If you're a child of the 90s like me, you remember Jeff Foxworthy's bit "You Might Be A Redneck." (If you think the last words to the Star Spangled Banner are "Gentlemen Start Your Engines"...you might be a redneck). I'm inspired by that line of thinking and have decided to start a little segment here on this blog called "You Might Be an A-Hole."
If you recline your seat on an airplane, bus, or train within 45 seconds of sitting down...you might be an ahole. I rarely recline my seat because I don't feel the difference in the few inches you get when you lean the chair back. I also find leaning back like that feels awkward on my back. So I don't get why people recline the seats--it doesn't make a difference to the person sitting in the reclined chair. But reclining your chair sure as shit makes a difference to the person sitting behind you. I'm 5'9" and that's mostly legs. If you take an inch away from me, that means my knees are directly in your lumbar and believe you me, I push back. If I can tell that you're under 5'5", I start to kick like a four year old (shocking, I know). You're short! You don't need the extra space! I do!!!
Here's the thing--let's just all recognize that airplane, train and bus travel is going to be uncomfortable. Deal with it unselfishly and don't lean back into me. Because if you do, you get the Oh Sugar Please Ahole Stamp.
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