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AIBU?

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Pushy woman

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Howlovely · 21/09/2019 20:28

Yesterday I was leaving a building through a large revolving door. I had a handbag over my shoulder and was carrying a takeaway hot chocolate. Just behind me, a woman, man and child (about elbow height) entered and the woman got really close behind me, to the point where I had to step forward. I got too close to the centre of the door so it paused. The woman is creeping closer and closer behind me, muttering that 'you have to walk too you know'. As I started saying, "I know but it stops if you get too close...", she got closer again and knocked my bag off my shoulder. This then jolted my arm and a shot of hot chocolate pretty much erupted out of the tiny hole in the lid of the cup. It went on my glasses, my face and arm. It also went on the lady's arm, and at this point she lost it. She actually screamed at me that I almost blinded her child and had scalded her arm. All this while we're kind of trapped in the revolving door. I was so shocked I just kind of stood there, so the family couldn't go any further forward, making the door pause again, etc, you get the picture.
I didn't know what to say because I felt like it wasn't all my fault. I am of course sorry that she got some hot chocolate on her arm, so close to her child's face, but she was the one who knocked my bag off my shoulder by basically pushing me forwards in the revolving door. I mumbled an, 'are you ok?' and thankfully got out of there quite soon after. Was IBU, was this my fault and I'm just not taking responsibility?

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CombineBananaFister · 21/09/2019 20:31

Why didn't she just get in the next 'segment' of the revolving get door? Yanbu, if you try and squeeze x3 extra people in one bit for the whole 3 seconds oto will save you then you run the risk of being in other people's personal space and all that entails.

Cherrysoup · 21/09/2019 20:32

You were probably too shocked to say anything, but that was entirely her fault, she was dumb to creep so closely to you and to make your bag fall. Not your fault. Hope you’re ok.

Sparklingbrook · 21/09/2019 20:32

Not your fault at all.They should have waited for their own section of the door to come around and get in.

Personal space. Some people haven't got a clue.

tobedtoMNandfart · 21/09/2019 20:33

If she 'knocked your bag off your shoulder' then YANBU. She sounds like a cow.
If you dropped your bag/drink YABU

Thehop · 21/09/2019 20:34

Not your fault, at all

Emjai · 21/09/2019 20:42

It was entirely her fault for cramming her family into the same part of the door as you. She was rude and stupid. Forget about her

Howlovely · 21/09/2019 20:58

Thanks everyone. I always trust people on here to be frank so thank you. I got to my car and burst into tears; frustration and shock I think. I was quite sure it wasn't my fault but of course I doubted myself then, especially as she reacted so wildly.
It's a very large revolving door, I bet you could fit six people in there quite comfortably so I have no idea why she came so close to me like that. There is a door right next to it for wheelchair users so if she was in that much of a hurry she could have used that!

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DontCallMeShitley · 21/09/2019 21:03

Why do people do this? Do they not have a brain? I step back if someone is trying to get up my arse in a door or a queue, if I stand on them it is their problem.

Had someone do this to me at Winter Wonderland a few years back, crowd of people, all moving slowly forward and a woman is practically climbing on my back. I stopped, turned round and looked at her. She had the grace to actually stop moving and let me continue without her. If she hadn't moved I would have stepped back hard. It is so bloody stupid.

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