What socially unacceptable things are you OK with?

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Last time I was at the airport I had 2 beers before my 9:30 am flight.

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u/double_ewe Jul 13 '15

all bets are off at the airport.

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u/deputymeow Jul 13 '15

I haven't had a sober flight after turning 21

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u/eaglessoar Jul 14 '15

I hated flying, couldn't stand it, until I turned 21, get tipsy and fall asleep. I had a 7am flight, bar opened at 6am, ordered a double bloody mary, fell right back asleep on the flight. It's like you can pay $20 for fancy pillows and blankets to be comfortable or just buy a double bloody mary for $10 and be fine

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u/claryn Jul 14 '15

Ah yes and international flights are the best cause you usually get free wine and beer. I despise flying and a few years ago I took my longest flight yet from California to Japan. When the flight attendant came around and I ordered red wine, she saw my white knuckled fists clamped on the arm rests and went "I'll make sure to keep em' comin', sugar." Thank you merciful airplane lady.

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u/deputymeow Jul 14 '15

International flights = the only time I'll "think" about flying first class

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u/deputymeow Jul 14 '15

Yeah screw paying for those overpriced pillows. I just fill a ziplock bag with a shit load of mini bottles and ask for OJ/Seltzer. Plus, I always share with my neighbors which, more often than not, leads to getting free snacks in return.

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u/margosaur Jul 16 '15

my mom recently introduced me to "bring as many 3 oz. bottles of rum on the plane as humanly possible" method. game changer, i tell ya

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u/true_gunman Jul 13 '15

Definitely. I have a 3 hour layover in Milwaukee, I get there around 8:00 am and will be leaving at 11:00 and I'm sitting my happy ass at the bar for the entire three hours.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15 edited Jul 04 '19

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u/double_ewe Jul 13 '15

Georgia doesn't allow alcohol sales until 12:30 on Sunday afternoon. I learned this the very very hard way on a layover in Atlanta after an all-nighter in Playa del Carmen.

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u/kodex1717 Jul 13 '15

I live in Milwaukee. That sort of behavior is damn-near encouraged.

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u/flaming_plutonium Jul 13 '15

a city that names their baseball team "the brewers" has its priorities straightened out.

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u/true_gunman Jul 13 '15

Good to hear.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15

"You don't know what timezone I'm on, biotch!"

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u/NotThatJennyOK Jul 13 '15

Truth right here. Nobody bats an eyelash if you order a double shot, chug your beer because they've called you to board, then as soon as the flight's boarded the attendants will bring you/offer you a drink.

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u/headbobbin_ichabod Jul 13 '15

Airports and Vegas.

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u/Sweet_Sweet_RoboDick Jul 14 '15

in the right circumstances, anything goes at the airport. Dude could walk by with a sock on his head, and you would be able to justify it to yourself somehow.

..."probably on a wicked lay over and forgot his beanie"

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u/amberdus Jul 14 '15

Economy class? Drink. Crying baby? Drink. Paying an extra $115 for your bag, just because you're leaving university and have to take your shit home? Drink. Finished university? Drink. Have no fucking clue what you're doing with your life? Drunk

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u/muddybunny3 Jul 14 '15

I knew a few guys that had a long trip from Washington state to Germany. They drank very heavily directly before the flight, hoping to pass out and wake up when it was all over. Sadly, they woke up an hour after falling asleep, with the worst hangovers they've ever had, for the remaining 13 hours or so.

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u/TonyDungyHatesOP Jul 14 '15

Hang on.... looking up apartments next to the airport.

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u/DrMaxwellSheppard Jul 14 '15

And on the plane.

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u/barunut Jul 13 '15

I one time got so drunk on a flight from LA to Ft Lauderdale and went to use the bathroom but the line was too long so I just turned to the aisle next to me and began to pee on the family sitting there. I then got put in first class (it was empty) so that I could not disturb anyone else. First person off the flight, and no arrests or repercussions.

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u/EliTheGod Jul 13 '15

You peed on a family and they upgraded you to first class and there where no repercussions? Ok.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15

Yeah this is like a Tucker Max story, but even more full of shit.

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u/PerfectLogic Jul 14 '15

Yeah. The fact that first class would ever be completely empty is also pretty suspect. OP is a bundle of sticks.

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u/heyscrewyoutoo Jul 13 '15

Bullshit. Bullllllshiiiiiit. This is such bullshit. Why did 2 people even upvote it?

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u/XxsquirrelxX Jul 13 '15

I don't know whether to laugh or be pissed. Maybe both. I mean, I wouldn't want to be peed on, but you did get first class all to yourself.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15

I think he was pissed.

...and that family was both pissed off and pissed on...

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '15

Fun fact: most people who are pissed on are simultaneously also pissed off.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '15

No shit!

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u/PerfectLogic Jul 14 '15

OP is obviously full of shit. That story never happened.

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u/omarmctrigger Jul 13 '15

Time zones don't exist in airports. I thought that was common knowledge.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15

Tell that to the airport bars that no longer serve beer before 11am local time. Bastards.

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u/The_CrookedMan Jul 13 '15

Well, that's the airport man. No One just enjoys waiting at the airport sober.

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u/Lazy_Osprey Jul 13 '15

And that's exactly why they don't let you fly planes anymore.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15

Airports exist in a special place where it can both be 9:30am and 5pm and every other time at the same time.

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u/RatsLiveInPalmTrees Jul 13 '15

Airports are hell. Based on my experiences there are no social rules that apply there.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '15

Last time I drove across the continent to go skiing, I stopped at a little restaurant halfway down the mountain in this clearing for some food after a couple hours skiing.

It was lunch time, so I ordered a sandwich and a beer. The waiter immediately goes "Beer?" all judgemental and I'm like "Yeah, beer." like fuck you it's lunch time and I'm on vacation and I'll drink a couple beer and then hurtle down a mountain on waxed sticks at 30mph, because I do what I want.

I realized as I was sitting there sipping my beer that my watch wasn't adjusted for the change in time zone. It wasn't lunch, it was 8:30AM.

It's, uh, 12pm somewhere?

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u/cerebralshrike Jul 14 '15

Are you my pilot?

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u/kissarmygeneral Jul 14 '15

It's my favourite race.

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u/Always-Stoned Jul 14 '15

I have a scotch at 7am after a night of... work or a few beers at 7pm before work.

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u/issius Jul 14 '15

Airports don't count. Time is barely a thing there.

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u/spygirl43 Jul 14 '15

I had Baileys in my coffee at 6:30 am the last time I flew. It was the start of my vacation so what the hell.

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u/Nzxh Jul 14 '15

Well you're not a very responsible pilot..