With many things in life, there are high expectations and then there is the reality.
When it comes to boarding a flight, the battle between our expectations and reality is no different. We grow up with cinematic images of airport love confessions or locking eyes with an attractive stranger across the plane, but the reality is often hours of less-than-ideal half sleep against a cold window (if we’re lucky). *shudders at thought of the middle seat*
We’re all about making the best of small bathrooms, subpar snacks and uncomfortable sleeping positions if it allows us to experience the world, but why can’t we end up next to that attractive stranger just once?
To celebrate the conundrum of expectation vs. reality, let’s reflect on what we all imagine (and the less ideal reality) we all experience when boarding a flight.
Maybe your next flight will be the one with the unexpected upgrade, all the leg room you could need and drinks sent to you from that attractive stranger in 6A. But you’ll never know if you don’t book that flight.
Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments.
Main image: iStockphoto/Radist
