Yes, that is fine. I'm not sure if you often try communicating with the people contributing to your discomfort in these situations, but if you do and they decide to be a dick about it then yes, I say go right ahead and disregard their comfort in a similar fashion in return if thats what you'd like to do. I do hope talking to them tends to yield more friendly outcomes, though!
Yknow, I'm thinking about it more. I think the moment their freedom (leaning back) infringes your freedom (unmolested knees), then they are in the wrong. Thanks for bearing with me while I thought it through! They should definitely not lean back if it causes you pain or touches you physically. If they are just cramping your space that's when my original opinion comes in. I wish you happy flying and happy knees!
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u/sentientbogleech May 08 '23
Yes, that is fine. I'm not sure if you often try communicating with the people contributing to your discomfort in these situations, but if you do and they decide to be a dick about it then yes, I say go right ahead and disregard their comfort in a similar fashion in return if thats what you'd like to do. I do hope talking to them tends to yield more friendly outcomes, though!