Why do people think it's ok to put your window shade down on the plane?

[Anonymous]

LOL, never knew this bothered people.

Stop being poor and get a better seat where you can control the window if it’s so important to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

NP but it’s on the parent or individual to manage their own issues. That means Dramamine, vomit bags or an eye mask to not see the movement.

Let me get this straight. I'm supposed to drug my child with Dramamine -- which makes her sleepy and out of it -- or force her to wear an eye shade for the duration of the flight rather than lowering the window shade when she sits in the window seat, which solves the problem. No thanks. If you feel that strongly about it, book a window seat so you have control over the shade.

This is an absolutely ridiculous debate that reveals how rude and nasty some of you have become. Seriously? You feel so entitled to look out a plane window that you are hostile to a kid who gets motion sick? You are truly terrible, selfish people. I hope you become motion sick on your next flight and vomit for the duration.

I think you are misreading people’s responses, which is that the person in the window seat decides even if a child in other seats gets motion sickness with the shade down. Just like I’m out of luck when I get motion sickness with the shade UP, if I’m not in the window seat to decide.

Usually it’s the mismatch between motion and vision that causes motion sickness, so closing the window to solve motion sickness is a less common way of dealing with motion sickness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it to be so rude when people do this. One thing if it's a redeye, or if it's dark, or if the sun is shining right into people's eyes. But otherwise, the window belongs to everyone in the row. I've had this happen so many times recently and you don't even know when you're landing. It's soooooooo selfish!

What are you talking about, crazy person? The pilot and/or flight attendants ANNOUNCE that the flight is preparing for landing, and they ask people to put window shades up for landing.

I’ve been on two international flights recently where the attendants required window shades up before we took off. I was so upset because I am a window shade down person. I thought what you were saying is true, but I’ve experienced two times where it wasn’t and I’m assuming because the destination was not in the US.

[Anonymous]

Ha I always assumed preference was shade down. In any case, if I’m in the window seat, the shade will be down except for the periods the flight attendant asks for it up. Sorry! Book a window next time.

[Anonymous]

If you want to control the shade, you have to buy the window seat. You don’t get to pick aisle and then control the window too.

[Anonymous]

If I have the window seat, the shade is down for most of the flight. I get panicky and motion sick when the plane is turning and I can see only sky out the window and land on the other side. If I can close my window, I will.

[Anonymous]

I love this question. Why do people think it’s ok? Because it is ok!

[Anonymous]

Sheesh, I had no idea this was such a big deal to people either way.

My daughter always prefers an aisle seat because she doesn't like to ask people to move so she can use the bathroom. Apparently she has a new reason to want an aisle seat - all the pressure of leaving the shade in the correct position for those not at the window.

[Anonymous]

Shade up. How often do you get to look at clouds from above?

[Anonymous]

I had no idea this bothered people. I have sensitive eyes and don't like the bright light. If I have the window seat you the shade will most likely be down. I also always have my sunroof shade closed in my car and don't understand why people love sunroofs so much...lol.

[Anonymous]

OGMAFB. You pay for a window seat, you're in charge of YOUR window shade. It's bad enough now that we're not allowed to recline our airline issued reclinable seat because "rude". You want to control the shade, get a window seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

NP but it’s on the parent or individual to manage their own issues. That means Dramamine, vomit bags or an eye mask to not see the movement.

Let me get this straight. I'm supposed to drug my child with Dramamine -- which makes her sleepy and out of it -- or force her to wear an eye shade for the duration of the flight rather than lowering the window shade when she sits in the window seat, which solves the problem. No thanks. If you feel that strongly about it, book a window seat so you have control over the shade.

This is an absolutely ridiculous debate that reveals how rude and nasty some of you have become. Seriously? You feel so entitled to look out a plane window that you are hostile to a kid who gets motion sick? You are truly terrible, selfish people. I hope you become motion sick on your next flight and vomit for the duration.

No, you misunderstood. That’s if you are not sitting in the window seat to control the shade. That’s if you are in the center or aisle seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it to be so rude when people do this. One thing if it's a redeye, or if it's dark, or if the sun is shining right into people's eyes. But otherwise, the window belongs to everyone in the row. I've had this happen so many times recently and you don't even know when you're landing. It's soooooooo selfish!

The person closing it has a reason. You may not know the reason, but in their judgment, there is some reason to close it. Don’t overthink it.

-Sun is too bright
-Can’t see the TV screen because of glare
-Wants to take a nap
-Looking at the vast horizon triggers a panic attack (yes, this has happened to me and it was awful).
Many other reasons…..

It's usually all of this for me, plus motion sickness. I will continue to close the window when I am in that seat. If a view is what you want, choose a window seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OGMAFB. You pay for a window seat, you're in charge of YOUR window shade. It's bad enough now that we're not allowed to recline our airline issued reclinable seat because "rude". You want to control the shade, get a window seat.

You can recline your seat. It's okay. If it's not okay they will stop making seats that recline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it to be so rude when people do this. One thing if it's a redeye, or if it's dark, or if the sun is shining right into people's eyes. But otherwise, the window belongs to everyone in the row. I've had this happen so many times recently and you don't even know when you're landing. It's soooooooo selfish!

dont be cheap, buy the seat you want and do what you want with the shade! how bored are you to complain about something so stupid!