Originally Posted by
MNManInKen
I agree. It's beyond me why some people think that they should offload their problems, their family issues, their lateness in booking, their ineptness in organising themselves etc onto others.
And I have to say I am lost for words over your approach to this. When I travel I don't inflict my issues onto other people (I won't even take a phone call on a train or in a lounge) and I don't expect to be hassled by those of other people. If you want to sit together, organise yourself properly, plan in advance, in other words be a responsible and organised, independent adult. Is even that too much to ask in today's society?
You may be lost for words, but it is not my approach that is in question here. It was the attitude, or perhaps if you perfer, tone of the previous post that I would disagree with.
Originally Posted by
theddo
Why would you think anyone else cared about the wellbeing of your children? I don't get that - I certainly don't care about them. If you place them next to me you better make sure they are well behaved - and taken care of - or they will be offloaded.
I also agree to move, if it's to a comparable seat. I don't move from a front row aisle to a middle seat in the back because it's convenient for you.
I am not asking anybody to care. In fact, if you read my earlier posts on this thread you may be able to see my own opinion on this. But, sometimes things do happen beyond the control of the parent, for example last minute flight swaps etc. I have always pre-allocated seats well in advance, and do book seats based on family need rather than my own desire, for example middle CW seats rather than widow seats.
It would be nice if all passengers were well behaved, but clearly they are not, and I am not just referring to children.