A woman with a physical impairment was shocked when a “presumptuous” mother “insisted” she stand up and relocate so she and her loved ones could have seats. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Comments
A woman with a slight hobble was astonished when a “presumptuous” mother “insisted” she give up her priority seating on a packed train to allow her family to be seated. However, the woman took “gleeful pleasure” in watching the mother’s actions backfire on her.
Train conduct is a debatable topic, with numerous commuters becoming agitated and annoyed by the unwelcome actions of their fellow travellers – whether it be due to loud mobile conversations, spreading their bags and possessions all over unoccupied seats preventing others from sitting, or consuming strong-smelling food.
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One woman, who has a hobble and finds it hard to walk quickly, usually takes one of the priority seats on her train journey home each day.
The train functions as a “fully occupied train for 90% of the route” before it “divides into two trains” near the end of the trip, with one portion continuing on to residential, suburban regions and the other going in the direction of the airport.
Commuters wishing to travel to the airport must be seated in the correct part of the train or they’ll discover themselves being transported to “the suburbs”.
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The woman mentioned there’s presently a rise in sightseers and people going to the airport because it is “festive season” in her German town, and “each day” she notices individuals wanting to go to the airport but mistakenly getting on “the back section of the train towards the suburbs by accident”.
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On Reddit, she detailed: “I usually aid those individuals and inform them of when they can best transfer to get into the front section of the train to the airport. You can easily identify them with a large suitcase appearing somewhat misplaced.
“I have a slight hobble on [my] right leg so I’m fairly slow and generally sit in the accessible seat, making it simpler for me to get on and off the train.”
She disclosed that recently, a “presumptuous family” consisting of a mother, father, two children and a grandmother boarded the train with their luggage, and “began arguing about whether the train goes to the airport or not”, with the mother “being very certain” it did but she was incorrect and they were, in fact, in the wrong carriage.
As they started searching for a spot to sit, the mother approached the woman and demanded she create room for the family before declaring she “shouldn’t be seated there”.
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The woman continued: “To be honest, I would have created space for them regardless, but I only smiled at them and stood up without another word, but Mom wasn’t finished yet. Scolding me about how impolite I am and that I should be considerate of people who genuinely need those spots lol.”
Not all impairments are noticeable but the father did observe the woman’s hobble and suggested she’s “probably impaired”, but the mother glared at her with “resentment, just very much [an] disingenuous apology.”
However, the woman had the last laugh. She revealed: “I was remaining quiet towards them, moving a couple of seats over and observing with somewhat gleeful pleasure as they realised they were in the incorrect part of the train and missed the final station to switch over.”
In her post’s title, she clarified the “presumptuous” mother “missed her flight” after “insisting” on her accessible seat. Fellow Reddit users commented with their thoughts and opinions.
One person simply stated: “Karma.” Another agreed: “Not only that; OP [original poster] permitted Karma to take its course. Much like the train. And their flight.”
A third user joked: “A first-class ticket to poetic justice, courtesy of the universe’s timetable.”
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