A quick note on airline etiquette...

As the occasional jet-setter that I am, I've encountered rather curious behavior on long distance and also not so long flights. So here is a quick rant on how you can successfully piss me off on a plane.

It is not okay to:

- snore

- take your shoes off when you have cheesy feet

- pick at your teeth with a tooth pick for hours on end - including when you are talking to me

- hog all the elbow space on the shared arm rest

- not bring a pacifier when you have a small kid

- not do something about it when your kid - who doesn't have a pacifier - is screaming for hours

- fart

- burp

- chew your food with your mouth open

- chew your gum with your mouth open

- not wash your hands after using the bathroom

- bending my head rest all the way back when you use it to peel yourself out of your seat

- keep snapping the elastic of your seat pocket

- drum your feet against the back of my seat

- put your feet up on my arm rest when you sit behind me

- kick me while you (or I) are asleep (oh yes, that has happened)

- sneeze without covering your mouth

So there you have it! Boy, do I feel better now! Until the next flight...