Soldato
Some of the issues with people sizes lie at the hands of the designers (well money focused parts of the companies) who dealt with the layout of the planes etc because they design to maximise the numbers that can fit by using the smallest sizes they can get away with. There are so many anthropomorphic studies showing average sizes out there that companies can pick and choose one that best suits their needs.
Even though 6ft 4 (my height) isn't exactly tall these days when it comes to fitting into seats on buses/planes etc then it is outside of the average/standard they've used for 'leg space'. Then you've got body width, they take your shoulder width as the max width but we all know that when sitting our arms spread a little more, but not only that they usually half the width so you need to argue over an armrest.
These sorts of issues are things that anybody outside of the standard sizes has come to accept and expect when using 'public' transport.
The problem that we are facing now is people who are excessively overweight encroaching into your space at waist level as well as the usual shoulder area.
If you're on a long haul flight you don't want someone else squashing you during the flight, not to mention the other aspects of body odour etc which can occur with some overweight people.
Yes I know there are medical conditions and I fully understand people with those situations but in most cases being excessively overweight is a choice and in these cases I fully support additional charges being applied to them in EVERY area where it affects the service being offered.
Simply put in my view, even with the current 'it's ok to be fat' movement, it isn't acceptable to be excessively fat unless you're ill. Yes people have different body shapes/sizes but EVERYONE has a point where they are defined as being overweight. (Actually I think excessively drunk people should pay for medical treatment on a 'night out' too)
And to put my view into perspective, I'm 6ft 4 and currently weigh 16 stones, I was at 17stone for a short period of time. A size that most people would say is ok for my height/build, I still fit in 36 inch jeans for example but I looked at the size of my stomach bulge and I made the choice to lose weight, something anyone can do.
All I've done to cut the weight is start a small amount of exercise (20 mins walking), stopped drinking coke (surprising how much this reduced my weight) and cut out the snacks I used to eat all day long. As you can see it's not exactly a massive amount of effort so anyone can do it.
Even though 6ft 4 (my height) isn't exactly tall these days when it comes to fitting into seats on buses/planes etc then it is outside of the average/standard they've used for 'leg space'. Then you've got body width, they take your shoulder width as the max width but we all know that when sitting our arms spread a little more, but not only that they usually half the width so you need to argue over an armrest.
These sorts of issues are things that anybody outside of the standard sizes has come to accept and expect when using 'public' transport.
The problem that we are facing now is people who are excessively overweight encroaching into your space at waist level as well as the usual shoulder area.
If you're on a long haul flight you don't want someone else squashing you during the flight, not to mention the other aspects of body odour etc which can occur with some overweight people.
Yes I know there are medical conditions and I fully understand people with those situations but in most cases being excessively overweight is a choice and in these cases I fully support additional charges being applied to them in EVERY area where it affects the service being offered.
Simply put in my view, even with the current 'it's ok to be fat' movement, it isn't acceptable to be excessively fat unless you're ill. Yes people have different body shapes/sizes but EVERYONE has a point where they are defined as being overweight. (Actually I think excessively drunk people should pay for medical treatment on a 'night out' too)
And to put my view into perspective, I'm 6ft 4 and currently weigh 16 stones, I was at 17stone for a short period of time. A size that most people would say is ok for my height/build, I still fit in 36 inch jeans for example but I looked at the size of my stomach bulge and I made the choice to lose weight, something anyone can do.
All I've done to cut the weight is start a small amount of exercise (20 mins walking), stopped drinking coke (surprising how much this reduced my weight) and cut out the snacks I used to eat all day long. As you can see it's not exactly a massive amount of effort so anyone can do it.
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Its just another potential revenue scheme.. Nothing more or less. Oh and of course a good reason to bash big/heavier/fat people in absence of a good Muslim hate thread.