Hi,
Ok I know this isn't exactly AIBU, more of a past one really.
Anyway, this morning I was on the 9am bus as usual but today it was really full and so a lot of people were standing. 2 stops on, an elderly couple get on the bus. The woman managed to hold a hand-bar thing but the man was, quite literally, struggling to stand and nearly falling over. I looked around at the nearest seats and on one side there was a woman with a pram with a baby- fair enough. Other side, a pair of youngsters who I've seen on the bus for a few months. I know they get off a few stops ahead (I'm presuming they are college students as there is a college very closeby to the stop).
So I practically stared at them till one of them caught my eye and then indicated to the other to get up. I then asked the elderly couple if they wanted to sit down- the man smiled and said thank you, nudged the woman and both sat down.
I then looked at the yongsters and said thank you. BUT WIBU to have asked them to have gotten up via a stare-down? I didn't want to say it to them (which would have been loud) as to not embarrass them but I was always told to let the elderly sit ut of respect.
P.S. I was also standing, close to the doors of the bus
I'm now wondering if I was being silly or not ... so dear MN, be the judges!
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WIBU: stare-down with youth so they would get up and let elderly couple sit
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floral1 · 20/04/2016 16:23
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