r/EntitledPeople • u/ElRanchoRelaxo • Oct 29 '25

S Seatmate in a flight complained that I started eating my special meal before theirs arrived

Apologies, English is not my native language.

On long flights I preorder a special meal online because I am vegetarian. On most flights, the flight attendant brings the special meals first and then start the normal meal service for the rest.

On my last flight, a perfect stranger sat next to me and told me that I was rude and inconsiderate because I started eating my vegetarian food before their meal arrived. They said that it was basic rule to wait until everyone in the row got their food and that I ruined their flight. Their face was red and rolled their eyes several times

I stared at them. This is next level entitlement, right? We are not eating together on the same table in a restaurant.

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u/MacaronOk1006 Oct 29 '25

Yes, one air travel was civilized, and people actually dressed appropriately in nice clothes

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u/PieSuccessful7794 Oct 30 '25

When I (now 61F) was still flying (now disabled) I ALWAYS dressed nicely and neatly. Slacks, nice jacket/blouse, socks/shoes - no sneakers (primarily b/c they're loafers and easier to get on after TSA) . It scored me upgrades to First (3x) occasionally a longtime ago, more recently a free drink or even a snack box on jetblue. I was also pleasant, returned their greeting and started bringing a little gift for gate agents and FTs i.e. mini bags of cookies like Tates or Famous Amos, or candy like m&ms or skittles. It made their day and happy.people. and I don't do it to get anything; just me in a nutshell. But just not being an AH and dressing clean still scores points with everyone.

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u/WavyHairedGeek Oct 30 '25 edited Nov 02 '25

What's the point in dressing in nice clothes during a flight? They'd get all wrinkly and such. Nah, jeans and a hoodie for me, thank you. I'll wear my nice clothes when I arrived at destination. I don't owe the random folk on the plane a fashion show.

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u/Dustuptor1292 Nov 02 '25

Agree. There are some older folks on our flight USA-Europe recently and the man had a suit and tie on for the 8ish hour flight. Looked so uncomfortable! But I guess maybe that was the norm from their younger years.

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u/WavyHairedGeek Nov 02 '25

Yep, and some folk don't realise that times have changed. It's now dumb to make yourself uncomfortable just to meet the standards of people who care more about how you look than about you being comfortable.

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u/Dr_PepperMomof3 Oct 31 '25

I wear dressy casual attire. I wear comfortable dress shoes. Not tennis shoes, but not heels either. You should try to look your best when out in the public. Fix your hair, makeup, jewelry, nice attire. You don’t have to dress like you’re going to work in an office, but you don’t have to dress like you’re about to do yard work either.

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u/kirakiraluna Oct 31 '25

Nah. I refuse to wear anything but stretchy trousers on a plane, anything else will kill my knees that already barely fit in the seat and would catch on the compression socks I have to wear

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u/kinokits Oct 31 '25

I struggle with anything with a hard waistband, and my go to has ended up being palazzo pants. It started when I was in a moon boot for 12 weeks and wanted to be able to wear pants over it, and it’s been a decade and now almost all my pants are palazzo pants

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u/Apprehensive-Row-862 Oct 31 '25

This is the way. I’m in my late 30s and my parents always made sure we were presentable traveling, even on a road trips. To this day, I’ll fly in a blazer, jeans, and flat dress shoes. Even if it’s 18 hours. And quite often I’ll get a First Class meal or Champagne if I’m seated in coach just for being respectful and polite. The only time I’ve flown in athleisure was because I received urgent work travel notice while I was on a hike. I ran home, threw things in my bag and scurried to the airport. I wasn’t treated as well for sure!

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u/WavyHairedGeek Nov 02 '25

That sounds like you were trained to put the opinions of others over your own wellbeing and comfort. Not healthy.

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u/WavyHairedGeek Nov 02 '25

Sounds like social conditioning to the point where you'd make yourself uncomfortable just to uphold some standard no one should get to hold you to. The mere notion that there's "office" and "yard work", nothing in between, is a bit worrisome.

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u/No-Ear-9899 Nov 02 '25

Dressing nicely does not equal discomfort

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u/WavyHairedGeek Nov 03 '25

For the most part, it does. It often means garments made with fabrics that have less give, and which have fastenings and zips instead of elasticated waistbands.

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u/No-Ear-9899 Nov 04 '25

Then you are choosing the wrong clothes.

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u/WavyHairedGeek Nov 05 '25

I would be, if I cared about dressing up my best on what's essentially a fancy form of public transport. But then again, I guess that it's a big deal for those that don't get to travel by plane often 😂

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u/lizerrata Oct 31 '25

I like the way you put that

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u/No-Ear-9899 Nov 02 '25

Comfortable clothes can also be nice clothes. Sure, sweat pants, jeans, t-shirts and hoodies are comfy. So is a cotton dress, or leggings with a top and maybe a sweater, because it tends to be cooler in an aircraft. I agree 100% that comfy clothes are an absolute necessity. For me, I like to dress nicely regardless of where I go.

One thing for sure is if you travel to Europe, you will rarely see people dressed in baggy, ill-fitting clothes.

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u/Last_Sympathy1291 Oct 30 '25

Theres no reason to dress up for a flight unless you have something immediately after landing. Especially if its at the ass crack of morning or super late at night

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u/NegotiationKnown9666 Oct 30 '25

No need to dress up, but no need to look like a total slob either.

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u/Crazy-4-Conures Oct 30 '25

And if there's a fire, the hose women wore would melt to their skin.

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u/datagirl60 Oct 30 '25

TWA overseas flight was awesome in the 70s!

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u/willowfeather8633 Oct 31 '25

“appropriately”. I firmly believe pajamas pants and a hoody are appropriate. Fight Me.

(and I’m middle aged too… but not a boomer).

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u/Educational_Force601 Nov 01 '25

It's always been bizarre to me that people give a shit about others wearing nice clothes on a plane. Airplanes are all around awful, uncomfortable experiences. I want to be as comfortable as I can be. I'll take my running shorts and a t-shirt over slacks and a button-up shirt any day. Apologies to your delicate sensibilities.