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Reddit post about a passenger who claimed they woke up to find their chocolate had been stolen by a woman seated next to them has gone viral
.
The post was shared by u/
Sheckelmcfeck
in the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit, where it has amassed 53,000 upvotes since it was uploaded on April 30.
The post was titled: “Woman sitting next to me on the plane stole my complimentary chocolate while I was asleep…”
The photo accompanying the post depicts the woman’s hands resting on her lap, with one of them clutching a packaged piece of chocolate.
The caption accompanying the post reads: “This isn’t really significant, but occasionally I simply dislike others… PLAY IT FAIR.”
Although the specifics of how the passenger verified that their neighbor took the chocolate remain unclear, many travelers chimed in with their thoughts on the rules for onboard etiquette.
sleeping on a plane
In a survey carried out by Kayak, the travel booking site, in June 2023.
In a survey involving 1,000 air travelers across the U.S. and Canada, participants stated that waking someone up for meals isn’t acceptable since 76% acknowledged that “at times, sleep takes precedence over eating.” Additionally, 88% agreed that one can “oversleep past their meal” due to this belief.
Those polled additionally mentioned that you
can
Sleep on the tray table since 59 percent of travelers think “you should follow what your spine permits.”
Nevertheless, you cannot feign sleep when your neighbor requires you to rise since 66 percent believe that would be excessively harsh.
Travelers mentioned that you can’t lie down across several empty seats, as 64 percent of passengers feel “your luck shouldn’t be rewarded.”
‘That’s Bold’
The viral post sparked debate among users on
Reddit
, with multiple commentators raising doubts about whether the woman genuinely consumed the passenger’s chocolate.
Redditor U/sneksnacc said, “Wow, that’s bold” and u/PlaneYogurtcloset337 commented, “why do people feel the need to do this, like just get ur own.”
“How do you know this was yours? Normally the flight attendant will just skip you if you’re asleep,” U/unsolvedfanatic commented.
“Don’t flight attendants usually skip over sleeping passengers? How do you know it’s yours?” U/Ok_Violinist_9820 wrote.
U/nyrB2 remarked, “How can you be sure she isn’t keeping her own chocolate? Maybe yours simply dropped on the ground.”
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