Originally Posted by irishguy28

(Note, nk15, this is not specifically directed at you, but rather a general observation on many of the sentiments expressed in this thread)

The mind really is an unusual thing.

On those widebodies, passengers often seek to seat themselves in the "mini cabins" to obtain the feeling of being in a smaller space, and airlines frequently "break up" the space so that the passengers are not confronted with the vista of row after row after row after row of fellow passengers, which pax on widebodies dislike (To the extent that economy class "mini-cabins" are frequenty reserved for status customers or else attract a hefty seat fee for selection) .

Apparently, other people will find the mere knowledge of having a smaller cabin, and only one aisle, to be "claustrophobic", despite having the same personal space on the narrow body that they would have on the widebody. Perhaps the airlines are missing a trick, and should introduce seat fees for such customers so that they can select the "desirable" economy seats in large cabins, where they have hundreds of fellow passengers ahead of and behind them to satisfy their longing for wide open space!!!

Or maybe it's just a case of faraway hills are greener. If you're on a narrowbody, you long for the "freedom" of the wide open spaces of a widebody (not that you actually have much more usable personal space). If you're on a widebody, you long for the "exclusivity" of a smaller cabin.