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Confused about train seat

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TrainSeatDrama · 02/08/2024 15:42

boarded a train with my son, went to a table where there were 4 seats. 3 of the 4 seats were vacant. The two were reserved (light above the seat), the other two available. There was a woman sat in one of the reserved seats and we went to sit in the two available seats opposite her. She said would I mind not sitting there as she possibly may need to move as she was sat in a reserved seat (she hadn’t reserved it), she was sat there as she can’t travel backwards. I was confused as I said, but these seats are available (where we were about to sit), and she got uppity and said I didn’t understand what she was saying?

I think I do understand- she was sitting in a reserved seat hoping to stay there travelling forwards, but wanted to bagsy the seats opposite in case she had to move but stay near her friends who were sat on an adjacent table.

Was I being unreasonable to sit in the available seats? She got up in a right huff and sat somewhere else close by.

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SausageRoll2020 · 02/08/2024 15:48

My chunky clumsy fingers caught YABU, but you aren't at all.

She can't claim multiple seats as fall back plans

TrainSeatDrama · 02/08/2024 15:46

She then continued to call me and my son awkward and slag us off to her friends on the adjacent table saying we were unintelligent and misunderstanding the situation

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Coughsweet · 02/08/2024 15:46

I think you were fine. She couldn’t effectively take up 2 seats. if someone got on at another station then other people may well be getting off and everyone has a shuffle around then if need be.

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