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

A: Because it is ok to put your window shade down on the plane.

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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!

Don't assume negatively. Lots of people have light, sun and/or stimulus sensitivity and closing the shade makes it tolerable for them.

I get extremely agitated and antsy when the windows are all closed.

Me too and am dead tired when I arrive

Last couple of times I flew during the day from Europe to US and WAS to West Coast, all shades were down and lights off during the whole flight.
I actually surmised there may be a study to cut down on possible disturbances by inducing sleepiness - and asked the flight attendant. She said there’s no directive, it’s what people do or don’t. That was Lufthansa. She suggested to ask the United flight attendants.
I hate it because I’m totally tired when I arrive after spending hours in the dark during the day and arriving during daytime.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate when the window is open. I’m assuming it’s like a 50-50 thing, some like it open some like it closed. What I do not understand is why this would make someone angry?

Why do you want to be flying through the sky and you can't even see out the window?

Point A to point B

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Anonymous wrote:The window does not belong to everyone in the row. It belongs to the window seat.

This. Window shade rights belong to the person in the window seat.

That said, I don't know why people book the window seat if they don't want to look out the window. I keep it open.

I like the lean my head against it and sleep.

+1 I always book window seats for primarily for this reason and will always keep the shade closed. Also because I very rarely have to get up mid flight to use the bathroom, stretch legs, etc and don’t want to be bothered by those needing more frequent breaks.

It’s weird to me that you would assume the view factors into most people’s calculus in seat selection.

+1

I don’t book window seats for the view. I book them because they are the most comfortable and I am less bothered by other people in them. I like keeping it dark so I can sleep and lean against the window and I don’t get disturbed by other people getting up.

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Anonymous wrote:The window does not belong to everyone in the row. It belongs to the window seat.

This. Window shade rights belong to the person in the window seat.

That said, I don't know why people book the window seat if they don't want to look out the window. I keep it open.

I like the lean my head against it and sleep.

+1 I always book window seats for primarily for this reason and will always keep the shade closed. Also because I very rarely have to get up mid flight to use the bathroom, stretch legs, etc and don’t want to be bothered by those needing more frequent breaks.

It’s weird to me that you would assume the view factors into most people’s calculus in seat selection.

Anonymous wrote:All the window seats were taken-- my preference is window seat. When I AM in my preferred seat I politely ask the middle and aisle person if they would like to take in the view or prefer for it to be obscured. Personally, I love the view from that angle. How often can you see such a huge view of The Rocky Mountains from the air? This time, I was in the aisle seat and the window person had it closed the entire time, watching sitcoms on her tablet. Why BOTHER requesting a window seat when you have no intention of looking out the window?!?

And what do you do if one wants it open and the other wants it closed?

I prefer the shade up if I have the window seat because I like to look out. I prefer it down when I do have the window seat because there is usually glare and I can’t see out anyway. But I adhere to the widely held view that the window seat gets to choose up or down. Just like the middle seat gets both arm rests and no one should recline their seat.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate when the window is open. I’m assuming it’s like a 50-50 thing, some like it open some like it closed. What I do not understand is why this would make someone angry?

Why do you want to be flying through the sky and you can't even see out the window?

To get somewhere.

Exactly!!

Wow that is interesting. I fly a lot and it was my impression that it is rude to have it open the the whole flight.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate when the window is open. I’m assuming it’s like a 50-50 thing, some like it open some like it closed. What I do not understand is why this would make someone angry?

Why do you want to be flying through the sky and you can't even see out the window?

To get somewhere.

At altitude there is more exposure to radiation when the window is open than when it is closed.

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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!

Don't assume negatively. Lots of people have light, sun and/or stimulus sensitivity and closing the shade makes it tolerable for them.

I get extremely agitated and antsy when the windows are all closed.

Glare.

Anonymous wrote:I hate when the window is open. I’m assuming it’s like a 50-50 thing, some like it open some like it closed. What I do not understand is why this would make someone angry?

Why do you want to be flying through the sky and you can't even see out the window?