Airport etiquette 101

By: Ben Schlappig

Published: March 25, 2011

31 comments

On the plus side, I just scored a $400 bump. Sorry to those of you that I was supposed to see tonight.

Unfortunately I’m in the LAX Red Carpet Club, where there’s not a single empty seat. Sitting in the cubicle next to me is a lady that’s talking to her parents on Skype, without headphones in. So not only is she literally screaming at her computer, but we can hear everything her parents have to say.

She’s talking about such life changing issues as the airport restaurant refusing to substitute a turkey patty for the beef patty, which she claims is the “straw that broke the camel’s back.” And how she wants a banjo…

Do I say something? Do I sit here, literally staring at her, shaking my head? Unbelievable.

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meegabroad Member

September 27, 2014, 12:49 pm

A great option, phone crashing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA1J-raGinQ

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LIH Prem Guest

March 27, 2011, 4:11 pm

A few years ago, in the LAX RCC before the early afternoon bank of international flights, I was sitting there, dozing off in the super crowded and fairly noisy club, and in the middle of everything, there's a guy there using his cell phone as a speakerphone, just for a normal conversation with somebody on the other end of the call. This was in the middle of a very noisy crowded club and the guy is talking super loud on his speakerphone. So, yeah, I walked up to him and asked him to take it off speaker. Well the guy did, but on his way out, he was ready to pick a fight with me. I just ignored him at that point, as did the rest of the people sitting around me. -David

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youreadyfreddie Guest

March 27, 2011, 10:57 am

Lucky, I think the woman broadcasting via Skype in the RCC is a classic example of an actual "new low". From your description she sounds like a giant PITA . . .

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Joe Guest

March 26, 2011, 3:10 pm

or try the Larry David routine... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtdpJlZ07u4

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CatTail Guest

March 26, 2011, 1:41 pm

I would have considered having a cell phone conversation right next to her to drown her out and maybe she will be the one who cannot hear and get annoyed. On problem is you would disrurb others. When I travel, I always carry earphones. I would have plugged into my laptop and listened to some music instead of her.

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