Man eats home-cooked paratha before boarding flight, Bashes ‘Overpriced’ Airport Food: Watch

It is no news that the food sold at airports is heavily priced despite its average quality. Some people like to keep their stomachs full to minimize overpaying, while others prefer to take homemade meals and water bottles.

One of them being, buying overpriced airport food despite its average quality. Recently, a man took to Twitter to raise this topic and also encouraged people to normalise eating homemade food at airports.

Twitter user Madhur Singh and his mother were at an airport ready to board their flight to Goa. But before they boarded, the duo sat in the waiting area of the airport and munched on homemade aloo paratha and nimbu achaar. Posting a video of eating at the airport with his mother, Singh tweeted, “Travelling in flights [has] become easier for middle class but the societal pressure of buying Rs 400 worth dosa and Rs 100 worth water bottle is still too damn high.”

He also went on to describe the reactions of other passengers. “Some people looked at us, oddly, but hey, they don’t matter and we don’t care,” wrote Singh. He concluded the post by saying that one should live as per his spending capabilities regardless of what society might have to say or recommend.

Check out his tweet here:

Travelling in flights have become easier for middle class but the societal pressure of buying ₹400 worth dosa and ₹100 worth water bottle is still too damn high.

My mom packed Aalu parathe for our journey to Goa and we ate them at the airport, with nimbu ka achaar. pic.twitter.com/mg2ZVyrja0

— Madhur Singh (@ThePlacardGuy) February 13, 2023

This post in no time grabbed attention on the internet, with people supporting Singh’s willingness to speak up against this issue.

One person wrote, “You are right. And I never realised that middle-class people are still so conscious about status. I hate airport food. Whenever I’d pack my lunch/dinner box, I do. And that is something to be proud of that my mom/wife cares enough to pack my food.”

Another person commented, “Yes we ALWAYS pack aalu paratha for airports. And have it before boarding the flight. And I don’t shy away from accepting it.”

A third comment read, “This is perfect. I do this all the time on my business trips. It’s healthy that way.”