This poor sleepy passenger is in for a rude awakening when he realizes that drool stain he’s wiping isn’t actually his! As the cheeky tweeter describes, the man nodded off and is now blotting his shirt without realizing his seatmate is the real culprit.
We can just imagine the escalating awkwardness as the truth-telling tweeter debates whether to fess up about the foreign spittle. Do you interrupt his embarrassing drool clean-up to awkwardly whisper “Um, actually that’s mine…”? Or let him continue under the misguided belief his slumber was to blame?
While honesty may be refreshing, ignorance seems bliss for this erroneously embarrassed flier. Perhaps some light chuckling from a considerate distance is the kinder move here. Because really, who hasn’t been both the oblivious drooler and the accidental recipient before? Travel can get messy.
In the end, pack patience and a sense of humor for moments like these in the air. Let sleeping passengers lie, and if you happen to drool on their shirts, maybe pretend you don’t see. Laughter at life’s funny little mishaps makes the hours pass easier for all. Just be sure to pack extra napkins and a change of clothes!
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