On the airbus A321 LAS-PHL I got the aisle seat in the row behind the most forward washrooms. Best seat on plane. Tons of leg room and nothing in front of you and only 1 seat next to you. Best of all I didn't have to pay the $100 fee because I have the AA card which also lets me board in zone 1 !

I board in zone 1 and settle down for the 5 hr flight.

Guy in his late 40s sits in the one seat to the left of me. Asks me if I would mind swapping seats with his wife. Seriously? And her location.... middle seat 20 rows back.

I POLITELY tell him no and a little white lie that I paid the upgrade. His reaction, to turn around and yells at the top of his lungs, complete with attitude for the whole plane to hear, to his wife sitting in the back "this guy says he doesn't want to switch, something about an upgrade or some nonsense" and then looks at me "a--hole". Unreal. I then had to listen to under the breath rude comments and snickering directed at me for the first hour of the flight.

People are so darn rude but why would anyone in their right mind think another person would give up the best seat on a plane for the worst seat?