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Allteresting ... which I suspect is USA based. Interesting to see the international view on this!
After a long day, this mom was glad to find a seat on the train and rest her legs. Unfortunately, she’d sat down next to a mean older woman who wasn’t at all happy about the situation.
Earlier this month, a young mother stepped aboard a busy train, carrying her baby boy in her arms. After some searching, she eventually spotted a seat in the first-class cabin and decided to take it.
An elderly lady was actually using the seat to hold her bag, so the mom politely asked her to move it.
The mom hadn’t actually got a first-class ticket, but the seat was specifically reserved for elderly, disabled or pregnant passengers, so she felt within her rights to take it.
The elderly woman sitting next to her clearly didn’t agree with this.
“I don’t want a screaming baby” says the woman in a video captured by another passenger.
The mother then replies, “He’s not screaming; he is behaving better than you.”
The mother also says, “I asked you nicely to put your bag on the floor and I offered to put it up. I’m carrying a baby; you have to respect me.”
But the old lady answers back, “And you have to respect your elders and betters. People have actually paid to sit in this carriage.”
The argument continues, with several other passengers joining in and taking sides. Some of them thought that the mom shouldn’t be allowed to sit in first class without a ticket, while others encouraged her to stay where she was.
Eventually, a passenger from further along the cabin decided to offer the mom their seat, and she moved.
