Rude people on trains...

[Miss_Dee]

As someone who is overweight, I am very concious of where I sit on trains/buses. Even if the person already sitting is tiny and doesn't even take up half the seat, I still perch right on the edge of the seat so I'm not encroaching on their space. If I can avoid 'touching' the person I'm sitting next to, I will. If it's a quick trip (no more than 20 min) I'll often I will just stand, unless there is a free seat. Personally I think you should have told her to move over cause she was hurting you.

[nothing2lose]

I think you should have told her too. She may not have been aware that she was hurting you, or even encroaching on got space.

I'm curious though...would you feel the same way if she was pregnant??

[sushee]

I've had a skinny chick do the same to me on the tram. At one stage, she was practically sitting on my lap. I think in the case of your train lady, her weight and her rudeness were mutually exclusive.

[Maruschke]

There was no way she could have moved over... she tightly wedged between her side and me. I just think it's rude... I would never do it to anyone. If she was pregnant I probably would have asked some men to stand up and give her a seat .

[toomanyshoes]

I think the fact she was over weight is irrelivent, it could have easily been a teenager with a school bag who hurt you by slamming it into you and if I were in that situation I would ask them to move over as they were hurting me.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I would have said excuse me but your hurting my leg, do you mind moving over a little.... your not being rude at all.. she's hurting you and she shouldn't!

[LuluHB]

I do what Miss Dee says. I hate going to sporting events, concerts etc because often the seats are sooooo tiny - at least in comparison with my butt they are. My DH is very slight but has very broad shoulders so he tends to slot a shoulder behind me and I slot a stomach roll over his side! I need my own personal space anyway, so fat or thin I've never allowed physical contact with strangers, but I am even more conscious of it now that I'm larger. I think its just rude to encroach on someone's personal space.

[~~Snoogans~~]

I hate going to sporting events, concerts etc because often the seats are sooooo tiny - at least in comparison with my butt they are. My DH is very slight but has very broad shoulders so he tends to slot a shoulder behind me and I slot a stomach roll over his side!

Lulu! you made me spit my coffee out with that lil nugget * I slot a stomach roll over his side* hahahahahaha love it