Don't fly too much

A quick guide for flight passengers. Are you flying too much? Watch for these danger signs.


You fly a lot if... You fly too much if... You've really overdone it if...
When asked for an opinion, you can name an airline you like. When asked for an opinion, you can list the pros and cons of some airlines you like. When asked for an opinion, you produce detailed statistical charts and analyses, based on your own experiences with the airlines you like.
You can identify an airline from the cabin crew's costumes. You can identify an airline from the cabin crew's faces. The airline's cabin crew can identify you from your face.
You get yourself a new passport when your old one expires. You get yourself a new passport when your old one runs out of pages. Your government begins to send you passports without you having to ask.
You consider ordering a larger passport next time. You already order the largest passports but find it's not large enough. Your government has named a passport size after you.
You've joined a frequent flyer program. You've earned enough points to get a free flight. You've earned enough points to get free aeroplane.
You have your passport ready before you come to filling out immigration documents. You no longer have your passport ready, because you have memorized all the details, including the passport number and expiry date. You no longer memorize all the details, because the immigration officials produce specially printed documents just for you.
You apply for a visa to a country whose name you can't pronounce. You find a visa in your passport for a country whose name you can't pronounce, but you can't remember going there. A country whose name you can't pronounce, and to where you can't remember going, offers you Permanent Residence on the basis of the total combined length of your visits.
You keep a collection of boarding cards. Your spouse complains about your collection of boarding cards. Your collection of boarding cards is listed in local tourist guides.
You wonder why aeroplane toilets are so small. You've stopped wondering. You wonder why normal toilets are so large.
You know why people don't like airline food. You've learned to appreciate airline food. You've written to an airline to ask for recipes.
You tell your friends how much you hate jet-lag You tell your friends how to successfully deal with jet-lag You tell your friends how much you miss that "comfortable familiar jet-lagged feeling"