Really? MEL_Traveller stated that his furniture was not conducive to placing feet on walls and you specifically said you wouldn't do it at home, or as a guest in another's home, but you're fine with doing it in an plane. If the issue has been addressed, it's in vivid support of my observations.
Don't take my word for it. It's an observation any of us can easily do. I'll even be more definitive and state the majority of people in a bulkhead row do not place their feet up on the bulkhead. Those that do are definitely in the minority.
You seem transfixed with arguing a reason ... legality, hygiene, comfort, not affecting anyone ... however you are missing some points. You (and others) have placed conditions around your "acceptable" solution, that being to wear nice clean, non-smelly fluffy white socks (OK, I know I added a bit more), and to you that's acceptable. Trouble is, those conditions are not being adhered to by many portrayed in the plethora of pictures that adorn the net. So you're OK, but they're heathens, right? No. The reality is that all the pics and posts across the net, indicate that to the majority of travellers it is not the accepted social norm, no matter how hard you attempt to justify it.
Having ZERO effect on anyone is certainly not the basis of social etiquette. Failing to use cutlery to eat, speaking with a full mouth of food, wearing clothes with obscene logos, picking a nose, slurping the very last drop out of a glass, speaking over the top of someone, etc etc are all socially unacceptable antics which has ZERO effect on anyone else, but whether any of us like it or not, we are all judged by these social indicators.
It's not all that subjective. Children, in general, are brought up to behave in a manner befitting their environment. An airline bulkhead is no different to a wall in a home and I'm confident the vast majority of children (some medical conditions excluded) know whether they should or shouldn't place feet on walls by the time they are about three. An airline can by all means introduce expectations about behaviour aboard their facilities, but that is different to what's being discussed, that being how the general mass view social norms. It was interesting to watch the QF experiment about acceptable footwear choices in some of their lounges. When it happened, the vocal minority ranted and raved about how draconian QF were and how they would not fly them. Now, just a short time later, the fanfare and outrage of those minority has petered and a recent post on this thread actually made the point that most now simply comply. The simple facts are that an establishment can enforce dress rules (nightclubs, lounge bars and clubs have done so since Adam was a boy) and the vast majority of patrons have no issue about compliance. The few who think they're being aggrieved are the ones that then need to make the decision to forego that business or swallow their pride and comply with what's asked of them.
Many bulkheads have a kick zone. Kitchens have kick zones, cupboards have kick zones, hang VA have even included a foot recess in row 3. The lines aren't blurred. If feet are placed up on a bulkhead, they're outside the kick zone, if feet are touching the bulkhead when resting on a place designed for such, they're fine. Even the pic you posted up has a kick zone and it is designed to do exactly as the pax is doing.
Assaulting? LOL. When you find yourself in the situation where the tray table slams against your belly then in that instant you might restrain yourself and reason with the person in front just like they reasoned with you when they slammed the seat back after they finished their meal.
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Yes but was it deliberate or accidentally on purpose :?:
Yes I did. That was the defensive mechanism in play. The person in front had time to reason but made a conscious decision without regard for anyone other than themselves because they were tired to slam seat back into my lap with the tray table and meal tray still there. How would you react? Reason with them?
LOL. At least you are considerate.
Sorry Rebekka I am not going to wait for a flight attendant to adjudicate with the tray table in my lap. And this was SQ and it's hard to find the flight attendants outside of meal service. Which reminds me about my interesting experience with a flight attendant on this flight.
I am in the bulkhead/exit row majority of the time. It is not a common occurrence. It did occur one other time last trip and that was a person seated in the window seat. I have had the person next to me with their legs/feet above parallel. I don't usually say anything but it is a disgusting habit in public. There is nowhere else to look.
