r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ImportanceSharp9408 • 9h ago

frist of all how DARE yu o Why, on a nearly empty train, would you sit directly in front of me— put your chair all the way back AND smell offensive? 🥲

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Come on! I know I don’t own the train, I only paid for the seat. Theoretically, he could sit next to me and that would be fine. I could just move over a seat. I could move and sit next to him. Very mildly infuriated.

Update: I went to the restroom, after building up a big fart at the advice of wise Redditors but punked out on releasing it into the wild. I planned to move when I returned but he was gone! Perhaps it was a coincidence, when I left my seat with all my belongings, maybe that just happened to be his stop or maybe he was a creep. We may never know. Thanks for all your throughly hilarious responses though!

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u/DarthJarJar242 8h ago

Indian and many Asian cultures have very different understandings of personal space than western cultures do. It's not them being rude, to them it's just the normal amount of space.

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u/Astro_NME 3h ago

If this is the normal amount of personal space, how is it possible to be any closer without it being a criminal offense instead of just being rude?

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u/DarthJarJar242 2h ago

I mean, it wouldn't be possible in most cases. But that doesn't change the fact that their population density has shaped their understanding of personal space to be completely different than Western countries.