Originally posted by Empress:
What I couldn't stand sometimes is people who take your seat before you board assuming that you WILL switch with them. When they see you, they'll say "Oh.. I am sitting with my wife, my seat is XX over there". In those situation, i will always say i rather stay in my original seats.
I agree with you on that one Empress. I had that happen to me on a flight from ANC-SEA. It was a sunny afternoon in winter and I had specifically asked for a window seat on the left side of the plane so I could admire the view of the mountains. The lady was very persistent and used every excuse in the book. I absolutely refused but was very polite about it and suggested she talk to the FA. Several other pax actually commended me for sticking to my guns. (This was quite a few years ago when I was much younger.) I have asked to switch before but it has always been for like seating.
In nlp's case I would have politely refused and suggested they talk to a FA about being re-seated.