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A passenger on an airplane smelled that of another traveler smelly food in a viral video he recently posted on social media.
Zavier Torrence, 25, told Fox News Digital that about a week ago he was on the second leg of his trip from West Virginia to Tampa, Florida, when someone in the seat behind him decided to eat a tuna melt — “and it stunk. the whole whole plane.”
Torrence said nothing to the passenger who had chosen the option roasted fish sandwich – but he did share his thoughts with his TikTok followers.
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“Because why are we eating a tuna melt? on a flight?!?” Torrence wrote in the caption of his five-second video, in which he covered his nose to block out the strong odor.
The video was viewed more than 713,000 times on Friday afternoon.
“I honestly didn’t expect the video to blow up like it did,” Torrence said.
The popularity of his post may have something to do with the text he wrote on the video, which read: “I strongly believe that people who eat on flights should be locked up for ten days.”
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Several commenters took offense to Torrence’s post.
“I have a ten hour flight ahead of me… Do you expect people not to eat on a flight?” one person wrote.
Others said they would eat on a plane, but didn’t tuna melts.
On TikTok, Zavier Torrence (right) shared his reaction to the smell of food chosen by another passenger on a plane. (iStock; Zavier Torrence)
“It’s office rules,” another person wrote. “Only eat food that does not smell, so no fish, no fried food, etc. How can we not know that?”
Diane Gottsman, an etiquette expert and founder of the Protocol School of Texas in San Antonio, agreed with that sentiment.
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“You should always avoid eating foods that most people find offensive, such as tuna and tuna.” boiled eggs,” she told Fox News Digital.
Torrence said other passengers on the flight did not appear to be bothered by the odor, or they chose to ignore it.
Torrence couldn’t ignore the smelly tuna melt a passenger was eating on his plane. (Zavier Torrence)
Gottsman said asking a stranger not to eat certain foods on a plane carries a risk and could lead to a confrontation.
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Jacqueline Whitmore, a former flight attendant and etiquette expert based in Florida, said asking someone about strong-smelling food is “generally acceptable,” provided it is “done politely and respectfully.”
She told Fox News Digital: “The key is the approach: being calm, friendly and non-confrontational.”
It is “generally acceptable” to ask someone not to eat a tuna melt sandwich or other strong-smelling food while on a plane, an etiquette expert and former flight attendant told Fox News Digital. (iStock)
While people have the right to eat whatever they want on a plane, it is “extremely considerate” for a fish-eating passenger to ask others nearby if they object, Whitmore said.
Gottsman, however, sees the issue a little differently.
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“It would be polite to ask, but many passengers will feel uncomfortable giving the person an honest answer,” she said. “The passenger already knows that it is a terrible smell, and that it will affect the people around them.”
Torrence made it clear to Fox News Digital that he does not believe people should not be allowed to eat on planes.
“If you’re hungry, eat,” he said.
On the contrary, Torrence said, they should consider it what they eat.
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“I mean, it’s tuna,” he said.
“At least have common decency.”
