{"id":343,"date":"2019-07-25T10:32:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T14:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jrolik.caludin.com\/?p=343"},"modified":"2019-07-25T11:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:04:59","slug":"throwback-thursday-irritating-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jrolik.caludin.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/25\/throwback-thursday-irritating-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Irritating Planes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello everyone and welcome back to another Throwback Thursday! Wait, Thursday? The week moved so fast- kind of like a plane zipping through the sky. Okay, you caught me, I just wanted to make the theme of this post a little less obvious. Today, I\u2019m going to share a couple of plane-related stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, I\u2019ve flown in planes a lot in my life. My family ended up sleeping in an airport because of blizzards keeping planes grounded. I don\u2019t remember that one, but I was an infant or toddler, so no one should be surprised. It happened when we were going to visit my grandparents for the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I haven\u2019t just flown in a plane. I also flew a plane. Well, sort of. When I was turning\u2026thirteen or fourteen, I can\u2019t fully recall\u2026 Anyway, on that birthday, my aunt got me a flying lesson. Yes, my aunt thought giving a teenager a flight lesson was smart- and I so thank her for it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I may be spoiling things for those of you who have flying lessons come up, but there were a few major\u2026 \u2018mishaps\u2019 during the flight itself. For starters, my best friend at the time came on the plane with me as a passenger, not telling me about her fear of heights. There\u2019s nothing like trying to focus on my teacher\u2019s instructions while there\u2019s a girl screaming in the back while we\u2019re already in the air! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wasn\u2019t the only scared one though. Apparently, a part of a flight lesson in a small plane includes the teacher turning off the engine to show how the plane glides. It glides, but you could have just told me instead of giving me a panic attack!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not my most irritating story about planes though. My next one is as a passenger, by myself as a teacher. It actually happened before the flying lesson, as this was the flight to stay with my aunt in the first place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t my first time flying as a minor, but naturally, it was my first time sitting next to the person in the aisle seat, a person you don\u2019t even know. As he noticed me, and we greeted properly, his first question was\u2026 quite miffed. His question? \u201cYou must be Jewish, am I right? You have a big nose, and you\u2019re dressed quite conservatively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You heard it, didn\u2019t you? He was automatically stereotyping me. For starters, I didn\u2019t choose this bloody nose that can\u2019t even smell. That said, it\u2019s not even that big to me- you should\u2019ve seen my great grandpa\u2019s! But what really pissed me off was his point as if only Jewish people wear conservative clothing ever. I was wearing conservative clothes because it was chilly and planes get really cold for me. I was trying to stay warm, bastard. Don\u2019t use that to tie up your already damaged recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be honest, I don\u2019t remember anything else from that flight. I just remember seething all the rest of the way, and trying to pretend he never existed. The worst part, though, was that he was right thanks to stupid stereotypes. Yes, I am technically Jewish. My mother was Jewish, so I\u2019m Jewish. It\u2019s in my blood. But at the time, I didn\u2019t know that. I didn\u2019t know Judaism was half race and half religion. I just knew I didn\u2019t have any interest in the religion part, and didn\u2019t consider myself to be it. So, in a way, he was also wrong. But that he was remotely correct is what bothers me to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, those are my two stories for you today. You never know what to expect on a plane, do you? That\u2019s why you should always be prepared to deal with rude people, remember the plane will glide so don\u2019t panic if things are shut off, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any plane related memories that you\u2019d like to share? Please do so in the comments- I\u2019d love to see what to be ready for even further! Let\u2019s all help each other see what can happen, guys!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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