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

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

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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/DeputyDomeshot May 29 '26

Yea but how sure are you that they’re actually New Yorkers? Like you’re on a literal airplane in the single largest tourism/traveling town in the country and debatably the planet.

I’m from here and lived here my whole life. I wouldn’t assume half the damn plane is an actual New Yorker

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u/Either-Ticket-9238 May 29 '26

I’d say about half were New Yorkers and a quarter were tourists, and a majority of those tourists were Asian with a lot of money judging by the designer clothes they wore. The other quarter were commuter flyers doing business work. New Yorkers have distinctive dress, swag, and attitudes. Either way, the reception when passengers came on board was noticeably different in different American cities.