Originally Posted by librarygal

I am sitting in an aisle seat flying back from South America on a long tiring international flight. I don't know the person in the middle or window seat.

I was dozing off but was woken by the voice of a loud Spanish speaking man who is suddenly standing inches from me speaking loudly to his friend who is sitting in the window seat. While he speaks he grabs on to the top of my aisle seat. He speaks very loudly and appears to be drunk.

First I thought it would be a conversation for a few minutes but it goes on and on and on and on! I don't speak Spanish and the loud man standing next to me does not speak any English. He continues this loud aggressive conversation with the man at the window seat.

I try to get him to move on. I stare at him, ask him to move on and touch is arm, all designed to tell him he is bothering me. He completely ignores me and continues this loud conversation.

After about a half hour, I go back to the galley and ask the Flight Attendants if they can move the man along. They tell me because the fasten seat belt sign is not on, and the flight attendants are not serving dinner, the man has the right to stand in the aisle inches from me as long as he wants.

He eventually moves on about an hour later. Was I wrong for being bothered and complaining? Should the Flight Attendants have told the man to move on and return to his seat? IF it bothered you how would you handle it if the flight attendants refused to act?