There are certain times in everyone’s life when something so bizarre happens that you just can’t help but gaze into the void, channeling your very best Jim stare from The Office. For one TikTok user, that moment occurred during a flight, and, of course, she posted it on TikTok because it was just too good not to share.
The TikTok user, @hanner_rae, shared her own moment of disbelief that took her right into The Office. However, instead of being at the Dunder Mifflin paper company, it took place during a completely normal flight. In the video, we hear the voice of a flight attendant over the microphone, which in and of itself is not out of the ordinary. Flight attendants often use the speakers to talk with the passengers, after all. Well, the only thing is, she wasn’t talking. Oh no, she was singing “God Bless the U.S.A.” with all her might.
The heartfelt rendition, however emotional it may have been for the flight attendant as she shared the patriotic American message with all the passengers, wasn’t nearly as welcomed by those on the flight, including Rae, who was visibly in stitches throughout the video. And she wasn’t the only one; more and more comments flooded in, with users just as confused about what was happening as the original poster. “I just know her coworkers are TIREDDDDDD of this,” one user commented, and we have to agree. No one wants to hear this every single flight.
You read that right — this is a common occurrence for this particular flight attendant. One user on TikTok commented that they too once encountered this exact flight attendant on their 6 AM flight, where she also performed her usual rendition of the song. “No, because I had that same flight attendant, but she was singing this at 6 am,” they said. Just imagine trying to get some sleep on your way to New York, and here comes the morning pledge of allegiance to the country, delivered through “God Bless the U.S.A.” Dystopic, to say the least.
Perhaps one of the funniest moments in the video, though — aside from Rae holding in her laughter — was when another passenger hilariously asked, “Is this the national anthem, what is this?” Well no, dear passenger, it is not — but it might as well have been. For those out of the loop, the song in question, “God Bless the U.S.A.,” is a patriotic 1984 hit by Lee Greenwood. According to Genius, the song even played at the Republican National Convention that same year during Reagan’s re-election campaign. What a loyal and patriotic worker.
Over the years, we’ve heard — and seen — many stories of weird and downright scary things happening during flights on Tiktok, from passengers losing their luggage, to emergency water landings straight out of horror movies. However, this is the first time we’ve seen a flight attendant sharing her love for the country in such a… genuine way. America, never change.