Karen's Plane Trip (1-6)

[syphabelnades]

This is the ONLY Karen book I have that I have not snarked (either on this account or my old one). It also might as well have been named Karen's Culture Shock, rather than Karen's plane trip. The plane trip, which is both on the cover and in the back cover summary, lasts for all of a chapter and a half. The actual plot of the book is Karen

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[shatisarockgod]

How else could the people on that plane know that the Crowned Princess of Stoneybrook Connecticut will be flying with them today?--I really don't think I'd survive sitting next to Karen on a plane. I'd rather sit next to the gremlin from that Twilight Zone episode with William Shatner when he spots the creature on the wing of the plane.

Why is she doing this by herself?--And is Lisa or Seth going to go behind her & make sure she packed everything needed? I can maybe make the excuse that Lisa or Seth said "We'll pack your suitcase(s) after supper" & you had Karen jump the gun & do it by herself. I think I need to stop looking for logic because I doubt either one will check behind her. "You all packed up?" "Yep!" "Cool, let's go!"

Andrew actually cries because he doesn't want Karen to go.--No need to do that, Andrew. You're getting your own vacation just by being away from Karen's loud mouth. You'll get your parents attention, not be scared shitless by the stupid/scary stories Karen comes up with, etc.

"YOU GUYS! I'M 7 AND I'M HERE BY MYSELF!" --I see a lot of people finding the nearest bar by the time the plane ride is over.

And then it's lunchtime and Karen whines that the man and woman next to her won't put down their work to talk to her.--Yep, see above. If Karen had somebody to tell her to knock the bratty behavior off, maybe she wouldn't expect everybody to bow to her every whim.

To the relief of EVERYONE on that plane, Karen falls asleep for the rest of the trip.--Yes! I got my wish!

And she has the audacity to AUTOGRAPH these pieces of paper as well.--*rolls eyes*

The stewardess says "I don't think I'll ever forget you, Karen,"--Compared to thinking about how I'd never forget having my fingernails ripped off by somebody torturing me.

Karen's grandparents drive her off, and Karen makes snarky comments about the pickup truck.--Aloud or to herself? I really hope her grandparents aren't going to be flakes like the rest of the adults around Karen. You can't sit there and judge another person's situation. Maybe they like trucks compared to cars. Maybe they didn't think it warranted renting a limo to drive your ass to their place. Maybe money's tight and that's all they could afford. Maybe they figured you'd be more excited at seeing your grandparents compared to judging their truck or anything else you'll be passing judgment on?

Karen says Nebraska sucks balls.--Yeah, but you're not visiting Nebraska for the hell of it.

It's too hot and her grandparents don't believe in air conditioners.--I'll be on Karen's side here. I just can't stand the heat.

I'm not saying Karen isn't being a snot here for turning up her nose at everything on the farm, but "air conditioners are a waste of money?"--Absolutely disagree there. They're worth their weight in gold.

Really? There's no TV because it is also a "waste of money" --I think this is an age thing or maybe it's just how different I am now that I'm older. It would've been a pain in the ass doing without a tv back when I was younger because I watched more shows back then compared to the shows I watch now. I watch 9 shows during the entire week, depending on the week. I like watching Martha Stewart's cooking shows and Are You Being Served? on PBS but sometimes they don't come on if it's a pledge weekend. And a couple of those 9 shows are watched on the computer instead of watching them on tv. Anyway, I think I could do without tv easier now than compared to then.

[shatisarockgod]

(they get one, courtesy of Seth, in a later book, however. Along with a VCR)--Not sure how I feel about that. I think it's different if they're talking about "Oh, I'd like to get a tv and vcr but I don't see how I can afford to do that right now." or something along those lines. But if you're dealing with people that don't watch tv...it just seems like a waste. This is something that's only going to be gathering dust instead of being used.

Karen's just like "you people suck for only having one phone and for having no TV, CD player, and stereo system." --Okay, already made comments about tv. Music seems to be my thing. I love a variety of music and some of it's polar opposites of each other. I can go to youtube right now and pull up a Britney Spears song, then pull up a Falco song, and then pull up a Kate Bush song, and then pull up a Ratt song. But I can listen to music when I get home on my tape player, cd player or the radio. I'm here to visit my grandparents would be my line of thinking. What do they do for fun? I sincerely doubt the grandparents are like the people from the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "The Jar" and you have a bunch of people sitting and staring at the contents of a jar as if they were watching tv.

It makes me wonder if anybody warned Karen that she should bring along a lot of puzzle books and books in order to entertain herself since there's no tv, cd player, etc?

Enjoying the snark! :)

[darth_firefly]

I might be able to stand Karen over say, Junie B. Jones or Michelle Tanner. I'd pretend to be a companion of the Doctor and just have a grand time convincing her aliens are real.

[anabellabobella]

ACs are a waste of money if the choice is AC or food.