Originally Posted by
porciuscato
A United passenger culture about keeping the cabin dark even in the middle of the day has definitely evolved. I've had FAs ask in the middle of the day (literally 12 noon), to close my window shades. The conspiracy theorist in me says that the FAs think that somnolent passengers will have fewer requests and leave them with more free time in the galley.
I think they are right in asking to close the shades. A lot of times I have got the sun in my eye or the reflection on something in my eye and I think it should be closed certainly at high altitude. The reading lights are there for a reason. I have never seen reading lights that are not bright enough to read and I wear glasses.