Sherry Taylor

Q: A poll of an undisclosed number of people reveals 48% think it’s rude to bring this on an airplane?

A: smelly food

AMERICANS ON SMELLY FOOD ON AIRPLANES (Mashable)

A poll of an undisclosed number of people reveals the following:
— 48% say it’s rude to bring food with strong odors on planes
— 12% went as far as to say airlines should ban passengers from doing so
— 31% said they had no opinion about smelly food
— 9% said they should be able to bring on any type of food they want
— 52% of women said bringing food with strong odors on an airplane is rude, just 43% of men said the same
— However, 18% of men said airlines should ban people from doing so, compared to just 6% of women

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