Really Tall Man Asks Seat In Front Of Him Not To Recline — Did They Listen?

As a tall man who has traveled sometimes, I know all too well about the struggle of having someone in front of you bashing your legs over and over. When you’re 6’6″ like I am, you tend to have to interact with the person because they will try to recline and it’ll evolve into them bashing your legs over and over thinking the recline function just needs some encouragement when in reality your legs are blocking it.

In a post I found on Reddit, there was a person that’s the OP (original poster for newbies here) and they were wanting to recline. After trying to do so, the guy behind the OP asks if the person could just keep their seat up because they’re too tall at 6 foot 8 and would prefer the OP not do that.

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Well, OP decides to not bash their legs further, yet they do tell the tall man to pick a different arrangement for their seating next time because this inconveniences several other people on the flight. The tall man just said they usually make it better for him with seating that’s a bit more accommodating but this time around it didn’t work out.

The OP is now wondering if they were an a-hole for confronting the tall man. What’s interesting about these replies is that most people replying actually say the OP is the a-hole in this instance. Usually in these conversations about reclining, most say that the person reclining is in the right and that we shouldn’t have to accommodate anyone that’s big, tall, or a mix of both.

My opinion is that there needs to be at least a row of seating for people that are larger than the seats. Especially in the US, where many are overweight at the very least. And it’s hardly their fault, which is why it’s so ridiculous people think we cannot cater to everyone. America encourages you to gain weight at every place you go and even in your home through ads on TV or the internet and we want to bully those people for just utilizing resources they had available? Ok, that makes no sense.

I don’t think I should have to suffer because someone else thinks it’s good for my character to. You don’t even know my past, but I’ve had plenty of suffering and paid my dues so I feel like some of these people out here just want suffering for all for the rest of time because they sure like to make things suck for everyone for no reason.

I’m sure there’s a structural reason they don’t have different seating, but I do feel discriminated against when I fly if I’m being honest. I literally cannot change my size with exercise, I’m tall forever unless they cut some of my bones out. So I’m not really sure what people want me to react like when every place is too small and all the big and tall options seem like an after thought.

I hope ya’ll are well. I’ve been holding off on stocking things and all that as the economy sees some of the worst conditions since the Great Depression. People are not buying much from my private clients and even AI work I do has been a bit dry so hopefully things recover soon. For now, I’ll continue to blog and network but let me know if you’re looking for anything and I’ll see what I can do.