The middle seat on an air plane is the best seat,” content creator Joshua Whitt wrote in a TikTok post last summer. The act of calmly occupying the middle seat, they say, is a Zen-like practice, the ultimate life hack. But his girlfriend moved to another state, Utah, which means he is on an air plane two or three times a month. He admits to being “cheap”, so he often ends up in the middle seat – but he doesn’t mind it. The person in the middle seat holds sway over the vibe of the entire row, Cashen said.

Source: The Star March 18, 2026 10:22 UTC