Karen Couple Bother Plane Passenger, Calling Them “Too Fat” For Their Own Seat, Get Served Karma Cake

Nobody is safe from the likes of Karens, Kevins and other types of wildly entitled people. Well, there’s not really a threat coming from said people per se, but you can never tell because if they’re out of touch to that degree, they have the potential for so much more.

Luckily, the worst they do these days is spew out ridiculous demands and request a manager. And it doesn’t matter if it’s in a Walmart, a Starbucks, or this one airplane. And it’s about the seats. Because of course it is.

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Reddit user SuzannesSaltySeas recently shared a story of entitlement on the part of this one couple who have trouble understanding airplane seat maps.

OP was already in her 1A (first one) seat with all the comfort in the world as a couple, aptly described as “husband wearing a ‘Berkeley’ sweatshirt and jeans and a wife dressed in designer duds,” approached her. They immediately started demanding that the OP get the heck out of that seat.

A quick back and forth determined that they didn’t know how seat numbering on planes works, and they were insisting on a seat that wasn’t technically theirs. Soon the flight attendant got involved and confirmed that it was, in fact, not their seat.

This, however, did not curb their entitled enthusiasm, and they continued complaining throughout the entire flight. Even after being reseated, they were bitter as ever. The best part of it all, as noted by this commenter, is that OP didn’t really do, or need to do, anything.

But it gets better. The couple seemed so riled up about channeling their entitlesonas that they also got into a bit of trouble with the airport customs. OP said she saw the couple being frisked while offboarding. “Karma is real,” concluded OP, as she laughed about the whole situation.

Bored Panda also had a chance to talk to OP about the incident. She shared her story with the Reddit community soon after it happened because the level of entitlement—even more so when it was done right off the bat—shown by the couple made her jaw drop.

"[I wasn't] surprised by the flight attendant's solution because it was obviously not the problem the husband claimed. I had no trouble getting my seat belt on and cinching it down tightly, not so large I used the entire belt or needed an extender," elaborated OP.

"If they had stayed near me, I still would have napped. Had my neck pillow and fuzzy blanket already out for a nap. I travel a lot since I live overseas and come prepared, [jerks] or not."

It's important to note that OP is disabled, and that alone could've been against the entitled couple as a solid one-up to the already effective do nothing tactic. "I could have stood up and complained, stomped all along with my cane and announced to everyone near me that they were bullying a disabled woman traveling solo," added OP.

She explained that the couple seemed absolutely oblivious to the amount of karma that was served to them. Just think about it: the woman was dressed in designer clothes and bag, the husband was sporting his "Harvard law," and both had that "I'm so special and my shiesse does not stink" attitude about them. It was no way for them to even suspect it.

"I live in Costa Rica in a subdivision with millionaires and billionaires so I get to see entitled people all the time here. They were typical."

Folks loved the story—it’s this particular sort of entitlement with a karmic twist that gives readers a fuzzy feeling inside. A feeling that also urges them to smash that upvote button 2,500 times and be engaged in the comments.

Speaking of which, it’s there that we find out it was Frontier Airlines and that OP doesn’t typically go for first class, but it happens. Others shared their own unhinged entitlement stories, not necessarily limited to flight. And yet others just were just poking fun, like one mentioning that they hoped the customs agent was twice their size and sweating profusely as they were picking out their clothes out of the luggage.

For context, while technically speaking entitlement is a personality trait—one within the scope of narcissism—the fact that it’s discussed in detail on WebMD might lead some to think it’s a full-blown disorder.

In short, a sense of entitlement is a “you owe me” attitude, which has long-term implications (short-term, too, probably, if you count a punch in the face as an implication) like conflict in relationships, general unhappiness and disappointment in things, and depression. And this can bleed out of one's social into their personal and professional life.

What’s worse (besides a punch in the face) is that entitlement often manifests itself into a vicious cycle: you’re entitled, so you’re always vulnerable to the threat of unmet expectations, and when they’re unmet, it can lead to dissatisfaction and distress, and when you’re that, you try to fix the situation and console yourself, reassuring yourself that you deserve everything and we’re back to entitled behavior.

But there’s a way to overcome this, and that is working with yourself. So, [1] get what you give, i.e. respect others and treat them the way you’d want to be treated, [2] learn from your mistakes (especially ones that land you a swift punch in your face) and never stop learning, and [3] admit that not all situations are unfair.

That’s that. You can check out the original post here, or read more about entitlement here. But before you do that, why not leave a comment about anything that you’ve read here today! Who knows, you might avoid a punch in the face by doing so. Just kidding, Pandas don’t have fists… wait… no, scratch that. Kung-Fu Panda.