Why do yobs always feel the need to get drunk before a flight?

Oranage2

You know the type, saw it when I went to the euros last year, also very common to see groups of them going on some holiday direct tour to Spain, just groups of men and women getting drunk then acting the clown on the flight.

I myself don't see the fascination of getting drunk then having to sit in a seat for 3 to 4 hours.

So do you drink before the flight?

gimmick

Read that as FIGHT, not flight.

I enjoy a few pints before a flight.

Others just go into "holiday mode" a bit quicker than others. I use the term loosely mind.

frag420

It's thirsty work ya know!! Would you go to work hungry??


EDIT: read that as fight also. oops!

Savoir.Faire

If you fly with a better class of airline then you tend to avoid these sorts. You'd see them at the airport though. All white runners, tracksuits and neck tattoos.

Must make the flight a misery for other passengers.

Seachmall

I don't get it either. I'll have a pint or two, but wouldn't be getting drunk.

Odd behaviour.

whippet

Flying and drinking has to be the most uncomfortable experience ever!!!

People who get tanked on flights like this tend to be the same type of people who have christening parties in pubs and get trollied at these aswell ... along with sunday carvery in the pub with the children, heap of pints and roaring at United on the box while the children run wild loaded with Tayto and club orange.

Unfortunately one of the by-products of cheap air fares is these types; before they just went to caravan parks in the sunny south east and trabolgon.

SEPT 23 1989

I usually have a good bit to drink before i get on a plane to take the edge off my fearing of flying but i never cause problems for people around me

Oranage2

Savoir.Faire wrote: »

If you fly with a better class of airline then you tend to avoid these sorts. You'd see them at the airport though. All white runners, tracksuits an neck tattoos.

Must make the flight a misery for other passengers.

I often fly airlines where the alcohol is complimentary but would get an orange juice or water, could only imagine the chaos it would cause if an Irish airline done the Same. 'Oh I must have a beer ' so lower class.

ruthloss

Oranage2 wrote: »

You know the type, saw it when I went to the euros last year, also very common to see groups of them going on some holiday direct tour to Spain, just groups of men and women getting drunk then acting the clown on the flight.

I myself don't see the fascination of getting drunk then having to sit in a seat for 3 to 4 hours.

So do you drink before the flight?

Suffered the same misery as yourself last year., Dublin to Izmir, never, ever again.

iDave

Been at the airport loads of times for very early flights. You see groups of people in the airport bar at 6 or 7 am with pints. Don't understand why, maybe they feel its the Irish thing to do. Personally I'd prefer a fry and some tae a that time.

jimgoose

Depends on the time of day and length of the flight. I might have a snifter or two of brandy around evening-time before the in-flight movie on a long-hauler. No interest in boozing just because I'm in an airport or on an aeroplane. There's people flying regularly nowadays that in a sane and just Universe would just be jettisoned somewhere over the ocean.

biko

I never drink before a flight, just don't like to arrive half cut when I need to find my bag, make it through customs and then on to a hotel.
Once I'm installed, unpacked and showered it's a different matter

AnonoBoy

Oranage2 wrote: »

Why do yobs always feel the need to get drunk before a flight?......

.......So do you drink before the flight?

Well you're really asking two question there ol' Orangey.

Yobs love drink. It makes them forget they're yobs and feel sophisticated like a high-class person such as yourself.

Do I drink before a flight? Yes. Because it helps me forget I'm high-class and let go like one of those yobs I see around me in airports, drinking to pretend they're sophisticated like me.

Oranage2 wrote: »

I often fly airlines where the alcohol is complimentary but would get an orange juice or water, could only imagine the chaos it would cause if an Irish airline done the Same.

Irish airlines used to give free booze on transatlantic flights. Chaos did not ensue.

Oranage2

And then you see them all getting up to use the bathroom as soon as the seat belt sign turns off causing havoc in the aisles. Crazy crazy behaviour!

jimgoose

Oranage2 wrote: »

I often fly airlines where the alcohol is complimentary but would get an orange juice or water, could only imagine the chaos it would cause if an Irish airline done the Same. 'Oh I must have a beer ' so lower class.

What a bizarre assertion. Alcohol is complimentary in Club/Business/First class with most airlines, including Aer Lingus. You just get used to everyone drinking seventeen pints and then splitting off into "Red Will Danagher vs. the Yank" pairs for the obligatory riot.

Oranage2

Oranage2 wrote: »

I often fly airlines where the alcohol is complimentary but would get an orange juice or water, could only imagine the chaos it would cause if an Irish airline done the Same. 'Oh I must have a beer ' so lower class.

You would want to seriously keep tabs on that trolling there Oranage

BBDBB

Why do yobs always feel the need to get drunk before a flight?


clues in the question there OP

Mr. Manager

I get completely and utterly shít faced before getting on a plane. Terrified of flying and it helps.

Went to Madrid and Milan last year and couldn't tell you a single thing about the airport.

Going to LV in January and plan on doing the exact same thing. Will hopefully just sleep through the whole flight.

I'm never a messy drunk though. Just get sleepy and pass out.

returnNull

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I usually have a good bit to drink before i get on a plane to take the edge off my fearing of flying but i never cause problems for people around me

me too , i also take 2 or 3 valium.Im well docile by the time I get on any plane

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Ill start drinking before a flight, then on a flight so as ill pass out and sleep.
I hate flying, and if I don't have Xanax then ill get drunk. Drink beer = sleepy.

Graham_B18C

Why do yobs need to drink before a flight...?

Why do snobs feel the need to judge them?

While I'd usually have a pint or two before going away because I'm in "holiday mode", I don't judge people that like to have a few more than me. I've never seen trouble on a flight because of this tbf. Your attitude towards "lower classes" really sinks OP

Mr. Manager

Graham_B18C wrote: »

Why do yobs need to drink before a flight...?

Why do snobs feel the need to judge them?

While I'd usually have a pint or two before going away because I'm in "holiday mode", I don't judge people that like to have a few more than me. I've never seen trouble on a flight because of this tbf. Your attitude towards "lower classes" really sinks OP

+1 to this.

I can barely remember 5 minutes of a flight I'm usually that bad but the missus always tells me I just blab shíte to her for a few minutes then doze off before we've left the ground.

If it was a case that I was a messy, annoying, aggressive drunk then I wouldn't do it.

Wattle

And lets not forget the good oul singsong that they subject everyone to.

jester77

Got to take advantage of the free beer in the airport lounges.

Muise...

I was on a flight with free drink. Aer Lingus were going to stop using that particular type of plane, so they thought they'd give us a free ashtray (I was a smoker at the time, and hanging for one :mad:) and make an announcement that "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the last flight this plane will make". :eek::eek:

Then the drink was flowing and I don't remember much after that.

Oranage2

Okay lower class wasn't the right word, I myself am of a working class family, I meant to say yob class or classless

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Oranage2 wrote: »

Okay lower class wasn't the right word, I myself am of a working class family, I meant to say yob class or classless

Why is it ok for middle class people to drink on a plane but not for a "yob class".

Oranage2

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Why is it ok for middle class people to drink on a plane but not for a "yob class".

I never said it was, I'm talking about people getting drunk

saltyjack silverblade

I thought it was illegal to be drunk on a plane

donegal__road

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I usually have a good bit to drink before i get on a plane to take the edge off my fearing of flying but i never cause problems for people around me

2 large glasses of red wine, and 2 Tylenol PM, that takes the edge off things.. (in the absence of Xanax of course)

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Oranage2 wrote: »

I never said it was, I'm talking about people getting drunk

I get drunk on a plane because I'm scared of flying and I'm really claustrophobic. When I'm drunk I'm relaxed and sleepy. If I was sober, I'd be way more agitated and annoying.

Am I still a yob?

Oranage2

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I get drunk on a plane because I'm scared of flying and I'm really claustrophobic. When I'm drunk I'm relaxed and sleepy. If I was sober, I'd be way more agitated and annoying.

Am I still a yob?

I'm not here to judge individuals, if you say your classy after getting hammered on a plane then I'll take word for it.

hedgehog2

I made the mistake once or twice to get fairly tanked on the plane.Quietly consuming plenty of booze on long haul stretches and you either fall a sleep and wake up feeling disorientated and groggy headed or stay awake and become extremely tired by the time the flight lands that all the excitement of a new destination has long passed and all you want is your hotel bed if you have one booked fine but many times you have to face the traffic,the queues and get somewhere to sleep.
I have not touched booze on a flight for years now,will drink lots of water,avoid caffeine and depart the flight fresh with plenty of energy.
I can`t condemn yobs or whatever the op calls them as I have gotten drunk on a flight before (nuisance free) but its not for me anymore.
Op try to better yourself and not be too huffed about what others are doing at the airport.

spank_inferno

Is it unfair to say that Irish people need to tank up before doing anything or going anywhere.

Caliden

I normally find it's people who are nervous fliers so drink to deal with it.

On a return flight from Ayia Napa, the plane we were waiting for hand to land elsewhere because a fight broke out onboard so we got put up in a hotel for the night.

The yobs who got tanked in anticipation for the flight had to sleep off the hangover and there were a lot of sick heads on the flight the following day.
There were some who thought it would be a good idea to drink all night and keep the buzz going but I've a feeling they missed the flight.

Gavin "shels"

I Love PPPP Longtime wrote: »

I get completely and utterly shít faced before getting on a plane. Terrified of flying and it helps.

Went to Madrid and Milan last year and couldn't tell you a single thing about the airport.

Going to LV in January and plan on doing the exact same thing. Will hopefully just sleep through the whole flight.

I'm never a messy drunk though. Just get sleepy and pass out.

So I'm not the only one....

Yamanoto

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I get drunk on a plane because I'm scared of flying and I'm really claustrophobic. When I'm drunk I'm relaxed and sleepy.

I do a fair amount of flying and while I'll commonly see folks self-medicating to get some shuteye, the 'tired & emotional' types of passenger are less prominent than they used to be.

My only concern (in both cases above) would be how your intuition, reaction times and co-ordination may possibly fail you in the event of an emergency situation.

Stojkovic

Never ever drink alcohol when flying.
It decreases your chances of surviving a plane crash.

Also was on an Aer Lingus flight to Krakow and it was a 'dry' flight due to previous behaviour of the Polskis. Now they just smuggle on wodka.

Eight Ball

Jesus first world problems. God forbid people where happy and merry getting onto the flight.

anncoates

Because they're going on their no doubt once-yearly break from the daily grind and want to, you know, enjoy themselves.

And then end up sitting beside some anal retentive note-taker for the whole flight - the poor fuckers.

old hippy

The only time it really bothered me was at the gate, waiting to board and a couple of lads started heckling a gay couple. It was really unpleasant. Nasty, hateful stuff.

Otherwise, I've no problem in taking the edge off. As long as people aren't running amok in the aisles and trying to gain access to the cockpit, the biggest annoyance tends to come from bawling babies, mewling infants and kids who kick the seat...

Duiske

returnNull wrote: »

me too , i also take 2 or 3 valium.Im well docile by the time I get on any plane

Alcohol and valium ? You're gonna wake up dead one of these days.

keeponhurling

Flights are boring, and when you have a few drinks it makes the time go faster.
Particularly relevant on a long-haul

anncoates

Oranage2 wrote: »

saw it when I went to the euros last year, ?

That must have been a real ordeal for somebody allergic to other people drinking and enjoying themselves.

OldNotWIse

Oranage2 wrote: »

And then you see them all getting up to use the bathroom as soon as the seat belt sign turns off causing havoc in the aisles. Crazy crazy behaviour!

Maddening!

old hippy

keeponhurling wrote: »

Flights are boring, and when you have a few drinks it makes the time go faster.
Particularly relevant on a long-haul

Occasionally on the long haul flights, if I'm in the mood, I'll have a beer or whiskey but I tend to stick to the fruit juice. Luckily, the entertainment system on Virgin Atlantic is pretty state of the art, so that passes the time. Or a decent book if I can't take anymore films in

Grayditch

Drunk people on flights are generally very annoying. That would be my problem with it. I've been merry on them a few times, and lots of times I have seen guys tipsy, but friendly and even funny, but mostly the people with gargle on them think they're the funniest person on the plane.

Nope, just the loudest.

Muise...

keeponhurling wrote: »

Flights are boring, and when you have a few drinks it makes the time go faster.
Particularly relevant on a long-haul

I'm never bored as long as I get a window seat on a clear day. I love looking down and recognising rivers, coastlines etc. from maps. It'd be my favourite thing ever if I didn't get such a crick in my neck.

keeponhurling

I'd guess that in the First Class or Business Class sections even more alcohol is consumed, so not sure who that sits with it being yobs getting drunk.

conorhal

Graham_B18C wrote: »

Why do yobs need to drink before a flight...?

Why do snobs feel the need to judge them?

While I'd usually have a pint or two before going away because I'm in "holiday mode", I don't judge people that like to have a few more than me. I've never seen trouble on a flight because of this tbf. Your attitude towards "lower classes" really sinks OP

Well I had a really enjoyable flight home from Munich on Saturday with a bunch of lairy Nordies that seemed to feel entitled to inflict their 'holiday mode, good mood' on everybody else on the flight, which they managed to delay, and then nearly have diverted so they could be arrested.
I'm happy to judge the behaviour of those that feel like they need to put on a desplay of gob****ery for an audience. If you want to get pissed go to the pub, it's bizzare that anybody feels the need to hammered on public transport at 10am in the morning and seem incapable of sitting on a flight for a couple of hours without getting tanked up.
I really can't stick that Father Stack, 'Well, I've had my fun' so ye can all F'off attitude.
Nobody enjoys being trapped in an enclosed space with a drunken boorish ass.

Doc Ruby

Jaysis jetlag is bad enough without mixing in a hangover as well. I haven't actually seen any commotion on planes though except for this dishevelled looking American woman who refused to swap seats with a kid who wanted to sit next to his father. Lovely.