
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Sitting with your limbs sticking out into the aisle.
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Pressing the call button when they're in the middle of serving meals/drinks.
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Leaving garbage in your seat pocket instead of handing it to them when they're collecting it.
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Being rude to them about your flight being delayed.
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Bringing a giant carry-on that takes up everyone else's room.
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Complaining about the food. Your flight attendants didn't cook it, and they're eating it too.
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Doing any bodily maintenance on board: clipping your nails, putting on/taking off nail polish, or scratching where you shouldn't be.
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Leaving a mess in the bathroom.
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Throwing your coat/jacket at your flight attendant. Literally just say please and thank you, or handle it yourself.
16.
Trying to use the bathroom in a different section.
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Watching/playing/listening to something without your headphones on.
18.
Trying to talk to your flight attendant without taking your headphones off: both disrespectful and inconvenient.
They're only being nice to you because it's their job.
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Babies are babies, but if you have an older kid and you're letting them run wild, you aren't making anyone's job easier.
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Also: Letting your kid hit the call button for fun.
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Assuming that their job is just to be "sky waiters."
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Leaving gross stuff in the seat's back pocket.
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Chilling in the galleys for longer than a couple of minutes. You don't realize it, but you're definitely in the way.
27.
Pressing the call button during turbulence.
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Using the restroom during boarding or exiting, which slows down the entire process.
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Taking your shoes off and putting your bare feet up.
30.
Whining about the seat in front of you being reclined.
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Not saying "please" and "thank you." Kindness is an easy way to make a difficult job more pleasant. Do it.
Read the Reddit thread in full here.
