I really hope someone reads this and has the answer. What is the etiquette for shared arm rests?
We encounter them on buses, subway trains and most annoyingly at cinemas and on airplanes. I follow the below rules:
If its a 3 seater - those on the right and left take the right and left armrests, respectively. The person in the middle gets both - as it sucks being in the middle and this should be a small consolation.
Multiple seaters - lean to the right and take either the top or bottom of the shared one...but herein lies the problem - jockeying for that arm rest.
The thing I hate is a person sits there and hogs both arm rests with no regard for the person next to them. I had a guy on a flight just sit there and take up both and encroach on my space. I wanted to punch him.
What is the answer - does anyone know???