tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post4655650369574253193..comments2023-06-06T10:11:01.109-04:00Comments on Other Pieces of Me: Entitled?Coasting Anonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298428840591759641noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-26669735194805307482011-09-23T12:37:34.012-04:002011-09-23T12:37:34.012-04:00Sigh. I honestly think that manners are going out ...Sigh. I honestly think that manners are going out the door slowly but surely...I guarantee you that if the couple would have been me and my husband, we would have been insisting you sit down. But sadly, it doesn't surprise me to hear that no one would go out of their way.<br /><br />And seriously?!?! That chair salesman. I want to punch him. Yeah, they might not have been excited that you were taking up space on the chair, but really...in the grand scheme of things...were you really impeding them from making a sale? Was there a line behind you waiting to test out the chair? Probably not, right? What a butt hole.Katie Chttp://twitter.com/SheLikesRufflesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-50035719314764745402011-09-20T20:02:25.848-04:002011-09-20T20:02:25.848-04:00When I was pregnant, I had to take my computer to ...When I was pregnant, I had to take my computer to the Apple store to get fixed. I was also a nanny so I had a 4 year old with me. I went to sit down on one of the stools, and one of the employees came up and told me I couldn't sit there. I guess these stools were for people getting their computer set up or something. Even after he saw I was really pregnant, he wouldn't let me sit there (there were maybe 6-8 stools around a table that no one was using)! I started crying. Melanielynn311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-77497028131629044292011-09-20T14:13:44.705-04:002011-09-20T14:13:44.705-04:00i raced down to the comment page and was about to ...i raced down to the comment page and was about to go on and on about how dare they not get up and give you a seat, when i thought back and remember how this old lady asked me to get up and give her a seat when there was an empty seat 3 seats away from where i was. of course i being a new yorker, told her she's racist and said no. she yelled at me for 5 mins and finally moved her butt to the seat 3 seats away from me and gave me dirty looks till i got off. honestly i dont regret not getting up for her.Cmaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-34493851666033925052011-09-20T13:41:01.470-04:002011-09-20T13:41:01.470-04:00Yeah...I hear you that you can't always tell i...Yeah...I hear you that you can't always tell if someone does or does not have a reason to stay seated. Believe me, I got my share of glares on the bus with my stroller when Little G LOOKED like he was old enough to walk, but actually couldn't and thus I couldn't take him out of the stroller to get on the bus. But I do think that the man on the train after the concert was just plain rude. And I know he saw me. And really, I should have swallowed my pride and just requested that he give up his seat.<br /><br />I do encourage you who have commented that you frequently have your nose in a book, to look up at the stops to see if someone could use a seat. I wrote a post about this the last time I was pregnant. I was shocked by how the higher up you got in 'class', the less likely people were to acknowledge your potentially needing a seat on public transportation. i.e. when I ride the commuter rail, I basically have to announce that I need a seat and then wait for people to stop hemming and hawing - hoping that someone else will offer it up. When I ride the T, 50% of the time someone will offer me their seat....that ratio goes up if the train is crowded. When I ride the bus, no one ever fails to offer up a seat. So while we COULD give the benefit of the doubt to everyone and assume that they must have a good reason for not offering up their seat, the reality is that people are just too self centered to care about anyone else.Coastinganonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-91345402948406884072011-09-20T12:01:18.001-04:002011-09-20T12:01:18.001-04:00I agree 100% on this. Sometimes, people on public ...I agree 100% on this. Sometimes, people on public transportation are in their own world. I know that I go out of my way to not make eye contact on the subway or bus here in Philly, and bury my head in a book instead. So I probably wouldn't notice if someone else needed my seat instead unless they specifically asked me to give it up.<br /><br />And yes, sometimes people do need the seats even if it's not totally obvious. I injured my foot and ankle a few years ago (had stitches in my foot and a badly sprained ankle) but because nobody could see my bandages under my pants and shoes, I got a LOT of dirty looks (and a nasty comment or two) for not giving up my seat on the bus.The salesman was rude, though. Even if he didn't want you sitting there, he could've at least asked you nicely to leave. I'm sorry he was so nasty to you.Dana WhatTheFrockhttp://www.what-the-frock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-15597686957001436402011-09-20T11:18:21.887-04:002011-09-20T11:18:21.887-04:00I'm convinced some people just don't care ...I'm convinced some people just don't care who you are, they'll be rude no matter what. I am pretty shocked the chair vendor guy was that bad. I mean, how awful!Clairehttp://allstarme.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-70697296581769813732011-09-19T23:19:25.000-04:002011-09-19T23:19:25.000-04:00I'm sorry that you had such bad experiences. P...I'm sorry that you had such bad experiences. Part of the problem is of course that some people are just rude and inconsiderate. <br /><br />But sometimes, I think people just don't notice what's going on around them (like that you are pregnant, dizzy, or crippled). I've had the embarrassing experience of being totally spaced out in my own little world on a crowded train, and then when getting up for my stop, realizing a disabled elderly lady had been standing in front of me the whole time! Ugh.<br /><br />Also, sometimes the sitting people really do need their seats, even if it's not obvious. My sister had a foot condition in her early 20s which basically crippled her and made it impossible for her to stand or walk more than a block or two. But she looked young and healthy, so people would give her attitude sometimes (like on the bus when she sat in the handicapped section). <br /><br />That's why it's so important to ask for what you need, because then you're giving people the benefit of the doubt and assuming they are basically nice. It's a win-win!<br /><br />(I don't think there's any help for that horrible salesman though.)Gracehttp://opinionationblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-60179704149894479402011-09-19T18:02:28.340-04:002011-09-19T18:02:28.340-04:00It has nothing to do with being pregnant. I was on...It has nothing to do with being pregnant. I was on crutches for awhile recently and you would be shocked at how many times people didn't offer me a seat on the train! I assumed it was just NYC! Kaibigan7noreply@blogger.com