Woman on train

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DH and I took our toddler on the train today. The train wasn't super busy but there were no free seats so we walked to the next carriage. A woman and her teenage daughter were sitting at a table for four. So we approached and asked them to move over so that we could sit in the two free seats.
The woman started sighing and eye rolling at her daughter as though we were being complete pains in the arse. I told her that she was rude and entitled and asked if she expected the train to herself. Her daughter then started saying " she only sighed, she is allowed to sigh". The woman herself remained silent and then said exasperatedly "there's so much space!", which there was in the aisles. There were no other free seats at all.
AIBU to have fantasised about spilling my coffee all over them? I can't believe she thought a pregnant woman with a toddler should stand up so that she and her daughter could have a table for four to themselves!

Oh yes, I would, Emma, oh yes I would. You must be the most arrogant and self-entitled on MN tonight.

What I'm interested to know is why would anyone want to or forcefully push themselves next to a total stranger who clearly does not want that person to sit next to them?

Because they've paid for a seat and there are no other seats? Why should I stand up just because you want an empty seat next to you?

That's cool if you don't want people to sit next to you Emma, just make sure you buy a ticket for the empty seat, it's only fair wouldn't you say?

Anyway OP that woman sounds like a dick, I once had a row with someone that tutted at me when I asked her to move her waitrose carrier bag off the seat so I could sit down, it was amazing how furious she was, what a bellend.

Assault? I think the transport police would side with the disabled person.

Thankfully I doubt there are many people around who think they can commandeer two seats. Anyone who thinks like that simply can't have been introduced to basic manners during their upbringing.

It's not assault if someone accidentally steps or sits in you whilst climbing over you. The only one liable to be charged with assault would be you if you resisted or tried to obstruct a person getting to their seat. Then their would be the fine from the train company of course for taking up a seat for which you don't have a ticket.

I would move for a disabled person or pregnant woman, of course I would. And I've already said I do stand, and have done on many occasions, once for over an hour, and guess what.....it didn't bother me!

Who said anything about touching you Emma? They said you would be moving willingly or not, they would tell the conductor, the conductor would tell you to free up the space, you say no, the conductor will suspend your ticket and ask you to leave, if you refuse to leave they will call the police who can physically remove you from the train.

Come on people, be kind. The extra seat is clearly for Emma's imaginary friend.

Oh shut up Wayne, you wouldn't.

Wayne I think they'd side with anyone who wanted to sit in a vacant seat. The fact that Emma would choose to ignore a disability is an additional factor.

When do the kids go back to school?

Emma You are rude. It's public transport fgs. Other people are just as entitled as you to a seat.

I forgot of course - it's school holidays.

I'm glad Emma has an imaginary friend. It seems unlikely she has any real ones.

Yes I would you trumped up idiot.

I'm a trumped up idiot?......ok sure.

This thread is hilarious.

So sweet that Emma's insistence on solitude has so many people wanting to sit with her.

I would too. And i'd be sure to read her paper over her shoulder just to be extra irritating.

Emma also says on other threads that she has a child with additional needs which makes her twattishness and lack of empathy on this thread even more ridiculous if she is even real

Anyone else think we need some Top Trumps style cards with Emma and Wayne's details on so that we can work out who'd win the Battle of the Seat?

Anyway, I've told you all what I think, you can all believe what you like of course but, if you got on the same train as me and i didn't want you to sit next to me then believe me, you damn well wouldn't. Goodnight everyone:)

I would move for a disabled person or pregnant woman, of course I would

Ah, but what if the pregnant woman was smelly?

What if the disabled person was smelly and old?

Now there is a dilemma for you Emma

if you got on the same train as me and i didn't want you to sit next to me then believe me, you damn well wouldn't

I take it you buy two tickets then.