Originally Posted by karatelovr

1) The (very) loud snorer is near you - either on a short flight or a long one - but especially on a flight where one normally doesn't sleep (not a redeye for example)...
My husband snores, so I'm probably nudging the snorer to get him to shift position if he's the one. Otherwise, it really isn't the fault of the person snoring, and I'd just put on my headset and turn up the volume.

2) you have a window seat and you need to go to the bathroom and the person next to you is asleep and /or the 1, 2, or 3 people in front of you have their seat reclined (note, even in first class, this makes getting up pretty impossible)...
Sorry, the people have to wake up and move. With age often comes the fun of blood pressure medication, and that leads to getting up often. I try to fly in a seat where I won't bother others.

3) You order a (another) glass of wine about 40 minutes before landing. The flight attendant would have to open a fresh bottle just to accommodate you...
I smile and thank him or her for opening it.

4) The person next to you (behind you, infront of you) is playing their music so loud you can hear it through their headphones...
If it can be heard through my headphones, then I'll probably ask the flight attendant to get them to turn it down.