[caption id="attachment_2443" align="aligncenter" width="760"] Credit: Getty[/caption] I went traveling away from the UK for eleven months once. Needless to say, that meant I ended up soaring on many a plane across the vast skylines of the world on nearly twenty separate flights in total. On those flights, I and other globetrotting bipeds experienced many damn-near nightmarish fellow passengers that we were very much stuck with for a sometimes seemingly limitless, infinite and unyielding amount of time permeated with behavior that in normal public circumstances would be considered uncouth, let alone within a long metal tube with wings and over-priced refreshments. Well, scouring the internet you can find many a list of such experiences, often in visual form. So, with all this at or fingertips, this is a cautionary list of images either prospectively worrying or far too real. Take it from the fellow on the cover and above, his expressive face is adequate prep for you all. Shall we? [post_page_title]This One Is Obvious[/post_page_title] When you are 40,000-odd feet in the air soaring above the vast oceans filled with marine life, you'd be hard-pressed to encounter the often pungent aromas often associated with such life - usually, that is. So, so many unanswered questions. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/B1JdDTAlQ2R/ [/MediaContent] This passenger although in good humor over the whole ordeal got to experience the catch of the day without actually having to help dear Forrest with his shrimp catching operation. Give Bubba a call my friend, perhaps the smell of cooked Shrimp would be slightly more appropriate. - 'Who the flip brings a cooler bag of Shrimp on the plane'? indeed. [post_page_title]The Worst Kind Of Cheese[/post_page_title] While we are on the line, for the first and certainly not the last time, someone on this list has cast off in hope of catching some legendary sky-fish, also known as - utter disgust and disdain from your fellow passengers, I hear they are huge this time of year. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/B03SfjiFpOf/ [/MediaContent] Instagram user @arbaker340 witnessed a different kind of cheese when these cumbersome tootsie-clodhoppers were unfortunately baited and cast in his direction. It's probably a good thing, with utter disgust and disdain from your fellow passengers that size, it'd be a hell of a tough slog. [post_page_title]The Mile-High Flasher[/post_page_title] Long haul flights are what they are and people are prone to spread-out, make use of an empty aisle, it happens and we have all seen it. However, toilets exist, not just as receptacles of human waste but also private space in which items of clothing can be replaced. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BxNHZTXHhmy/ [/MediaContent] This passenger was caught with his trousers down and didn't seem to have as much of a problem with it as the photographer did. Indecent exposure maybe? [post_page_title]An Actual Monkey[/post_page_title] As you're likely aware after the shrimp incident, much of this collection of dumb-foundery inducing imagery will leave you verbalizing a swift - 'WHAT' or 'HOW'. What else do you not expect to see at the 40,000-odd feet altitude? Other primates monkeying around. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BwZxqgtH7vn/ [/MediaContent] Now in truth, they are smart creatures, so this likely went one of two ways either side of entertaining but still. The term monkeying around has an origin for a reason you know, as adorable as those little trousers are. Also, at least this little fella is keeping them on. [post_page_title]Yikes[/post_page_title] It's bad enough that this passenger that is stood on their seat mid-flight, causing unwanted attention from those around them and likely intervention from the cabin crew. There may have been people sleeping. However, once again, there's more on show here. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BtTdZngnyq1/ [/MediaContent] The arrogance on show here is yet more proof of liberties being taken in public places. This isn't your home partially naked human, please get dressed. If you were that uncomfortable, you should have reconsidered your traveling attire, you knew those skinny jeans would be uncomfortable didn't you. [post_page_title]This 'Lit' Passenger[/post_page_title] Now, this one, well. I think he may well be lost or perhaps too excited for the rave he is clearly attending. It's no secret that many people like to drink on a plane to help them sleep or at the least bit relax. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BtD_bf9Hxro/ [/MediaContent] This is understandable but again, with this man clearly in party mode, I should think many a travel-weary being wasn't the slightest bit amused or happy with this man, who I might add, looks suspiciously like Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Give it a rave, give it a rave, give it a rave now. [post_page_title]An Accident Waiting To Happen[/post_page_title] Sky-shrimp, feet, naked people, ravers, monkeys? Can you imagine if this was the same flight? I'd have parachuted and taken my chances elsewhere by now. Here is one that is not unusual in what is presented but rather how they are stowed. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsvn8XVng8Z/ [/MediaContent] Now, the overhead locker is generally a place for your hand-luggage but why on earth would you a) wear such uncomfortable shoes while traveling and b) lay them point-down with the locker open? People it seems, leave their common sense in the hold. [post_page_title]That's One Way To Dry Your Socks[/post_page_title] Within the context of this list, I feel this one shows a little initiative, consideration, and progress; just not in any substantial quality whatsoever. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRa_xHn0WQ/ [/MediaContent] This passenger may well have his tired-little footsies stowed out of the majority of people's ocular abilities but still, the waft of your very damp and dirty looking foot shrowds is not really something required in a closed-yet breathable environment. [post_page_title]There Are No Words[/post_page_title] This one may well qualify for this list but not in the conventional way that has been so thus far. This is sort of passenger that if you experienced their antics first hand it would be bad enough, some would even say deplorably so. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BsJxChlnuzJ/ [/MediaContent] The biggest thing I can imagine going through this passenger's mind though as they saw this after they had ascertained that it wasn't apple juice, would be disbelief that they themselves were sharing a plan with such audacious creatures. [post_page_title]Talk About Out Of Control...[/post_page_title] As we approach the first third of this list we have a double-barrelled image. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BsGIpSLHaCI/ [/MediaContent] Would you want to be stuck with a bad parent? No. Would you want to experience screaming poorly behaved tiny humans behaving this way before your flight knowing they were with you? No. Thought so. [post_page_title]Selfishness In All Its Glory[/post_page_title] I mentioned earlier that in many instances, people will spread-out and (within reason) take a few small liberties to assist their comfort as they jet-off somewhere at high velocity for a long, long time. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/Br2uzK8Hy2-/ [/MediaContent] I indeed mentioned such but once again, here is someone taking not only the biscuit but completely annexing the road to the biscuit. I will and many others will not be deprived of over-priced trolley biscuits or the crumbs will be spilled and the cookies will crumble. [post_page_title]The Ultimate Poo-Poo[/post_page_title] If you have only partially scrolled enough to see this very sentence and not the gravity of this image, then here is your warning. If you've already seen it, then well... yeah. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBe-d2ny3P/ [/MediaContent] I work in a bar. I've seen human waste migrate to the strangest of places but this one really poo-poos all of them. [post_page_title]Straight Out Of A Horror Movie[/post_page_title] When I found this one, I audibly exclaimed, 'THAT CAN'T BE REAL'. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpmh3BShXuq/ [/MediaContent] As it happens, it is and as it's about time that we had another great catch, this one proving that even in old age, a little pruning can do wonders for the soul. Just not for the souls of the unlucky people directly behind this fright. [post_page_title]Waste Not Want Not...[/post_page_title] I like food, I work in the service industry and have done for years. Wasting food is not ok, but when it's been procured at expense, let's say in first class, it makes it worse. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo9Tfxahvk_/ [/MediaContent] If you've ever asked yourself - 'How would Fred Flintsone get on an airplane?' - I feel this captured image illustrates this excellently. Apparently they were so sick of that motherf**king steak on that motherf**king plane. [post_page_title]We Can Still See Your Feet[/post_page_title] Ah progress, the ever-forward march of misguided progress. We're back with more misguided initiative and yet more clodhoppers. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BxZ4amznWWm/ [/MediaContent] This may obscure the view of the feet in question but we know, we know what's there and your little hat isn't that enveloping, that and the smell of the combined sweat would be less than preferable. Poor form yet again. [post_page_title]Some People Shouldn't Be Allowed Kids[/post_page_title] In today's episode of, 'Bodily Fluids On High' we have something understandable in a sense of a small child struggling on a flight but with an uneducated solution. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BxhVr8OlARf/ [/MediaContent] This parental passenger may have solved her child's bladder issues but instead of nappies or diapers, elected to keep the potty in the hand luggage for an aisle-bound public relieving. This isn't cool on so many levels. [post_page_title]Some People Shouldn't Be Allowed Kids[/post_page_title] Again, we have the utilization of empty space. This time though via both the troublesome feet we keep encountering and someone taking man-spreading to a whole new level. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/Btl8seWnGo3/ [/MediaContent] This passenger is quite impressive in an audacious way, ticking the people either side and blaring his crotch for all to see. Come on now, all he needs now is to snore incessantly all flight. [post_page_title]Borderline Child Abuse[/post_page_title] Now, a long flight or any flight for that matter can be quite understandably distressing for young children and getting them off to sleep is often the best course of action. Generally. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BtMD8QWnJw7/ [/MediaContent] The parent-passenger hybrid is managed it but in such an ignorant fashion that they are endangering their child as much as they are other people. Trip hazards are still trip hazards 40,000-odd feet up you know. [post_page_title]Ths Horror! The Horror![/post_page_title] It's 2019 and we're at number 18 on this list and said image is one of the first to tread its way onto the internet's cautionary appreciation for this sort of thing. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs4OuGRHp3N/ [/MediaContent] As you can see, the feet will not be stopped, the foot isn't just in the door, it is ubiquitous and there's no escape but to toe the party line, it's what they all wart you to do. [post_page_title]A Real Life Showing Of The Ring[/post_page_title] In all fairness, some people have some impressive and luscious heads of hair. However, most of these people and indeed people, in general, prefer said silky strands from other peoples craniums to be away from their own areas, especially view screens and tray tables. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BpNQchHHUBB/ [/MediaContent] I'm sure this person was/is very proud of their locks but personal space is very much something that when crammed on a flight like a bunch of sardines. Need I say more? [post_page_title]Someone Pass The Sick Bucket[/post_page_title] In another great example of personal space invasions, supplemented with yet more feet and a side-order of manspreading (luckily) holding the nakedness, we have this beauty. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm1UwMJnEeC/ [/MediaContent] In my head, this is the same flight and I marvel at its wonderfully fine examples of humanity. [post_page_title]People Like This Shouldn't Be Allowed To Fly[/post_page_title] Consideration for your fellow passengers is something you'd think would be actively encouraged to the point onto where it became paramount in traveling etiquette. You'd think and then it comes to the use of public facilities, that in truth extends way beyond the airplane etiquette mentioned, again, you'd think it would be pretty prevalent. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Q2qaaleuW/ [/MediaContent] Sadly this passenger was witness and subject to some fellow travelers that seemingly didn't even care about their own experience let alone anyone of the other like 100+ people on this flight. Oh dear humans, oh dear. [post_page_title]A Little Woof Of Positivity[/post_page_title] Service dogs are invaluable companions to those they assist in everyday activities, hence their permission to be allowed to occupy the customer lounges. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Y6p7fFyva/ [/MediaContent] I thought you might want to see a little positivity in this list of air-woe. You're welcome. [post_page_title]He Couldn't Hold It In[/post_page_title] Have you ever really, really, unfathomably needed to urinate on a moving vehicle that has either no toilet or one that has a queue that is already back to your seat and you don't think you'll make the wait? We all have, but unlike this man, we soldiered on. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BjH50pxhmwj/ [/MediaContent] I was utterly baffled by this one, I'm sure we really need to drain his water tank but on the seat in front of your own? In a world of sky travel populated already by pungent feet, the smell of whatever liquid your body doesn't need really didn't need to be added to the mix. [post_page_title]Adult Entertainment For All[/post_page_title] We've talked about indecent exposure (something we can't necessarily rule out if we think about this photo) already, but this passenger seems to be committing both that to a point and being massively inappropriate. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BcX-cTjlCve/ [/MediaContent] Porn. Something you would think would be digested privately, away from the prying eyes of those either not interested or likely to post evidence of someone who simply couldn't wait, to the WORLDWIDE web-ternet thing. Once again, you'd think. [post_page_title]The Foot From The Black Lagoon[/post_page_title] Humans of the internet, I give you... [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5SnOpBdZN/ [/MediaContent] The foot from the Black Lagoon. Seriously, we've had our fair share of feet on this list but this really marks the worst. I'm not one for shaming anyone but if your hygiene of dermal health is something not for public ocular consumption, keep your shoes on. No one wants to see that, especially in their own paid reservation space. [post_page_title]What Is Wrong With Some People?![/post_page_title] We all know what it's like, your clothes riding up or down in places we would rather they weren't when you don't really have a huge amount of mobility space. It's a common issue on a flight and a quick fidget or shuffle about won't attract too much attention on looks of disdain. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BSPc_nEhLy_/ [/MediaContent] This man took this a little far and beyond all reasonable rearranging. [post_page_title]DISGUSTING![/post_page_title] This another of those finds that unlucky passengers and flight crews found post transit, and as we have already discovered, people get up to all sorts on flights these days. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BSPc_nEhLy_/ [/MediaContent] They get up to all sorts but most you'd hope, in the spirit of human decency, would clean up after themselves. I will dare to say that there are many things that we will all agree on are the worst to find in any capacity of public communal areas and hair and fingernails are at the very top. [post_page_title]This Is Enough To Make Anyone Sick[/post_page_title] Personal and interpersonal grooming are activities partook often in privacy but as you can tell, now two examples from the end, the private element seems to be conveniently forgotten by many, especially then soaring above all the possible private areas that could be used. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BHSSZxtgG_p/ [/MediaContent] It's common for couples to have their little quirks and cute (within context) little things they do but this couple defies all semblance of understanding their surroundings. [post_page_title]We Have So Many Questions[/post_page_title] Sometimes, when you see something truly horrifying, you are utterly dumbfounded at how it could possibly come to pass... [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BC_HHdpS6m7/ [/MediaContent] With this one, a passenger was seemingly caught smuggling narcotics onto a plane and was caught somehow caught in the act. I'm quite perplexed at the stages before this photo but there we go. Drugs are bad kids! [post_page_title]Um, You Forgot Something[/post_page_title] Finally then, as we reach the end, we ponder on how to entertain ourselves on prospective flights in our respective futures. Most will read a book, play a game, sample the inflight entertainment or simply listen to music or doze off. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/vbLQYXS6tU/ [/MediaContent] This passenger, it seems, may have left a clue to what provided them with some of their own inflight pleasures.