QUOTE(CcL @ Nov 10 2017, 12:25 AM)
Nice. Don't cry when your toes get broken when he moves the seat back straight though. If you think you can be nasty, someone can always be worse, just keep that in mind.
Reclining all the way is maybe inconsiderate in your view, but far from being rude. FYI Rude is what you are.
I guess that also explains why you get yourself in such situations. Unless you intend to pick a fight, just pay more for front row then no one can recline into your space.
Like you said, technically allowable. People don't live by your standards, so don't force it down their throat unless you're prepared to face the repercussions.
Oh, I've got sneakier ways to make the other guy look like the bad guy.
My favorite is to pretend that I'm airsick and I need the space. I pull out the air sickness paper bag and make a noxious face. Than I call the stewardess over to request that either the person in front straightens their seat so that I can lean forward, or I lean over the corridor to barf in full sight of the entire row of passengers.
I usually get my way, and I don't even look like a bad guy. Its the recliner who looks bad if they don't cooperate.
Or I pretend to have an upset stomach and need to use the toilet every 15 minutes or so, forcing the person to straighten their seat just so I can get out. If they don't want to, I point that I am not so limber as to be able to limbo.
After the 3rd time of being made to straighten their seat, the passenger in front usually gets the message.
I don't exactly set high standards or expectations of others. I merely ask that everyone be more considerate of others. If they don't want to be considerate, neither will I be to them.