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Let me echo Blacknell's comment about leg room for tall passengers in coach. For people over 6' tall (I am 6'6") the concern is not about claustorphobia or feeling like a sardine. It's the difference between basic comfort and six to 12 hours of physical torture. The next time you're sitting in an airline seat, look at the metal supports for the tray table in the seat in front of you. Now imagine having those pressed into your knees for the duration of the flight. Your only hope of relief is sitting bolt upright and trying to squeeze your knees together for a few minutes. God forbid you should try and use the aisle for a little extra leg room (those attendants with the carts are merciless).
To those people of short stature who are giddy with delight when they've scored a seat in an exit row ... well, you'll recognize me by the scowl on my face as I pass you on my way to my own little torture device.
