Offered seats on tube

[Idontpostmuch]

Anyone else annoyed over being offered seats on the tube? I find it upsetting. Each time I've been dragged out of a pleasant reverie about things I'm doing or have done during a trip to London, only to have to politely decline while feeling resentful. I usually walk around 10 miles in a day in London but sometimes get the tube for quickness. I now think twice about it and that's so unfair. Surely I don't look as if I'm 80, and the priority seats are for pregnant women, those carrying young children, the injured and the elderly, indicated by a pic of a bent over person with a walking stick. It's not exactly hard to stand still on the tube and most of the time those so infirm that they need to sit down would never make it down to the underground in the first place.

Lucky you if this registers as a problem. Try to be a little more gracious, maybe?

I wouldn’t be annoyed. If I didn’t want a seat, I would just say so politely.

1st world problem isn't it

It used to be considered good manners to offer up your seat on public transport.

There is so much to unpack. But you are being ridiculous and goady. Fwiw it is probably the you look 80 thing !

It still is. I offer mine if I think someone might need it.

People are increasingly offering me theirs, I think because the grey hair is becoming more obvious. I usually say no thanks but appreciate the thought.

Lol

No wonder you don't post much.

Nobody likes it to be implied that they're incapable but I think you're overreacting if you're choosing not to take the tube over this. Surely a quick no thank you and the interaction is over?

If you're over the age of say, 60, I think you may well look old enough to a young person that they feel they should offer.

People are being polite.

Started happening to me a couple of years ago. It's a nice polite gesture. Sometimes I accept sometimes not but always thank the person.

I only visit London as a tourist, people are always saying how unfriendly London is especially on the Tube, here is people being polite and friendly and Op is complaining !

It's not exactly hard to stand still on the tube and most of the time those so infirm that they need to sit down would never make it down to the underground in the first place. give your head a wobble. Loads of people that need to sit down as a break between getting from point A to point B take the tube

Bloody hell.

This!

I always accept if offered, unless I'm getting off at the next stop. It's polite, and it encourages people to keep on offering. I might not really need the seat, but the next person might.

Good grief! On the rare occasions I'm offered a seat on public transport, I'm delighted that there are still some kind people with good manners left. If I don't want the seat, then I will decline politely and thank the person making the offer.

I'd take the seat. I loathed standing pressed up next to strangers.

You do know there are lifts the infirm or disabled can use or ask for help with escalators. What a strange post.

This is why I'm nervous about offering my seat up! I'd rather stand - so many professionally offended about.

I am one of the "infirm" and I have always been able to use the stations i needed to, as i said Op is just being goady.

This is why I'm nervous about offering my seat up!

This is why, as I said above, I always accept if offered - I don't want people to be put off offering.

Goady and probably bored standing on the circle line

Yeah 😂

You are being absolutely ridiculous.

99% of people do so just to be polite. Its the polite thing to do, if the tube is full and people are standing and you know you only have a couple of stops or want to make your way closer to the doors. I've offered my own seat on the tube plenty of times, often to whomever is nearest unless I see someone obviously struggling - unstable on feet/ disabled/ parent with young children.

If you don't need the seat, just politely decline and think no more about it. It's likely the seat offerer will offer their seat again to someone else later on.