Can the letter writer ask that the window shade stay open when they sit in the aisle seat?
I have learned to grin and bear it, but it is annoying and feels rude. The window occupant never asks if it is okay with the rest of us in the row to close the shade. Is the window occupant the sole ruler of the shade? Do I have a right to ask for it to stay open? What is the etiquette here?comforts to flying these days that Miss Manners is inclined to be indulgent on the small perks afforded to any given seat.
She simply wishes to caution you against looking for insults or subtext if there is a chance that none was intended. Nevertheless, you may object to any comments on your appearance with a curt “how kind of you to notice” followed by the “meaningful pause” that your cousin so pointedly used.
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