Today, on my way to school, I was shouted at by an obnoxious businessman for sitting down on the train when a "full fare paying passenger" was standing. I would normally have given him the seat straight away, except I have a broken leg. I showed him my leg and crutches. He still made me get up. FML
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Today, I got on the subway with a broken leg. A kind woman stood up and offered me her seat. Before I could sit down, a guy shoved past me and took it for himself. The woman and I pointed out my cast and crutches, and asked him to give up the seat. He responded by flipping us off. FML
Today, while sitting in a handicapped seat on the bus, an old man angrily approached me and chewed me out in front of everyone for not leaving the seat empty for "those who actually need it." Then he stormed off the bus, stepping heavily on my broken foot. FML
Today, I had to run for the train, but because of my bad foot and limping they held the train, much to people's displeasure. No one let me sit down, so for the 20 minute journey, I stood. With a bad foot. FML
Today, I rushed onto the metro to get to work. I found there were no seats left and asked a perfectly healthy guy to let me sit in the handicap spot. He refused to because "being tired" was a handicap characteristic. I have one leg. FML
Today, a man slapped me in the face with his newspaper because I didn't get out of his way fast enough at the train station. I guess he didn't notice I was on crutches. FML
Today, I was sitting on the bus and as I'm quite short my legs were dangling. Some guy, who wasn't looking where he was going, tripped over my foot and went flying. He and everyone else on the bus glared at me like it was deliberate. The man next to me even changed seats in disgust. FML
Today, I got on a train and spotted a free seat. I rushed over, sat down and sighed with relief, only to realize people were looking at me. That’s when I saw the “Reserved for the elderly or disabled” sign…and the man with a cane standing in front of me. I immediately offered him the seat, but he just shook his head and said, “You’re gonna need it after this shaming.” FML
Today, a businessman in his forties tackled me to the ground in an attempt to take my seat on a crowded train. When that didn't work, he called me a fat bitch and gave me the finger. The seat was given up for me because I'm seven months pregnant. FML
Today, I offered my seat to an elderly lady on the subway. She quietly refused. Minutes later on a sharp turn, she almost fell down on two people. As I was clearly the youngest in the disability seating section, everyone on the train turned and glared at me. FML
Today, while on the train to university, I realized it was my stop and quickly stood up to get off. Or I would have, if my leg hadn't gone to sleep and caused me to fall, landing face first into the crotch of the old guy in front of me. FML
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Top comments
JustJumped 22
Should have stayed sat down, some people are just plain horrible. Hope your leg heals soon :)
rintintin19 5
what an asshole, i would have held on to that seat for dear life.
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Comments (152)
BigDogMatt 13
I wouldn't of stood for that. Lol, would've swung a crutch at him. Lol
hordriss 14
I'd have told him to bugger off if I was sat there with a broken leg. Unless he'd paid to reserve the seat, train seats are first come first served.
acid_moose 7
Don't get up even if you don't have a broken leg! If it's a pregnant woman, or an elderly person, then yes, standing for them is the right thing to do. But this guy is an able-bodied man, he has no more right to sit than you do, no matter how much more he pays than you. Do NOT listen to arseholes like that, people like him just have a massive superiority complex because they make so much money, so can't stand the idea of someone less wealthy than them getting their own way.
zombiekitten87 12
You didn't have to get up...
icemand90 17
ydo for getting up
soja_fml 18
^ Shut up Meg!!
AussieAndo 2
Ah that sucks. Hmm, all this talk of sueing him if he touches you - I'm not sure that's a valid comment really. Being Australian as well I can say that Australia doesn't have a paranoid culture of trigger-happy suing and court cases like America seems to. Saying "if he touches you, sue his ass" just sounds weird and pointless to Australians.
Sir_Swaggington 6
People throw the word "sue" around way more than people actually sue as a way to intimidate people
Parky03 9
57- When the zombies come, all you have to do is outrun the fat people.
Stuffaluffagus 25
I would have beaten him with a crutch
saffy66 34
How did he 'make' you get up, drag you out of there? There's a time to be respectful of your elders and a time for them to be respectful of the less able-bodied. Stand up ( no pun intended) for YOUR rights OP.