I have been a flight attendant for 21 years and I encounter electronic problems every and each trip. I would like to share what happened to me when I was flying SWA and would like your opinion.
I was traveling on full uniform and a young man came sat next to me last minute and he start texting the minute he sat down, short time later an announcement was made about electronics and phones yet he continued to texting and when a flight attendant came by to check he just flip his phone so she could not see it was on then once she moved on, he resumed his texting. It really annoyed me especially since he can see that I am a flight attendant but I bit my tongue and told myself mind my own business. He never turn his phone off during the whole flight and just prior to landing, he start texting again!...to top that off, as soon as we touch the ground, he undid his seatbelt. I had enough then told him that he's phone usage COULD interfere with navigation system as well as cause of other problems but I could see in his eyes that whatever I said was just "blah, blah..." to him. I am wondering how would you or other flight attendants would have handle the situation if this happened to you.

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