Flight Attendant Current
Other / Unknown; Workload; Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related
Passenger in XX2. Saw him sleeping with no mask on. An announcement kind of woke him up so I finished the job by saying Sir; that woke him up and I said I'm just going to need you to wear your mask. To which he said that he just had surgery on his nose for cancer and that the mask hurts. I told him I was sorry for his nose and then said but it is our policy. He started to get a little [bit] of an attitude and said something about our policy. At that point I found a way to end the conversation because it was going nowhere. Then I went and explained it to the A Flight Attendant.We both believed giving him a warning would cause a bigger scene and we only have about 40 minutes flight time left. So far no one has complained about him; but if someone does we will have to issue the warning at that point.
Flight Attendant reported a passenger resisted adhering to face mask policy. No further action was taken for fear of escalating the situation.