7 Signs the Airline Passenger Sitting Next to You Is Going to Ruin Your Flight

Bryan Richards | November 6, 2015

She falls asleep with her head on your shoulder

Another true story. I was on a cross-country flight. Not five minutes into the flight, the lady next to me fell asleep. With her head on my shoulder.

Now, I realize that I’m American, and as a culture, we tend to get a little over-protective of our personal space. She was taking it a little too far though.

I tried to wake her and explain that her head on my shoulder was unacceptable, but she only spoke French and went back to sleep. I then resorted to wrapping a napkin around my hand (it was about to touch her hair, after all) as I pushed her head in the opposite direction. Five minutes later, it was back on my shoulder. For a half hour, I played bobble head with her before giving up. Flight ruined.

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