Boarding a plane may be the best people watching scenarios you can find anywhere. The lack of f's given by some, the disregard for anyone else around them, the entitled c-words that are stuck in coach but act like it's a private jet. Then people like me that wait until the end to board so I can see the sheer disappointment wash over the face of the poor soul in the middle seat that just realized they aren't getting to sit in the aisle.
One of my favorites recently was this old, snooty lady that spent .4 of a second trying to fit her suitcase in the overhead before throwing in the towel and leaving it for someone else to handle. I'm waiting, watching, headphones on mute and then it happens.
"Whose is this?" "Hello, people, whose suitcase is this that is sticking out of the bin?" Finally the lady turns around and murmurs something probably condescending.
The FA proceeds to lecture her on the proper technique of stowing suitcases in overhead bins loud enough for the entire plane to hear. No doubt, 100% intentional and to her credit, very professionally dressing this lady down with a nice, common sense lecture.
The lady balks, like it fits everywhere else.
The FA, having none of her **** proceeds to take her suitcase about 10 rows back to put it in an open bin. I swear to Allah I wanted to get up and applaud her because it was 5 less minutes I had to think about being trapped in a sardine can with fatback pouring over the armrest into my seat.