I stopped clapping when the plane lands and my sister called me cold for it
She looked at me like I kicked a puppy when I sat there with my hands in my lap on our flight into Phoenix last month. Here is the take: you did not fly the plane, the pilot and the folks handing out pretzels did the work, and clapping is just group applause for a metal tube following gravity. Has anyone else quit this habit or am I really the grinch here?