Man-spread on public transport is so unnecessary

[InDreamland]

This really gets on my nerves. Blokes who spread so people either don't feel comfortable to try sit next to them or end up having them rub or push their legs up against them (mainly women who end up uncomfortable). It's so unnecessary. No man has balls that big they need to spread this wide. The last time I voiced my unease at a bloke rubbing his legs against me whilst he spread I was shouted at, verbally abused and prodded by him whilst he intimidated me. I only pointed out to him quietly and told him what he was doing. It was a full train and no one came to my defence. Pic is from my commute home tonight. What can be done to stop these men?

Oh god, he's a fine specimen isn't he? 😂😂😂

I don't know how you can stop them without being confrontational seeing as men interpret any criticism as an affront. I suppose a discrete pin jabbed in the thigh might get things moving. If they object, just explain that it's a feature of your undergarments and that, if they can feel it, then they're invading your personal space.

If his leg has actually invaded your personal space, use his thigh as a handy place to rest your handbag

I felt so sorry for the lady sat next to him.

I wonder how a man would react if a woman started rubbing her leg up against him.

that's were old fashioned umbrellas come into their own - with nice sharp point that go through shoes onto feet accidently. Other wise ask him loudly if he has an infection that makes him uncomfortable?

I was at the cricket match at Edgbaston last week, it was pretty entertaining watching all the leg jostling going on in the row in front of us

When I'm on the tube and this happens I just jiggle my leg constantly like it's a tic. The guy then gets annoyed and moves their leg in. No one has once said anything go to me as they realise they are actually in my space and so can't complain about my jiggle.
I enjoy it as it breaks the monotony of tube travel and I like to guess how long it will take them to move their leg in. I'm a supreme passive aggressive fucker when I chose to be.

I’d just love to plant my foot, very heavily, square in his balls. It’s an open invitation isn’t it?

Georgia I love it

It's all just so 'here are my BALLS here they are'.

I was sat between 2 man spreaders on a flight from New York to London , the most uncomfortable flight I have ever experienced !

A young man actually spread his newspaper on to me as well whilst doing this on a train once. I explained very curtly that he was extending past the line of his seat and infringing on my space. He was at least sheepish and moved, but I don’t know which part of this brain thought what he was doing was acceptable in the first place. I never have a problem calling this out. It’s just rude how many men think they deserve to fill so much more space than their bodies

There's no need for it. Thanks to his choice of clothing and your supreme stealthy photography skills I can clearly see his balls aren't even that big

Someone should show him that Terry Wogan picture. And misquote Crocodile Dundee!

Haha Georgia, I might try that next time. Bet it backfires on me though.

Alexa I'd love to do that .........or just grab them. Although not actually much to grab.

I reckon TFL and other public transport companies should have posters up to say men should respect seat neighbours and not spread. Have to say, they're not all bad though even though I wanted to shame the bloke opposite me tonight. Have had some rather large blokes carrying some extra pounds sit next to me and I could tell they were trying hard to contain themselves. So much respect for them. It's those selfish spreaders who really get me annoyed.

hot coffee - dropped by accident -sooo tempting

Or when they sit opposite you and extend their legs all the way to in front of you ! Or when you put the arm rest down and they think it's an invitation for the them to lean across it into your personal space.

Being a woman of a certain age, l have seen a considerable number of male bits and none are so large that is necessary to sit in that way.

It makes me so angry, particularly when if anything women should really be the ones to woman-spread particularly on hot days when we’re sweaty and more likely to get thrush but we don’t because we RESPECT PEOPLE’S SPACE. If I sit next to those men I try to sit down with my legs slightly apart and push their leg away as I sit down.

I fucking hate this. Makes me so angry.

Here is a sign on Istanbul metro trying to address the problem.

Tardigrade that is just what we need. Why can't our transport system think of these things?

It makes me tut a lot like my mother 🤣 however when people extend their legs at me I tend to put my legs over/around theirs in a tangle or put my (inevitable)shopping bags around them so it traps them

For manspreaders I put my foot on my opposite knee so my knee is elevated and rest it on top of theirs or rest my bag on top my bag which people claim is full of everything and weighs a ton

I recently tried something new. I know re manspreading that I will keep the use my area and the result is that our legs will touch. I obviously don't like this. I recently folded my cardigan and draped it over my knees tp give me that protection from unwanted touching. The mere act of my doing this had the added benefit of getting the attention of my manspreading seat mate who then apologised. Whenever his leg ventured over my cardigan tickled his leg (he was in shorts) and reminded him of the boundary. I'm delighted with my discovery.

Oh my god. That looks like my brother!