The passenger in front of me should not recline their seat.
As a passenger, I have the right to recline my seat.
The passenger in front of me should not recline their seat.
As a passenger, I have the right to recline my seat.
My most likely unpopular opinion…I would remove the ability for a seat to recline.
What other air travel issues do you have?
Too many old crotchety guys flying that yell, “get off my lawn!”
My recent flight was with one of my younger kids and there was no yelling to others to get off my lawn, but I did look at my kid when we landed, and the seatbelt sign was off and said, “watch this, all these knuckleheads are going to stand up and go nowhere” Bing…all these folks stand up and my kid starts laughing.
I’m an isle seater, and when the bling goes off, i definitely stand up (but stay there beside my seat), fully knowing i’m not going anywhere. Three reasons: 1) usually i’ve been sitting awhile and ready to stretch my legs, 2) if i don’t stand up, someone else will and now i have to have their ass in my face and smell it for 10 mins while we wait and 3) it gives the other people left sitting in the row some additional elbow room while we wait.
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**What happens if you and the guy in the aisle seat across both stand up? Do you start getting your bags our of the overhead? **
I sit in the aisle seat a bit when with family as the wife likes the window and the kid I am with likes the middle seat. Another issue for me in the middle seat is if I stick my foot into the aisle to get some more room, it gets hit by the cart and I risk my knee getting creamed. For that reason, I rarely do it, but sometimes do.
I do not get my bag out of overhead until my turn to exit comes. I stand up first, so the guy across the isle has to remain sitting. I’m not isle spooning with anyone.
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What other air travel issues do you have?
I havnt had any issues on a plane in a long time. My travel issues generally come before or after:
- at baggage dont stand right around the carousel. No one can see that way.
- people asking if they can cut in the security line because they are going to be late. Everyone knows how long it is to the airport. Everyone knows the routine. Show up early.
3) I generally fly southwest. You can pay to get on the plane before others. Some times A) people hold seats for 2 people at the front of the plane. You cant hold seats for an entire row. If you want to hold seats, you can hold really only the middle seat. B) if you are going to attempt to hold the middle seat, hold it at the back of the plane.
This was me on my last trip with the family. I have early boarding as a company perk but unfortunately it does not apply to all tickets. I went back past the exit rows because I wasn’t going to sit up front and keep telling people the seats were saved. That is annoying as hell.
now wondering –
is it more polite for mens to leave the lid up in case of ‘unexpected turbulence’ while peeing
or leave it down and aim harder so I don’t have to touch it to reset
or simply everybody pees sitting down?
Agree with most points, except:
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Deodorant yes. Clothing choice – I don’t care. Wear whatever is comfortable for you.
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On United (my regular airline), some of the boarding groups are huge. There is a big difference in overhead storage availability if you’re first vs last within your boarding group. So, there is a rationale. As long as you’re in the line for your group – and not clogging one of the other higher priority groups – that is fine.
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Bringing food on the plane is ok, as long as it’s not overly smelly. If the concern is eating noise, hell, nuts and other snacks are louder than a typical sandwich. I bring noise cancelling headphones, so your eating noise won’t affect me anyhow.
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If you reserve the window seat, fine. But, don’t take it if you know you’re a frequent pisser. The window is for people who can sit still for a reasonable length of time.
If you reserve the aisle seat, fine. But, don’t fuss about how I manage the shade. It’s a benefit of having the window seat. If I want to look out the window, I can do that. If the sun is really interfering with your ability to sleep or read your screen, I am happy to have a polite discussion about accommodating you. However, recognize that different seats have different benefits, and don’t demand that I give up a key benefit of the window seat.
now wondering –
is it more polite for mens to leave the lid up in case of ‘unexpected turbulence’ while peeing
or leave it down and aim harder so I don’t have to touch it to reset
or simply everybody pees sitting down?
pee sitting down?? Now you’re being funny.
Leave the lid up, brace your shoulder against the wall so both hands are available for getting the job done. If the plane shakes, you should be OK to keep it on target.
or simply everybody pees sitting down?
I think this would be the next chapter in Tucker Carlson’s The End of Men series.
Real men have the muzzle control to handle even the most extreme turbulence, thank you very much.
I work in a job we fly as a group often (think chartered). Matter of fact, we have a quick “intro on plane etiquette” as part of onboarding. We cover things like how to board (think southwest style) but more importantly how we get off… nobody gets up until it’s their rows turn. I always tell the new folks “once you see how smooth this goes every time you fly commercial it will piss you off for the rest of your life when assholes jump up in row 30 like they are going somewhere.”
I jump up if in aisle seat simply because I’m 6’4" and don’t want to sit longer than I have to. I don’t feel it impedes anything. I also like to act as blocker for aisle bombers trying to cut ahead.
7.Hold in your flatulence. If you need to let rip, go to the bathroom. No one wants to sit next to your death smell.
Sorry to disappoint you, but airplane farts aren’t going anywhere. It’s just the physics of the cabin pressure.
The passenger in front of me should not recline their seat.
As a passenger, I have the right to recline my seat.
My most likely unpopular opinion…I would remove the ability for a seat to recline.
I agree with SDG.
That is a phrase I never thought I would type.
or simply everybody pees sitting down?
I think this would be the next chapter in Tucker Carlson’s The End of Men series.
Real men have the muzzle control to handle even the most extreme turbulence, thank you very much.
Real men don’t have to pee all over whatever bathroom they’re in to feel like a real man.
My most likely unpopular opinion…I would remove the ability for a seat to recline.
This is coming soon enough…I’ve read an article about this recently. It makes the seats both lighter & cheaper. Weight & costs are huge concerns for the airlines.
The passenger in front of me should not recline their seat.
As a passenger, I have the right to recline my seat.
My most likely unpopular opinion…I would remove the ability for a seat to recline.
I agree with SDG.
That is a phrase I never thought I would type.
This is fine for shorter flights, but for long haul, it’s a non-starter.
- I generally fly southwest. You can pay to get on the plane before others. Some times A) people hold seats for 2 people at the front of the plane. You cant hold seats for an entire row. If you want to hold seats, you can hold really only the middle seat. B) if you are going to attempt to hold the middle seat, hold it at the back of the plane.
This is exactly why I don’t fly Southwest. We have this thing called computers nowadays. Assign the seats. It’s not a damn schoolbus.
Totally disagree. I like choosing my seat when I board. Way too often on other airlines, the seat I am assigned gets given to someone else and I’m forced to sit in the crap seat no one else wanted, so standby mom and 3 kids can all sit together. I can appreciate keeping the family together, but if I pay for a seat, I should not have to move.
We joke about the fact that as a family with a teen child, I rarely get to sit with my family on planes anymore. But with SW. Assuming we check in as soon as possible, we often get to sit with each other. And if not, I can sit near the front of the plane while my wife and daughter like the back of the plane.
- I generally fly southwest. You can pay to get on the plane before others. Some times A) people hold seats for 2 people at the front of the plane. You cant hold seats for an entire row. If you want to hold seats, you can hold really only the middle seat. B) if you are going to attempt to hold the middle seat, hold it at the back of the plane.
This is exactly why I don’t fly Southwest. We have this thing called computers nowadays. Assign the seats. It’s not a damn schoolbus.
Totally disagree. **I like choosing my seat when I board. ** Way too often on other airlines, the seat I am assigned gets given to someone else and I’m forced to sit in the crap seat no one else wanted, so standby mom and 3 kids can all sit together. I can appreciate keeping the family together, but if I pay for a seat, I should not have to move.
We joke about the fact that as a family with a teen child, I rarely get to sit with my family on planes anymore. But with SW. Assuming we check in as soon as possible, we often get to sit with each other. And if not, I can sit near the front of the plane while my wife and daughter like the back of the plane.
Can still choose your seat – when you check-in, or book. A free-for-all during boarding is a recipe for chaos.
The passenger in front of me should not recline their seat.
As a passenger, I have the right to recline my seat.
My most likely unpopular opinion…I would remove the ability for a seat to recline.
I agree with SDG.
That is a phrase I never thought I would type.
This is fine for shorter flights, but for long haul, it’s a non-starter.
recline or not to recline… would be a non-issue if personal space were maintained instead of airlines cramming as many seats as possible into limited space in steerage class.
Business/First on long haul flight is pretty sweet.
Totally disagree. I like choosing my seat when I board. Way too often on other airlines, the seat I am assigned gets given to someone else and I’m forced to sit in the crap seat no one else wanted, so standby mom and 3 kids can all sit together. I can appreciate keeping the family together, but if I pay for a seat, I should not have to move.
My experience with involuntary bumps recently has only been in the positive direction. Delta moved me from a random middle in economy to an aisle in Comfort+, which turned out to be good for everyone when the food poisoning kicked in 45 minutes into a Boston to LAX flight.
Can still choose your seat – when you check-in, or book. A free-for-all during boarding is a recipe for chaos.
I fly SW all the time. In the last 5 years or so it hasnt been chaos. The only time I can remember it being chaos was in 2008ish when a family didnt know about seat assignments they thought they were all in the same row (row C numbers 30, 31,32). And for some reason other passengers refused to move so this family could sit together - there was already a lap child in my row and there cant be two lap children in rows, or I would have moved.
I think people now know how SW operates.