A man has sparked debate after asking a pregnant woman to leave his pre-booked seat on a train – and he had a very good reason.
A man has sparked a debate after evicting a pregnant woman from his reserved train seat during an exhausting day of travel.
He detailed his five-hour cross-country journey, during which he had ensured to reserve a seat on the train for each leg of his trip in order to maximise comfort.
However, when reaching his seat on one of the trains, he discovered a pregnant woman occupying it. He informed her that she was in his pre-booked seat, but she merely acknowledged her mistake and continued with what she was doing.
Sharing the incident on Reddit, he said: “I say that it’s my seat and could I please sit in it. At this point her partner sitting opposite her starts speaking at me in what I perceive to be an aggressive tone. He suggests I find another seat (which there are none because it’s busy) and I say but I booked that seat and there are no other available seats in the carriage.
“He then raises his voice and says well someone else is in our seats and that his missus is pregnant.” The man, who suffers from a heart defect, reminded him that everyone has their own medical issues and reasons as to why they can’t stand for long periods of time.
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“I ask him to not speak to me in an aggressive tone, and that I will make a complaint. He then starts swearing at me and I ask him to stop. Eventually the woman gets up and allows me to sit there and he continues to berate me saying he hopes I feel good for myself and that I’m quiet now I have my seat, when really I just stopped engaging as I felt there was no point.”
After the altercation caught the attention of another passenger, the pregnant woman and her partner were offered his seats, allowing the trio to sit around a table seat. The man continued: “He sits his partner down and then laughs at me and points in my face. Eventually when the ticket inspector comes around they are asked to move to their assigned seats and she asks if I’m ok as another passenger had made a complaint on my behalf.”
Seeking opinions on whether his reaction was justified, he turned to social media for feedback. One user responded: “There’s no reason why the husband, as the healthy one, should have stayed in his seat. It’s ridiculous that after hearing that you have a heart defect he didn’t get out of his seat and give it to his wife, allowing you to take yours. “Even if they couldn’t sit in their seats there was no reason for her to have yours. The husband was being a selfish a**.”
Another user chimed in: “You mean kicking a pregnant woman out of your seat. Obviously not in the wrong, don’t let some obnoxious bullies get to you. A third user said: ” A third user questioned: “Why didn’t the man get up to give “his” seat to his pregnant partner. It’s his responsibility to ensure her comfort, not yours.”
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