I was on a international flight recently that spanned about 11 hours in the day and the person in front kept putting thier chair back.

Now I know people want to relax but i’m using the screen in the chair and i’m hoping the inflight meal will at least be passable enough to digest.

So on a long haul flight that happens in the day would you put your chair back?

Would you keep trying to put it back every hour (i havent moved chairs). even though you have been asked not to?

  • now by the cabin crew btw
  • ragingHungryPanda@piefed.keyboardvagabond.comEnglish
    424·
    1 day ago

    most chairs allow the tray to be upright while the seat is reclined. if the seat wasn’t meant to be reclined, it wouldn’t be able to be reclined. demanding that someone else not perform an action that is permitted to them because you feel that is it is more convenient to you is…well… I’ll let you figure that one out

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      24·
      19 hours ago

      Personally I see it like …. As a bigger guy, I can easily shove my way through a crowd so I’m not delayed demanding that I not perform that action because it is more convenient for you not to be pushed to the ground is … well … yes, I do feel like it is a good analogy. In both cases an entitled person is physically infringing on close personal space to cause pain and make someone else less comfortable, and potentially damage their devices. The difference is that one of these actions has entitled people thinking it’s ok

      • ragingHungryPanda@piefed.keyboardvagabond.comEnglish
        15·
        1 day ago

        🤷 I’ve been on longer flights many times and never had an issue with it.

        but we do live in a capitalist society, so perhaps you could pay them to not make use of their own chairs. Yes, I am drinking and am bring a smart ass.

        • AA5B@lemmy.world
          11·
          19 hours ago

          Reclining seats don’t work that way. My knees are still the same place, my lap is still the same place, the tray is still the same place. All of them are infringed upon, even if I pay the entitlement back on the next poor soul, until the person in the non-reclining seat in the last row is screwed

          • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            31·
            17 hours ago

            That has not been my experience at all. In fact could you explain how the person in front of you inconveniences you by reclining their seat?

            The only thing I can think of is when someone reclines with a bump and it makes a noise.