A 19-year-old has ignited a debate online after refusing to move her shopping bags from a bus seat, forcing passengers to stand. The teenager boarded a relatively quiet bus and placed her heavy bags on the adjacent seat, claiming they were 'super heavy and hurt to carry'.
Writing on Reddit, she explained that she attempted to position the bags in front of her legs but they 'hardly fit'. As the bus became crowded, she chose not to move her bags, reasoning that 'most people don't want to sit next to strangers anyway'.
When she reached her stop, a fellow passenger confronted her, saying: 'You could have moved your bag and not been inconsiderate and rude. Everyone wants to sit not just you.' The teen responded that the passenger never asked her to move her bags, and if they had, she 'probably would have'.
Reddit users criticised her behaviour, with one stating: 'You don't wait for someone to ask you to do the right thing.' Another added: 'Once the bus started getting more crowded to the point where people were standing, you should have moved your bags.' A third user noted: 'It's a courtesy and used to be normal bus riding etiquette.'
