飞机上选座位与性格有关

飞机上选座位与性格有关 Are You Enlightened or a Control Freak? What Your Airplane Seat Choice Says About You ‎‎‎‎‎‎Choosing your seat on an airplane is a big deal. People obsessively check ‎‎‎‎‎SeatGuru.com before picking a seat or even pay more for a certain position on ‎‎‎‎the plane. Why? “It’s a rare opportunity to have some control over your ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎environment when traveling,” explains psychologist and University of ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Washington professor Jonathan Bricker, Ph.D. “That’s very significant for the ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎traveler.” Indeed – ask people whether they’re an aisle or window person, and ‎‎‎‎‎they don’t hesitate to answer. (In case you're wondering, based on Expedia.com ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎customers who indicated a seat preference, 55 percent prefer a window seat and ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎45 percent prefer an aisle seat.) So Yahoo Travel researched, asked the experts, ‎‎‎‎‎and picked the brains of frequent fliers to find out what your seat choice says about you. ‎‎If you’re an aisle person: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎You value freedom. “Choosing an aisle seat is an expression of freedom. You ‎‎‎‎know you have the ability to get up and walk around without having to ask ‎‎‎‎anyone or climb over your seatmate,” says Bricker. ‎‎‎‎‎You’re an introvert. When stuck in a large group of people (as you are on ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎plane – sometimes for hours) introverts feelphysically uncomfortable and tend to ‎‎‎want to stay on the periphery and have an easy escape route (even if it’s just in ‎‎‎‎‎‎their heads), and they don’t like to be surrounded by people or objects on all ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎sides. The aisle seats checks those boxes more than any other. ‎‎‎‎‎You’re all business. No gazing out the window and daydreaming for you. Plus ‎‎‎‎‎‎it’s usually much more comfortable to sleep at the window, so you’ll likely be up ‎‎working or reading a book. ‎‎‎‎You like to be in the power position. You’re the first one to talk to the flight ‎‎‎‎attendant when she asks what you want to drink. You control your seatmates in a ‎‎‎‎‎sense – middle and window people need to ask you to go the bathroom – and you ‎‎‎‎‎‎can set the tone for the interaction by either being nice or grumpy about it. ‎‎You’re the de facto dictator of the row. ‎‎‎‎‎You tend to be a bit claustrophobic. Sitting on the aisle is about as much ‎‎open space as you get on board. (Too bad you can’t sit on the wing.) ‎‎If you’re a window person: ‎‎‎‎‎You value privacy. When you choose the window, there’s a wall on one side, so ‎‎‎‎for the most part, you’re insulated enough that you won’t be affected by other ‎‎‎‎‎‎people’s behavior, explains Bricker. And you won’t have your seatmate asking you to move so he can go to the bathroom. ‎‎‎‎‎You’re a nester. “You can create your own little own space by the window,” ‎‎‎‎‎says Bricker. The spot feels cozier, and you can rest a pillow against the wall for ‎‎‎more comfy naps. “You can create a little bit of a home,” he says. ‎‎Related: Never a Bad Seat on View from the Wing ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎You’re a dreamer. Yahoo Travel’s Editor in Chief, Paula Froelich, says she ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎likes to look out the window because she can think about all the amazing places ‎‎‎‎out there she can visit. We suspect she’s not alone. ‎‎‎‎‎You’re open to new experiences. According to Brian Little, Ph.D., ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎psychologist and author of Me, Myself and Us: The Science of Personality and ‎‎‎‎‎the Art of Well-Being, the fact that the window allows you to watch the actual ‎‎‎‎‎Rocky Mountains go by – which in your world that’s so much better than ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎watching an in-flight movie about the Rockies - belies this trait. If you’re cool with the middle seat: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎You’re an extrovert. “Outgoing people like social contact,” explains Little, so ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎they wouldn’t dread sitting between two strangers as much as others might. Yes, ‎‎‎‎‎chatty Cathy, you’rethat person on the plane. ‎‎‎‎‎‎You’re highly evolved. “Being okay with the middle seat, especially on a long ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎flight, is an exercise in acceptance and willingness to allow what is be what is,” ‎‎‎says Bricker. “If you’re able to give up your privacy and your autonomy, and ‎‎‎realize it’s just a moment in time that will pass, you’re probably the most ‎‎‎‎enlightened passenger on the plane.” ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎You’re considerate. Often, when someone chooses the aisle seat, it’s because ‎‎‎‎they’re with a friend or partner, and they’re doing it as a gift to the traveling ‎‎‎‎‎‎companion, explains psychologist, Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. ‎‎‎‎You’re low man on the totem pole. If you’re traveling with family or friends ‎‎‎‎‎and you get stuck in the middle seat (as opposed to offering to sit there), it’s ‎‎‎‎‎‎probably because you’re the one with the least amount of power in the group, says Wallin. ‎‎‎‎‎‎You’re disorganized. People who repeatedly end up with the middle seat may ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎very well be there because they failed to sufficiently plan ahead. Get it together. ‎‎If you only do business class: ‎‎‎‎‎You’re a control freak. “You don’t want to have to choose between values – ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎between freedom and comfort, for example,” explains Bricker. “Paying the extra ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎money allows you to protect both. What you’re really buying is opportunity to ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎exercise these values.” Plus, there’s plenty of place to store your overhead ‎‎‎‎‎‎luggage - no being forced to cram your stuff into leftover space. ‎‎‎‎‎You value your time. It says a lot when you’re willing to spend several times ‎‎‎‎‎‎the price of a regular seat, and one of the perks of the business class ticket is that ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎it comes with priority boarding, explains Bricker. Plus, being at the front of the ‎‎‎plane allows you to get off more quickly, too. ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎You’re a little pretentious. Sometimes people like to fly business class ‎‎‎‎‎‎because of how it appears to others – “They like that sense of privilege, of having ‎‎‎‎‎something that other people can’t,” explains Wallin. ‎‎‎‎You’re rich. Obviously. Or your employer is. Or you have mega frequent-flyer miles.