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There’s a free space by the window. But someone’s already sitting in the aisle seat, avoiding eye contact at all costs.You’re left with an awkward decision, do you ask them to budge up?
It is not awkward at all. Tell him to move his backpack (if there is one) and sit there.
I envy your social skills. ^^’
Its actually a lack of them.
“Hey, can you move your bag so I can have that seat?”
Is a profound lack of give a damn about how uncomfortable I make other people. They know what they are doing, quietly signalling that they dont want anybody sitting there. Other people who do have social graces will stand around quietly staring daggers and silently judging, Im just gonna make this shit awkward for the both of us.
I just have my bag on there because it’s more comfortable than having it between my legs.
I mean, I also don’t want people sitting next to me, but the backpack is unrelated.
But I also just remove it if I notice anyone making the slightest indication of wanting to sit there, provided the train is full enough that it seems unlikely for there to be any free double seats.
Youre making excuses for the exact behaviour the article is complaining about. Even youre “ill gladly move my bag” sentence is full of ifs and maybes. There are tons of people in this thread making it clear the behaviour upsets them, but they wont act on it by telling you to be civil.
Stop making excuses and share the public space.
Sorry but I don’t give a fuck. Sitting with my bag between my legs is hella uncomfortable and I’m not dealing with that when there’s no reason to. 95% of the time the trains I’m on aren’t full enough for two people to need to sit next to each other. Literally the moment someone in the aisle slightly slows down I’ll move it on my lap for a bit in case they want to sit there if the opposite seat isnt just completely empty or I know that the train as a whole is.
Do I like asking ppl to move their bag? Fuck no, I have social anxiety disorder, but it’s still not even remotely proportional to having my bag between my legs for no reason for 2 hours when there’s already not enough leg room.
I’m socialer than a motherfucker, and I would also immediately tell this person to move their bag. I think you may be confusing people with social graces and pushovers
They know what they are doing, quietly signalling that they dont want anybody sitting there.
Why would I give a fuck what they want? They are not entitled to the public space.
man i’m glad i don’t have to share public transport with people like you
The feeling is mutual 🙄
Only assholes use two seats when more than half the seats are full.
People who claim more than their share of a limited resource are the reason society isn’t nicer.
Yep, it’s the rules of the game.
You just ask politely to move their bag, then passively offer to move their bag for them, then sling the bag onto the luggage rack and sit down.
I’ve also been known to sit on someone’s lap when they refused to move their bag.(Obviously with the caveat of my tall privilege. It’s incredibly shit to ignore someone entirely and hope they go away)
Even easier, if you can get to the seat without asking them to move, just start to sit in it and the bag will be moved
I hope they just bought some eggs.
I would argue that is a social skill even if not “grace”.
If you don’t want someone to sit beside you, sit on the window seat then eagerly look at everyone walking past and pat the seat beside you. Nobody wants to sit beside that guy.
This works 98% of the time. When it doesn’t, oh boy! You’re in for an “interesting” conversation!
Use at your own risk!
Or if you don’t want to do the eager look thing just sit there picking your nose and examining what you dredge out.
Maybe his backpack has a ticket.
I just move in and put my crotch in his face and then say “sorry” and people usually move the bag.
I go straight there if your bag is on the seat.
Stand really close facing him, with your bulge (male or female) at eye level, in silence, and wait.
It’s so outrageous that at some point I will ask to sit where the bag is even if there are empty seats available. I will burn this place to the ground.
So annoying when the guy next to me is edging the whole time
Don’t be shy, help out.
Just come on and get it over with
I like to sit next to those even if other seatsare empty.
Yes! Punish them with my unwelcome presence.
Don’t cum on the train!
Don’t edge on the train,
What do you people want from me?
…like, ON the train?
you want him to cum into it?
Like, I can give it a go, see what it’s like.
Not edging or cumming, for starters.
What is he, a monk?
Well what am I supposed to do on the train to pass the time? You can’t get close and talk to anyone anymore, people get pissy and say I’m “ViOlAtInG tHeIr PeRsOnAl SpAcE”.
That sounds like more of a fetish.
Stand in the isle directly beside them. Occasionally swing a hip into them as you go over a bump. Maybe fart a little bit.
Username checks out
Maybe fart a little bit.
That’s my secret Cap
You’re left with an awkward decision, do you ask them to budge up? Or do you just accept defeat and stand up for the next 30 minutes?
What’s awkward about this situation? Just ask them to move and sit there.
They’ve got headphones on
Wave in their face and point. Rude people aren’t entitled to politeness.
Exactly. Rude cunt on the morning express? Hold my latte.
wave? i’d just dump it in their fucking lap and sit down
it’s okay to sit on the edge rather than the window. i’d even say it’s okay to put your bag on the seat when there’s plenty of space for everyone. it’s not okay to put your bag on the seat when there are people standing. if your bag is on the seat, it’s on you to pay attention and move it when the level of available seating becomes insufficient
This has literally always been a thing. Who’s “invading”???
‘Edgers’ are the cheeky commuters invading the National Rail network
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The worst are those who edge while rawdogging the journey
I edge because that empty space usually get me trapped by rank mofos who dont know hygeine. Wash you rank fuckers
That’s public transport for you. You pay for one ticket, you get one seat; you don’t get a whole row to yourself just because you don’t like other people.
Pay for first class if you want more space and a seat on your own.
Seems like you really understand the experiences of the person you’re replying to
You’re getting downvoted, but as a woman I have been and have seen other women hemmed in by creepy men for sitting in the window seat. I’d rather be rude than at risk.
You are welcome to stand.
Stay on the aisle then. Just move the bag so someone can sit down.
This. Her entitlement is breathtaking.
This. I am tired of people slotting next to me and thinking thats gives them the right to act like a creep… Or deciding that washing is optional.
So you leave your place when someone smelly sits there?
Sometimes dangerous. I once moved when someone at the station smoked close to me, and he took it as offense and on the train he sat across the aisle from me and stared at me the whole ride until he luckily got off 2 or 3 stations earlier than me. I just kept pretending to read in my ebook reader while watching out of the corner of my eye and plotting my escape should he get off at the same station as me.
If this is such a problem for you, then you are not at all ready for any of the other problems that public transport can throw at you
If someone does this on the tram I make a point of climbing past them to get to the window seat.
This is literally every train in Belgium, I’m pretty sure it has been for a long time. We are anti-social
Please put an NSFW tag on this. I was on the train and when I saw this I had to start furiously masterbating. Everyone else gave me strange looks and were saying things like “what the fuck” and “call the police”. I dropped my phone and everyone around me saw this image. Now there is a whole train of men masterbating together at this one image. This is all your fault, you could have prevented this if you had just tagged this post NSFW.
This wasn’t a thing in Canada until COVID, we’ve also have a huge wave of immigration and a lot of immigrants think it’s chill to pretend you own public space.
To me, it’s the biggest indicator you are a conceited asshole.
lot of immigrants think it’s chill to pretend you own public space
Of course sweetie, it is all these pesky immigrants fault 🙄
Not what I was saying, also do you really believe migrants don’t have culture clashes when they move to other countries?
Not what I was saying
Precisely what you said.
