Jackets

I sit down and look around me as everyone else finishes boarding the airplane. A few rows in front of me, to the left, a pair of younger guys are sitting down. They both take off their jackets and, after crumpling them up, unceremoniously stuff them into an overhead bin. In the row in front of me, an older Japanese couple has just sat down. They carefully remove their jackets, folding them into neat little squares. A brief discussion ensues on the suitability of the folded jackets. A decision is made and after one jacket is refolded, both are carefully placed into the overhead bin that contains the owners’ luggage.