People in a Can
Flying puts people from widely divergent backgrounds in close proximity. We share the same air and rub up against each other. It's artificial and potentially precious. The two men asleep in the top left photo didn't even know each other prior to this flight and had a lively, friendly discussion about their completely different political views before passing out. The woman to my right and I shared a nod over our common love of fresh fruit inflight. And so on.
Flying puts people from widely divergent backgrounds in close proximity. We share the same air and rub up against each other. It's artificial and potentially precious. The two men asleep in the top left photo didn't even know each other prior to this flight and had a lively, friendly discussion about their completely different political views before passing out. The woman to my right and I shared a nod over our common love of fresh fruit inflight. And so on.
Labels: airplane sociology, people in a can, preciousness of humanity
posted by Mark Lee at
2:39 PM
4 Comments:
What fun adventure are you headed to?!
Hi Jen. As it turns out I was actually coming back from NYC when I took these shots. It's a frequently-made trip for me. I've done it five times so far this year alone.
5 times! Wow! Lucky you! Steph's over there right? Are you flying Jetblue? (I used to work there- so I'd fly the red eye to NY a lot too.)
That's right, Jen. Steph lives in NYC. Good eye on the plane. I principally fly JetBlue with Delta coming in second. I'm looking forward to hearing some of your flight stories! :-)
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