A new trend is taking over social media. Suddenly people are filming themselves “raw-dogging” on airplanes. The phenomenon is particularly widespread among men. What this trend is all about, which some of us may have already experienced – even if unintentionally.
“Raw-dogging” is the name given to the new travel trend that is practiced primarily in the USA, especially by men. The word can best be translated as “without a condom” or “unprotected sex”. This does not mean sex as such, but rather the pure and unadulterated “experience” of a flight, without any distractions or comforts.
As the New York Post reports, numerous passengers have already foregone all amenities on their long flights and instead tested their endurance. The bizarre trend is supposed to be a kind of test of the strength of their will.
The idea of ”raw-dogging” is to travel without the slightest comfort. This means no watching films, no reading books, and even music and headphones are taboo. Men in particular have enthusiastically embraced this minimalist approach to flying.
“I’ve never seen so many people ‘raw-dogging’ a flight,” one astonished TikTok user recently stated in a video. The video shows men staring straight ahead and simply doing nothing. In fact, many users on TikTok are sharing their experiences. “Just ‘raw-dogging’ a 7-hour flight,” writes one user. No headphones, no film, no water, nothing. Unbelievable. The power of my will knows no bounds,” he writes.
This self-control trend was inspired, among other things, by the character Sam Nelson from the series “Hijacked” on Apple TV, played by Idris Elba. During the series, Nelson had to endure a seven-hour flight without any comfort after the plane was hijacked by criminals. For some men, this was apparently reason enough to try it out for themselves.
However, there are also a few women who are joining the trend, including New Yorker Johanna Riehm. She explained in a TikTok video: “I sit there in silence with my thoughts and just watch the little GPS airplane.” By this she means the graphic airplane on the small screen in front of her, which shows the position of the plane.
Nevertheless, most travelers probably still prefer a relaxed flight with all the amenities. Especially now that the summer holidays have started in the first German federal states, many families are sitting on the plane on their way to vacation.
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The original of this article “Raw-Dogging on airplanes – what’s behind this bizarre travel trend” comes from Express.de.