Originally Posted by
Iam Jetlagged
It’s imperative for shades up in the exit row for take-off & landing; or ‘in the unlikely event of an accident’ = safety 101.
Otherwise, READ THE ROOM! Opening the shade onto a dark cabin while others are resting is egocentric. Some flyers have been up since the early hours are changing time zones and have missed sleep. BE KIND and look around you before jacking up that window shade on a darkened resting cabin. You can also use your words, and confer with your seat mates.
FT has
formatting options even on the mobile site. Just select the specific text and apply
B or
I or
U on it. No need to use to ALL CAPS. Just appears loud. "Read the room" applies to online message boards also, imo. No need to yell when the intent is to emphasize.
However, semantics aside, I agree with the broader points in your note. I put my shades down a recent JAL flight (HND-JFK) when most of the sparsely populated J cabin started lowering them post-meal, although I really wanted to stare/photograph the seas!