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According to a survey by TripAdvisor, 79% of Britons would like childfree zones on airplanes… and that 79% is reached by 88% of childfree folks voting for childfree zones, as well as 71% of those who are parents. Yes, that’s right, 71% of parents believe there should be childfree zones on airplanes. Maybe that’s because 71% of the Brits surveyed have occasion to travels sans children? Or maybe they’re just sick of asshole parents?
Perhaps this means that not everyone, parents included, believe that a child kicking the seat in front of him/her for an entire cross-country flight is simply “age appropriate” behavior and the occupant of the seat being kicked should just grin and bear it.
Of course, having written about how proper parents are becoming more and more disgusted with the way lazy parents raise their kids, the outcome of this survey really doesn’t surprise me.
Now, if TripAdvisor could just come up with a solution to the parental laziness and arrogance that I think lead to the results of its survey, then we’d really be on to something.
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April 29th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I’ve had no trouble with infants or toddlers on a plane (even my own). The only kids I’ve ever had problems with were about 10-11 yrs old and their nastyass parents. I’d rather have an asshole-free-zone than child-free,
April 30th, 2009 at 8:22 am
While we are at it, can we have a perfume/cologne section of the airplane too? I’ve flown a lot and I’ve had more problems with that and with adults who put their seats back before we take off. The one bad parent episode I saw was a parent who wouldn’t put her child on her lap for the landing. It was the first time I saw a flight attendant tell at a passenger. Total idiot. She was putting her toddler and other passengers at risk.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Well, honestly, if there was an asshole-free zone, then that would take care of everything, because the parents who refuse to take charge of their own offspring (and the offspring) would no longer be a problem for the rest of the passengers. And too much perfume/cologne falls into the asshole category, in my opinion. Anyone who wears so much that it can be smelled without hugging the wearer is wearing too much. With the exception of an occasional dab of patchouli oil in my cleavage, I haven’t worn perfume since I was about 25. It’s a migraine trigger.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
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