Seconded.

Yes, certainly. I didn’t mean to exclude people who need to recline for other reasons. By all means, if you need to because of a bad back, I can deal! That’s part of this whole “getting along” thing that I’m really big on; we can compromise if we treat each other like human beings instead of like garbage.

If you don’t want someone to recline their seat into you, buy a seat with more room or sit in an emergency exit row, where the row in front has recline disabled to allow easier egress. Every airline operating in the US has some form of “economy plus/comfort” with extra space, or you can (on occasion) upgrade to first…

Oh My God This So Fucking Much.

My one gripe: act like you’ve flown before. When you get to your seat, quickly put your things into the overhead and sit down. Ask for help if you can’t get your bag up there. If there’s no room, hail a flight attendant and figure it out. If you have nothing to be stowed, sit down.

I’m not that tall, but the angle those seats are typically at kill my already iffy back, especially if we’re going to be in the air more than 2 hours. I seek clearance from the person behind me by saying I totally wouldn’t do this otherwise, then recline like 2”. It doesn’t take much to change the angle enough that it…

“Don’t recline your seat”

Airlines offer rows with 2-3 extra inches of legroom that you may find much more comfortable. You don't want to pay extra for it? You probably should if you going to complain otherwise.

How do you not mention “Keep your fucking shoes on!!”. No one wants to see or smell your bare feet on a flight, nor do they wanna put their arm on an armrest that’s had your moist dogs on them previously.

How about how to be a good person on a train? Holy cow I rode Amtrak last night and it was a freak show. I know, why ride the train? Convenience mostly, although last night’s trip took twice as long as it should have, but it is usual pretty cost efficient. Anyway, I got on the train last night and went to sit in my…

Neutral or lighly scented deodorant. You could have just taken a 30 min shower in the first class lounge, but if you then douse yourself in perfume or Axe body spray, it’s almost as bad as BO.

large people have trouble fitting into seats that have been shrunk to absurdly small sizes in the pursuit of profit margins, and old people have to pee a lot. There is nothing any of these people can do over the course of a flight to change themselves and make your experience more enjoyable

I can’t believe people fly without using headphones. Before I started doing it I’d always get stuck within earshot of the two loud talkers who are becoming best friends between Chicago and Phoenix. And no matter how many flying etiquette articles are written, there will always be that segment of the population that…

I travel frequently for business and my biggest pet peeve are the idiots who insist on stowing what could easily be kept under the suite in front of them in the overhead bins (i.e. coats, pursers, etc.). On one flight, a passenger got upset because due to limited bin space, the flight attendant told the lady she had…

Tall is easy, book an aisle seat. Im tall and reclined or not I am folded in half. The 3 inch recline is at the top and its a fulcrum, so its only maybe a half inch at the knees (it obviously cant do much else the tray wouldnt work).

Apparently every single blogger on Gawker Media is tall, because they all share this same terrible opinion. I don’t recline my seat and I don’t give a shit if people in front of me recline, so I have no dog in this fight, but I think this whole “you don’t need to recline your seat, so don’t” sort of willfully ignores…

You haven’t experienced hell until you’ve spent three hours on an airplane listening to a guy eight rows back honk away about his fantasy football team.

Two items you forgot.

How ‘bout this one - if you’re on any airline and you cop the front row, DO NOT WEDGE YOUR CARRY ON UNDER YOUR SEAT. I had this happen on a SW flight - some woman stuck her bag under her seat, right where I was sitting (I sat down before she did - I like my goddamned tray). the flight wasn’t crowded (maybe 40 people…

“My reasoning is simple: When is the last time you were on an airplane and didn’t feel a hot burst of rage the second the person in front of you dropped their seatback right into your goddamn lap? Why would you want to impart that experience on anyone else?”