Woman refuses to give seat to 60-year-old grandmother on train, her story goes viral and she is praised

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In November 2022, the story of a woman who refuses to give a seat on a train to a 60-year-old grandmother became the most read story on detikTravel. What’s the story?

The passenger, who refused to reveal her identity, told the Reddit forum about the unfortunate accident she had experienced on the train. The woman took a train from London, England, to Aberdeen, Scotland.

The woman had boarded the train in first class. You paid a high price for the chair.

“I recently took the train from London to Aberdeen. It was a 7 hour journey so I booked first class in advance,” the woman said as she began her story on Reddit.

“First class train seats are very expensive in the UK. But I decided to give myself a treat as I was supposed to be working on the train, so I wanted to make sure I had plenty of room to work,” she added.

While the train was moving, a grandmother in her 60s suddenly appeared in the carriage in which the woman was traveling. The grandmother then asked the woman to give her the chair she was sitting on.

Grandma thought she was the “priority” passenger. As we know, the elderly are a priority group on trains, as are pregnant women and people with disabilities or special needs.

Coincidentally, the chair the woman was sitting in had a priority sign above it. But the woman still refused to give the chair to her grandmother.

“A woman, in her 60s, suddenly became angry as she pointed to the priority sign above my chair. She rudely told me to move,” the woman said angrily.

“I told him I had booked this seat and that he needed to talk to the crew about finding a seat. But he said the train was full and there were no more seats. I apologized then, but I didn’t I’ll move from that place.” the woman insisted.

A moment later, the train attendant came to mediate between the two. Apparently, the grandmother had ordered a train ticket without a seat number. Investigate a calibration, the railway system in England recognizes tickets without a seat number.

“For those of you who don’t know how trains work in the UK, if you have a ticket but no seat number, it means you can get on the train, but you are not guaranteed to be seated in a seat unless one it is available,” explained the woman. that.

Travelers using Reddit have also defended the woman before. They considered that the woman was right to defend her rights. Don’t let the woman suffer the 7 hour journey because she was not comfortable with her delicious meal.

Reddit users instead blame the train company because they are still selling tickets without seat numbers. According to them, such a system is evil.

“I travel a lot alone and am often asked to change seats. Just because I travel alone doesn’t mean I’m not entitled to the seat I paid for. I’d be more than happy to say NO and it doesn’t matter what anyone else says” , commented one traveler.

This is the most read news on detikTravel in Nov 2022. There are also other news like Sirotol Mustaqim bridge from Simalungun to the cause of Sriwijaya Air plane crash.

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