AIBU?
To kick her chair during the inflight meal
CanStopWillStop · 07/03/2023 00:45
in short, red eye flight from America. The woman in front reclines her chair as soon as humanly possibly. No issue with that.
the inflight meal comes about 45mins in. She is the ONLY person in the cabin who keeps her seat reclined, bearing in mind she is sat bolt upright to eat.
I don’t believe it’s within my rights to ask her to (do the decent thing and) put her chair up so I can eat in comfort without her chair pressing against my forehead. Instead I did the petty thing and kicked her chair throughout I’m the inflight meal, so she had a taste of the discomfort that I have.
AIBU? 😂
Am I being unreasonable?
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Inkypot · 07/03/2023 01:06
Ok, so you know you were being unreasonable and could've asked her to put the seat up. But she also must've know she was being unreasonable by not putting it up in the first place so I'm on the fence with this one 😂
Would depend on the kind of day I'd had. If I was having a day where everything was going wrong and I'd just had enough of people then I might be tempted to do something like you OP- not saying it's right, but it would be tempting!
CanStopWillStop · 07/03/2023 01:10
Inkypot · 07/03/2023 01:06
Ok, so you know you were being unreasonable and could've asked her to put the seat up. But she also must've know she was being unreasonable by not putting it up in the first place so I'm on the fence with this one 😂
Would depend on the kind of day I'd had. If I was having a day where everything was going wrong and I'd just had enough of people then I might be tempted to do something like you OP- not saying it's right, but it would be tempting!
Finally, a balanced and considered opinion 😆💓
Sockloon · 07/03/2023 01:14
Okay what ever your initial post was not funny and all your replies are either. Just makes me wonder what sort of person thinks kicking a seat in the first instance is clever rather than just asking. But I guess I have have my answer 🥱.
Unfunny and violent nice personality traits.
CanStopWillStop · 07/03/2023 01:15
SirenSays · 07/03/2023 01:10
Dislike speaking to strangers but then do something that makes it likely said stranger is going to have a pissed off word with you 🤔 weird choice but OK
Add the clause Siren… “dislike speaking to strangers… BECAUSE I HAVE A DEBILITATING SPEECH IMPEDIMENT”
i assume you understand the weird choices and words I avoid daily just to get through the day without pitiful looks…
CanStopWillStop · 07/03/2023 01:16
Sockloon · 07/03/2023 01:14
Okay what ever your initial post was not funny and all your replies are either. Just makes me wonder what sort of person thinks kicking a seat in the first instance is clever rather than just asking. But I guess I have have my answer 🥱.
Unfunny and violent nice personality traits.
Violent 😭 oh dear god… somebody call crimestoppers
Fraaahnces · 07/03/2023 01:22
Reclining her seat while you’re eating is rude. Kicking even more rude. There is nothing passive about it - it’s simply aggressive. Asking her to put her seat up until the meal items are cleared away is straightforward communication. If she ignored you or said no, you call the flight attendant and ask her to get her to put her seat up. It’s not rocket science. USE YOUR WORDS. (Btw, the flight attendants usually request this in an announcement when they say that they’re about to bring the food around as well.)
CanStopWillStop · 07/03/2023 01:23
Look, I’ll be honest – I’m tired, jet lagged and absolutely petty. Yesss I could had tapped Wreck-it Recliner on the shoulder and asked her to put it up.
But you know what. I didn’t want to. Why should I further my discomfort by forcing myself to communicate with her verbally… so I kicked her chair a few times to teach her a VIOLENT lesson in plane etiquette. (lol seriously please do call crimestoppers for my random act of violence - guilty as charged)
I shall await the thread about angry stuttering lady who kicks chairs imminently.
Inkypot · 07/03/2023 01:24
Fraaahnces · 07/03/2023 01:22
Reclining her seat while you’re eating is rude. Kicking even more rude. There is nothing passive about it - it’s simply aggressive. Asking her to put her seat up until the meal items are cleared away is straightforward communication. If she ignored you or said no, you call the flight attendant and ask her to get her to put her seat up. It’s not rocket science. USE YOUR WORDS. (Btw, the flight attendants usually request this in an announcement when they say that they’re about to bring the food around as well.)
"Use your words" to someone who has now repeatedly stated she has a speech impediment seems like a poor choice of words.
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