Big Brother at Warsaw metro

I was on my way from a traditional, 10th by now, Christmas eve with my university friends. It was past midnight, not that it should matter. At one of the stops we hear a man’s voice speaking over the loudspeaker – usually used only to announce emergency notices. He says something which only became understood after a movement of a passenger awaiting for a train on the platform: Please get up from that bench/Proszę się podnieść z tej ławki.

The passenger who reacted didn’t even seem to be laying down. Maybe he wasn’t sitting perfectly straight, but certainly did not look worrying, agresive, desruptive, abusive, violent, or any etc. He may have been tiered, maybe tiered after a beer, maybe after a long day of work, but not a homeless or drunk. Just a regular young guy, definately either a high school or university student, not a future looser. So why the Big Brother remark over the loudspeaker? haha?

how early is not too early for alcohol on a plane ?

I took a 9:55 plane this morning and a little less than an hour after take off we were served a breakfast. A few of the people around me ordered wine.

I think I’d be less surprised if they ordered vodka or whiskey, thinking maybe it’s fear or stress of flying, or I’d assume they’re flying in from another time zone (this being a subsequent flight and spirits helping them with jet lag), or I’d see them as addicted and simply needing hard liquor to start the day off right. But wine? why would you have wine with breakfast? and it’s not even any special wine you’d think who cares what time it I really would love to taste it; it’s wine they serve on a plane! I remain confused and bewildered.

Is it the I-need-to-get-the-full-value-of-my-ticket-which-comprises-alcohol?, or is it the it’s-for-free-I’ve-got-to-have-it need? Whatever it is, if it were a bar I wouldn’t notice, after all you go to a bar to have a drink. But on a plane?? at 10 ?