Boarding a plane, passports, seat recliners, when fellow passengers become competitors in the race to customs. Website: www.michaelmcintyre.co.uk/ Facebook: / themichaelmcintyre Twitter: @McInTweet #MichaelMcIntyre #Planes #Airports
That feeling when you are the second person to get your bag, and then the person in front of you gets pulled over by the customs officer. I WIN, SUCKER!
Oh I was that person once! It is indeed a wonderful feeling, it brings a spark of joy, but alas i believe one only gets to experience it only once in a lifetime...
Mine didn't even came bc apparently there's been a worker strike and mine happened to be one of very few that didn't get delivered to the belt. I ended staying in the airport for an extra 2 hours only to be sent home and get my suitcase the next day. Good thing I had pyjama with me.
I went to the airport once wearing a new jacket, where I placed my passport in the inner pocket. What I didn't realize was that the pocket was much deeper than it felt like. I think I burned 10 days worth of calories in my body from the sheer panic when I suddenly couldn't feel my passport. lol
The funny thing about the race to get off the plane is that....usually you can't go anywhere. So everyone rushes to get up, get their stuff, then ends up just standing there for another half hour impatiently waiting, trying to hold their place in the aisle for themselves and their family/friends.
On my last plane, the flght was one hour late, which meant i could miss my transition flight, this stupid woman next to me sitting on the aisle seat, felt entitled to sit and wait cuz she has nothing to rush for, i had to push her out. If u'r sitting on an aisle seat dont assume ppl have nothing to do next
If you are on a domestic chinese flight, you can also expect to see old grannies trying open the doors themselves and slap the flight attendants when they tell them to let the business class passengers off first. It is a fight to the death xD
The queuing system at the end of the video is so true! :D As Americans, we do the over the rope thing. When we went to Dubai we saw British people walking the whole queue. In Bali, we saw Australians doing the sideways squat underneath the rope and we continued to do our over the rope "Yeehaw."
Yes and being a German I actually would have opted for opening and closing the rope thing accurately. My Italian friends would have opened it and just leave it open for the ones behind...
LOLOLOLOL.....it actually dates back to biblical times when Nehemiah in the Old Testament requested a letter for "safe passage" from King Artaxerxes I of Persia, when he was traveling to Judea (which is today part of modern-day Israel) so passports literally mean "safe passage."
@@pauljordan4452 In medieval Europe, that's precisely what it meant when people passed through the gates (or portes, as they were known then) of the medieval walled cities.
@@tillyboos porte is just the french word for gate or door. Passport comes from French passeport. Port is a seaport, but it also meant any type of passage you had to pass through.
Justin Case Yes, I speak some French, so I knew that. And it’s interesting because the evolution of the Passport throughout history is from a myriad number of sources.
The fun reason the blinds need to be open for take-off and landing: During these times the likelyhood of an incident increases dramatically, in the event the aircraft crashes on take-off or landing and the fuselage remains intact, then rescuers will need to be able to look inside, so open your blinds.
Jack Whitehall: If something were to go wrong with the engine, you are the pilot's eyes. I beg your pardon! I'm not ready for that responsibility! And no one told me this when I purchased the ticket, I was under the impression that I would be travelling under the capacity of passenger not copilot!
That and your eyes need to be adjusted to the light outside of the plane. You can't pause in the doorway blinking, you need to get out fast. (former stewardess ^^)
well - there is a far more common reason - inn case something goes wrong with the engines (not that rare) - like malfunction alert lights up in cockpit, the flight attendants need to check the engines if they are really malfunctioning or if it is a false alert. same with flaps not engaging correctly etc. that visual check is happening quite often, passengers just dont notice.
Ben Mackay Games Jealous? Of what exactly? Poor? As in cash-poor? Nup, I don’t have to work so I don’t think so! Nice try in your attempted attack on me for having an opinion. Aren’t they allowed any more? Do we all have to think the same? *Plonker!*
I was on an escalator but this man on the stairs next to me looked at me and said I'll beat y'all and started running. He then tripped and I walked off before him
Regarding the blinds, I had mine half-closed during landing because the sunlight was kinda slow-cooking my crotch through the window and one of the stewardess asked me to open it all the way up. I asked why and she answered so that if there's something wrong with the engine or wings, the passenger could notice it and let the flight crew know immediately. "Alright then. If one of the wings comes off I'll let you know."
You do understand that most mechanical issues occur at take off or landing, tight? And problems with engines require early a visual confirmation to the flight deck. And don't bother mentioning the wing fell off if the plane is in the air, you will crash imminently.
It's just like the slowest, faff me about beyond belief, high security bus ride that has one drop off spot. And has the most in your face, officious, nastily artificially nice crew.
I’ve never flown anywhere nor ever been to an airport yet I still laughed my head off at this video. Michael has an uncanny ability to create such a prominent picture in my imagination that his jokes almost become relatable even if you’ve never had a similar experience. Love Michael his jokes are hilarious and he’s definitely my favourite comedian.
Michael is so refreshing! Like Jerry Seinfeld in the States, Michael is hilarious and “right on target” without resorting to foul language and verbal diarrhea. Greetings from Wyoming!🙋🏼♀️💞🏔🌠
I can really relate to the constant checking of the passport while in the airport… Then the two seconds of panic when I’ve checked the wrong pocket… Love you Mikey Mac! 😂
A constant panic when I used to travel with three kids. Forever checking the freaking passports. I did lose a kid at the airport once, but NEVER a passport😂
I lived in texas and now Maryland, usa. I walk the whole thing. If anything I am getting to the age where that is the only option. I cant get my leg up that far safely and if I go under I cant get back up
I was late getting to an airport once back when I was young and healthy enough to pull stunts like this, and did the OJ Simpson thing, running pell-mell thru the concourse, hurdling obstacles, all while lugging a carryon AND an acoustic guitar to be hand-checked at the gate. Made it to the gate with maybe a minute to spare before departure time only to find out bad weather in Atlanta had delayed the flight I was going to be getting on for an hour or more. OY.
My husband and I are hoping to travel to the UK one day hopefully with in the next couple of years. And we have both agreed that the ONLY two things we MUST do is go see a football game of his favorite team, and our top thing COME SEE YOU IN A SHOW! These are our top two bucket list items! Number two see a football game and number one SEE MICHAEL MCINTYRE LIVE! Much love and respect and thank you so very much for the hours of laughs and enjoyment watching you on you tube and around the net. Michelle B. Maine USA
@@user-zc6mi5hx2f Bill Engvall has a VERY similar comedic style. He is mu second favorite comedian after Michael. Very funny and very relatable just like Michael is. If you like Michael you probably will like Bill Engvall
Michelle Bolen - billy is relatable with his comedy - but i relate to Micheal more..because I’m from where he lives in UK ..so accents are similar (easier to understnd) - with billy, He is a strong Texan accent..you have to really concentrate to understand every word of what he’s saying.
That feeling when you're in 3rd or 4th place in the race of the travelator and you get to the baggage collection and everyone in front of you has to wait for their bag to crawl round the conveyor but you walk straight past with a smug smile, a sense of victory and a medium-sized carry-on backpack.
When the person in front of me starts to do that, I reposition my legs so that they'll hit my knees about halfway thru the seatback's travel. They think they've hit the limit and stop. I set my legs back down and I've still get some legroom. Just one of many coping strategies they never mentioned I'd need when I was in high school. :D
Well Michael, it takes a lot to bring tears to my eyes but this one did it. Well done and very funny. You get better and better as you go on. Thank you for making me laugh.
Geeeez he’s such a genius. I’m a Chinese, despite different cultures, I can relate almost everything in his jokes, it’s smth global, it’s human nature haha. He’s so observant!!!I can literally see me in all his jokes haha. Telling from the way I handle the rope system, I’m half British half American and from time to time give a Canadian type of sorry when Americans yeehah in my way😂😂😂
Hahaha, I think it's a north-west european thing, I just wrote a comment about Sweden, lmao XDDD It's such a relief going to for example Spain and just relaxing in the chaos of spontaneous people.
i'm not from europe or africa and i do the same. i can recollect going through an empty ropes in zig zags lol, but my nationality doesn't have a certain way of going with it i think
I’ve kind of been the elderly in the back of the buggy...I was the passenger in a wheelchair after being escorted off the plane by paramedics 😂 Also, does anyone think of Shrek when going through the ropes?
I have been suffering with depression and watching one of Michaels videos daily makes me laugh and just for a while I forget the awful feeling I’m struggling with - I really want to get tickets to come and see you live just once
The blinds have to be up, because of one simple reason: if there is an accident, the next new in the front see different things when they look outside. So a burning engine can’t be seen from the first row, but from the windows above the engine. And to make it easy, it’s limited to everyone to open these blinds for start and landing. Just for info T.
The blinds have to be up so that if something goes wrong in take-off or landing and the plane falls back down, then when you get outside you are still used to daylight and can escape quickly... Rescuers also need to look inside to see who is dead and who's alive so they can save them...
It also makes it easier for pilots to look quickly or flight attendants if something fucks up on the wing or engine because in an emergency during decent or ascent needs to be diagnosed quick because it is the most deadly time
