SLFAndProud ...
Thank SLFAndProud for your posts.
I've flown a lot, have a technical background and a strong interest in Aviation. I would hope I am considerably more informed than the normal punter.
And yet to this day it has never occurred to me that the over-wing exits may not have slides off the wing on some [or all] aircraft.
If I was sitting on the wing and I heard the word 'evacuate' I would be out that nearest door with my family also - I don't think I would have time to re-acquaint myself with the exact provisioning of escape slides vis a vis exit doors.
Some of the attitudes displayed on this thread about passenger behaviour are really offensive, trolling almost. - I hope to god they are not coming from flight crew members.
p.s. Furthermore, as a expat-Glaswegian I find the comment about the shoplifting alarm going off to absolutely called for and hilarious.