Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
New York Post
Men are ‘raw dogging’ it on flights — here’s what the weird travel trend means
By Asia Grace,
5 days ago
Some men like hitting it raw — the friendly skies, that it.
“Raw-dogging” has become the buzziest travel trend of the summer, seeing stealth plane passengers forgo the modern comforts of flying to stare at either the in-flight map or nothing at all during lengthy trips.
No music, no streaming, no snacking, no sleep.
The “raw-dogging” trend sees frequent flyers take long journeys sans entertain, food, water or sleep as a self-imposed mental and physical challenge. Yaroslav Astakhov – stock.adobe.com
“I have never seen so many people raw-dogging a flight in my life,” wrote Michelle , a stunned New York-based beauty influencer, in the closed-caption of a TikTok clip.
“Literally just staring straight ahead the entire time?” she added in the video, featuring an aircraft full of jet-setters enjoying a journey sans distractions. “This was a 5-HOUR flight from NYC to [San Francisco].”
Elba has no choice but to raw-dog it in the hit series “Hijacked.” Apple TV+
Unlike other skyway hacks that put freaked-out flyers at ease, such as “going over the alpha bridge” — a sleeping trick that helps the nervous knock out while up 30,000 feet in the air — raw-dogging is all about pushing oneself to their mental and physical limits.
“Incredible,” he added. “The power of my mind knows no bounds.”
Online, some raw-dog flyers claim traveling without distractions strengthens their minds. TikTok / @oiwudini Men and women are challenging themselves to bypass any rest, refreshments or revelry while taking extended flights. TikTok / @jdrunsfar Foot told commenters that he was “stronger” for having experienced a 15-hour raw-dogging flight. TikTok / @torrenfoot
Australian musician Torren Foot, too, celebrated his fun-free, 15-hour jaunt to Los Angeles in a viral raw-dogging vid. He memorialized the flight as the longest trip he’s taken without rest or entertainment.
“No music, no movies,” wrote Foot, “just the flight map.”
Westy, a London-based content creator, also completed the mile-high feat . He took to social media to boast about the accomplishment to his nearly 2 million impressed online onlookers.
But the blank-stare boredom isn’t just for the boys.
Moms looking for a little peace and quiet like Johanna Riehm, 34, are, too, cruising the clouds in sweet soundlessness.
“My beige flag is that I like to raw dog flights,” the New Yorker penned in a post , showing herself monitoring the plane’s departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport to the Caribbean.
“I sit there in silence with my thoughts and just watch the little GPS plane.”
For the latest in lifestyle, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/lifestyle/
Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.
Comments / 0