A Viral Tweet About Airplane Armrests Has Sparked A Heated Debate About Proper 'Plane Etiquette'
Nothing gets people more passionate than questions of proper airplane etiquette.
Perhaps being locked in a cramped metal room tends to make people a bit cranky.
The Rich Eisen Show probably knew this when they posed a question to Twitter that quickly went viral.
does the person sitting in the middle seat on airplane get both armrests?— Rich Eisen Show (@Rich Eisen Show) 1559842135.0
The show's Twitter account asked:
"does the person sitting in the middle seat on airplane [sic] get both armrests?"
Boy, did people have some opinions about that.
but which arm rest do they get? https://t.co/yoaTdbIkVn— Doug Pinkston (@Doug Pinkston) 1559857868.0
Some people thought the middle seat should go without both armrests...
They don’t get either arm rest! https://t.co/1HBmufrgLF— Mc gusto (@Mc gusto) 1559853536.0
...but most believed the most cramped chair deserved the most arm space.
@RichEisenShow @richeisen They totally should they are the ones stuck between two people and that should be their added benefit!— Ryan Mays (@Ryan Mays) 1559855796.0
@RichEisenShow No. I think everyone on the right of the plane gets the left-hand armrest and everyone on the left o… https://t.co/fLRzvRgMFk— JH (@JH) 1559892888.0
@RichEisenShow @richeisen Those saying “no way”. Reconsider. I hardly ever sit in the middle and I always yield m… https://t.co/DAd3uNOERv— Crazy Diamond (@Crazy Diamond) 1559854587.0
On Twitter, the debate raged with fiery passion!
@RichEisenShow @richeisen They totally should they are the ones stuck between two people and that should be their added benefit!— Ryan Mays (@Ryan Mays) 1559855796.0
Fortunately, many people stated the matter had long been decided upon by comedian Jim Jefferies.
@RichEisenShow I do believe the @jimjefferies has already settled this discussion. #PlaneEttiquette— Lindsey Bell (@Lindsey Bell) 1559894247.0
@RichEisenShow "When you’re on an airplane, there’s a thing called ‘plane etiquette,’ and it goes like this. Window… https://t.co/rkq1HPY1fl— Sean Patton (@Sean Patton) 1559853123.0
@RichEisenShow Yes. Plane etiquette rules are as follows: Left Seat: aisle with extra leg space and left armrest. M… https://t.co/QCAG8qpCGG— Dylan Connolly (@Dylan Connolly) 1559859272.0
Jefferies himself even chimed in on the argument.
We're not f*cking animals! https://t.co/e1kqTkrQkv— jim jefferies (@jim jefferies) 1551902479.0
A few alternate approaches were suggested.
@RichEisenShow I always try to equitably share armrests - with one person using the front and one the back of it. I… https://t.co/0PTtYHtzCV— 👑 𝒱𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝐻𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈 👑 (@👑 𝒱𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝐻𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈 👑) 1559894044.0
@RichEisenShow @richeisen I’ve gotten neither at times. just had to tuck my arms in and deal with it— Alberto (@Alberto) 1559852997.0
But, in the end, most people came around to the middle-seat way of thinking.
@RichEisenShow Can I change my mind? I think they should have both arm rests. I’d forgotten about the other ‘non-middle’ advantages 🙂— Marie Kelly-Davies (@Marie Kelly-Davies) 1559895527.0
@RichEisenShow I would like to change my vote to “DEFINITELY.” After reading the comments, obviously, I’ve been liv… https://t.co/fgxkhh90fG— SDK901 (@SDK901) 1559915681.0
For people who still haven't conceded in the great armrest war, you can get a portable airplane armrest divider (no, really) here.
And at least there's one thing we can ALL agree on:
@RichEisenShow if you lean your seat back on a plane it should automatically be turbo injected out of the plane wit… https://t.co/1bRzeNbHwa— Conor McGranaghan (@Conor McGranaghan) 1559893101.0