There is only one thing you have to do in order to be treated much better when you travel (especially if you are between the ages of 18 and 32), and it is this: dress nice! Realize that this does not mean you need to go out to the mall and pick up some new, expensive, "hip" outfit to wear on the plane! All it means is that you need to make sure you take the time to make yourself look professional before you head to the airport. Wear a dress (for girls) or a dress shirt (for guys) instead of wearing pajamas and flip flops if you want to be treated with respect and good service!
You might think this means that flight attendants and those who work at the airline counters are mean and judgemental, but actually, the truth is simply that they deal with plenty of people every day, all day long, and through this, they have come to expect a certain type of customer from a certain manner of dress. Through no fault of their own (and through no magic of your own!), airline employees will tend to expect you to be polite and accommodating if you are a young person who is well-dressed. And so, they become polite an accommodating in turn toward this young person!
Even though it does not provide you with optimum comfort to wear a dress shirt instead of flip flops and pajamas, you just might find - when you give it a try - that the comfort of the travel experience more than makes up for the relative discomfort of your dressed-up clothes!
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