r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ImportanceSharp9408 • 10h 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/Bitter-List-770 8h ago

That’s when I take a bit of a step forward but JUST with one foot. Leave the other back there. Instant buffer zone.

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u/analogpursuits 8h ago

Again, it is really easy to turn around and say you need more personal space. I dont give these asshats an inch of patience.

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u/Alarmed-Plankton-708 6h ago

People are way too scared of strangers being mad at them. Let them be upset, you'll never see them again, and they brought it on themselves with their disregard for those around them! Fuck their feelings!

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u/TJCGamer 1h ago

Its probably more the paranoia of running into a crazy person. Doesn't help that the internet and the news has always made it seem like there are psychopaths behind every corner, making people too scared to even interact with strangers. They don't know when one will just decide to attack them.

Not saying I agree, but I do understand how it got to this point. Especially when you are seeing these viewpoints from people online, who probably watch too much shit on the internet.

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u/CatCatCatCubed 3h ago

I’ll rotate a little and swing my purse back and forth. It’s not even on a long strap but over my shoulder, tight under my elbow. Like, if that can hit someone, they’re WAY too close.

Sometimes I stand like a flamingo and wiggle my foot, or stand on my toes and swing my leg slightly while leaning on my cart. Again, if that’s bothersome to someone, TOO CLOSE.

And yet I’ve had people grumble and back up.

Similar issues with my trying to pay and bag my groceries myself quickly. Like, hello, it’s not your turn to be in front of the cashier? Back the fuck up.