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Old Feb 10, 2019, 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by daisyatl
I know it is controversial but I find it rude, especially when often more than 95% of the plane puts the shades down. If keeping the shades up only affected the person in the window seat then fine but it often affects a lot more. And not everyone brings an eye mask. After all, not all are flying Polaris and not all are experienced flyers.

I like views as much as the next person but would much rather allow my fellow passengers to sleep comfortably.
But keeping the shades open doesn't keep anyone from sleeping (eye shades). It's selfish and rude to force people to close them when they got the window seat for that purpose.
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