I'm assuming you're aware of the recent incident regarding the Jet Blue stewardess who "jumped ship" after having a run-in with a rude passenger. While he's in trouble with the law, he (the stewardess) has gained a large group of sympathizers, especially from others in the airline profession.
I'm one of those who feel his frustration when flying with so many rude people today—those who try to cram in as much carry-on baggage they can in the overhead, always jump to their feet to start unloading their stuff well before the plane has come to a full stop, have small babies sitting on their lap to save a seat fee, stand in long lines up the narrow aisle waiting to use the lavatories, slap their seat back to relax in front of me thus jamming my seat tray into my stomach, talk constantly in a loud voice telling everyone around them what a great time they had on their vacation, and generally making themselves a giant pain in the butt.
Rude people like these are everywhere these days it seems to me. It's like most have no manners at all, and care little for anyone else who does. Cell phones have not helped. Nor have laptops and music players. People always seem to be able to use these items in such a way to tick me off somehow. Maybe I'm too intolerant, but I don't think so.
My solution to much of this is to stay away from the masses as much as possible—most of whom are time bombs of rudeness waiting to explode onto some innocent soul like me. Like the Jet Blue stewardess hero, when I'm confronted by rudeness in the future, I'm going to shout, "Grab two beers and jump!"
