The anti man spreading movement

[Gralin]

The woman stuck on half a seat was within her rights. Both are paying the same for a ticket and one is using 3 times the seating. You've got single cushions, so it's not a 'take up an undefined reasonable space' situation. You don't need to be 'aggressive' (which is not like starting a punch up anyway, just if no clearly defined seats not letting those either side squash you - obviously if it's someone who looks like they are drug addled and could happily start a fight you suck it up and quietly hope they walk in front of a car when when they get off the bus or train) in these situations. Just take the room entitled to.

you pay to ride not to be guaranteed a seat. There are some seats reserved for those with special needs and I find the people who sit down in them during peak hour, plug in their headphones and refuse to look up are the worst.

 

[Andre]

you pay to ride not to be guaranteed a seat. There are some seats reserved for those with special needs and I find the people who sit down in them during peak hour, plug in their headphones and refuse to look up are the worst.

I agree with this. I feel uncomfortable sitting in those seats even if the train/bus is almost empty. If you're a decent person then every place people could get on you're always having to look to see if someone needs the seat. Usually on at early enough stops to get a non-priority seat thankfully.

 

[Gralin]

I agree with this. I feel uncomfortable sitting in those seats even if the train/bus is almost empty. If you're a decent person then every place people could get on you're always having to look to see if someone needs the seat. Usually on at early enough stops to get a non-priority seat thankfully.

yeah i used to work with a guy that would go for the priority seats because of the legroom issue, invariably meant that we would give up the seat and finish the journey standing most times, never could understand why that was his preference, give me a few more years and older knees and maybe I will understand

 

[PP34]

Nice in theory but a lot of people don't make room when others sit down, the whole issue with spread is talking about dudes that take up more than their fair share of width on seats, also can't think of much PT at least in vic that has single seats its all rows of seats.
Its cramped and I'd like more space but its about courtesy for your fellow traveler

Bloody hell. Is it really that hard to simply ask a person to politely move across so you can take a seat? Unless they're some kind of complete and utter arseh*le they're going to say yes.

If I'm on a half empty train I'm not sitting all cramped up just because someone might be too afraid to ask me to move if they want to sit next to me.

 

[Gralin]

Bloody hell. Is it really that hard to simply ask a person to politely move across so you can take a seat? Unless they're some kind of complete and utter arseh*le they're going to say yes.

If I'm on a half empty train I'm not sitting all cramped up just because someone might be too afraid to ask me to move if they want to sit next to me.

If you are on a half empty train fine. For some asking is to hard and some people don't automaticity make room as the train fills it's about common courtesy which is becoming less common

 

[Dixie Normous]

I always give up my seat on a bus or train for a woman as long as they are somewhat attractive or well endowed. If they are elderly or 'flatsos', no can do.

 

[PP34]

If you are on a half empty train fine. For some asking is to hard and some people don't automaticity make room as the train fills it's about common courtesy which is becoming less common

That's their problem. Ask or miss out.

You don't get anywhere in life being a mute.

 

[Gralin]

That's their problem. Ask or miss out.

You don't get anywhere in life being a mute.

See what I mean about common courtesy not being so common anymore.

 

[the_interloper]

How do we stop this completely sexist movement? I mean don't women get that sometimes when we men sit down it flops into the wrong spot and the only way to fix it without doing some culturally unacceptable groin fiddling in public is to spread em. Do women understand this? Men have never complained about women who want to spread them by the way. It's just one sex who thinks another sex can't do what they themselves are free to do. How is this not sexism?

Pretty epic OP tbh.

 

[Shell]

See what I mean about common courtesy not being so common anymore.

I'd be too shy to ask someone to move.

Anyway man spreading >>>> crotch in your face any day. I've certainly encountered this a couple times on PT.

 

[BotsMaster]

There are some women (and men it must be said) who do some great things for women's rights around the world.

Then there are those who write and read blogs about manspreading and mansplaining.

 

[PP34]

See what I mean about common courtesy not being so common anymore.

If someone is next to me and there's a seat I'll move or offer but I'm not going out of my way to give people seats. They want it they ask.

The only ones I'll willingly seek out for a seat are disabled or elderly.

 

[The Lemon]

Women crossing their legs over onto your seat is getting common. I dislike that.

I always aim for the window, in the seat that doesn't have anyone opposite you. Nothing worse than getting into the bunch of 4/6 seats and having a 7'6 monster opposite you and a 300kg beast next to you. totes awks.

I like the aisle seat on a packed train, but when women in their 50's hover and try to guilt you into giving up the seat with a huff and puff. ead bitch you aint elderly

 

[Andre]

Women crossing their legs over onto your seat is getting common. I dislike that.

I always aim for the window, in the seat that doesn't have anyone opposite you. Nothing worse than getting into the bunch of 4/6 seats and having a 7'6 monster opposite you and a 300kg beast next to you. totes awks.

I like the aisle seat on a packed train, but when women in their 50's hover and try to guilt you into giving up the seat with a huff and puff. ead bitch you aint elderly

Women are worse for putting shit on the seat next to them, to try and dissuade anyone sitting down.

Adding to the pet peeves is I'm 6'1. Not overly tall, but enough that given a choice with seats facing me and a shorter woman or bloke to the side, that when another 6 foot plus guy then sits opposite me, instead of one of them, I think 'WTF? Now we're both going to be uncomfortable, with no leg room, are you a complete idiot?'.

 

[The Lemon]

Women are worse for putting shit on the seat next to them, to try and dissuade anyone sitting down.

Adding to the pet peeves is I'm 6'1. Not overly tall, but enough that given a choice with seats facing me and a shorter woman or bloke to the side, that when another 6 foot plus guy then sits opposite me, instead of one of them, I think 'WTF? Now we're both going to be uncomfortable, with no leg room, are you a complete idiot?'.

OMG I FINALLY HAVE SOMEONE WHO FEELS MY PAIN!!!!!!!

That shit always happens re. men sitting opposite me instead of a woman!

WHen i get in the train, i will scan all aisle seats and see if a short girl is opposite the empty seat. If it is, i will 100% take that seat. I lol when a 6'8 man takes one aisle seat, and then another 6'8 man will sit opposite him, as opposed to the single seats with legroom and no people opposite!!!

i still can't believe someone else feels my pain

 

[Gralin]

thought provoking stuff as always

 

[Andre]

OMG I FINALLY HAVE SOMEONE WHO FEELS MY PAIN!!!!!!!

That shit always happens re. men sitting opposite me instead of a woman!

WHen i get in the train, i will scan all aisle seats and see if a short girl is opposite the empty seat. If it is, i will 100% take that seat. I lol when a 6'8 man takes one aisle seat, and then another 6'8 man will sit opposite him, as opposed to the single seats with legroom and no people opposite!!!

i still can't believe someone else feels my pain

Not to mention the obvious one that if you're one of the 95/97 (or whatever) percent that's heterosexual why would you want to be looking up from your phone/book/laptop at another bloke, given a choice?

 

[The Lemon]

Not to mention the obvious one that if you're one of the 95/97 (or whatever) percent that's heterosexual why would you want to be looking up from your phone/book/laptop at another bloke, given a choice?

They will rub knees with you without a care in the world. That shit freaks me out. I would rather stand than rub knees.

 

[Andre]

thought provoking stuff as always

GD delivers always. Although disappointingly no story of how one wipes on PT after defecating themselves during a music discussion, on Tinder.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

GD delivers always. Although disappointingly no story of how one wipes on PT after defecating themselves during a music discussion, on Tinder.

Or subtly mentioning all the countries they have visited and used PT in while taking lots of drugs.

 

[CM86]

The woman stuck on half a seat was within her rights. Both are paying the same for a ticket and one is using 3 times the seating. You've got single cushions, so it's not a 'take up an undefined reasonable space' situation. You don't need to be 'aggressive' (which is not like starting a punch up anyway, just if no clearly defined seats not letting those either side squash you - obviously if it's someone who looks like they are drug addled and could happily start a fight you suck it up and quietly hope they walk in front of a car when when they get off the bus or train) in these situations. Just take the room entitled to.

Am I missing something?
Wouldn't she be taking up three seats in that case? Not 1 and a half?


I think we should ban fatties from public transport.
And they can't drive either.

Won't be long until they're no longer fatties. Problem solved.

Also, if you can't work out the difference between sitting like a man, and spraying your legs out like you're advertising yourself. The **** is wrong with you?

But manspreading is a nothing. Did someone actually get arrested for sitting on public transport with his knees too far apart??

 

[Andre]

Am I missing something?
Wouldn't she be taking up three seats in that case? Not 1 and a half?


I think we should ban fatties from public transport.
And they can't drive either.

Won't be long until they're no longer fatties. Problem solved.

Also, if you can't work out the difference between sitting like a man, and spraying your legs out like you're advertising yourself. The **** is wrong with you?

But manspreading is a nothing. Did someone actually get arrested for sitting on public transport with his knees too far apart??

Fat person - taking 1.5 seats, leaving 0.5. 0.5 x 3 = 1.5 - 3 times the seating not 3 seats.

No one said ban, just stay in one seat. If you can't then stand. It would help anyway.

 

[CM86]

Fat person - taking 1.5 seats, leaving 0.5. 0.5 x 3 = 1.5 - 3 times the seating not 3 seats.

No one said ban, just stay in one seat. If you can't then stand. It would help anyway.

Oh, three times more seating than the other person. I thought you were saying three times the seating.

And, I said ban.
Right in the post you quoted.

 

[Shell]

I always put my handbag on my lap. Only on the seat next to me if it's quiet.

 

[PP34]

Women crossing their legs over onto your seat is getting common. I dislike that.

I always aim for the window, in the seat that doesn't have anyone opposite you. Nothing worse than getting into the bunch of 4/6 seats and having a 7'6 monster opposite you and a 300kg beast next to you. totes awks.

I like the aisle seat on a packed train, but when women in their 50's hover and try to guilt you into giving up the seat with a huff and puff. ead bitch you aint elderly

Yeah so many women have the belief that their bag needs a seat.

Also hate when people older than me, but nowhere near old enough to be classified as "elderly" and in dire need of a seat give you daggers or try to guilt you into giving your seat up. Get ****ed. If you're 50 years old and unable to stand on a train that's a real worry.

The worst was when I gave my seat up once for what I thought was going to be a grandma, but instead the father gave his 6 year old kid the seat.

And yeah, really love when I find myself a nice seat on the train with nobody around, only for some idiot to come and sit directly across from me. As a 6'5 man it's horrific and some people give you some dirty looks.