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[Misc] Are you an economy class recliner?
- Thread starter Bozza
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Raleigh Chopper
New member
Nice one Harry.
Manners is kicking people in the back, calling everyone dicks and having a pop at a kids parents.
Or am I about to be wooooshed.
stiff upper lip and all that...………... the image of you (or what I imagine you to look like) being the only non recliner on the plane makes me smile!!
thedonkeycentrehalf
Retired
- Jul 7, 2003
- 8,631
I answered other. Short haul, never recline, don't see the need. Long Haul, I will recline slightly but definitely not the full way back unless I know the seat behind is empty.
I had the problem on a recent fly back from JFK where the women in front (in an exit row with loads of legroom) tried to recline her seat fully into my knees. I make no apologies for behaving like a petulant child and using my knees to bang the back of her seat in time to the music I was listening to. She then made the schoolgirl error of pressing the button to adjust the recline at which point I jammed my knees forward to stop her reclining at all. After several attempts to realign my knees she realised that the seat was not going to recline again that flight and gave up. Only downside was that as I was wearing shorts, you could still see the pattern of the Virgin Atlantic seatback on my knees several hours after we had landed.
I had the problem on a recent fly back from JFK where the women in front (in an exit row with loads of legroom) tried to recline her seat fully into my knees. I make no apologies for behaving like a petulant child and using my knees to bang the back of her seat in time to the music I was listening to. She then made the schoolgirl error of pressing the button to adjust the recline at which point I jammed my knees forward to stop her reclining at all. After several attempts to realign my knees she realised that the seat was not going to recline again that flight and gave up. Only downside was that as I was wearing shorts, you could still see the pattern of the Virgin Atlantic seatback on my knees several hours after we had landed.
Raleigh Chopper
New member
David Niven?
Stephen Fry ?
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 17,127
Short haul I don't bother unless the person in front does. When I fly from Australia to the UK yes I do so I can get some sleep. I am 6'2 and don't mind when people recline the seat in front as I see it as part and parcel of air travel. Once everyone does it it is not so bad, perhaps another way of looking at it is the uprighters are the ones in the wrong here and should be getting called names.
Mr Putdown
Well-known member
Thought he said he ended up reclining with the rest of them.
Mr Putdown
Well-known member
What if someone is noticeably taller than you, whose leg length physically precludes the seat in front from reclining?
Bearing in mind, you can’t choose your adult height, what names would you suggest I was called?
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 17,127
Just need a bit of flexibility and consideration. I wouldn't suggest calling people names over a seat position, one just comes over as a bit petty.
Raleigh Chopper
New member
You just have.
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 17,127
They will need therapy after that one.
Mr Putdown
Well-known member
What are you suggesting, that I should take up yoga in the hope that, not only do my joints become hyper flexible but my bones become soft and bendy?
And how can you reply saying you “wouldn't suggest calling people names over a seat position, one just comes over as a bit petty”
when the post of yours I was replying to, said..
“perhaps another way of looking at it is the uprighters are the ones in the wrong here and should be getting called names.”
If that isn’t suggesting exactly that then what is it?
You seem to be taking this thread very seriously
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 17,127
Yoga is very good for you so yes i would suggest taking it up. However that was not the meaning of 'flexible' that i was referring to.
The point i was making was that i think it is unhelpful, petty and ill mannered to be calling people rude names over the position of their seat on a long haul flight. My sentence “perhaps another way of looking at it is the uprighters are the ones in the wrong here and should be getting called names.” was designed to demonstrate that I hold the same opinion regardless of seats being reclined or upright. I know it seems to be encouraging name calling for people with upright seats but actually it was a device to highlight the ridiculousness of name calling over seat position. Its like something Stuart Lee would do (I don't really think this btw).
Javeaseagull
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- Feb 22, 2014
- 2,503
This thread has convinced me to fly Club Class whenever I can. Being single I can afford it!
Klaas
I've changed this
- Nov 1, 2017
- 2,567
I recline a bit. In my mind that's fine, and I expect everyone to on long haul flights. Full recline is a bit out of order. Seems to depend on the airline though, I was on a Cathay Pacific flight a few years ago and those chairs came right back in your face. That's the only time I have asked the person in front to put their seat forward a bit.
I like to recline on long haul if I'm in economy but I always politely inform the person behind me that I'm about to invade their space. I really can't understand the level of rudeness and ignorance demonstrated by people who just recline and if it happens to me it pisses me off big time. A few polite words...is that too much to ask for
Superphil
Dismember
I’ve experienced the same, and the rudeness was staggering, the people in front of us had bulkhead seats so unlimited legroom, but as soon as they were able to they went full recline. I asked them if they’d consider just going half way, but they point blank refused, only sitting up when meals were brought around.
This may help ease the situation, I shall try them next time.
http://www.gadgetduck.com/goods/kneedefender.html
This may help ease the situation, I shall try them next time.
http://www.gadgetduck.com/goods/kneedefender.html