A woman on Reddit has received 11,000 reactions and nearly 6,000 comments after she shared a recent travel dilemma — and continues to appear baffled that she might have done something wrong on a bus ride.
“I ride the bus because I can’t afford a car, insurance, gas, etc.,” wrote the woman, who did not share her location.
She said she is 19 years old and lives in the U.S.
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The woman went on, “Since it wasn’t crowded when I got on, I didn’t see an issue, and like I said the bags were super heavy and hurt to carry, so I wanted to set them down.”
And then things began to change, she revealed.
“The bus ride was kind of long and as it went on, more and more people got on the bus. It eventually got pretty crowded to the point where some people had to stand up.”
A woman on Reddit (not pictured) received some blunt advice about how to treat others during a recent bus ride — and seemingly remained baffled that her behavior on the bus wasn’t appropriate. (Cyberguy.com)
However, the young woman detailed, “I didn’t ever move my bag or offer the seat to someone.”
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Finallly, she said, “at the last stop” — which was the bus station, she said, when everyone was getting off — “someone passive-aggressively told me, ‘You could have moved your bag and not been inconsiderate and rude. Everyone wants to sit, not just you.’”
Her final thoughts were these: “They could have asked during the ride instead of insulting me after it was already done. Buses are also generally first come, first serve, so I think my behavior was normal.”
“Not everyone wants to risk an awkward situation with a stranger in a confined space like a bus.”
Said another commenter, “You saw the bus was full and didn’t move your bags. That’s exactly what rude a–holes do.”
A woman on Reddit (not pictured) told others about her recent bus ride, “I had just gone shopping and had heavy bags that were hard to carry and hardly fit in front of my legs.” Commenters on the platform did not care for the woman’s selfish behavior — and let her have it. (iStock)
Yet another commenter took the time to try to deliver a detailed etiquette lesson to the original poster.
“I would have asked you to move the bag — but not everyone is comfortable with that situation with a stranger. What if they asked you and you said no? It would create an awkward situation for them.”
The person also noted, “You weren’t [wrong] when the bus had multiple empty seats. But once more people get on, you [should] be mindful and put the bags on your lap or the floor. Or at the very least, offer the seat to people standing next to you, then maybe keep your bag there if they say no.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to a clinical psychologist for comment on the situation.