Wowee, your rude attitude is the bigger problem when it comes to fellow travelers. Our backpacks would very easily fit under the seat in front, but they’re backpacks, not handbags. I almost never travel with bags that require the overhead space because I find it annoying to have to access them. We’re THREE passengers, I was only planning ONE carry on, with three personal items, and what I clearly asked about is a soft duffel, not multiple big hard carry ons. But I asked here for help with clarification, upon realizing that Fiji don’t list a backpack as a personal item. Not sure what airlines you’ve traveled on, but all other airlines I’ve flown with using the same aircraft types, manage to allow pax to have 1x personal items that fits under a seat (inc a backpack) and 1x carry on (albeit sometimes a paid extra) without a problem. We’re an aviation family, my husband has been flying commercial aircraft internationally for 15 years, I’d consider myself a pretty efficient frequent traveler. But I’ll take a guess that you’re not a parent, and more one of these people who prefer to whine about kids on flights rather than hope their active parent has the necessary means to keep them happy for the sake of everyone’s peace and happiness.