Man-spreading

[Lynda2475]

Just off QF405 from Syd to Mel, ss the 6:45am was cancelled yet again (everytime ive booked this flight it gets cancelled and i end up on either the 6:30 or 7:00am), and it was one of the least comfortable journeys I've had in a long time.

What caused the discomfort was the guy sitting next to me, not happy with his own space who felt the need to spread his legs well into my space, meaning his left knee was touching my leg the entire time and then kept taking his phone in and out of his back pocket, elbowing me in the ribs each time he did it.

Now this guy wasnt at all large ,in fact below average height id say 5'5" and quite thin, so its not like he couldnt easily fit in his own seat, he had plenty of room (more room than me).

I asked politely if he could please move his leg off mine and he grunted as if i was being unreasonable.

Gentlemen there is no need to man-spread on the plane, you arent impressing anyone, it just makes you a jerk.

 

[serfty]

least uncomfortable

I presume you mean something different.

That aside, personal space is personal space; there may not be much in economy but what there is for you is yours.

 

[Denali]

....n fact below average height id say 5'5" and quite thin, .....

The smaller the man, the bigger the desire to appear larger?

Maybe he had unusually large testicl_s or his implants were affected by cabin pressure?

 

[Lynda2475]

I presume you mean something different.

oops yes, have corrected this now, its what happens when typing on phone in a taxi

 

[Lynda2475]

The smaller the man, the bigger the desire to appear larger?

I admit i thought he must have had a napoleon complex

 

[dajop]

Gentlemen there is no need to man-spread on the plane, you arent impressing anyone, it just makes you a jerk.

Unnecessary advice No need to tell gentlemen not to do this, it's those who aren't gentlemen you should be directing the advice towards

Male or female or other, sometimes you just can't escape from the fact that some people will be jerks.

 

[get me outta here]

I find a quick back of my hand against the leg pushing it away seems to 'wake' them up. Don't do any talking to them.

 

[Pushka]

I think newspaper ‘spreading’ is also irritating.

 

[bigjobs]

Just off QF405 from Syd to Mel, ss the 6:45am was cancelled yet again (everytime ive booked this flight it gets cancelled and i end up on either the 6:30 or 7:00am), and it was one of the least comfortable journeys I've had in a long time.

What caused the discomfort was the guy sitting next to me, not happy with his own space who felt the need to spread his legs well into my space, meaning his left knee was touching my leg the entire time and then kept taking his phone in and out of his back pocket, elbowing me in the ribs each time he did it.

Now this guy wasnt at all large ,in fact below average height id say 5'5" and quite thin, so its not like he couldnt easily fit in his own seat, he had plenty of room (more room than me).

I asked politely if he could please move his leg off mine and he grunted as if i was being unreasonable.

Gentlemen there is no need to man-spread on the plane, you arent impressing anyone, it just makes you a jerk.

Manlets ... when will they learn.

 

[Lynda2475]

I think newspaper ‘spreading’ is also irritating.

Agree - I wish they'd stop handing out free newspapers, and just make electronic version available as part of the IFE.

 

[SeatBackForward]

The smaller the man, the bigger the desire to appear larger?

Maybe he had unusually large testicl_s or his implants were affected by cabin pressure?

I'm ulta-considerate. I let my testicl_s fly in business while the rest of me settles into Economy.

 

[Denali]

 

[Pushka]

Agree - I wish they'd stop handing out free newspapers, and just make electronic version available as part of the IFE.

I dislike the smell of the print too. I have no idea why they hand them out, maybe in J where there is room but there isn’t in Y.

 

[Lynda2475]

dislike the smell of the print too

Me too it makes my throat burn

 

[juddles]

I think newspaper ‘spreading’ is also irritating.

I stand guilty here. When doing my SYD - BNE legs, I read the paper. Chance to catch up on Australia, etc. I do try to keep the ballooning paper within my "airspace" but it is hard.

 

[Forg]

Airlines should hand out big, soft bulldog-clips so that passengers can clamp their knees together!
[Except JQ, I can’t fit in a domestic JQ seat with my knees together]

 

[SeatBackForward]

If you use Public Transport a lot, you'll be familiar with manspreading, it happens a lot. Equally frustrating is the VIB - Very Important Bag, often requiring multiple seats of their own. I guess the airline equivalent is "I need four pieces of carryon" ?

 

[Forg]

^ I initially misread that as “crayon”; which is almost as relevant, given how little room there is.

 

[Pushka]

I stand guilty here. When doing my SYD - BNE legs, I read the paper. Chance to catch up on Australia, etc. I do try to keep the ballooning paper within my "airspace" but it is hard.

Ah. It really isn’t pleasant for the passenger seated next to you. Takes up a fair bit of ‘free space’ in the row. I’m a bit claustrophobic which is why I never take bulkhead seats. I need all the perceived free space I can get.

 

[davidj]

just make electronic version available as part of the IFE.

What IFE?