I’m not going to republish the video because it’s ludicrous behavior. If you haven’t seen it, Google it or find it on Twitter. I apologize for being a day late on this post.
I normally don’t partake in dumb social media discussions , but put the dunce cap on me because I feel strongly about the issue of whether passengers should recline or not. I’m a pro non recline and will give some counter arguments.
Argument #1 – Your seat has a recline button
Your head has a brain, but you don’t use it.
Argument #2 – If you want more room, buy a 1st class ticket
Rich & white. Check your privilege!
Argument #3 – You can recline your own seat as well
This is true, but not my acceptable answer.
Argument #4 – What’s 3 inches?
I’d be satisfied with 3 more inches.
Live By the Golden Rule
People who answer recline, I’d be willing to guess, are employees. It’s a me first attitude and fuck everyone else. These people may be intelligent, but they will never achieve more than where other people are willing to take them. This is why I feel strongly about not reclining unless the seat is open behind you.
When Sam and I were traveling across the Atlantic the woman with her fake fur coat reclined all the way in front of Sam. The seat tilts so that the screen moves at a downward angle and closer to your face. It’s not a comfortable position. You cannot put food on your tray as well. I felt bad for him.
Would anyone ever answer “yes” to the question, “do you want the person’s seat in front of you reclined?” I don’t want to inconvenience other people the same way I would prefer not to be inconvenienced. Are the airlines creating this issue by allowing the seats to recline? Absolutely. Permanently alter the seat back 1″ and no recline option. Problem solved.
“People who answer recline, I’d be willing to guess, are employees. It’s a me first attitude and fuck everyone else. These people may be intelligent, but they will never achieve more than where other people are willing to take them. This is why I feel strongly about not reclining unless the seat is open behind you.”
This is a bold statement. I’m not sure etiquette and workplace hierarchy has much to do with each other in this context. Employees aren’t generally slobs and bosses are rarely saints. Some are and some are. Was there a boss you have had that took an unnecessary hardship for you to succeed or be more comfortable?
I think the “recline” only works if everyone is on board. Like cascading dominoes.
I’m aware this sentence is incredibly one sided. It’s meant to arise emotion and make people seriously consider their position. I scoured comments to related posts and was shocked at how many people respond with “I do what I want.” I’m merely surmising in environments that don’t reward consideration, this is the prevailing thought. I would imagine most bosses are self centered pricks.
Don’t recline. I glare at my wife if we are traveling and he moves her seat back even the slightest. I feel so embarrassed and enraged by her actions. I’m all for an un-reclining airplane seat. You could probably write a blog alone based on how ludicrous people are in airports; it drives me insane.
She*! My wife is a female!
I’m a huge believer in the 33.33% recline (repeating of course). The second I sit in my seat, that bitch is getting leaned back a third of the full recline. This is before takeoff and very rarely does a flight attendant ever call me out on it. From there, I play it based on the person behind me. Over 6 foot I never go further, sometimes even reset it to the standard if they look cramped. If it’s a child or the person is asleep I’m going full recline. For anyone between 5 foot and 5’5″ I will usually go back to 50% recline. Please note that I will either very slowly recline so it’s barely noticeable or I will wait for them to go to the bathroom or something. Once I’m settled in I tell the person next to me that I just took a benadryl and several gin and tonics and that I will be unresponsive for most of the flight, so feel free to use my armrest/push me out of the way if they need to get up. Sleep mask goes on, airpods go in and I am konked out until touchdown.
Every. Single. Time.
Great comment.