Would you 'raw dog' a flight?

I would but knowing the high chance of some moron thinking it’s cool and normal to listen to a podcast / music / game on loudspeaker, I know I need my NC headphones on me at all times these days.
 
Except that they travel the world working remotely from beach resorts and earn more than their 9-5 desk bound friends at home.
You make it sound like an awful existence not worth living … but I think there are people who crave that attention & for them it’s worth not having any skills or abilities or consistency just to see how many views they get.
 
What's the opposite of "raw dogging"
Because I've done that (often) 🤣
 
Well, I had to google that a couple of times to get the correct context 😳.

No. In the same way that I wouldn’t spend an entire flight doing headstands in the ailsle .
Had to look it up as well! That’s what seasoned flyers have done for years, especially with the help of inflight beverages.
 
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😂Am enjoying these responses, thank you to everyone for sharing your thoughts! 👏

Whilst I like to make the most of my opportunity relish the flying experience often, I can see why people would do it as well. Social media attention seeking aside, flying time is a great opportunity to meditate and find peace in the hecticness that often characterises our flying and modern lives in general.
 
i fly to UK and Sweden a few times a year and i actually do this, before it had a name and was all over tiktok. the flight map is all i need.


considering the question to create this thread is “would you?”, i’m loving the judgemental responses thinking they’re on the moral high ground
 
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If someone wants to do it, I have no problem with it. Each to their own.
I'm not going to go "wow" or even give a "like" to any posts which someone claims they have done so, especially if that person only did it for the social media time.

As far as obnoxious social media crazes go, I can live with a few people saying "look at moi, I'm sitting here doing absolutely nothing". It's certainly better than some of the other "challenges" of recent times..
 
I have an international trip coming up in 4 weeks - might have to raw dog it and see.

I have raw-dogged a few domestic/short hop internationals - did one recently CMB-MAA, VNS-MAA and a handful of CBR-MEL/SYDs, but never long haul international. I simple gaze at the flight map or close my eyes, but I'm awake ... the eye mask & NC headphones helps to focus on the nothing-ness.
 
Absolutely not. I'm a conscientious consumer of SQ's alcohol in First. My wife was once asked if they should continue to serve me when the bottle count started to concern them. Happily, they did.
 

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