What is something you saw while on an airplane that you couldn't believe?
07.06.2025 11:57
I was on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Karachi. Before takeoff a man was allegedly engaged in phone sex with a woman, so an elderly couple next to him, returning from pilgrimage complained this, while captain has asked everyone to turn their phones on flight mode.
Once the seatbelt sign went off, 3 stewards including the head stewardess all rushed to him. It included the one desi(Indian or Pakistani origin) steward and 2 Europeans. The head stewardess inquired whats the matter? and the man said “HOW DARE HE SHOW ME HIS EYES?! I KNOW THE PRESIDENT!!” the stewards were very confused on this and tried their best to control their laughter and even inquired the steward “What did you show him? why is he bothered about your eyes?”. The desi steward shrugged in confusion and the passenger just screamed at him when he came near. It was a hilarious scene, yet uncomfortable.
It was chaotic, yet entertaining, considering how a man used an urdu proverb to describe a situation but wasn’t able to communicate the same effectively in english, resulting in confusion, laughter and embarrassment. The passenger here was certainly at the wrong for overreacting unnecessarily.
A desi origin steward came and simply asked the man to turn of the phone, when he didn’t, he asked again in a stricter tone “Sir, please end your call.” This chapter ended here and we prepared for take off.
At first, the head stewardess tried to understand why does the man have a problem with the steward’s eyes, but when the man would kept on screaming, she then scolded him by saying “If you don’t calm down and sit down peacefully on your seat, we will turn the plane back, only to have you arrested in Dubai, all just for you!” The man then calmed down and was peaceful in the remainder of his trip.
During take-off this man got up from his seat and started screaming in urdu first “ANKHEIN DIKHA KE KESAY BAAT KAR SAKTA HAI YEH MUJH SE?” (Meaning: How can he dare to scold me? or discipline me?…Literal meaning: How can he show me his eyes while talking?) and started screaming in english “HE SHOWED ME HIS EYES!” (not realizing the literal meaning is different from the actual meaning), “I KNOW THE PRESIDENT”, Stewards at the back screamed that he needs to sit down and they’ll come.
What is the most offensive thing someone has ever asked you?