When I first heard about inflight rawdogging, my immediate thought was, “OMG, this sounds ridiculous. What a waste of time!” But after reading about it, I was intrigued.
A newer TikTok trend, in-flight rawdogging (a.k.a. raw dogging or raw-dogging) means going through an entire flight without any form of entertainment or distraction: no phone, no tv, no books, no music. Some even go as far as to forgo the free snacks. Yep, not even Biscoff Cookies!!!
@dailymail A new travel trend where passengers ‘raw-dog’ their flights is leaving people speechless. However – there could be more to the trend than people originally assume. #flight #travel #map #plane #men #viral #challenge #video #viralvid
♬ A mysterious scene of the near future like Blade Runner(994826) – The Structures
Since rawdogging isn’t dangerous like other TikTok trends (such as this TikTok hack that could get you banned from the airline, or this one that could potentially get you killed), I decided to give it a try. I would consider it my efforts to save the world.
The experiment location
My experiment was done on a flight from MCO to AUS on an American Airlines 737, in seat 14C. To my right was the guy who lucked out and got THE LAST empty seat on the plane, when the original passenger was a no show (“lucky guy” flew standby). To my right, across the aisle, was a young mother with a baby.
Preparation phase
I made sure everything was stowed, and, as I always do, I watched the flight attendant’s safety instructions. And then the rawdogging began.
The experiment
Note: I followed almost all of the “rules” of rawdogging. However, I did take photos for the sake of better showing the timeline of the experiment. After all, this was for SCIENCE! 😉
I got comfy, kept my eye open and just stared into space. Or, in this case, the camera. Forgive the humid summertime airplane hair and instead look at the guy over my shoulder, sleeping.
This was my usual view.
Although sometimes the view changed a little
I’d sometimes look in different directions.
And occasionally looked in the aisle to see the different examples of manspreading.
When the flight attendants came around, I got a different view for a moment.
But no food or drink for me – the code of rawdogging specifically says you can’t eat or drink; just sit there.
And sit there I did.
After a while, I started to get bored, but I reminded myself to stay strong. And I’m proud to say I did.
After 2 hours, the flight was over, and my rawdogging experiment was over.
CONCLUSION
After 2 hours of rawdogging, I think I can say I’d now be considered an expert at it. And with that expertise added to my list of things I’m good at (it’s a very short list), I can truthfully report that rawdogging is a total waste of time.
Not recommended.
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11 comments
This trend is absolutely just as stupid as eating detergent. The detestation of society. A bunch of fools staring into space sounds about right.
Agreed…just as stupid, but not as dangerous. Me, I did it for Science. 😉
I have done it but engaged in deep thought. It was not pure rawdogging because I had paper and pen to jot down some ideas.
I think it’s extremely stupid but if someone wants to sit quietly, not recline, and leave everyone else alone I’m in favor of the idea.
Let’s see….I’m someone 6’0″, or taller. I’m seated in economy on a flight that’s at least 2.5 hrs in length. The pitch of the seat I’m assigned to is 30″. As a result of the confined space, I attempt to find a bit of comfort by adjusting a leg into the aisle.
I’m manspreading.
Author sounds misandrist.
Hi! I’m Sharon and the author. FWIW, I’m not misandrist at all. But funny you should only focus on that one sentence and photo in that entire post, which is about Rawdogging, not manspreading (I have an entire post about manspreading, if you’d like to read it). Regardless, FWIW, my husband is 6′ tall as well and he manages to sit in those same seats, for upwards of 5 hours, and not manspread.
Maybe you’re just doing it wrong. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I don’t have TikTok so that’s the consideration its antics deserve. Now, having said that, this “rawdogging” sounds like a mini-fasting, which is good for the body, the mind and the soul (should extend for at least 24 hours and add water, dehydration is no fun). It’s a time for cleansing and introspection.
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I don’t have a TikTok account either; you can still watch TikTok videos if you don’t have an account.
This is the norm for us poor people traveler.
Flip phone.
No social media.
Sandwich/wrap and snacks made at home and ate in the airport.
Refillable water bottle.
Read a book.
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When I first heard of raw dogging, it was being done on trans-atlantic flights. With all due respect, two hours is easy, even I could do two hours. 😉 But the idea of flying an international flight (say Dallas to Sydney or Brisbane) like that is……no, just no.