Originally Posted by
cbn42
It's possible that he just wants the extra space. If he sits in the middle seat, he gets the empty seat all to himself. If the empty seat is in the middle, he has to share it with you.
There is likely a cultural issue here as well. Americans are more standoffish than many foreigners. In some countries, it would be rude to move away from someone once you're seated because you would be implying that they are giving off body odor or something.
The best way to handle cultural differences is usually a frank and polite conversation.
Good points. I was thining along the same lines as I was going through this thread.
Originally Posted by
obscure2k
Incident #2. A week ago. Bangkok to Phnom Penh. A one hour flight. I'm in the aisle, a young foreign guy is in the window seat. He's got bad B.O., which I get a whiff of, but it's bearable because I have that middle seat buffer.
So, who was the "foreign guy?"
Good catch. What if the OP were Thai or Cambodian but the "foreign" dude was from another country?