Etiquette Experts Say This Is When You Talk to Someone on a Flight

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
So listen to this if you're flying anytime soon, headed
to the airport, maybe you're on their way this morning.
And Tanya, it tends to talk. She likes to get
on a plane and talk to a lot of people,
anybody that will listen to it. She likes it. Then,
some people love a conversation. Other people really don't. They
look sort of not to have a conversation. I can
go either way, honestly. I can go deep into chat
or I can be tired and not really want to

(00:21):
engage too much and just put a hat on.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
It depends on the flight for me. Like if it's
a flight to Vegas, fine, but a flight to New York, no.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
Because too long because you have the gates whole time.
So all right, here's the thing. Etiquette experts say, there's
a perfect time to talk to the person next to
you if you want to talk to them. It's not
when you take off. It's not mid flight. It's when
the pilot announces your descent. Oh, because you got like
thirty minutes.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
Twenty two minutes, twenty six minutes where the descent is Okay,
that's plenty.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
Because if you're intrigued, then you can exchange information about that.

Speaker 3 (00:54):
That's the point.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
The point is it's enough time for the other person.
If they're not into talking to you.

Speaker 4 (00:59):
That's it seems like such a waste of time for.

Speaker 1 (01:01):
Your You can meet some fascinating people in twenty minutes
I need and if it doesn't go, well, you're done.

Speaker 3 (01:06):
You can escape. So I'm just suggesting it.

Speaker 4 (01:08):
You know, I talked to a stranger my entire flight
from New York back to LA the entire flight a
stranger completely.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
You let that person cancel their return flight.

Speaker 4 (01:18):
No, no, no, we're still in touch today. It's actually
Steven Spielberg's sister Nancy Spielberg.

Speaker 3 (01:24):
Well, no, wonder you kept in touch. You're looking for
a big break. Yeah, that's right.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
Today's quote here it is on a Friday, the thirteenth.
Normality is a paved road. It's comfortable to walk, but
no flowers grown.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
That's true.

Speaker 4 (01:42):
I don't get it.

Speaker 3 (01:46):
Flowers grow with mango.

Speaker 1 (01:51):
Guess it's fun.