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Male Entitlement

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dogdayz · 24/01/2023 17:19

Ugh I've got the rage! Just parked my car on a metered parking bay to drop off and wait for dc's medical appointment. The road is very clear and parking both in front and behind my car. EM (entitled man) pulls up behind my parked car and beeps horn. I ignore it thinking must be beeping at someone else. EM gets out of car and comes to passenger window asks me to 'roll forward a bit' does not say please. I moved my car a bit further along. EM then pulls his car right up to my bumper gets out of car and walks up the road. Wasn't even attending the same clinic as DS, just wanted my spot for no apparent reason?! WTF?!

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Lockheart · 24/01/2023 17:22

Were you properly parked in the bay and not accidentally straddling two?

SliceOfCakeCupOfTea · 24/01/2023 17:25

Were you fully in the bay?
If his car is nearly touching your bumper either you or him are over the line surely?

Tamarindtree · 24/01/2023 17:29

Why does it have to be ‘Male’ entitlement??

Why tar all men with the same brush?

If it had been a woman would you have mentioned ‘Female entitlement’ or just said that you encountered someone rude?

dogdayz · 24/01/2023 18:21

It wasn't a bay as such, it was a road in town with a parking area at the side of the road no allocation you could park anywhere on side of the road as long as you stated with the dotted yellow line. I was fully behind the line.

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dogdayz · 24/01/2023 18:26

I'm sorry if I offended anyone with the 'male' comment. I'm afraid I have only ever encountered this sort of behaviour from men, but perhaps I have been lucky!

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worried4698643 · 24/01/2023 18:29

It sounds like you were parked in such a way that you took up space that 2 cars could fit.

Dacadactyl · 24/01/2023 18:31

Well he should have said please but he doesn't have to be attending the same clinic as you to park there, surely?

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