I was once on a flight back from Israel. My husband and I were in the middle two seats in the central section with two secular Israeli men in the aisle seats. We asked both if either was willing to switch but they refused. So we sat in our assigned seats. I spent a very uncomfortable flight with the guy sitting next to me purposely taking as much room as possible whilst he dozed, going so far as to position his arm on the armrest between us so his elbow was digging into my arm. The secular world in general seems to have this idea that it’s a meshugaas, however it was extremely awkward to be sitting next to a male in such a confined space. It’s a sensitivity issue, and if those of you who seem to come from the MO camp don’t understand the awkwardness, you have no right to sneer at us. It’s not a religious obligation, it’s tznius.
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