Do you notice that travel can seem to make seemingly nice people into crabby people? While it's not fun to be cramped in the middle seat of an airplane or have a smoker next to your balcony on a ship, what matters is HOW you react to it.
As a short woman, I guess not just petite because I'm tiny, I've come to the knowledge that most people speak before they think. "That little girl is drinking!" or "Look that girl has a Michael Kors purse! What is the world coming to?" It's alright. I've learned a long time ago to let it roll off. When my husband hears, "Is that your daughter" and I'm a month older than he is, I'm glad he let's it roll off too.
Too often, however, we hear terrible stories of people fighting on planes, drunken brawls in a hotel, etc. How is it that while you're on VACATION (I saw that with awe because I feel that way on vacation) you would let people get to you?
Remember what vacation is for. To relax, to get away from work or home or winter. It's something to enjoy.
So next time you hear someone at the airport gate ranting louder and louder at the gate agent, let her know what YOU think. Smile and say 'thank you' for all you do. It goes a long way.
PS: Headphones are another way to ignore and relax.
