Why Not Perform Some Yoga Poses in the Aisle During Your Next Flight?

It’s Not As If You Have Anything Better To Do

Cool! But it would be even cooler if she were blocking a beverage cart. (Photo by Emily Sea on Unsplash)

When I was in high school, I had a good friend whose boyfriend did Tai Chi.

We’d be hanging out in the living room chatting, when suddenly Bob would rise from the sofa, step to the center of the room and begin to move, solemn-faced, through a series of postures.

The first time he did this it made me very uncomfortable.

I continued talking with Thea, trying to ignore the fact that this tall, skinny blue-jeaned dude was standing a few feet away from us striking silly poses.

But I had been raised to have good manners, which is to say, be considerate of the feelings of others. I couldn’t help but feel that by doing his own thing and ignoring us like that, Bob was being rude.

Not to mention ridiculous.

“Hey pal!” I wanted to say to him, “This isn’t Taiwan! It’s suburban Detroit. Knock it off.”

I didn’t, of course. That would have been every bit as ill-mannered as Bob’s behavior. And Thea loved him, so I put up with it.

Still, I was relieved when Thea broke up with Tai Chi Bob.