I
have a just-turned 4 year old at home . . . and we talk alllllll the time about
“not listening”. I decided today though,
sometimes adults and road warriors are not much better. Our flight today was delayed (as usual), and everyone was lined up impatiently in their
boarding zone rows as they had been since waaay before boarding time. The arriving flight was delayed (hence the
cause for ours) and the flight attendant asked everyone already lined up to
please move to the side so those deplaning had enough room to do so. She made the first announcement . . . some
people moved. She made the second
announcement . . . no one moved. The man
in front of me actually said “if she says it a third time we’ll know she’s
serious.” Are we all that important we
don’t listen to requests anymore? Is
whatever we are looking at on our smart phone that much more important? Everyone criticizes airline employees, yet they deal with these types of things every
day. Now I will admit, I enjoy every
perk of having “status” and “priority” while on the road as I put in all the
miles and hours and trips to do it.
However, are we as business travelers even above listening to requests? Things we expect of our toddlers such as
“please”, “thank you”, being kind to others, and yes listening go a long way when
traveling. Let's go treat others as we would want to be treated and have some safe travels this week!
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