My mother is 5'2 and softly spoken and mild mannered to boot. No one scams her any more than they do taller me. If you are talking to someone, it's not an unreasonable assumption that you know them, so I think you are reading far more into it than there is - they made a snap call you knew each other and asked is you wanted to trade. It's hardly difficult to say 'no thanks' in any case.
Originally Posted by
peachfront
It's a scam. Especially when the person they imply is my "friend" is a total stranger that I said like two words to, just to be polite. You're not five two, are you? Trust me. There's an assumption that if you're little, you have a little brain, and you can be pushed around. I'm really sick of it. Really!
Originally Posted by
dolcevita
Sitting in the middle is bad enough - one simply has to deal with it - but the prospect of the window and aisle passengers talking across you on a multi-hour flight is quite another. I wouldn't be quick to assume it's a scam.