Allegedly, a Lufthansa flight had child screaming and throwng a tantrum for 8 hours
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Most people resort to passive aggression which is really the weakest and most spineless form of expressing feelings. I’d argue looking for support by posting videos, twitter etc is spineless.
I wonder how many passengers actually said anything or did something. Probably a lot less than those that were tutting and getting angry with their inflight meal.
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It doesn’t make you weak, actually it’s really furfilling. Being able to understand and control feelings is really empowering.
Most people resort to passive aggression which is really the weakest and most spineless form of expressing feelings. I’d argue looking for support by posting videos, twitter etc is spineless.
I wonder how many passengers actually said anything or did something. Probably a lot less than those that were tutting and getting angry with their inflight meal.
Most people resort to passive aggression which is really the weakest and most spineless form of expressing feelings. I’d argue looking for support by posting videos, twitter etc is spineless.
I wonder how many passengers actually said anything or did something. Probably a lot less than those that were tutting and getting angry with their inflight meal.
I don't mind being angry or upset, it's part of life and being able to deal with it is good but to me, that doesn't mean backing away from it though or not letting it happen / grow / come out.
In that sort of situation I'd have probably go frustrated with the scumbag kid, turned the volume and tried to ignore it because kicking off when locked in a tube for 8 hours isn't going to help anyone.
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Re: Allegedly, a Lufthansa flight had child screaming and throwng a tantrum for 8 hou
My nephew has a peanut allergy, and nuts in general. When he was small it was a serious health hazard for him, such that the doctors warned he could be in serious condition if he ever consumed peanuts. One time, he accidentally either ate some or got some peanut product in his mouth, he ended up being rushed to the ER.
My sister has always taken my nephew on vacations abroad; people consuming peanuts in the plane never posed a problem. Now there are different degrees of nut allergy, and my nephew did have a serious case of it, but no doubt there are people out there with even less tolerance.
My sister has always taken my nephew on vacations abroad; people consuming peanuts in the plane never posed a problem. Now there are different degrees of nut allergy, and my nephew did have a serious case of it, but no doubt there are people out there with even less tolerance.
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I went to Uni with a guy who was always happy and genuinely nice, to the point that he was known as 'Nice Guy Colin'..... but you know, for some reason I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. It wasn't natural, and if anything a little creepy.
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As for the parent of the rural - personally I would have started to scream very closely in their ears. I understand people have ankle biters who have special needs but surely they can be sedated with some form of medicine/valium
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The mechanism of sensitisation is known, you have to be exposed to x to become sensitised, eg its not the bee stung that actually killed you by inducing anaphylactic shock, it was the bee that stung you 5 years ago and made you sensitive.
However there is a theory that babies/young children are sometimes not challenged enough because they live in a soup of artificial fabrics, chemical cleaners, severely cleaned surfaces and antiseptically clean food, from places where anything that is frequently allergy inducing is eliminated. Household dust mites, peanuts, milk, you name it...
So if young babies were exposed to a little dirt and more foods early on, they might be better off. My sister was a midwife, she was telling me that other countries have very different norms for feeding babies, some start on meat from a month, some believe anything from the earth is dangerous for 6 months, some never sterilise anything, and these are countries in the eu...
However there is a theory that babies/young children are sometimes not challenged enough because they live in a soup of artificial fabrics, chemical cleaners, severely cleaned surfaces and antiseptically clean food, from places where anything that is frequently allergy inducing is eliminated. Household dust mites, peanuts, milk, you name it...
So if young babies were exposed to a little dirt and more foods early on, they might be better off. My sister was a midwife, she was telling me that other countries have very different norms for feeding babies, some start on meat from a month, some believe anything from the earth is dangerous for 6 months, some never sterilise anything, and these are countries in the eu...
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As common courtesy the mother of the child mentioned in the OP should have explained to the passengers and apologized for the ruckus caused by the child.
Would it be unreasonable for the airline to ask the mother to leave the flight? Airlines often ask certain passengers to leave a flight if their presence causes issues, but I am not sure on this case.
Just today, a flight from Dubai to Schiphol made an emergency landing in Vienna because some passengers got into a fight with a passenger who refused to stop passing gas.
Fight over man's flatulence forces flight to make emergency landing | Fox News
Would it be unreasonable for the airline to ask the mother to leave the flight? Airlines often ask certain passengers to leave a flight if their presence causes issues, but I am not sure on this case.
Just today, a flight from Dubai to Schiphol made an emergency landing in Vienna because some passengers got into a fight with a passenger who refused to stop passing gas.
Fight over man's flatulence forces flight to make emergency landing | Fox News
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Re: Allegedly, a Lufthansa flight had child screaming and throwng a tantrum for 8 hou
So children are more important than adults?
The kicker in this scenario is that there was no attempt by the mother to explain her child had medical issues. She seemed quite blasé and the attitude one of tough luck to the rest of the passengers. If it were me I'd be going around quietly explaining the child has special needs issues and how sorry I was and in the duration I'd be doing everything I could to keep the kid under control including trying to play with him, entertain him working with him to calm him down. But it looks like she didn't.
The kicker in this scenario is that there was no attempt by the mother to explain her child had medical issues. She seemed quite blasé and the attitude one of tough luck to the rest of the passengers. If it were me I'd be going around quietly explaining the child has special needs issues and how sorry I was and in the duration I'd be doing everything I could to keep the kid under control including trying to play with him, entertain him working with him to calm him down. But it looks like she didn't.
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It seemed that they had it set up purely for this reason, and the guy had to try squeeze into it otherwise pay for two seats. He was pretty tall as well as overweight so it just wasn't going to happen. He got pretty aggro with the airline staff, as it was a fairly humiliating event but in the end had to pay.
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And if you try that with someone who has the risk of anaphylactic shock from "nuts" (many of whom have that risk from peanuts, even though technically they're not nuts), and you'd be at risk of a manslaughter or even murder charge if you did it knowingly.
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I know what I don't like either. Being sat next to someone who's just downed half a dozen beers and smoked half a pack at the airport bar prior to boarding the plane
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Re: Allegedly, a Lufthansa flight had child screaming and throwng a tantrum for 8 hou
It doesn’t make you weak, actually it’s really furfilling. Being able to understand and control feelings is really empowering.
Most people resort to passive aggression which is really the weakest and most spineless form of expressing feelings. I’d argue looking for support by posting videos, twitter etc is spineless.
I wonder how many passengers actually said anything or did something. Probably a lot less than those that were tutting and getting angry with their inflight meal.
Most people resort to passive aggression which is really the weakest and most spineless form of expressing feelings. I’d argue looking for support by posting videos, twitter etc is spineless.
I wonder how many passengers actually said anything or did something. Probably a lot less than those that were tutting and getting angry with their inflight meal.
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Re: Allegedly, a Lufthansa flight had child screaming and throwng a tantrum for 8 hou
No, I won't die and nothing happens immediately but if I eat more than a couple it causes my tummy all sorts of problems.
Or men in vests (in case I haven't mentioned it already).