To think this woman was weird on the plane?

[ChicagoNoie]

Long haul back to London, overhead bin above me was full so I put it in the one opposite.

Woman behind me seemingly annoyed by this as she said challengingly that she wanted to put her bag in there. Then made me move my bag to the centre of the bin with a patronising “is that ok?” And put her bag in …

Then walked off to sit in her seat 4 rows away from the overhead bin. So no more entitled to use it than I was.

Aibu to think this is just odd, like she could have just placed her bag in the centre and left me alone?

Even when we left and she walked by down to get her bag she was smiling at me smugly.

YANBU. On a plane full of people there will always be a few utter twats. Law of averages. On our last flight a guy plonked himself and his son in our seats, which were in an exit row so no kids allowed, then tried to “style it out”.

How did she "make you" move your bag? Why didn't you just say no?

I think its strange that a very slight altercation upset you enough to think on and post about it? Yes she was being a bit of an arse, but all she did was say something and give you a smirky smile, why are you dwelling on it?

I guess because I didn’t want confrontation with a person I’d be stuck in a tin can with for 12 hours. Plus I thought that particular bin was above her seat as there was an empty one there - but turns out not.

But no she didn’t make me as in held me at hun point and forced me to do it. But I was made to feel like there would be a very unnecessary problem if I didn’t.

Because that’s the beauty of a public forum. We can post whatever mundane or interesting stories or comments we want. Please don’t try and police threads on what YOU deem to be worthy of posting or not.

All you can do is laugh at her. I would have, openly.

I feel like “being held at hun point” should be a phrase.

Weird. But give it no thought. The general public is full of odd balls!

Oh I'm not policing, which is why I'm commenting, a thing happened, a very slight thing and I'm just wondering why you are bothered about it?

Agreed.

She was a rude bully.

I’m wondering why you’re so bothered that I’m bothered?

And yes you are policing.

Don’t be ridiculous. Maybe the OPs bag took up more space than necessary? Maybe the other woman was stressed out about flying? Maybe she just wanted her bag put in that bin because it was her favourite number!!!
However, what she wasn’t was a bully. Pathetic response.

It actually sounds like being held at "hun point" is exactly what she did 😁

Some people are nobs, she sounds like one

She’s a bully. It makes not a blind bit of difference to have your bag to the side or middle she just wanted to make you move yours. It always gives me a shiver when you meet someone like this. I think it’s like a teeny ripple that shows the evil underneath.😱

I love “held at hun point”. I think it should mean being manipulated by someone who’s being passive aggressively nice to you.

It is now

You were nice and your reaction was okay, she could have loads of things going on and this tipped her over but you being agreeable prevented the situation from escalating. It's better be non reactive. She was wrong though and should not have made you move it

I’m just sad it autocorrected to hun as I never ever use that word ever - promise 😥

She was a twat. But life has taught me that some usually nice people do behave like twats when they’re anxious or scared, and there’s always going to be a higher concentration of people feeling anxious on planes at the start of a flight. You did the right thing by not aggravating the situation.

I think I would have just said 'whatever' and carried on with my plan. Do you not have to deal with twats because you don't seem used to it?

Honestly some people are just nuts! You see enough Posts on MN about entitled brats and pathetic parenting which make you realise why some people grow into twatish adults!!

Thank you, I was a bit nervous as I was flying by myself (so maybe felt a bit more vulnerable?) and she literally had no reason to speak to me at all.

In her situation I’d have just put my bag away and sat down. It’s just weird to create a potential confrontational situation over nothing.

And thus, hun point was born. The absolute serendipity of this thread.

She probably had flight anxiety.
Some people can be rigid and abrupt when afraid.