So I was travelling yesterday, one city to another which its usually a 40 minute journey. The train I had booked on was a long distance train, so many people had seat reservations, as I had booked online 20 minutes before getting on I did not have a reservation.
I get on to the train 10 minutes before it was due to depart and found a aisle seat which was a table seat, the reservation stated Leeds to Newcastle, so I would have been well off the train by the time the reservation was needed.
5 minutes later and the train is extremely busy, an elderly couple come on and sit opposite me basically saying that no one has claimed that reservation, therefore their okay to sit and if anyone wants it well tough.
Minding my own business and then the lady says
'I can't believe that girl hasn't moved up to the window, its so rude when she can see people standing', 2 minutes before the train is about to depart, she starts again, under her breath.
At that point I said
'Excuse me, I will move up as soon as the train starts moving and no one comes to claim the reservation, but if I move now, I will be asked to move and will be without a seat as someone will take the one I am sat in now'.
She looked at me, rolled her eyes and said 'oh okay'
Sure enough, no one claimed the seat, I of course moved over and had the pleasure of being death stared for the journey.
What would you have done in that situation? And was I rude?