The surprising drink cabin crew hate people ordering on a plane

It's not what you'd expect

The surprising drink cabin crew hate people ordering on a plane
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We know, flight attendants seem to cringe when you do a lot of things on a plane, from taking your shoes off to drinking the water, but seeing as the crew know everything there is to know about flying, we'd be silly not to trust in their words of advice.

So what's the latest thing they just can't stand you doing mid-flight? According to one flight attendant's blog These Gold Wings found by The Sun, one drink order in particular really annoys the cabin crew to serve.

The flight attendant, who goes by the name of Jet, writes: “As you may know, the aircraft cabin is not pressurised to sea level, but rather to the equivalent of about seven or eight thousand feet.

“This means some passengers might feel a little light headed or that alcohol affects them almost twice as much as it would on the ground." So, it's alcohol that pisses the cabin crew off, right?! Er, no actually, but rather something else.

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“If all 3 passengers ask for Diet Coke I’ll often get them started, take another three drink orders, serve those, and then finish the Diet Cokes.”

While we feel for the flight attendants in this scenario, sadly we're not sure it's going to stop us from ordering a Diet Coke next time we board a plane. Although maybe we'll just suggest they leave the can with us to pour ourselves.

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