Originally Posted by 757-300
We haven't had a reclining or POS thread in a while, so let's see how ugly this one can get
Both my husband and I were having a spirited conversation with the other passenger in our row, who we really clicked with. Then the recliner suddenly whipped around and said, "Why don't you all STOP talking? It's rude!" Taken aback, I replied, "Don't you think it's just as rude to recline into my husband's knees?" He had no answer, so he huffed and shut up himself, but you could feel the attitude oozing over the seat back for the rest of the flight.
The second time was similar; the passenger in front of my husband had once again reclined and then suddenly literally DEMANDED that we stop talking! It was a "Me First" Princess type who I promptly told, "We'll stop when you show us the FAA regulation that forbids it."
You worked the issue of seat reclining into this very nicely. Well done!!! ^
I think such behavior as you've described is totally unacceptable. I am a LITTLE hard of hearing and get VERY stuffy ears on a flight (on the ground, too, but that's a different story), so I could easily believe that I sometimes might be speaking louder than I realize. In such a case, if someone were to say to me POLITELY that my voice is carrying could I please ratchet things down a notch, I would probably oblige.
That being said, if the requestor was a reclining, non-elite, POS who self-upgraded to the exit or bulkhead row with a lap-sitting infant whom they change on the empty seat next to them, removing said diapers from an oversized roll-on, that would be a whole different story!!