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What bad behavior do you find most offensive when traveling?

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23.3%

Threatening violence

621 votes

10.4%

Yelling

276 votes

9.3%

Drinking too much

247 votes

11.4%

Being selfish

304 votes

45.7%

Leaving manners at home

1,217 votes

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Leaving manners at home

I get SO tired of almost being run down by people who think everyone else should get out of THEIR way...

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- Katie-480113

- 10:19 am EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Being selfish

Seems anymore that a lot of people think they are some kind of royalty because they have money. Think again, ***holes

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- Bartman-372555

- 10:26 am EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

All of the above are completely unacceptable, and absolutely disgusting.

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- Jaime-438428

- 10:30 am EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Being selfish

from San Diego to London, I had the same problem with the Seat, I tried to recline, and the woman behind me kept kicking the seat back.

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- ken-1293556

- 11:02 am EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

for heaven's sake, when TSA tells you to "please turn off your cell phone" DO IT!!! I was behind a woman who refused-obviously an idiot!!

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1 vote

- Catie Scarlette

- 11:18 am EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

People seem to think that when they go on vacation, their manners can go on vacation, too -- that's assuming they have any!

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1 vote

- ErinNJ

- 11:57 am EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

I find all of the above offensive but, leaving manners at home the worst. Makes me wonder if they have manners to begin with. I think not

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- TJB1

- 12:26 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Being selfish

These days there are too many parents with young children who think they're entitled

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- Christine-285899

- 1:50 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Threatening violence

The other behaviors listed are boorish, but this one is clearly illegal.

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- Arkansas mom

- 1:53 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

At the root of all this behavior is the lack of manners.

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#10

- lex-luthor

- 2:14 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

My real pet peve is children whose parents think its your problem when the kids are unruly. Cherrio's in my hair,slobber,sticky candy,vomit

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#11

- stormdreamer

- 2:21 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

Unfortunately, many Americans have this problem. That, and being the only obese people on the tour bus.

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#12

- LTKiwi

- 2:26 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

all of the above....

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#13

- baby turtle

- 2:40 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

Who wants to give an obnoxious, selfish idiot a break???

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#14

- Kiysara

- 2:52 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Drinking too much

Those who decide to overdrink have no right to impose that bad behavior and the risks that poses to everyone's travel plans on others.

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#15

- annpearl

- 2:59 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

Seriously! Please, thank you and excuse me are not hard to say!

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#16

- 3:04 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

Especially the tons of so-called parents who never discipline their screaming brats. WHO'S THE PARENT ANYWAY??

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1 vote

#17

- Bigrat-417532

- 3:05 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

I traveled a lot as a consultant and my biggest peeve was parents who couldn't or wouldn't control their children.

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1 vote

#18

- redhawk-CA

- 3:09 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

All of the above

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#19

- Jack 25624

- 3:09 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

I see such terrible manners in my daily life that I doubt the issue is that bad travelers "left them at home." They're jerks EVERYWHERE!

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#20

- HillSlug

- 3:10 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Being selfish

It should be simple--treat others the way you wish to be treated (airline staff and fellow passengers alike!)

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#21

- areyoukidding??

- 3:27 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Threatening violence

all the above should not be tolerated, we have all been taught manners by our parent's apparently some better than others

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1 vote

#22

- crbatc

- 3:41 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

Being a jerk in general is a bad thing, not just while traveling.

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#23

- Dude-471844

- 3:41 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

All of the above, which boils down to manners! Thank you!

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#24

- D2-686590

- 3:48 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

Leaving manners at home

Rules: Don't tilt your seat back all the way, don't grab the seat in front of you to get up, and step into the aisle to let others pass.

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#25

- Bebop Bob

- 3:49 pm EDT on Mon Oct 5, 2009

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roc1095

I hate after taking my seat, to be clunked in the head by a passenger's oversized carryon while moving to his or her seat without so much as an oops sorry. And those carryons sometimes seem as big as a barn. What's up with that???

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#1 - Mon Oct 5, 2009 5:46 PM EDT

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Rixar13

Walk away from violence and live to see another day.

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1 vote

#2 - Tue Oct 6, 2009 6:56 AM EDT

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Connie-1088428

People seem to think that just because, "these people don't know me" that it's acceptable to be totally rude to everyone in the service industry - you are just plain wrong and you sure don't make your mama proud

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#3 - Tue Oct 6, 2009 4:59 PM EDT

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humpem

Groups of illegal aliens urinating on public streets and highways. Though I suppose it's better than having them using restroom floors. And removing the TP.

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#4 - Tue Oct 6, 2009 11:54 PM EDT

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GK-298121

LTKiwi - "being the only obese people of the tour bus"? You're concerned that they upset the visual aesthetic balance of the group as a whole?

WTF, you idiot?! You're thinking that on departure day, when the group assembled and the obese couple saw they were the only obese ones, they should have cancelled their tour and forfeited what they paid, and not doing so was impoliteness and inconsiderate?

Bus seats are arranged in pairs. They did not impede on your seat space.

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#5 - Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:00 AM EDT

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LTKiwi

Well gee GK. I'm sorry but I get very tired of making excuses for Americans.

I can't count high enough to remember how many times I was asked about the evil "fat gene" that seems to only affect the United States of America. I also can't remember how many times I heard Americans complaining and making fools of themselves because the rest of the world doesn't accommodate for the obese. They don't have a need to. They don't have a problem where over 60% of the population is overweight.

So, you asked "WTF, you idiot?" right? Well, that's the explanation. America is viewed as a country of fat, spoiled rotten people by many other countries.

That's what I am getting tired of when I travel. Not the "visual aesthetic."

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#5.1 - Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:42 PM EDT

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Crystal-252415

LTKiwi: So you're saying that fat Americans don't have the right to travel? Or not on your particular flight? Perhaps they should all run and hide from your view. Wouldn't want seeing someone that's not aesthetically pleasing offend LTKiwi's peripheral range

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#5.2 - Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:29 AM EDT

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LTKiwi

Please re-read my post, comprehend it, and then try to respond again.

Thank you.

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#5.3 - Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:36 PM EDT

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adriana fernandes-bowyer

vilence it is never the answer, it is only a moment of weekness and complete ignorance...

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What bad behavior do you find most offensive when traveling?

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