http://ihopeyourbagiscomfortableasshole.tumblr.com/ I ride the bus to work so this hits close to home for me.
Looks like a bunch of social media whiners. It seems to me the most productive thing to do in that situation is to politely ask the person to move their stuff. If they don't move it, then move it yourself or deal with it. But taking pictures and whining about it reminds me of 10 yr olds.
I just hate it when the person next you stays seated next to you even tho the bus is half empty. is their a protocol for this? do i start yawning like crazy or what?
finally someone with a sane response? You hit the nail on the head man, I am only 21 but I am beginning to despise social media. Our generation of kids seem nothing like whiners that feel the whole world need to know their "suffering" and do all they can to avoid hard work.
I Always sit by the window Since I ride the bus from end to end. I would have to make them move so i can move but if they had to move so i could move why don't they just move in the first place?
Why don't they move in the first place? Because sitting next to you doesn't bother them nearly as much as it bothers you.
So, IOW, you want other people to cater to you and do the work for you, not actually do anything to resolve the issue yourself, when it's your issue alone. Got it.
I would agree with you, except I ride the bus and know this to be misleading. Every morning everyone prods onto the bus. The first passengers to get on the bus secure the empty aisles (as they should). About half of these first passengers cover the seat next to them with their bag (dicks) and the other half don't (non-dicks). The reason the dicks place their bags on the chair as opposed to under the seat is so when the bus gets more crowded passengers coming on will sit next to the non-dicks as opposed to confronting the dick and asking them to move their bag. This is inappropriate behavior by the dicks. You say there are empty seats, but that doesn't mean these passengers aren't dicks. They could simply be encouraging future passengers not to sit next to them and instead next to someone more kind. To everyone saying people should just confront these people and ask them to move their stuff; you are correct. This still doesn't justify blocking the seat. In some of these pictures there are people standing right next to them.
This thread sucks. 1/10 If you want someone to move their bags just ask them and most of the time they will do it. No one wants their bags touching the dirty ass floor. Stop complaining and ask someone it is not hard. You are a dick to assume people who put their bags on the chairs are assholes.
Interesting phenomenon. Funny, nonetheless, to see the two sides argue this. I'm the kind of person who will speak out or just speak to random people about wrong stuff or stuff they shouldn't be doing. I sometimes get in trouble, sometimes I don't. Y'all would know this could already happen, probably. TRUE STORY: I used to ride the METRO 5 Kashmere route from high school to my house by Lamar Fleming on Collingsworth. By the time the bus was close to my house, a few blocks away, the bus was MAD full, with people even standing. At around my time, it had to go all the way from Downtown, through Main, down Hogan, then the freeway, then Collingsworth, then Lockwood... all the way to Hirsch. The entire trip could take about 45 minutes to an hour or an hour and a half, tops. Lots of peeps would be in the bus when I would get on around Main and Hogan. I would sometimes find a seat, sometimes I would not. One time, I got on a bus almost full, and I got a seat. Further down, a few young dudes, probably my high school age, got on but remained standing, and when a few people got off a few blocks down, they sat down. After a few blocks, an older couple came on the bus. I got up. I told the lady: "please, have my seat, ma'am." The man thanked me, and I heard murmuring from the rear seats, in front, etc., in approval. I looked at the youngsters who had gotten on previously, and I said: "Hey, fellas... the man needs to sit down with the lady, let us young people let them have the seats." And they ignored me. I looked at the older, mostly black folks, in the seats around me, and I said in a lowly voice: "Did they just ignore me? Seriously?" Some nodded, some shook their heads in disgust, but did nothing. I said, again, something like: "Dudes. Please. Let the older man sit. I know we can stand for a little while. I'm getting off soon, but I hope you understand this." EVERYONE started nodding, saying "Mmmm-hmm! Yeah!" and loudly got the youngsters to hear. I then knew that everyone was on my side and had my back and just then I think the youngsters understood. They looked me up and down, and walked to the back to stand in the back part of the bus. They stood for a while, but got seats when more people got off near the back. I thought I would get mugged that day and probably killed... they didn't look too friendly throughout the ride. Scared, I rang my bell at my stop. I looked back, walked to get off, and then I heard a "thank you" from the older man. Like always, I thanked the bus driver and he said back: "Man... I wished more people did what you just did. Thank you." I heard more grateful thanks and murmuring from the rest of the passengers. I looked back to the bus, and the youngsters did an "ok" move of their head up to me in approval. I didn't get mugged or chased. [ TL;DR: I told youngsters politely to move to relinquish their seats for older folks, they didn't, everyone else supported me, they moved, I got thanked and not mugged. Humanity restored. ] It only takes a few POLITE, respectful, and courteous words to ask for something that's right for each other. Some people don't want to take the time to do that for their neighbor. It's sad to see it in person, but it's even more sad to see people NOT do anything at all about it. You know it's wrong, but you support it by not doing anything about it.
