Vent - Rude older woman on train

Georgiegirl256

Kite2010 wrote: »

Ask her if she purchased a ticket for her handbag?

Exactly what I was going to say!

"Excuse me, but does your bag have its own ticket? No? Well shift it then!" :rotfl:

What a b***h! No need to be that rude what so ever, that would have made me feel like crap too

lemontart

xxJudexx wrote: »

I was just mentioning the fact that it wasn't a 'youth'. I am on the young side myself and assumed sitting next to a woman who looked like she was in her late 60's would mean a comfortable journey home. I know it sounds silly but I expect people of a certain age to have more manners.

Sadlly this is not so, I have found that some see it as a license to be rude, and I will and have pointed out politely of course that having spent so many years hear they should either know better or have learn t to treat others as they wish to be treated themselves. - I am 51 by the way so no spring chicken either,

System

Some people can be really rude...

I once sat on the single seat (i have bipolar and wasn't feeling well-i used to get panic attacks in crowded places so the single seat meant i was away from people and could try and calm myself down) when some woman started having a go at me about being young and not needing that seat...and then about 5 other people joined in shouting abuse at me..i pointed out i have a disabled bus pass but that just made it worse. Maybe i shouldn't have sat there but it was one of the few seats free when i go on and i felt scared and panicky anyway...and if someone obviously needed it i would have given it up..

Sooler

There's been a growing spate of rude women travelling on London trains ...

http://news.sky.com/story/1081359/tube-womans-racist-rant-caught-on-camera

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18251807

pimento

Given a choice, I will always head for the seat with a shopping bag on it.

I've spent a lifetime perfecting my hairy eyeball for the moaners as well.

iclayt

This morning I caught the train from Manchester to Leeds. I bought the ticket online last night and happened to be given a seat reservation. When I got to the seat this morning, it was the only seat reserved at a table, ie there were three empty and totally available seats.

And there was a man in 'my' seat.

I just blinked at him in disbelief and said "Well you've sat in my reserved seat, but I guess I'll just sit in one of these other unreserved seats, that would make more sense wouldn't it?!" - He didn't even speak, just stared at me as if to say "Well, yes, obviously!"

When we set off, he then moved to the seat next to him (towards the aisle) got his massive holdall out from under the table, and put it in the reserved seat by the window where he had been sat!

This was a really busy commuter train and it wasn't until we got to Huddersfield and the conductor made an announcement for people to move bags and coats from available seats that the man moved up to the window again, huffing and puffing with annoyance. I was utterly amazed!

Purpose of the story is - I think some people enter their own little worlds when travelling by train and forget that a ticket doesn't even entitle them to a seat at all, let alone two!

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iclayt wrote: »

This morning I caught the train from Manchester to Leeds. I bought the ticket online last night and happened to be given a seat reservation. When I got to the seat this morning, it was the only seat reserved at a table, ie there were three empty and totally available seats.

And there was a man in 'my' seat.

I just blinked at him in disbelief and said "Well you've sat in my reserved seat, but I guess I'll just sit in one of these other unreserved seats, that would make more sense wouldn't it?!" - He didn't even speak, just stared at me as if to say "Well, yes, obviously!"

When we set off, he then moved to the seat next to him (towards the aisle) got his massive holdall out from under the table, and put it in the reserved seat by the window where he had been sat!

This was a really busy commuter train and it wasn't until we got to Huddersfield and the conductor made an announcement for people to move bags and coats from available seats that the man moved up to the window again, huffing and puffing with annoyance. I was utterly amazed!

Purpose of the story is - I think some people enter their own little worlds when travelling by train and forget that a ticket doesn't even entitle them to a seat at all, let alone two!

So rather than politely explain his mistake in sitting in your reserved seat, you were sarcastic and rude to him.

iclayt

No, I'd say my tone was more one of befuddlement and quite matter of fact, not rude.

paulofessex

I would have also taken a moment whilst sitting there to make a mental note of her and the person with her descriptions just in case things did go further where a complaint to the police would have had to been made.

pimento

paulofessex wrote: »

I would have also taken a moment whilst sitting there to make a mental note of her and the person with her descriptions just in case things did go further where a complaint to the police would have had to been made.

Or whipped out my cell phone and surreptitiously taken her photo.