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.

Well your mistake was to adhere to the mad bint’s demands. I just ignore people like her. If she wants a confrontation she won’t get it from me but she will be totally blanked 🤷🏻‍♀️

Some people get their own way by being combative.
Usually bullies/ narcs
They have a high tolerance for aggression whilst you and most normal people try to avoid conflict.
Nasty.
I usually say "No thanks" in a firm but smiley way.
The look of confusion follows!

Yanbu. Sounds like you met a bully on an ego-trip 😕

Some people thrive on it sadly

This would have bothered me so much. Its not what you say, it's how you say it. I'm not sure about the assumptions she had flight anxiety. They're kind to the woman in this situation but even if she did since when does that allow someone to be rude? You could have had flight anxiety. There's no excuse for this sort of weird behaviour, I'm sorry the onus isn't on everyone else to think of what might have caused it and excuse her but rather people like this to keep themselves quiet if they feel an outburst coming on. I'm sure not everyone will agree with me lol, but as we're making assumptions she could be anxious / afraid just throwing it out there op, are you incredibly stunning? Reason I ask if because my friend is absolutely gorgeous, like breathtakingly, head turningly gorgeous and weird shit like this happens to her. It's happened when I'm with her and she can never see why yet its become such a pattern I wonder if it's jealousy? Whatever it is, it's not on.

But no she didn’t make me as in held me at hun point and forced me to do it.

O frabjous day, what a typo 😍
u ok hun?

Being held at hun point sounds like when someone is pretending to befriend you then when you're in comfortable conversation with them, they throw in their MLM sales pitch.

Name changed but long term poster. Naice ham, penis beaker, hun point etc..

I would have politely pointed out a flight attendant and told her to talk to them about finding a spot for her bag with a smile and just loud enough for everyone to hear just in case she was one of those “cry wolf” types.

On the bright side OP you have now coined a new MN phrase so that's a silver lining from a bad experience

But yes, the weird altercation would have been annoying but her unwarranted smug attitude would just make me think she has issues, it's her being weird. Luckily you don't need to deal with her nonsense again.

You’re overthinking it. Let it go.

Brilliant!

OP, people are batshit. Some of them are on this thread. Hope the jetlag isn’t too hideous.

I don’t understand why you moved your bag.
she just said she wanted to put her bag there, but yours already was. Why even engage beyond a simple “oh well” or similar?

It is weird alright, particularly the smirking afterwards. Any chance she knew you?

Perhaps the smirking was just an attempt to smile after a bit of an embarrassing situation, I think you are overthinking.

Its not strange to me.

Tiny altercations like this really gets on my fucking nerves. I'd be furious about this for weeks, angry I allowed the piece of shit to get away with it.

Its like someone jumping the Q.

Needed a name change, cheers OP 🤣

Let me guess - you were much prettier than she was?

Some women are insanely jealous of other women who are more attractive than them and try and start a confrontation over anything.

My friend can’t even go out to a nightclub or pub as she has been physically attacked at least 3 times simply because she’s attractive. She barely leaves the house now.

It happens less now I’m older and women are more mature but I can always tell now when a women is jealous because they try and push you into an argument.
I just smile and act extra nice.

This is perfect!

There are always strange people on a plane. On our last long haul a women had sat herself in our seats and then laid down with our pillows and blankets and trying to sleep. We had to get the air steward to move her even though I showed our tickets and then we had no pillow or blanket as I didn’t want to use the ones she had used. I don’t know why she felt entitled to our seats the plane was still boarding. She gave us such dirty looks.

I was on the train recently & found a couple & their dogs on my reserved table. The lady was adamant that the train staff told her she could sit anywhere except the cafe coach. I told her she could sit anywhere but not on reserved seats & then she asked where her dogs could sit. I asked if her dogs had a ticket & if they didn’t then she either had to find free sits or put them on her lap.

The amount of whinging from the entitled woman was unbelievable & her husband got embarrassed and told her to shut up. 😀

Feels like people are increasingly trying to pick the seats they want and are attempting to style it out. Have these people not flown before ? When we flew recently there were people jn every one of my family’s seats both there and back. So strange. They took the ear plugs, blankets etc with them to their new seats too.

She sounds very strange, you were polite. I’d have ignored her if she told me to move my bag if there was plenty of room elsewhere…

emptythelitterbox · Today 09:14
She probably had flight anxiety.

Some people can be rigid and abrupt when afraid.“

agree