On a long overnight flight from New York to London, I settled in with a stack of books, ready for a quiet trip. Next to me sat a teenage boy watching loud action shows on his tablet. Despite wearing headphones, the sound was blaring. I politely asked him to turn it down \u2014 twice. <\/p>\n
He smiled and said \u201csure,\u201d but never did. His mom sat on the aisle, acting like she owned the row. She didn\u2019t say a word about the noise \u2014 just flipped through her magazine like I didn\u2019t exist. Later,<\/p>\n
I opened the window shade to get some natural light for reading. Without a word, the teen slammed it shut. I opened it again \u2014 he shut it again. This silent tug-of-war continued until his mom finally snapped, \u201cHe\u2019s trying to sleep! Just leave it down!\u201d I calmly replied, \u201cAnd I\u2019m trying to read.\u201d She huffed and jabbed the call button. When the flight attendant arrived,<\/p>\n
the mom loudly complained that I was disturbing her son\u2019s sleep. I explained my side, holding up my book. The flight attendant nodded, then leaned in and whispered, \u201cI have a solution.\u201d She smiled and offered me a free upgrade to an empty business class seat \u2014 peace, quiet, and my own window. But the cherry on top?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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