Standing Up To Rude Travelers

If you’ve ever been frustrated by the rudeness of strangers, you may enjoy this New York Times column by a guy who reports standing up to it. His best story: calling a woman who was annoying everyone on a plane to interrupt her loud phone conversation.

How To Get Stranded Passengers Off Planes

Last year I flew from Istanbul to Kayseri, Turkey, on an MD-80 and when we landed the passengers got off on two portable stairways, front and rear, boarded a bus and rode to the terminal.

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