Would you 'raw dog' a flight?

[GoldenTouchdown]

Friend just asked me at the airport earlier today whether I was going to start ‘raw dogging’ my flights. Would you or do you do this in your travels?

 

[Forg]

Ah, dumb trends for dumb people … in some ways they’re good, they make me feel better about myself!

 

[jb747]

No. I’d like it to be cooked at least.

 

[GoldenTouchdown]

Ah, dumb trends for dumb people … in some ways they’re good, they make me feel better about myself!

Agreed, just part of the race to the bottom for attention on social media I guess

 

[Princess Fiona]

No absolutely not.
The only time I don’t want to watch/ work or listen to anything is when I’m asleep.
Some people will do anything on TikTok for clicks.

 

[moa999]

I'd love to see these YT/TTs film themselves raw-dogging for a flight..It would be a very boring video.

(And for those confused raw dogging a flight, is very different to raw dogging in flight whilst joining the mile high club... Basically means doing nothing - no IFE, no food, no drinks)

 

[RooFlyer]

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 .

 

[Blinky]

There you go. I’ve just learnt a term I will never use in my life. This forum keeps on giving.

 

[Blinky]

Having just made that post, my wife tells me she has raw dogged every flight she has taken apart from J international flights. There, I’ve now used that term.

 

[yachty]

There you go. I’ve just learnt a term I will never use in my life. This forum keeps on giving.

Every time I hear it in this context I cringe a bit

I have seen someone sit and stare straight ahead for the entirety of a Sydney to Singapore once, just before COVID. Ahead of the trend I guess!

 

[Human]

I suppose the tiny grain of truth to be found in this ridiculous trend is that it is possible to enjoy a flight without binging on IFE and stuffing oneself with food and alcohol.

I prefer listening to music and looking out the window as my entertainment when flying, and I will very rarely have a full 3-4 course meal when it’s on offer.

Avoiding the toilet, however, is definitely something for those with younger bladders than mine!!

 

[trendwhore]

No but I do envy those who can turn their brains off like that. I have a friend who just watches the map lol

 

[Mwenenzi]

(And for those confused raw dogging a flight, is very different to raw dogging in flight whilst joining the mile high club... Basically means doing nothing - no IFE, no food, no drinks)

= JQ (and some other LCC's)

 

[tdimdad]

Why would you? It's doable on a short and mid-haul but good luck doing that on SIN-LHR or JFK-AKL. It'd mess up your body pretty nicely and take time to recover from. Besides, there are much nicer ways to fly, such as sleeping (or movies, audiobooks, anything).

Personally, I prefer spending the time so that I am as functional at the other end as possible. Often it means eating and dozing off at 42,000 ft.

 

[Pushka]

So I had to google this and now I need to clean up my browsing history. Find it curious that everything we do now needs a name.

 

[justinbrett]

Is food and drink allowed?

I’ve done that quite often on short domestic flights, just sipping on wine and eating cheese or whatever snacks are on offer.

 

[blackcat20]

No thanks, it would be a long 14+ hours without any creature comforts in Y. The no sleep I've done but I need ife to make it bearable.

 

[Forg]

Find it curious that everything we do now needs a name.

I guess when people feel the need to dare each other to do something stupid, that something stupid needs a name/label/reference so they know what each other is talking about?

 

[Denali]

....... (And for those confused raw dogging a flight, .......Basically means doing nothing - no IFE, no food, no drinks)

Ive done this with no issue. Its rare to just switch off and out so yes, Ive sat on flights and done nothing but sit there with my eyes closed but Im awake. Its a nice opportunity to not be spoken to, not have to focus on anything. Ive said no thank you to all meals on long haul as well, just wasnt hungry.

 

[kpc]

No.
BS term destroying the English language!