Screen etiquette - should I be offended?

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Feb 17, 2019, 9:17 pm

#106

HMPS

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Originally Posted by LTN Phobia

It's also antisocial to keep talking when they do not want to listen.

I guess the key here is to "try to put yourself in the other person's position and see if you can accommodate/tolerate/go-along without much undue inconvenience for yourself".

No guesswork there.......You are correct. The lament today is people (moi too) quick to judge and take offense.

Feb 18, 2019, 5:02 pm

#107

Soupdragon62

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Originally Posted by PUCCI GALORE

Soups, your post is of far far greater fascination than discussions about the socially graceless or those who wish to evacuate. What was showing that had him in tears? I love a good weepie, and I’d probably have to put the screen up because my mascara could run and the person opposite might believe that they are sitting before a Panda.

Sadly I could't see, even though out of mild curiosity I took a discreet walk around trying to elicit this information. He was literally chewing his pillow in an attempt to muffle his sobs - although i'm pleased to report that if he was wearing mascara it was of a very high quality as no runs were apparent.

It may have had nothing to do with the IFE, and could have been the food of course, or the fact the screen wasn't working.

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Feb 18, 2019, 7:13 pm

#108

RB211

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Originally Posted by Soupdragon62

... although i'm pleased to report that if he was wearing mascara it was of a very high quality as no runs were apparent...

I hope you are not implying that the PUCCI uses anything other than high quality mascara!

rb211.

Feb 18, 2019, 8:43 pm

#109

HIDDY

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Originally Posted by HMPS

But then it is antisocial not to engage with fellow travelers when the other wants to....so where do you cutoff the conversation without being anti social in ther minds?

Some of the best flights I've had were those without the wife in tow when I would spend hours chatting to my seat neighbours....and I'm not really the chatty type. That was back in the days when the only IFE offered was the airline magazine so more peope were willing to chat especially after a sherry or two.
Much harder to do nowadays.

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Feb 19, 2019, 12:25 am

#110

rossmacd

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Originally Posted by HIDDY

and I'm not really the chatty type.

Not according to all of the drivel you post here

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Feb 19, 2019, 4:35 am

#111

Forever in Seattle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Can I help you

It can be up at any time other than during the safety briefing.

Quick question, on A380's, are the screens the same circuit as the in seat power? As they didn't work on a recent flight until a good 20 mins into the flight when the in seat power was turned on - or it could have just been something odd with that aircraft, or a breaker needed to be reset?