Would a rapping flight attendet upset you

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I admit this is cute but I think it might trigger a meltdown because I did not expect it and the stomping and clapping would hurt my ears. Would it upset you if you finnaly got on the airplane and the flight attentant suddenly started rapping? It's cute and the man is a talented rapper but I think it would really upset an autistic person.

I would find it quite hilarious and it would probably actually relax me (especially after having been through all the boarding procedures, line ups, security checks, etc - now that stuff could give me a meltdown!!).

That would bother me if I was on that plane because I wouldn't be able to understand what he was saying. So he better not rap anything important. With the noises going on, and the quality of the intercom, it's difficult enough to hear flight attendants when they speak normally, but with the stomping and clapping added I wouldn't be able to hear the words at all. Though even if I could hear the words they would have lost all meaning because I have difficulty understanding words when they are set to music, or a beat like that.

So yes, a rapping flight attendant would upset me if he was rapping the plane instructions, because I would be worried about what he was saying and if I needed to know that information. And if he was just rapping a random song, I would also be annoyed because of all the extra noise. There is enough noise on an airplane already, don't make more noise or I may decide that I've got motion sickness and throw up on you. (Not really, I wouldn't intentionally throw up on someone, but I do get motion sickness, which is worsened by things I find irritating, so I would really prefer it if they didn't make excess noise.)

I tend to like music and I like lots of bass and drums so I think it would actually relax me as I am usually stressed before take off.


Thats true Samwise...I wouldnt retain much of the info !

I have heard it before though.

Dangerous.

I know all the safety talk because I've flown before, but if this were my first flight, I wouldn't have gotten any of the safety advice for two reasons:

1. Once he started rapping, I couldn't understand a single blinking word he was saying. I'm sure it was stuff about the oxygen masks coming out of the ceiling and seat cushions being used as a flotation device, but I couldn't even pick that stuff out of the big word salad he was spouting out.

2. If I were surrounded by people clapping their hands like that, it wouldn't take too long before I'd have my hands over my ears. Maybe head down so I couldn't see all the movement. Maybe rocking a little because I was already so stressed out from being in the terminal and squeezing up against people during boarding and stuff.

So if that were my first flight and there were some kind of emergency, I'd have no idea what to do. I am one of those people who, even though I have flown many times, actually listen to that flight instruction every time and use their cues to familiarize myself with where the panel is that an oxygen mask will drop out of and where the emergency exit doors are, etc. I would resent having that taken away from me because it is one of my calming rituals of taking a flight.

I'd just listen to my CDs and distract myself.

If its not Lemmy from Motorhead up there singing the inflight instructions then I do not want to hear it.

Hey, now I could almost go for that.

"The FACE mask SAVES, the FACE mask SAVES
And don't forget the cord tug"

Depends on my mood, though I do find very loud sounds disorienting.

I could hear it sung to One Short Life or Sacrifice

I usually ignore their spiel because I've heard tens of times and *surprisingly* it hasn't changed much in repeat performances. I think I would find it original that they would innovate like that. It would draw my attention, unlike the usual monotonous gig.

One time I noticed an amusing difference:

"If you're travelling with small children, we're sorry, you should put on your oxygen mask before helping them with theirs."

But the way the flight attendant said it, it came out as:

"If you're travelling with small children, we're sorry. (long pause) You should put on your oxygen mask before helping them with theirs."

It got a few laughs out of the passengers.