Comments on: The Middle Seat and Airplane Etiquette http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charlie http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-24086 Charlie Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:55:19 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-24086 As a large person I get tired of listening to people complain about sitting next to obese people who they feel are spilling into their personal space. I find the opposite. On several occasions I have purchased two seats only to find that the skinny person in the next seat over thinks there is an empty seat and piles all of their crap against me. Old newspapers, purses, books, laptops and outright garbage quickly fill up the space and they are quick to put up the arm rest so they to have more room. As a large person I get tired of listening to people complain about sitting next to obese people who they feel are spilling into their personal space. I find the opposite. On several occasions I have purchased two seats only to find that the skinny person in the next seat over thinks there is an empty seat and piles all of their crap against me. Old newspapers, purses, books, laptops and outright garbage quickly fill up the space and they are quick to put up the arm rest so they to have more room.

]]> By: PW http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-20623 PW Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:59:54 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-20623 My mom used to solve this problem by taking with her two pieces of particle board about 2 feet by 3 feet and jamming them between the sides of her seat and the armrests. She got strange looks but no one could jam their elbows in her sides, and she was giving up her use of armrests entirely so no one could rightly complain. My mom used to solve this problem by taking with her two pieces of particle board about 2 feet by 3 feet and jamming them between the sides of her seat and the armrests. She got strange looks but no one could jam their elbows in her sides, and she was giving up her use of armrests entirely so no one could rightly complain.

]]> By: agentcikay http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 agentcikay Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:57:32 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-1842 oh for me, its just that when the meal is served, and this goes for the other window and isle seat as well, you should put up your seat without being told. often the rude traveler pretends to be oblivious until you get the air steward to tell them! It's terrible when you cannot bend down to eat your food because the head of the seat in front of you is in your face. It should be automatic, please! Thank you:) oh for me, its just that when the meal is served, and this goes for the other window and isle seat as well, you should put up your seat without being told. often the rude traveler pretends to be oblivious until you get the air steward to tell them! It’s terrible when you cannot bend down to eat your food because the head of the seat in front of you is in your face. It should be automatic, please! Thank you:)

]]> By: belts http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-439 belts Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:46:23 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-439 The great article. I think I prefer the window seats because I watch scenery outside airplane. The great article. I think I prefer the window seats because I watch scenery outside airplane.

]]> By: Stifler's Mom http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Stifler's Mom Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:21:49 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-438 Well, I just flew middle seat from Toronto to Calgary. Middle seat sucks, but make the best of it. However, Mr Aisle-Seat decided he was privy to his aisle room, the aisle for his one leg and under my seat for his other leg. I mean, really, Buddy! How rude!! Aisle gets aisle armrest, window gets window arm rest. The space under your seat is yours for stowable carry on or your feet, not your neighbors'. Please shower before you fly and consider wearing deoderant. No one will find your b.o. a pleasent smell. Parents, control your kids. Try to refrain from eating offensive-smelling food (bagels with herb and garlic cream cheese smell terrible in a confined space) and making a pig out of youself (food on your face and crumbs flying is offensive too! So is burping or gulping) Lastly, be aware that what is normal to you in food, behavior, smells, noises (bodily or electronic) may not be to someone else. Consideration can go a very long way! Well, I just flew middle seat from Toronto to Calgary. Middle seat sucks, but make the best of it. However, Mr Aisle-Seat decided he was privy to his aisle room, the aisle for his one leg and under my seat for his other leg. I mean, really, Buddy! How rude!! Aisle gets aisle armrest, window gets window arm rest. The space under your seat is yours for stowable carry on or your feet, not your neighbors’. Please shower before you fly and consider wearing deoderant. No one will find your b.o. a pleasent smell. Parents, control your kids. Try to refrain from eating offensive-smelling food (bagels with herb and garlic cream cheese smell terrible in a confined space) and making a pig out of youself (food on your face and crumbs flying is offensive too! So is burping or gulping) Lastly, be aware that what is normal to you in food, behavior, smells, noises (bodily or electronic) may not be to someone else. Consideration can go a very long way!

]]> By: The Middle Seat and Airplane Etiquette | A Travel and Social Media Guide | Rich Whitaker http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-437 The Middle Seat and Airplane Etiquette | A Travel and Social Media Guide | Rich Whitaker Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:21:51 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-437 [...] This article was originally posted at Brilliant Tips From BrilliantTrips.com. [...] [...] This article was originally posted at Brilliant Tips From BrilliantTrips.com. [...]

]]> By: luggage http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-436 luggage Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:20:22 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-436 I have always preferred the window seat. Only because I do not travel that often, and I love you watch the plane land and take off. I have always preferred the window seat. Only because I do not travel that often, and I love you watch the plane land and take off.

]]> By: BoomerMMW http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-435 BoomerMMW Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:15:37 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-435 I would prefer the aisle seat but we cant always have it our way, my wife and I recently endured the trip from hell flying Qantas from Sydney to LA, we wound up with the window and middle seat (A,B) on a 747, seat C was occupied at the last minute by a fellow who would have been over 6ft tall and was very heavily built, for the first two hours of the flight he drunk himself into a stupor and became impossible to wake, coupled with the the seat in front of him being reclined to its full extent for virtually the entire trip we were effectively trapped for 10 hours, this was an exquisite kind of torture for me because I suffer from a gut condition that is normally manageable with reasonable access to a washroom and being able to walk around and stand for a bit, to say the least when he finally stumbled off to relieve himself I was in considerable pain but thank god he finally moved I would prefer the aisle seat but we cant always have it our way, my wife and I recently endured the trip from hell flying Qantas from Sydney to LA, we wound up with the window and middle seat (A,B) on a 747, seat C was occupied at the last minute by a fellow who would have been over 6ft tall and was very heavily built, for the first two hours of the flight he drunk himself into a stupor and became impossible to wake, coupled with the the seat in front of him being reclined to its full extent for virtually the entire trip we were effectively trapped for 10 hours, this was an exquisite kind of torture for me because I suffer from a gut condition that is normally manageable with reasonable access to a washroom and being able to walk around and stand for a bit, to say the least when he finally stumbled off to relieve himself I was in considerable pain but thank god he finally moved

]]> By: William Wallace http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-434 William Wallace Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:42:35 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-434 I prefer the aisle seat, espcially if I have been drinking lots of booze on the plane, nothing worst than constantly asking someone to move so you can go for a pee. One of the most annoying things that can possible happen is when you have one of those dumb kids that keeps kicking the back of your chair, no matter how many times you tell them to wise up. I prefer the aisle seat, espcially if I have been drinking lots of booze on the plane, nothing worst than constantly asking someone to move so you can go for a pee.
One of the most annoying things that can possible happen is when you have one of those dumb kids that keeps kicking the back of your chair, no matter how many times you tell them to wise up.

]]> By: chris http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/the-middle-seat-and-airplane-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-433 chris Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:53:55 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1422#comment-433 I used to love the window seat until they started filling planes up to the very last seat a few years back Did anyone mention children + airplane etiquette ? There is an entire post in itself. Worst case scenario? Children who have never been parented flying with said parents. i almost got in a tiff once over this type of situation!@#$% I used to love the window seat until they started filling planes up to the very last seat a few years back

Did anyone mention children + airplane etiquette ? There is an entire post in itself. Worst case scenario? Children who have never been parented flying with said parents. i almost got in a tiff once over this type of situation!@#$%

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