Originally Posted by
747_not_777
When I was a kid and flying alone, I'd always strike up conversation with the person next to me - probably normally to their annoyance!

So the thirty (30 no.!) threads you have started in the past six-and-a-half weeks is entirely in character then?
To answer your question - if the passenger next to me is:
a) Mrs PtF - 100% strike up conversation rate;
b) Female between 16 and 60 - 99% strike up conversation rate;
c) Male (any age) - 1% strike up conversation rate.