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Old Apr 20, 2015 | 9:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Denzoo
I love the window seat and love the shade up. Having said that, I don't have a problem shutting the shade if it being opened is intrusive to fellow passengers, ie sun angle, red eye flights, immediate seatmate request etc.Within reason. Last week a guy across the row, sends the flt att over with his request that my shade be lowered.I found this off-putting because none of the usual reasons, glare, sleeping etc existed.My question is, where do you draw the line between proper etiquette and what's acceptable for other's comfort vs your own preference? Thanks
I've got the opposite problem tbh. With claustrophobia, having the window shades down is really hard to bear so I tend to get window seats and keep them open pretty much no matter what. While I've taken crap for it in the past, its better than having to pull back to the gate for anxiety.
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