Originally Posted by
12172003
1. Get a window seat yourself.
2. Buy eyeshades. They are only $1 or so, weigh nothing and do not occupy any space.
3. Having daylight has your body adjust to local time more easily.
4. What times should the shades be closed? Wheels up to Wheels down or in between meal service or ? Maybe this guy got a full nights sleep not the night before or just doesn't need that much sleep. Why are you imparting your needs for an absolute black room to sleep in onto others?
Originally Posted by
BonnieSEA
I like being able to look out of the window in my window seat. But I have certainly been pressured by FAs to close the shade so other people can see the movie. I don't like it, I feel rebellious and it seems like I should "own" the light in that space, but I usually "obey."
Quite! I choose a window seat because I want to see out of the window! I always have my camera to hand in catch I see anything interesting. Even a routine transcon can yield some interesting pictures of the Rockies, Yosemite National Park or anything beautiful!
I like the announcements that say 'unless you are enjoying the view please close the windowshades'. If I have more than one window I'll close the ones forward of right beside my seat. I loathed flying in the dark. Earlier in the year my wife and I flew NRT-SIN all during daylight yet all the shades were closed
Originally Posted by
hoyateach
IME, such requests are conducted only on the ground and only in small planes whose engines are shut down. S340s and C/ERJs heat up in a hurry in an unrelenting sun on baking concrete. In such instances, those requests make sense. But once you're airborne, unless another passenger specifically asked me to lower the shade, I'd be inclined to leave it up. I love the view.
I've experienced this on AA right up to widebody aircraft.
Originally Posted by
ajax
I don't know... I guess I see it in the same way as this:
Imagine you live on a street which is very quiet. All of your neighbours except for one don't play any music at all. However, one of your neighbours insists on playing their music loud. It disturbs everybody, but the neighbour is fully allowed to play loud music and does so. Now, you don't like loud music, but your neighbour tells you that if you don't like it, you can always sleep with earplugs.
There's nothing you can do to stop your neighbour from playing loud music, but you'd hope that he'd at least have some consideration and not play his loud music all the time.
I see it in the same way. If you're the one person who insists on keeping your shade open when everyone else has shut theirs for a reason, it's just not considerate.
ASBO?