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●Airplane Etiquette（第1页）

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Itissuggestedthatyoucarryyinfrontofyouandlowtothegroundasyouwalkdowosearchyourseat。Liftingitupandatyoursideswillsurelykedpasseheirarms，shoulders，andheads。

&heoverheadspaceaboveyourowrow。Donotputysithefrontoftheplaneunlessyinthatrow。Ogthestespaceersisimpoliteandtiallydelayflightastheyseekste。

Keepyhtatleastuntilyou’retoldthebabelowered。Don’treeyourchairassoonasyougeton。Whenyoudoleanyourchairback，doitslowly。Otherwise，youmightbumptheheadofthepassengerbehindyouwho’sgettihingfromthebagathisherfeetbutunawareofyoura，oryoucouldoverturnthedrinkoray。Ifpossible，waituntildrinksarefinishedbeingservedandedup。

&ochedyouifthatpersonistall，ortheyhaveatheirlap?Ifso，keepyourseatuprightoutofsideration，especiallyifit’sashht。Byleaningback，ythepassengerbehindyouofsomespaeverdoanythingtoyourprofitatanother’sexpense。Youifleanibackwouldbeallright。Ifyou’resomeonewholyfeelfortablebyreg，thentryyourbesttoaisle，bulkhead，orexitrowseatwhenbookisothatthepersonbehindyouhasmorespace。

Ifyou’reatallbigpersonorhaveayourlapandknowthatthereedseatinfrontofyouwillmakeyouunfortable，chooseabulkheadorexitrowseat（Ifyouhaveachild，youshouldneverexitrowseat。）。Bothyouandthepersoninfrontofyouwillhavemorespadheshemaydeottoreehisherseatoutofsiderationforyou。Ifyousitinthemiddle，however，thepersoninfrontofyouiscramped，andwillprobablywaheirseatback，whetheryoulikeitornot。

Ifywithoneormore，makesurethattheyareunderyourwatchfuleyes。areiobump，kick，orjerktheseatinfrontofthemunscihouttheflight，whimakethepersoninfrontofthemveryunfortable。It’sdiffioughtorestrieonalongflight，butit’sevenmoredifficulttocopeassengerinfrontofyou。Ifyourchildhasdifficultytakingaflight，dyoutokeepthechildateasesoyoudonotdisturbersnearby。Bringabundantbooks，games，snadstokeepyourchildquietlyengaged。Youalstothekitareaoftheplaendyourchild’slegs。gediapersiroomontheplarestroomstherearetablesfandwastebinsfordiaperdisposal。Whefeediain，bothforyourownprivaforters。

Ifanerbreaksetiquetteby，forexample，tlyhittingyourseatbackwithforddoesyourpoliterequestnottodoso，doanyfurtherinvolved。Askaflightattendahesituation，aorevenwon’t（thisdoeshappen），insistonaskingforthechiefflightattendaohainapolitemanner。

Don’tdrinktoomuchalc（orbefore）theflight。Youmaybehaviimeofyourlife，buttheersmaynotthinkso（thereareairlineswhiitanypassengersonboardsuspectedofbeihelimitonalption）。

Avthebackoftheseatinfronttheseatbackasyouwalkintheaisleorinyourrow，beoffensivelyjarringtothepersonsittinginit。Copytheflightattendantswhobalaheaislebyseizingtheluggageeheirheads，ratherthabacks。

Personalspaceshouldberespeatterhowmuakeheplatoyoumighthavesomeworktodo，orsimplymaynotfeellikegwithstrangers。Ifafriereceivesaminimalahehintaheattemptofafriendlytalk。Ifywith，trytoavoidlettiurbpassengersbyaskioplaywithhimher。Somepassengerswilllyaobepolite，butmaynotfeellikeplaying“peekaboo”withthechild。

IfyouwanttoseeafilmonyourpersonalDVDplayer，rememberpassengersbehindseeyours。Ifyourmoviehasnakedness，graphice，etc。itmaybeoffehemoresensitiveviewers（e。g。）lookingon。

Donotoccupytheagespaceofothers。Tryteinyourownspaedforyourseatnumber。Ifyouneedmorespaceaskaflightattendanttohelpyou。

Payattentiontoyourelbows。Ifyaneeralaptop，tryyourelbowsinvadesomeoneelse’spersoryyourbestnottotakethearmrestsgreedily，especiallyifthepersooyouisinthemiddleandhaslimitedspacetobeginwith。

Useyourowandearpholet。Itisforbiddentousesomeoneelse’sbecauseit’smoretforyou。

Douffopen。Ifyouputabagorajacketatyourfeet，makesurethatitdoesn’tspilloverontothelegsorfeetofthepersonsittioyou。Dooshareablaorpillowwithyou，either（asfortableasitmaybe）。

Ifyoutakeaillwaheview，itisimpolitetoleahepersooyoutolookoutthewindow。

Don’treadsomeoneelse’sreadihey’ll’snosyandill-mannered。

Packapairofheadphoneforanyportableeleics，especiallygamesandDVDplayers。Itisannoyingtohearsomeoneelse’smusids。

Don’toccupytheaisle。Keepinmindthatspaceislimitedonboard。Alwaysbequidvigilaingthingsintheoverheadlockers，asotherpeopleheaislespacetoskirtaroundyoua。Puttheitemsthatyouwilloftenuseibackpodertheseatinfrontofyou。Getuptousethetoiletortowalkaroundonlywhennecessary。Ghyageonawhile。Ifyouhinkbeforehaemsyoumightneedbacklatertheflight。

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