Comments on: Elbow Etiquette

By: Barnaby

Barnaby — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:41:13 +0000

I travel a lot, and this is my solution for the armrest hog: Drop your pillow in between your and the hog’s arm. Then you can lean on in to them (while pretending to be asleep) without feeling uncomfortable about it. 9 times out of 10 they end up ceding the whole armrest.

By: Bulk SMS

Bulk SMS — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 15:47:32 +0000

Considering that airliners etc. aren’t that much interested in the comforts of economy travellers, the only solution is to either fly business/first class or revive the good old “good deed”. You know “good deed” – it became extinct some time ago, but this solution basically involves sacrificing the arm-rest.

By: gunnar

gunnar — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:20:28 +0000

i just shoosh down, tilt my head slightly to the side and fall asleep… never had the time to check if there’s an elbow rest there… ;-P

By: kirrasoul

kirrasoul — Mon, 30 May 2005 10:58:14 +0000

Just don’t shower for a couple days before. Nobody will sit beside you and you can then have the whole armrest. :)

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 27 May 2005 04:50:36 +0000

I prefer the side by side method. When traveling overseas by air, this can become quite an issue.

By: Mikhail Bozgounov

Mikhail Bozgounov — Sun, 22 May 2005 13:53:53 +0000

http://www.xanthra.com/blog/posts/sharing-an-armrest/
I laughed, cried, enjoyed, too :-)))

By: Anelia Kostova

Anelia Kostova — Sun, 22 May 2005 13:29:57 +0000

Nice theory, huh? but i consider if your “neighbour” is a very sexy woman, you won’t think too much about the armrest possession…:-)))

By: J Truitt

J Truitt — Tue, 17 May 2005 00:57:28 +0000

#3 is good. Except the person on the right has to put their forearm instead of their elbow in the rest.

By: Graham Bancroft

Graham Bancroft — Sun, 15 May 2005 00:56:54 +0000

Maybe planes need to be fitted with arm belts/restraints.

By: Jens Meiert

Jens Meiert — Tue, 10 May 2005 12:32:50 +0000

What a great thread ;)
Well, both options 2 and 3 don’t seem suitable to me since they both are not very comfortable – option 2 gives not enough space for either arm, option 3 forces Mr Right to lean quite forward, doesn’t it?
I think there is no real solution in this case except being happy with at least one armrest you can fully occupy. Or your neighbour ain’t interested in the borderland armrest at all so you become a happy owner of even two armrests.
Nonetheless, option 4 is definitely king :D