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From Sitting Bitch to Being the Shit
1. BROUGHT TO YOU BY
FROM SITTING
BITCH TO BEING
THE SHIT
TURN YOUR COACH EXPERIENCE INTO AN
EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
2. INTRODUCTION
• You may be traveling for business, but
that doesn't mean you’re doing it in
business class
• Level-up with these tips for stretching
your per diem, asserting your
dominance over foreigners, and
having fun regardless of your business
commitments
• You will require a sharp creative mind, and the self-confidence of
10,000 overindulged Millennials to navigate the murky waters of
traveling while exploiting every company dime at your disposal
3. SCORING AN UNDESERVED
UPGRADE
• Executive class is a way of life; and it’s
fake-able provided you have
confidence and style
• First rule of thumb: Dress like you
belong there
• Chatting up the girl at check-in or using
a posh British accent are sure fire
tactics for bagging an upgrade
• 38% of executive class travelers sleep
with the pilot the night before their
flight; 89% receive upgrades the next
day
• Borrow the nearest homeless veteran’s
military uniform and, for 100% success,
steal a wheelchair to roll up to the gate
Cheap
perfume/cologne
Cargo shorts
Flip flops
Anything with a
stain
Hoochie club
wear
FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T
WEAR ON A PLANE. EVER.
4. MAINTAINING A BUZZ
WITHOUT BLOWING YOUR PER DIEM
While Flying:
• Chat up the flight attendants before take-off to earn a free
drink top off
• 78% of all flights exceeding three hours hold an extra bar
cart of mini booze bottles. Locate this stash before take-
off and help yourself
• Bonus tip: Sneak alcohol into your 100mls liquid
allowance as “mouthwash.” Just add blue food coloring
and you’re good to go!
Once You’ve Arrived:
• Don’t waste your per diem dollars on a hotel. When you land, head to the bar and
find a local to go home with. Not only will you save on accommodation, you’ll get
a free breakfast in the morning!
• 67% of people can successfully dine and dash (or sign a fake room number) at a
minimum of three hotels before being caught. The odds are in your favor.
5. 11%
39%
22%
28%
Actual business expenses
Booze and drugs to self-medicate
High-priced escorts & specialty sex therapists
Souvenirs and duty free for friends and family
EXPLOITING THE COMPANY
CREDIT CARD
• Get creative: you can always hide
debauchery within mundane expense
charges on the company card
• Non-itemized receipts hide excessive and
illicit purchases including alcohol,
prostitutes, cocaine and more
• A top-tier travel insurance plan turns visits
to the local strip club into “physiotherapy”
sessions
• A $7000 bill for 36 hours of drinking can
be written off as “new business” assuming
you slurred out a few words to various
strangers or new friends at the bar
THE REALITY BEHIND
BUSINESS EXPENSES
6. COMMUNICATING
OVERSEAS
• Once abroad, assume everyone speaks English
• 2.8% of Americans speak a second language;
conversely, 86% of Europeans speak a minimum of
3 languages – speak slowly and they’ll figure it out
• The louder and more obnoxiously you yell, the
more obvious your implied meaning will be
• Crude and elementary hand gestures will help
communicate
• In general, avoid adopting local customs and
etiquette. Your foreign clients will respect and bow
down to unwavering American assertiveness
7. SUMMARY
If you absorb only one thing from this guide, remember this:
Fly High. Get High.
And when given the opportunity,
join the Mile High Club.