Another tip: If you feel any resistance in your seat reclining back, STOP. Turn around. Assess the situation and talk to the person behind you like a human.

No, the staff will ask you to put your seat back up and off the person’s knees behind you, then it’s on you to decide if you want to keep being incosiderate, as well as ignore the requests of the flight crew.

That’s hilarious :P

It’d be great if people would ask ahead of time or at least wait until after takeoff. Otherwise, it’s just painful and I consider the person in front of me an asshole.

I agree with most of your rules but I would include an exception for early morning flights. Back in my heavy business travel days I would be on the first flights out and would want to catch a few z’s before having to go to the client’s office. Those flights should be quiet and have the freedom of reclining. If you…

I once unfortunately was given a seat in a row which did not recline 9I think we were in front of the exit row), and when the person in front of me reclined, it was a nightmare. Luckily, the flight attendants noticed and immediately moved me to business class. That airline now has my loyalty and now my $$ as I will…

You are the guy I point the little air jet at and let it blast. You have a problem with it and I remind you that while it’s your right to recline, it’s also mine to send cold air anywhere I’d like from the nozzle assigned to my seat. Of course if the seat next to me is empty I point that nozzle your way as well,…

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reclining my seat doesn’t give me more leg room or remove your seat from my legs

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At the very least, don’t do it suddenly.

Not all tall people have the same length legs. Yours might be shorter than another 6'2". I’m 6'5" and my legs are inches longer than a friend that is also 6'5", he just requires more headroom.

I’m all for not suddenly thrusting your seat backwards (and generally inch my seat back little by little ‘til it’s barely noticeable until it’s reclined) but completely disagree with the “do them the courtesy of only reclining half way” piece. Um, no. My seat reclines, I’m reclining my seat. If the angle of space…

It’s not rude to recline your seat— just give them a heads up and a perfectly undisputable explanation.

Same. Nothing like a dirty airline seatback smashed into the side of your face to bring the rage on.

As someone who had the person in front of me suddenly throw their seat back as I was hunched forward getting my carry on from under the seat... I always apreciate a little warning.

A good example of not rushing to judgement would be refraining from shooting another person in a fit of road rage.

wait we can kill people in the south as long as it’s not a hate crime?

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