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Many surveys have been conducted on what really annoys travelers, and whether it?s a frequent business traveler, the occasional vacationer, or a family with kids in tow, the major annoyances seem to be the same. Here are three of the worst, and while they seem to be common sense for most of us, they?re apparently not, since they top almost every list.

1. Traveling while sick: Who wants to sit next to someone who is coughing and sneezing on a 3-hour flight? After all, you are going to breath the same circulated air at some time during the flight.
2. Seat etiquette (or lack thereof): I think we?ve all had an experience with the obnoxious seat tapper?those people who sit behind you listening to their music and tapping to the beat. There?s also the space invader?those who feel they need to lean their seat back during the entire flight, knocking your laptop screen down, or just being in the way when someone needs to get out of your row. And of course there?s the seat grabber?those people who grab on to the top of your seat on the way to and from the restroom. (I personally don?t mind people using the seat back for support in situations like this, but keep in mind, I may have to use it for a flotation devise so try to keep it in one piece.) And last but not least, there?s the eternal talker. The minute you sit down you?re greeted with a barrage of twenty-one questions. What do you do for a living? Where are you from? Where are you headed? Do you want your peanuts? Don?t get me wrong, I?m OK with friendly talk, but some people never stop! This is when I usually pretend to fall asleep.
3. Violating the overhead bin rule: With the introduction of checked bag fees there has been a dramatic increase in on-flight carry-on luggage. Most airlines are really trying to help. They are adding extended bins, larger bins, and will often check your carry-on at the gate, usually at no cost. But have you seen what some people call a carry-on? They try to pass a huge suitcase off as their small roller board. Then they have trouble lifting it into the overhead bin. It takes two body builders and a can of axle grease before the bin door can be closed!

While these are just a few of the major complaints of travelers, I?m sure we each have our own we can add to the list. And for most of us, the rule of the road (or the plane) for dealing with them is to simply bite our tongues and think to ourselves, ?This too shall pass.?

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Source: http://blog.cbtravel.com/?p=7833

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