Also points to what a horribly selfish and misguided society we have become if neither the crew nor the other pax can be bothered to move themselves around to accomodate.
Being a forthright character I have often taken it upon myself to organise by polite request, or cajoling and shaming, both the cabin crew and the other pax to join me in making an appropriate sized space for the family in question.
For those of you out there that can't see the basic humanity in this, never mind the safety, what is wrong with you
