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!!!
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♬ 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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