Excuse me sir...I paid for that seat
Have you ever been on a plane, or in a car, or on a train, or a bus and had someone sitting next to you so overweight or obese that they were partly on your seat as well?
This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Thankfully it was a short flight. I was flying from Los Angeles to Vegas, next to me was an obese gentleman. He was already sitting down when I arrived at my seat.
The armrest between our two seats was up, and he was partially in my seat. For over an hour I had no use of my armrest, and every time the plane would hit even the smallest amount of turbulence he would bump into me.
I so wanted to ask him with some politeness, "sir, can you please try to stop bumping into me?" I was already as far over in my seat as I could be. But, I kept my mouth shut.
I felt angry, my comfort was infringed upon. I didn't have the full use of my seat which I paid good money for. I only got to use 3/4 of my seat, and only one armrest.
What would have happened had we both been obese and spilling out of our seats?! They would have had to move one or both of us, as this arrangement would not have worked.
I'm sorry, it may seem like discrimination, but I truly believe if someone is too large for their one seat, they should have to pay for a second seat. Or, they should have to pay me partially for the cost of the area of my seat they have used.
Why should I have to be massively uncomfortable?
Anyway, in the future, I may kindly ask a flight attendant if there is a way I can be reseated as I do believe it is not fair that I don't get the full use of my seat. I doubt I will be able to change my seat, but it can't hurt to ask.
I do also think there should be flight penalties for obese people, I doubt it would be an incentive to lose weight, but why should we thin people have to pay extra for the extra weight airplanes have to carry?
I know these are very harsh thoughts, but trust me, the next time you're stuck sitting next to a big guy or gal on a plane and you don't get to use your entire seat...let's see how happy-go-lucky you are.
Thoughts?
This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Thankfully it was a short flight. I was flying from Los Angeles to Vegas, next to me was an obese gentleman. He was already sitting down when I arrived at my seat.
The armrest between our two seats was up, and he was partially in my seat. For over an hour I had no use of my armrest, and every time the plane would hit even the smallest amount of turbulence he would bump into me.
I so wanted to ask him with some politeness, "sir, can you please try to stop bumping into me?" I was already as far over in my seat as I could be. But, I kept my mouth shut.
I felt angry, my comfort was infringed upon. I didn't have the full use of my seat which I paid good money for. I only got to use 3/4 of my seat, and only one armrest.
What would have happened had we both been obese and spilling out of our seats?! They would have had to move one or both of us, as this arrangement would not have worked.
I'm sorry, it may seem like discrimination, but I truly believe if someone is too large for their one seat, they should have to pay for a second seat. Or, they should have to pay me partially for the cost of the area of my seat they have used.
Why should I have to be massively uncomfortable?
Anyway, in the future, I may kindly ask a flight attendant if there is a way I can be reseated as I do believe it is not fair that I don't get the full use of my seat. I doubt I will be able to change my seat, but it can't hurt to ask.
I do also think there should be flight penalties for obese people, I doubt it would be an incentive to lose weight, but why should we thin people have to pay extra for the extra weight airplanes have to carry?
I know these are very harsh thoughts, but trust me, the next time you're stuck sitting next to a big guy or gal on a plane and you don't get to use your entire seat...let's see how happy-go-lucky you are.
Thoughts?
posted by Dana M. Ellis, MPH, R.D. @ 3:21 PM
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