Earlier I posted about how I’ll soon be flying Asiana’s business class from Los Angeles to Seoul Incheon, which I’m looking forward to. On that post, reader Claus left the following comment:
Asiana business class, sponsor of one of my most favorite advertisement photos. 🙂
Hint: Look at the sleeping guy’s seat
I’m not sure how I could be so clueless, but I spent several minutes sitting here looking at the picture. I was starting to think Claus might be crazy. What, is it funny that he’s sleeping with a tie on?
And then from one second to the next it made sense to me, and now I have tears in my eyes. I’m not sure why it’s so funny to me — probably because it took me so long to figure out — but it is.
Amazing! Hopefully someone else out there gets as good of a laugh out of this as I did.
It took me about two solid minutes but it's worth it when you figure it out.
Please!! Someone explain what is so funny and special about this guy's seat.
No one say anything. ;)
I think the greatest laughter comes after looking at it for minutes and minutes and then realizing. I promise you'll figure it out eventually.
This is a pretty bad ad - At least Asiana should make sleeping guy looks comfy.
Lol, I am wondering how this guy took a pause for the picture.. Not easy to sleep like this on a seat in upright position LOL !
Ha, indeed - took me a few.
His seat is actually in the upright position.
Why is he wasting his money in Biz? He can sleep like that in economy.
That took me way too long! Hilarious
That took me way to long to figure out. Hilarious!
Also, the woman isn't sitting down. She's standing up in whatever stock photo she was in and has been photoshopped to appear between seats and roughly proportional to the rest of the background. Her trousers aren't ruffled appropriately for someone who's sitting, nor are her legs in a position indicative of sitting. Plus the seat cushion has no indication of weight be on it. This is pretty bad all around. Could only be worse if it was clearly done in MS Paint.
On second thought, I guess she *could* be meant to be standing, but having flow that product, there's really not that much room to be casually standing around and such. I mean, she does look like she's having a great time, though.
It is probably photoshoped, but had it physically happened it would certainly have been great!
Creative Director: "You on the right, you sleep full-flat!"
Guy: "The seat doesn't move..."
CD: "I said: sleep full flat!!!"
It's Asiana's new "Basic Buisiness" product.
Hilarious!!!
I rarely fly premium and it took me about 12 seconds to see the problem...hilarious!
And if you look at the seat above the lady, it kind of looks like someone's leg + sock is on the side table sleeping backwards lol. I think they mean it's someone's hand but I also chuckled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7TRfSs5qpg
answer start at 04:01
Planking made a comeback?
So much photoshopping there. It's impossible to lie like that. Where's the rest of his body?
Seat still on take off position. LOl
His seat is upright. Photoshop failed!
Some strong legs to hold his body up when sleeping
FYI adblock stops the image showing I think because it's coming from Facebook
The guy looks to be the size my nine year old nephew wearing a shirt and tie...
I really need to get my head out of the gutter. Before I noticed the seat, I couldn't stop wondering what his right arm was doing...
Lol. Does that mean Asiana dosent have reclining/flat bed seats anymore! :)
I thought it was that the side tables look a lot like toilets with flush handles.
I totally missed the "upright seat" thing -- I thought it was because the side tables look like toilets :-D
Photo is not showing up.
Maybe he's just a really short guy. :-)
Why do they photoshop it? So ridiculous. Couldve easily been a good natural pic
Finally figured it out after 3 whole minutes, at least I think so
I've been so desperate to sleep in economy before, that I've considered that same position. :)
Here's another weird one from their First Class product:
http://pierrejean-design.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ASIANA-01.jpg
It looks as if the flight attendant is some kind of jack-in-the-box popping up from inside the closed F Suite....
I thought it was because there appear to be toilets at the seats? Aren't those toilets?