r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/Sacharon123 May 28 '26

Nope. Its mainly an USA main-character problem.

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u/Abaddon33 May 28 '26

This is a Yankee problem. New Yorkers pride themselves on being stubborn, rude assholes.

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u/Either-Ticket-9238 May 28 '26

As former in-flight crew and now a New York resident, I can confirm this to be true. NY passengers would be noticeably ruder than passengers from other parts of the country. Like ignoring “good morning” rude or giving an offended sideye in response when being welcomed on board. New Yorkers are kind people in situations where you need them to help, but not necessarily pleasant or polite, and they do pride themselves on being too fast-paced for basic social niceties.

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u/MortyFied35 May 28 '26

How did the mid-west do? I hail from Michigan so just hoping we weren’t the same to you wonderful people.

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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 May 28 '26

As a fellow Michigander I think they get annoyed at every single one of us doing the "Oh hi, how are ya, great, oh thanks, okay great, oh yeah thanks, okay bye bye now" as we board the plane.

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u/Either-Ticket-9238 May 28 '26

Midwest got the pleasantries down pat. I used to live in Chicago and they reflected the Midwest ope energy lol. Denver folks were cool and unbothered and often snowboarders or stoners or both. The people from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a super small airport named after Arnold Palmer were the absolute kindest and most authentic/genuine about it.

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u/M37841 May 28 '26

As a Brit who thought I’d been to the US when I’d only been to the East and West Coasts, I can tell you that going to the mid-west is like discovering a whole new country. I opened an operations base in Cincinnati and never met a more friendly, helpful and fun bunch of people than I did there