Pompous.

I meet all kinds of people every day. From socially inept to technically adept, the vast spectrum of men and women I meet range from opposite ends of the scale. They all have one thing in common though - they all fly for business or leisure.
We become very astute and shrewd, with experience, in how to read people's reactions and body language. If you ask anyone who works outside the aviation industry and has friends in it - they will say that we are "smart cookies." Of course, the stereotype paints us as half-witted, hair-brained idiots.
So yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the most self-obsessed, all-knowing and pompous women I have met in some time.
She was trying to be something she wasn't - she was dressed like a young woman in her late twenties complete with the "now back-in shoulder-pads." But she wasn't far off getting her state pension.
She gave off the air of being very conservative, yet the creaseless forehead and wind tunnel face suggested otherwise. She made a comment about one of my colleagues wearing too much makeup to her friend, yet she herself looked like a blind child had applied hers.
The woman craved attention - no matter where it came from. The poor lady that was sat beside her had no choice but to listen to her - and she glanced my way once or twice to say HELP!
This woman cribbed and cried about having to purchase sandwiches and tea, yet thought nothing about splashing out over E150 for bottles of perfume and bottles of alcohol prior to getting on the plane. She wasted our time looking at items she was never going to buy and then waved us away as if we were the hired help. Reminding her of the proper manners I was brought up with, I reminded her that she was "more than welcome" for our assistance. Of course, it fell on deaf ears.
She looked down her very angled nose at everything we said or did - yet this "woman" couldn't manage to close a toilet door after herself or say a "thank you" for helpful and friendly service.
You can teach manners and common courtesy to children - some adults forget them as they get older.