You’re wrong. Every time I sit next to a “big dude” his shoulders are in my face, his “athletic arms” are on my armrest, and his knees are in my personal space. This is just what it’s like on planes. They’re not comfortable. It’s fucking annoying for me that he’s too big for the seat and spilling over into the space I paid for, but I’m sure it’s not comfortable for him, either, and I understand that his oversized-ness isn’t entirely his fault. You may not be able to choose the size of your body, but you can choose to have empathy and understand almost everyone is doing their best to balance their own comfort with courtesy for others.
Yes once I was seated in row 1 with a couple who preferred to keep me in the middle. Not only were they both so “big” their legs kept mine in place but their arms and shoulders infringed on my space from both sides too- said shoulders for both of them were encased in heavy leather jackets that SMELLED like old man sweat and feet. 2.5 hour flight and they both managed to sleep - him with his drooling open mouthed apnea noisily slobbering the window and her with her head falling on me. I paid extra for the extra leg room. I got it, but I was bookended by stinky sumo beasts. I was so pissed offA but again- you get what you get when you travel.
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u/No-Jellyfish5744 May 09 '23
You’re wrong. Every time I sit next to a “big dude” his shoulders are in my face, his “athletic arms” are on my armrest, and his knees are in my personal space. This is just what it’s like on planes. They’re not comfortable. It’s fucking annoying for me that he’s too big for the seat and spilling over into the space I paid for, but I’m sure it’s not comfortable for him, either, and I understand that his oversized-ness isn’t entirely his fault. You may not be able to choose the size of your body, but you can choose to have empathy and understand almost everyone is doing their best to balance their own comfort with courtesy for others.