Safety briefings/ seat backs
Something happened to me for the second time recently... (what? I hear you ask.) United Airlines, ORD to LHR, economy class... 767, occupying RH window seat... young couple in front get seated, girl reclines her seat, speaks to her companion, he reclines his seat too so that unless you look closely you won't see that they're reclined. There being no cabin staff in sight, I pointed out their error, they apologised and corrected their seat backs.
Now, this has, as I say, happened twice to me (previous time Virgin out of JFK, _three_ young ladies in perfect synchronisation). I suppose it happens to others too. Now a question: why don't FAs explain to pax exactly why seat backs must be upright? The reason as I understand it is to enable pax to assume the brace position if necessary. Is it simply that the airlines are afraid of frightening pax? And do others have similar (or worse) experiences with fellow pax to tell of?