Originally Posted by
SamOF
This is a very funny thread, but in all seriousness: why try all these things that she probably won't notice? Just turn around with a smile and say "I'm sorry, but these seats are pretty sensitive. Do you mind tapping the screen a little more softly?"
Subtly hinting at what you want never works with friends and loved ones who know you well, so I never know why people think it works with strangers.
However, passive/aggressive responses make for far more interesting reading on FT.
What makes for a better post on this forum when the woman seated behind me extended her fetid tootsy into the space between my seat and that of my partner: a polite "would you kindly remove your foot, Madam, as the stench of gorgonzola is making me gag", or to do as my partner did and give the offending foot a short, sharp rap with a hefty paperback? Me, I'll go for the attack with the paperback every time.