- A Reddit user recently highlighted that you have to be careful with “ploppers”
- After coining the word, other travelers revealed their encounters with ‘ploppers’
- All commentators criticized airline passengers who abruptly reclined their seats.
The debate over airplane etiquette continues with a new nickname emerging for passengers who sit heavily in their seats and don’t notice the person behind them.
in a reddit Regarding reclining seats on airplanes, one commentator highlighted that “you have to be careful with “ploppers”” on flights.
Explaining the term, they wrote: “Those people come back from the bathroom and just dive into the seat and shake the whole world.”
“Ginger ale was thrown at the three people in my row due to an aggressive plop.”
The debate over airplane etiquette continues with a new nickname emerging for passengers who sit heavily in their seats and fail to notice the person behind them (file image)
After coining the word, many other Reddit users revealed their own terrifying encounters with ‘ploppers’.
One commenter revealed: ‘This happened a few months ago when I had my iPad on the back of the seat.
‘Sent the device flying. It wasn’t good.’
Another exclaimed: ‘Now I know what their names are. Vocabulary expansion unlocked!’
One traveler who joined the conversation said that they often use the seat-back table to rest their head to sleep, but if they are sitting behind a “plopper,” this causes their upper body to “jiggle.”
Other commenters on the discussion platform criticized airline passengers who abruptly recline their seats without regard for the person behind them.
Offering some advice to others, one Redditor wrote: “I don’t care if you’re going to recline your seat.” But please do it when you are first allowed to do it.
‘Or if you’re going to do it at a random time, do it very slowly and carefully. The same goes for the seat inclination.
In a Reddit thread about reclining seats on airplanes, one commenter noted that “you have to be careful with ‘ploppers'” on flights (file image)
They added: ‘If you randomly hit your seat back and forth with full force, aggressively two minutes after drinks are served. You’re a certified asshole.
Another complaint from a Reddit user is “people are after you.” [who] Put all your body weight by standing up using the back of your seat.
One commenter wrote in response: ‘A lady did this to me several times on the same flight, grabbing me by the hair each time. Yuck.’