Female 🐠: is it rude for a man to ask you to not do your nails on a plane? Woman just applied polish next to me and the smell is triggering a migraine. Trying not to be a jerk, suggestions?

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Man or woman asking shouldn’t matter. That stuff always produces an odor and it’s super inconsiderate of her.

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I’m with BCG1 here. Anything that is strong smelling in a tube of recycled air is over the line. Smelling bad, eating onions, painting nails, etc., are all bad form

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Absolutely not rude on your part - definitely on hers.

“Pardon me, would you mind waiting until laterïżŒ, the polish smell is giving me a headache.â€ïżŒ

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Omg. I’ve never heard of someone doing this. Yikes. Definitely talk to the flight attendant. I hope she didn’t cut her nails as well...

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I would say something! It is just like spraying perfume or cologne on a plane! Deadly!

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No; my dad gets the same thing from acetate. Maybe share that you have an extreme sensitivity to the chemicals in the polish and ask her if she would mind doing that after the plane ride? Seems totally reasonable to me and a nice way to deal with some serious misjudgment on her part.

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As a woman giving this advice, I think its totally reasonable... Idk what else to say to that đŸ€·đŸ»â€â™€ïž

From a safety standpoint, it’s also quite flammable. I’d be shocked if this is allowed.

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Just alert the FA. I’m pretty sure it isn’t allowed.

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^ this.
It’s not allowed. If the FA sees it, they’ll immediately ask her to put it away. Click your FA button and order a drink while she’s painting her nails.

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Thanks all for the suggestions and support that I read after landing.

Update - I waited till Ms. Polisher was done and asked her to not do her nails on the plane in the future as many have my chemical sensitivity issue (the migraine started the moment she brushed the first nail and was not going to stop, so no point in not letting her finish up). I was very polite and positive, and she said she “usually doesn’t do this but sorry.”

I asked why she did it this time and she just shrugged. So I told her to please think of others next time and closed my eyes to let the jackhammers do their thing. Six hours later I’m starting to be productive again...

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Ask an FA, don’t involve her directly

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That is not rude. It's a noxious substance and shouldn't be used on the plane

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It isn’t allowed, I was scolded once for doing it, but it made perfect sense so I immediately put it away.

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No that’s not rude, feel free to ask away. That’s a pretty invasive thing of her to be doing.

Just bump her seat. She will get the message.

No. It’s extremely rude and ignorant of her to have open nail polish. If you’re a guy, I recommend A1’s advice. Don’t want anything to backfire.

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