Hi all, just noted this remark in Dennis Zeuch's trip report: > Seat belt sign on a lot and we were told not to change seats after takeoff which made me think of a major difference between flying in Europe and in the United States. Over they years, I've flown quite a lot both intra-European, domestic US and intercontinental flights between the two parts of the world, and it seems to me that whenever there are American passengers involved, a whole lot of "moving around" seems to take place, whereas Europeans seem to stay put in their assigned seats. I don't wish this to turn into any kind of Europe vs. US discussion or to slag Dennis or anyone else, but I just wonder: Why this difference??? If the Americans fancy particular seats in the plane, why not ask for them at check-in? I mean, if they're available once airborne, the chances are that they would have been at check-in also... Another aspect (probably one that only a small number of passengers think of, but anyway...) is the fact that post-crash identification of bodies often is performed from where the bodies (or remains) are found, compared with the seats assigned. Not that I ever hope ending up as a few charred remains, but if the unlikely happens, I would sure like that the ashes my family received would be mine and not some other guy who happened to like my seat better than his own. But as I said, I don't wish to insult anyone - I just wonder what's the reason for the difference in behaviour? Rgds Jan Broe EKCH ATC