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/r/pics/comments/7thdt8/wait_what/
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"I love options ",
"Get without ethanol, itll up your gas mileage, also if it's for a car that you don't drive much, ethanol will eat the seals in your car iirc ",
"Ethanol doesn’t burn as efficiently as gasoline so you’ll get better gas mileage with the 100% option. ",
"Keepin it 87. ",
"I believe small machines like snow blowers run better without ethanol",
"What are benefits of having ethanol addition to gasoline?",
"It's cheaper per gallon.",
"It’s carbon neutral ",
"Not really.\n\nBecause ethanol-blend is not as efficient as regular gas, it requires slightly more ethanol-blend to get the same stats as regular gas; so, it is not a 1:1 equivalency.\n\nAdditionally, ethanol is a subsidized product... which artificially lowers the cost.",
"> Not really. -- /u/EndOccupiedNOVA\n\n\nIt's right in the effin' picture... The more ethanol in the blend, the cheaper the fuel is per gallon.",
"If I have to fuel up 1.25 gallons of E85 to get the same performance as 1 gallon of E0... it isn't necessarily \"cheaper per gallon\".\n\nI would bet these prices reflect this equivalency point; thus, you may pay less per gallon using E##... but you will be buying more over time.",
"You are talking \"per mile\". That's a completely different metric. Yes, it is an important one, but people don't pay attention to that. (My dad is one of them.)\n\nI am not talking \"per mile\". I am talking about actually buying one gallon of each fuel... In the actual picture, the E90 is $2.38 per gallon and the straight gas is $2.78. Even with the \"new math\" that is being taught in schools nowadays, I feel very confident saying $2.38 is less expensive than $2.78.\n\nOne of the grocery stores I frequent has a water filtration station where you can bring in a jug and fill it up for $1.50 per gallon. Granted, a gallon of water will not drive your car as far as a gallon of gas, but it is cheaper."
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Wait what?
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/r/pics/comments/7thf7q/realistic_wonder_woman_model/
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"This is gonna stir some Reddit shit up. I don't know what to say. ",
"What, first comment isn't inquiring about a life size one? Not sure if I'm impressed or disappointed with Reddit..",
"That's good.\n\nThat's *really* good.\n\n...\n\n*<unzips>*",
"This is messing with my head.",
"Wow. That's cool and weird. I've never had a thing for miniature models, but this thing is giving me odd thoughts",
"The night is young.",
"The face is super realistic",
"Reddit loves wonder woman. \n\nReddit loves sex dolls/robots. \n\nReddit will come through for you. "
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Realistic WONDER WOMAN model
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/r/pics/comments/7thh9a/i_heard_todays_theme_was_toronto/
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"Found Drake’s new album cover. ",
"I wish. If that were true id shit myself.",
"Now I have a broadcast tower in every city!",
"mazeltov"
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I heard today's theme was Toronto.
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/r/pics/comments/7thhf2/my_little_cabbage/
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"Quakers are silly little things. Can it talk yet?",
"Scrolled right past this... had to do a double take",
"Cutest little cabbage",
"It can say a few things, “Hello” and “gimme a kiss”.",
"I miss my quaker. Such great birds."
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My little Cabbage.
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/r/pics/comments/7thk4x/my_boyfriend_and_i_moved_in_together_and_he_put_a/
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"For the most holiest of shits",
"Holy shit! that tiny little plastic toilet looks like it might need Jesus's help.",
"*run...*",
"Ha ha! It’s too late for her. "
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My boyfriend and I moved in together and he put a picture of Jesus to watch over the toilet
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/r/pics/comments/7thlss/this_is_a_throwaway_im_a_veteran_who_recently/
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"It’s always entertaining when somebody makes the exact point you were making originally.\n\n‘Many advanced countries’.\n\n‘Yes, exactly’.",
"The blues responses are annoying.",
"Can you elaborate?",
"Exactly.",
"Real quick I have to say comparing the USA to other countries isn’t exactly fair. While most countries have a homogeneous culture we tend to have a mismatch of extremely different cultures and languages that don’t work well together when forced to assimilate. Where as in a more socialist country such as Sweden everybody speaks the same language and has been raised in the same culture. As to the UK it’s somewhere in between Sweden and America. It’s truly not fair to make comparisons there is no blanket fix, it’s more of a case by case sort of thing. ",
"It's hard for me to put thoughts in text, but I believe blue's responses lack a logical basis. A few of blue's ideas are based on stereotypes especially the one pertaining to \" Brit's having a higher I.Q.\" I don't know what this sort of thinking is called, but it seems vapid.",
"Rule 1",
"I appreciate your comment man, thanks for taking your time to read all of that. That is another point I really never thought of myself.",
"I realized that... after I posted. Is there a better subreddit for this kind of thing?",
"Oh, man. Sorry for generalizing, that was my bad. I meant that was an observation I had made and I reasoned that it was due to the fact that their educational system is statistically better than ours.",
"You mean, you're the blue in this picture?",
"Dunno. Does r/FBscreenshots exist?",
"Yes.",
"lol. c'mon be real. I'm just trying to get people to see this. So far r/The_Donald is winning with 8 votes.",
"You think I'm kidding? Look.\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/7thppe/this_is_a_throwaway_im_a_veteran_who_recently/",
"[List of countries by refugee population](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_refugee_population)\n\n> Country; Refugees per 1,000 inhabitants in mid-2015\n\n> United Kingdom\t1.82\t\t\n> United States\t0.84\n\n\n[UK Immigrant numbers](https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/statistics-population-country-birth)\n\n> 9.2 million people living in the UK were born abroad, around 14% of the total population of the UK. Of these, 3.5 million were from countries now in the European Union and 5.6 million were from non-EU countries.\n\n[USA Immigration numbers](https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states)\n> The U.S. immigrant population stood at more than 43.3 million, or 13.5 percent, of the total U.S. population of 321.4 million in 2015\n\nSo the UK has ***more refugees*** than the USA per head of population, as well as ***more immigrants*** as a percentage of the total population. Don't try and spin the bullshit that the US is the most amazingly disparate mix of cultures to justify US culture, when there are others ***more*** disparate, significantly less racist, significantly less inequality in wealth, and provide significantly ***better*** service to their total population.\n\nand somehow, they manage to do it without having to arm the majority of their population !",
"Its actually an invalid point which is often dragged out to justify US \"culture\" and policies, but in the case of the UK, its just false.\n\nsee my comment above.",
"Ah ok. Thank you for your service man. I was kinda of in the same boat as you when I enlisted. Still on the fence of wether to EAS or re-up. So many ideas running through my mind. ",
"If I were you I'd take a long look at the current political climate and think about whether or not you want to be forced -by contract- to hurt others because of one insane motherfucker.",
"It doesn't matter who the fuck is on the other side of the gun. Whether they'll have a family. A dog. A niece who they visit on weekends. It won't matter. You'll have to pull the trigger. Fuck that man.\n\nI'm waaaay over that shit.",
"I keep forgetting that we are basically just numbers to these people, just \"bodies\". Certain days I trick myself into believing that I can cope with this lifestyle. In reality I'm just another kid playing dress-up as marine. ",
"/u/bismuthcity, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No screenshots. This includes pictures of screens and photos where the interest is the contents of a screen.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/bismuthcity&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7thlss/this_is_a_throwaway_im_a_veteran_who_recently/?context=10\\))",
"I’m not justifying US “culture”. The US has a lot of things about it that are absolutely fucked, however we cannot fix our broken system by pointing to other countries. ",
"In many cases the US ***could*** take some lessons from other countries, however as a general rule, they refuse to do so, seemingly because they believe that they are such special and unique little snowflakes.\n\n> Its never been done in the USA, so it can't be done !\n\ne.g. healthcare services, gun control, corporate oversight, tax rates etc"
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This is a throwaway. I'm a veteran who recently separated after 6 years on US submarines. I reposted a picture on FB and an officer who I'd met through the service had some words to say.
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/r/pics/comments/7thmc0/the_best_picture_of_my_dog/
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"When does he release his mixtape?",
"That is beautiful. And what a good pupper ",
"Nice job, now remove the dog and add the guy and the power lines back in.",
"Actually, I was thinking I'd be happy to remove the distractions in the background, though I'd prefer to work with the original size for simplicity. Were /u/IslaDunne so inclined, all they'd have to do is ask and send me the original and I'd clean it up. ",
"Rainbow Sherbet Sky ",
"He looks adventurous. ",
"That sky doe",
"American Bulldog?",
"[That's not your dog ~~Bront~~ bot.](https://tineye.com/search/06203d7c396f5ba6af8a3b1a3da30c44af293536/)",
"Superdog: right call.",
"He/she's a keeper.",
"I've seen this picture before. This isn't your dog.",
"u/beernerd",
"Son of a bitch. ",
"What does that mean",
"The mixtape or the fictitious month of Barktober",
"Annoying bot bastards. ",
"They are relentless. "
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The best picture of my dog.
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/r/pics/comments/7thnmu/thanks_imbd_i_loved_martin_svensson_in_father_of/
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"Martin Svensson was fantastic in pink panther. ",
"Internet Movie Broken Database? Seems correct",
"/u/Always_Complainin, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No screenshots. This includes pictures of screens and photos where the interest is the contents of a screen.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Always_Complainin&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7thnmu/thanks_imbd_i_loved_martin_svensson_in_father_of/?context=10\\))"
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Thanks IMBD I loved Martin Svensson in Father of the Bride
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/r/pics/comments/7thnxx/wrong_levaaa/
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"She's hiding something. When I give the word, we search the house.",
"Ahhh demon llama demon llama ",
"You should post this in r/cosplay ",
"Is that the poison? The poison for Kuzco?"
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Wrong levaaa
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/r/pics/comments/7thorw/yep_and_its_going_to_stay_that_way_bixby/
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"What the fuck? You can Level Up your digital voice assistance? WTF for?!\n\nEdit: holy shit: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00076984/",
"Ain't nobody got time for that",
"/u/GammeRJammeR, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No screenshots. This includes pictures of screens and photos where the interest is the contents of a screen.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/GammeRJammeR&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7thorw/yep_and_its_going_to_stay_that_way_bixby/?context=10\\))"
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Yep! And it's going to stay that way, Bixby...
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/r/pics/comments/7thp15/this_is_what_ya_get_when_waiting_for_the_perfect/
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"Didn't know you liked to get wet, dog.",
"LOL, nah I got soaked waiting for that shot. It was raining like hell lmfao",
"Is Thor in there somewhere?",
"Nice shot.\n\nHappy cake day, btw. :)",
"Thanks!\n",
"Probably, if I had to take a guess.",
"Sometimes dead.",
"It was worth it !! ",
"No doubt about it!",
"I NEED MORE THUNDERBOLTS !!!!!!",
"I have more somewhere, I'll try to find em and post em for ya."
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This is what ya get when waiting for the perfect shot in a thunderstorm. Also, wet.
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/r/pics/comments/7thqxq/the_fuck_is_this_bullshit/
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"Keep yer weiners off the beach Sahib.",
"Who owns the beach?",
"Looks like a Muslim beach to me........... Just saying ",
"Is that legit? Why is Melbourne allowing such restrictions on basic freedoms in public?",
"...What about my culture of eating pork and observing beautiful women in bikinis? Honestly, that's a normal thing for me.. like driving, or going to the mall, or watching a comedy show. So.. what about MY culture?",
"It looks real, but isn't. \n\nsee [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeAnarchy/comments/7t8wh1/this_multicultural_beach_now_sounds_like_a/)\nand mainly comments like this \n>Yes fake, printed by some nobody, and posted to try and promote hostilities. There is literally no beach in Australia that is like this and will ever be like this. Some are technically 'dry-zones' (have been for years) but no-one gives a shit if you drink as long as you clean up after yourself.",
"I'm pretty sure there's still beaches left over for you.",
"I'm by no means a xenophobe but *fuck this bullshit*",
"Read the sign.... it’s in Melbourne Australia......😂😂😂😂",
"No, I don’t think it’s legit. Pretty funny though tbh",
"This bullshit means no fun.",
"How can I cross-post these comments to r/facepalm?",
"But bacon is the best part of the beach! ",
"Sharia your culture. ",
"People who do this are garbage. Weve seen it from all political and religious sides. Stop making yourselves fake victims people. It's gross and you should feel gross.",
"Then why post it here instead of funny?",
"This sign is as real as Fox News. ",
"This is a multicultural beach so respect our culture and fuck your own",
"So the “truth” that POTUS reads?\n\nFuck......",
"Are people really that stupid to think that this is real?\n\nFolks do realise that the City of Melbourne (City of Greater Melbourne is not its name) doesn’t manage any beaches and that there is no such body as The Supreme Islamic Council of Victoria.",
"/u/TARDIS737, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/TARDIS737&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7thqxq/the_fuck_is_this_bullshit/?context=10\\))",
"yes, there are:\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/conservatives/comments/7tn6i5/multicultural_beach/\n\nyour comment was posted '19 hours ago' whereas this link was '1 hour ago'. right now it is 7.10pm EST.",
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"Well, we are talking about /r/conservatives and it's granted that they are all fairly stupid (to varying degrees)."
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The fuck is this bullshit?
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/r/pics/comments/7thwuj/a_protesting_trumpeter/
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"Because why not. ",
"Cool sunglasses tho. ",
"No, \"Polizia\" is not US."
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a protesting trumpeter
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/r/pics/comments/7thwvv/forest_cabin_in_washington_state/
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"seems nice till you think about the allergies. ",
"And the mold.",
"This is like Dead Island where you have to fight the zombie warlords.",
"I imagine mystical creatures live in those woods. I would love to live in that fairytale treehouse.... although my handyman husband says \"No. You don't.\"",
"/r/CabinPorn",
"Looks like a Mick Dodge kind of place, I really liked that show.",
"I love to see peoples faces when they are told that [Washington state has a huge amount of rain forest.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoh_Rainforest) Most people think of a rain forest as something tropical.",
"Looks kind of like the Ewoks’ village",
"That would be difficult to find, even if you knew exactly where it was. ",
"So what are the chances of the roof being rotted and leaking? I'm thinking high. ",
"This is your reminder that Washington is rainy, grey and miserable all the time. It's a terrible place to live, don't move here.",
"Oregon too. Just dreadful here.",
"Hoh rainforest is a spiritual experience",
"I'm pretty sure I ran across this cabin in Witcher 3.",
"He’s right heh. I love my cabin and I keep insisting that I could live there full time...then I do one day of wood cutting, general maintenance, all while not having any internet and I downgrade my aspirations to occasional resident :)\n\nEven that stuff isn’t bad, but when you have something breakdown it’s a different story. At least there’s no one around to hear you yell profanity, so there’s that.",
"For rent? Need week in June. ",
"I’m originally from Bainbridge Island, WA.....which is classified as a temperate rainforest....whatever that means. Anyways, it’s gorgeous....soggy and gorgeous.",
"Gotta love Washington. I can't imagine living anywhere else.",
"I live out in Boise now. I absolutely love it. The northwest IMO is the best region to live in. ",
"I'm originally from New Mexico. I miss the food, but I'll leave the desert to anyone that wants it, lol. I love how temperate it is here. I haven't closed my bedroom window in several years.",
"Sod roofs have existed for centuries.",
"Take it from an Oregonian, it's miserable. ",
"And leaked just a little the whole time. ",
"Thank you I needed this subreddit",
"They're more amazed when you tell them there's large swaths of desert. . .",
"Not to mention the wheat fields that stretch for miles.",
"On the western parts at least. You should really check out the eastern parts tho.. to die for.. ",
"Hoh, I think you meant.",
"Temperate rainforest ",
"It means a rainforest in a temperate zone",
"Right up until better roofs became affordable. ",
"People from Washington just call those meth cabins.",
"High desert? I think not.",
"Except for the lack of decent seafood.... For that you need colder waters, such as New England has.",
"Just *one day* of wood-cutting and maintenance? Where do I sign? Seriously, though, the only serious adjustment would be the lack of Internet....\n",
"I feel you’re tricking us. being from Berlin I know that strategy. \n\nBy the way: Do not come to Berlin. It sucks here. \n\n\n\n...\nIt does, though, really.",
"Instantly thought of r/tanis ",
"Berlin should build a wall to keep people out. ",
"Wow, your imagination must really suck. ",
"Same with Britain.",
"Haha sorry I mistyped that, I meant that there are many days but it only took my lazy ass one day of actually having to do it before I bailed on a permanent arrangement :p\n",
"A troll sat alone on his seat of stone \nand munched and mumbled a bare old bone \nfor many a year he'd gnawed it near, for meat was hard to come by.... \ndone by \ngum by \nin a cave in the hill he sat alone and meat was hard to come by.",
"Twice as bad in BC",
"Eh a lot of it is heavily forested AND not underwater\n\n[For example here's my hometown](http://www.kpq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mission-ridge.jpg)",
"Its not a terrible place to live, i love it here. My only complaint is it gets too hot in the summer. Which mountain do you want to ski or hike on? Which lake or river do you want to swim or boat on? Which trail do you want to hike this weekend? Can't stand a place with all four seasons? Then maybe the northwest isn't for you.",
"I've lived elsewhere, I found that nothing compares to Washington.",
"I got top bunk!",
"No need to explain, really. I understand. And I was being deliberately and unnecessarily pedantic - a personal fault.\n\nNonetheless, there are increasingly frequent times when just such a habitat becomes very, very attractive. I'd just have to get used to killing my own food.\n ",
"Up came Tom with his big boots on and said to Troll\npray what is yon,for it looks like the shin of my nuncle Tim,as he should be alyin in the graveyard,caveyard,paveyard.\nThis many a year has Tim been gone,\nAnd I thought he were lyin in the graveyard",
"Fortnite's looking sick in 2048.",
"I bet one giant spider is taking up all the space in that cabin",
"You're awesome \ndouble space after every line+enter gets the format you want.",
"Only parts of the UK, the closer you get to the Gulf Stream the better the weather, so head SW if you need warmer climes. Btw, Places like Paris and New York get more rainfall than London, just sayin’.",
"Maybe don't smoke so much. ",
"You can't trick me that's the house from brave",
"I would tell you about the hottest place in Britian, that would be Scilly though :D",
"This is the type of place I visit in my dreams! ",
"I see the next episode of [Primitive Technology](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA) is coming along well. :D",
"So many bugs... ",
"I also find it hilarious that millions of people gush over photos of these types of abodes on the internet, completely unaware that they lack most of the life skills required to not die on the third day.\n\nEdit: gush not fish.",
"> AND not underwater\n\nAlmost everything in that picture is covered by frozen water >:[. \n",
"But on the rare day that it's not raining, it's gorgeous. Lol ",
"Lies. I had a blast and the best burger of my life in Berlin.... and I was only there about 2.5 days!",
"God I miss Washington and it's mossy soggy woods.",
"Just remember to stay away from the random standalone staircases.",
"Looks like some sort of mosquito hell. ",
"Sniper hidden on lower right part of the picture ",
"Well our wall will be bigger! Much bigly!",
"More room for me!\n",
"But our rain forest is better.",
"I really doubt that. That cabin has electricity and basically every one has the life skills to survive in the wilderness, other than maybe knowing what is safe to eat and drink. That said you could easily spend 100$ and have non perishable food and water bottles to last you a month, so that’s not really an issue anymore.\n\nBut I do think people romanticize shit like this. It takes a certain type of person to enjoy staying in a cabin alone (personally I love staying at my family’s cabin for 2-3 days, phone off), but most the people you see sharing stuff like this would get tired of it 6 hours in. Never understood white girls who act like they enjoy certain things for attention",
"Do you want termites? Because this is how you get termites.",
"Reddit never fails to deliver.",
"I act like I understand certain things for white girl attention. ",
"Fair points. ",
"Which is the most rare thing. It's never worth the wait. It'd be better to live in California where it's nice every day.",
"Actually looks like my fantasy home. I could live there. ",
"Shhhhhh... Don't tell them.",
"In?",
"..except when everything is on fire, of course.",
"Berlin is *to die for*.\n\n- A. Hitler, 1945",
"\"I had an interview on XM Radio, the dj told me 'you can swear on xm radio,\" I said \"no shit, thats because no one will hear it. You can swear in the woods too.\" --Mitch Hedberg",
"Forest moon of Endor, that you?",
"WA has forest fires too. It isn't an improvement.",
"Pretty sure the ocean off the Oregon coast is colder than the ocean off the Maine coast ",
"I don't consider Boise to be in the PNW. Kind of a stretch",
"The Pacific is always much colder than the Atlantic on a similar latitude. The seafood is just different. Dungeness Crabs are just as good as Maine Lobster and wild Salmon beats that crappy farm bread Atlantic junk any day.",
"> every one has the life skills to survive in the wilderness, other than maybe knowing what is safe to eat and drink\n\nwhich turns out to be a pretty big part of survival..\n\nand btw if you think you're heating that cabin with electric you're in for a surprise",
"This comment is underrated ",
"On the cusp perhaps, as are parts of Montana, Northern California, SE Alaska, and much of British Columbia. All the same, no need to care, glad you are happy in Boise OP.",
"Maybe it is actually very carefully constructed using high tech and up to date materials simply faced to look old and weary, or maybe I'm too optimistic ",
"I know your are joking but the Eastern side is a desert.",
"My point was that we live in a time you can stop at the store on your way there and get food/water for a month pretty cheap",
"Could be a description of Scotland too. Both Maritime Climates I believe. ",
"Primitive technology...that u? ",
"They now put plastic and rubber down before sod to stop leaks. ",
"No matter how mediocre the photo (and this photo is nothing to gush over), if it involves Washington or especially Oregon, someone will drop a \"don't move here\" post. This is despite the northwest's merely average growth rate.",
"TIL all cabins are located in Washington and Maine.",
"Everyone here straight up thinking 'off the grid living' is hunting, trapping, and farming your food. No, you go into town once a month, restock on essentials, tp, rations, bullets, repair shit, tools, batteries. You're not Primitive Living guy.",
"This sub should be called r/woodmansions ",
"I imagine the mold problem is bad there. ",
"Don’t move to Colorado, it’s always cloudy and the mountains are ugly. ",
"I really want to see the inside of it now :( ",
"Im also thinking high, my first thought was all the bugs and insects",
"Sod off",
"I moved to the Puget Sound about 7 months ago and I'm legit so goddamn sick of it. Summer and early fall were great but the last few months have been absolutely horrible in my opinion. \n\nI really don't know how you guys stay happy here. Even with taking vitamin d supplements I'm so freaking miserable; I'm going back to Arizona in a few months. \n\nI finally understand snowbirds at least so I won't judge them that harshly anymore. ",
"turn that frown upside down...",
"Reverse image search this and you will see that it's really a Russian troll cabin.",
"I keep hearing that, yet no city in Washington is even in the [Top 10 rainiest cities](https://www.livescience.com/1558-study-reveals-top-10-wettest-cities.html) in the US. ",
"thats a plastic roof with sod on top",
"It's not the quantity of rainfall, it's the longevity. It sprinkles for weeks on end. ",
"Eh, I guess that makes sense. I guess that area doesn't get the massive thunderstorms that dump loads of rain like the Gulf states do. ",
"Average growth rate, except for, y'know, all the major cities. Seattle metro and Portland metro have been top 10 fastest growing cities for years now. ",
"Nah, we rarely get thunderstorms on the west side of the state. It'll just be rain showers and grey skies for 2-3+ months straight. ",
"I live in the southeast, and I knew we get a lot of rain, so I got curious about how we compared to the Pacific Northwest. I was actually surprised at that top ten list. We will go months, usually in summer, with little to no rain, then get loads of it. And, of course, there are the tropical storms and hurricanes. ",
"Lol... the PNW seems to be [oddly underrepresented](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/05/25/census-bureau-shows-fastest-growing-cities-u-s/344945001/). You guys [barely register](https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/cb17-81-population-estimates-subcounty.html), but to hear you complain, you'd think we were all clamoring to move there. I guess that simply isn't the case. Texas, Florida, and others see much [more growth and influx of people than the PNW does](https://wallethub.com/edu/fastest-growing-cities/7010/).",
"Hey OP this looks alot like Olympia. If I'm not mistaken some of my buddies lived in those cabins",
"Great wine country, though.",
"Pretty sure I saw this in The 13th Warrior.",
"But I like grey. Better than your dry, sunny \"paradises\" where all the landscape is brown!",
"I'm a washgtonian and I think that AZ sounds like the most miserable of all the states. All that brown! Funny how different people can be.",
"Could have told me that 10 years ago. Now I'm stuck",
"My dream is to become of old age and live peacefully in a cabin like this. You know.. a simple life.",
"Washington is the single most diverse state in terms of climates. From desert to rain forest to glaciers, its mind boggling",
"Thanks, meant Hoh! ",
"Not in rain forest. Wet moss/sod rots wood quick.",
"[Fastest growing metro areas in 2017](https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2017/02/10/full-list-americas-fastest-growing-cities-2017/) has Seattle metro at 7 and Portland metro at 9. Seattle's population grew by 3.1% last year, the highest YoY increase out of the 50 biggest cities in the US. ",
"Yeah, I had the opposite experience - I didn't realize that Washington's rainfall patterns are kinda unusual compared to the rest of the country. I went back east and to Florida and experienced the 20 minute insane torrential downpour followed by sun and could see how Washington's rainfall totals can't really match that. ",
"Twas a joke about the way you phrased it. What you meant was \"I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.\" \n\nBut you said \"I can't imagine living anywhere else.\" Implying that your imagination is so bad that you literally couldn't think of yourself somewhere else... better, worse or neutral... or even one house down the road. ",
"So much damp. ",
"Oh, yeah? Our wheat fields are bigger in Nebraska, and we don’t have those pesky mountains or oceans to distract us!",
"Wow, and Florida makes up the rest of the top 10. Usually Florida and Texas (among other states) blow the PNW out of the water in terms of growth, but this one is particularly stark.\n\nAs I said, the PNW has completely normal, average growth. In many of these lists, you will see states like Texas listed 6-7 times for every city you see in the PNW.",
"Klaatu barada... Necktie?",
"Take it from someone who had to move to Oregon for work a few year ago. It is absolutely miserable. One of the happiest days of my life was the day I left that shit hole for good. ",
"Well, you'd better cut down a little then. ",
"I had a friend who grew up in south Florida, and he always said that whoever came up with the nickname \"The Sunshine State\" obviously never spent much time there.",
"Gotta love Mobile (note: Pronounced Mo-bille for everyone out of state). Rains every day, and quite strongly at that.",
"I don't get that, either. I lived on the Mississippi coast, and while we got a lot of rain, it wasn't as much as Mobile or the Louisiana cities listed in that article. I don't get why areas in either side of the state are on the list, but not some place like Biloxi.",
"This joke is dumb, old, played out, and represents Washingtonians poorly. Although Washingtonians are MUCH more friendly than the Oregonians I've dealt with by comparison.",
"California three",
"> most the people you see sharing stuff like this would get tired of it 6 hours in\n\nYou're still \"jet lagged\" 6 hours in, though. I didn't get the hang of (e.g.) it being OK if it took an hour and a half to make breakfast 'til like the 3rd day.\n\n",
"Oregon's pretty bad ass. Better drivers too. 😉",
"BEEER",
"In the window you stare\n\na shadowy figure looms beyond the glass\n\nShia surprise!",
"What does something like that cost I wonder?",
"I lived in Oregon for two years, didn't care for it so much. Too much flat land in the Eugene area, not to mention the Eugene hippie/Springfield redneck conundrum. Maybe other parts are nicer.",
"That's hilarious in contrast. I'm from AZ and moved up here about a decade ago. Too many sunny days in a row depresses the shit outta me - gimme all the rains.",
"Actually AZ has 8 different climate zones, more than most other states. You just hear about the desert. I grew up in a coniferous mountain range town that'd drop feet of snow in winters",
"OP, where is this exactly, do ya know? I'm building on a shelter in the Olympic Ntl forest and would love to go check this one out",
"Hawaii has 12 out of the 14 biomes, all of them except Arctic and Subarctic. ",
"Lol it took me three years to be able to live there and not freak out about another long, long stretch of sunless skies. All my coping strategies like trips back home to LA or long drives to the cold eastern desert areas eventually fell away, and I was at peace with whiteout skies and misty days and darkness by 5pm.\n\nA lot of coffee, scotch and cannabis helped as well. So I tell anyone from California it takes three years, minimum. Three years to feel human in Seattle. ",
"Wasn’t that in Tarzan ",
"I felt that way when I got here but after a month straight of no sunlight/cold/rain/snow I'm dying for AZ again. I'm definitely not meant for a cold climate. ",
"Arizona is amazingly beautiful. So many different landscapes in one state. It's definitely not all brown.",
"My cousin lived off the grid in a wodden cabin with no vehicle in Indianola. \n\nHe was 3 blocks from the market and would regulary ride his bike to the ferry and go into Seattle.",
"That's far too much time. You should instead live somewhere else.",
"It's no joke."
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[
"I always forget the sky is an ad",
"Holy shit! Times Square has buildings?!?",
"\"Looks like you have AdBlock enabled, I'm sorry you cannot enter this building unless you whitelist our building\"",
"Just wait a little bit, the chunks just haven't loaded in.",
"Nah, my render distance is set to 2, that's the problem.",
"Air. Psh. What a racket!",
"Some students created [Brand Killer](https://devpost.com/software/brand-killer) back in 2015 for the PennApps hackathon which detects and blurs ads in real life",
"yo where the sky at",
"Mac gamer? ",
"OOPS! Looks like you have adblock enabled.",
"Nope, really crappy pc gamer",
"OP, Explain this!",
"The blimps took over had to block that shit",
"edgy\nd\ng\ny",
"Is it not sufficiently explained already?",
"Parts of Japan would be almost totally invisible",
"TIL the sky, ground, vehicles, and people are ads.",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3q1mb0/times_square_with_adblock_enabled/\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/6qs1oj/times_square_with_adblock/\n\nAnd so on, and so on... account looks like a bot, only 3 posts.",
"Looks like the beginning of a Jean-Michel Basquiat art piece.",
"There will come a day when we all wear or have embedded AR vision systems that will be able to do that for us, except hopefully just greying out the structures without hiding their shape or replacing what is there with something else (texture infilling).\n\nImagine that, walking down the street and only seeing what you want. There are already AI systems that can restyle video frame by frame. Soon they will be fast enough to be portable and real-time.\n\n",
"Jeez, I didn't realise we had so many ads. Only on [TV and radio. And in magazines... and in movies, and at ball games....... and buses and milk cartons, and tshirts and bananas and written on the sky...](https://youtu.be/hlCrcMeVZHs)",
"No sidewalks?",
"What's important is you did your best",
"I mean, logos on clothing, names and brands on cars, etc.",
"That's really weird Black Mirror episode.",
"But who gives a shit? If you're that adphobic, you probably have bigger problems.",
"Believe it or not this is new to me"
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[
"Walked out to do run some errands and my kitty was on top of the house. Gave me a good startle for a second. ",
"Thought it was a damn tiger or something until I zoomed in ",
"Haha. He’s just a baby. He’s 2 years old. ",
"He has an awesome pattern. My cat is barely one and he’s all black and white ",
"Where is the other two legs",
"my cats jump and run over the roof all day long, for me is natural",
"Behind his front legs?",
"Once my (very tall) dad came home from work and was walking up the side of the house when our cat jumped onto his head from the roof. Scared the shit out him and scratched him up a little. We figured out later that the cat must have gotten up there and been unable to get down, so just took the opportunity presented.",
"Dont see them",
"Must have been tough to get him back inside.",
"Nah I called for him and opened the door and he jumped down and came in. He knows where the food is. Lol"
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My cat about gave me a heart attack
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[
"Cypress Hill have really let themselves go. ",
"Inflamed! Got membranes! ",
"/u/tiglet_piglet, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/tiglet_piglet&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7ti17g/took_nyquil_for_flu_and_now_this_is_stuck_in_my/?context=10\\))"
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[
"r/aww",
"I almost died from the cuteness!",
"Awesome possum \n",
"/r/tinyanimalsonfingers",
"Omg what??? It’s so tiny and cute and adorable ❤️",
"Careful, little pygmy opossum-- those fingers need to be cleaned before eating.",
"Oh my - thank you"
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[
"Of course he’s excited, he has that nice blanket.",
"I speak fish, he's saying:\n\n\"Ahhhh, oh my fuck, throw me back in the fucking water I can't fucking breathe you fucking fuck! AHHHH!\" ",
"He was excited...until he died"
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This excited fish
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[
"Photographer: “HEY EVERYONE I NEED YOU ALL TO STAND STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS HERE ROAD”\n\n",
"Weird i always thought japanese snow would be a bit more japanezy.",
"It's beautiful, but I hate the cold too much to want to be outside in that.",
"Obligatory plug.....\n\nInstagram: tmax_16",
"Yeah, like there'd be intense twinkles, and watery eyes glistening in resonating moonlight.",
"Also from Blade Runner?",
"Research has shown Tokyo has the highest per capita of lesbians of all major cities in the world.\n",
"TIL Japanese people use umbrellas when it’s snowing",
"Does it typically snow like this this time of year in Tokyo? Or was this a rare type of thing?",
"Is that Shibuya? I miss Japan :(",
"turn that frown upside down...",
"Akihabara?",
"This is the beautiful side of that damn snow storm. My bf and I were leaving Tokyo that day just to be snowed in overnight (ended up staying at the airport 24+ hours) in Narita It was miserable.",
"):",
"It was my first time visiting and I guess you can call it a once in a life time thing. But I heard it only snows in Tokyo once every 5 years over conversation, but I can't guarantee that accuracy. ",
"This is Shibuya. You can see the green \"Shibuya Mark City\" above the tree.",
"Makes sense really.",
"They’re on the sidewalk. Those yellow lines you see are not the center of the road, they are tracks for blind people with walking sticks to follow.",
"I always wondered what those yellow strips were for...",
"Wow really!! Was in Tokyo too when the snow hit. We got lucky then:)",
"unexpected TIL",
"[sigh...](https://i.imgur.com/uPSXkrQ.png)",
"It snows in Tokyo, just not in the amount that came down that storm.",
"They also use umbrellas when it's sunny out. I like to call them sumbrellas.",
"Hey Monster Hunter World, can't wait for the PC version to come out.",
"Epic pic mate! What camera*?\n\n*before people comment I 100% understand the camera is of little importance, it's the composition, lighting etc that make a good photo. I am simply curious what equipment was used.",
"I was told by locals it was the first time in 4 years it was \" this bad \". A few inches. Some train lines were stopped. Businesses closed early.",
"Beautiful work. ",
"something about the framing, my first impression was seibu shinjuku station too\n\nbut yeah, as others have pointed out, that's shibuya at the big crossing in front of the station",
"link? Makes sense given the feminization of 'plant eating men' and whatnot, but I haven't heard this",
"Not much of a storm if you can use umbrellas without turning them inside out. ",
"during this storm I walked to the supermarket with no umbrella\n\nit was really coming down, and I was completely caked in snow\n\nonce I got under the roof I kinda shook like a dog and knocked all the snow off of me\n\nI look around and a bunch of Japanese people avert their eyes, like \"wtf westerners\"",
"Also known as: parasols",
"Wow!",
"It actually does make a lot of sense but here in North America, most people would give you a strange look if you took out an umbrella when it's super sunny out. It's probably a cultural thing / social acceptance that getting tanned is a good thing.",
"Too many trees ",
"Me too :( some of the best times ever bro",
"Any time I'm in Japan I feel like I'm bringing down their high cultural standards just by me being there.",
"That tree is awesome.",
"Yeah dark for many Asians usually means low class farmers, laborers etc.",
"Shibuya crossing! [Here's a non snow picture of the same spot](https://www.google.co.jp/maps/@35.6596771,139.7004063,3a,75y,99.47h,96.28t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNNBtLquTh7-U6j56_Rj7fmq15D1eN8qH6tf2pE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNNBtLquTh7-U6j56_Rj7fmq15D1eN8qH6tf2pE%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya95.75531-ro-0-fo100!7i8010!8i3842?hl=en) for those curious.",
"The MHW add just hurts when I think how amazon delayed my preorder till Tuesday....",
"That is a very beautiful pic.",
"In Spanish: for (para) sun (sol).\n\nParaguas is umbrella.\n\nFor (para) water (aguas). ",
"Great photo! I love Tokyo, too.",
"You can never go back...",
"That guy wearing Vans... totally not used to snow. ",
"Wow.. Love the twinkling of snow... Tokyo😍😍",
"turn that frown upside down...",
"Wow!",
"Shibuya! Shibuya! Shibuya you lose!!",
"Aesthetic ",
"Paraguay: for cool?",
"And remember that shiny black hair is a real heat magnet. ",
"I'm actually in Tokyo right now, was at Tokyo Dome earlier today when it started to snow a little bit.. No joke, I was damn excited since I come from a hot climate. My friend on the other hand (he's Japanese) was incredibly annoyed that it started snowing again.\n\nLucky for him it was just for like an hour",
"This is what people say about literally every big city.",
"I was there 7 months ago and it was like a sauna. Looks so different here. ",
"It's colder at the start of the year.. I think their winter is like, mid Dec to late Feb? Compared to other places where the winter is from mid Nov to early Feb (IDK, from a hot climate, only spent 10 years in Beijing where the weather is polar opposites).\n\nI don't think it snows that much, but this was the largest recorded snowfall in years",
"They have their umbrellas tilted quite a bit so the wet snow can fall behind them",
"An entire dystopian sci-fi franchise can be built around this picture. Too good.",
"unless it's windy... we tend to use raincoats instead!",
"[Tactile paving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactile_paving). ",
"Shibuya. ",
"gonna need a source, #1 has got to be NYC",
"Is it nice living there or wut",
"When I saw that tree which the snow makes it look like it's flowering, it immediately made me think of the video game Titanfall 2. Oh the battles I've had on that map...",
"Yep it's the famous \"scramble intersection\".",
"Who said they were real? ;)",
"This is so pretty. Tokyo is where my wife and I went on our honeymoon. Truly incredible city. Now I want to visit in the winter. ",
"Stan EXO",
"Like it's straight out of 5 centimeters (wallpapers) per second.",
"Man you know you play too much Persona 5 when you see this and go \"Oh shit is that Shibuya?\" And then proceed to look though the comments because you know nothing of actual Tokyo and don't want to seem dumb. Soooo yeah.",
"This is a lot better than the progress pics and sob stories that are all over this sub. Thanks OP.",
"Don’t go to Seoul then.",
"Nah you gotta go to Aomori or Hokkaido for the anime snow.",
"I found everybody in Tokyo overly polite if anything... Beijing on the other hand is completely fucked",
"Camera & settings?",
"This guy dystopias. ",
"Do androids dream of electric trees?",
">'plant eating men' \n\nwot\n",
"Three of my fav things in one shot. Shibuya, snow and Monster Hunter. New phone wallpaper - thanks!",
"if the androids are lumberjacks, yeah probably.",
"It rains so sporadically here that most people carry small umbrellas all the time. You can go outside and see people using umbrellas in just about every type of weather from snowing to sunny days.",
"Yeah it was bad, someone in r/japanlife posted the government warning about the snow. ",
"They do it here in Korea too. Most people in Korea and Japan think Westerners are weird for not using umbrellas.",
"may I use this as my phone wallpaper ?",
"All east asian people, actually. Umbrellas for snow and sometimes sun.\n\nThey also wear a mask whenever they're sick, which I'm a huge fan of.",
"The Division 2: Tokyo",
"Some people do it in Miami ",
"yeah, with your non-suicidal work-ethic and relaxed attitude.\n\nwhat are you thinking?!",
"It's weird how conspicuous I feel just walking around",
"TIL ladies from Tokyo can hold their liquor ( by the ears)",
"Snowkyo",
"for homosexuals, obviously.",
"Shibuya is usually taken from the Hachiko exit across the street, rather than from the Starbucks.",
"Canon 5D Mk iv\n\n24-70mm F2.8\n\nShot @\n\n27mm\n1/125 shutter\nF3.5\nIso 1250 (not too happy about using that but still came out as a amazing shot)",
"I wish cities were darker. There should be studies about starry night skies and happiness. I imagine seeing adverts for products has a somewhat opposite effect on happiness than seeing a sky full of stars, planets, and galaxies. ",
"There are typically one or two snowfalls a year, but this is the most accumulation in four years. But this was also a massive storm and dumped close to a foot in some other places.",
"the Japanese have a concept they've created to describe the increase in men who are generally passive and claim to lack interest in sex\n\ntraditional assertive men are called 'meat eating men', those more passive 'plant eating men'\n\ntranslations of their terms, not mine, look up nikushokudanshi soshokudanshi",
"I can’t wait. I move to japan for 2 years in about 3/4 weeks. ",
"Yeah my girlfriend’s filipino so she’s naturally darker and she freaks out about getting tan every summer. I’m just sitting here with my pasty white skin wondering what the fuss is. ",
"That storm was wild, last time it snowed near us it was Thanksgiving :)",
"Amazing shot!",
"I mean, it’s extremely practical, especially when considering most people in the cities walk and use public transit instead of commuting, so why leave the weather to chance?",
"Great shot!",
"Do you believe in the Phantom Thieves?",
"Copycat.... ;)\n\nhttps://imgur.com/ul8SWi9\n\n(we were likely ... i dunno... 5 minutes from each other?!?)\n\nedit: even weirder: we're both from Vancouver, apparently.",
"We do it in NY too, that's not weird.",
"Beautiful! More please!",
"For a while there was an inbetween type.",
"Clean your lens",
"Wow, you two almost had a real life reddit coincidental meet up\n\nAlso, both of your pictures are very nice 👍",
"I would love to visit Japan. Never actually left the UK would be nice to go on a holiday, I’m 36 should of been some place by now. Being on a plane sounds like fun. ",
"Seriously, this looks like a scene from Blade Runner. Very cool",
"Humanity's tendency to rely on stereotypes are both a blessing and a curse.",
"Come visit NYC! You'll see lots of umbrellas om sunny days and plenty of face masks as well. ",
"How the fuck is this a snow storm. This is +c degrees and light snot coming down, basically melted snow. Gone on few hours.\n\nHave you even seen proper snow? This is [**SNOW**](https://cdn.mtlblog.com/uploads/21b4e52e1f24c2190fcfcf2dcd28dd3d9e23d24b.png_facebook.png) and storm means high winds, the last fucking thing you will hold is an umbrella.\n\nAlso this is [**SNOW**](https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11111/111114474/3870948-jon+snow.jpg)\n\nTLDR: Misleading title. \"Light snow in Tokyo\" is adequate one.",
"Asia! Stop being so photogenic.",
"true.\n\n",
"Goddamn.\n\nI was in Kyoto when it snowed. Don't get me wrong, I got some *neat* pictures of Nanzen-Ji in the snow, but this woulda been awesome too.",
"From history. Being fair skinned was a visual representation to others that you had enough money that you didn't have to do manual labour outside.",
"Welcome to Singapore 2018\n\nhttps://newatlas.com/singapore-gardens-by-the-bay-supertree-cloud-forest/33590/",
"Ah, yes, the Newtypes.",
"):",
"/r/noir",
"Same :(",
"Monster Hunter Hype!! ",
"Desaturated HDR, there's something about that look that allows you to make something that looks \"alive\" and freeze it in time.. I never could explain what I mean by this.. but its like.. it can freeze neon gas in an excited state, making the lights glow, paused, forever.",
"Pretty much Houston.",
"The Chinese invented parasols. They can use them for whatever reason they like. ",
"It's not just Tokyo. I think half the world does it.",
"Listen here you little shit",
"Umbrellas for snow and sunshine",
"It was actually the same in Europe, while the majority of the population was working. \n\nBeing fair skinned meant you were rich enough not to have to work.\n\nIt's the opposite now.",
"My umbrella turned inside out, one of the arms? broke, and the shaft bent on my way home :(",
"Looks like embers (1945, colourised)",
"If you're expecting snowfall in winter, unfortunately it only snows on average 1-2 days per year. And when it does snow, it's typically not enough to stay on the ground for more than a couple hours. This year was an exception. ",
"Does LA count as it's more of a county? If yeah then it has be LA ",
"Was this taken in Shibuya?",
"and it took you a week to upload it, hell slow internet....",
"If they are blind how will they see the yellow lines? Serious question BTW.",
"Looks like Shibuya station. ^^I ^^miss ^^you.",
"I LIKE TO CALL THEM SUMBRELLAS",
"Oh, I was thinking \"a plant that eats men\", not \"vegan men\".",
"In some asian cultures, not all. Way back then in the olden days, tanned skin would be associated with being poor (farmers, laborers, etc) and fair skin would represent that someone comes from money and/or royalty.\n\n",
"Exo!",
"Dear lord. I guess us Canadians do have a truly long winter lol",
"This was the biggest snowfall in 4 years here. It doesn't snow often, and when it does, it's more of a dusting. Tokyo public transportation doesn't respond to this kind of stuff well. I waited 30 minutes in a sea of people for a subway that I didn't wait longer to find out if I could get on.",
"Monster Hunter World out now kids. ",
"Only three more days!",
"I've never seen a tree before. ",
"So do they.",
"Amazing that you can take a photo with all these people and not capture even one face.",
"I didn't realise this, but Asians use umbrellas for everything. We use them when it's sunny/hot too, I remember my mum coming into primary school with an umbrella and people asked me why she was holding one of it wasn't snowing.",
"My assumption would be so they can feel the lines with the walking stick. ",
"We usually don't use umbrellas here in the north (Hokkaido) because the snow is dry and puffy over here; easy to shake off. The snow in the main island (Honshu) is wet and soggy a lot of the time so that's why they use umbrellas.\n\nAt least that's what I heard about the snow on the main island, but I've lived in Hokkaido most of my life so I don't know for sure.",
"I see Monster Hunter :0",
"What is up with all the clear umbrella's? Are they just in style right now or do they like give them out or something? I thought the amount of them in OP's pic was a little off but your pic is downright weird with the amount of them.",
"Does Japan have any clever snow removal techniques us in the states would be awe about? ",
"Is Japan as weird as it appears to be on the internet?",
"I Miss Japan too!",
"Woah this is so similar, you guys should meet up for a photography walk :D",
"Why?",
"cream worthy",
"Are you all the Japanese people?",
"My new phone background. Thanks",
"What anime is this from?",
"Both from Vancouver. Now it makes sense how you both can call this a snow \"storm\".\n\nHead a little East every once in a while mmkay?",
"Storm? More like a bit of snow. ",
"Pixel 2?",
"Yeah but...where are the subtitles? ",
"Asian cultures aren't really into the wrinkly, tan and cancery look. An umbrella makes a lot of sense. Sunscreen is a staple in many households, and heavily advertised in beauty stores. r/skincareaddiction loves sunscreen.",
"It really doesn't though. Snow falls in every direction. Umbrellas are basically useless. ",
"Paraguas is not a 'stop-water'?",
"they are coloured for Partially Sighted people ",
"I've been using your photo as a wallpaper since I saw it posted. Thanks!",
"Shibuya? ",
">They also wear a mask whenever they're sick,\n\nBut mostly when they don't want to put on make-up or socialize in public.",
"Buy me a vaca? I took a huge paycut this year :(",
"Clear umbrellas has been a thing in Japan for a very long time. Every convenience store in Japan (and there are a LOT of convenience stores in Japan) sell clear umbrellas, and when it's raining, stores that usually don't sell umbrellas will bring out their clear umbrella stock. \n\nClear umbrellas range anywhere from 100 yen ($0.92 USD) to around 1000 yen ($9.20 USD), but on average you'll spend maybe 300-400 yen ($3.50 USD) on one. \n\nThey're pretty much disposable, since people buy them when it starts raining unexpectedly, but they're also decent quality so people will also re-use them until it breaks/gets stolen.\n\nSource: I have like 3 because I keep forgetting to check the weather report before I go out. Mine is even the automatic opening type!",
"Its just a Japan thing.\n",
"Qute \"storm\".",
"They also do it when it's sunny out.",
"Or for the cold to keep the face warm. ",
"There are tons of types.\n\nhttps://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/10-types-of-japanese-men-according-to-japanese-women",
"EXO-L is a boy band made up of 9 members, though that's still kinda average considering that down the street you'll find AKB48, with, as the name implies, 48 members.",
"Being from Montréal, it's weird seeing people us umbrellas for snow.",
"I guess it's because clear umbrellas are the cheap choice. You can buy them in a huge amount of places for 200 to 500 yen.\n\nAlso, I guess they are good for looking up to see walk/don't walk and other signage.",
"Japanese convenience stores sell cheap plastic umbrellas that you can buy for around $5 each. It doesn't last too long, but it does the job just fine, and if you lose it or someone steals it it's not a big issue.",
"They are cheap umbrellas you can get at convenience stores and don't last very long. They have been \"in style\" for several decades.",
"Something something Navy Seals something something 300 confirmed kills something something “gorilla warfare” something something IP getting traced something something you’re fucking dead, kiddo.",
"From what I've read/seen the clear ones are basically the cheapest you can find (and you can find them everywhere) + it is helpful that you can see through them if you keep the umbrella close above your head.",
"Lol, that's no storm",
"Nah, they usually just wear gigantic scarves wrapped around like their heads would up and roll off otherwise.",
"Cool. Thanks for the explanation. Where i live i have rarely ever seen a clear umbrella, most people like either just plain bold colors or fancy patterns so i figured it must be a Japan thing :p ",
"Thought it would be! Thanks mate 😀",
"I would translate it as carnivorous and herbivorous men (or women)",
"> Umbrellas for snow and sometimes sun.\n\nThe west used to do that too. Then pale skin fell out of vogue because the poor started working in factories and the rich started getting tans.\n\n> They also wear a mask whenever they're sick\n\nDid you hear that, Cindy from work?\n\n\\*cough\\* \\*hack\\* \\*cough\\*",
"Made famous in the 2007 Nintendo DS video game \"The World Ends With You\"\n\nAlso the Hachiko statue, and that big 109 sign\n\nAlso demon-angels serving ramen on every other corner\n\nEverything I know about Shibuya comes from that game so idk what's true or not",
"I really miss Tokyo :(",
"Electric lumberjacks",
"visited Vancouver over summer. it's beautiful",
"Wow.. Emosewa.",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactile_paving",
"If it's especially damp wet snow it will tend to stick to everything and make you wet, cold and miserable. In Canada we have heavy duty coats that are fairly waterproof. The umbrellas make sense in a city that doesn't often get snow.",
"Yeah, back in my Canadian city I never saw anyone use a clear umbrella either! Another interesting thing is that Japanese people tend to use the stick umbrellas rather than the folding umbrellas. It's quite rare to see someone use a folding umbrella in Japan.",
"Scarves don't exist?",
"Its so good my dude.",
"nowkiss.jpg",
"For weed, obviously",
"Is this in Shibuya sort of by the crossing?",
"It is",
"Quick, slap a pink and cyan filter on it and crosspost it to /r/outrun !!",
"I cry",
"I had to scroll back up to see if I could see you. An there you were. Amazing! \n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\nJust kidding. You’re just a little too far left.",
"I guess you both have a photographers eye. Thanks for providing a high-res picture!",
"Hey, when people ask questions about Texas I tend to speak for my people too.",
"There's a new instagram filter called \"blade runner\"",
"Don’t recall ever seeing umbrellas used in a snowstorm before. Must be a gentle, windless snowstorm. ",
"The trains shutting down is not a big deal for snow in Tokyo. In January 2016 there was maybe 1-1.5” of snow in Tokyo and basically any local train on surface rails was shutdown.",
"It was like that in the west until tans became a visual representation that you had enough money to lounge at the beach and not do manual labour inside (factories).",
"Every place that doesnt regularly get snow in US*",
"Curious why you'd use such a small aperture for cityscape, could you explain? Asking to learn not criticize. I photograph too, but mainly studio and indoors.",
"That’s beautiful! One day I will go to Japan and see it for myself.... one day ",
"The people in LA are not actually lesbian, just feminine men",
"We're all the Japanese people on this blessed day.",
"Cheap and for basic use: you can actually see where you're going through it when the wind/rain is coming at you. \n\nSource: I Japan",
"But only one can be named the next masterchef ",
"Not really a storm if umbrellas aren't flying.\n\nAnd come to think of it, they use umbrellas in the snow? There's heavy snow at least 4 months a year where I'm from and nobody uses umbrellas in the winter.",
"I am ALL the Japanese people indeed! Pleased to meet you Endless_Search.",
"That's between them and Shibuya",
"never tell me the odds",
"I'm just looking for a link to the research about highest per capita lesbians\n\nOP is upvoted so I assume it's common knowledge? but I can't find anything on google",
"Para is stop/against... like parachute (stop fall) ",
"Shit. I live here. And that was insane ",
"Hype for the remix on the Switch! We FINALLY get to see the purpose of that teaser girl in the Solo Remix secret ending.",
"Do almost all of you use black umbrellas or is that just a movie thing?",
"I'm sorry I stepped over the line.",
"Wow ...this pircute is so sharp that zooming in to the little details is still defined",
"Every picture of Tokyo I feel becomes more and more like blade runner every time. The good and the bad. ",
"Umm, I use umbrella with snow here is the USA. Why would you not? What do you do when you are out in the snow in dress cloths? Just walk in the snow and get wet?",
"Fast and Furious 13: Tokyo Snow Drift... I’ll see myself out. ",
"The wind blows at you from every direction? God really hates you...",
"My wife (deep into a BTS obsession) will be very annoyed that there’s a giant EXO billboard.",
"\"Wow billboards, and light pollution with a blue filter, is it real world Blade runner XD!!😂\"\n\nAm i doing this right?",
"I live in Oklahoma City, which is about 35 degrees North, but I lived on a USAF base in Tachikawa (very near Tokyo proper) as a kid and visited Tokyo with my wife in July 2015. Coincidentally, Tokyo is also right around 35 degrees North. It's just about as hot in Tokyo in the summer as it is in OKC, but more humid.\n\nWhenever I tell people around here that, they are amazed. There seems to be a common belief that Japan as a whole is much smaller and further north than it actually is. Not sure if that's common throughout the US or if that's just here.",
"This calls for r/TwoRedditorsOneCup",
"Two of them. ",
"Also you don't get wet from falling snow.",
"A school yard taunt. ",
"So cool",
"Scarves haven't existed in over 40 years!",
"Very cyber punk.",
"were you one of the many people in sleeping bags near the arrivals?\n\n Our plane was one of the first to land after the snow, we nearly landed on an icy runway until the pilot saw it about 300m up and decided to do a steep climb to go to the other clear runway.",
"Can't speak for everyone, but I feel safer and happier in a well-lit area than dark streets at night. \n\nIt's nice to walk the streets, look up and see a sky full of stars in a small town where I know the people and the streets. In a big city I'd rather see big adverts than stars, honestly. ",
"No, that's why Tokyo, which usually doesn't get much snow, practically shut down on the day this pic was taken (train lines stopped, expressways blocked, buses packed, etc.). Sapporo has heated roads in the downtown areas, though.",
"EXO-L is the name of their fandom though",
"turn that frown upside down...",
">made famous in the 2007 game\n\nlol so young and naive... never even heard of that game either\n\nShibuya was very famous well before then, even in video games. It was a major transportation hub since the 1880s and a popular spot for young people since the 1980s. I remember the Jet Set Radio games that started in 2000 were set around the Shibuya area, and there's probably other games that used it even before then.",
"Not everyone does that, thankfully. I used to date a girl who carried an umbrella on sunny days and holy fuck was she an airhead. It seems to be a trend among women who carry umbrellas on sunny days. I've never seen a guy doing this though.",
"Its dark as fuck outside for a camera, even with all the lights",
"Congratulations, you found the joke",
"turn that frown upside down...",
"[And here's a post-apocalyptic picture of the same spot.](https://imgur.com/DTzuoZP.jpg)",
"Sadly yes, we were one of those very unfortunate people. But we were all dispersed everywhere. People were sleeping in front of the shopping areas, the area where one would check in their bags (where my bf and I were sleeping), and outside of the bathroom areas.\n\nI’m glad they got you in safe! All the flights are delayed the next day due to planes coming in late and I guess that’s why, pilots were making alternative ways to come in.",
"It’s real good. Might buy it again on PC when it comes out in a year. ",
"Thanks :) I'm sorry to hear you had to stay at the airport, they are never the comfiest of places.",
"Beautiful! I'd love to go sometime!",
"They also use umbrellas in the snowfall and sometimes sunlight.",
"I was going to say the same. You can tell who's new in Ottawa when they use an umbrella for snow. Also, you need to keep your hands free to break your inevitable fall on icy sidewalks. ",
"Monster Hunter World IS awesome ",
"> high cultural standards \n\nAnd then you watch an hour of Japanese TV and you realize \"lol, what standards\"?",
"An agent has disavowed the division.",
"Wow, I've read so many mangas since I was a kid about how beautiful Hokkaido is and since then it's been on my bucket list. Really looking forward to the day I see its beauty.",
"Can most Japanese people read English? A Lot of the advertising in this pic has English words in it.",
"Nicely Done ",
"He's an electric lumberjack and he's OK\nHe sleeps all night and he works all day\nHe chops down trees. He eats his lunch.\nHe goes to the lavatory.",
"Common in Vancouver, Canada as well. I'm not sure if it's because we have a large Asian population or because snow is a rarity here. Either way the rest of the country laughs at us.",
"Haha, well, it doesn't feel extraordinarily beautiful to me because I've lived here since I was two. I hope you have a nice time here though :)",
"looks like i will have to stay all winter!",
"META",
"I feel like any second now a Kaiju and a Jeager are gonna enter the frame. ",
"Where gojira? ",
"I’d kill to go back there. Such an awesome place ",
"It's Chinatown, Jake.",
"Are you turning Japanese? Do you think you're turning Japanese? Do you really think so?",
"):",
"That's an hermesing fact!",
"They're disappointed in you?",
"\"Storm\"",
"Well, my umbrella is black, and when I see a person with a colorful umbrella I like them a little less...so, yes. Also, when there is weather all the delis sell cheap black umbrellas for $3 that break before you get to work and wind up stuffed in garbage cans.",
"When I was there, we noticed that almost no one wore sunglasses when it was really bright outside.",
"No. You'll notice it's paired with the words in Japanese. This looks like Shibuya, which is like the \"trendy district\". Lots of tourists come every day. \n\nThey're taught a certain amount of English in school. But the English is meant for the tourists.",
"Yeah, that only happens when some form of water falls from the sky, thankfully.",
"Didn’t even notice that until you’d pointed it out and I’d zoomed in, great pic!\n\nIf I remember rightly, this is taken just outside the massive Starbucks which would be to the immediate right of the photographer.\n\nOne day, Japan, I’ll come back :(",
"No",
"And some waterproof gloves because when you take that fall, it's probably going to be into the nearby snow bank made by plows. (Easier than landing on icy concrete)!",
"This is what it would look like if Godzilla had dandruff. ",
"Shiboobs. ",
"Those are standard issue in Japan pretty much. Together with an opaque, frosted white model.",
"That is why you have a winter coat with a hood. ",
"Wow. This is gorgeous.",
"Waaaaa ^^",
"[terminator lumberjacks](https://youtu.be/CD2V8GFqk_Y)",
"I'm curious what camera you used for this shot. OP had a Canon 5D Mark IV",
"Chinese and Filipinos too. In Vancouver There's thousands of umbrellas at the first sign snowfall",
"Not enough Blade Runner.",
"I was in Hokkaido last January. Beautiful region. ",
"Maybe in Ottawa. In Montreal we need those hands free to flip people off.",
"The reference is lost on me. ELI5?",
"No. ",
"Québec; fighting the Canadian stereotype since 1867\n\nQuébec : lutter les stéréotypes Canadiens depuis 1867",
"Hermès is a famous scarf company.",
"Now kith.",
"What lens setup",
"I just came back from a 24 day trip to Japan, and I really really wanted to fit Hokkaido into my itinerary but unfortunately I didn't have time. I'd like to come back some day though!",
"Please stay in doors and play MHW.",
"Love Shibuya !!!\n",
"Why not just have a raincoat when it rains?",
"their version of our soyboys",
"Some people do it in Queensland ",
"Probably cuz we put cilantro in everything ",
"0/10 not enough anime.",
"Found it: Shibuya City, Tokyo\n\nhttps://goo.gl/maps/tnckg2sncWN2",
"/r/cyberpunk",
"Were the lounges and capsule hotels full? If so, why not just go to Narita (town)? It's a nice a small city and less than 10km away.",
"Yes you do. The snow will melt on your coat, especially in these conditions. It was a bit above freezing at ground level. ",
"The Division 2: Tokyo Drift",
"Snowkyo.",
"Having a clear umbrella gives you better visibility to help prevent you from bumping into people on the street. Tokyo is very crowded, so this is nice.",
"I left that hotel the day before it snowed. It would have been cool to see, but going home was awesome. ",
"Because the roads were closed due to the storm and no taxi, bus, etc, was going to be able to take anyone. Trust me, no one *wanted* to sleep I’m on the floor of a dirty airport...",
"Too clean. Needs more ethnic diversity. Not enough crime and poverty. ",
"Racist then?",
"I'd pay to watch these fight\n",
"Not up in Hokkaido. It’s dry, and the snow is too powdery. It just brushes right off. ",
"Looks like a Blade Runner scene.",
"The snowflakes....blow...in every...never mind you’ve actually never experienced snow. ",
"I like you! Let's be friends!",
"( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)",
"-thumbs up- dude\n",
"google pixel (phone)",
"It was positively blizzardly (high winds, swirling snow, 20cm in 4 hours). I lived in Halifax and Ottawa ;) I stand by my storm statement.",
"Awesome! I have tons of great japan pics (spent 4month there).. I'll be sharing a trip report on r/Japantravel soon",
"Summer in vancouver = heaven\nWinter in vancouver = blah and rainy, but at least not always snowing and freezing",
"I had the same experience but I was walking around in the typhoon rain and wind. I'd bought the umbrella within the day too XD",
"Go ahead! It so awesome to hear that!",
"thanks :) ",
"Mine is actually a very dark green, but I guess could be mistaken for black.",
"...looks like scene from Blade Runner 3: Ice Age.",
"Tokyo is an awesome place, but man, is it sensory overload.",
"I can't speak for anyone else, but the times I've been to Nozawaonsen (Nagano), the snow has been gloriously dry.\n\nYou could roll around in it, stand up, and brush it off.",
"Can't find anything either, or even a mention of Japan in general",
"How's that relevant?",
"It's because you don't understand anything about Japan. It's alright, nobody is blaming you. ",
"Never rely on upvotes. I think upvotes mean lots of people found it funny, or want it to be true, or think it is true - but not necessarily know it is true. I just made it up. I like to throw lesbian stuff into conversations at random once in a while cuz I like lesbians for some reason.",
"ha, thanks for clearing up the mystery",
"He lives in Hokkaido? I want to visit Hokkaido?",
"Very nice shot! I love seeing photos like this captured with a mobile phone. We've come a long way. ",
"BUT CULTURE! Glorious Nippon! Culture! です。\n",
"Silly me, didn't think of that, true."
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"That's him!",
"You bet!",
"The trash man!",
"Chairman Mao Poo.",
"Shabooya roll call",
"Pretty sure his mom and dad made him.\n\n*shudders*",
"Jr. Chem lab."
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"It’s 2018 , global warming was a term being used in the 90’s. It’s called climate destabilization. Meaning because of the changing temperatures in the atmosphere unpredictable and strange extreme weather will occur throughout the world more and more often. Like for example two feet of snow in Tehran, Iran... ",
"so...hell is freezing over is what you are saying..",
"It’s not that hell of a country! :))))))\n",
"I would have used climate change, but yours covers it as well. \nBut I am in a country where the president still believes it's made up by China so hey can sell more winter jackets to Tehran. ",
"Stop spreading ignorance! Climate != weather.",
"I was joking and referring to an episode of simpsons ..."
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"If you’re looking for advice I’d recommend posting this in r/advice ",
"Try r/askdocs . There are more health related reddit tabs, look those up on google. You would be surprised with the length some professionals goto help people like yourself. ",
"Maybe ask to get a social worked assigned to help get on some type of Safety net/State type insurance. They may have access to programs or assistance for this type of situation. That’s difficult to witness, best of luck & speedy recovery to both of you!",
"I would give him a piece of my liver... how do they test for that? Is it a blood test or what?",
"Op have you talked with his medical team about someone in your family donating a piece of liver? You can donate a piece, and yours regenerates\n\nMedicaid can assist with medical expenses, and he’s likely *medically needy* tonqualify but it depends on your state. But you should worry about that secondarily to working with the hospital on a treatment plan for your brother ",
"I was going to say, I can't help with $ at all, but I'd be willing to throw a piece of my liver out there if I could. ",
"Yea, I don't smoke or drink, so my liver should be in good shape... And since i dont smoke or drink, I don't need all of my liver. I would be willing to give up a piece of liver if it meant I could save a human life.\n\n",
"Idk, I saw his username and thought about the experiences me and friends have talked about in hospitals where a culture gap sometimes prevents doctors from being able to work with patients families as well as either party would like. Patients end up being underinformed way more often than you would think.\n\nBut I’m trying to help, shoot me",
"/u/A_Mexican_IRL, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not be designed to elicit sympathy. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/A_Mexican_IRL&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7ti7dw/this_is_my_brother_hes_31_with_liver_failure_his/?context=10\\))",
"I drink very, very rarely but I am a smoker. Would probably write me off right there. "
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This is my brother. He’s 31 with liver failure. His kidneys failed as well but they’ve almost got them back to 100%. He needs a liver transplant though. No Insurance is making this difficult. Any advice or help or I don’t even know, would be great. I love this guy.
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"Looks great! The colors didn’t mix and turn brown, so that’s a great job in my book!",
"imo, you're 40 years late.",
"I love tie dye. This is beautiful! ",
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"When a Bently looks like a Chrysler Sebring.",
"Pray for the Endtimes.",
"So... They covered the amazing stock paint job with Technicolor vinyl dip coat. Classy.",
"This is what happens when people have too much money. ",
"When *stupid* people have too much money lol"
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"Haven’t seen it yet:)",
"Op we wanna know "
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"As a proud Texan I fully endorse this message.",
"Uhh, Mary Magdalene?\n\nI'm impressed with the correct usage of 'whose'.",
"Are Democrat rednecks a big thing?",
"I am dying to know what it says after Sucking Putin’s Dick....",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA",
"[Yup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan)",
"Appears like a intellectually strong individual.",
"Does anyone else tire of in your face politics here?",
"Asking the tough questions",
"I'm sure the commenter was referring to modern day Democrats.",
"He knows, but considering his name references a white nationalist meme I don't think he particularly cares.",
"Can anyone enhance and tell me what it says under \"why won't Trump quit sucking Putin's dick\"",
"Racist ya, but white nationalist? IDK man, my nation was never a white nation. It was built on racist jokes, and you don't get the funniest racist jokes in the world without being as diverse as we are. You owe this meme an apology.",
"“I am a proud Texan and I approve of this message”",
"Even though I like the message, putting your thoughts on the back of your car just makes me want to slowly back away from you. ",
"If there were more people like this in Texas, I would consider living there",
"I would think this would get you killed in Texas, or they would at least fuck your truck up. Maybe they live in Austin.... Remember the woman with the truck that had \"Fuck Trump\" written on it? The police chief posted a pic of it on the departments Facebook page because he wanted to know the owners name so he could speak with them. Well, she was arrested on \"Unrelated Charges\". https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2017/11/17/owner-of-truck-with-anti-trump-sticker-believes-arrest-on-unrelated-charges-was-retaliation",
"Sorry, I dicked around with it in GIMP for about 15 minutes and really couldn't clean it up enough to read. The first word is \"To\" but that's all I got.",
"\"Better dead than Red\"",
"Every major city in Texas goes Democrat. Houston had an openly Lesbian democratic mayor for years. Don't judge the entire state by small town idiots (because I assure you that those exist everywhere)",
"yeah",
"They're probably a minority. However, you don't have to be a Democrat or religious to approve of this. Whether you consider Jesus a fictional or factual figure you'd still place his morals and character above that of our president.",
"She had a warrant, so I don't think she can realistically claim retaliation. Once they noticed her, they had to pick her up.",
"Did anyone ever ask if they liked it?",
"Country over party?",
"Ugh, please don't say it's yours. It makes the rest of us feel dirty and want to leave. ",
">I would think this would get you killed in Texas, or they would at least fuck your truck up. \n\nMakes what he is doing brave. Speak your mind without fear of the locals. Those who would silence him are the cowards. ",
"I tire of calling what that reality TV wash-out does politics. It's not and hiding behind the \"ugh, politics\" wall isn't helpful. He isn't a politician and this isn't politics like normal. ",
"In Texas also. This made me gasp. Then I smiled. Some one gets a donut for breakfast",
"\"Toyota Tundra\"",
"Yes but that's -not- why the police man was after her. It was because her dislike of Trump hurt her feelings. \n\nIt's like going after someone who passed a bad check because he's Vietnamese and you hate Vietnamese. ",
"Politics on your car is dangerous for your car no matter what the position. Someone on the extreme opposite end might vandalize.",
"Yyeeeeeaaaahhhhnooooo... ",
"It would be mine, I have the godfearingest pussy in the country",
"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/11/a-texas-sheriff-threatened-this-woman-for-having-a-fk-trump-bumper-sticker-her-new-sticker-says-fk-the-sheriff/",
"plenty of republicans hate trump.\n\n",
"Even FBI agents wanted to key cars with Bernie Sanders stickers. ",
"he's a dem. ",
"yep, evangelicals are completely ignorable for the rest of my life. Thanks traitor don.",
"No shortage of aholes in Texas that's for sure.",
"At least this driver has balls, unlike most Republicans that suck up to Trump, fully aware of how bad he is.",
"Is this the I30/I35w merge in Fort Worth?",
"I doubt he would have just up and grabbed it without asking her ",
"I mean, Jesus's morals would be above everyone's though... ",
"Pretty sure it's \"TIP OVER ACID EXTRA GARLIC\".",
"Well, there's a pretty big tradition of radical left working class white people. [Redneck Revolt] (https://www.redneckrevolt.org/principles) is a current one.\n\nIf you were to look back a few generations you'd find large sections of people's families in current Republican-Evangelical seclusion zones that were socialists, free-thinkers and skeptics. \n\nRepublicanism itself even used to just be for kind of square people who hated taxes; it used to even be accepting of evolution and stuff like that. ",
"[Every major city in texas votes blue... ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Texas_Presidential_Election_Results_2016.svg/2000px-Texas_Presidential_Election_Results_2016.svg.png)\n",
"Are there still people that bitch about Jesus being a fictional character still? There's more non-biblical evidence of him being an actual person that most accepted and well known historical figures from antiquity. If you don't believe in Jesus being God that's obviously your choice but the idea that Jesus never existed at all is absurd.",
"There are more registered Democrats in Texas than Republicans but they hardly vote. ",
"Probably should have blacked out the license plate.\n",
"Yes they live in Austin. I have seen that truck several times over the last year in north Austin. It's also been posted on r/austin a few times. ",
"No shortage of aholes in Detroit either",
"Peter’s pussycat.",
"I feel like people forget that Trump didn’t win Texas. I know a lot of republicans who can’t stand him.",
"Reddit exclusive only. Get your WPWJG bracelets here before they go on sale!",
"So many guns in Texas. That would be a bad move. ",
"See Trae Crowder. ",
"Only in Texas? Bullshit! This guy must be a spec ops gi joe or some crazy shit because Texas is filled to the brim with trump supporters in some areas. Trump drove a lot of people to the Dems but not enough to make me brave enough to slap that on my truck ",
"Some liberal might vandalize. FTFY. Just look at the rallies leading up to the election. It was the Democrats/liberals that were wreaking havoc at Trump rallies and getting arrested. Didn't see any Trump supporters turning up at Hillary or Bernie's rallies and acting like complete assholes. And no, I didn't vote for Trump or Hillary. Just calling it like I saw it. I think Trump is an asshole but so is Hillary. ",
"The only time my car was vandalized: someone took my Hillary sticker, peeled it off, and stuck it back on upside down. \n",
"I heard that Putin charges too much.",
"Eh... If i write a story about Mike Tyson and his life as a transgender astronaut, would this Mike Tyson be a factual or fictional character? If the story is fictional, would that also make the character fictional?\n\nEdit: Not to mention that the Jesus that is worshipped is typically the \"fictional\" Jesus...",
"Nailed it on the first shot. Pack it up boys.",
"I'm intrigued, may you provide some of this non-biblical evidence?",
"Actually, there is very little non-biblical evidence, mainly because anyone who felt He was important enough to write about felt He was the Messiah.\n\nHowever, many scholars still think He existed, biblical claims of His divinity aside.",
"This is just a guess, but I reckon that most of the Democratic voting populations are within and nearby cities, such that even if they had a raw numbers advantage they would still be overpowered by the voting strength of the many rural counties.",
"Well that is an angry individual who I'm sure is a pleasure to socialize with.",
"Somewhat. Also, Texans can get a bit outspoken. There's the saga of the lady outside Houston who had [F*UCK TRUMP on her pickup]( https://mashable.com/2017/11/20/crude-donald-trump-truck-decal-part-two/#uo.vRLyLYOqw)",
"[You are correct](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Texas_Governor_Election_Results_by_County%2C_2014.svg/350px-Texas_Governor_Election_Results_by_County%2C_2014.svg.png)\n\nThe borders are heavily Hispanic and they tend to vote democratic. The two blue dots are Austin and Dallas.\n\nEdited: removed Fort Worth.",
"[Ron Paul] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul). Critic of the federal government's fiscal policies, the Federal Reserve , taxes, the military–industrial complex, the War on Drugs, and mass surveillance policies like the NSA. There's a strong line of free-thinking Texans, including Willie Nelson and Kinky Friedman.",
"John B. From podcast S-Town",
"Sure but trump is the polar opposite of what Jesus stood for. ",
"This is not going to get you killed in Texas lmao, who told you that? If anything some older gentleman in a cowboy hat will walk by and shake his head disapprovingly. ",
"\"Liberty Prime is online.\" \n\n\"Weapons: hot.\"\n\n\"Probability of mission hindrance: zero percent.\" \n\nReally the only reason I like the BoS.",
"Got a source on the rates of vandalism between the two sides or are you just listening to your own news source and assuming they they’re telling you the full story?",
"Got a source on the rates of vandalism between the two sides or are you just listening to your own news source and assuming they they’re telling you the full story?",
"That's true, I was also thinking of my own middle American relatives in previous generations, they were trade unionists, socialists, atheists, whatever... I think that maybe politically appealing to that base of evangelical nut-bars so often has painted so many people with that brush, when it's not really fair to. \n\nThat being said these kind of bumper stickers are the Napoleon-hat of our day for being a caricature of mental instability.",
"Can't wait to show it off at Christmas!",
"Is.. Is it me?",
"Well the fig tree caucus and the pig-herder caucus might have some issues they'd like to address with him.",
"You say that like any other news station would tell the full, truthful, story.\n\nEdit: Yes guys I know I said something stupid. I read it wrong.",
"I hope any reasonable person can see trump is a fucking joke ",
"There isn’t. \n\nFlavius Josephus referenced him approximately 60 years after his death (fictional and absurd even then) if the timelines are to be believed, most of the stories about him are identical or nearly identical to other mythology of the time, the gospels are written well after his death and lack timeliness or direct knowledge. \n\nThen there is the lack of Aramaic writings in favor of Greek, revisions to the 66 books over centuries, the lack of internal consistency within them and the lack of census records.\n\nLastly, if someone did a fraction of what is claimed it would have been significant to a Roman government that documented everything, even when wanting to suppress it. \n\nThere may have been a wandering Jew in the region, but the idea that he was named Jesus Christ, walked on water, looked like Ted Nugent and was anything akin to the bible stories is as laughable as Zeus and Athena, and we have a massive temple to Zeus as evidence.",
"Lol, I hope you do, Nancy!",
"So two wrongs make a right? Wait, what?",
"Mary Magdalenes",
"Oh shoot I misread what you said. I read:\n>or are you just listening to your own news source and assuming they they’re telling you the full story?\n\nas something like:\n>or are you your own news source and assuming you’re telling the full story?\n\nI don’t know how, but sorry dude. My mistake.",
"It says “GET OFF YOU KNEES BITCH” (sic)",
"What are you talking about, “Trump didn’t win Texas”?",
"Ha! Ron Paul is just an anti-government libertarian, he’s got almost nothing in common with Democrats, socialists, or your typical American liberal except maybe drug policy.",
"I’m talking about the GOP primary, Cruz won. ",
"Ah, gotcha. ",
">...a lot of republicans who can't stand him.\n\nEspecially in the GOP.",
"Aphrodite's",
"It's a good question though, why won't he quit sucking putins dick? ",
"[Redneck Revolt](https://www.redneckrevolt.org/)",
"His approval ratings among republicans is >70%...",
"Someone might pull off a bit of the profanity so ladies and children don't see, but that's about it. Politics is one thing, but putting those words on your truck is just rude.",
"But did they vote for Clinton though? Because if they didn’t I blame them all the same. ",
"And Texas still sucks!....but I like this guy",
"Ah, I stand corrected.\n\nIt seems to me that this is the combination of two separate incidents. One is the truck decal, and the other is the owner's outstanding warrant. She went in on the warrant and (the way the article reads to me) was released, where she went back home and added the 'fuck the sheriff' decal, which is funny as fuck.\n\nPeople are implying that the Sheriff arrested her because of her truck decal, which is not the case at all. People were complaining about it (as per the Sheriff's now-deleted Facebook post), and so he looked into it because that's his job.\n\nWhat should have happened was he should have come back and said 'lol sorry nothin' I can do 'bout it.' But a Sheriff is an elected position, and he's trying to run for Congress, too, so he's playing the game to try to win peoples' votes.\n\nIt's all just ridiculous. Much to do about nothing, really. ",
"I find your definition of a redneck to be somewhat dubious.",
"ʇuǝpnʇs ɹnouoɥ uɐ sᴉ plᴉɥɔ ʎW",
"And that's exactly what Mr/Mrs truck is getting at",
"Yes sir!",
"Right outside Austin",
"Vandalism of this ilk happened to me, as well, except a local election. I had Dem stickers scraped off my truck. ",
"Death is a preferable alternative to trumpism",
"Yeah but the real question is what kind of mustard would Jesus order??",
"I can provide no proof but what I've heard a couple historians say about Bible stories in general is that they're like the ultimate form of telephone; an oral account of events is passed down being embellished many many times and probably just to impress foreign dignitaries. The example used was the story of Noah's ark. It seems very likely, given the region this story may have come from that there was a valley that flooded some man's farm. To save some of his animals he probably made a makeshift boat and rode out the food. After a couple hundred years of being retold that story could sound impressive. Now, my point being: was Jesus a demigod walking around blessing people and(as someone below mentions) looking like Ted Nugent? Hell no. Was there some Jew visiting people that was particularly nice and left a strong enough impression on people that they'd tell stories about him? Maybe, and if they did tell stories, it wouldn't be long before he'd turn into fucking Gandalf the gray on paper.",
"No, Texas is probably the last place I'd ever guess this truck being. Did you read it? It's making fun of trump",
"Austin Tx obv.",
"Sure, a game of telephone sounds like a possibility. As far as Noah goes, I'm leaning more toward a recreation of the Epic of Gilgamesh. But in regards to there being a 'Jesus-like' person, I have my doubts. The Romans were very good at documentation, and as such, I think that we should have found some kind of record indicating to some kind of biblical account. Also, the fact that there are no eye-witness accounts of a 'Jesus-like' figure proves to me that it's nothing but a story, myth, or legend.",
"Yes, down with Texas! Viva la Mexico!",
"Yep. Had Obama stuff stripped off my car in my red town in a red state. And for 2016, I, like a lot of other liberals in places like this, opted for no politics on my cars, lest the violent rhetoric coming from Trump supporters turn into real violence while I had my kids in the car. ",
"DFW is only blueish because of Dallas. Fort Worth on it's own isn't as red as out in the sticks but definitely a conservative city",
"> they would still be overpowered by the voting strength of the many rural counties.\n\nThat may matter when voting for congress where gerrymandering matters and votes can be wasted within a state, but it dosen't matter for presidential elections.",
"[Yep](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA)",
"You're a moron.",
"This is funny because he's on the \"right side\". Morons.",
"You are also correct. :)",
"Yeah, those guys with the tiki torches yelling about blood and soil. Those guys would never vandalize. ",
"Those letters drive me insane! I just want to trim off all the white.",
"We have cars with messages like that in Ohio. ",
"That is a fact. But usually most of them go back to their own state. :-)",
"As a non US person, what does that road sign mean?",
"Off ramp.\n\nSincerely, a non-US person.",
"It says \"Thank you, sir\". \n\nOh, you mean the bumper stickers.",
"That's embarrassing. ",
"So you're saying he's literally the devil?",
"I figured the top two comments were just going to be;\n\n\"Austin?\"\n\n\"Austin.\"",
"Okay... Um, Bob? \n\nI don't know if that's how this works. You called me a girl's name and now I've called you a boy's name. So are we even now? Or do you think you win because boys > girls?\n\n(That's a \"greater than\" sign, I didn't think you'd get that.)",
"Detroit = Less than 1 million aholes\n- Texas = 21.7 million aholes\nI think you beat us by about 20.5 million, congratulations!",
"Um, ohh uh... Err. Ya. Gee, oh golly gee whiz!",
"Neat",
"Oh, I am well aware of that. It just seems like TX passes a lot of very conservative/restrictive laws.",
"I think it was mainly because the Sheriff posted a pic of the truck on the departments FB page and threatened to issue a citation when he found her. It was apparently a low level warrant that they made no real effort to serve before she drew their attention. Call it selective enforcement if you want. The fact remains that he called her out and made enough of a fuss about the truck that the local prosecutor told him that if the Sheriff issued a citation, he would not prosecute it. ",
"Oh, no doubt, she is brave, and I do admire that. Yes, people can be idiots, but this president seems to attract a special sort of hateful, vindictive assholes as his supporters."
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"Not actual meditation, but that is what they do before they confront us enemy types.\n\nYou know, the people who pay their salaries.",
"'Murica pew pew pew! ",
"The targets? Look like fucking Liberace. With spider legs. ",
"Pretty close to meditation when you fire at a range. Slow, rhythmic breathing, concentrating on a single point, clearing your mind off all but the task you're engaged in...",
"crushing your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women",
"“LOOK OUT, HE’S GOT AN ATTITUDE!”",
"Whooosaa",
"Clearing your mind off all but the brown people you engage in*",
"This is probably a SWAT team.",
"\"HE UNDERSTANDS HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS! OPEN FIRE!!!\"",
"Meditating *all* over the targets. I wonder if they'll get in anymore meditation on the job.",
"B 'Ooooooom'!!!!",
"Who doesn't like a good Conan quote. Good for you...have an upvote!",
"\"Black Lives *Splatter* !\"",
"Their pistols are on their thighs and not on a hip holster, so SWAT seems quite likely. Probably making sure the team is all certified.",
"Watch how they control the breath of their targets.",
"this is disgusting i don't understand how someone can \"meditate\" while handling a killing machine. absolutely ubhorrent",
"Yeah patrol officers aren't running rigs like that. No way in hell...",
"Oh, yeah.\n\nThey can do as they wish then.",
"Checks out",
"......./s??",
"Can we as a society be done with the cop hate stuff? \nPlease.\nThese guys and gals are working hard. Going to work and punching a time clock just like all of us. \nExcept, these folks are the ones we call on to be here for us on the worse days of our lives. Respectfully, what if we didn't have these people training. They're using the tools for THE WORSE POSSIBLE SCENARIO. God bless them for their honor, courage and bravery to keep us safe ",
"You do know there is a difference between police hate and holding the police to a higher standard as we give them extra powers and privileges?",
"You mean the cowards who shoot at anyone because they're scaaaaawed? No. ",
"Yep. Very aware. We all hold them to higher standard. The powers and privilege law enforcement has are the same powers that investigate crime commited against us. That pull over the impaired motorists that put our lives in jeopardy. And in this picture, train for the every growing volume of the tragedies that happen to us. \n\n",
"There are certainly bad law enforcement officers. Nope, not talking about the officers that shoot and it's not justified. I mean the guys and gals in this pic and the 99.9% of public servants that do good. ",
"I’m fully aware of the polices duties and responsibilities. I think you should look into the amount of police shootings and how often officers are held accountable for the same crimes that others would go to jail for. This post is a joke about other countries having their officers meditate to reduce police shootings and aggression (and to help the officers), while US police are shooting a lot more civilians than other countries so they’re meditation and way to cope is shooting. Anyways it bothers me that you don’t think the police could improve",
"I can't speak for anyone else but I don't hate police officers. I do worry about the increased militarisation of US police forces and I'm aghast at the number of people killed by police each year. The graph posted a few days ago shows an order of magnitude between US police forces and the rest of the world. Doesn't anyone in America think this is strange?",
"Maybe its american society as a whole, and not just cops? ",
"Word.",
"*abhorrent",
"That is because you do not understand, you assume.",
"I believe the term is \"recoil therapy\".",
"Thank you. I have been trying to explain that feeling for years to people. Now I have the words to use for it.",
"what? did you just smash your keybord or smthn",
"There's a pretty massive gap in thinking between American and Japanese cops. But so are the people they serve. You can't compare America to Japan or any other country with just numbers. The culture of the populations are different. ",
"Depends. Departments that don't have full time swat sometimes cross train a team of police and firefighters as swat. ",
"> this is disgusting i don't understand how someone can \"meditate\" while handling a killing machine. absolutely ubhorrent\n\n-poonkiller69_420 - 2018\n\n🤔",
"It's not a tumor.",
"Instead of just downvoting you, let me explain:\n\nWhen you're at the range, there are gunshots going on around you every few seconds. From smaller handgun cartridges to skull-rattling rifle rounds. Every gunshot is one of the loudest things you've ever heard in your life, even if you're doubled up on hearing protection. You must push those sounds out of your conscious mind, otherwise you will not stop uncontrollably flinching.\n\nYou're at your firing lane, loading up your firearm. Round after round, you load up ammo into your magazine, each bullet leaving an imprint in your thumb. Due to the hearing protection, your heartbeat feels like it's in your ears. The slow methodical thumping of your heart starts to pick up pace as you raise your weapon up to fire.\n\nBoom. The guy three lanes over is firing his .308 caliber Springfield M1A. It's louder than anything you own, and it's incredibly distracting. Your chest rattles every time they fire.\n\nWhile you hold a loaded firearm with gunshots going on around you, the number one focus is adhering to fundamental rules of firearm safety. Making sure your finger is off the trigger until you're ready to fire. Ensuring your weapon is pointed at a safe direction at all times. Acknowledging the distance to the target, and adjusting accordingly.\n\nBoom Boom. Boom Boom. Boom Boom. The guy to your left is practicing double-tapping on his 1911. From what you saw while walking behind him, he has a Colt M45 special edition 1911. You would love to own a pistol like that.\n\nThen you finally take aim at your paper target, and already your hands are slightly trembling from the anticipation of recoil and adrenaline. Suddenly, your breathing becomes a task to consider, and you must change your breathing pattern to match whatever firing rhythm you choose. Your eyes begin to pull focus from your rear sight, to the front sight, and finally to the target.\n\nAs you steady your breathing, you tighten your grip on your firearm... and slowly squeeze the trigger until a miniature explosion propels your firearm into a wild jerking rampage. Your strong grip contains the animalistic recoil of your firearm in an instant. \n\nA singular round exits the barrel of your firearm at a speed faster than anything you've seen in daily life. And far away on the target, you notice a small hole in the paper where the bullet made impact. It's 2\"-3\" to the left of where you were aiming. You release pressure from the trigger, allowing it to reset. You hear and feel the distinct click of the trigger resetting. You realize your grip needs to be adjusted, so you make the appropriate changes.\n\nBoom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom. The guy next to you just fired his short-barreled AR15 with a muzzle break. Every time he fires, your skull and chest feel like they've been smacked by an invisible ghost.\n\nNow it's time to fire your second round.\n\n--------------\n\nI'm an Indian born in America. I grew up learning about meditation, yoga, and the various techniques for both.\n\nGoing to the gun range is how I choose to meditate. The absolute intense focus you need to have to drive out all the distracting noises and chaos of the gun range is perhaps one of the most meditative experiences I've ever had in my life.\n\nIf you were able to see firearms as more than just \"killing machines\", then maybe you'd be able to understand how millions of Americans go through such a similar experience, whether they understand how meditative it can be or not.\n\nOther than that, firearms are how I choose to take responsibility for my own safety, which is something my ancestors were denied.\n\nBut really, [firearms just make me incredibly happy to be an American.](https://i.imgur.com/1jz8TR9.jpg)",
"I agree that police officers are necessary for the good of the public. However, I would never associate myself with someone that seeks out to have a position of authority or power. To me, a person like that has some sort of Napoleon mindset that makes them want a leg up on the general public. Therefore, after seeing through the badge, gun, and uniform, all I see is a person riddled with insecurities. I feel sorry for them, really. I don't see where they are coming from and because of that, I would never keep the company of people who relish that sort of position. Nothing good would come of that. ",
"Whether or not individual police are good or bad people isn't the issue.\nAlso, The system the police enforce are responsible for a lot of the social situations that breed crime they fight.",
"This is not the police, these are parking enforcement officers ",
"You say that, but I'm pretty sure that line has blurred for most Americans nowadays.",
"Shots fired",
"I know this is supposed to be a knock on police, because you're a moron. However shooting is relaxing.",
"Is anyone gonna mention that they are close AS FUCK to those targets? Surely they're drilling and not actually firing at them right?",
"Generally at least one squad car in an immediate area will be carrying a rifle in the trunk these days, in case of a North Hollywood scenario. ",
"Unfortunately believing every cop in the United States aren't running around playing real life Call of Duty isn't a very popular thing on reddit these days, no matter how true it is.",
"They were probably practicing moving while shooting, chances are the targets are moving too.",
"Yeah, looking at statistics of only civilians killed by cops is definitely misleading. What you need to look at is justified vs unjustified shootings.",
"So you'd never associate with someone who wants to be a manager at their place of employment? I'm in IT. I have a shit ton of power. With a few mouse clicks I could cause millions of dollars worth of damages. So does that make me a bad person?\n\nThe intent behind the position is what's important.",
"That picture is so American. You look so happy!",
"That guy is way over the line",
"lol k",
"Exactly. Thank you for supporting those that enforce the law, and keep communities safe.",
"Edgy af post, OP",
"If it bleeds we can kill it.",
"I am very happy.\n\nI was actually at the range earlier today, so what I wrote about literally happened to me a few hours ago.\n\nI love being an American. So. Damn. Much.\n\nAnyone who doesn't understand the value of the Second Amendment needs to learn how people like me were historically denied such rights. The British never gave such an opportunity to my ancestors. To live in a country where that right is guaranteed to all law abiding citizens... well, it's a beautiful thing.\n\nIf more people understood that, we'd actually be able to have a civil dialogue on how to reduce violence without forcing people like me into legal grey areas.\n\nJust to be clear, I would not be able to take such a picture in California. I'd be a felon for owning those weapons.\n\nGlad you liked the picture! I had lots of fun taking it :)",
"non 24/7 swat cities do have patrol units who are trained like this and keep all their tactical gear in this squad car.",
"they are shooting..you can see the brass in the air still on the 2nd guy from the right",
"Boot licker ",
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"Okay just because you need to get at your murder itch doesnt mean you have to shove a gun in everyhtings face that might hurt you. Look at how Ghandi handled the near enslavement of his entire country. He was calm and colloected and now the world rememebrs him and all of india for peaceful protest, and now you have the gull to suggest that a thing designed for killing (some of which were even designed to specifically attack indians) Isnt a kill machine. at the very least you have to kow in your heart you lost the sematic battle the second you claimed something so contrary to the reality of the object. Maybe instead of defending these Freedomkillers and their Shootemup toys you could take a little pride in your heritage and stand up for true social justice.",
"These aren't your normal rank and file cops. I can tell because they're actually training at the range. ",
"I was going to write a response but this \n\n> God bless them for their honor, courage and bravery to keep us safe \n\nIt made me realize that no amount of coherence I type down will be enough to break in decades of brainwashing.\n\n",
"It's not. It's the \"America matters too\" version of [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tgbgf/canadian_police_officers_meditating_before_they/\n) from earlier.\n\n[Ooh and look, the referenced post was posted with the same title and everything two years ago as well... a gallowboob even](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4elqd2/canadian_police_officers_meditating_before_they/\n)",
"> With a few mouse clicks I could cause millions of dollars worth of damages.\n\nIf you did that, you would have to suffer the consequences. A cop doesn't have to. ",
"Nope, I could easily make it look like someone else did it. That would only take 2 extra clicks and a few keystrokes.\n\nMy point was the person I responded to said \"someone that seeks out to have a position of authority or power.\" That encompasses a shit ton of jobs.",
"I always find it interesting when people say they were designed to kill, I'm sure they were to an extent, but if handled safely they are much less dangerous than other objects and tools we use every day(I've been in car accidents and cut myself with knives, but never got close to shooting myself). People fear guns, which seems to present itself as hate. It's a real shame, they could've found out how much fun they can be...",
"lol \"fun\" do u describe cancer and aids as fun? no you dont becasse they kill a lot of ppl. why should guns be treated any different",
"My American forefathers released themselves of British rule 171 years before my Indian ancestors, precisely because they had the ability to kill people with firearms. That's 171 years of generational injustice, prejudice, and absolute subjugation. I remember seeing the signs in my ancestor's cities: \"No dogs and Indians allowed on sidewalk.\"\n\nMy ancestors would've gladly fought and died to free themselves of the British. My ancestral home of Maharashtra is filled with generations of brave warriors who fought foreign rule for thousands upon thousands of years. We *had* to choose the non-violent route because the British effectively denied us the ability to shoot back.\n\nWhat Gandhi did is an amazing feat, and will never be forgotten. But let's not pretend like the 2.5 Million Indians who fought and died for the British in WWII played no part in India's independence, which is exactly what Gandhi advocated for:\n\n“Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. If we want the Arms Act to be repealed, if we want to learn the use of arms, here is a golden opportunity. If the middle classes render voluntary help to Government in the hour of its trial, distrust will disappear, and the ban on possessing arms will be withdrawn.”\n\nHe said that in response to the Indian Arms Act of 1878, which required licensing and registration for anyone owning firearms in India. Curiously enough, the government only ever issued licenses to white Europeans as Indians couldn't be trusted to own them.\n\nGandhi wanted Indians to fight and die for the British in WWI so they could finally be trusted to own firearms. 1.75 Million Indians fought and died for the British during WWI. As I mentioned earlier, 2.5 Million Indians fought and died for the British during WWII.\n\nGandhi didn't single-handedly end British rule in India. I appreciate you telling me the history of my own people. Do you happen to have any British ancestry?\n\nI like how you're lecturing ME on firearms when you clearly have such an incredibly jaded and intensely narrow view of them. Do you honestly believe I don't know how dangerous they are? I spend hours at the range every month firing rounds into paper targets. I choose my defensive hollowpoint ammo specifically because I know what it does to human flesh. I understand exactly how dangerous a firearm is, as well as the bullets I buy. \n\nYou tell me \"guns are designed to kill\" as if that' some kind of argument for why I shouldn't own them.\n\nI'm telling you \"guns are designed to kill, and one day I might need to kill someone who's trying to kill me or someone I love.\" Until then, I'll hope with all of my heart that the only thing I ever shoot at is an inanimate target made out of paper or steel.\n\nIf you don't understand why self-defense is a legitimate reason to own such firearms, then there's only one way to explain your inability to comprehend:\n\nPrivilege.\n\n",
"I dont fear guns. I fear the people who would willingly put themsleves behind something that can take a human life. I drive to work everyday by a military base and see the dozens of soldiers training to kill and take life. and every time i feel bad for them, so willing to murder a child or anyone who doesnt agree with their idology. SMH i fear the people who can sit there and pretend to be good people for touching a thing that has taken so many lives.",
"I don't hate the police*. I do however __really__ enjoy poking fun at them and making jokes at their expense (much like all other authority figures... and basically everyone else)... and you have to admit... there's been a lot of police brutality in the news recently... so the jokes are really easy to make. \n \n(*in my experience most of them are just normal people and are generally fine)",
"How is cancer and aids a valid comparison to firearms? One is an inanimate object, the others are diseases. That alone is a good reason to treat them differently.",
"Nah, fuck em",
"If 99.9% were good, they would take vocal action against the others, not protect them. ",
"What makes you say that? "
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"Must have taken a slice out of history ",
"Must have been a bad ass with a little knife like that",
"My grandma had kept them and when she passed away she gave it to me",
"The mighty Swiss Army knife. The tool of men. But seriously though respect for your uncle. My great grandpa fought against the Japanese during ww2."
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The knife my great-uncle used in WWII again the Nazis
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[
"And yet, there are people who deny the holocaust.",
"Fair enough. ",
"I hate that this is accurate lol ",
"The hall of cost on the other hand",
"I had to google that. lol I guess I wasn't paying attention in school that day.",
"[NOPE] (https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/MAGAZINE-72-years-later-woman-from-iconic-holocaust-photo-identified-1.5464513)",
"In that sense, you're not wrong. It's not a famous image, afaik.",
"TELL ME WHAT HE SAID!",
"Lucky people. I cant imagine the fear that others had felt in the same position they were in but were never liberated. I bet they treasured every day they had from then on ",
"I'd deny Hitler the opportunity to orchestrate it too if I had a time machine. I might go back and hit young Hitler around the head a bit until he's a brain damaged simpleton. Damage his speech centre of his brain so he can't manipulate anyone anymore. I'd be giving up our present reality for it though. That probably means none of the stuff we're all into will get developed, other stuff will get developed instead. No Nintendo Switch, or Microsoft, or Apple. My own family wouldn't have been displaced, so I'd come back an orphan, to a different present where my grandparents have my DNA but they don't know how it got there. It'd be worth it though to prevent the Holocaust and all the other death in WWII.",
"People deny exactly what happened. I don't care either early but I had an uncle who is no longer alive who use to say that the concentration camps were work camps. He told me that corporations which are well known today setup factories on rhw outskirts and people were payed for basic necessities in the camp and even had a swimming pool there was a picture of. He said mass amounts if zyklon B were used to disinfect clothes and areas due to widespread disease in the ghetto. Near the end the forces soldiers knew the war was lost and the camps were neglected foodwise and such leaving many starving. The 6 million number is from a Jewish prophecy about the return of the state of Israel.\n\nIt always made more sense that they were slave camps than that they setup a huge system to kill people in a war killing millions everywhere.",
"I’m convinced every day that there are still plenty of people here in America that would at best stand by and watch this happen again, and at worst, actively participate in it. Jews, Mexicans, brown people, pick your scapegoat. And I’m not just talking about tiki torch wielding shitheads either. Everyday assholes would rationalize this behavior at the drop of a hat.",
"Is there really any evidence to suggest they were work camps though? It's pretty damning when Hitler wrote so much about his hatred of the 'unclean' races.",
"Yes there's pictures of the factories around the camp and a pool at Auschwitz.",
"Well I'm sold. /s\n\n(The comment above has been edited; it originally just said 'Yes.'.",
"It actually bothers me that I can not refute your assertion. ",
"Maybe some people refuse to believe that (pretty much) an entire \"civilized\" for the time country participated in the awfulness.",
"I've read a couple of things about those times, and I wonder if Hitler didn't pick up the baton, if someone else wouldn't have. I don't know that he was anyone special or significant, just who the nazi's picked to lead. But I would suggest that the fact that he wasn't mysteriously killed is proof that time travel is not possible.",
"You do understand what \"proof\" is right? There is nothing proving the Holocaust in either this photo or the article. Which again, the Holocaust very clearly happened but a picture of not-the-Holocaust and someone saying it happened aren't concrete evidence. ",
"I'll give them all brain damage until there's only nice men left.",
"Would that leave any?",
"He is partly right, but onlyy in a small fraction. \n\nSOME of the concentration camps were work camps, some were destruction camps. Auschwitz Birkenau was in fact 3 camps with Auschwitz II being the destruction camp killing 1.1 million people. The other 2 camps were used for force labor. The circumstances in those camps were so bad that still many died.\n\nZyklon B was used at first to disinfect clothes. However, when the Nazis found cconventional methods of mass killing (bullets) were too slow and expensive, the camp commandant Fritzsch came with the idea to use it to kill people.\n\nThe number of 6 million people killed does not come from jews. The Nazis had a very good administration detailing who and when was killed.",
"Go look for the notorious prisoners / guards experiment that was done at US Universities",
"Right guy at the right time. Not that I think any of it all was “right”. ",
"yeah I know what you mean. maybe instead of man use sub-man or garbage. lol"
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In 1945 a train full of Jewish prisoners was intercepted by Allied forces. This is the moment they learned that they had been liberated.
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[
"No, why would anyone upvote this?",
"Cause you gotta have your greens !",
"https://i.imgur.com/eVNrdel.gifv",
"Stop it.",
"why do people actually get mad at this if you’re dumb enough to eat them then sucks for you",
"/u/jmoney6, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for votes. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/jmoney6&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tibb3/tide_pods_get_that_thousands_of_upvotes_how_about/?context=10\\))"
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Tide Pods get that thousands of upvotes, how about our boys in green?
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[
"That's not dust, it's enchantment. ",
"Enchanted dust storms even",
"Ah NM is New Mexico US. Never heard of Albuquerque and was wandering where it was.",
"Heisenberg made Albuquerque famous.",
"Apparently not enough. ;)",
"Balloon fiesta is in October."
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We were fortunate enough to go up in the Company balloon during the annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. NM really is the land of enchantment!
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"What",
"What am I looking at",
"A pillow?",
"/u/FredRogersAMA, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must directly relate to the event in the picture. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/FredRogersAMA&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7ticw4/tfw_youre_an_extra_in_your_favorite_show/?context=10\\))"
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TFW you're an extra in your favorite show
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"WTF. So rude. ",
"Get all shells from floor and throw them onto her face",
"What a vile human. ",
"Need to cross post this to r/trashy ",
"What did she say when you brought it up?",
"What a stupid cunt ",
"I hate those people so inconsiderate ",
"f'n slob",
"I'll allow it. ",
"Someone needs to tell this woman to go fuck herself. ",
"Ah yes. The real, everyday entitled person: \"my messes just disappear.\" These people have no thoughts or just don't care or both.",
"*female\n\nedit:\n\nApparently downvoters consider her behavior ladylike.",
"Nobody ever brings it up. ",
"If she gets up to use the restroom, pour something onto her seat. Sticky soda or even better, some vomit if you have any handy.",
"She might be female, but she hardly qualifies as a \"lady.\"",
"Infant diarrhea.",
"As much as youd feel thats justice, its the same person who has to clean up the shells who'll have to clean the vomit or sticky soda so dont make their day worse! ",
"Grab a handful, tap on shoulder, throw in face. ",
"I imagine the flight attendants would simply hand her some towels and have her clean it herself.",
"Yeah but she's hot so who cares lol",
"Why is that bag looking at me like that?",
"What an uncultured swine! ",
"Is this on an airplane or a train?",
"Savages",
"Can you film her face legally? If so I would walk over there and film her then the floor while explaining out loud what she is doing then post it on all the main media sites and let the people do the rest to shame her. Someone will know her so we can all really dig in.",
"She might have dropped her litter bag...",
"She must be a Stephen Miller fan.",
"Looks like Elvira’s spawn to me. ",
"And her foot is right there in the aisle, absolutely infuriating",
"She made an unclean statement.",
"Here is how to handle it:\n\n\"Oh, it looks like you dropped something?\" \n*picks up a shell* \n\"Hmm, there seems to be more down here.\" \n*pick up more shells*\n\"Wow, there are so many.\"\n*really block her view of the screen, generally get in her way*\n\"Here you go.\"\n\nIt Is the only way to see how far the rudeness goes.",
"Yes.",
"Without noticing?",
">ImperialHedonism\n\nIndeed",
"My bad. \nAccording to OP, she was EATING the shells and then dropping them on the floor.",
"Holy shit do you own a torch and pitchfork emporium?\n\nCalm down",
"Did you just assume it's gender? ",
"She looks so familiar it’s driving me bananas. ",
"Nasty bitch...I would have taken the 25000.00 law suit for opening an airplane's door and just thrown her out",
"That is just nuts.",
"Get up and \"accidentally\" spill a drink on her book",
"[You'd have to ask the person who posted this 9 months ago.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/63a9ys/this_person_throwing_pistachio_shells_on_the/)",
"oh yeah for sure i make sure i carry little bit of vomit everyday for this exact moment",
"So an airtrain then?",
"[oh shit](https://i.imgur.com/W1f3RzK.gifv)",
"Right? Who eats the shells??",
"...why yes I do .. it's called FORK YOU *mob and riot accessories* ",
"/r/mildlyinfuriating",
"What have the French ever done to you?",
"As someone who used to clean planes for a living I would kill that bitch.",
"This is a childish way to handle a childish problem. ",
"In a plane? Tell on her. Stewardesses don't take no shit. ",
"Hey Reddit! Do something about this! I'm not brave enough to say something to her.",
"So... She's not eating pistachio shells... She's eating the nuts... It is the shell that she is throwing on the floor... Because why else do I pay these plebs?",
"You could have stopped at 'done'!\n\n:p",
"You’re supposed to eat the shells and throw away the seed part, right? Just like edamame. ",
"I though I was the only one who did that.",
"If I was on that flight that would the last solid food she'd ever be eating.",
"Not a chance. Clearing the plane efficiently is going to be a much higher priority for them. Plus, flight attendants don’t clean the plane either, there’s a special team that does it.",
"Nah not really.. You think she would give a fuck if you said something? What OP did is probably the best thing to do.. it still gets it out there but people like that won't care unless they see how bad that really is and embarrassing her is a good way to fix it. ",
"Trains don’t have LCD screens on the seat backs.",
"what bothers me so much about airtrains it that you still have to use a regular airplane to get to the airtrainstation.",
"Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. Sometimes the best way to counteract flood damage is to pour more water on everything.",
"Did somebody say seatram?",
"That’s my confusion. The armrest, chair seat and floor all look like trains to me. It is either some fancy commuter rail or a no-frills airline. Plus it is far more likely for someone to do this and get away with it on a train.",
"That would probably warrant the death penalty or a nice holiday at Gitmo. Performing an act of terrorism on a plane and all. ",
"I think you need to do an AMA. You probably have some juicy stories. ",
"You’d bash all her teeth out and maybe dislocate her jaw during your rage induced psychosis? ",
"She is a paying customer, the staff are there to sort out the mess ",
"Found the entitled person.",
"Exactly! Same reason why I often relieve myself in the bread isle.",
"Don't judge a book by its cover. Geez...",
"But that would mean it's an accident and I pulled my misdirected and fickle rage out for no reason!",
"The odds of your video reaching enough people for her to even notice, and become embarrassed is very slim.",
"Yup. but your saying there is a chance! Lol",
"Please elaborate your reasoning. \n\nCause I don't shave my armpits and I keep my rubbish in the trash where it belongs. \n\nI don't shave them because my girlfriend doesn't give a fuck. If she did, I might. But I can't remember the last time we interacted with each others armpits. ",
"Lock that bitch up.",
"That doesn't mean it's not a childish way of handling it.",
"She would probably \"MeToo\" you if you tapped her on the shoulder and ask her not to do this.",
"What a fucking twat. (I’m lost for a better way to express myself but I think this’ll do!)",
"\"Lady\"",
"Doubly inconsiderate when you don't know if someone has a nut allergy close to you? ",
"Quick kill it with fire before it breeds",
"You're a good girl. You can do anything you want in life. Don't cry, I'll buy one for you. If you don't like it, I'll cook you some thing different. Here's a trophy for coming in last... ",
"Whats worse? The title or the 9 month old repost of something so petty?",
"This **bitch** eating pistacios and throwing the shells on the floor\n\nFTFY",
"That's like saying we should break all your teeths with a punch to the face so dentists have work to do.",
"But that would be illegal so you can't compare. ",
"Besides what OP said. Would you pick up every shell if the litter bag fell on the floor? Most people would pick up some then leave the rest, especially in a tight space. I highly doubt it.",
"Too good for the in-flight peanuts?",
"Curses!",
"If the staff don't like it. There is plenty of others that would do the job. They chose to do that job.",
"Ah, one of those ‘if it’s not illegal it’s okay’ people. And probably also one of those ‘the law doesn’t apply to me’ people as well.",
"I get what you’re saying... you jus worded it weird. It’s like being in a grocery store and you drop a jar of mustard (which happened to me) and you just want to help clean it up but the employees insist that you don’t. It’s awkward for me because - “fuck you. I made this mess so let me clean up my mess and pay for the mustard “ and the employee is like “nah dude. We got a guy for that” ",
"Those doors won't open when the cabin is pressurized, but go ahead and get a fine just for trying.",
"Yep, looking at the distribution of the shells that looks way more like a single spillage than indiscriminate flicking.",
"Very important post dude. Gotta see the whole story before passing judgement. ",
"Doubt it. If there was turbulence so bad she couldn’t pick it up, everyone’s tray tables would have to be up. ",
"Bread isle? That's trashy. I've upgraded to the sporting goods isle of my local Walmart. ",
"Nah she's honed her aim after years of trash-throwing. Something us normals will never understand.",
"\"Sorry I work at Texas roadhouse\"",
"Your 2 statements contradict eachother. If something is not illegal it's obviously OK ",
"fake or not, fart in her face as you walk by. I always thought farting was the great equalizer on planes, trains and buses.\n\nNow, we all suffer.",
"This repost from 2 weeks ago",
"This really pist me off!\n\n\n\nThank you, I'll let myself out",
"For how the airlines EA you in price gouging, go for it! ",
"At least she wasn't eating the shells that time ",
"Whoa brand new content never posted before on Reddit? Nice! ",
"Enhance!",
"just call a stewardess and snitch her out. oh, you're not on a plane. oh, it's not your photo. sorry.",
"pretty sure you're wrong.",
"K dad ",
">Some pretty strict aviation policies around people hanging out in the aisles of planes for whatever reason.\n\nTaken quite a few flights from the US to East Asia, 14-16 hour flights. People standing around in the aisles and the back of the plane like crazy.",
"I've been on quite a few 14-16 hour flights and I've never heard them to tell people to put tray tables up during turbulence, just to return to your seats and put on your safety belt.",
"This repost ",
"Typical lib.",
"enraged? you're wrong. i just hate her. /s\n\nhaha, social media people and their language these days. :D",
"What a lib cunt.",
"The real question is: why has the hair of the passenger in front of her turned pistachio green?",
"How considerate! That way the bread can soak everything up and nobody has to clean the floor!",
"That's not a lady, it's human trash.",
"As a frequent traveler, I will sometimes bring it up if someone was being an asshole on a plane or bus, but I always wait until everyone is departing. These people are the kind of people who will attempt to make the rest of your flight a living hell if you dare suggest they are not queen of the airplane.",
"People take things too seriously, even on the internet. I applaud you. ",
"yes, calling for \"hate\", \"outrage\" and other extreme emotional states just because we criticize the behavior of another person is new. it formed with the facebook generation who is \"offended\" about anything and projects this behaviour onto all others as well.\n\nfine by me if people want to stay ignorant though.",
"Would love to shove those shells really gut up her nose.",
"If i go to the target and shit on the floor one of those workers would end up cleaning it, doesnt mean thats what they signed up for. Someome just has to be the adult when lazy entitled people hold the same beliefs as you and figure the staff is below them and can \"sort out the mess\" ",
"Lady?",
"Without a link it's the equivalent to saying \"I'm pretty sure the dude came just after his recently-divorced ex-wife told him she had a new boyfriend and he found a smoking pistol that was lying next to the new boyfriend's body. What crazy timing when he was just stopping by to congratulate the woman he was still publicly posting he loves on Facebook, huh!\"\n\nedit: he's just saying some random shit and without an actual post his \"pretty sure\" doesn't mean shit.",
"Pinching the ol' loaf",
"Doesn't matter what OP said, as it's a repost. Possible that she spilled the shells while eating the nuts and picked them up before leaving the plane. Let's not lose our heads!",
"You're a bad person.",
"Or don't call someone a \"fucking twat\" when she was told to not pick them up when this got originally posted 10 months ago. ",
"I'd say the comments calling her every name in the book. ",
"TIL that jaywalking is worse than having an affair.",
"Good one.",
"this \"lady\"",
"Fuck your plane you rich motherfuckers, go buy a new one",
"Omfg where is this gif from?\nI'm laughing for 10 minutes :*)",
"Me too this is fuckin great",
"*right click > undo x696969",
"i grew up a bit differently i guess. we're a lot more relaxed than you guys, and saying things like:\n\n> Fine by me if people want to keep being enraged by something so arbitrary.\n\njust because we criticize a person for littering a de-facto public space is something from the facebook and \"youtube streamer\" generation. :-)\n\nas i said, it's ok to stay ignorant. live on!",
"Reno 911. Go watch it right meow! ",
"It’s from the show Reno 911!",
"Yeah totally agree.",
"Reno 911",
"Who in their right mind would throw shells on the floor. The crew is always coming by. Ask for a cup to throw them in. Or keep them on your FUCKING TRAY!!!!",
"She's no lady.",
"Well good thing she has you to defend her honor by typing paragraphs to multiple people online.",
"I think you accidentally a word.",
"Scruffy fukin slag bitch",
"> What a lib cunt.\n\nMaybe she's selfish or entitled, yes.\n\nMaybe, however, she was just keeping them in a cup or bag and accidentally spilled them and couldn't do anything about it without disrupting the flight (I have absolutely been in situations like this).\n\nEither way, she deserves an eye roll or some condescending finger-wagging at worst.\n\nBut he biggest thing is where the fuck do you get off throwing in \"lib\" there? It just makes you look like a narrow-minded goblin.",
"Rage",
"Rude!!",
"I wouldn’t call her a “Lady”.",
"Really? Those 2 stories are equivalent in your mind? ",
"I agree...Look at her leg, she has it at an odd angle..if somebody was just throwing them down they would twist their body to avoid them.",
"I think you should be allowed to punch people like this in the face. Regardless of gender.",
"Ok",
"Nah... Let's judge. It's more fun that way. ",
"Reno 911. Fun fact: Reno 911 was produced by Danny Devito's company, Jersey Television!",
"Ok... But I may be crazy here but I just kind of think eating in shell pistachios in cramped quarters like that is a dick move period. Annoying little crack every few seconds bugging everyone trying to catch some sleep. Pay for the shelled ones if you're so hard up for them. ",
"I have massive travel anxiety and try to zone out whatever time of day. This would have me murderous.",
"haha you said \"lady\"...wrong!",
"Certainly not a lady. ",
"You ok buddy?",
"Jesus lady it’s an airplane not a baseball stadium",
"You might also like /r/highqualitygifs",
"It's hyperbolic, sure, but a story being reasonable doesn't make it more likely if there's no evidence. At least, I think that was his point.",
"“Lady”",
"And there are those like me who are allergic to them. Cashews smell rancid to me as a defense mechanism.",
"What a shellfish thing to do",
"Learn to let go. Everything does not have to always be perfect. If you don't like the gentle sound of pistachios cracking, assuming you can even hear them over the noise from the engines, then wear a pair of noise-isolating earbuds or headphones, or listen to music or white noise.\n\nIf someone is blasting an air horn into your ears, that is an absolute problem and they need to stop. But if someone is eating pistachios and it irritates you personally because you have some pent up anxiety, that is your problem and you are the one who needs to find a way to cope. It is not unreasonable at all for the average person to hear someone cracking pistachios and to just ignore it.",
"If that’s true, then the real jerk is the photographer. If you know it was because of a spill and being asked not to clean it, then you’re taking a picture to make her look like a jerk for those sweet internet points",
"🤔",
"It's kind of like one of those bars where you throw the peanut shells on the floor. The plane is cleaned and inspected top to bottom between flights regardless, it would have been vacuumed anyway. ",
"It's not the worst idea I've ever heard...",
"Look everybody! We have a quick judger here!",
"The comment section on this post is why I have little faith in my fellow humans. Maybe it would be a good idea to find out the context of the circumstance before shitting on someone. Y'all are so quick to judge...",
"I'm not nearly as concerned with the decision to dispose of the pistachio shells on the ground as I am the decision to color your hair green, yellow, grey and blue.",
"I don’t smoke. It’s a disgusting habit!\nAaaaaaaalllllllllllrrrrrrrriiiiiiggggggghhhhhhtttttttyyyyy then!",
"Technically her teeth would be the last solid.",
"I always carry some vomit on me.",
"Nasty bitch. ",
"Well look at her, clearly a libturd.",
"'Lady' ?",
"Kill it. Kill it before its breeds. ",
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"same lady sticks her finger in the peanut butter too. what an animal.",
"I've disappointed you again I'm sorry dad",
"I understand the purpose of your post—but I have to mention how many times I’ve seen this on planes (obviously not pistachios, but random food messes). Whether done on purpose or by accident, I find it likely her reaction was what I’ve seen before: “Oh well” followed by no attempt to clean up after themselves. \n\nI once saw dirty napkins stuffed between the wall and the overhead compartments! *Why?!*",
"Is there a context you can think of that would justify this behavior? Why couldn't she ask for a cup? ",
"Trashy as all hell, god I hate some people. And you know she's the type of person that if you confronted her about it she would get all uppity and say something along the lines of \"It's their job.\"",
"Very true. It is like OP doesn't get reddit *at all*.",
"I must have missed its original post and my comment was rather judgemental however I’m inclined to think that this person knew she was doing something wrong",
"The plane hit turbulence and the cup she had the shells in fell. She tried to pick them up but the stewardess told her to leave them because she would have been in the way. ",
"It's kind of disturbing that all you people are condemning this person and calling her all kinds of vile names based on a single photograph with zero context other than a title that says she threw her pistachio shells on the floor.",
"I worked at a restaurant as a server, we had peanuts we would give everyone. Most people threw them on the ground and I hated them very much.",
"Zero context? There is a bag of pistachios on her tray, she is holding one to her mouth, and there is a pile of the shells on the floor at her feet. I'm going to tag you \"Sean Spicer\" because you're a moron. ",
"I mean, I'm not even the original guy who said it was childish - but yes, only father's can point out childish ways.",
">Pretty sure the actual story\n\nFound the guy that never flies.\n\nI fly planes nearly daily for a living. I see people make disgusting messes like these on my planes at least once a day and often more.\n\n> which spilled during turbulence \n\nI can guarantee you the turbulence was nowhere that bad. Turbulence bad enough to spill drinks is rare. \n\n>Some pretty strict aviation policies around people hanging out in the aisles of planes for whatever reason.\n\nI can also guarantee plenty of passengers don't give a fuck and they do what they want. Just yesterday one of our flight attendants said some retard got up and rushed up front trying beat everyone off the plane when weren't even off the runway. In every single flight there's always at least a dozen completely trashy and inconsiderate poor excuses for humans that make my flight attendants job harder, and the flight worse for people around them.\n\n>for whatever reason\n\n\nRules, especially those in aviation, are written in blood. Is it not obvious?",
"Like you can hear a pistachio crack open in the cabin of an airplane",
"Airline pilot here. This is some feel good bullshit. I see people trash my planes like this at least once a day.",
"It's a photograph. It shows a single split second of what happened. Perhaps she had them in a container and it got knocked over somehow and she doesn't realize it yet. And I don't give a single fuck what you tag me as, I'm not that petty.",
"> libturd\n\nHey guys, look! It's funny because it took the word \"liberal\" and changed it so it has the word \"turd\" in it. Because every person who ever identified as a liberal is literally shit. \n\nLook at you, clearly a poet and scholar.",
"To all the idiots defending her ([prime example](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tie12/this_lady_eating_pistachio_shells_and_throwing/dtd01i3/) ) giving her the benefit of the doubt saying it was turbulence that spilled it or some other apologist bullshit, I can guarantee you she's just a trashy pig, period. I fly for the airlines and I see this shit on a daily basis. There's always that one asshole/cunt that does this. And turbulence bad enough to make that sort of a mess is rare.\n\nedit: [holy shit we got an upgrade](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tie12/this_lady_eating_pistachio_shells_and_throwing/dtdln6j/)",
"She should eat what's inside the shells instead of the shells itself. ",
"She's not eating pistachio shells.",
"Ok, but how does that justify her raping a goat and pushing an old lady down the stairs? \n^^Which ^^there's ^^no ^^evidence ^^for ^^but ^^it ^^might ^^have ^^happened. ^^I ^^bet ^^someone ^^has ^^done ^^both ^^of ^^these ^^things ^^and ^^then ^^eaten ^^pistachios ",
"for how much a plane ticket costs. I get it.",
"Nsfw\n\nhttps://i.redd.it/spy08j7wttc01.gif",
"Give her something to eat that doesn't have shells or make crumbs if she does.\n\n\"Hmm, soup and a straw? An interesting choice, and are these sheets rubber?\" \n",
"Pics more like Dicks",
"But her face gives me the \"I really don't give a fuck look\" indicating that she has indeed thrown all those pistachio shells on to the floor. ",
"Ah yes here we go, yet another guy trying to tell me how to do my job.\n\n> Uh, are you the guy who doesn't fly? They will arrest you on the ground or land the plane if you try pull that shit.\n\nNewsflash: we have discretion on how much we can escalate. Also, we were on the ground already, nobody is going to get arrested for that, at that point the only person in risk is his own ass if we had to slam on the breaks for whatever reason. If it was in the air, and it was clearly an attempt at breaching the cockpit, than that's a totally different story. As much as passengers love to paint the industry as the gestappo, we're not, we're thinking people. He's far from the first person to do that.\n\n>I was going to take you seriously until you said that word. Now I feel like i'm just talking to an angsty teenager.\n\nSo you're telling me I can't dumb down to the level of \"angsty teenagers\" that infest these boards just because I'm a pilot? Am I supposed to act professionally every single fucking second of my life? What about the millions of other \"professionals\" on here with PhDs, big wig engineering jobs etc etc, why do they get a free pass?\n\nI already tried being serious many accounts ago and it made no fucking difference. So I'm fighting fire with fire. Big deal. Heaven forbid a pilot come through here occasionally to vent his very much justified frustrations on idiotic myths about his job and the industry he's in, like MILLIONS of other users on here do in their respective fields.\n\n>You seem like one of them.\n\nYes because I can surely annoy the fuck out of my passengers from behind a bulletproof door.\n\n> Obviously depending on the airline.\n\nNo. Safety/Security rules are set in stone and vary little between airlines. Yet we also have discretion to an extent. If we followed them to a T we'd be arresting passengers left and right. (inb4 idiotic Saint David Dao jokes)",
"Completely understandable, commented purely on the picture. My bad we’ve all been there I guess",
"Yeah it's looks bad on her without the context. No big deal though!",
"A dive?",
"What a piece of shit.\n",
"Lol, I don't even know what to say to this. She's in the middle of eating and reading and is likely unaware that she's being photographed. What 'look' is she supposed to be giving? \n\n",
"Perhaps are more sympathetic and aware look regarding to the fact that she has just littered in a public place and is showing a complete disrespect to herself, other passengers and to the staff of the plane.\n\nEDIT : Grammar",
"Either way she's a selfish bitch for eating something so messy on a cramped flight, and its worse that she didn't take measure to avoid it even if you give her this benefit of the doubt. Fuck her. ",
"*SIGH* Do I really need to repeat my original comment? \n\n>It's a photograph. It shows a single split second of what happened. Perhaps she had them in a container and it got knocked over somehow and she doesn't realize it yet\n\nWhat if it literally just got knocked over, she doesn't know yet, and once she's finished with her current pistachio and goes to throw it into the container she'd realize it was knocked over and pick them up? Or any other similar scenario. Why is everyone here defaulting to the absolute worst case scenario of her being a horrible selfish bitch who deserves to be ridiculed on social media?\n\n",
"What a pig. Can you imagine what her house looks like?",
"Or pistachios are annoying AF and people like to sleep on planes regardless of the time of day. A constant drone is soothing, sharp little cracks every few seconds would boil my blood.",
"Reddit newbie. ",
"Cool gif.",
">Can you tell me what airline you fly with so I can avoid it. I mean you could at least act like an adult. Tbh I'd rather not have a childish dick head responsible for my life.\n\nOh my sweet sweet ignoramus child , if my rants have you so easily frightened over nothing, then I suggest you avoid /r/shittyaskflying which is infested with shitposting pilots making fun of other shitposting pilots\n\n>Not calling people retards has nothing to do with professionalism and more to do with not being a shit head.\n\n[Aww did I offend the retard?](https://youtu.be/ceS_jkKjIgo?t=48s)\n\n>Nope if they act like children i'll call em out on it.\n\nGo on then, there's millions of other shitheads on here. Get on it.\n\n>You can be serious without calling people slurs...\n\nAnd you can read those \"slurs\" without getting all fucking offended by them\n\n>Congrats i guess.\n\nThanks!\n\n\n>I really do not believe you're a pilot at all. \n>This is a huge tell that you're not a pilot.\n\n[Prepare to shit bricks](https://unsee.cc/48c056a6/)\n\nInb4 it's fake",
"She eats shells?",
"> You mean it's mostly filled with other people people pretending to be pilots on the internet?\n\n/r/nothingeverhappens is that way ---->\n\n>I just don't want to put my life in the hands of an ass hole if i can avoid it.\n\nSo, you *are* scared. Or at least too stupid to believe someone's online behavior has any correlation with how he performs his job.\n\n>Oh well, thanks to meta data i can report you to your employers if i wanted. I really hope that's not your I.P on that photo.\n\nSeeing you don't realize that a) that's not actually my metadata and b) that's actually your own IP being watermarked I think I'm ok. Not to mention my employer has MUCH bigger fish to fry",
"Don't call people retards. It is a slur, it's incredibly disrespectful, and it makes you look ignorant as well as making you just look like an asshole.\n\nCall people stupid, call them assholes, call them any of a number of other insults designed to show that someone is rude, language has lots of things to use for that.",
"Typical woman. Been to too many rallies and feminist propaganda gatherings",
"Maybe she's a chipmonk?",
"Quick! Judge them!",
"Fucking animal. Hate people like her. ",
"Thought it was funny and wanted to share it with you before we go our separate ways. ",
"Oh yeah hahah. The death threats are pretty bad as well",
"I'm sure she's not eating the shells as the title suggests. They are on the floor. ",
"Well OP must know because they have taken this picture. \n\n\nIt would be silly if they just copied and posted someone else's photo, and then made up a fake story about it just to get some meaningless internet points. Who would do that?",
"Hope she dies a horrific death.",
"I've seen this on flights with Delta, China Air, China Southern, EVA Air, and Cathay Pacific. I realize a lot of those are East Asian companies, but they are from different regions (EVA Air: Taiwan | Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong | China Air & China Southern: China).\n\nAll of them tell you not to do it, but don't really care when people do.",
"Well, it seems like you're right. I shouldn't really jump to conclusions so fast. ",
"You should kick them off, mid flight. ",
"start, middle, end,... just before the jetway is pulled up.",
"Seriously, why? Isn't that your job? You go on with a vacuum cleaner and suck up what got dropped into cramped spaces that nobody is going to easily crawl around under?\n\nThere ya go. Downvote the guy asking an honest question instead of answering. No wonder people who don't have your job have no sympathy for you.",
"His name must be Scott.",
"wait until your halfway to japan, then turn back to San Fran to have the one person deboard.\n\nTell the whole plane who caused it and why",
"I've seen people do far worse on a bus. Pistachio shells would be the least of my worries",
"I had a nephew in my house one time, and we served shrimp cocktail, and this little dude (he was maybe 9) was eating the shrimp and then tossing the tails over his shoulder. I said, \"Hey, are you eating the shrimp and tossing the tails over your shoulder?\" His parents went, \"WHAAAT?!?\" and corrected his behavior. ",
"I think that rapper 6ix9ine is sitting in front of her ",
"must be the degens up north!",
"Your planes?",
"I'd like to think that she is being incredibly considerate and eating discarded pistachio shells off the floor that were dumped there by the person in front of her.",
"Y tho",
"Quality content here",
"Still butthurt about being told by a \"Fake\" pilot huh?",
"The ones they tell me to fly.\n\nThere. Happy?",
"I moved on to mind my own business assuming you'd be over it by now and yet here YOU are bringing ME up to *someone else*.\n\nThat's some sweet mental gymnastics to think I'm the one following you around.\n\n",
">Well I'm not the one commenting on your posts still am I?\n\nAnd what did you just do? Comment on my post.\n\n> They asked a question and I answered it\n\nAgain, mental gymnastics. All you said was \"I'm one of those.\" Hell of an answer.\n\n>knowing full well you were going to give them the whole rigmarole that I had to go through if I didn't.\n\n[HOLY FUCK PEOPLE LOOK HERE WHAT AN INSANELY DRAWN OUT RIGAMAROLE I'VE MADE](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tie12/this_lady_eating_pistachio_shells_and_throwing/dtdhysc/)",
"I think the word \"lady\" is overused these days.",
"Guess we shall keep this going ad-infinitum then",
"Porque no los dos?",
"But but but I like getting paid for being *that* pilot",
"I am nice... in person. Here? All bets are off.",
"She’s eating the SHELLS? ",
"Makes me a damn good multitasking person me thinks",
"So according to the comments this particular incident wasn't this woman's fault BUT anyone who has been on a plane recently can tell you that people are absolutely disgusting and leave their nasty crumbs and wrappers everywhere.. there's no excuse for that nonsense when the flight attendants are constantly going around with bags and asking you for your trash ",
"If you can't handle a pistachio cracking you probably shouldn't travel publicly. ",
"Lazy slob. What a bitch.",
">At least i know i'm an ass hole offline and online.\n\nSo that's 2x the assholery I could ever hope to achieve. Show me the way master\n\nAlso I appreciate the entertainment you have provided while I'm sitting in my hotel in Bumfuckingnowhereseville Redneckistan. You're a kind sorta good sport",
"pretend you slipped on them and sue her.",
"Wouldn't seat trays would be up if it was turbulence? \n\nIf it was someone just getting up to go to the bathroom then I doubt an attendant would stop someone from cleaning up a mess. If they don't clean it then the attendant might have to... \n\n",
"True. OP with the clickbait title instead of the truth. Unheard of!",
"I'd like to see how this girl and the other one on the bus with her bags sprawled across two seats get along.",
".....y-y-...yoooouuuu naaaassstttyyy bbbi̻͓̳̱̪̞͖i̟̟̠i͓̫̹͔̼̘i̳͎̙I͈I͖̫̖̲I͈͔̼II̫̥I͈͓͙̭I̵̺̫̯̣̦ͬ͟I̮̜̝̎̓͐ͬͨI̛̫̮̲̲̰̺ͪ̾̽̿͋ͥ̓ͅͅI̤̼͌ͬ̇͛̓͒̍́I̸̼̜͇̦̱̔̈͛ͦͬ̾̄I̸̢͖̝̺͓ͤͫ͞S̨̹̈́ͩͮ̈͌́ͭ̀**C̖͕̅̽U̦̯̬ͨͩ͟I͓̻̲̳͍̙ͧ̈̀̕Ṯ͈̐ͯ͝ ̶̷̵̞͔͔͖̩͓ͨͨ͋ͫB̨̙̺͛̏͡Â̡̞͍̦̰̪̬̝̭̎͊͛͢͠S̅͆͛͛̀͏҉͚͙̼̲̩͕̘K͎̼̲̰̤̩̮͙̍ͨͮ̋̑̍ͅE̠̩̘̼̦͚͎͋̌ͯ̐̿͒́̚͟ͅṪ̡̹̭̠͓͉̮͔̽̾̏̉͞**",
"??? I have been on a lot of flights where the turbulence is enough to make something spill, especially a flimsy plastic cup. And you can guarantee it? You can't eat pistachio shells lmfao, why would she be eating them. \n\nThis is one woman on one plane in the world and your comment is written as if she has just killed a child. \"Apologist bullshit\" - like what you make it sound like people are handing out pamphlets to forgive the crimes of the catholic church or nazis or some shit. She is literally one person on a plane calm down.",
"\"lady\"",
"these people are cancer. Maybe not this lady but Pistachio eaters who throw their shells on the ground. These people need a swift ass kicking.",
"Repost ",
"I wish people didn’t find it socially acceptable to photograph whoever you feel like photographing....",
"When you say you're pretty sure, do you mean you read the comment above yours and accepted it as truth?",
">I have been on a lot of flights\n\nWhoa we have a frequent traveler here.\n\n>where the turbulence is enough to make something spill,\n\nI can think of ONE handful of flights last year where it was that bad. And I flew about 800 hours.\n\n>You can't eat pistachio shells lmfao, why would she be eating them.\n\nNo shit sherlock but she should know better than making a mess in a PUBLIC space and the fact you're defending this behavior makes me believe you haven't traveled further than under the big rock you live under.\n\n>This is one woman on one plane in the world and your comment is written as if she has just killed a child. \n\nWhat part of I SEE THIS SHIT ON A DAILY BASIS did you not fucking understand?\n\n> She is literally one person on a plane calm down.\n\nSo you're perfectly fine with people making a mess and being completely inconsiderate of others? My coworkers get to pick this up. And it's not cool. Period.",
"r/wtf more like,\nsomeone slap that dumb bitch.",
"hahaha jesus fucking christ, no words.",
"HAHAHAHALMFAOROTFLBBQAMIRITE?\n\n\n\n/r/trees, /r/drunk, /r/Iam14andthisisfunny are that way for fucks sake ------>",
"Thats when you lean over and say \"Mam, you dropped something\", but loud enough so others can hear it.",
"That's a woman, not a lady.",
"What some people do in public blows my mind. The other day while waiting for the bus a young women standing next to me started spitting on the ground. I did kinda a double take at the spit, and she looked at me with an expression that said \"So what, we're outside?\" And hocked one down by my feet. Sure, we may be outside, and listen I've pissed outside more times than I can count but I don't do in standing in a crowd of fifteen people.",
"Based on the glasses, clothing, and hairstyle I could have guessed she’d be the kind of person to do this. ",
"Internet slap fight!",
"Honestly I take pride and feel an ownership in my planes. I am maintenance and I feel it gives me a sense of connection. Take pride and say it is your airplane. Because in all honesty when you get your MRD, it is.",
"Can't believe I had to scroll this far to see this comment. Was just about to say fuck this bitch is that Tekashi69 in front of her.",
"Apparently the reddit pedants say we have no right to claim them as our own unless we bought them.",
"Pullout game is strong",
"What s the evidence to her just throwing them there?",
"Tut tut.",
"I’ve seen worse flight from Mia to GRU as I walked past the aisle Noticed cans of printers snd chips everywhere on the floor and seats. Some people just don’t have manners. ",
"Pretty sure y'all made that up with no evidence.",
"Occam's razor.\n\n1) there is no visible disposal container.\n\n2) she is still eating them, meaning she has to be doing something with the shells\n\nSimplest solution: toss them on the floor",
"I like pie. ",
"Passenger here, I notice that too on most flights. This is antisocial behaviour that increases ticket prices for everyone.",
"I looked at the old posts and the news stories. Only the odd comment on reddit that suggests the same idea as you but nothing I'd take as credible",
"It's not considerate to gross everyone else out by eating floor garbage.",
"Cunt!",
"I do not understand how anyone could be so inconsiderate of their surroundings. ",
"Though this is a repost, just kindly hand her the barf bag. A little passive aggressive positivity goes along way.",
"Why not use you feet to put them into a small pile then reach down and get them? She’s allowed to lean into the aisle. ",
"Calling her a Lady is very nice of you. I would had called her something else.",
"Sounds like a awesome idea..\nI'm laughing out so loud here",
"Well, those people who are grossed out should be biodegrateful!",
"Funny you say that... I’ve 100% seen this picture like 12 - 15 months ago. And that one at least had a logical title for its post.",
"What I see [Immediately](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVSWQQtpgjs)",
"Some people just want to watch the world burn ",
"Hey Lady. You are on a 747; not in a Texas Roadhouse.",
"'Oh lady, you made a mistachio!'",
"Let be positive. Maybe they fell on the floor accidentally and she already notified the flight attendant who told her not to worry about it. Shit happens. Stop taking photos of strangers you creeps.",
"I leave the poetry to triggered libturds like you."
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"There's a drug called Yaba? I assume it's short for Yaba Daba Do. That's awesome!",
"Yaba in Thaiand.",
"I hope there's a Pebbles and Bam-Bam too.\n\n\"Hi, my name is MonkeyButter and I'm addicted to The Bam-Bam.\"\n",
"Fred flint stone would be appalled. ",
"Well, he did live in the stoned age. ",
"“You’re gonna have a bad time”",
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"Hold on - what are you classifying as a race? Bins or Flight attendants?\n\nMaybe you should take this crap back to tumblrinaction",
"No really, take your racist crap and shove it.",
"Are you drunk or just stupid?\n\nWhat do you classify as a race, bins or flight attendants?\n\nYou need to work out the difference between Racism and bad taste - you will enjoy the internet a little bit more :)",
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"If they conceived a child, the woman would become a ticking human bomb",
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"So you’re the one guy left",
"Besides my German Shepard companion that I trained to take pictures "
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"That's about the thighs of it. ",
"Lana hands",
"There is a highway to the danger zone. ",
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"Or a good Psylock ",
"[Your in great peril](https://youtu.be/DtcSYPjJbgg)!",
"I wonder if her thighs are THICC-LIsh",
" This is just a very fit lady wearing a dress that somewhat resembles that characters costume, it’s not a cosplay at all.\n\nThe flowers are a dead giveaway she’s being photographed for something else",
"At what kind of event (of which you would need flowers) would that dress be appropriate? ",
"Who says it needs to be an event? Could just be a photo shoot. \n\nBut, because you asked- fitness and figure competitors often dress like this for shows, competitions or fan appearances, and sometimes are given flowers either with their awards or just by fans/supporters. \n\nI’d be more convinced it was a cosplay if she had the accessories and details that the chun-li has, like the spiked bracelets, flat shoes, braids in her hair. As well as the detailing on the dress.... \n",
"..that makes sense. Thanks!",
"The zone is one of danger?"
] | 16 |
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Chun-li cosplay
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/r/pics/comments/7tilmf/a_small_puppet_shop_in_japan_is_looking_for_this/
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[
"Fish Bulb!",
"A long shot but if anyone knows this family, please PM me. Reddit is probably the only shot I've got!",
"i feel like if i was that family i would be trying to get as far away from those demon dolls as possible and you're about to ruin everything",
"Why ?",
"I would really love some back story to this. I have so many questions.",
"They looked healthy but also tasty and I wanted to make them into a soup. ",
"I'm guessing that they had some custom puppets made and ran out without paying. ",
"there are some japanese guys with full-body tattoos and missing fingers that would like to talk to them",
"Post over at the Reddit Bureau of Investigation - /r/RBI - Maybe they can find them",
"The family became the dolls, didn't they?",
"*Goosebumps theme*",
"Everything I learned says yes, and they are still trapped inside, they can see us and hear us, but they just can't move!",
"the other child should have never threw that penny into that fountain and wished for his family to be gone. ",
"This is totally a goosebumps novel and there souls are trapped in the puppets.",
"That's a good point, kinda. Maybe it's not a heartwarming connection waiting to happen and sometimes people don't want to be found. ",
"/u/Eve_Tiston, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule III - No missing persons/animal requests.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Eve_Tiston&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tilmf/a_small_puppet_shop_in_japan_is_looking_for_this/?context=10\\))"
] | 16 |
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A small puppet shop in Japan is looking for this family
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/r/pics/comments/7tinii/must_go_faster/
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[
"I've played to many video games, first thought was run at it and slide underneath it, its turn radius is trash.",
"The bride and groom have chucks on. Everyone else is toast.",
"I know which one gets eaten first. ",
"The toddler is the best actor here. Kids are pros at pretending.",
"Do you \n\na. Run in to the bushes\n\nb. Trip someone over for a sacrifice\n\nc. Sacrifice yourself \n\nd. Keep running and hope for the best",
"B then A for sure.",
"You monster! I love your line of thinking",
"Guy on the back left is just terrified of trees. ",
"That one chick is carrying a dude on her back.",
"Lol ya she is a character "
] | 10 |
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Must Go Faster...
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/r/pics/comments/7tinsg/i_wiped_out_while_snowboarding_but_its_way_better/
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[
"You ate your girlfriend fartbox while she was on her period. Let’s just say you forgot your nose was in the danger zone. “Beethoven’s 5th symphony plays”",
"It turns out Walmart security is allowed to chase you ",
"You were attacked by a group of 5th grade girls throwing pine cones at you.",
"Your parachute didn't open.",
"You fell out of the big dick tree. ",
"/u/TrueTriage, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/TrueTriage&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tinsg/i_wiped_out_while_snowboarding_but_its_way_better/?context=10\\))"
] | 7 |
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I wiped out while snowboarding but it's way better if I can just give a different story everytime someone asks. Any ideas?
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/r/pics/comments/7tio0x/a_powerline_caught_fire_across_the_street_from/
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[
"shit, nice pic.",
"Honestly, if I wasn't working I would have recorded a video instead. You could actually hear the electricity crackling.",
"When this happened I figured they'd have to cut power to the line to get it to stop, causing us to lose power, allowing me to slack off at work. Unfortunately that powerline doesn't affect us, so we still had power, so I still had to deal with customers. \n\nIt looked cool at least."
] | 3 |
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A powerline caught fire across the street from the gas station I work at earlier tonight.
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/r/pics/comments/7tipd1/feelsbadman_that_rage_when_you_found_this_right/
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[
"Who steal only one ?",
"Looks normal to me",
"A part-time thief.",
"They only took what they needed. \nIt still has the rubber band?",
"Maybe it was removed on purpose to stop people stealing it ....\n\n like people do with cycles they take the front wheel with them or the saddle or both ",
"Maybe not park in the sidewalk mate, if you do that in a split I'd do that too if you made me concourse.",
"I hate when people don’t throw away their trash too ",
"Ive never understood the logic behind them propping it up with some stones afterwards. I mean, thanks, but you still stole my fucking rims you degenerate bastards. ",
"Its so you can get the jack out from underneath.",
"Oh. That is indeed logical. "
] | 10 |
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FeelsBadMan. That rage when you found this right before going to work.
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/r/pics/comments/7tipwl/a_choice_was_made/
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[
"Set up",
"Natural selection also made a choice ",
"yea, you decided to setup a photo... and to let the world know you like nuts... a lot. ",
"A healthy alternative ",
"People are making such a big fuss about a simple fun online game.",
"Gotta get those num nums!"
] | 6 |
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A choice was made...
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/r/pics/comments/7tiscw/my_cat_sir_charles_went_missing_2_days_ago_hoping/
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[
"Hope he comes back. I’m sorry.",
"He looks like a hardy boy who can handle himself. Hope he gets back safe. ",
"Sir Charles is a ginger. Stealing the souls of any coyote that dares cross his royal path. Make it home soon.",
"/u/Colbz1994, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not be designed to elicit sympathy. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Colbz1994&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tiscw/my_cat_sir_charles_went_missing_2_days_ago_hoping/?context=10\\))",
"Fair Enough! My bad "
] | 5 |
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My cat, Sir Charles went missing 2 days ago. Hoping he returns, but it's not uncommon for coyotes to feast every now and then where I live. Very glad I got this pic before he left. Hope to see you soon, buddy.
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/r/pics/comments/7tisvh/my_new_ford_escort_zx2/
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[
"GREAT affordable transportation. Better than making car payments forever. ",
"How many miles on it?",
"152 K, but I bought it for $1000 and runs great! "
] | 3 |
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My New Ford Escort Zx2
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/r/pics/comments/7tisvn/the_times_they_are_a_changin/
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[
"That's a great thing",
"I’d rather one toilet for males, one for females and one for all the others. ",
"All you need is a couple of rooms with enough space for only one toilet. Then, put a picture of the toilet on the door. Otherwise, we keep getting subjected to this silliness."
] | 3 |
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The times they are a changin'
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/r/pics/comments/7tit6j/a_life_sized_sculpture_made_entirely_of_human/
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[
"This makes me have phobias I didn’t know I had",
"/r/creepy",
"Why... just, why would anyone...",
"Well that's a little disturbing",
"I like how it's not creepy *at all*",
"This is so cute.",
"I'm calling bullshit on this being made of real human teeth. They all look like maxillary central and lateral incisors. They all appear to be caries and restoration-free, with little wear on them. No way this 'artist' found that many human teeth for this.",
"This reminds me of an old picture of a mouth in the middle of someones palm... someone send this to James Wan!",
"You're just mad they haven't been flossing.",
"Isn’t this the creature from Channel Zero? Good show (well the first season was anyway)",
"Those teeth look clean enough. They've been flossed.",
"Yeah I was thinking the same thing",
"Even if it is human teeth, I doubt it's *entirely* teeth, unless the artist was very good at balancing them.",
"well im not sleeping ever again.",
"You’re right, it’s from [Channel Zero](http://cdn.spoilertv.com/images/headers/channel-zero.jpg). I would recommend watching the first season, candle cove. It’s got a really creepy atmosphere.",
"So horrible \nHow does it brush itself ",
"I got gingivitis just looking at it.",
"r/trypophobia\n",
"Damn you - I hate that your reply brought me back to this pic and I hate that sub even more. ",
"#no",
"Candle Cove dude....",
"I like this and hate this at the same time ",
"Isn't this from the TV show Channel Zero?",
"Not a sculpture. A costume from a tv show.\n"
] | 24 |
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A life sized sculpture made entirely of human teeth
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/r/pics/comments/7titij/babies_on_fremont_street/
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[
"Is this some kind of anti-Trump statement? 'Cause I can't decypher these protests / art projects no more.",
"A fucking tip jar really my dude",
"Lol, I was actually there...",
"Last night ? Lmao",
"Besides the tip jar, what is their angle? Pro Trump, anti Trump? Hard to figure out from the picture.",
"Yeah lol"
] | 6 |
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Babies on Fremont Street
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/r/pics/comments/7tiuof/cut_from_above/
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[
"I can't wait to see this a million more times with all the different fruit...",
"Fuck it. If someone does it with blueberries I'll still be impressed.",
"Looks like a cheap print out.. real life can be so fuckall sometimes",
"This is some next level OCD",
"Just freeze them",
"r/oddlysatisfying ",
"This photo is a cut above the rest. ",
"This is neat.",
"AND YOU'RE TO BLAME WO-OH",
"Look at the bottom row, compare to top. Very obvious shadow from printout.",
"Can these photos be used for posting them? Or are they protected by copyright?",
"I like this a lot.",
"That could easily be the shadow of the taller part of the carved apples on the shorter. Plus, the edges of the bottom two on the right don’t line up perfectly.",
"but they're blue inside too. just like my soul. (sic)",
"He's blue, da ba di da ba dab... ",
"Look no further, it's already a thing: https://trendland.com/sakir-gokcebag-plays-geometry-with-fruits-and-vegetable/\n\nAlso that's the website OP stole the picture from.",
"/r/fakealbumcovers",
"But why",
"Beautiful ",
"I too have that selfsame feeling\n\nFinding this photo a peeling\n\nPupils widen to espy\n\nThey're the apples of my eye\n",
"\"Pretending we're different.\" -Smashing Pumpkins",
"Hahahahaha I love this",
"/r/accidentalwesanderson",
"I see Target copying this idea in ad sometime soon. ",
"Wtf is a \"printout\" ",
"/r/mildlyinteresting",
"\"I'll take fakeal bum covers for $1000, Alex\"",
"Coolio",
"Also look at the bottom corners at the stems. They would have to be going through the paper and I think a hole would be pretty obvious.",
"Did you make this?",
"https://xkcd.com/859/",
"Took my brain a few seconds to realize what was going on. This is awesome. ",
"Gah, beat me to it.",
"My brain keeps telling me that this is a filter and that the ground between the apples is also tinted Red. U zoomed in a few times and think it's not tinted. But it still looks like it!",
"Pretty neat tbh",
"Cor!",
"https://i.imgur.com/L7YTUi3.jpg",
"Oh my..",
"Sorry (I was rushing",
"Fully (sic) 🤙🏻",
"This is too perfect ",
"See you on /r/bestof in a few months. ",
"Wish I had this kind of skill. Every time I cut open an avocado I end up with 3 different lines somehow.",
"Ha",
"Touch from afar",
"I wouldn't mind seeing it with durians, knowing that the photographer would have to put up with the smell the entire time.",
"You're neat",
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"Also see at the stems.",
"It looks like a composite. One image with uncut apples, and then another with halved apples.",
"Take me with you",
"Should have got a better camera for this pic",
"Now this is what I call a-peel-ing art. ",
"Wow this is real interesting!",
"Neaterinio",
"I think ur neat\n\n[ ] Y\n\n[ ] N",
"Maybe",
"Lines...are not straight. ... It must be destroyed",
"JUSTICE, CUTS FROM ABOVE!",
"I clicked on this with intentions of calling the idea stupid, but when it opened up I was like \"ahhhhhh.... neat\"",
"At the beginning i was like : again a photoshop, then i realized...",
"lol i thought this was photoshopped until I clicked it who else?",
"r/illusions",
"This could have been Talking Heads album art."
] | 67 |
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Cut from above
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/r/pics/comments/7tiylq/i_was_cutting_some_red_onions_at_work_today_when/
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[
"aww cute onions",
"What’s with people cutting things open in finding things inside today",
"That’s god sending an early Valentine to you. The big guy (or gal) has a crush on you apparently. Which could be kind of creepy. ",
"Love your food, hate your breath ",
"Did you cry tears of joy?",
"Up. \n\nThe Earth smiles *up* at you. ",
"R/onionlovers",
"For some weird reason we call these purple onion.\n\nBut regardless, they are lovely.",
"Lol, I have never understood why they would be called red onion. \n\n",
"Why are they called \"red onions\" when they're actually purple?",
"He might have been in Australia",
"Or in a cave. ",
"I don’t know why but I hate this title.",
"I cut onions vertically...",
"wow\n",
"r/earthchan",
"r/earthchan",
"Fucking hippies",
"/r/onionhate has some words for you. ",
"Should repost to r/mildlyinteresting ",
"In the words of John k Samson a new name for everything. Frienoin \n",
"The Earth smiles up flat you*",
"Yeah. I spent all day cutting open peaches. It was the pits.",
"Love red onions. They're so good on a burger or in a salad.\n\nThank you for sharing. This makes me happy.",
"That's enough to make you cry.",
"Flat you too bud.",
"That one looks like harambe....",
"Ooooh, lovely. The onion made you cry?",
"Red onion... 🤔🤔🤔🤔 \nI know it’s the name for that kind of onion, but... I got eyes, and my eyes says it is purple. \n",
"Am I on Instagram right now?",
"OP works in the food industry, and Earth is above hell so...",
"You should try the turkey rolls",
"The Earth smiles down upon me Imperial, can you say the same?",
"Blasphemy, I won’t even correct you so no one has to go to that terrible place. Now r/onionhate is where it’s at",
"No. /r/onionhate",
"This is going to make me cry",
"It makes more sense if you live in a cave. I'd have gone with something about onions trying new ways to make people cry. ",
"That onion would love to give you bad breath and mild indigestion.",
"It’s a sign from god! Like and comment “Amen”",
"On a white chopping board?\n\nShame on you. ",
"Maybe they're making onion rings.",
"I like your title. Honoring earth for food is always a good thing IMHO. Glad she showed you some love. ",
"Make sweetheart candy.",
"Probably because it says some nonsense about the earth sending her a message. ",
"it's the onions that make me cry I swear",
"Well my ancestors are smiling at me imperials can you say the same?",
"Trying to make homemade cyanide? ",
"This brings me to tears.",
"No, I was sucking on a peppermint! If your taste buds are stimulated the glands in your eyes won't tear up! ",
"Love, \nYour food.",
"Love, you're food. "
] | 53 |
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I was cutting some red onions at work today when the Earth smiled down on me. Love your food!
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/r/pics/comments/7tiz16/tree_within_a_tree/
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[
"Looks like a mushroom cloud",
"WWIII confirmed.",
"Stick of rock"
] | 3 |
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Tree within a Tree
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/r/pics/comments/7tizub/on_the_set_of_star_trek_1967/
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[
"I remember this one! It's when the ship got hijacked by beings from Andromeda to fly themselves back home. The guy at the back table is the one Scotty got drunk. ",
"Correct! \"it's ... green.\"",
"These Tribbles are delicious!"
] | 3 |
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On the set of Star Trek (1967)
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/r/pics/comments/7tj13w/a_picture_i_made_called_laser/
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[
"dont give up your day job",
"This is beautiful. Such a peaceful, spacey feeling, and I also really love the smattering of neon rimlight on her chest!\n\nIgnore that person, all their comments are just downvoted troll comments.",
"Thank you :)",
"These colors are mesmerizing ",
"Thank you!",
"I'd frame that......",
"Yeah, I really want to print this out and put it in my portfolio maybe."
] | 7 |
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A picture I made called "LASER"
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/r/pics/comments/7tj38t/final_approach_to_san_francisco/
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[
"Mind Blowing ",
"It’s golden ;)",
"Well fuck, that is absolutely beautiful. Though it puts my commute in perspective which kind of sucks. ",
"\"Transitioning ladies and gentlemen, we're on final approach to San Francisco. Please tighten your sphincters. \"",
"I left my heart there... "
] | 5 |
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Final approach to San Francisco.
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/r/pics/comments/7tj3g5/look_up/
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[
"Wow! What a perspective. What did you take the picture with?",
"I feel like I’m being judged",
"Camera",
"Ahh! The funny people have arrived.",
"This is on the front page right now. ",
"Wow a whole 8 hours since the last repost which was only 3 hours after the one before that, good job. At least the last one changed the title",
"Look like an ent is going to smash you.",
"Also titled l o o k u p. \n\nOps a loser"
] | 8 |
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Look up
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/r/pics/comments/7tj3n1/mother_and_child/
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[
"Momma needs coffee ☕️ ",
"The mother looks like either she is really annoyed or is giving the \"don't even think about taking my baby\" look to the photographer. ",
"\"Boop\"",
"I doubt that is the mother. Pup looks so young and I dont see any saggy boobies.",
"Yer not a hooman.",
"Great photo!",
"Yer a lizard, Harry. ",
"That's one badass looking dog.",
"Curious - why is it that this breed (and similar ones) always have someone defending them in every single thread, even when no one has made derogatory statements? Why do you guys all feel the need to constantly say how \"great\" they are?",
"Errrr ignoring victors extremely defensive reply. Pitbulls have a bad rap. In many places you cant even own them because insurance wont cover you, and I believe that they are straight up illegal in certain countries. This is why you get people jumping in to defend them preemptively. They are great dogs, its a shame that the breed seems to attract the worst of dog owners.",
"No, I would not give you false hope \n \nOn this strange and mournful day...",
"I'm thinking that's the daddy dog",
"Mother with mutilated ears. ",
"Could they be hidden behind her chest? ",
"Yeah :(\n\nI would only ever rescue a dog with an alteration like that,\nbut would never 'buy' it from a breeder! ",
"That dog is almost camouflaged by that brick wall. ",
"dont you dare to cut its ears",
"Not a bad song to get stuck in my head on this lazy Sunday morning. Whelp, time to pull out my best of Paul Simon album and keep it going. ",
"Awww... they are so cute when they are not mauling an innocent person! ",
"Why the downvotes? It's true. ",
"Yea but this is Reddit where everyone loves them and no one says things about them being horrible dogs or aggressive or needing to be banned so there’s not really a reason to jump to defend them when everyone here already thinks that way.",
"Maybe raise them better. ",
"Mum has got more jewellery than me.",
"Looks like a motherfucking daddy.",
"Mom... Mom, Mom? Ma... Mom...\n\n (Boop)",
"Totally possible, bad camera angle to say. But normally theyre really saggy and you would see them from that angle. ",
"Saw the same."
] | 27 |
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Mother and Child.
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/r/pics/comments/7tj6bw/somebody_posted_this_pic_of_their_schools_food/
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[
"Haven't you heard of deep fried 3 day old pepperoni pizzas? ",
"That pizza looks infected ",
"r/shittyfoodporn",
"That pizza looks sad, like the experiment Ripley in Alien resurrection that said “kill me”",
"I’m day three into the flu, I’ve got a bunch of work to do from home with deadlines that I missed five hours ago and my two kids bouncing off the walls trashing my house downstairs. But this, this made my day.",
"This is what a slice of pizza looks like if you don’t chew it and manage to pass it still on one piece.\n\nProlapse cuisine.",
"Your going to need a bunch of ranch dressing for that one",
"[**It’s becoming a reality**](https://assets-auto.rbl.ms/90978598a200f7fa7e974d721316401d2f10f3ea5c4cda46715bfcbfe3644934)",
"If you're quiet it won't hear you and you can sneak past",
"/u/suggestmeone, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/suggestmeone&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tj6bw/somebody_posted_this_pic_of_their_schools_food/?context=10\\))",
"I can hear it clicking"
] | 11 |
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Somebody posted this pic of their school's food. For real?
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/r/pics/comments/7tjahb/standing_over_7_feet_tall_and_weighing_a_massive/
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[
"I'm wondering why she's smiling and what that wet stuff is on the floor. ",
"Banana not present. Can't adequately judge size. ",
"Reposted so quickly karma whore. ",
"karma whorse",
"I've seen this video before!",
"Jesus, he would kill her if they had sex.",
"Is that you, Large Sebastian?",
"her huge forearms tell me she only dates horses who are over 7 feet.",
"Need Shaq for scale.",
"So would her dad.",
"*Wink* *Wink*\n\n",
"whats her arm workout?"
] | 13 |
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Standing over 7 feet tall and weighing a massive 2600 pounds, “Big Jake” is the world’s largest horse.
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/r/pics/comments/7tjbs0/nothing_like_the_minty_freshness_of_a_finish/
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[
"Is...is this a Mean Girls reference combined with the tide pod meme? \n\nAlso I believe it’s Finnish* ",
"Like a savoury Bubble O’ Bill",
"Negative. One n..unless you’re from Finland. ",
"Nah it’s Finnish no matter where u r from.",
"Whoosh, fella... twice in fact. \nhttp://www.finishdishwashing.com/",
"Finn·ish\nˈ\nadjective\n1. relating to the Finns or their language.\nnoun\n1. the Finno-Ugric language of the Finns, spoken in Finland and in parts of Russia and Sweden.\n\nDo you have the internet? You can look it up yourself.",
"Hahahahaahahahahahahah.\nExactly. Google it. \nFinish dishwashing tabs. That’s the product in the picture. ",
"So what's this photo really about?\n\nAren't your nails trimmed pretty short? Stop chewing when you get to pain.",
"Oh you mean sanitizer and drying agent? Why'd someone post that?",
"Oh this is a tide pod joke. haha I get jokes."
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Nothing like the minty freshness of a finish PowerBar.
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[
"Nope",
"No, it definitely does not. ",
"Wow you must be terribly high",
"Negative ghostrider, the pattern is full ",
"Nope ",
"/u/slid3r, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No screenshots. This includes pictures of screens and photos where the interest is the contents of a screen.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/slid3r&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tjf6d/if_you_stare_at_tom_hanks_for_a_second_his_face/?context=10\\))"
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If you stare at Tom Hanks for a second his face turns into Vin Diesel.
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[
"I have no words",
"Spongebob is really enjoying himself, just pissing on everyone early in the morning.",
"I wanna know what he’s supposed to be holding though. Like I hope to god it wasn’t supposed to be his penis.",
"This has to be intentional.",
"Doesn't look like there is any \"hose\" to the left or right.. Has to be his penis haha. I wonder if it's photoshopped or something. It's just too ridiculous lol.",
"Are you feeling it now, Mr. Krabs?",
"stream of justice",
"Are you ready kids?",
"Are ya just going for a swim at your local pool? Because this is from at least two years ago https://www.reddit.com/r/CrappyDesign/comments/3nj2ui/this_spongebob/\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/4q6px6/are_ya_ready_kids/"
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Just going for a swim at the local pool
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[
"Free haircut.",
"Cut all the hair. ",
"Stay woke my friends. ",
"As a 14 year old, I just want to say that this is deep",
"'TECHNOLOGY!'"
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Don't look up.
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/r/pics/comments/7tjipy/cant_believe_they_feed_this_to_kids_at_american/
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[
"Lies, school pizza is rectangular and probably made out of real cardboard. ",
"Looks like BUFFALO shit",
"I can imagine inmates being fed better than our kids.",
"Looks tasty",
"Looks like a pizza fossil.",
"Looks like a growth on my ass.",
"Styrofoam for each kid in school, times 200 times a year, times the number of schools serving lunch in unrecyclable styrofoam. How much more expensive (or cheaper if full environmental accounting is used) would it be to have real plates and cutlery, and wash them everyday after use, then reuse. And reuse and reuse...",
"Well prison inmates in the US make more money for their watchers so you might not be far off.",
"You trust a school full of kids not to smash 95% of those plates? ",
"Yes. Source: had proper plates in kindergarten and throughout school.",
"So did I! I smashed every one! ",
"Something something sociopath something something nature vs nurture.\n",
"We used to smash all of the \"Shatter-Proof\" rulers too, to make a point. \n\nNothing's shatter-proof if you try hard enough. ",
"And this why we can’t have a nice planet.",
"I know it's awful this reality :(",
"turn that frown upside down...",
"Tell me a pateljoke",
"Definitely government quality food."
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Can't believe they feed this to kids at American schools
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/r/pics/comments/7tjjle/long_nails/
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[
"Must own a bidet.",
"Do the chickens have large talons?",
"I always wanted to know how in the hell does she WIPE HER ASS!",
"Nails of gf who wants to grab your sallary",
"no",
"Gross",
".........are not attractive"
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long nails
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/r/pics/comments/7tjkte/meanwhile_in_a_parallel_universe/
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[
"I wasn't sure whether or not I should laugh or stare.",
"This only shows how dumb people today are in general. The Confederates were about \"co-federation\" aka they tell you right in their name - da. Which means that white men in the north were not killing white men in the south and vise versa because they wanted to free or keep slaves. Rather it was an argument about a strong central federal government (the north) and a weak central government and federation of states where the power would be held - this affected taxation and tariffs among other things - your education has lied to you and everyone else.... its called \"propaganda\" and its used to manipulate you into misjudging reality and to get you to do things that you wouldn't if you knew more/better. Question what you're being told and go read books.",
"\"our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas [as those of slavery foes]; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.”",
"I'll give you back your flag if you give me back mine ",
"What in tarnation?",
"Only god knows what you are quoting - thou I suspect that its the main stream media who is owned and controlled by a small number of billionaire owners clearly hell bent on the idea of division as a means of conquering. Who's to know if \"the nergro\" as you write is equal to \"the white man\" as both are \"gross generalizations\" and not all white men nor negros are equal to each other insomuchas you as an individual are not equal to other individuals which is a result of your individual character and actions much more so (if not wholly) than something as trivial as the color or your skin and/or the geographic locality of your ancestors. Assuming that a man (any man and by correlation woman) can improve himself and rise higher and farther than others can ever imagine and it is both immoral and evil to suggest otherwise. Turn off your TV and go read a book.",
"The Cornerstone Speech, also known as the Cornerstone Address, was an oration delivered by Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens at the Athenaeum in Savannah, Georgia, on March 21, 1861.",
"Perhaps you should read a book if you don't even know what the cornerstone speech from the confederate vice president is.",
"Perhaps after the FISA memo is released you will consider that the media is consistently lying to yourself and you will then consider the need to do independent research and work out the contradictions.",
"Were you drop kicked repeatedly as a child?\n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone_Speech",
"Ok - so what - how does that affect or mean anything? Just because one dude got up and spoke 150 years ago does mean that proves the propaganda you learned. How do I know? Because one fine day decades ago my Grandfather (who was born in a house with his Grandfather in downtown Atlanta) took this box down from the closet and started pulling out pocket watches and civil war notes and explaining family history and the point of view and vantage of the people of the time. And I can assure you white men were not killing other white men on both sides for the sole and only purpose of slavery. Additionally, slavery was doomed regardless because of automation/mechanization and the lack of being able to \"perfect the capital\" - technical speak for \"the property done run off\" which banks don't have an issue with when you borrow money to buy a car or something else.... Also (in addition to what my Grandfather told me directly - where there was absolutely zero purpose whatsoever for him to lie to me) there are multiple other historic references to support the fact that \"the confederates\" where after a \"co-federation\" which is why they were not called something else like \"da slavers\". I know the less you know, the more certain you feel about the little you know - I ask you to start thinking because you are being walked into horrible situations by those you trust and don't question. Please consider the contradictions.",
"If you don't think the Confederate Vice President's own speech outlining what the confederates stood for outweighs what your grandfather told you then you are a complete fucking moron.",
"You realize that the \"school\" you attended could just as easily be classified as \"propaganda\" and I could say that (most likely) because you were drop kicked repeatedly as a child, you are unable to notice. Are you totally incapable of thinking for yourself due to all the trauma?",
"So you didn't go to school. Thank explains why you didn't know what the cornerstone speech by the confederate vice president was.",
"I went to school - I never said that I didn't. Rather I realized (cuz it was really obvious) that a enormous amount of the information presented was/is propaganda which can easily be determined by matching against the simple rule \"contradictions cannot exist\" - which thus lead to my reading many thousands of books in addition to what school required in addition to (at this point) several hundred thousand in additional courses - I'm likely one of the most educated people you might every meet. The thing you are doing is (for lack of a better word) \"tricky\" whereby you are doing what they taught you in college \"win by any means\" - yea ok cool its disingenuous and lacking and causes enormous problems ",
"So you're denying that the Confederate Vice President said those words?",
"Well - I'll tell you plainly that I'm completely and totally unwilling to review this speech but I know that if a large part of it didn't deal with taxation and tariffs than I know its just bogus and likely a red herring. Cuz (if nothing else) the white people in the north were also calling black people \"nigger\" and not thinking to highly of them - thus the notion that they would embroil themselves in the deadliest and most brutal combat against their own kin for those same niggers because you have a reference to a speech from 150 years ago is as disingenuous and stupid as niggers today asking for reparations for the harm done to them regardless slavery ended 150 years ago and they are as dumb as you advocating what (from any other vantage) is \"communism\" ",
"I have no way of know if he said those words or not. Though I'm absolutely certain that people manipulate history and forget about any other number things for their own purposes. Directing my (and everyone else's) attention to this singular event 150 years in the past is clearly nothing but a red herring. Heck why not go further back in time. In 1776 after discovering the \"atomic conversion of hydrogen\" and realizing it was/is an endless clean energy source, the people of that time wrote a letter to their monarch King George the 3rd telling him that they were independent. Then sometime around 1974 (during the oil crisis) Stan Myer rediscovered the \"automic conversion of hydrogen\" and tried to market the invention and got on national TV by driving a dune buggy he said was run on water - except it was actually hydrogen which was efficiently split based upon its geometric resonance - whereby the US government stepped in and marked it all \"top secret\" - whereby you can find video of Stan holding his patents with a top secret seal on it that were claimed by NASA. Why not talk about that? Note: you can buy a HHO welder from China where China claims to hold the patent on the water to hydrogen conversion cell. Why aren't we talking about that? Isn't that more of a fundamental truth? Wouldn't that have a greater impact on your life and the lives of every nigger than anything any Confederate VP said?",
"You're a fucking moron"
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Meanwhile in a parallel universe
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/r/pics/comments/7tjmpa/can_anyone_tell_me_what_this_is/
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[
"Definitely Wood™",
"I have no idea, OP",
"First cell phone prototype",
"r/whatisthisthing might be helpful",
"Its a coil for a model T ford from the 1920s. They also made other car parts amd radios.\n\nEdit more info:A trembler coil or vibrator coil is a type of high-voltage ignition coil used in the ignition system of early automobiles, most notably the Benz Patent-Motorwagen and the Ford Model T. Its distinguishing feature is a vibrating magnetically-activated contact called a trembler or interrupter, which breaks the primary current, generating multiple sparks during each cylinder's power stroke. Trembler coils were first used on the 1886 Benz automobile, and were used on the Model T until 1927.",
"Looks like a hand crank electric generator. Maybe for a telegraph, telephone, or a light possibly. It says coil on the side and usually coils are used for generating electricity. Looks like two posts on top where you would hook up wire. I can't tell what the black knob is. This is just a guess without looking into the company on the side. Where did you get it?",
"I might be 100% wrong, but since it is from a coal mine company, it looks like an old ignition device for explosives (tnt probably).\n\nCharge by the hand crank, release with the black nob, wires from the device to the big boom stuff (place name of explosives here).",
"Now that I did a search I think it might be a hand crank ignition coil for an old car.",
"/u/YeahNahYeahMate, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/YeahNahYeahMate&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tjmpa/can_anyone_tell_me_what_this_is/?context=10\\))"
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Can anyone tell me what this is?
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/r/pics/comments/7tjo31/re_union_brothers_my_father_with_his_younger/
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"moslem terrorists",
"Looks like it was an emotional reunion.",
"Try rocket scientist, university professor, and network engineer. "
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Re Union Brothers: My Father with his younger brothers after long time.
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/r/pics/comments/7tjotd/bibimbap_more_delicious_than_it_looks/
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[
"I think the colours in it make it look very appealing. ",
"It’s the crunchy rice from the hot rock bowl that makes it magic besides the incredible flavors ",
"Looks good. The name sounds like a drum riff"
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Bibimbap. More delicious than it looks.
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/r/pics/comments/7tjrbj/all_the_good_stuff_i_have_found_in_my_4_years_of/
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[
"What equipment do you use?",
"That's a lot of pretty big bullet casings, where the hell are you using that thing, the beaches of Normandy? Lol",
"I’ve been looking everywhere for that key",
"Jesus, that's the *good* stuff?",
"I like the pipe thingy with the pig head",
"He is definitely in Europe, probably Germany or France looking at the items collected. The arty shrapnel looks like it is German, as do the bullets. The bullets do not match the casings though. Hrmm.",
"I live in the Netherlands and all of thus stuff is al with in 1 kilometer around my house, the big casings are 20 mm's mostly British some amarican same as the 50 caliber casings next to them, the bullets are 50 caliber as well. I also have found some 20 mm grenades. ",
"Yep",
"Garret ace 250 and a shovel",
"You found a spoon.",
"I did indeed ",
"#definitely not a waste of 4 years :/",
"Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not ",
"Yup, that makes sense. I saw that stuff and was like that's really old and pretty large caliber brass, I figured it had to be somewhere in the WW2 theater.\n\nThat's pretty cool, you find any UXOs? I'd be scared to dig around on some of those beaches, or if not scared at least finding unexploded stuff would always be on my mind.\n\nLoosely related question but do you know what the effort was like and how long it took to clean those ww2 beaches up to make them safe again?",
"Well as I said I have found some un exploded grenades but I wasn't scared, I have found a few and those things have been there for 70+ years with out exploding so why should they explode now. I have never detected on a beach so no idea",
"Depends on why you do it. I think the items found are pretty cool.",
"Not to be a dick, but some guys using metal detectors just found Persian coins in Norway, potentially rewriting the entire history of the region. https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/metallsokere-fant-persiske-solvmynter-pa-karmoy-1.13893104 So good luck going forward!",
"Oh wow, well I'm not trying to re write history or trying to do a bigger dick contest with other guys with metal detectors, I want to dig up history "
] | 18 |
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All the good stuff I have found in my 4 years of metal detecting
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[
"I was going to make a joke about shadows, but it was kinda shady.",
"It wouldn’t have worked in a dark place like Reddit",
"Nah, people on this app are corny. Probably would have been upvoted or ignored. Maybe if they were on 4chan, then it would have gotten this *bright* Carja comedian *buried* like a shadow (😉)",
"At first it just looked like a drawing to me",
"I know, right? It's a crazy painting. ",
"Kid middle right has just unleashed a fire ball!",
"This is kinda creeping me out lol",
"Okay so 5 people have never played Horizon Zero Dawn"
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Shadow Playground
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/r/pics/comments/7tju37/roger_federer_has_now_won_20_grand_slams/
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[
"3 grand slams in year (almost). Unbelievable. ",
"So he will be eating at Denny’s for awhile then huh?",
"So many tears, you could see how much it means to him. Greatest of all time ❤"
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Roger Federer has now won 20 grand slams.
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"Realy? ",
"?",
"I suppose this building isn't a museum. This building is the museum exhibit.",
"Incredible."
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Incredible open air museum near Kyiv
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[
"Those tapered edges just seem to invite a slip off",
"There's a railing on the outer side but nothing on the inside. Believe it or not this is only halfway down. I'm normally ok with heights but this got to me. I felt like the hole down the center had its own gravity or something and was trying to suck me in. \n\n",
"For the curious, this is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. Part of the tower tour.",
"Came here to ask / confirm this. \n\nHighly recommend, this building's interior will stop you in your tracks"
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I see your elegant spiral staircase and raise you this very dangerous looking spiral staircase.
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[
"What does she say about tech advancements through history that she has witnessed?",
"Happy Birthday to her. ",
"She is baffled by how we're occupied with our tech so much when there are things like going for a walk and having coffee with friends. But she likes how it keeps distant relatives in touch. She only uses the phone and watches TV every now and then. ",
"I'm 23 and wish I could go back to not having a phone for a while lol.",
"I've been seriously considering it as well. If it wasn't for my job I would have at least tried by now. ",
"Be sure to learn how to acquire socks...for one day you will need them.",
"Jealous!!! She can read without GLASSES????",
"socks ... because everyone loses them one at a time in the dryer",
"Does she make the socks herself? What an absolutely lovely lady. ",
"i’m happy she sees both pros and cons to tech rather than being one of the many people who only see one side",
"AMA request!",
"Her ability to read without glasses is astounding. She totally deserves this tribute.",
"I think the distinction OP was going for here is that she's living in her own home and not living in a nursing home. ",
"/r/unexpectedlysad",
"Or maybe she is just faking it and has already memorized the book? I mean she is 100, after all.",
"The bible?! No glasses?! r/madlads for her",
"You can put your phone in a drawer and make that dream a reality",
"Easily doAble, no need to wish",
"Do you have to be on call 24/7?",
"Of Course not",
"Start by leaving it in your bedroom when it's time for dinner. \n\nI find it absolutely inexcusable when people put their phones on the table, even/particularly in restaurants!",
"Just the bible...",
"Thats a good grandma. ",
"That’s awesome! Good for her. ",
"Then just turn your phone off...",
"whoa",
"And she is beautiful! I wish to look like that at 100 years old",
"Happy birthday grandma. She's beautiful!",
"I’m praying for a day when religion dies off. Could’ve just said she reads...",
"Doro",
"My friends always are on their phones when we watch movies and they miss all the important details. Saddens (and annoys) me.",
"I take vacations or long weekends to places where my phone doesn't work. It feels great.",
"She's just memorized it",
"Without glasses? Dude have scientists been studying her eyes because they should. Props on 100! I miss my gram, she left us at 87.",
"I'm happy that you have an opinion, even if it is wrong. Good on you, buddy!",
"Bibles, generally, are known for their small print - and you can take that as you please.",
"Very cool! Happy birthday from me. My great grandpa also still reads from the bible, so I am very curious if any of you plan on telling her how religion is all just make believe. Most of my friends think I should tell him, but I am thinking it's not worth educating them when they are so old and set in their ways, and we should probably just let them have their fantasy. ",
"I want to be her when I grow up! Happy Birthday!!!",
"What does she eat?",
"I’m sure she hasn’t t literally memorized the whole thing, but I bet she knows ALOT of it by heart\n\nEdit: heart, NOT headset\n\n\n😂😂😂That’s what happens when you Reddit without proof reading!",
">opinion\n\n>wrong\n\n¿Qué?",
"Could’ve just not been offended by someone’s 100 year old grandmother",
"She looks exactly like Pam's Meemaw from The Office. https://imgur.com/EYrQAYo",
"Or you could just stop being a twat, but honestly neither seems likely. ",
"Happy birthday to her!!!!!",
"god bless her! <3",
"Very easy to answer: what is one good thing that would happen if you told him that you think religion is fantasy? ",
"But if someone messages me and I don't get back to them within 30 minutes, the world will implode. Or at least thats what I assume",
"Yes :(",
"That's awesome. But give your great grandmother a break and buy your own damn socks!",
"Can...can I have some socks?",
"That was my first thought too. In a good way.",
"How is that an of course thing lol",
"Hope those socks aren't mixed fabrics or you're all going to hell!\n\n(Deuteronomy 22:11)",
"I wish I got socks :I. Happy birthday to her!",
"That's very common. For example, some people hold the opinion that vaccinations cause autism, or that the moon landing was faked. \n\nThose are opinions, and they are wrong.",
"Oh god",
"Happy Birthday to your sweet grandma",
"#*e u p h o r i c*",
"So triggered. Need a safespace? :3",
"THERE IT IS! Nice job! /r/dundermifflin",
"Headset? ",
"They will hate you/assume you're dead",
"Not to be rude but I would not judge people who are on their phones in restaurants. I suffer from numerous disabilities and none of them are visible on my body. When I'm out at a restaurant with a large group, or with family, I sometimes need my phone to distract me from the pain I'm in. My brother has agoraphobia, he uses his phone to keep him from having a panic attack. I have had someone judge me for doing this and I just had to glare at them until they walked away. Bitch, if you lived in pain for 24/7 and you were stuck at a restaurant with uncomfortable chairs with your boyfriends mother you would be on your phone too. ",
"This could so easily be a random picture of an old lady. Why are you sitting across the room from your great grandmother anyways.?",
"Does it have to be a drawer? ",
"Hope I live that long. Happy Birthday Granny. ",
"Nsfw...",
"But don’t we all live at home?\n\nEdit: I’m teasing of course, your granny seems like a lovely lady 💕 I lost mine in 2016 at age 90, make sure you cherish her!",
"I’m eighteen and can’t hardly read without my glasses. Grandma - 1. Me - 0. ",
"Mindlot.",
"And she once conspired to kill princess Diana. ",
"I wish ur grandmother a healthy life ahead\n",
"Handmade socks??",
"Nudes?",
"/r/totallynotrobots",
"She just gives everyone her old socks she’s not wearing anymore ",
"Damn. She's a rockstar.",
"I aspire to be half as amazing as your great grandma one day. ",
"No we're not the headset, we're the old chevrolet set.",
"I love me some home-made wool socks. We found many pairs while cleaning out my late grandmother's house and wearing them just feels nice, plus they don't leave me feeling like I have swamp-foot at the end of a long day.",
"At least she recognizes the positives of technology without just going \"all people do is stare at screens instead of socialize.\"",
"What's her secret? ",
"What is it about a phone particularly that is better for your pain? Just wondering. Why not talk to your boyfriend or try to make the tallest stack of coffee creamers you can as a distraction? ",
"Old covenant, Jesus literally died so we don't have to do that stupid shit anymore.",
"Mine keep getting holes in them...",
"My mom would definitely assume the dead thing. She worries too much!",
"Ok, this guy can use his phone.... the rest of you fucks....",
"Was that her cake day?",
"A box may also work. ",
"Does she knit the socks? Hand knitted socks are awesome. :D",
"Put your phone in a painter, and they will be astounded.",
"Dat chad chin",
"When a hundred years old you reach, look as good, you will not.",
"r/oldschoolcool",
"Fair play, I'd be lying if I said I actually knew how any of that shit is supposed to work.",
"I can't think of a good thing that will happen. ",
"Happy birthday to her! I'll be happy to be able to think straight in 5 years, myself.",
"Happy birthday to her. Hitting the big 100 is a feat most have never achieved. ",
"Hey hey! take it easy. Let's do this slower, I'll begin with setting my phone in vibrate",
"Glad I didn't have to scroll too far for this. That's who I thought it was prior to reading the caption.",
"Happy birthday! Make sure to spend some time with her. Maybe get her to teach you to knit so you can carry on her tradition of family sock upkeep.",
"Happy Birthday to your GG! You are so lucky to have her! She looks like she’s got a lot of life left to live, I hope she thrives for years to come. ",
"Looks like you and Pam Beasley/Halpert have the same meemaw.",
":(",
"It's a joke. She beats up anyone to get their socks.\n\nI saw her punch a baby suck from it mother's teeth, then took both their socks",
"when she was born tsar nicholas II was still alive. jesus, she has seen so much of world history. happy birthday to her. ",
"With that age she must have lived some of it ",
"What size font?",
"Badass.",
"I want to know how it works for panic attacks tbh. I have them regularly and would be lucky to remember I had a phone. ",
" Hair Game is Strong.",
"Well then...",
"When I got my first couple jobs in national parks, I either didn't have any cell service, or it was very scarce. My phone ended up being my camera for most of the summer. It made it a lot easier to focus on work as well as getting more sleep at night!",
"I need socks",
"random photo of some lady\n\nthousands of upvotes and gilded\n\ndone with this sub",
"Yeah! OP needs to ask and share her skincare routine.",
"\"*Praying*\"\n\n\"*Religion dies off*\"\n\nDon't fry your brain from doing the science too much.\n",
"When I read she \"supplies the whole family with socks\", I kinda assumed she might have knitted them.",
"Book of Eli reference?",
"Wonderful comment. Completely appropriate for this thread. Thank you for your meaningful contribution to a thread celebrating the longevity of a human. ",
"IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.",
"I've done this. Ended up switching to a dumb-phone and going without a smartphone for about a year. Good god it felt good.",
"That is awesome. My great grandfather was also a freakishly tough and strong one, sadly he passed away at 102 a few years back. He was still sipping his gin and chatting up the ladies. At 98 the doctors gave him medical exam for DRIVING and gave him the go for another 5 years. That is just incredible to me. \n\nCheers to your great grandmother!",
"Do the old girl a favour and buy her some different books! Must get boring reading the same thing every day",
"Wow. Happy birthday. And my grandfather is 87 and he can read bible without glasses too ",
"I can smell the Doritos and sweaty MLP shirts through my monitor. ",
"WTF even is this",
"Family legend.",
"the only thing, without glasses, I can do is read , everything else is a blur. My 80 year old mother is exactly the same. We are constantly looking for our glasses, which are normally on top of our heads.",
"Happy birthday\n",
"She will have to fight a bunch of cannibals. Give her your iPhone! Trumpfus is starting the movie off. Make Shure she knows how to swim, also she will need martial arts training and a large blade/machete for fighting. Is it a king James? Their always out of those.",
"Ole girl just secretly wearing contacts ",
"She sat behind Jesus in school *hark* *hark* *hark* ",
"I think op is pointing out that she doesn't live in a nursing home, which is an amazing achievement for someone her age",
"Many elderly individuals live in nursing homes...yes I know home is in the title, but that's not the same thing as living alone in YOUR home.",
"She has a wisdom to her everyday stare as if she's thinking. Here we go again. ",
"What are you a vampire? Why are you so triggered by someone's decision to be spiritual?",
"May I suggest investing in nail clippers?",
"Yeah but for most people it is difficult to do that without worrying family members if you don't respond, some people also need their cell for work/school...\n\nI went hiking for two weeks one summer and I almost never used my phone for the three weeks I was in the mountains, it was refreshing.",
"Ive seen other things used to disable phone access. \n\n\nPower button, store in cupboard, hammer, car tire, long drop, short drop, gun shots, C4, arrows, even a simple home blender will do the job. \n\n\nPersonally, I’ve had the best luck with a short drop(36 inch)onto a hard surface. ",
"He looks just like me maw from the office !! Happy birthday to her!!",
"The older I get the more important socks become, happy birthday!",
"She's tech-support for a preacher.",
"I wonder what sort of value I'll provide when I'm over 100. Knowing you can rely on her for sucks is pretty great! Happy birthday!",
"god bless your grandma <3",
"Your grandpa has encountered decades of atheists, all of whom were better and smarter than you. Your grandpa doesn't need or want your ill-conceived, patronizing life lessons, and chances are if you actually dared to carry out your attempts to \"educate\" him, the result will be you collapsed under the weight of your existential dread, sobbing for fear of hellfire. ",
"This is some grade A /r/shitpost ",
"Gold Jerry, gold",
"Save this shit for Facebook ",
"My great grand mother is 103. It’s crazy how long people are living these days. ",
"My great grandmother literally has no cornea. Her vision is as bad as it gets without being completely blind.",
"I kinda miss the flip phone days too. Everything feels so diluted now",
"My gosh. I thought that subreddit was \nr/tributememe\n\nEdit: not nsfw but because there’s nothing posted here. ",
"This is a great fucking picture too. ",
"OP is implying that she lives in her own home, not a retirement residence.",
"Are you saying you get holes in the *front* of your socks?",
"We can rely on your mom for that, even if you can't",
"She was born right after USA entered WWI. ",
"BUY MILK!",
"You watch a video, or read reddit.. anything to engage your brain and keep it from cycling into the panic attack. That being said, my brother can only hold it off with a phone, not prevent one completely. ",
"Happy birthday to your great grandma! She's looking younger than most of my patients who are in their 50's or 60's. Whatever she did in life, she did it right and is still doing it right. Take care friend.",
"Grandma socks are the best!",
"TIL \"She lives at home\"",
"without glasses?? That feisty minx",
"I want to give her a hug.",
"Seems like it'd be pretty annoying walking back to the drawer every five minutes to check reddit, I'll just keep it in my pocket. ",
"Not even an exclamation point?",
"This will change your life - every now and again wait at least 10-30 minutes after you wake up before first looking at your phone. Stretch and live in a world without whatever notifications you have set up for a bit. Let your brain work on things that aren't a direct outside input.",
"They do combo cataract/vision correction surgery, these days.",
"Here's to your beautiful grandmother! Congratulations on having her, and also for always having matching socks. ",
"She freed Dobby?",
"Where are her eyes?",
"❤️",
"Don’t fucking *hark* at me ",
"I see all that Bible-reading has turned her eyes into obsidian seeing stones, black as the Hell from whence they came",
"You come from good genetic stock OP. Don't fuck it up. ",
"🎈🎈",
"The 38 font helps. ",
"When its just my boyfriend and I we rarely use our phones. When its my boyfriends mother who is telling him for the 4000th time that his hair needs to be cut... yeah, I'm going with the phone. She's not a bad person by any means but she is a very frustrating person and sometimes, particularly when I'm surrounded by people at a restaurant I just can't deal with that. Also my boyfriend and his mother are Japanese, and sometimes I can't even understand what they are saying. ",
"Uncle Luke has brain cancer and we forgot blue cheese. Love grandma.",
"My pastor actually bought me socks recently and quotes the scripture. \"Blessed are the feet of those who bring the good news\". God bless your grandmother.",
"Statement of fact. More professional.",
"/r/skincareaddiction would love it!",
"Dam shes old as fuck",
"But don’t we all live in a nursing home? ",
"Prank of the century",
"She's the sock plug 🔥",
"She kind of looks like Pam’s disapproving grandma",
"What's up with the older generation and giving socks? ",
"The sub is literally called r/pics. That covers just about any kind of picture you can find.",
"Come man, it's her birthday. She can read it without glasses ;|",
"BLUE CHEESE HAS MOLD IN IT",
"Can she be my great grandmother as well? I always need socks ☺️",
"Your halo is blocking my view of the board, Jesus!",
"Awww you go grandmomma",
"Damn.",
"It’s a good experience. It’s a bit impractical irl, but I’ve been to camps where phones aren’t allowed. It’s amazing to just enjoy life without technology, especially when no one around you is distracted by it either.",
"What an amazing long life! ",
"This is my job now",
"Yeah you're right, but will all of their friends do the same? ",
"Phone and/or social media vacations are definitely a good thing. I don’t usually put down my phone completely but I go trough phases where I won’t look at Twitter or other social media for a while. Quite refreshing!",
"Depends if you call work 'home'",
"ALIENS",
"Why is this sad? I’m not getting something.",
"Sounds too good to be true.",
"This is pretty common for some one in the 40-50 Range. If you are in your 50-60s consider yourself lucky, but expect literally at any time to need a bifocal. Cheers!\n",
"Just switch to a cheap dumb-phone, there are still new dumb-phones being made to this day if you want a new one. It allows others to contact you, but without all the extra luggage and stress of being constantly online.",
"Your need to set lower expectations my friend.",
"💯",
"I think most reasonable people see the pros and cons. Very few things in life are absolute positives or negatives.",
"This means you’re myopic. Your eye is too long and light rays focus in front of where they’re supposed to for distant objects.",
"They're gonna name the baby after you, Meemaw.",
"My great grandmother live in her own home, by herself till she was 104. My grandpa who lived a few blocks down came over to check on her every day and do yard work for her.\n\nMy favorite thing to do when we came to visit was to get out her old photo albums. She would go through them with us and point out pictures from when she was like a teenager, and tell us entire stories about that photo. I remember one picture specifically was of my great uncle in front of some grain silos at the farm. She told us about the picture and then was like, \"but a few years after this picture, both those silos were destroyed in a really bad storm that came through.\" I was just amazed by her mind.\n\nJust after her 104th birthday my grand parents moved her into a retirement home. I only visited her once, but she changed dramatically. Her mind was still sharp, but you could see she just didn't have the same vibrance. And within a year she passed away at 105.\n",
"She’s so cute, she reminds me of Dobby for some reason. ",
"Your poor great grandpa. He deserves a better great grandson",
"In another comment OP says she's baffled by the idea of people spending so much time on technology when you could go for a walk or have coffee with a friend. It sounds like she is pretty active and social.",
"Does she read anything else?",
"Happy Rusev Day to her",
"Happy birthday :D !!!!! ",
"OP, did you mean she supplies the entire family with *knitted* socks?!",
"Notice how she isn't fat.",
"Turning 100 will do that to us",
"I did this last summer for 3 months... it's wonderful. \n\nYou are forced to interact with people in social settings instead of using your phone as a crutch. You also realize just how needless all the apps really are - you're able to operate and live just fine without them.",
"She's seen some shit",
"What’s she on trial for?",
"This guy reads!",
"At 100, I am quite sure she’s had cataract surgery. With an IOL, no glasses is quite possible. ",
"He wasn’t talking to you",
"GOD BLESS HER. I CANT KNIT ANYMORE THE ARTHRITIS IS TOO MUCH. MY BROTHER JOSEPH JUST TURNED 98 AND STILL SMOKES LIKE A CHIMNEY. I NEED TO ORDER SOCKS. TAKE CARE. MARGO",
"Whats her diet like?",
"Grandma gonna die. We all gonna die.",
"If she’s reading the Bible without glasses that just means she can’t see shit in the distance (source: optometrist) lol\n\nUnless her cataract sx was performed monovision (one eye distance one eye near)",
"A cumen box perhaps?",
"Only bad bitches live to 100!",
"Happy birthday great grandma",
"This is the correct answer. Either op’s grandma is a freak of nature, or more likely she had cataract surgery that corrected for her up close vision. \n\nWith standard cataract surgery, the surgeon uses a lens designed to give you clear vision at a single distance. You could choose for that distance to be up close, but most people choose clear distance vision and use glasses for up close. \n\nThere are also multi-focal lenses that try to give you clear vision at a range of distances, but they’re not covered by Medicare or most private insurance. ",
"Come on... .\nShe's beautiful? \nI mean it's cool that she's healthy but I definitely wouldn't tap that. ",
"It was best said, “My phone is for my convenience not yours.” ",
"She looks really good for 100!",
"Someone give this beautiful woman some stemcells so she can live another 100 years.",
"I guess Charlie Rose turned out to be pretty horrible",
"Go have a shower then? idk",
"Could've just grabbed an image of a big dirty shite and said 'My 💯 year old Granny pushed out this massive stool! She reads Bible too!!' and the degenerates on this sub would still upvote it.",
"I’m sorry about your arthritis; it sucks! Have you tried medication to lessen your discomfort? I don’t know how I could live without spinning, knitting and crochet. 😭",
"This might seek judge-y but it seems like she would judge me.",
"She probably sleeps everyday. And eats maybe 3 times a day. ",
"Have you seen a Bible? There’s plenty of content in there. You have to remember that it’s not just one book, it’s a compilation of 66 books.",
"lol, okay, I'll engage you for now. So, here is a list of my disabilities; Severe Fibromyalgia, Depression, General Anxiety Disorder, ADHD, arthritis in my spine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Disorder and last year I had an actual stroke. Because of how strokes work, when your brain gets stressed (for instance, when your sick or in my case, when the fibromyalgia flares up) the stroke symptoms come back. I am overweight (but already have lost 25 pounds and plan to keep on going!) but I see this as a consequence of all the shit I have to deal with. I think anyone would get fat if they never move and just wanted comfort food all the time because they are suffering from pain that absolutely nothing can take away. All of these conditions interact in horrific ways, but you can't see any of it. Also, if your assuming we use our phones for social media (which can trigger anxiety) you are also dead wrong, sometimes we check reddit but for the most part we play simple games or watch you tube videos (I like Markiplier, Game Grumps or Big Cat Derek when I'm feeling really shitty) and those videos help decrease anxiety. You are just.. so wrong, on so many different levels its funny.",
"r/facebook",
"I think it's sinply because she is now really rather old, and whilst this is beautiful, the comment is a reminder that her age also means that she may also not be around for lots more years. ",
"Weirdo.",
"I wish I could get a phone that just has messaging apps- SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, etc. That way I don't miss out on important stuff, but I don't have the distraction of the internet at my fingertips, or aimlessly scrolling through social media.",
"That's amazing, Happy Birthday!",
"Just wanted to say, I couldn't afford a phone for about six months, and I was happier during those six months than at any other time during my life. I had more hobbies, if people actually wanted to spend time with me they figure out where I was or leave a message with my brother or something. I had complete control of where I was and who I wanted to communicate with. It was pretty sweet.",
"that's such achievement just by itself and it's even better that she can live a non dependable life ",
"Buy Fight Milk! \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEMlvjJ9uxo",
"Yes, it’s called an IOL. http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/iols.htm",
"It is mine..",
"I know. :(",
"I meant to write socks, but now I'm just gonna leave it I guess. ",
"Just when I thought I had rid myself of that image.",
"\"Reads the Bible\" Why is she wasting the last years of her life?",
"Its great to see an elder here on the internet.",
"Awesome! Happy Birthday to your Grandma! ",
"No she bulk orders them from costco",
"Opinions aren't objective. You can't change the definition of the word to shit on groups you disagree with. ",
"But what do you do if you don't have any friends?",
"Hey, that's neat. My grandma is turning 100 this Wednesday!",
"I wonder if she'll ever be able to finish that book - slow reader",
"Man, I wish I did not need reading glasses. Perfect vision, then I hit 40 and noticed, hey I can not ready that bumper sticker, what gives. Well 10 years later and I keep a pair of collapsible reading glasses in my pocket at all times, sucks.",
"> Yeah but for most people it is difficult to do that without worrying family members if you don't respond\n\nYou could just tell them that you're going to do it, and why...\n\nI mean, I use a flip-phone and don't text at all. I only have it for emergencies (I keep it in the car for that reason). It's definitely possible.\n",
"Salty spitoon, How tough are you?\n\nOld lady: I read whole bible every day.\n\nAnd so?\n\nOld lady: Without glasses.\n\n",
"Yes!! It’s probably tepid water and no soap. ",
"about time we could just think about reddit and the front page would materialize as a picture in picture hallucination above whatever we're actually seeing.",
"Many of us would lose our jobs if we did that, unfortunately.",
"But my alarm... ",
"ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED : CENTARIAN 100G",
"I’m assuming she knits the socks and isn’t making random runs to Target and mailing them across the country. Confirm plz?",
"\"meh\"",
"But what does having socks have to do with dying?",
"are you dumb? saying something is beautiful doesn’t mean that you wanna smash ",
"Protip; mute it first.",
"Silvio if its a boy",
"You'll probably be dead before 100 if you don't have any friends. I'm not joking, having a good, supportive social network is crucial for longevity.",
"My goodness, she is lovely!",
"She gon die eventually.",
"Is this Pam’s MeeMaw from The Office?",
"Old people are occupied with dumb shit too. How is a phone different than looking at a newspaper or watching FOX news for 10 hours a day?",
"Cause grandma gives socks to people ",
"Happy hundo birday ",
"\"Smithers, I want the rolling stones killed\"",
"Happy birthday to her!",
"OP, does your grandmother hate Charlie Rose as well?",
"thought this was /r/circlejerk for a second",
"My wife’s grandma is 101. Lives in her apartment that she bought in the early 1950s in Manhattan. Has a boyfriend. Rides the bus on her own. Drinks scotch whisky every day. Doesn’t just read the Bible but serves at her church’s soup kitchen once a week. Doesn’t make socks but is wealthy and is generous around Christmas! ",
"One day soon...",
"RIP me",
"She's looking great for 100!",
"Wife and I went to Seattle on vacation two years ago. Forgot charger and said fuck it to buying a new one. Put our phones in hotel draw and enjoyed each other’s company for a week. Was a great time. ",
"You exist, so I'd say you're already there.",
"I think her cataract surgeon deserves some credit.",
"Free socks you say? Hey it’s me your fam.",
"She makes me proud and shes not even my grandmother",
"\"Someone\".\nYes it does.\nI just wouldn't bang her. That's all.\nShe might be 100 but she's still a lady, and I'm a dude. Although it would be nice to be able to brag about that. I don't know anyone who ever banged a 100 year old lady. I probably never will! Interesting thought.\n@OP Is your grandma into dudes 70 years younger than her?",
"Agreed, I just thought it was a funny way of putting it. “She’s independent and lives alone” might sound less silly to me, so I had to tease a little.",
"\"Someone\".\nYes it does.\nI just wouldn't bang her. That's all.\nShe might be 100 but she's still a lady, and I'm a dude. Although it would be nice to be able to brag about that. I don't know anyone who ever banged a 100 year old lady. I probably never will! Interesting thought.\n@OP Is your grandma into dudes 70 years younger than her?",
"I mean it sounds like a poor coping mechanism to me making the situation worse. Perhaps try dealing with situations over disconnecting from others? Everyone's got their issues. Your's isn't any special from the next person.",
"This is basically the key to longevity. Richard Overton, who's 111, says \"whiskey, cigars and never stop moving\". Sarah Knauss was knitting and meeting people at the age of 119 (!) and was still chatting to visitors on the day she died. On the other hand you have perfectly healthy people who retire, realise they've got nothing to do, and shrivel up within a few years.",
"Is she going to be on The Today Show, Schmucker’s presents? They only celebrate centennials birthdays, and ppl who are older\n\nhttps://www.today.com/series/today-celebrates/celebrate-today-ask-al-roker-wish-your-loved-ones-happy-t69606",
"It’s not like she discovered a cure for cancer.",
"Why does this get 1k upvotes",
"Could've just tried not being a shit.",
"I'm 18 and can't read without my glasses. ",
"I aspire to be like her but in my own way!",
"I love getting new socks. ",
"As a know-it-all 9 year old who once educated my grandparents by saying \"there's no god\", let me give you this advice....\n\nDon't do it.",
"I don’t. Phones are one of the greatest innovations of mankind and they can literally do anything. I love my smartphone and wouldn’t give it up for anything.",
"You could just uninstall your social media apps? But I know I would be tempted to download them again after a day or two lol",
"> I am very curious if any of you plan on telling her how religion is all just make believe. Most of my friends think I should tell him\n\nKeep your nose in your own business.",
"Yeah they tend to appear at the bottom of the sock, not near nails.",
"I went to Vegas once and my job kept calling me from NJ at 7 am their time (4am Vegas). My next couple vacations were to Europe and I left my phone at home. ",
"Reminds me of The book of Eli.",
"It's not too late! Find a Meetup in your area you're interested in. Talk to people at the coffee shop. Try to start a monthly board game get together with the people at your work. Potential friends are everywhere and most everyone likes to have more friends!",
"You are all very lucky to have her, especially in such good health. Always appreciate that. ",
"Happy Birthday to your great grandmother!",
"She probably killed nazis with one Hans while, cooking dinner for the family with the other hand",
"She's a sweet old lady",
"That’s so awesome. \n\n I remember there being a time, on my mother’s side of the family, where we could put five generations into one photo. ",
"How many house elves has she freed?",
"Hark the herald Angels sing though",
"I'm sorry your mother didn't love you.",
"B-but...the herald... angels singing...",
"False. That's debatable.\nMICHAEL!",
"It's not that hard tbh. I'm using my phone pretty much 24/7 which had me quite concerned for some time but then my old phone broke and I didn't have the money to instantly get a new one so I lived without it for like 2 months and it was surprisingly easy. Of course I got bored from time to time but it makes you go outside or read books. Turns out I'm not as hooked as I thought I was.",
"Exactly, I do this all the time. Instead of reaching for my phone I just lay on my bed and contemplate life as I watch netflix on my laptop. ",
"If it's your family, sure. I don't really see myself telling people I wasn't aware of a meeting/change in my schedule, or tell a potential employer I wasn't able to pick up the phone because I was taking a break. But honestly good for you if you don't need a smartphone, I'm too dependant on them for school and finding a job at the moment to give mine up.\n\nEdit: okay guys I get it, some of you don't need to use your phone everyday, but my point was : SOME OF US DO!! Sorry if I sound angry but I keep seeing replies to my comments saying \"well *I* don't need to use my phone, you must be a teenager if you have to use your phone every day\"",
"“Supplies the whole family with socks” \n😭😭😭 so sweet! ",
"Lol are you sure you aren't the degenerate? IMO you are unless you can prove your statement. Post a pic of your granny's poo. Let's see it get 10k.",
"If you have an Android and root it, you could remove literally everything from it that you wish; browsers, social media, etc; and keep whatever you would need. You could then lock the store with an app and a random password you could never guess, that way you could get updates for the apps you DO want without being able to download others.",
"I feel like that's rude...but I've been wanting to say it for ages",
"I don't know about anyone else, but I am DYING to see these socks!\n\nAnd a very happy birthday to your grandma! She's definitely doing life right!",
"Depending on your age some might live to immortality.",
"I envy her!",
"Does she knit the socks? I love knitted socks. I need more knitted socks. They are my favorite winter item. ",
"If it is my opinion that the sky is green, that's wrong, isn't it?",
"While cataracts affect many people age 40 and over, it's not a foregone conclusion. Almost everyone gets [presbyopia](https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-presbyopia). The lens of your eye thickens and becomes less flexible. Most people, no matter how stellar their vision has been, need reading glasses by their forties. That's where reading the Bible becomes relevant to OP's story.",
"Oh, that’s funny. \n\n\nMICHAEL!",
"Nah we gotta fully roll out self driving cars first please",
"I call this adolfs law. The longer a post stays on the front page the higher chance it has for someone to mention nazis or hitler. ",
"She was born before women were allowed to vote.",
"!redditNap",
"Brainpod",
"What a great woman. Many more birthdays to follow! You’re very lucky to have a living great grandparent. Spend as much time as you can with her, I bet she is VERY wise!",
"Nope, I'm absolutely certain I'm very different from the next person. There are MANY disabilities that you can't see that effect peoples lives profoundly and sometimes disconnecting is all you can do. I don't disconnect from my family, I'm there in a restaurant trying to engage but when the pain gets bad hell yeah I use my phone. I'm not really capable of following conversation anyway when my conditions get bad, so what do you want me to do? Sit there and be in pain without distraction? Fuck that. ",
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"I assume she's had cataract surgery.",
"The funny thing is they have expensive adult nature camps for this. http://campgrounded.org\n\n",
"Did you hear what I said ",
"She's really 100? She doesn't look a day older than 80! :)",
"You're either a neckbeard, autistic, or both. ",
"Happy birthday!",
"She looks like Pams grandma who didnt know about the pregnancy! ",
"My great great aunt is going to be 104 this year and she can still hear and see perfectly, she walks without help, dresses alone in private, and argues with her caretakers all the time because she refuses to be disabled. People that old are made of some tough stuff. Happy belated birthday to your gg op",
"Without that pussy you know you wouldn’t be here. ",
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA !!\nhope she heard me\n\n\n",
"I remember holding my grannies hand. It was so frail and marking on the skin and I thought of all the things she had done in her life. Her hands felt so soft agains my rough hands. Miss her so much. ",
"Prepare for a sudden death. My great grandma died 11 days before her 90th birthday fot basically 3 days. Besides the fact that she had no teeth, kinda bad vision and parkinson she was very healthy. She still lived alone and carried her day to day activities without a problem.",
"Amazing job losing 25 lbs despite all the chronic pain, that's an unbelievable accomplishment. If you were able to do that, I have no doubt you'll be able to keep losing weight as you desire. ",
"And gets really mad at Jim and Pam for not being decent people and waiting until marriage.",
"Happy birthday!",
"How do I join this family? I needs some socks! ",
"I swear this Pam grandma ",
"Wow, she's incredible! I wish my grandparents live long\n",
"My dad memorized a lot of poems and stories and used to recite them back to us. We always thought he had a book hidden somewhere. My favorite was Jabberwocky. ",
"That cracks me up. Sounds like a great leader",
"Almost nobody survives their forties without needing reading glasses. It's called [presbyopia](https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-presbyopia) and it's one of the things most people are guaranteed to experience with aging, certainly by age 87.",
"I had to start wearing reading glasses at 39. At 43 I am on my third prescription. Fuck genes. ",
"What are conversations like with her? By the time, I was old enough to understand what an amazing wealth of information my grandparents were dementia had taken a pretty strong hold. \n\nMy grandma was on an awesome loop though, she told everyone her story about how she came to America. Hating Hungary(she didn’t like the guy she was dating). Ellis island, being a seamstress in NYC, Joining the women’s army corps, meeting her “blue eyed sergeant” (my grandad) and working sheep camps with my family. \n\nYou couldn’t get details. And sometimes the language would change without warning. \n\nI miss her. ",
"I felt the same way at 23. All of my friends were partying and constantly texting about their day, thus, I did the same. \n\nNow, I’m 29 and my phone is on “do not disturb” about 75% of the time. If someone MUST get ahold of me they will call another member of my household or call me at work. \n\nIt all started when I accidentally left my phone at work for a weekend. It was more relaxing than a Mexico vacation. ",
"big if true",
"But the way her chin sticks out to a point like an old person cartoon character really gets me going.",
"Sounds like a wonderful lady. Happy Birthday to her! ",
"Who are you to say her debilitating illnesses are all in her head? And caused by being “fat.” Since you looked at her profile, you’d know she is actively trying to lose weight. Though it may help, it is not the cause. \nI am 5’8” and 135lbs. Also have many of the same issues except the stroke. And they are considered disabilities, depending on how severe and life-altering they are. \nHer local Department of Vocational Rehabilitative Services would pay for her college or job training, I can almost guarantee that. Because she is at least partially disabled by her illnesses. \n\nDisability doesn’t mean you can never work or school. It means you have something that prevents you from preforming at 100%. \n\nDon’t be such a judgmental dick. Ffs\n",
"Walking in the mountain forest with a phone holster twice as an idiot.",
"Yes indeed she does! ",
"She might be strongly nearsighted, and need glasses only for distance sight. Impressive nonetheless",
"Did you mean \"can't\"?",
"Agreed. I deliver newspapers to a retirement community in my city. Each building has a large communal area with a kitchen Ana huge book of social events to sign up for, along with calendars in the elevators. I frequently see notices on the clips outside everyone's doors about upcoming outings. In addition, the complex is right by a lake with a large park full of walking paths. There's a small lending library in each building, puzzles and board games everywhere. I bet the people there are pretty healthy for their age.",
"And she is here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, And she is all out of gum.",
"She's the only 90 year old with no smile lines",
"Respected.",
"I suspect you're wrong, but give it a try if you like",
"Oh god you people are insufferable. It was a joke. How about you just go and give some more gold to what is basically a stock picture. You people seem to enjoy doing that.",
"They're all custom sized though! ",
"I think we have to call that an \"alternative fact\" now. Post-truth society and all that.",
"I'm not 100, but I have presbyopia.\n\nHowever, because I also have astigmatism, I can read books without glasses just fine. Can't read street signs worth a damn.\n\nSometimes, two disadvantages partially cancel.\n \n \n\nOr... she had lens surgery, \n\n",
"or don't, because this is a subreddit for pictures",
">stock photo of random old lady\n\nFTFY",
"What a delightful woman",
"I’m curious what kind of diet does she have?",
"How can this upset you so much?",
"You would be correct. Somehow I assumed people would assume that, that's a grandma thing! ",
"Happy Birthday!\n\nThank you Very much!",
"if it brings her satisfaction, it is by definition not a waste",
"I seriously pity you if you upvoted this post.",
"I've never seem the world bible on the front page. This marks the beginning of something.",
"i am literally begging you please go outside",
"Or Fahrenheit 451",
"Then don’t make a long, unnecessary title if your pic is so great. This wouldn’t get half the attention if it was titled what it is- an old lady",
"Ahh yes, the old reddit \"let me get triggered because someone doesn't agree with me religiously\" ",
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA",
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GROUND",
"I feel I speak for many when I say I need the backstory on said socks. ",
"please. go outside. please",
"Holy shit. She looks just like Pams grandmother from The Office.",
"Idk how people can survive more than one day w/o internet tbh. Going for a walk - you'd have to pay me to do this. Like... That's the most boring thing I've heard in a while. Not sure if tech addicted or just bored by slow paced IRL",
"Handmade socks!! ",
"Fixed thanks lol",
"It depends. A subjective opinion (I like the taste of cheese) is one where I can't tell you you're wrong if you dislike the taste of cheese. There are also opinions held by people who are ignoring factual evidence, like in my above examples. Those are wrong.",
"That's the key to a good quality of life as you age - never stop doing things. That's why (I forget the percentage, but it's extremely high) most people who undergo hip surgery after 60 die within a year. Once you stop moving, your whole body starts to shut down. Once you stop training your mind, that's when Alzheimer's and dementia start to take hold. \n\nGo for a walk every day. Read books. Learn languages. Learn how to cook in new styles. Just just call a friend, go see them. ",
"Identity theft is not a joke, kaynotsee! Millions of families suffer every year!",
"I thought you needed a Blendtec to do it.",
"Would she make me some socks? My grandma used to do the same but she passed away years ago and all her socks wore out :(",
"But how is it sad when someone dies a natural death who's more than 100 years old",
"Were you on vacation? Why the heck were they calling? Was it the sort of thing you have to answer?\n\nMy job isn't time critical so it can wait. I would just not answer the phone. It's super rude to interrupt your vacation.\n\nAnd Android lets you disable the ringer during the night if you want.",
"I can't use my phone at work, and at times I just go with out my phone on me just because. People get mad if you don't respond right away, and it seems the I don't live on my phone isn't a good response. Shit a good bout of depression an I can go a month without talking to anyone but family. ",
"Identity theft is not a joke.\nJIM.",
"Yeah but 100 years is enough time to get through the bible.",
"I found binaural beats on youtube to be helpful with my chronic pain and to help me sleep. They have some for CFS too but I haven’t tried them. Xx",
"It's true that your opinion is the that the sky is green and what I've observed is different. Who am I to say who's right?",
"I’m the same and have been for years, and I turn 27 this year. How much trouble am I in for, exactly? \n\nI really want to get corrective surgery, but I’m afraid to get it right now because my eyes are continually changing by -0.25 every year or two, and I’m already -4.75 and -5.0.",
"How did I end up on facebook?",
"lmao\n",
"The fuck are you talking about?",
"My great grandmother passed last February at the age of 102. She could bathe herself, eat by herself, read the newspaper and go for walks without using a stick.",
"God doesn't exist.",
"Happy birthday gramma. Love those old grannies!",
"You’re the birthday, you’re the birthday, you’re the birthday boy or girl",
"I’ve had a cell phone longer than you’ve been alive. ",
"She looks twenty years younger",
"Tech is great. My parents can video call back to Vietnam with their phones. Much better than paying for international calls.",
"It blows my mind every time I realize what the world looked like in 1918. I regret not spending way more time with her. I've been thinking of doing some type of AmA with her for some time. I want to preserve some of her views and ideas, she has just seen so much. ",
"But wouldn't that make you feel alone out there? ",
"I love her!!! New socks are the best! Your Grandma rocks! 💗 Happy Birthday: have her tell you her favorite life event I love stories from our elders! ",
"it's not just an old lady, it's OP's great grandma who is turning 100\n\nthe context is relevant",
"She reads the Bible without glasses?\n\n***#r/madgrandma***",
"At not-nursing-home. Includes more useful info? 🤔😚",
"She’s a real trooper!\nHappy Birthday to your grandma!\nI sure do miss mine ",
"It's always at the heel for me!",
"We are all birthdays on this blessed day :)",
"Lol!",
"https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/540/1*U36hBj8i-C7JJJxS4MP2HQ.jpeg",
"What he really means is going back to a time when keeping in touch all the time wasn't really vital. A time where you could just stop by your friends' houses anytime for coffee (and when they didn't have time, which was rarely so, they'd just go back). Where you'd exit work and not have to think about it for the next 16 hours. Not that he's remember, with 23 years, but this was reality years ago.",
"My great grandmother just passed a few days ago, she was 96. I looked forward to getting her socks and underwear gifts. Cherish that woman!",
"I'm sorry. I'll go buttsniffing and leave comments like you in hopes I'm accepted by my all my Reddit peers and receive upvotes!",
"order corn ",
"So the secret to a long life is socks!? Is That why mine keep disappearing....?",
"Then what’s the point of a sub for pics if it’s the context that matters?",
"Good catch. The tiny font version, which is why I mentioned it in the first place 😯",
"God bless her. A very happy birthday.",
"Love the reference, thanks for that!",
"Bokeh",
"just leave him alone with his delusions",
"People once thought books were rotting the minds of youngsters. Every generation in history believes the one after it is fucked ",
"Except for the part of the Bible where Jesus literally says he didn’t come to replace the old laws but to fulfill them. Probably not an exact quote but pretty close",
"This could have been a top post on r/aww cus she looks adorable like a puppy!",
"Her face looks like Laura Dern in the last Jedi ",
"Exactly, you've answered your own question then :) no need to do it",
"Grandmas sock supply is a grand tradition that we should cherish and preserve!",
"Your grandmother will soon be dead. It's the natural order of things.",
"Why? She is just some random old lady",
"Buy and iPhone and then wait 2 or 3 hours for it to die.",
"\"you're the strange man who kept talking about intercourse\"",
"Probably she has induced myopia due to cataracts which causes the near vision to improve",
"Who shit in your cereal?\n\nWhat an absolute ass you are! \n\nThe pic is obviously perfect here, apparent by all the upvotes it has! You are the one who doesn't belong!\n\nMaybe take a look in the mirror and ask yourself why you're so negative when you have the power to be positive!",
"I play with little crap on the table all the time! Make a little house of cards with the dessert menus, try to balance the salt shaker on it's edge, etc. I always pick up after myself. Maybe it's just because I'm a kid at heart, but usually it can turn into a little game for the others at the table. \n\nWouldn't retreating to your phone just make the social situation more stressful and awkward? ",
"I'm trying. I have another great granny from my other (my mom's) side who is over 90 and still has all of her real teeth. I'm just amazed by both women, I already have a tooth replaced and I'm 26, so maybe I'll have to get into the knitting and reading. ",
"Happy birthday!! And yo vote for the sock supplier!! ",
"happy birthday",
"You will be good for at least another 15-20 years in the bifocal department. Generally a RX that high is border line on whether they will do it any lasik or rpk. I’ve seen some do as high as a -6.00, but the higher the rx the better the chance the end rx will still require correction, or regress a bit quicker. Talk to your OD at your next visit as see what they recommend. ",
"The reads the Bible without glasses really amazes me.",
"You’re not wrong...",
"Everyone will die. There is no such thing as immortality.",
"That's one less method of cleanup after jerking off.",
"You are correct. However, that's not the only reason it becomes relevant. At 100 I could say with some confidence that she's had cataracts removed, and could have a multifocal IOL placed in. I've had 90+ year old patients with the Symfony IOL able to read 20/30 at near with them. ",
"Wow good for her I can't say that I'd want to live that long tho lol",
"Haha that is a lovely combo. Thank you kind soul. ",
"You can't defend this shitty post, so you just go and say I'm \"upset\". Good job pal.",
"she was born when WW1 was still happening. dang.",
"I’m glad she can specifically read the bible without glasses and not just read without glasses ",
"That's awesome man; I hope she makes it to 110 still making socks! My great uncle Ken was similar. He did lawn work. He'd argue politics. Last time I saw him he was discussing string theory with his (chemical engineer) son ('protons, neutrons, take those away and what's left? Allgones'). While he shared a birthday with my sister, he also claimed he didn't believe in leap years, so actually he had turned 100 24 days before we were there to see him on his birthday. The man was quite stubborn, and I suspect many of his 'beliefs' were just to get a rise out of people. When he finally died it was the happiest funeral I've ever been to. No one was sad; he lived his life how he wanted for his whole life over a century. ",
"She can only read the Bible without glasses? No other books? That sucks",
"That's one less method of cleanup after jerking off.",
"Happy Birthday!",
"Probably wanted you to have a non-crusty pair of socks. ",
"Wow, she doesn't look a day over 85!\n\nMy great grandfather turned 100 last september, and he was an alcoholic for 20 years and had to have 3/4 of his stomach surgically removed over 40 years ago and he's still kicking! He cried tears of joy on his birthday party because so many people showed up (he is otherwise a very stoic man and would never cry), and he even got a signed telegram from the king of Sweden as is customary for Swedish 100 year olds. \n\nHere's him being interviewer by the Swedish national radio: https://imgur.com/a/iV2ey\n\nMy sister pulled out a chair for him to sit on, but he insisted on standing for the whole interview.\n\nLooks like your great grandmother is surrounded by friends and family as well. She looks like a really sharp woman, I hope she continues to live a fruitful life for yet another few years :) Visit her and talk to her often, it's easy to take people for granted up until the point when they are not here anymore.\n\nBest wishes from Sweden",
"Whasnt she in \" that's my boy \" ?",
"Keeping 35 grand children together for her party. ",
"Okay our great grandmas need to meet. Mine is 101 and lives by herself, cooks her own food, takes out the trash, etc. etc. awesome to see there are others thriving like that!",
"Why does her eyes look like that?",
"I mean I'm not either but it's fun triggering people who are ",
"IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.",
"It looks like Alexander Hamilton is sitting in the background. ",
"She lives at home?",
"most bullshit excuse of all time. buy a fucking alarm clock. \n \n about eight bucks, maybe two in a thrift store, or $.25 at a garage sale\n\n",
"She looks great. On a sight note, get her to an optometrist, because being able to read up close at her age must mean she is myopic and would need glasses to see far away. \nTrust me. She would probably be very greatfull if you took her, and got her some glasses so she can see her family more clearly :). \n\nSource: Optometrist here. \n",
"It's great to see people who are in the 90s and even 100 that are still doing good. I could only wish my family could live like that. My oldest living relative was 65. What makes someone so healthy at older ages? Is it just good genes or was she super conscious of her health?",
"This photo looks like she's the defendant in a huge court case.\n\nIn all seriousness, happy birthday!",
"Congratulations on your date of birth. Love, Management. ",
"You and I have different definitions of \"exactly\".",
"Say hi to your girl and thank you for the kind words! ",
"Cultist",
"Happy Birthday to Grandmother! God Bless Her. .",
"Literally died or just died? ",
"I seriously pity you for being so negative!",
"I'm not trying to defend anything. I'm just curious why it would upset you so much. You do realise wich subreddit it is, right?\n\n\"A place to share photographs and pictures.\"\n\nSo yeah... ",
"mine died in 2008, she was born 1907, 3 weeks away from 101. This was in Norway, and we have some tradition where our king visits people who turn 100, and she clearly told us not to let him come to us :D",
"Yeah some of us have dead man’s switches that need to be disarmed",
":( This makes me feel like I should cut my losses now. I have fewer and fewer friends as I get older. I prefer to spend time alone because being around people often irritates me.",
"My grandma drives without glasses. She needs glasses to drive, and can barely see the road, but does not wear them because vanity.",
"She looks great for 100. Happy birthday!",
"That’s why I’m trying to stay in shape while I’m young. I’m sure you could have hip issues no matter what shape you’re in but the less risk of what you outlined the better ",
"Because death is literally the worst thing imaginable, and it happens to everyone and everything that ever lives. We trick ourselves into feeling comfortable with it because positivity in the face of hopelessness is human nature, but the fact of the matter is ceasing to exist entirely is worse than anything else. Even burning in the common idea of hell or freezing in the biblical hell for all eternity are more pleasant alternatives to ceasing to exist entirely.",
"Protip: turn off all push notifications possible and schedule checking email, Facebook, and reddit. \n\nMy life improved when I turned off email push notifications and scheduled 30 mins every few hours to go through it. Now I only spend 30 mins once per day checking and sending email at home. ",
"Plot twist: she wears contacts",
"And I will forget about this old person, why? because she's unknown to me lmao.",
"Is it filled with a pox?",
"You don't *know* that though. It might not be immortality the way we think of it with a never aging human body, but it could be something incomprehensible to us right now. ",
"Begs the question, how do you know what sub that is without having to check first...\n\nWell, we all know how so I guess the real question is... why?",
"Happy birthday great grandma!",
"> Once you stop training your mind, that's when Alzheimer's and dementia start to take hold.\n\n[citation needed]",
"Please! That would be awesome!",
"The implication is that if you have to find socks on your own, it's because grandma is no longer around to do it for you, because she has passed away.",
"Happy birthday sweetie 🎉🎊",
"I don't even have a Grandma. 😟",
"It’s me your long lost cousin.\n\nAbout those socks...\n\nSeriously happy birthday to her.",
"Great Super Grand Mother!!! Super Healthy with out glasses at that age",
"If the Bible is a Giant Print Bible and it's held close enough, it can be read without glasses.\n\nI had a friend in her 40s who refused to believe she was getting presbyopia.",
"\"Picture of an old woman\"",
"You might not Think that when your old as fuck especially when your facilities begin to go ",
"The Bible is actually 3 feet wide, large print.",
"lol I feel like that’s all you took away from this. ",
"May we have photos of these socks and indulge us on a video of her making socks?",
"Sorry for ruining your expirience? I thought of posting in /r/history but I felt it didn't really fit. Plus I like the picture I took, turns out others did as well. ",
"No one said anything about “ALOT????!”",
"My great grandfather is the same. He tried my sisters smart-phone once but his fingers were too big for the keypad, so he would end up pressing several buttons at once.",
"Are we allowed to roast this woman?\n\nIf so, can she tie ‘em in a knot? Can she tie ‘em in a bow?",
"Can I call her Nana? She looks like someone that likes to be called Nana.",
"Happy birthday to her! ",
"Happy bird day\n\nLet's hope the only downsizing that happens is that someone downsizes your age",
"Isn't he awful",
"what a fucking weirdo",
"My grandmother turns 100 in April, she's doing remarkably well, despises Trump, compares him to leaders/dictators she's seen over the decades. She's not doing quite as well as yours though. Happy birthday!",
"Is she seeing anyone?",
"Anybody else turn their phone upside down to see if they could see a young person? No? Ok.",
"Get an old phone. People can still ring and text you. ",
"Is stock picture good or bad? I took it yesterday and thought she looked great for 100. ",
"all your missing socks, she stole them",
"GROSS! ",
"My grandma is 99 and doesn’t use glasses either! She drinks straight from the bottle.",
"Sucks she wasted all that time reading the Bible ",
"There's also [distracta-gone](https://www.reddit.com/r/ofcoursethatsathing/comments/7o3u9n/box_for_phones_on_a_timed_lock_distractagone/) if your addiction has gotten out of hand (which is about 90% of us)",
"Was her health deteriorating significantly or did she deteriorate after she went into the home?",
"Don't. Please. Don't. I'm still recovering",
"They will be okay. Go take some time for yourself. ",
"I knew she looked familiar",
"IS THAT PAMS MEMAW?!\n",
"No one said she was hard of hearing.\n",
"Go away child.",
"I wanna see a picture of da socks.",
"I like socks.",
"She looks great for 100. My died died at 80 and looked a whole lot more fucked up than her :) ",
"Man, I fear waking up even one more day. I can hardly imagine all the hardships she must have lived through. Every time I see someone make it this far in life, I can't help but be amazed that they pulled it off, and in her case so well! Happy Birthday to her! ",
"I'm still unsure about what needs to be defended here bro. 💖",
"technological sabbaticals are definitely becoming the new trend... like, juice fasting was sooo 2017.",
"I can't even wrap my brain around being alive for 100 years. Like there's \"Old\", and then there's \"my grandchildren could be senior citizens Old\" ",
"My grandmother died Thursday. ",
"They should've gotten her a cake with a 💯 emoji",
"Yes 😆",
"There was a [popular thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/7slvnz/tutorial_guide_to_make_iphone_4_faster_with_ultra/) on /r/Jailbreak which outlines the process to doing a similar thing for iPhones.\n\nI can't speak for how much room for customization this sort of thing has on iOS, but I imagine enough to let you restrict specific apps.",
"Still use your phone as alarm but once you turn it off just put your phone down for awhile",
"Well I'm relieved Reddit was able to upvote American values. Typically this place wants to shit where we sleep. ",
"Retirement homes are early graveyards",
"Get your sock making game together! Someday you'll be giving them out to the younglings... ;)",
"to appreciate a picture (or...not, you can downvote if you didn't like it)",
"did they move her because she was starting to slip, or do you think getting upended to the retirement home is why she faded? ",
"It’s all about the socks!",
"Dieing isn't so bad. Imagine having to adapt constantly to an ever changing world that no longer makes any sense. Not everyone is cut up for that.\n\nDeath is the only reason life itself is precious.",
"Happy Birthday to her! She seems to be doing great at such an age!",
"She could totally pass for 80",
"They may not rut like savage beasts like 20-somethings do, but old people still get down. And I'll bet if Grandma sees a dreamboat that's 70 years younger she still thinks to herself \"what a handsome feller\" while a lusty little breeze rustles the cobwebs.\n\n",
"My 95 year old grandmother has better vision than me. Legit 20/20. It’s insane.\n\nThe only real medical problem she struggles with is bad arthritis so her knees hurt. Otherwise she gets around great. \n\nLove that lady",
"It's unnecessary and disrespectful though. \n\nTake that shit to 4chan. ",
"Pretty much, she's a complete stranger and the title doesn't make her sound particularly interesting",
"And the *Bible* too. It's not exactly known for having plus-sized font.",
"She's a WARRIOR! ",
"There were 140 people at her party, we all went to the front to congratulate, then aside so the next part of the family could do the same. In a room with as many relatives as she has, someone is bound to sit across the room. This shot was taken with 70mm focal length, so it's not like I secretly photographed a random grandma for reddit 😂💖",
"Or set up your lights to gradually wake you up in the morning. Once set up, you can put your phone away. ",
"K",
"Turn that frown upside down.",
"What an incredible lady! Happy Birthday, Grandma!",
"Wow how does it feel like to be a cringy ass edgelord",
"Be careful, she might climb out a window, disappear, then steal a suitcase. \n\nOn a possibly related side note, has she ever met with President Truman for drinks?",
"The brain training thing with Alzheimer's is a total myth and sadly doing crosswords/sudokus doesn't actually do anything for the prevention of dementia. ",
"Older people who have a youthful spirit and are happy to live are absolute gems ",
"So she’s still blinded by Christianity? And has a foot fetish?",
"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe.",
"Thats awesome ky grandmother turned 85 on Thursday aswell!",
"crispr cas9 me her genes please",
"I would love to actually. I will get in touch with her for it coming month, she still has a very sharp mind. ",
"It's a fucking picture of an old lady...",
"she looks like Pam's grandma",
"Twis brillig and the slithy toves did gire and gimble in the wabe ",
"Nah dude you'll be fine. One thing I'd suggest if you find yourself frequently irritable is getting screened for depression. Depression often manifests as irritability, especially in men if you are one. I'd doubly suggest it if (pick any of the following):\n\nYou're tired all the time\n\nYour sleep schedule is constantly fucked up for no apparent reason\n\nYou've gained or lost more than 5 lbs in the last year, especially without intending to\n\nYou're bored all the time\n\nYou have no motivation to do pretty much anything\n\nYou work alone or with very little contact with other people beyond a direct supervisor\n\nYou usually don't have the energy to exercise\n\nYou have a flashpoint temper, especially if that's popped up in the last year or so\n\nIf you want some specific troubleshooting about making friends, feel free to PM me!\n\nEdit: of course you should also go see a doctor to get screened for depression if you often feel hopeless, blue, or have frequent suicidal thoughts, even if you don't ever mean to act on those thoughts. I just wanted to list some of the other symptoms that people might not be aware is a sign of depression.",
"Blessed are the feet of those who don't have to resort to wearing their cum socks.",
"We read about great depression. She lived through it 😮",
"Ok.",
"She looks so adorable! My great grandma is 95, and she looks great, same as yours! Bless her, and give her a hug for me, on account of me not being able to hug mine, due to being across the country. D:",
"It's cool to get to heat about the lives of 100 year old people. They are all super different and tend to have a much different perspective on life. ",
"Thursday was cake day and meeting the mayor. Saturday they passed out the actual cake and opened the dance floor.\nEdit: picture taken on dance day",
"My God dude what the fuck is up with putting ', without glasse,' in the middle of that. Doesn't it sound 60x better as Without glasses, the only thing I can do is read? I'm sorry about this if English is a second language to you, but if you're a native speaker then my man try reading your sentence in your head before posting. ",
"I gave it a lot of thought after I finished *I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream* and *Vento Aureo*. In the words of Adam Gontier, though, I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all.",
"A picture should be able to stand on its own and be interesting enough to upvote. If you posted this old woman and titled it 'Woman', it would get 3 upvotes at most. Also, the most you could say about her was that she gives you socks and reads the Bible? More people have seen and thought about her than in her entire life combined, and these were the things you chose to say about her? Insensitive if this really is your great granny.",
"OK, effectively the same.",
"Is that Pam's Grandma?",
"I zoomed in, cause they look like holes. Is she 2d's gma? ",
"shes not reading the bible, she has it memorized..only turning the page and blinking her eyes, looking \"side to side\" and what not because of muscle memory",
"She looks like a princess If you flip her upside down. Happy Belated Birthday!",
"holy fuck youre so enlightened",
"My grandma will be 99. She was so smart and independent. But she fell down her stairs and hit her head. She can't remember yesterday. Strangely she remembers her childhood and the ww2. We had to put her in an old folks home and she gets treated very well but she is lonely. \n\nMake sure your grandma isn't overdoing it",
"She looks exactly like Pam's Meemaw from The Office. https://imgur.com/EYrQAYo\n\n",
"There it is",
"That’s fuckin’ lit",
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!",
"How old were you when you got your first phone? ",
"> Because death is literally the worst thing imaginable\n\nwtf",
"There's a lot you can get from reading it again and again",
">Death is the only reason life itself is precious.\n\nPeople always say this like a world where immortality was an option wouldn't be a world where death was possible, too. You could still have death in a world with immortals. That would give the immortality meaning.",
"Wish her a Happy Birthday from me! She looks like a sweet, caring woman.",
"Shut up, Meg!",
"Hit two birds with one stone, have grandma teach OP how to do it. Spend time with grandma and ensure future sock supply",
"But does she cook a mean breakfast?",
"Would the photo be interesting without backstory in the title? Ask yourself that next time you upvote something on this sub.",
"she olde",
"Or some self control. It's really not hard to have a phone and not constantly be on it. Last summer I lost my charger and didn't bother to look for it for another month and it really wasn't very hard for me.",
"Happy Birthday!!! ",
"Nah she is just the main antagonist of the latest *Supernatural* episode",
"You should do that AmA.",
"Post history 😂",
"Miss my grandma, she hooked it up with some warm ass Mexican throw blankets during Christmas.",
"Hey thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into it! :) ",
"Ain’t got none uh them city lights ya’ll er boastin’ bout ",
"She is amazing❣️🙂and so are you for being proud of her💕🙂",
"Well I lived 3 hours away. So only saw her a few times a year. So I cannot fault my grandparents because they may have noticed thing that I had not. But my opinion has always been that this was more about my grandpa getting too old to maintain her yard work. So they wanted to sell her house.",
"My great-grandmother passed away 4 days ago. 109. It puts a smile on my face to see this picture.",
"Ah, I specified Android because I'm familiar and wasn't sure how far iOS would let you go with this sort of thing. Glad this exists for other users :3",
"Do it, and don’t let more time pass before you do. ",
"There's a lengthy discussion to be had about immortality, however, in the world we live in living life to the fullest is a priority because we die.",
"Every upvote adds one year to her life",
"Oh, you're one of those people.",
"Dickhole",
"Oh my god, I get this. I'm 21 and whenever my family sits down to eat at a restaurant, I always put my phone away. No excuses. And usually it just turns into me staring at the backs of my mother and sister's phones because they have them held 4 inches from their faces. \n\nIt's infuriating, especially knowing they're just scrolling through facebook. ",
"Yeah you don’t want a state run nursing home in a poor state I’ll just say that. ",
"Okay sorry I offended your fantasy book dad I'll go to 4chan now\n",
"I didn't upvote the post though. I can't remember the last time I've upvoted anything on this sub. \n\nMy question and wondering still stands though. ",
"Happy belated! ",
"Can't put my job's expectation to reach me on-call in the drawer though.",
"Esso si que es?\n",
"she going to die soon, eh?",
"I can imagine if she was 104, he must've been getting up there, too. I can't blame any 80 year old for not being able to yard work. It's a shame they couldn't find another place but it's hard to care for an older person. My mom is the sole care giver for my grandmother and it's very stressful. ",
"Not to hate too much but people said the same thing about reading books on trains. Everyone dislikes the tech advancements of their later years, just wonder what the kids are using that I'll hate",
"Your grandmother is the goat. ",
"Happy bday great grandma!!",
"Must be be a very fragile person when a 100 year old granny offends you. ",
"Lol ok",
"All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe. ",
"Do most people look at their phone first thing in the morning? Mine charges in my office, and I don't see it until I put it in a bag when I leave the house. ",
"Have children. Problem solved. ",
"I get that, but there's a lot more out there to learn from than just the bible. ",
"http://i.imgur.com/XHBa71Tg.jpg",
"Aw hell my eyesights already stuffed, guess I’m gonna be blind when I’m old ",
"I'm sorry a 100 year old granny offended you",
"I am as confident in it as I am that the sun will rise in the morning. I am as confident in it as I am that removing my hands from the sides of a basketball I am carrying would result in it falling to the ground. I am as confident in it as I am that inserting a toothpick or two, pointing forward, under my big toenail and kicking a wall full force would be an experience I did not enjoy. You're right, though. I don't know.",
">... in a drawer... \n\nWell look at Mr. Rockefeller over here with his fancy drawer full of options. \n\n",
"I recognize that my mother and sister are beautiful, but I wouldn’t have sex with them for obvious reasons. And there are plenty of people who many people would consider beautiful that I just don’t personally find attractive. And do you find a sunset beautiful? Because f you do, does that mean that you want to have sex with he sun? \n\nBut most importantly, beauty doesn’t equal sexy. It just means the opposite of ugly. Would you call this old lady ugly, appalling, or repulsive? I certainly wouldn’t. She’s aged gracefully and she’s in excellent physical and mental health at 100 not to mention, she’s just picturesque, if that makes any sense. She’s an example of harmony, peace, and strength. I’d say that that’s petty beautiful. \n\nPlus, it’s just a subjective term. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ",
"It is unlikely you could just get rid of your phone, I’m sure you need it for work and I think keeping connected with the people you love is important. That said, nobody forces you to pull it out more than you have to. You are in control of that, you suffer as a result of your phone but much suffering is due to ourselves not making the decision to end that suffering. ",
"/r/redditgetsdrawn ",
"Chill bro. Jesus said to forgive not seven times, but seventy-seven times. So you now have seventy-six times to go.",
"THANK YOU, i thought for sure this would be the top conmment.",
"it also seems she is related to the Outsider",
"You woulsnt believe what she's done to get there.",
"And getting rid of your smartphone for a dumb phone is a crutch too. You can accomplish all of that with willpower and discipline.",
"Wow, it never occurred to me that it is such a nice way to preserve some of her views. Please do the AmA OP. ",
"Happiest of birthdays to her!",
"meh meh meh !",
"Not quite as much suck as some neckbeard hipster atheist who can't not inject his insecurities into every thread. Yeah, not quite that much suck.",
"She seems to be the BEST :)",
"That's true, but it doesn't mean that death isn't still a drag.",
"Such a reflected thought. It’s beyond that “Everything was better before”, but she also recognizes that technology didn’t improve our everyday life in every aspect. \n\nI shall remember that the next time I meet up with friends for coffee. ",
"I always saw it as the nursing home caused her to slip. But I lived 3 hours away. So only saw her a few times a year. So I cannot fault my grandparents because they may have noticed things that I had not. ",
"The things she's seen. The worlds she's lived in...",
"The alternative isn't necessarily better.\n\nWe're just not equipped to deal with any option really.",
"Blessings of happiness and health to her!! Happy Birthday, precious human ",
"\"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.\" (Matthew 5:17–18)\n\nHe's explicit in that instruction. Whereas, the passages you'll counter with require creative interpretations because Jesus doesn't negate this passage (and also a creative interpretation to ignore the message of Matthew 5:17–18).\n",
"Meh who cares what she reads? If she enjoys the Bible that much, let her read it. ",
"Socks are good. I like socks. You have an excellent grandmother.",
"No one cares if you don’t get back to them in 30 minutes except teenagers. ",
"“You say death, I’ll say is final!”",
"You don't need to explain yourself, some people are just assholes. It's a great picture of someone that sounds like a pretty special lady. Hope she had an awesome birthday!",
"Wooow. What can I tell you? Enjoy every moment with her....",
"I never said otherwise, all I did was state facts. ",
"This is the type of title you see in r/roastme",
"Smart lady lol",
"It's because she doesn't have teeth.",
"):",
"Can never have too many socks ",
"I'm in the same boat, my Grandad is 94 and just last year he hand built a wishing well and a wheelbarrow (decorative) for my garden. I can only hope at 94 I'm strong enough to be cutting wood and with it enough to be using power tools! He's just the coolest man alive. I keep thinking I need to take note of the differences between our diets - he has 3 square meals a day, meat and veg, whereas I'm a snack queen... there's definitely a lesson to be learned there.",
"Hey thanks! Its really easy to gain weight when your in constant chronic pain. I posted about it on r/looseit recently. I'll admit though, its a delicate balance because exercising kills me for the rest of the day. I can't work so I have all day to recover from exercising, people who have to work a day job are a lot worse off.",
"Of course she wouldn't need glasses. She clearly has no eyes!\n\nNo but all joking aside happy birthday to your great grandma. She sounds like a pretty cool lady.",
"I don't know about restaurants because if they wanted to read a book or a newspaper while they wait I wouldn't give a shit either way, but where phone use really is inexcusable is the fucking movie theater. Seriously.",
"Having just learned how to knit socks, I assume she is a speed demon with the needles.",
"Did she get her letter from trump?",
"Reading without glasses at 100? Damn, she got some impressive eyesight.",
"lmao you r/pics kids are relentless - the 100 year old granny doesn't need you to defend her, I'm sure she's just fine ",
"Gay ",
"Don't we all?",
"I would guess a significant portion of people use their phone as an alarm. I do and my phone also turns on my Hue lights when the alarm goes off (Sleep as Android).",
"/r/lewronggeneration",
"Valar morghulis",
"Oooooh edgy....",
"Everybody needs socks",
"gargantuan if substantiated",
"listen here you little shit.",
"It was seventy times seven, so he's really got 489.",
"Downgrading people you disagree with to children so you feel more superior. ",
"MOM! The meatloaf. ",
"Nobody gives a shit.\n\n",
"In the 80s it used to blow my mind (I was young) to think that 100 year olds lived into their teen years before 1900\n\nNow at a much older age, all I could think of is her birth year, and realized she was born after the Great War.\n\nWhat a world to be brought in...\n\n",
"Mel Gibson's father is also celebrating 100 years. But he was close to death at 92 and then was injected with IV stem cells 8 years ago. Apparently, it turned the father right around, improved his stamina, endurance, eyesight, hearing, immune, flexibility.... Stem cells may allow us to live to 100 with body and mind of a 60 year old....",
"Grandmother-in-law of 94 years recently passed away. In that time, she's touched a lot of lives. Yes, we're all happy she died at 94 instead of 30. But it doesn't make us miss her any less. ",
"Tell her to HMU I need a new sock connect . And happy birthday to her",
"mentioning that she \"supplies the whole family with socks\" was a bit disrespectful, god bless your grandmother ",
"!Happy Birthday! ",
"How can i get some socks...will pay :)",
"I want a church girl, that go to church. AND READ HER BIBLEEE",
"It’s plp like her that must have a totally different perspective on life given how long they’ve lived. My great grandfather died at 105 but he was barely functioning at that point.",
"3 lbs of raw ground beef daily and 4 pots of black coffee. Source: I’m OP’s step Great-grandfather. ",
"Nah she probably smokes a lotta weed. Like, a LOTTA weed. ",
"Heroin must be the the least wasteful of times then.",
"I figured for sure the picture would be of her making those socks.",
"How is that comparable at all? One, your example, is based on facts that have been scientifically proven. The opinion of OP was a personal opinion of what he thinks about a certain concept that cannot be proven or disproven via research or facts. Utterly awful comparison. Would you like me to correct my comment to 'subjective opinion' so that I don't upset your pedantism, or can you realise what I was saying by using the context available and your brain?",
"she seems like a good listener",
"I'll be your friend, pal. :) ",
"Not even an exclamation point?",
"Hey congrats to her! I just wanted to point something out from the picture. I zoomed in all the way to her eyes and it looks like an empty void. Am I going crazy or what? ",
"The quality of each book is inconsistent. As a whole, it's mediocre writing at best. And when read as history as many religious people do, it's useless. I really hope this woman read some real books in her life.",
"Whoa,mind blowing just to think that when she was born people still believed waves and particles are different things!",
"Legend",
"The bible nonetheless. Those words are tiiiiny",
"Happy Birthday ",
"At 23 you dont even have any adult or even young adult memories of a time before people had phones on them all the time. I’m 27 and I got my first cell phone at 14 (tracfone) when i went to myrtle beach for spring break in freshman year of high school. ",
"Why would I care?",
"And is BEAUTIFUL",
"You can do that literally any time you want",
"Happy birthday! She looks determined. ",
"Statement of fact. More professional.",
"Plot twist... your grandmother has memorized the bible, and she pretends to read it while reciting verses from memory. Don't underestimate the craftiness of old people.",
"Curious why in western culture are old parents don’t commonly live with their children? ",
"What's the theme?!",
"(1) A much cheaper option than multifocal is monovision. Standard lenses in both eyes, one for distance, one for near. Some people can't adapt to that, but it's a great option if they can. Multifocal contact lenses still aren't quite good enough yet; people tend to really be bothered by the glare or can see distance and intermediate (computer) well but still need a little help with glasses for reading, in my experience. They might work great for some people, but I've seen too many people not happy with them to eagerly recommend them yet; maybe in 10 years. Multifocal contact lenses had the smart problems 10 years ago and now they're pretty good. - optometrist who has worked with for cataract surgeon and saw all his post-ops. \n(2) You have to really educate moderate myopes (-2.00ish) that their vision is going to be flipped. Saw a couple post-ops who were extremely unhappy they had to now wear glasses for near and not distance, as they had been their entire life. Most people love it, but there are a few who don't.",
"Happy belated birthday :)",
"That’s amazing!",
"It's not his tho. It's Jack's ",
"It's not his tho. It's Jack's ",
"She looks exactly like you would expect of a woman who spends all her time reading the bible and making socks.",
"everyone has friends that love walks! they are called dogs, and you can find them everywhere. :)",
"Happy Birthday Grams. She looks like a cool lady. ",
"Just went over there for a look. What a bunch of joyless dicks. How anyone would enjoy that subreddit is beyond me. ",
"My grandmother died after we had to put her in a nursing home for 2 weeks while we went out of town. I have always thought that she kind of gave up because of the loneliness and conditions of her care there. When we picked her up she was sitting in the dark having coffee in their dining room. So sad. ",
"I bet she knew some of the authors ",
"You know what they say about those who don't learn from history.\n\nGood for her for having her own, well-informed opinion! ",
"I guess now she can't play with Lego...",
"I have an idea. Get family members to write questions and then interview her. I did this with my grade 3 students when she turned 100 and the video turned out amazing. I did it again at 101 and 102 on her request. The last one was the one we did with family member questions. These videos are treasures now that my grandmother has passed away.",
"That isnt practical. You will just be that unreachable guy. Everyone has to not have a phone",
"I have a phone and use it to organise going for walks with friends, and meeting up for coffee. It's a benign tool!",
"My da, sister, and brother in law all are lawyers and have a constant string of emails, texts or calls regarding their cases. My BIL just got a promotion and his boss is freaking out because he is behind on filings because the people he is supervising are idiots. I had to babysit yesterday because my sister and BIL had to go into work for hours yesterday.\n\n\nMeanwhile if I’m the emergency therapist on call I’m on call. I damn near missed Easter Ham one year.",
"Neither of those things require you to look at any games, social media etc.",
"Best way to read the bible. ",
"I'd love to go have coffee with my friends. But distance, personal responsibilities and lack of an actual strong bonds makes it impossible.",
"You’re an asshole. ",
"Happy Birthday Young lady!!!",
"Yeah, I'm going to need to inspect a few pairs, just to be sure. DM'd OP my address, and my totally legit sock inspector info. ",
"This is gonna trigger /r/atheism",
"Well that took a very painful turn for the worse... Yet I'm slightly aroused. ",
"If you have a relative who supplies you with socks you miss them every time you reach into your drawer for socks. Advice to young people... connect with elderly sock creating relatives and learn their craft. It will make the elderly feel valued for having a skill, you have quality time to learn amazing things about the world and family history and you will become the valued sock creating relative when they pass.",
"Is she single? ",
"**Tips fedora.**",
"Wow I bet you also read Reddit articles too, this not something I expected. 👍",
"I just hope I look that good when I'm 80, much less 100.",
"Impressive. Even more without glasses. ",
"She's sitting in my kitchen eating some breakfast now. She'd live here if I had the space, sadly I don't. But yeah, we're American but she moved to England back in the day, when Hitler wasn't just some \"historical event\". Now, I despise Trump and I am NOT saying he is like Hitler, not in that sense anyway, but he does seem to idolize dictators. She was a lifelong Republican, her and my grandfather before he passed. She says that she doesn't recognize her party anymore, and neither would my grandfather if he were still with us.",
"Does she also run an apple farm?",
"Wow sounds like he was a great great grandfather! 💖\nAnd driving at 98? Incredible! ",
"This is my job now",
"Please wish her a happy birthday from this internet stranger. I hope I’m still knitting socks at her age!",
"*tips fedora*",
"God bless her.",
"\"Fulfill them\" = \"Ok dudes covenant over\"",
"OP, that is awesome. Not just for you as a grandchild, but for her children- who never had to worry about their mother suffering from illness, or having to make nursing care arrangements. If we could all be as fortunate.\n\nRemember to ask her as many questions as you can think of about her life and her experiences. They are priceless.\n\nHappy 100th to her! ",
"Meemaw. There's no way that's not meemaw.",
"Do what some others do: get together every morning for coffee with a bunch of other irritable, grumpy men and women at Mdonald’s or Hardee’s, bitch and grumble to your heart’s delight about the world, the headlines, your families, medical conditions, each other, call each other names, part with the middle finger and a “See you tomorrow, asshole. Tuesdays are Steak n Shake, right?” ",
"Or get one of these smart dumb phones \n\nhttps://www.wired.com/story/need-a-digital-detox-youll-love-this-very-smart-dumbphone/",
"I found a book at the bookstore yesterday called something like \"The war in Denmark: 2024-2035\" in which a 450 year old man thinks back to the war that happened when he was in his 20s. While he's hanging out with all his other centuries old friends and his 150yo border collie that's learned philosophy and rhetoric. \n\nThe concept terrifies me. I will never read that book.\n",
"What does that have to do with this post?",
"The Jabberwocky is the reason Lewis Carroll is no longer allowed when my husband plays Hangman at work for team building exercises. I keep telling him he can borrow my Edward Lear anthology, but he doesn’t want to get anything else banned. ",
"Happy birthday to that grandma. You have no idea what it’s like to be socksless. Truly, you are blessed. ",
"Dejavu",
"I love photos like this, as a wedding photographer I make it a point of letting Bride and Groom know I'll be taking lot's of photos of grandparents , I usually get some great smiles and laughs as they are chatting with grand kids. Everyone always want's the standard \"stood in line\" formal type photos but the one's you'll remember long after they've gone are one's like grandma doing shot's with cousins or dancing like no one is looking. Don't get me wrong, we have some right miserable bastards who look like they'd rather be letting the cat out... but you know... people...",
"Not OP, but for my panic attacks, it can work as a distraction. \n\n\nPanic attacks are made much worse, rapidly, by just thinking about them. You feel it coming on and get scared, therefore making it worse. \n\n\nMy panic attacks mostly come on while I’m driving on the highway. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve called my husband on Bluetooth and said, “just talk to me about anything.” He knows what that means, and talks to me about what he’s doing, his day, etc. \n\nIt’s enough to, 1. Know somebody will know if anything happens while I’m trying to get to the shoulder (one of my irrational fears is that I will pass out. These come on quick and strong) and 2. Distracts my mind from further spiraling into fear. ",
"It’s Reddit dude. What’d you expect. ",
"Ain’t nobody got time for that. \n\nIn all seriousness there is a very strong anti-old people bias in America. Living with your parents till your 30 A OK but helping your parents when they get super old... what I have my own life to live! ",
"i am most amazed at the socks part... ",
"Stop Upboating such low effort content posts like this one.",
"I mean, does she need glasses? Can we chip in and get her some glasses? ",
"Wow, that's a blessing. ",
"That is how a lot of people are \"losing their religion\", so to speak, when it comes to politics. People who have been vehemently against Democrats are, as often as not, appalled and the crap that keeps coming out of the Republicans' mouths, starting back with the Tea Party.\n\nTo be clear, I'm not overly political. But I hate Trump. He makes me political. Which, well, could be considered a good thing? I dunno.\n\nTell your granny she's awesome from me. :) ",
"Shez really beautiful ",
"That's dank",
"Freak",
"Fucking Christians.",
"> big dirty shite\n\nWhich part of Scotland are you from?",
"I'd love me some grandma socks. Haven't had grandma socks in...15 years? Damn, long time.",
"Honestly, having a baby is the best thing I’ve ever done for my brain. I wake up to him cooing in his crib, I pick him up and bring him to our bed and feed him. Then we spend the next 20 minutes in bed just hanging out and cuddling and chatting as a family. We all spend most of that time laughing. It’s my favorite time of day. My husband and I used to get up mumble good morning and immediately go on our phones.",
"When I think about it, I find it incredibly sad that few of our generation's grandchildren (in my 20s now) will get that experience of flipping through physical photo albums with their grandparents. We just don't make those anymore. ",
"> and supplies the whole family with socks.\n\nShe knows how to avoid the ice floe.",
"But then I'll just fall asleep again",
"I know this is no place to discuss ethics and morals but in the Middle East and other eastern countries in Asia pacific the culture is that the children move out and start their family once the older parents get older they move back in and taken care of because they put family on higher value and I guess religion could be a factor too but anyway I’m going on tangent. I just find it so peculiar that it’s status quo to not take care of your parents like this ",
"Hmmm, maybe. Test on several models and get back to us. ",
"Happy birthday to her. \nAnd that’s a nice photo of her as well.",
"They delight in trying to make other people feel miserable, and in lieu of that, then they enjoy complaining. Mostly, it's about their mothers having not love them. There are a lot of dysfunctional people in the world.",
"You are very blessed....be thankful! ",
"Risky click of the day.",
"God that made me afraid of retirement, and I'm still in uni! I'm already bad at getting out and doing stuff with my time off. ",
"People don't care about your ancient memes anymore, grandpas.",
"Is this like a joke or are you really that stupid?",
"Many people have whole passages of the bible committed to memory. Better have her vision checked to be sure. Congrats!",
"Don't be ridiculous",
"She looks like gam gam from the office",
"Happy Birthday Nana!",
"My Italian great-grandmother used to knit slippers for our whole family too. In italian, \"grandmother\" is \"Nanni\". We used to call her slippers nanni-toners. (Play on iso-toners).",
"Do your great grannys have great great grandkids too? Because that would be pretty cool, I think. ",
"He sees people around him happy and he despises it. You might call it the Scrooge effect.",
"A few generations ago it was more common. There is a tendency to have an independent attitude at least in the US, where parents want to see their children succeed on their own, and then later, don’t want to become dependent on them.\n\nI think the big difference now is mobility. My parents siblings all loved within 5-90 minutes of their home, so taking care of parents while still letting them be independent was an option. That is hard to do with children moving farther afield nowadays.",
"*hark hark hark*",
">let me get triggered because someone doesn't agree with my religiously \n\nIf you're going to get triggered by someone not wanting to read the bible, you're going to lead a very angry life my friend. ♥",
"*preoccupied\n\nAnd she's 100% right.",
"Im baffled intelligent humans read the bible",
"She's probs short sighted ",
"Living a Century is like, the ultimate bucket list. Hope she had a splendid birthday. ",
"Happy birthday to your great grandmother. I hope she has many more birthdays and is surrounded by all of her loved ones. ❤️",
"New socks and underwear are some of the things I look forward to EVERY Christmas since I was a kid. She's not 100 or looking as up and about as your Oma. Which is feeling surreal.. ",
"My great grandpa would have been 100 this November but he passed last March. Up until 2016 he would go outside almost everyday and work on the water pumps or other things on his 2 acres of land. ",
"As a lifelong New Yorker, we've know he was a con man, a fraud and a liar for decades, we wish the rest of the country would wake up.\n\nA lot of people don't quite realize that the parties kind of switched places, if you look at some of the more \"old school\" Republicans like John Kasich for example, he sounds more like a Democrat.\n\nFacts are facts, the party (not officially) that started the KKK was the Dems, but I dare you to find one Dem Klan member today. Abe Lincoln, freed the slaves, was a Republican, today, he would certainly be a Dem. Republicans still love saying that they're the \"party of Lincoln\" and that Dems started the KKK, yet they \"can't explain\" why it's the Republicans that have a \"problem\" with minorities and women. It's mainly a party of old, white men. Like Orrin fucking Hatch. Text book example of why there need to be term limits.\n\nSadly I think many people go into the ballot box, ask their wife \"Who do we vote for?\" and just vote for the R, without any actual research what the party stands for.\n\nThe Republican party is overwhelmingly more Christian than the Dems, at least more strictly religious. Now I am an atheist, but think about EVERYTHING Jesus stood for (feeding the poor, etc) and ask yourself which part does that sound more like. Jesus would vote Democrat were he to actually have existed and were he alive today.\n\nSorry for the rant lol.",
"It's an office reference. ",
"Why should be celebrate her wasting her life reading the bible?",
"Around 0.017% of the population live to be 100. There are plenty of AMAs with far less noteworthy accomplishments",
"I have a job that requires me to answer my phone when customers call me, even during the off hours. I'm actually planning my very first, out of state, away grown up vacation. I'm really excited about it but I know I'll end up getting calls & feel guilty if I don't answer them:(",
"🎊🎉🥂 to 100 more years!",
"Why aren't the balloons fully inflated?",
"Lets not forget that letting someone read only fiction isn't going to help humanity.",
"Thanks for the response! I’m unsure about the second part of your posts. Myself for example an Iranian and I can speak on behalf of Filipinos that I know and Vietnamese that even if they live across the country or differ side of the globe they will do whatever it takes to have the parents move in with them instead with one of the children ",
"People live like cats and dogs these days ",
"Wow",
"This is probably not true for an 80 year old and his 105 year old mom, but when people begin to have health declines in their 70s or 80s and their kids are middle age and still have kids at home, it can be very hard for the middle generation to care for both their kids and their parents.",
"I hear you. I've tried to use the Jesus argument a few times. It seems like they just ignore it. :/",
"Your first sentence took me a couple tries to understand what you were saying, all those commas threw me off. ",
"We can all inspire to such a description❤️\n",
"I was at -5 and -4.75 at 30. I'm in my 40's now and at -6.0 and 6.25. I have 'verifocals' and they are *awesome*. I can see so, so much better than I ever have. \n\nThey keep saying that my eyes will either 'stop getting worse' or 'go the other way' but this hasn't happened. It's been 10 months and I love them, and the contacts work really well too. But I suspect that my eyes are still getting worse, if only slightly. \n\nJust to let you know though, in another ten years, with the new shit they keep refining, you've got nothing to worry about. ",
"But, it's without glasses, man! Come on, get on the bandwagon :/",
"In my opinion, it's for financial reasons. Too expensive especially if the elder needs specific medical care and fearing old parent might fall with no one around. Or I could be wrong. Just my opinion. One of our relatives put himself into a nursing home. He would stress over the littlest things. Mail, yard work, neighbors, taking medicine on time. He would forget if he'd taken his meds each day. In the NH he's fallen due to medication adjustments but he swears he rather be there than at home. Sad really. It's tough to get old in the Western world.\nOops didn't answer your question. Everyone has their own lives with stresses living with elderly parents will add to the stress especially if they need special care. Special diet, taking meds. Some elderly don't want to give up their freedom to do what they want or go wherever they please.\n\nTL;DR Financial and lack of freedom. imho",
"I guarantee almost no one from the smart phone years will make be able to make it to 100 without glasses",
"Of course they do. If they lose their talking points they have nothing. I truly it's an outdated party, Conservatism in general, that will go extinct in the US much like it mostly has in Canada.",
"Happy birthday to your grandmother!",
"I guess as we grow older, we start to realize that socks and underwear are the best gifts to give.",
"How big are the fonts on that science fiction book?",
"Imma spend some moneeeyyy",
"lol, there it is.",
"Yet one of the biggest risk factors for dementia is lack of post-secondary education.",
"Lol go outside you neckbearded tool",
"That's a good Bible believing woman right there who will soon (relatively speaking only) be young again.",
"Wow 100 hbd!",
"HORRAY GRANDMAS!!!!!!!!!!",
"By your own logic, you're not any more special than the next person either. So why do you get a say in what other people do? Someone being on their phone at their own table across the restaurant has zero repercussions on you. \n\nOn that note, would you tell someone without a leg to just suck it up and try to do a marathon? Or someone who's blind to just try and drive anyway? Just because someone has a disability you can't see or don't understand, it doesn't make that disability less real. If someone has a coping mechanism that works for them and allows them to face otherwise difficult situations, then why should they stop?",
"Because she's doing what she wants. Don't worry, something tells me that your grandkids will be celebrating your daily masterbation someday. But first you'll need a girlfriend...",
"...and reddit.",
"That is the best way to read the bible!",
"You are ignorant of both near eastern archaeology and extra Biblical historical sources.",
"Yeah I've read at least one report that said smarter people with more active minds are *more* at risk of Alzheimer's.\n\nBut I see how it could more generally help your memory and processing to keep your mind active. Keep those connections firing. \n\n\n\n",
"Awesome, happy birthday!",
"She reads the Bible? Sounds like she’s part of the problem.",
"She's not wrong.",
"Yeah, look at the opportunity you have for birthday presents here. She's been reading the same book for a hundred years. Get her the Bahagavad Gita. If she likes the Bible she should find that entertaining as well and it actually is written in verse. Funny how the Hindus have a sacred text that is written in verse as if it really was the word of God while the Christians have to deal with sloppy prose that reads like it was handed in just in time for the deadline riddled with inconsistencies. Don't get me wrong, the Bahagavad Gita is inconsistent as well but at least you can chant the text in verse and it has better monsters and special effects in my opinion. \n\nBut if she's a fan of the King James version of The Bible then she'll love some of his other works. Deomonologie is a classic. King James, who is famous for his English translation of the Bible also enjoyed sexual torture of women who were accused of withcraft. He was really talented at sexual torture and in Demonologie he outlines some of his favorite techniques. If Gramma loves the King James version of The Bible she'll probably find that one to be a real page turner as well. \n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemonologie \n\nThere are those who say that the intense interest in the supernatural that arose in the 16th and 17th centuries was related to the rise of capitalist style banking institutions and the idea of lending money at interest which, in effect, made an inanimate object, money, become \"alive\" in the sense that it could reproduce itself as if by magic. This flourishing of money out of nowhere led to an intense scrutiny of magical practices. Run that one by Granny and see what she thinks. She can take it. She's seen some shit in her time. ",
"I'm sending this as a mass text to all contacts right now. ",
"No, he got triggered because someone dared to believe in religion. ",
"Happy Birthday! She’s the greatest generation!",
"I wanted to reply to the \"You can put your phone in a drawer...\" comment, I didn't realize I replied to the wrong one. Of course 30 minute is fine, even an hour or two. I was talking about a few days at a time.",
"I go camping to pull myself out of the tech habit. It's getting increasingly difficult to find places with no cell reception though. ",
"Here you go, https://i.imgur.com/maWykw4.png",
"This isn't cringy or edgy, it's straight acting like a dumbass. ",
"Stunning head of hair ",
"She doesn't look a day past 80!",
"But is her reading without glasses her own accomplishment or is she just lucky? I find it such a weird thing to be proud about. Like being proud that someone didn't get cancer or dementia. I mean these things happen with little influence from the person themselves, it's more genetically or environmentally influenced. \n\nI mean, I'm glad she's doing well and all... ",
"Woww. I wanna read the Bible too. ",
"This just made my entire day😭😭😭 HAPPY BIRTHDAY🎂🎂🎂🎂",
"I called it going “unplugged”",
"Gz",
"I can’t tell if you’re joking or being serious",
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The teeth that bite, the claws that catch...",
"Be careful though... Being expensive doesn't necessarily equate to good.",
"Inb4 someone says she wasted 100 years reading the bible. ",
"It's just appalling and humbling to know there are people alive to which their parents saw the industrialization of America",
"ORDER CORN",
"\"Don't die\"",
"welcome to addiction my friend",
"That sounds stressful. I take my sweet time responding to texts (if I even respond at all) so I never set the precedent that I respond quickly. ",
"I don't. Wait. What?",
"Nah, we gotta create a Reddit house in every town ",
"That’s a whole different animal. If you plan on having a private room in a nice place it’s easy 100k a year. ",
"I'm baffled one would make such a simple connection.\nShe's had quite a rough path. She was only taught until fourth grade and then started working. Her husband died on the battlefield Oct. '43 while she was pregnant with my grandma. The whole family was moved to poland and then into the ural mountains. Two of her brothers were captured and had to work in mines in Middle Asia. She followed them. Later they moved to Kyrgyzstan and only made it to Germany in '91.\n\nWhile I share parts of your sentiment on religion, she's kind of the last person I'd blame for enjoying the bible, as it gave her strength throughout all those years. Which, as it seems, has worked quite well.",
"Worked in an expensive one. Can confirm, care does not necessarily improve much with price. ",
"The jokerman font doesn't though",
"Just watched this episode ",
"Did you just summon Candyman?",
"My Great grandma lived in California. She was starting to not be able to care for herself so my mom and aunt moved her to illinois. Thought she only had a couple years. Lived 12 more in the nursing home. ",
"IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.",
"Times sure have changed. She thinks people still have friends.",
"Will she make me socks?",
"She can't get enough of Ezekiel 23:20",
"I didn’t get a hark out of you.\n\n\nWatch your ass.",
"Buy a cheap digital recorder and have her tell you stories. You'll have her with you always.",
"I'm young. I'm serious.",
"A true hero ",
"The real post here is OP using his grandma for Karma. ",
"You have an amazing grandmother! God bless her!",
"/r/atheism triggered.",
"I wonder what our generation will provide to the whole family once we age 🤔",
"If you’re a kid, then you probably just crave stimulus. In my teens, I wouldn’t just go for walks. I needed to something to occupy my mind all the time.",
"The text in the Bible is no joke either, it’s smaller than newsprint. ",
"That is so perfect and wonderful about socks.",
"Grandma level over 9000",
"What’s her secret to long life? My grandma died at 30s while my great grandma lived until 112... couldn’t ask that woman though because I was too young",
"Jack daniels?",
"Happy birthday Grandmother💟",
"Happy belated Birthday. Your kindness runs through the family and your warmth for others is always appreciated. Thank you for sticking around for so long, your family, friends and more than a few of us on Reddit appreciate all that you have done to help others in need throughout the years. God bless you, dear.",
"Yeah my mom will call repeatedly if I don't answer her texts... I don't always respond to my friends right away but I return my mom's calls as soon as I can because that woman is no joke ",
"Dude... I think it’s ok that they use their phone lol. There’s nothing really wrong with that. ",
"Exerting self control is only easy if it comes naturally to you. You may find it easy to just not use your phone, but that won't be a simple solution available to those who have a compulsive need to check theirs.\n\nThink of the things in your life that you struggle to exert self control over. It could be diet, exercise, getting more sleep, advancing your career, starting that hobby you've always wanted to try. There bound to be something that you want to do but for whatever reason can't summon the willpower to get done. \"just exert self control\" isn't actually useful advice for those things",
"Happy birthday!!!!",
"Use a glass drawer and voice commands.",
"And she has the dark, soul-less eyes of a shark",
"Been shopping around for my own mother, and some of them are freakin' awesome. Problem is price and long waiting lists. \n\nThe one I just looked at said that the residents do most of the gardening. All the employees do is mow the lawn, while the residents tend to the plants, many of which they brought from their own gardens. \n\nThere's a difference between retirement homes/assisted living and nursing homes.",
"Happy Birthday!",
"Culture and quality of care. \n\nMy husband and I discuss this a lot because we come from different cultures. \n\nIn his culture, the elderly live with their sons, but die younger at a much higher ability level. The homes are hardly child-safe, much less elderly-friendly. And the busy housewife (who even washes clothes by hand) can not possibly provide the level of care that 24/ 7 professionals can. But people are used to thinking that outsiders can't be trusted and fear time outside the protection of family. My husband says he'd rather die young with family than old with strangers.\n\nWe live in the US and have talked with my Mom about her living with us in the future. She's mid-60s, used to being independent, and limits our visiting to 2 days/week because my toddlers are exhausting. She's only interested in living in a small house near (but separate) from us; and moving to a retirement center when she needs advanced care. My family has been able to afford comfortable facilities for a couple generations; we'd rather have a stranger wipe our butts and maintain a sense of pride/independence with family. ",
"There is nothing so wonderful than a pair of hand knitted socks on a cold day. Your family is so very loved by her! ",
"Happy birthday to your grandma!",
"You should count yourself lucky though. My grandparents are 85 and 90 and they certainly are different people now. My grandfather used to be the smartest guy I knew, it seemed like he was an expert in anything I wanted to know and seemed sharp as ever with a dry, but witty sense of humor. Now he has about one or two \"good hours\" where he seems normal, but otherwise is trying very hard to read or just stares at the floor. \n\nMy grandmother was always so active as a grandmother could be, almost like a second mother, but with all the perks of being a grandmother. Even after her stroke, she still seemed the same and always had a new life story to share or a funny joke to tell. Now she's reverted to an almost childlike behavior and she sleeps most of the day. \n\nMy mother had to quit her job and we all had to move in with them since last summer. I love them very much but I cannot stand to live with them as it's like a constant reminder of what they used to be. Sometimes I'm jealous of other people's grandparents and wished they were more caring of them. Hopefully I can return to college this year so my good memories aren't so ruined by all of this.",
"Heaven's Waiting Room",
"Yes very good. As long as people keep gilding this crap, this sub will stay in the shitter.",
"You don't have to go completely off grid. You could put your phone away and just check it every few hours or at the end of the day. The world won't end if you don't get back to people within the hour.",
"not to bash on your cute granny but if you zoom in on her eyes it looks as if they were all black like those scary demons in movies. HAPPY BDAY THO! ",
"If she stops wasting her time reading the bible she could up the sock production and set up an eBay shop! ",
"1 Kings 16:11 is one of my personal favorites.",
"To experience the Great Depression, WW2 and the 60's must have been intense. Impossible to imagine what 2118 will be like.",
"Exactly this. Not to mention that people just don’t have the time or resources for any special care that the elderly may need. Most people in the US need to work full time hours so there’s no one home to care for an elderly person who may need special care. People with dementia need round the clock care when it gets really bad. The vast majority of working class people simply cannot provide that, even if they had the money. We also aren’t nurses who are capable of providing all of the care they would get in a nursing home. ",
"Can you not?",
"I like you! You are just like my aunt who is \"Nana\" to everyone. She signs every Facebook post and uses all caps too :-) \n\nYa'll would be best friends or mortal enemies. Probably Bffs.",
"> Living with your parents till your 30 A OK\n\nThis has definitely changed in the past 15 years too, it used to be the norm to leave home around 18 - 20 years old.",
"She looks so happy!",
"She is very literally what keeps this huge family together. There are so many faces I only see once a year at her celebrations. I don't know if I would ever see some of them again if it wasn't for her.\n",
"Well you did defend the fact that the sub is for **interesting** pictures and photographs. While interest is indeed subjective, I'm probably not alone in thinking a photograph of an old lady is very boring.",
"I think people need to realize that, barring some kind of mental illness, old people are still 100% the person they were when they were 20, 25, 30, 40, years old. The difference is they have had their body slowly fail on them as time has went on. This is hinders some, discourage others, and seem to have very little effect on others. That old person you sit by in a waiting room may *look* like a shell of a person, and many people treat them that way. But moat times if you treat them like a person (i can't believe I feel the need to say that) I bet you'd find they open up just like anyone your age. To your story, OP, how would you feel if your body had failed you bc of no fault of your own, and then your family moves you to a nursing home and stops visiting? The matriarch of the family, who you said you enjoy her company, I bet had a love and pride for everyone in her family that none if them would ever understand. ",
"In my case my mother lives 3 hours away. She is 92, and still lives in our childhood home. She wants to remain in our home town if at all possible. She is moving into an apartment because taking care of a house is becoming a financial burden, and I would rather have her be able to use the money from selling the home for herself, rather than leaving it to us. She can use the money and I don’t need it.",
"Our house is too small and dangerous for my parents. My mother is a fall risk and needs help with little things. Not to mention she was emotionally abusive all our lives and drove the family apart!\n\nIdeally, a person would have to have an extra room, accessible bathroom, and no need to work. In this culture, we now need as much money coming in as possible just to get by. Taking time off to care for family? That's a big gap on the resume, tsk tsk.........\n\nSo if people have to work anyway just to pay the mortgage, might as well pay for an aide for the parent(s).",
"Atheist are annoying people.",
"Thank you so much for the personal response! I am always so fascinated by different cultures. In the Middle East for example the status quo of taking care of parents is really big, as if you help them with their medicine, bathroom routine etc, is looked as very great for the person who does it and people would strive to do that. \n\nThat doesn’t mean I don’t understand what you mean as well, especially regarding \n Professionals who could take better care of the elders ",
"Happy birthday!\n\nMy great grandmother made it to 91 , she passed away barely two days before Christmas last month. ",
"My grandfather, not 100 but close can put thread in the needle like it's nothing but my parents struggle to do so.",
"Ugh yea. Pre-nap reply right there!\nShe is! One of the reasons I love my dog so much is because he reminds me of this as well!",
"Mom?",
"Bless her, wish her many more birthdays🎂",
"Where are her eyes?",
"My great grandmother just turned 100 about a week ago as well! She lives at a home in Michigan and my sister got to see her but I didn’t :( She makes scarfs and Christmas ornaments out of her and our great grandfathers pajamas (he passed away three years ago sadly at 97)",
"Tell her to invest in vechain",
"Holy shit 100. I can't even imagine.",
"My mother is like this- very anxious over daily life, and falling a lot. She's in the hospital after fall #3, and insists on moving back to her apartment with an aide. \n\nI've done everything I can to find her a more supportive place to live, but she's too \"healthy\" for nursing care, and not strong enough for assisted living (the ones that take medicaid usually don't accept wheelchairs.)",
"Looking for someone to post this! Now someone just has to cross post to /r/dundermifflin \n",
"I bet she hates the gays and blacks too.",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25qzDhGLx8 This might be an interesting watch for you.",
"Screw this hands free driving, I need brain free driving!",
"Similar story, my grandmother was moved out of a hospital and into a nursing home for end-of-life hospice care. The doctors gave her between one and six months when she moved, she was riddled with four kinds of cancer. She lived another two and a half years.\n\nI don't know if I attribute that to the nursing home or to her atheism and absolute terror of death, but she clung on for all she was worth.",
"There's a good chance you're the reason she's still doing well op. When someone has a purpose they tend to live longer.",
"Remember that having freinds is not some peoples \"thing\". ",
"Oh... that made me smile so hard. I miss my grandma.",
"She looks amazing.\n\n My Grandmother is 94 I hope she makes it to 100 one day.",
"Nobody messages you tho.",
"What do you think the optimal price points are and what should you expect to see at those price points?",
"Yes! Paulina (in the OP) has two! And a third is on the way!\n\n(As a side joke, when the lady moderating her birthday celebration read out how many kids etc. she had, she went \"she also has 35 great grand children, and two great great grandchildren\". My younger sister looked at me and said, the two *great* (as in awesome) great grandchildren has to be us.)",
"Not unless I strangle them all with their socks. There can be only one.",
"Not even an exclamation point?",
"Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch!",
"Buy her some more books.",
"You mean you go off Reddit? How?",
"Handmade socks..",
"You could always just not pull out your phone in social settings, works pretty well for me ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)\\_/¯",
"How do we know if this is even true?",
"Start walking. 30-60 minutes a day. No phone.You'll love it.",
"How racist is she though?",
"I'm 25, but a few years ago my phone broke (I was about 23), and I just didn't replace it for like... 6 months. I was in college at the time and my job didn't require I have a phone so it was doable.\n\nI wouldn't recommend it, that's a big step, I just used Facebook to make plans and if anyone bailed on me I was fucked, haha. Also if I got sick calling out at work was a ball ache and stuff. But, that being said, it weened me off my phone and even now I use it way less. Pack a book for if you're sitting idly by somewhere and just make a conscious effort to use your phone less.",
"Sit with an old person and ask some questions!",
"Real name Sarisha Ramasshiani.\n\nGoes by Sarah.",
"The world wont end but a lot of the calls I recieve are offers to hangout, or lets say my mom asking for help with the bags, it doesn’t wait an hour. Really my only complaint is all the back to back texts when I’m doing something else or ad/info texts from companies that just pop back up even if you try and get rid of them",
"It's interesting to note how our generation will be described at 90+ years of age with awe: \"Sarah is almost 100, lives at home by herself, and plays modded Skyrim\"",
"Can you imagine how bad a group text could be amongst every single contact in your phone?",
"Yet people will universally praise and affirm your taking care of an elderly parent. This American society is of two minds.",
"Stop dreaming bro. You are not gonna make it :D",
"But is she really reading or just pretending? Lol happy birthday.",
"I find it inexcusable that you have such strong opinions about this and I never bring out my phone in these situations. Not everyone is an extroverted social snowflake like you that needs others to constantly entertain him.\n\nSometimes it's enough to just be around your loved ones, to know they are there and will be there if you need them.",
"What kind of life style she was used to?",
"You can't make ANY determination by price whatsoever. Price is not going to ensure a certain level of care for your elderly family members. You need to be on top of things, make sure that staffing levels are appropriate, that care is being given, and if not make a stink about it. Elder abuse is HIGHLY unreported and whatever the emotional attachments, family members tend to not be as attentive as they should be when removing an elderly family member from their home. Elder care is seen as this relief to family members; 'This is their problem now' instead of 'Ok, This is still my thing to take care of my parents, but now I have this extra layer of help.' Too often are family members still abandoned with the best of intentions.",
"Alot of Scottish dialect has carried over to the north of Ireland actually :)",
"You’re pulling my leg.",
"I'm almost convinced you work for Reddit trying to use reverse psychology to get people to buy each other Gold. Well, it worked for me. I'm going to go find a 'shitpost' and gild the submitter. Good day, sir.",
"This is a beautiful picture, and you’re grandmother is stunning!",
"I'm not Christian (anymore) but everything was accomplished after Jesus sacrificed himself on the Cross.",
"She looks wonderful. Happy Birthday ma'am! You are lucky to be able to share time with her.",
"Lol I hope you're a troll otherwise yikes ",
"Of course not, but when you turn off the alarm and see a notification from a game/social media, you're enticed to open it up.",
"Are they any good though?",
"The real question is has she had cataract surgery? IOI tech has come a long way and I've seen plenty of elderly patients go from full blown presbyopia to not needing glasses period. If OP claims no IOI, no cataract surgery and no glasses, able read fine print at 100 Id wonder at how fine that print actually is. ",
"Well, it WAS just rereleased on the Xbox MMLXXVIII.",
"> C4\n\n",
"I haven't had a phone in four years. It's great!",
"Yeah, it was real food for thought in october. There's no such thing as immortality. You wanna upload your mind to a computer? It will lose power or fall apart someday. You wanna upload your mind to an organic planetary network like in avatar or like the menoa tree? You will die when the planet does or when the star does. You wanna convert your mind into a code and blast it into space in the form of em radiation or radio signals like omnius in Dune? Eventually the signals will degrade, and is a blast of information really life if it has no power to act or influence?\n\nThere is no such thing as immortality.",
"Do one here on reddit for her. It'll be pretty cool. ",
"My grandfather died in his 90s and told me he was ok with it. Said his body just didnt work anymore, there was constant pain and discomfort, and he told me he was just tired of being \"trapped in here\". But he was a little frightened too. We stayed with him as much as possible but he ended up passing in the middle of the night. I miss him.",
"My grandmother goes to the nursing home to help old people and she’s older than almost everyone lol. ",
"k.",
"Hey Grandma, is your caps lock broken?",
"That’s a bad ass lady!! Happy Birthday 😀",
"Happy belated b-day to your g-ma! Your family is so very blessed with her good health. My grandmother (babci, if you're Polish like me) just turned 101 in November. She lived at home with her son until her mid 90s, when she fell and broke her hip. We had to put her in a home due to the mobility issues. She has terrible arthritis and barely move her hands, she can barely see, and also barely hear. She still has all her mental faculties and is otherwise in good health. It's really sad seeing her not be able to do anything on her own after over 9 decades of independence. As horrible as it may sound, we're all kind of waiting for her to pass so she doesn't have to suffer anymore. So for me, it's really warming to hear how much you appreciate your grandma's longevity and good health.",
"He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought...",
"Your grandmother is *one in a million.* HBD, Gram",
"GGILF",
"I love socks ",
"Happy cake day, Grandma. ",
"I'll be 64 in 2050, that'll be enough ",
"Happy birthday to her.",
"See, but I thought that as we age we literally lose the ability to focus on things close up which is why no matter if you are near or far sighted that we still need reading glasses.",
"God bless her",
"legend",
"I bet she's got great stories to tell. ",
"Happy birthday Great!",
"This isnt Facebook.",
"The photo makes it look like she has no eyeballs or purely black like witches in TV shows",
"Actually just opinions..",
"What did I say that was an opinion? ",
"Happy Birthday from Bulgaria, super lady! ",
"My great grandmother also turned 100 on January 20th. She goes to church every Sunday, feeds the hungry once a week and does a crossword puzzle every morning. I’ve had the honor of living with her for 15 years.",
"Omg... she is not destined for the Weenie Hut Jr.",
"God damn, she looks old.",
"Making a joke based on the fact that someone made a joke with \"of course she doesn't\" because it is obvious. It is being down voted. Someone didn't get the joke, so I pointed out the joke with vugarity.",
"What did you say that was a fact? That there’s more books in the world other than the bible? Good job?",
"My friends hate it because most days I just leave my phone on the charger all day. Then occasionally there are the Reddit days.....",
"My great grandmother and father do the same! The drive to church daily to pray and my great grandfather still golfs daily!\n",
"Why are her eyes so black, bitch looks like she bout to take my soul",
"Thanks for the feedback. I'm currently dealing with something that will probably force me to make these kinds of decisions in the next year to (hopefully) few years. It's scary and overwhelming and coming at a time where I'm just now trying to start a family, so my resources and attention are pretty much fully going to that. I feel fortunate to have some time to solve the problem, but feedback like this is concise, meaningful and elegant.\n\nI feel like, on my own, it would take me months of research and stress trying to get an accurate picture of the real situation I'm sending someone I care about into. Thanks for your time.",
"So what you are saying is that I didn't say any opinions? Good job? ",
"> so it's not like I secretly photographed a random grandma for reddit\n\nThat's what someone who photographs random grandmas for reddit would say. ",
"Is she single?",
"Since when is living with your parents until 30 ok? I'm Canadian so I didn't think things were that different, but the only 30 year olds that live with their parents are taking care of them (which is nice) or are the stereotypical neckbeard (not so nice)",
"Happy Birthday, Gram! :)",
"The latter",
"Other than Reddit I've almost ditched all of social media. Like sometimes I watch The Dodo on Facebook when I'm down and that's about it. \n\nI've noticed it has made me happier as a person. I actually go out and grab coffee in the morning with a book now. I used to hate reading and I love it now. ",
"Shitty storyline and mostly two dimensional protagonists tho.",
"Oh I never had that impression until you pointed it out, because I've looked into her eyes of course. To be fair, the light comes from the top back of her, so the shadows cast into the entire eye area. But I see what you mean!\nHere's a more fortunate angle:\nhttps://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"A hundred years and one book...",
"do an ama lol",
"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkndKNbUYAEvUkg.jpg",
"Both of us breathe oxygen, see how useless that fact was? Just like yours.",
"The thought of reading a Bible at age 18 is frightening, let alone 100.",
"Any kind of picture and frontpage consists mostly of shit like this. Redditors=retard bitches confirmed.",
"That kinda works much better life expectancy isn't too great and number of children per woman is >>2. \n",
"This is how you use useful tools!",
"So where's the opinions you said I stated? I can tell you're grasping at straws here, so I'll just save you the embarrassment of continuing this pointless argument. Have a great day.",
"I rather die than be like this ",
"This title reminds me of the aziz bit about that dating show with 2 normal facts about the person and then one really weird thing that no one needs to know ever, but it’s still really interesting.",
"Happiest Birthday to G-Ma. We've never met , but I love her.",
"God bless her 💜💜",
"This should be mandatory for every house with a teenager.",
"living legend",
"Make sure you pick his brain on things like that! There definitely are some lessons. Your Grandad sounds like an amazing guy btw! Any pictures of the well? 😍\n",
"cracker bargel",
"\"My goal in life is to become the type of person my dog already believes me to be.\"",
"She has a 100% carrot based diet",
"The surgeons I work with have been doing a combo with tmf/smf to give a slightly blended multifocal. Most patients come out J1+ with the tmf and 20/15 with the smf ",
"ohh she's such a darling...",
"Yep, I could never put a member of my family in a place like that, its a heartless thing to do.",
"It's a free website to gild whatever you want. It's your money you're wasting and not mine, so have at it 'sir'.",
"Lifeless eyes, like a doll's eyes",
"You said it most get boring to read the same book.\n\nThat there’s a lot more to learn from other books.",
"Yup. My great grandmother just moved into assisted living. It's basically a la carte retirement. You get a small apartment, meals included, but if you want some one to help you shower, or help you dress or any thing else they offer as a service you just pay for it. It's very nice with a bowling alley, beauty salon, indoor pool, gym. Daily happy hour before dinner. Shits good. Food is great. Base price is 3000 a month though so yeah. The good places exist if you can afford them. ",
"Thank you ",
"So what if she wants to believe in a religi-\n\n>I’m 15\n\nYeah nevermind. I got my answer E D G Y",
"Are we cousins? This sounds exactly like my great grandma. ",
"Somebody either used Portrait Mode on an iPhone or knows how to do this effect with a camera.",
"Sharper than the edge of a thousand glorious nippon steel katanas! I tip my fedora good sir",
"Whoosh",
"Happy Birthday! Her skin looks so soft and smooth... What's her secret?",
"Socks are seriously underrated. Grandma's knows their stuff",
"Happy birthday to her, I love humanity and its diversity, bless you all. ",
"Well, it's good to know those good genes are out there. She must feel great about having such a large family. ",
"Blessings to her. Long may she roam.",
"I miss grandma socks, gone seven years ago still hurts...",
"I never said that. Check user names. ",
"Your Grandma is one of the few who saw the generations...1918 till present...that's lot of data to process...and amazing thing is she reads Bible...so much goodness to pass around. ",
"$3k is a bargain! What state is this? Around here, we're looking at a starting price closer to $6k.",
"Wow, i almost cut myself from your edgyness",
"Happ birthday to her and may god bless her :)",
"Are you my lady Margo?!",
"61% within 5 minutes of waking up",
"My great-grandma just turned 100 too! Maybe they should get in touch! She's going back to college for a degree in theology!\n",
"I know why lol. Still gets me going. A true Beaut.\n\nI mean, just imagine nibblin' on her ear-sack.",
"Happy birthday grandma, love u",
"> Because death is literally the worst thing imaginable\n\nNot even close.\n\n> fact of the matter is ceasing to exist entirely is worse than anything else.\n\nMaybe the thought of it, but after you cease to exist you won't care just like you didn't before you existed.\n\nAs for burning in hell for all eternity...there are torture techniques in real life that will make someone wish they didn't exist.",
"THE WHOLE FAMILY!!",
"It's important to be able to focus on things other than work for your mental well being. They're already messing with your head by making you feel guilty about a vacation.\n\nHopefully any calls you get will be short and not too disruptive.",
"Whoa, she's so beautiful. And I truly mean that, look at that hair! ",
"There ya go! I was certain someone had messed with the photo or something to make it look like she had no eyes! ",
"Let me tell you, I was considered to have phenomenal eyesight, but I needed glasses to read at age 57. ",
"To be fair, it is a good photo. The context is just the icing on the cake. ",
"She looks amazing! Happy birthday & God bless!",
"That's a realistic dream.",
"Touching post. It is the quality of the capture that made me want to post however. Perfect choice of lens and I really like the colour palette. Cheers!",
"Yea that has been said about lots of things. I also wonder about this every now and then. I already have an irrational feeling towards people who say they are \"blogging for a living\". That might already be my thing, even though I have no real reason lol. (plus obvl. it's not exactly a tech advancement per se, but reflecting on my own view makes me understand how some elderly people just dimiss advancements)",
"You did say the second one ",
"Opinions can be wrong... why the confusion?",
"Happy belated to her, my birthday was also on Thursday. 🍰",
"We get it, you’re an edgy atheist who is so edgy he’ll bring up religion in a post about someone’s grandma.\n\nI’m an atheist myself, and people like you make me sick. ",
"> How is a phone different than looking at a newspaper or watching FOX news for 10 hours a day?\n\nThey're *both* retarded. ",
"Good work there Scientific_Anarchist. God's work even.",
"I wish my mom could have live until 100 years :( im going home next week to be with my family on her 1st year of passing. I missed and love her so much. Cherish every day with your Grandma",
"I can't blame the mothers though, those people suck",
"Can we see a pic of some?!?!",
"What a GGilf",
"Well that was rather to point out how fit she still is at 100 years. In a concise way.\nI'd be posting a book or two if I had to say what I wished people knew about her. But then again - the picture was to work without words, right?",
"Missouri ",
"Glory to that newborn King fam.",
"She sounds so amazing. Happy birthday to an amazing lady!",
"You misinterpreted the second one. There are in fact a lot more books than the bible to learn from. ",
"Common misconception. It was actually one guy. Harold Angels.",
"Thats how my grand mother has better vision then me. ",
"I have seen people go into nursing homes. I know people who work in nursing homes. I would choose to die early than go into a nursing home. ",
"You were correct and I didn't even know her. Never, never, never.",
"I've gotten my phone stolen a few times. Went months without phone or internet, focused on work, watched tv at night. Was nice tbh.\n\nI'd actually like if we had a holiday where we all cut the electricity off. I like electric things, play with computers and DC electronics a lot, but it's nice to not be tied to them sometimes. And the light pollution on a clear night. Nature has better visuals anyways. :3",
"I would love to have someone supply me with socks. Too bad mine died earlier. Bless your souls gramas. 🙏🙏",
"https://i.imgur.com/4wYHfv8.jpg",
"That's what lsd is for, hypnogogic imagery materialization of electronic biochemical processes.\n\nDextromethorphan works pretty good too, just don't OD on the acetaminophen/paracetamol",
"Her eyes are good. Her hearing, not so much. ",
"That explains it!",
"Live in the UK, pretty common here, particularly in really expensive areas like London. My bf and I rent at my parents and he's 28 I'm 27. Could move out, yeah, but that would just be because of other's opinions about what the acceptable age is to be at home rather than what works for everyone in reality.",
"I've seen enough people in my family drastically change once they are in a home to know that my last act as an independent, senior of able mind and body is going to be suicide. I'm going to throw a huge party, live up for a few weeks then go out with a bang. Just working on a way that will still pay out the life insurance.\n\nI will not go quietly in to that good night. ",
"Go visit her and just get your phone out and start asking questions. Don’t let this chance get away. It will be a comfort one day. ",
"Yup cost of living is super cheap here ",
"My grandfather was a devoted farmer all his life and his body went to shit. When we moved him into a home his mind went shortly after. After seeing that my father said he would only leave the farm in a box. Alzheimer's is a scary scary bitch. ",
"She was born 4 years before my grandfather and he died in 1986...crazy!",
"This is so sweet. Makes me wish I still a grandma.",
"r/gatekeeping",
"God bless her",
"Sing songs or masturbate. Your preference.",
"does she know that the bible is tosh?",
"I don’t think you know what the word degenerate means. ",
"If you are myopic (aka near sighted) that means your focusing point is up close. It depends on how near sighted you are, but a lot of people who are near sighted can read very well without glasses; now as soon as they put their glasses on (correcting the near sightedness) their focusing point is now placed at the distance (so they need help up close)\n\nBut you are correct, after 40, we start to lose out focusing ability, and at some point almost everyone needs glasses for near m",
"It seems like with my grandfather the work and responsibilities of taking care of the farm kept him together. As soon as he stopped getting up at 4 to feed and chores all day his mind got soft",
"That’s Pam’s meemaah ",
"Happy Birthday Lovely Lady! God continue to bless her!",
"It'd be really good if you could do it now, while this is on the front page. You'd get lots more questions and more knowledge would be preserved. Might not be possible, though.",
"Is this Mee-Maw from The Office?",
"dollar-wise, but you also have to shoulder the emotional cost of living in Missouri.",
"If it isn't productive, it's negative. :)",
"Happy birthday to your GG!",
"pics of the socks or I'm calling B.S. (Biblical Shame)",
"Neat. ",
"Funny. My great grandmother did the same. At 104 she was finally senile and she was still knitting socks. \n\nMy grandmother went at 100. She was also at home, in good health but for her heart, and had even driven herself to the doctor that day.",
"I’m 26, read without glasses but need glasses when I drive. And I need to buy my own socks!!",
"But the memes...",
"Learn all her stories, film her talking about your family and history. That’s a precious opportunity.",
"Thank you, I appreciate that. I'm thinking about changing my voicemail to say I'll be unavailable between said dates, I've never heard a message say that before though so I'm not sure if it's unprofessional? This is my first salary/grown up job so I don't really know what to do. I'd really rather not take any calls especially because the trip I'm planning is to Maine & the entire theme is spa beach & relaxation, I also don't want to be wracked with guilt if I don't take a call. You guys have any suggestions? ",
"I’ve been on call for work since 1998. I’d love to be untethered. ",
"A special assortment of acids blended to perfection for that new skin feel! Tingly!",
"Bravo 👏 ",
"I was looking for this comment! My first thought!",
"I was thinking the same thing. I was scrolling until someone else noticed to make sure I wasn't the only one. ",
"I live in TN, and there is a state-wide grading scale for day care facilities. I don’t know how widespread this kind of system is in the US, but I’ve been happy with it because it allows for a broad apples to apples comparison, even though I see that it also introduces headaches for smaller day cares. \n\nIs there something similar for retirement homes?",
"Yep, so was my comment ",
"nobodycares.png",
"Oh yea, you're right lol ",
"Weird question, but what camera/lens did you use to take this pic? It’s great quality!",
"Wow! My great grandmother is 84 and she still knits socks BUT she's basically blind so my last socks I got had a dropped stitch... Luckily I know how to fix those sorts of things lol",
"Omg you're not a real old lady? I sent you a brownie recipe and everything :(",
"Handmade socks--",
"With inflation, it's going to be closer to 5k when I retire.\n\nHahahahahahah^hahaha^hahaha^haha^hahah^hahah ^^oh ^^god",
"Nice sentiment but it really looks like she has no eyes in this picture and I can’t unsee it.",
"I'm way over there.",
"I never understood how important it was to replace socks and underwear as a kid. Now I find myself having to buy a new pack every few months.",
"[First pair I found](https://imgur.com/VLjUY43) (yes, I have a dog lol)",
"Probably means she elected to have at least one intraocular lens corrected to near vision when she had cataract surgery. If she wanted to see clearly at distance, she would probably have to have glasses on. Wonderful that she has no other vision-impairing ocular issues at her age!",
"My grandma lived to almost 95 I believe, but she had alzheimer's. I can't imagine the stories your grandma could tell about the changes that have happened during her lifetime...",
"I don't know about other countries but in India birth certificates of many old people are not present and if we ask them about their age they just tell you a random no between 70-90, someone in my bigger family could be over 100 without us knowing.",
"What's not to love? Compared to the garbage fire that is Illinois this state is incredible. Balanced budget, good education system, successful sport franchises on both side of the state. I live on an acre of land, AND have fiber internet. Both major cities have a microcenter. Where do you live? ",
"I mean lets not forget that it could easily be a coincidence.. People tend to start to fade at some point especially at 104..",
"I'd strongly suggest better fictional material to read",
"Ever met someone who does? 🤔\n",
"She isn’t doing anything positive for society.",
"Better than languishing in one of those places for years. My grandmother died as her Alzheimers progressed rapidly after being put into a nursing home, but I believe she was still languishing in a terrible Alzheimers state for about a year at least. So sad.",
"Funny, I haven't even posted my grandma yet ;) That's my dad's grandma. ",
"They do keep me warm and let me slide the wooden floors!",
"Nope, I go to sleep with that every night at 4pm.",
"/r/oldpeoplefacebook",
"xdddd you’re so funny! should be a comedian ",
"Same thing happened with an elderly neighbour. She was very independent and had a fantastic sense of humour. We would help her with shopping and basic home repairs, stuff she couldn't manage. Anyway, her eyesight got bad so her family moved her into a nursing home. \n\nWent to visit her a few months later and the spark was gone. She just looked sad and ready to give up. She died shortly afterwards.",
"Thank you, kind person <3",
"The choices are severely limited for my mother's needs- she's in-between nursing and assisted living, is transitioning to medicaid, and might need a wheelchair due to balance issues.\n\nSo I'm more focused on assisted living that takes medicaid and wheelchairs that isn't depressing the minute I walk in and doesn't have a decade-long waiting list. Been searching for months and haven't found one, so she might have to live in her apartment with an aide until she's much older.\n\nBeyond these criteria, I haven't done much comparing. ",
"TooIRL4meIRL 😥\n",
"reads without glasses must be a little near sighted then",
"Lived 15 years of my life in Springfield Missouri.\n\n\nNow live in Illinois.\n\n\nI miss Missouri, Illinois/Chicago is the true dumpster fire state.",
"Shoot, that sounds interesting as heck.",
"She was there when they cooked it up ;)",
"My grandmother turned 103 this Friday. Congratulations man!",
"Um, ok? Good for her, I guess?",
"And you’re on reddit complaining about a 100 year old lady making the front page. What does that make you?",
"But did she lose Jim and Pam's baby?",
"I was confused when I read the original 😂\n",
"I need socks pls ",
"But then you can't constantly talk about how you aren't using a smartphone anymore!",
"Make some friends or something dude",
"If I went through even one of those things, I would definitely be looking for some promises of protection and everlasting happiness.",
"I wouldn't call 105 an early grave",
"She should start selling socks with 100 on it.",
"Get her a better book to read",
"59k upvotes for a picture of an old woman with an uninteresting caption",
"Apparently her hearing has sucked for years though. \"We said STOCKS, supply the family with STOCKS.\"",
"Some cunt googled our bible bits and downvoted. Haha. Sad fucks. Why did OP need to mention what GG was reading without glasses? ",
"There are some decent places out there though. Basically, like living in a hotel or a dorm, where your cooking, cleaning and bills are all taken care of. \n\nHonestly doesn't sound so bad to me! Only problem is affording it, and I'm out of work this year, so I can actually understand how suicide might be a viable option!",
"Quality =/= good photo. Literally a pic of an old lady. ",
"what a hero!",
"[Heres a pic of the first pair I could grab](https://imgur.com/VLjUY43)\n Excuse the dog hair lol",
"Ok want a cookie? No one gives a shit",
"Do you worship katanas?",
"People love old people!",
"Which is great because let's face it sometimes you need an app to get around (Maps, Uber or Lyft, etc).",
"Haha nice! Learned something today. I need to start watching The Office, I've only heard good things about it.\n",
"There must be lots of times you don't have access to your phone though. At the movies, on a date, camping, on an airplane, in a no service area. There must frequently be stretches where you are unavailable for 2-4 hours at a time, and you don't really think anything of it. The idea of deliberately setting your phone aside seems to prompt people to conjure up terrifying scenarios of missing out on the best night ever or not getting an emergency call. But practically speaking it's no different than the above situations. If someone is genuinely having addiction issues with their phone then I think the benefits of some structured separation outweigh the negatives. And it might help them overcome this fear of missing out that keeps people chained to their phones in the first place.",
"My great grandfather was born in 1898, died in 2002 @ the young age of 104. Lived in three different centuries! That’s a feat very few can claim. That said he sang at church every Sunday in there small town until 102 where he began to have trouble getting around. Had in home care and I never thought how lucky to have a daily in home visit instead of him being stuck alone in a dark room drinking coffee. \n\nEdited a few typos",
"My Great grandma is 102, and shes probably healther then me, she still lives in her own and she was still able to drive up until she was 100, though only at day. She loves to watch sports and read with me. Shes just a big inspration to all the people shes around ",
"I agree with you mostly. But I think with a phone self control only involves powering down, which is usually a one button operation. Ergo it isn't too difficult to gain control over it if you want to. Now it's a different story if when you turn your phone off you experience persistent, inhibitory anxiety related to it being off. In that case the problem is a little more serious and you might need some sort of CBT if you want to ditch it.",
"After 100 years how much more can you REALLY gain from one book?",
"This is valuable!\nThank you for sharing!",
"Well, yeah but Alzheimer's isn't cause by moving to a retirement home...",
"lmao",
"Stretch and live just fine.",
"What does her diet consist of?",
"Read the shampoo ingredients",
"She looks awesome for her age.",
"Living to 100 increases the chances of burying your kids, grandchildren, siblings etc. Something to keep in mind. ",
"Unfortunately, it isn't 😭\n",
"Would have had double the upvotes if OP had captioned this \"Grandma turning into Skeletor from He Man\". Pfft, amateurs. ",
"I just check my phone in the morning, at meals, and when I go to bed. To be fair though, I send about 30 texts a month and take maybe 3 calls.",
"The Bible is an awesome book for tiki torch clan members! More energy time and lives has been wasted on this book then any other! \n\nThese are just some of the disgusting things the Bible contains. \n\nThis book condones the rape of women. \n\nIt says that genocide is ok. \n\nYou should shun family members if they do not believe. \n\nSlavery is good and a acceptable. \n\nAll gay people should be killed. \n\nThat adulterers should be killed, but yet certain men were allowed to have many wives. \n\nWomen have no rights and should not talk! \n\nIt was written by Bronze Age goat herders. Why would anyone care what they had to say. ",
"Could be, but probably not. Changing where you live is one thing, changing your habits, diet, etc you've been doing literally more than a century is another. There's almost certainly a very significant amount of stress that comes with changes like this and it's not easy even for a healthy adult (think of when you travel to another country to live there for couple months if you have done it before). ",
"See to me I'd rather kids and wife get that money. If I can't live at home it'll be because my health is declining. Once I'm close to not being able to wipe my own ass I'm calling it. ",
"❤️\n",
"Sounds amazing!\nIt's £2800-3000 (GBP: 3967 in US dollars) per month here. \nYou get a room with a bed and adjoining WC, meals and tea for that. \nNo bowling, no beauty, no pool, no gym. No happy hour and food worse than in flight meals.\nWe have \"activities\" which is two paid members of staff who eat free food from the kitchen and skive. Our residents rarely go outside unless they are lucky enough to have a family/ spouse!",
"No",
"is that seriously the best you got ",
"Of course, the homes are for those who need it, and whose kids are doing fine. My mother's getting overwhelmed by stupid shit like mail and laundry, so she might do great someplace without those worries.",
"Awesome picture man, i'd love to know what you took it with?",
"That right there is life goals material. When your funeral is a celebration of your life, rather than the mourning of your death, you've won the game.",
"I want the right to end my life peacefully via euthanasia if I so choose when the time comes. Yes it's a morally grey area which is open to abuse, but if I know my mind is going and will only get worse, or I've got a terminal or painful chronic illness, I want the right to end it if I so choose. I'll take illegal drugs if necessary but I'd rather do it with a bit of dignity.",
"They are like fucking vegans",
"It's better that way. Turns out Solomon had 300 combines, which the children of Israel used to harvest their fields.",
"My grandmother is 97, still lives at home alone, has beat cancer three times, does the maximum yardwork she can on her 5 acres, has a busier social calendar than I do, and still drives (daytime only and my sister rides with her occassionally to make sure everything's ok). She's still here because she's active, both mentally and physically, which is inspiring me to get in shape.\n\nThe downside of course is that she's buried two husbands, two sisters, two children, and countless relatives and loved ones. Being the last (wo)man standing isn't always a picnic.",
"What a lady!",
"YAY! I love knitting. :) So happy to hear she still knits.",
"Who the fuck cares, this isn’t Facebook. ",
"Haha thanks cousin!",
"She’s awful",
"My great aunt loved the nursing home we put her in at 89. She made a lot of friends and the family could stop worrying about her being alone 5 states away from everyone. Also from a conversation I had with her I'm 90% sure she was getting laid. \n\nAs long as the staff isn't malicious I'd wager most retirements homes are quite nice because of the company. ",
"Right back at ya pal.",
"I SAID, GOOD DAY!",
"Does she read other things with glasses? That seems like unnecessary information.",
"I told her the exact same thing and she thought I was just trying to be flattering.\nBecause I vividly remember her 80th birthday like it was yesterday. And she really hasn't changed in my eyes at all.",
"Just the bible. ",
"\"xdddd you’re so funny! should be a comedian\"\n\nBetter than you apparently ",
"God bless you. That's the first thing I thought of myself. ",
"It's more a case of knowing your mind or body are failing. If I'm in good health a decent retirement home would be fine. If I'm not, or I'm put in a shit hole, yeah, suicide, but preferably euthanasia.",
"If you don't mind doing it out in public, I imagine you could \"fall\" off a scenic cliff. Just have a list of touristy stuff you are doing before and after the cliff at the hotel room and on yourself. Check everything off the list you have with yourself up to the cliff, with some stuff unchecked after, then simply lose your balance at the edge of the cliff. The note in your pocket should stay with you to the bottom, but if it gets lost, you have the list at the hotel as backup to support an accident rather than suicide. ",
"\"Your babies gunna burn\" :)",
"Unfortunately, Jesus never made that claim, as least not in the New Testament as a forward-looking statement, and Jesus explicitly contradicts your viewpoint in the ultimate forward-looking statement, per Matthew 5:17–18. ",
"I would absolutely recommend setting up that voicemail, in fact it is the most professional. Also, put in a number of whoever is covering you at work, if possible.\n\nIf you work by email you can also set up an automatic reply that can say \"I am out of the office from Such Date to Such Date. If you need any assistance with XYZ please contact Mr. John Q. Awesomesauce at 555-1234.\"",
"I wish I had that much hair now",
"She looks just like Pam’s grandma from the Niagra episode of the office!",
"DONT LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS",
"WITHOUT glasses?! \n\nWhat a badass.",
"Try using a real apostrophe instead of an accent. Lifelong learning, my great grandma would say.",
"What’s her favorite story, book, and/or parable in the Bible?",
"Put Minecraft on your phone and tell your kids. \n\nProblem solved. ",
"It sounds like you have a very positive outlook on your part in not seeing her more often. Keep it up. Don't be hard on yourself.",
"confirmed.\nhttps://imgur.com/VLjUY43",
"I'd guess if they had her living in her home until 104 they would have kept up that living situation for as long as they could. Maybe something gave them a clue that she needed a caregiver although I'm sure being in a nursing home doesn't help slow the decline. If you're seeing someone day to day you tend to see a lot more of the little things that they do that might indicate a decline in function. And I'm sure this wasn't your situation but just as a psa to anyone else in a role where they don't see an elderly family member very often- be careful when you criticize placing a loved one in a nursing home if you're not the one helping them out day to day. They may need way more help than you realize and it kind of stings when someone criticizes your choices as being callous without actually helping out. ",
"[First pair I found](https://imgur.com/VLjUY43) \nThank you!",
"You are right in regards to the addiction of course. but if those 2-4 hour unavailiable periods become too frequent it will start coming down to the same thing that you are unreachable, and it is irritating for the people at the other end of the call/text, so they will stop bothering",
"What a beautiful woman. I'm sure she's seen a great deal. Happy Birthday to her!",
"A bit unnecessary and makes you come off very small-minded.",
"At 100 she could sit around all day and make ball gags. At that age you get to make the rules. ",
"Even if we discover immortality, AI will definitely kill every last one of us.",
"Wow the man looks fit! Incredible..\nShe really is sharp, I'm still surprised every time I talk to her.\nAnd you are absolutely right, I need to see her more often!",
"Renting is different, since you're actually paying. Yeah, in expensive areas I can see that being a better option than renting an apartment or something ",
"You mean that doesn't happen to you? I thought it was natural...",
"I'm Filipino and I've seen many sides of this on both sides of the Pacific, and really it depends on a lot of factors, like the amount of independence desired (or still available), space, a relative that is home at all times, and health issues. I have two grandmothers that moved back to the Philippines because they wanted to. One is living \"alone\" with lots of household help and gets many visits from family, and the other is living with an aunt/uncle, but is still very mobile and independent (actually, both are but the latter one doesn't need a walker). When we did have a relatives that needed constant supervised care, they were able to move into someone's house (with many rooms), and they had a nurse hired to help when other relatives reached their limits.\n\nI think the biggest differences that I can personally see are the availability of space, time, and the cheap help. Most of my older relatives overseas live in houses that have plenty of extra room for other people, not so much here in the US. If my relatives DID need extra care getting around, someone needed to be on hand at all times to watch them. Again, not as possible in the US if both adults are working full time jobs (not to mention caring for children at the same time), and in the Philippines that's easily resolved by hiring cheap help. DEFINITELY not as available in the US. ",
"I love your her, can I have her?",
"It's a joke, not a dick, you don't have to take it so hard.",
"You don't",
"stretchy lobes",
"Finally a non political post on this sub makes the front page",
"Is that Pam Beasly's grandmother?",
"I'm 46 and I can't read without glasses. ",
"Looks like meemaa from the office",
"What does she eat / not eat?",
"Yep. My grandmother, 99, has seen the passing of two children, two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. She has several great great grandchildren who I wish understood the rare opportunity they have. It's not one many people get. \n\nEdit: words",
"Bless her ! ",
"My mother is about to turn 79 in a few months. She thinks I'm out to get her and harm her when all I've been doing is trying to help her. She can't take her medication correctly, so I take control of them - only to have her tell everyone else in my family that she doesn't trust me and that I'M the one messing with her meds.\nIt's not fucking fair. Dementia is a real (pardon the expression) motherfucker. \nThis sucks. My sister picked her up the other night and I haven't heard from either of them. God only knows what is being said about me.\n\nAll I've been trying to do is help. This is so fucked.",
"I wager I’d like it. I’m not good at making friends at 26 I’d certainly be a recluse past 60 or so lol, forced cohabitation would probably suit me. I like my alone time now but as I get older I see myself wanting to spend my time around other humans. Happiness is only real when shared, or some shit",
"No it's not a joke",
"Man, i used to hate getting socks as a gift when I was an entitled little shithead child, but then I realized how nice new clean pair is as I grew up and now it's one of my favorite things to be given. This woman is an angel.",
"Jesus didn't have to say it. It was said before Jesus in the old testament that the law would change once fulfilled and then was said again after that it has been fulfilled (Romans 10:4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes). If one believes Jesus to be the Messiah then they would clearly not follow the old laws.",
"Looks like you've figured it out! If a picture requires a whole spiel to be made even somewhat interesting, then it shouldn't be on the sub. But hey, 99% of the post on here are just shitposts exactly like this one anyway, it's pretty rare to see an actual interesting photo on the sub anymore.",
"OP DELIVERS! YESSSSSSS!\n\nAnd those sock are bad-ass! I'm am very jealous of your fancy, homemade granny socks!",
"Phone dust, don't breathe this!",
"As a knitter myself those are lovely and I hope everyone appreciated the love and work she puts into them.",
"Separating yourself from your phone isn't a crutch for those who lack willpower, it's a technique to allow you to *develop* willpower. \n\n> You can accomplish all of that with willpower and discipline.\n\nIf everyone had infinite reserves of willpower and discipline then no one would be addicted to anything. People tend to talk about willpower as if it's just something you can summon on command. But telling someone \"you just need to have more willpower\" is like telling someone worried about an upcoming exam \"you just need to be more intelligent\". Willpower, like intelligence, is something that can be developed and increased over time, but you can't just flip a switch and summon more when you need it. \n\nAltering your environment to reduce the amount of willpower needed isn't a crutch, it's just a sensible measure to gradually increase your levels of self discipline. If someone is addicted to their phone, they wont have willpower to not check it if its in their pocket. If they did, then they wouldn't have a problem in the first place. But if they put it in a drawer and then leave the house, that makes it much easier for them go long stretches without obsessively checking their facebook feed. That enforced separation will make it much easier to wean themselves off the constant need to check their phone, and over time will allow them to build the discipline necessary to have a healthy relationship with their device.",
"Ok, thanks for clearing that up",
"Happy birthday to your beautiful grandmother.",
"This hits home. My Great Grandma passed away in 2006 at 94 years old. Three weeks ago I finally got her name tattooed on the inside of my arm without telling anyone in my family until I showed them. \n\nShe was a great lady and came from a generation that worked hard for every dime. So much respect for her. ",
"Well of course she can read the bible without glasses. She's had 95 years to *memorize* it.",
"Ive seen studios and 1br apartments here in seattle for that",
"It's different when they're all living together in a retirement home. Hanging out with other people your age is a significant part of being there, though none of my grandparents lived in one. They were all very healthy well into their 90s then suddenly bam, dead. Except my one great-grandfather. He lost his wife after some 72 years together just 3 years prior, was very depressed over that, had a stroke at 97 and lost his ability to swallow. He refused to have a feeding tube put in, he was ready to go. Died of dehydration nearly two weeks later.",
"Okay cool! Every little step towards this thing I just getting me more excited for it! Might seem like a small thing to you but thank you so much for taking one more thing off my to do list :D",
"Does she knit the socks herself? There is nothing better than a pair of warm knitted socks.",
"Is she vegan ",
"Jokes on you. She memorized the Bible so it appears her vision is good. This way she can keep driving. ",
"It is shameful what you have done to those socks over the years ...",
"For one of those Galifianakis Island turtles it is.",
"1. Not American\n\n2. Source your facts. Also just because they don’t believe God didn’t create the world doesn’t mean they don’t believe in God. I’m one of those people. [Only 6% of the Icelandic population is atheist while 82% are affiliated in religion, and 10% believe in a God but not religion](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iceland).\n\n3. I’m also 15, can’t really call myself ageist. Also, I believe in God, what does that matter to you?\n\n4. Estimates show that no matter what happens (with the obvious exception of the world ending or everyone dying) [Christianity is estimated to have nearly 3 Billion believers by 2050](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_population_growth).",
"That really sucks. My Dad has a friend whose wife doesn't know who he is anymore. I couldn't imagine dealing with that.",
"I get what you mean. This is my second post, and honestly I didn't exactly overthink the whole thing. People blew it up because they liked it - obviously for the combination of the (hidden) story and only partly because of the picture. But I live and I learn, as we all do. Maybe you'll have to check for other subs that fit the requirements better. Either way, have a great day.",
"I don't believe you. Show Me.",
"To echo what the other person said, is there someone else you can tell them to call? Or is it really just you. I think if you were truly unavailable (hospital, etc) that business would go on and customers could call someone else. Figure out who that is and talk with them before you leave. Offer to do the same for their vacations. I'm making some assumptions about your industry but hopefully I'm correct that people are allowed to pass work on to coworkers.\n\nYour voicemail message could say \"I'm in a rural area with poor cellular service and might not receive your message right away. For a faster response, please contact my colleague Joe at 111-111-1111\" Or just, I am unavailable until February 12th, please call Joe type of thing.\n\nI love the bad reception argument. And it might even be true in Maine.\n\nI took a trip (to Maine, actually) where there was no cellular service but the cabin had WiFi. I didn't finish everything before leaving the office and spent the whole week worrying about work- but unable to accomplish much because we had fun activities planned. It was the worst. I never relaxed.",
"What causes it then?",
"Where are you at? My uncle's assisted living facility is about $3800 a month in Northern California. It's a nice place and he likes it. Not a ton of amenities, but he seems happy and I know he's safe and they take really good care of his wife. ",
"Oh, so that's why they're called the St. Louis Blues!",
"\\>supplies the whole family with socks\n\n\n\n\nNot all heroes wear capes",
"Outlook has an automated reply system, definitely use that. At least in my office, everyone uses it.",
"yo tell your grandma happy birthday from 70,000 people on reddit\n\nedit : also, thats a really nice picture.",
"I go around the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area doing medical procedures at a number of nursing homes and I honestly can’t think of one facility that I would place a loved one. After sometimes spending and entire shift at these places, it breaks my heart to see the conditions these people are spending their last dying days. Some of these assisted living homes seem to be a good alternative, but that requires the individual to be able to perform most of his/her daily activities without assistance. If you want to place a loved one in a truly nice facility, the cost is outrageous (90k+ per year).",
"In the words of Albus Dumbledore, \"one can never have too many socks\"",
"Have to have strong nerves to ask a question like that. Thanks though.",
"Aging, crummy genes, and/or shit luck.",
"Is there a Patch for that?",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh2DzGccvJc&t=2m7s",
"Here’s to 100 more!",
"You say this, but the moment your boss, parent or friend can't get a hold of you within 10 minutes of initial contact, its a shit storm.",
"Yikes.",
"Time to learn some self control.",
"It's really screwed up when it happens. I never saw any of it coming.\nThe fuck did I ever do to deserve this shit? So I'm going to lose my mother soon. That's bad enough. But to be seen as the bad guy in her eyes and what's left of my family? \nI rose above suicide and got clean from drugs just to have this all happen? Fucking shit.",
"Thank you very much & I will let her know! ",
"https://youtu.be/uFLQdCydEvw",
"Right? It's a fantastic tool, and if you aren't a complete tool, you aren't obligated to waste your life on it.",
"There's the white sports socks. For sports.\nGranny's socks are to keep your feet warm.",
"Nopes, just picky :P",
"Add to that two different millennials to make it even rarer.",
"Thank you <3",
"I do in home measurements for installation projects & am also available if the customer has any questions on the process or in general or can't get a hold of the store or offices. So it isn't like it'd be an *emergency*, although talking to some of these people they sure do thing it is... they'll just reassign the measures to whoever will be closest to my area that day but now I just need to find out who feels like taking any calls I get. There aren't many, maybe a handful weekly, so it won't be hard to do.\n\nI do like the vague 'poor service'... I didn't want to flat out say vacation because I deal with a lot of self centered people who would find that unacceptable, but if worded correctly, I think I can hint vacation in a rural area without people getting too pissy!",
"She is! My girlfirend made me realize this as well. She was absolutely thrilled when my grandma made her socks. From there on out I got it.",
"Dementia is absolutely horrible. Sorry to hear that :( \nI wish you all the best",
"Well, I guess that's something! People have carried it over to /r/shitpost because they think it doesn't belong at all.",
"Its a first hand account for history retard",
"The author is one Kaspar Colling Nielsen if you want to check it out. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to have an English translation yet, so unless you read Danish it might be difficult. ",
"Blows my mind to think there was about 2bn people on this planet when she was born. So much has happened in 100 years.",
"Religion is a hoax for child-fondlers. The bible is a book that exists just to excuse various wars.",
"She does sound like a great grandmother.",
"I will ask her!",
"I love grandmas buuuuuuuttttttt WHERE ARE HER EYES? HOW CAN SHE READ WITH NO EYES? WHY WON'T ANYONE ASK WHERE HER EYES IS? ",
"What’s the joke? Can you explain it to me, i don’t get it.",
"It’s insane what those places seem to do to people’s spirits. I know they provide a necessary service, but it’s just crazy how much a person can change after only a week there. My grandmother didn’t even know who I was when we put her in her final nursing home. And she STILL begged us (me and my mom, her daughter who she mistook for her sister) to take her home.",
"Just went to show her eyes were good enough to read the small typeface. The newspaper picked it in their caption as well, I thought it was an interesting way to put it and imply multiple things.",
"67k people did. Join the reddit police, so you can taze posts you would rather see on Facebook. <3",
"Hey, thanks. Nope, I don't read Danish, but here's hoping maybe someday there will be a translation. ",
"She has great hair for being 100!",
"Yea seeing your own child(ren) and close ones go has to be tough..\nYour grandmother sounds amazing! ",
"No, it used to be the norm to either never leave home, or build your house nearby your parents home on the same property with your own two hands + the help of your father & brothers. The children were born at home, helped on the farm, grew up, had their own children, took care of their parents once they reached old age, and then inherited the house & farm once their parents passed. Then the next generation of kids did the same for their parents. It was like this for centuries. As mentioned sometimes one or more of the kids upon getting married would build a house of their own on the same farmland just a short distance away (1/8 to 1/2mi) from their parents home. Just depended on how big the family was, how big their house was, and if they had the resources to build their own home nearby. This is still quite common in the Amish community. \n \nYes there was a very brief period after WW2 particularly in America where a 20yr old man would have a good paying factory job, land was cheaper, he could build/buy a suburban home, a Chevrolet, and raise his family on just his income. That was just a blip in history though, definitely *not* a normal occurrence over the course of human civilization. For the majority of our history there was no middle class like what existed from the 1950s to 1980s or whenever you choose to consider the big decline of the middle class. Throughout history there has been rich and poor. The haves and have-nots. We're simply returning back to how things have been for millenia: rich & poor. We're already practically at the point where being a \"have\" means you're just renting/leasing your things from the rich. Rent an apartment, leasing a car, bank owns your home, credit card companies own your computer & furniture, renting a commercial building to try & run your own business out of, business loan means the bank technically owns your business, etc.",
"Well, it has given her the strength she needed when she was chased through Europe and Central Asia, lost her husbands and two children.\nI haven't seen her condone genocides, slavery or shun anyone in the family. I guess it always depends on who does the reading and how. But I'm sure you knew that.",
"Had cake with great grandma yesterday, you keep the cookie <3\n",
"Hmm not sure how you read that deep into that. But it is Reddit. So ya gotta expect a couple people will skew your words into an attack on you or your character. Keep it up.",
"Weird how people appreciate different things, right? ",
"Wow congrats as well! We're aiming for 101 next!",
"She really is. She had a really rough life as a young woman but she got through it and she has an amazing positive attutide. I'm going to visit her in a few weeks and I can't wait! ",
"I've heard about that. Kind of crazy to think in this day and age some people legitimately don't know their real birthdays.",
"Ah yeah the customer is always right... even if they're self centered.\n\nYeah, I'm sure people who have worked there longer have a system for vacations. Though baby boomers probably just take the calls and never relax. You might want to ask someone who is a few years more experienced than you about how they handle it.",
"Sorry about that, let me help you out!\nhttps://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"Not weird at all. 70-200 Tamron G2 2.8 on a D750.",
"What?",
"[BS avoided](https://imgur.com/VLjUY43)",
"Pretty sure she's aware of what the bible is and isn't. But it's more about what she draws from it. She's had a rough life.\n",
"Yeah, rock on! Happy Birthday, Grandma!",
"How old are you? And don't lie.",
"God bless her!!😇",
"Sorry for your loss! ",
"Thanks a lot. Maybe /r/pics was a decent choice after all.",
"No but not having to get up and work all day was helping him keep it together mentally I think. Not blaming the home but it didn't help",
"Isn't the point of /r/pics to see cool pictures? Not see supplemental media for somebody's story",
"She has way more than me! ",
"FWIW, until my grandparents are incapable of a minor level of self-care, I will continue to see them every day, help grocery shopping, taking them to doctor appointments, etc. It's a privilege to spend these years with them and its very important to our family that they know they are loved. \n\nMy father, their only living son, comes over on his way to work 5 days a week. My stepmother comes to clean house for them 2 days a week. That being said, there is value in retirement or nursing communities if they have a lot of help problems or are not particularly ambulatory. \n\nI would recommend volunteering at any place you have decided would be a good fit. Watch how the nurses interact. Get to know some residents and ask them how they feel about the place. Tour the kitchen in between meals. Don't tell the managers you are trying to pick a place initially, as they are salespeople first at many places. Good luck!",
"I don't understand American culture. Out here our grandparents and parents live in the same home till the end . Old age is like childhood . The person needs care and attention . Do you abandon your newborn to a specialised nursery where child shall be reared with scientific care ? Of course not . Then why abandon your elderly . ",
"Wow, seriously? That is amazing! I don't think mine could be bothered to, but I'm going to tell her about yours! haha",
"No its not lol. Maybe parts of it",
"\n❤️",
"I will pass the request.",
"Haha that's actually a Nikon D750 with a 70-200mm on it. The iPhones Portrait Mode just tries to emulate the effect (google bokeh).",
"Unfortunate light conditions from that spot.\nHere's another shot\nhttps://imgur.com/7hYq948",
">Jesus didn't have to say it. \n\nTo recap, you're saying Jesus didn't need to say X would happen when he'd previously explicitly stated X wouldn't happen. You're directly contradicting Jesus.",
"Why do Americans treat all old people as disabled idiots? Most old people are competent. And OP is posting a pic of his gma as if he's proud she can still read. She's old not stupid",
"Here's a more fortunate shot:\nhttps://imgur.com/7hYq948\n\nThe light hits her from top back in the OP, that's why it's so dark under the eyebrows.",
"Did she have a role in the office as Pams grandmother?",
"She is!",
"[No worries](https://imgur.com/7hYq948)",
"Much better",
"The guy who trained me told me he just takes the calls since they're typically not a big deal. He's right, they aren't, everyone once in a while I'll get a monster of a customer but they're maybe once a month. But like I said I am looking to completely check out, but I will ask around too, thanks :)",
"Remarkable",
"Ha lul",
"Thank you. ",
"People who where born before India became independent didn't really need to know their birthdays to fight for freedom.",
"Yeah! She does it by correspondence (I didn't even know that was still a thing). Still sharp, just slowly going blind. She's pretty amazing. Give my best to your great-grandma!",
"Never witnessed her utter anything racist honestly. She's a very inclusive person, our family has had its fallouts, but she welcomes every one with open arms. That's one of the things that inspires me most about her.\n",
"https://imgur.com/7hYq948\n",
"Any tips on crypto-knitting as well?\n",
"Ohh, I thought it was all the angels named Harold. My bad.",
"A couple of people have pointed it out now, I just didn't get the same impression, because I obviously know she has eyes lol.\n\nHere's a more fortunate angle for the worried:\nhttps://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"https://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"I'm on the opposite coast :-/",
"I remember her 80th birthday exceptionally well. I told her yesterday. And I let her know she hasn't changed a bit in my eyes since then. She was delighted but thought I was just trying to be flattering. \nHow many women can you flatter by telling them they look like they're 80?",
"Those look so warm and toasty. I love how wonderfully small all and tight all of her stitches are. I am still learning to knit, but hope to make such lovely socks one day!!\nThank you for sharing. 💚",
"small. That's basically why I included it. I forgot how triggered the internet can get when someone mentions the bible. Mea culpa, everyone <3",
"http://www.delmargardens.com/facilities/garden-villas-of-ofallon/",
"My thoughts, too!",
"Right!",
"Sorry for your loss! That's another reason why I cherish every moment while I can. It can go downhill very fast und unexpected. Your ggp sounds like he was an awesome man as well!",
"Bummer. But good luck with your search. I know it's stressful! Check out Sunrise Senior Living and see if there's one near you. They apparently have places all over. ",
"Legend status confirmed",
"> reads the bible without glasses\n\nNah, she doesn't.",
"That's something I appreciate in a photographer.\nWhen time came to talk about her life and the moderator mentioned all the struggles she went through, a big part of the audience started crying. And while it feels weird to take pictures in those moments, these are the most valuable to me.\n[This is her daughter (my grandma) during the speech](https://imgur.com/sP4mJAA)",
"Yeah, really. She *is* pretty. I can't imagine that she was especially average looking as a young woman. ",
"I've read that a lot now, googled it. And yea. It's striking!!",
":) thank you",
"No, she always used to have birds though.",
"This sounds awesome. I do a lot of videography work anyway, I really have to get this done this year! Thank you for the input, the more people tell me to pick her mind, the more motivated I become to pull through.",
"We actually went out looking for games playable to 100 years as a joke and didn't find any ",
"Ok, but how does travelling around in a box help?",
"I think it absolutely helps to slow *normal* mental decline. Actual pathologies like Alzheimers are not abated by playing solitaire and solving puzzles, though.",
"Thanks. Why do you think so, though?",
"I had a TracFone for a little while when I was younger. But I got mine in 8th grade. It wasn't a smart phone but the first Iphone released that next year so they weren't exactly common",
"Only a Sith deals in absolutes",
"Thank you! She really is.\n\nPeople have pointed that out quite a bit.\n\nHere's another angle\nhttps://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"Screw her bible thumping ass",
"No joke looks like Pam’s grandma from the office ",
"In all honesty I'd rather stay at home over a vacation, unless it's my girlfriend and I only. I don't care for tourist traps.",
"The fact that the Bible is a work of fiction does nothing to excuse your pompous dickishness.",
"Thanks for the lead! Such is life in a population-dense and expensive area.",
"Glad to hear it gave you something!\n109 is fabolous!",
"The list of presidents she has witnessed already blows my mind.",
"It is! Good eye!",
"Eh? Oh come on\n\nITT *\"My grandad was fine for 99 years and then 3 weeks after being in a nursing home he died\"*\n\nI mean FFS, get a grip reddit.\n\nIf you have anecdotes to share about nursing homes full of 20 year olds that are dying maybe you'll have a point....",
"sorry for your loss :(",
"Why is it such a common practice to discard your elders in the US? I say the US because it's the country I live in and am familiar with. I only know it's not common, if anything it's looked down upon, where I'm from. Maybe other 1st world countries are similar, I don't know. ",
"Here's the first pair I found\nhttps://imgur.com/VLjUY43",
"Most people are, aren't they?",
"Yeah im with you on that. I've talked to some centurians and they seem to always have the same thing in common.. Low anxiety way of thinking and staying active and with purpose ",
"> Her ability to read without glasses is ~~astounding~~ bullshit\n\nFTFY\n\n",
"Retirement homes are graveyards*",
"You're probably right! I still find it amazing to see her read without glasses when people in their 30s / 40s start to struggle.",
"Who are you to claim someone as your opic? Wait your turn like everyone else.",
"That's the angle & light.\nHeres a better shot:\nhttps://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"Gilgamesh and Mithras would like to have a word with you. ",
"Death is what makes us cherish life.",
"> and at some point almost everyone needs glasses for near\n\nAfter 40...she's 100. That point passed a long time ago. It's just BS.\n\nI pretended to read stuff when I was 10. We've all done it, just not with the bible.",
"It was more about her eyes than her head ;)\n",
"Well, you'll look smooth, polished and grainy.\n\n[Kind of like this](http://odwyerfunerals.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Derwent.jpg)",
"The light doesn't do her eyes any favors in this pic.\nHere's another one:\nhttps://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"The hard dick probably",
"Large print Bible. ",
"D750 + Tamron G2 2.8 70-200mm",
"https://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"https://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"What? Oh please. This is just survivorship bias.\n\nSomeone of 119 could say \"I drank a pint of drain cleaner every day and wash in pigs blood\" it's meaningless tripe.\n\nAs is this rather moronic notion throughout the thread that people who retire die shortly afterwards. Well yes, because old people die at an increasing rate as they get older.",
"https://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"https://imgur.com/7hYq948",
"Her eyes look like lifeless voids of eternal blackness ",
"Pretty sure none of us actually needs Jesus to have said the words \"it's ok to wear two types of thread.\"",
"It really is. Thanks so much for sharing, friend.",
"Get a fake pussy and some lube",
"Wow. My pastor just sits in a bowl, getting cold and dry, and sticking together in a clump.\n\nNo, wait a second. That's pasta. Forget I said anything...",
"O jeez, I know yeah thx. Sorry, I was just trying to be funny with a jaws reference",
"Oh man. Visit lots. Write down her story. What a treasure she is.",
"It is survivorship bias. There are 7 billion living people and only 85 are confirmed to be 111 or older. Genetics and not being killed by anything play a huge part in those people's survival (whether they admit it or not), but NONE of those people managed to get to that age without staying active and not slowing down. Being sedentary for too long fucks up your body past a certain age.",
"Yea fair enough man. Looking at your previous post, I think it's more what this sub should be about. A really well taken and framed photo, but it has a tiny fraction of the upvotes this post got. That's a big a shame imo. Anyway, have a good day yourself mate.",
"Absolutely Riveting picture of some random old lady ",
"I'll PM you the link to the best one with my students. If you're a videographer, you'll see that I did a very simple video, but even a simple video can be a treasure for everyone involved.",
"yes it is, the bible is a first hand account",
"Looks like you’re youropic. The worst kind of opic.",
"My grandmother is 96. We took her to the ophthalmologist because she told us she needed glasses. Once we were there, she told the doctor that she wasn't able to finish a book without napping. She wanted glasses so she didn't become so tired while reading. He tried to explain to her that her vision was fine. Her eyes weren't getting tired she was. After a few rounds back and forth, she finally snapped at him \"Are you trying to tell me I'm old?\" The doctor said look at me, pointed at his on nose and said \"yes.\" She's still mad about it. She swears she will never waste her money on an eye doctor again.",
"> Being sedentary for too long fucks up your body past a certain age.\n\nOh please. Whereas \"Whiskey and cigars\" have no bearing?\n\nOverton would have died if he'd stopped moving, but the cigars and whiskey that have killed millions of people didn't matter?\n\nUnless, of course, he'd said \"I'm tea total, wear a gas mask and masturbate into the sink 3 times a day\" and then you'd be saying \"Yes, this is the basic key to longevity pulling your pud. People who stop pulling their pud die within weeks\"\n\nIt's just a dumb shit question they ask extremely old people and these old people say some dumb shit in reply.",
"Awesome! Thanks a lot!",
"Sorry for your situation. Been there. Please consult legal council asap to get you or someone in your family a Power of Attorney (POA) for your mother, before dementia gets too advanced. Good luck to you!\n\n",
"NP.",
"It's a different sensation.",
"Happy birthday to your Grandma!",
"Okay ",
"You're telling me peter talking about Noah is a first hand account?",
"I'm not even sure research will cut it, you need to be prepared for the fact that you may make a choice and it may be a bad one and you make have to move them again.\n\nMy fiance works in an assisted living center, non-medicaid patients are paying about $4,500/mo, with about 40 total residents. The amount of time she's left, as only a certified HHA and med tech, to care for the entire building, with only the mild assistance of housekeeping or maintenance staff. There's no orderlys, the amount of time she's without an RN in the building is ridiculous, the amount of times shes asked to cover 16 hr shifts with only the assistance of one other HHA on staff.... and that one other staff member could be the large woman with a bad hip who can't serve the second floor or pick up a resident who falls, do showers, or clean up an accident... it could be the one guy who was caught drinking on the job and they let back after some treatment because they can't find anyone else to deal with their BS... the one who's near retirement herself and just doesn't care... The staff that are capable are exhausted, paychecks are often incorrect and they have to go through a long tedious process to correct them. When she comes back on shift medications are typically in disarray, paperwork has been misplaced or lost. Getting a hold of an RN can sometimes be difficult, so to ensure their patients get their prescribed meds as intended they're cutting corners and hopefully covering with paperwork coming through on the back end. And by all respects the place is highly rated, and as I said, not particularly cheap. Between base payments, payments for extra care, etc, the place is easily generating about 200-220K of income per month.\n\nIts a lot of hassle and money to get your parents into a place like that, and she says when she sees residents complain to their family - when everything on the surface looks clean, orderly, there is food available, events, activities, entertainment. Place looks very nice. So they get written off, family visits less, etc.\n\nI get the feeling its very easy for families to miss signs and write things off, because everything looks fine and this situation certainly works better for them. Moving your parents once is stressful enough, you felt you shopped around enough, got enough advice and statistics and ratings. Visited yourself, sat in on events, etc. Everything SHOULD be good. \n\nA day never goes by where I don't think how nice it is that my father was able to provide enough of a cushion before he passed that there's no way we'd have to take mom out of her house if things ever get to that point unless its was acutely medically necessary... and at that point, well... its just about comfort anyways. But my fiance and I, well, while she's worked at this place for quite a few years she's work other places part time and its just as bad.... if we don't hit all those marks in order to provide for ourselves not only well past retirement but up to and beyond the point where the cost of continuing life gets very expensive that we're going to make sure we indoctrinate our kids with the idea that it is, in the end, much better to let us dodder away at home and if there's only one of us left, well, if we fall, if we forget to turn the stove off an burn the house down or have a heart attack in the middle of the night and no one is there to save us, or anything... That's just part of life, and we'd rather just go sooner at home, then get an extra 18 months or 3, 4 years in a home. \n\nI don't envy you. I would not be able take care of my mom right now, I already have a son, as does my fiance, and we're having our own together. We live hours away from my mom. My mother is extremely well put together for being 80, does volunteer work that requires a lot of mental accuracy and is also very physical - well, a lot of walking anyways, owns more than one home, travels between them, still does a lot of driving (though, we're certainly a few years into this making us slightly nervous, but my sister and I would still get our asses beat if we mentioned anything about it... so... that's a no-go)..... If she couldn't take care of herself and money ran out or she needed more care then a home aid could supply, I'd have to make that choice and decision too. And who knows, her mom lives to 96 and only became a little limited in activity at 90 and seriously slowed down at 94. Again, luckily only needed basic at home assistance for those last couple years... and I think my mom is in faaaaaaaaar better shape at 80 than grandma could have even dreamed to be. So we could be looking at a situation where she's pushing 100 and maybe money is getting tight by then - its a loooong way off still. But if we did get to that point, if things are about the same as they are now in this country with elder care, even knowing all the pitfalls and having someone in my life to help guide us through and keep and eye out for red flags, I'm sure we'd still fuck up... there seems to be a lot more bad out there than good I'm sorry to say. \n\nI'm rambling because I'm worried you took my initial statement as berating you, and you could probably read some of this post just as such... but no, just trying to impart that the elder care is a mess here and it sounded like you being in the US was a reasonable assumption. And what I described about the families, like, it sucks but I don't think it can be so easily held against the families... A couple years back when I first started hearing these stories I was mortified, how could people leave their family members in a place that was only barely suited to meet their needs? My fiance would give me a shrug and always had this look in her eye of 'He'll understand eventually'. And as I'd hear about folks....cycling out of there, and new residents coming in and having troubles adjusting and suddenly their family is showing up less and then some bits of depression or demetia start to manifest.... And she'd tell me about the families too, they seemed stressed and exasperated, hoping they'd made the right decision because they'd not only already pushed whatever the previous situation was too far but they also had to go through the emotional turmoil of having to move their likely unwilling elderly parent to some facility... they did all the research, felt good about their choices... its tough for them to see the reality, or, they just can't because the emotion stress would tear them apart. Its tough. I'd probably disconnect a bit at that point. I don't envy you, but if you find, down the road, that your best of intentions have come back to haunt you, well, its not your fault... there literally just isn't a better system unless you have tons of money, and without the pitfalls are all over.\n\nGood luck.",
"Awesome! Thanks!",
"Good to see she enjoys her Fiction books ",
"She should move to Barbados",
"I sometimes feel as though I'm intruding while taking moments during speeches where people are talking about loved ones who aren't around anymore, but unless it's something harrowing then more often than not I'll still shoot and get peoples reactions. I know from my own photos that certain expressions from people who aren't round anymore fire off memories in my head and make me smile, and that's not a bad thing to give people.... ",
"Both simultaneously!",
"I thought the same thing! I had to check what sub I was on ",
"On a related note, I like the band Thursday. That shit was dope!",
"$82,000 a year for my mom. ",
"If she lived in Barbados, she would have her own stamp!",
"She looks exactly like Pam's Meemaw from The Office.",
"It's actually everyone's thing. Across the board, no matter the personality, a person's health outcomes and longevity increases with a solid network of friends. You don't have to be a huge social butterfly and have 75 friends. Just a handful will protect you from stress and all manner of stress related diseases. More often than not, the person who says friends aren't his \"thing\" has an undiagnosed depressive disorder.",
"I don't pull it out in social settings either. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯\n\n/u/axzys, /u/senseimadara\n\nYou guys doing okay over there? You missed the point entirely.\n\n",
"Very accuate",
"I just learned that as well!",
"It took me two days last year to get used to not having a smartphone and after that it became normal. I have it again no longer use it as a crutch. If those two days put me into the category of being unable to handle myself without a caretaker, so be it. \n\nI hope to one day hope to have your grit, oh strong one.",
">reads the bible without glasses\n\nprobably why she is still reading it",
"[better?](https://imgur.com/7hYq948)",
"Much better ",
"Things/people that are beautiful and people that are 'tappable' are arranged in a ven diagram, not a circle",
"And refuses to invest in the Michael Scott Paper Company. ",
"It's interesting how the older you get, the more that your head resembles a skull",
"Why do you have shampoo in your toilet?",
"Wow, grandma, sock on!",
"Yeah, I don't require Jesus for any sort of teaching that didn't already come from philosophers hundreds of years before his era. But I kind of feel compelled to question a person when he claims Jesus negated the Old Testament instructions. It's a position not only unsupported in scripture, but directly contradicted by the man himself.",
"Just do it in a shatner voice. I was drinking, forgive me. ",
"Is she gay?",
"Omg THANK YOU. Now I can unsee and maybe sleep tonight ",
"Drunk, my bad. ",
"Is she racist, no offense or anything - only Thing I ever care to know about people that old.",
"Get her a stamp already ",
"Does not surprise me sadly, happy she's able to afford good care.",
"Send her to Barbados so she can be a stamp.",
"You don’t understand many do things do you?",
"Ask her about her life growing up. Find out as much as you can because when the opportunity is gone, it's gone forever. I wish so bad I would have talked to my grandparents more about what their life was back in the 40s and 30s ext.",
"I understand what you think transpired here, and that a double-woosh actually took place. Judging by the downvotes on my comments, you're in good company. It's cute when Reddit thinks it gets it, but doesn't really.",
"She ate a ton of carrots",
"Awesome lady",
"I have no wife, no kids. To hear others talk about their families would remind me of how I failed to even have that basic human experience.",
"Hey, she could get a stamp of herself made if she lived in Barbados!",
"This is amazing, but I am just amused by the fact that my grandma is 3 years younger than your great grandma.",
"cool is subjective.\n\n71 thousand upvotes suggest some people liked it",
"well, it's not by definition a waste. Heroin has a cost though (money and health), so that factors against it. Reading a book, no real cost by comparison",
"Grandma as Fuck",
"GGMa Trifecta!",
"> if it brings her satisfaction, it is by definition not a waste\n\nYou're contradicting yourself.",
"Me too, arthritis and bad knees; except she’s got 20 years on me. Dang, woman!",
"Introspective. And Good. How old were you at the time?",
"Somebody get her on a stamp!",
"It’s cute you’re still trying to argue",
"You guys are so lucky. Mine died when I was 11 and if I had just another year I would have been lucky. :( ",
"Those eyes look like they've consumed a thousand souls and are starting to get tired of it.\n\nHappy Birthday to her though.",
"https://youtu.be/I93XzY8nRso",
"...no I'm not?\n\nHaha...beat that",
"What if you live in a different country? Getting visas to emigrate them isn’t easy. And you might have a life and kids and jobs etc, can’t just move back.",
"Ahh, nice one.From the picture i thought it was a wider aperture. I just ask because i'm looking for a portrait lens. thanks!",
"She's shortsighted. Simple as that. ",
"Let's replace \"it\" with \"heroin\" to highlight your contradiction:\n\n>if heroin brings her satisfaction, it is by definition not a waste\n\nOntop of this, you may wanna look up what the definition of waste my little dude: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste",
"Where can I get one?\n\nMiss you Grandma 😔",
"I was a CNA for a few years (it’s been awhile). I did my training for my CNA license at the nursing home I ended up working at and the RN who trained us taught us right off to ALWAYS knock, otherwise you might walk into something you might not want to see. She said just because people were in a nursing home didn’t mean they weren’t still able to enjoy themselves. \n\nOn the flip side, STD rates are high in the elderly population because it’s not something they really think about anymore, and they end up in a nursing home or retirement community and you know..things happen...",
"Not arguing. Smiling.",
"Why is the Bible considered a primary source?\n\nThe Bible isn’t always considered a primary source.\n\nTo understand why not, let’s first examine what ‘primary source’ means.\n\nThe Wikipedia definition:\n\nIn the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study.\n\nNow lets look at this verse from the Second Epistle of Peter:\n\nif he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;\n\nThe author of 2 Peter refers to Noah here. Does that make 2 Peter a primary source concerning Noah?\n\nNo, it doesn’t.\n\nWhy not?\n\nBecause 2 Peter was written circa 60 AD, whereas Noah lived – assuming he lived at all – circa 2304 BC.\n\nIn other words, the author of 2 Peter wrote of Noah approximately 2,364 years after Noah ostensibly lived, which eliminates 2 Peter from consideration as a primary source concerning Noah.\n\nFinally, let’s look at this verse from the Epistle to the Galatians (which most scholars believe was written by Paul circa 53 AD):\n\nWhen Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.\n\nPaul refers to Cephas (AKA Simon Peter) here. Does that make Galatians a primary source concerning Simon Peter?\n\nYes, it does.\n\nWhy?\n\nBecause Galatians, as noted above, was written circa 53 AD, and Simon Peter is believed to have lived between 30–65 AD.\n\nIn other words, Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians was written contemporaneous to Simon Peter’s actual existence, i.e, it was written at the same time that Simon Peter actually lived, which makes it unambiguously a primary source concerning Simon Peter.\n\nConclusion: Sometimes, the Bible is considered a primary source. Sometimes, it isn’t.\n\n",
"That's awesome, congrats to her! Now, move her to Barbados so she can become a stamp!",
"/r/happy_old_people",
"I've never expirienced her being racist. She's not from the US btw, so it's generally less of a topic anyway. But she's a very inclusive and loving person in general. And having been discriminated against after WW2 I think she's more humanist than anything. ",
"Does she live in Barbados?",
"Dude it's clearly a mutant-hybrid of history and fiction. None of it should be taken as fact. ",
"She doesn't! I will have to make those stamps myself.",
"Do it!",
"Your great grandmother looks like Pam's meemaw from the Office... You wouldn't happen to be named Cece or Phillip, would you?",
"When my grandpa died, my grandma had already been diagnosed with throat cancer and was refusing treatment. My brother had the foresight to sit down with her and go through old pictures writing down whatever he could about each one on the back. She died about 4 months later. ",
"That looks awesome.",
"Why is the Bible considered a primary source?\n\nThe Bible isn’t always considered a primary source.\n\nTo understand why not, let’s first examine what ‘primary source’ means.\n\nThe Wikipedia definition:\n\nIn the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study.\n\nNow lets look at this verse from the Second Epistle of Peter:\n\nif he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;\n\nThe author of 2 Peter refers to Noah here. Does that make 2 Peter a primary source concerning Noah?\n\nNo, it doesn’t.\n\nWhy not?\n\nBecause 2 Peter was written circa 60 AD, whereas Noah lived – assuming he lived at all – circa 2304 BC.\n\nIn other words, the author of 2 Peter wrote of Noah approximately 2,364 years after Noah ostensibly lived, which eliminates 2 Peter from consideration as a primary source concerning Noah.\n\nFinally, let’s look at this verse from the Epistle to the Galatians (which most scholars believe was written by Paul circa 53 AD):\n\nWhen Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.\n\nPaul refers to Cephas (AKA Simon Peter) here. Does that make Galatians a primary source concerning Simon Peter?\n\nYes, it does.\n\nWhy?\n\nBecause Galatians, as noted above, was written circa 53 AD, and Simon Peter is believed to have lived between 30–65 AD.\n\nIn other words, Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians was written contemporaneous to Simon Peter’s actual existence, i.e, it was written at the same time that Simon Peter actually lived, which makes it unambiguously a primary source concerning Simon Peter.\n\nConclusion: Sometimes, the Bible is considered a primary source. Sometimes, it isn’t.\n\n",
"Yeah just let the old fart read what she wants. If it keeps her from roaming out onto the highway then everyone is happy. ",
"I never said take the book away from her, I don't understand why people are getting angry.",
"Time to make a stamp with her face on it",
"In all the rush of thinkimg I could, I never stopped to think if I should. Maybe burn the phone after sending the text and assume a new identity?",
"> It's actually everyone's thing.\n\nIt's not, trust me. ",
"If she lived in Barbados she'd get a stamp",
"Statement of fact. More professional.\n\n",
"She was very much alive when the ww2 rumor flew.",
"The rumor was they helped you see in the dark. Vitamin A does help protect your eyes though.",
"I guess it’s all on priorities, lots of desis and irannians spend money and effort to bring their loved ones across the globe. I remember an Indian 7/11 worker saved enough money to bring his wife and family here. ",
"God Bless her!",
"move her to Barbados and they'll put her on a stamp",
"Are you general snoke? There’s a remarkable resemblance. ",
"Did she get her face printed on a stamp?",
"This is a really nice comment, a great window from another perspective I have never thought about before",
"I'm 20. Why is that relevant?",
"She only reads the bible without glasses? What about anything else?",
"She should get a stamp made",
"Don't worry, as long as you recognize your weakness you can address it.",
"Thank you.",
"She deserves a stamp!",
"Not yet",
"'socks supplier' isn't a decent legacy ",
"Mixed with coke yea! My brother and I got her an 8 ball for Christmas <3",
"Lol pretty awkward when you are taught your whole life that it is a perfect immaculate book of absolute truth.",
"Tell her to move to Barbados so she can get her stamp.",
"but does she have her own stamp?",
"What are you talking about? You can’t just solve visa issues with money, unless you have millions and you can get investor visas.",
"She should move to Barbados.",
"So untrue. For so many people they are a second chance at life. They are what you make of it. If you don't want to be active and you want to hate everyone around you then yeah they're not that great. But if you're bored all day and your family just doesn't have the time to see you as much as you'd like it can be such a great place to live. You get to interact with your peers and you get to treat some of your favorite staff like family. You have events planned for you and you make friends, something you haven't done in years! Living in your own home is wonderful if you have a great support network and are getting enough social interaction but lots of elderly live alone and become depressed bc they have very little social interaction. Think of the mother that constantly is telling her kids they don't visit enough or call enough. That stereotype exists bc it happens all the damn time. And yeah kids are busy and tired from working all week. They have kids of their own and god mom has become so needy and they can't keep up with her needs all the time and live in care is insanely expensive. I'm an activity director and while there are plenty of my residents who find me annoying or lame there are tons who love the social interactions we have through our activities. We put on plays and one of my 89 year old actors who suffers from Parkinson's told me she thought she was pretty much useless once she became old and sick. She didn't think she had anything to offer. But our little play made her realize she had so much more she was capable of. I can't describe how proud she was. I know she wouldn't have been as happy alone in a house being old and feeling useless. I really struggle with the bureaucratic bullshit of my job and have been kind of down about it lately. But this has reminded me how satisfying it can be to help someone realize they're relevant and worthy and useful. Thanks stranger! ",
"you are describing solid waste. We are talking about time waste (or not, as the case may be)",
"If there are decent advancements in medicine it could become less rare as life spans increase. Technology is advancing faster than ever.\n\nMost millennials have a pretty good shot at this I'd reckon. Live to be 101-120 and you're good! ",
"Im pretty sure St. Louis has the highest murder rate in the United States. Or pretty up there atleast.",
"I'm pretty positive your grandma is an awesome lady but I saw her and thought immediately of [meemaw](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/theoffice/images/e/e6/MeeMaw.png/revision/latest?cb=20120915124240) ",
"What are you talking about? I understood your post as saying finance is one of the many issue. I’m reporting that eastern culture will still push to bring their parents regardless of their financial situation. ",
"Ship her off to Barbados. They'll make a stamp in her honor.",
"She can get a stamp in Barbados",
"Fucks sake, calm down",
"And a phenomenal head of hair ",
"If they helped her stay in her home till she was 104, they must have had a good reason to move her to a nursing home. They may have had health problems themselves and worried if they weren't around, who would check on her? I'm sure it was a tough decision for them. (Nurse here who worked in a nursing home and saw the pain some families went through when they had to move a lived one into a home ) ",
"You implied that there was a difference between Western and other cultures regarding immigration of parents. Why?\n\nIf there’s a practical problem of visas, it doesn’t matter how much you “push”.",
"Your tone also comes across as sanctimonious.",
"> As long as the staff isn't malicious I'd wager most retirements homes are quite nice because of the company. \n\nIt really depends on the personality of the person. Some people love to be in a group setting where there are planned activities and friends to hang out with. It's like living in college dorms all over again. Other people want to be independent and can't stand the atmosphere.",
"Nope. This is not up to interpretation. Judges 21:12 tells the Benjaminites to kill an entire village and take 400 virgin woman as their wives. In one scripture god says it is ok for genocide and rape of women. \n\nEx 21:20,21 The Israelites were allowed to have Slaves. They were also allowed to beat them every day. If the father died he was to give his slaves to his oldest son. Paul also said slavery is ok. He told a run away slave to go back to his master. So “god” thinks it is ok to own another person. There are many many more scriptures about slavery. \n\n2king 8:12 a scripture telling to cut pregnant women bellies open and then throwing their babies on rocks! How could god allow that? \n\nI was raised in a fundamentalist Christian cult. I know more about the Bible then most people. I was brainwashed until I was 38 and my wife and I woke up. \n\nIn the last two years my entire family will not talk to me because I walked away. I have not cheated on my wife, done drugs, got drunk or any other “sin”. Where do they get that? From Jesus and Paul. Jesus said he came to the earth to divide families. Paul said at 1 cor 5:11 if someone leaves the faith not even to eat with a person for say a greeting. My former cult takes it to another level but Christian faith is disgusting. More people have been killed in Jesus name then in the name of Islam. ",
"No, I said there seems to be a culture shift and why is there a culture shift and what factors can play on that. No one seems to have a problem with this post besides you, maybe you may feel belittled then I apologize as that’s not what I intended. Only to see the difference in culture and any rationale which another user who gave good insight on that where she explained that she couldn’t provide the proper care as well as a nursing home could. ",
"That's not what she will be remembered for by those who knew her. No worries. ",
"Now take her to Barbados and get her a stamp",
"Sweetest description ^^",
"She looks beautiful!",
"Spooky, but cute. Tell your grandmother she commands a heavy presence...",
"aww what a cutie :) happy birthday to her!",
"Does she have her own stamp? ",
"Record those stories dude, pass them on.",
"Why does she read the Bible? why do we need to know that?",
"Cheap help.....! A live in nurse to help you lift an old person for showering etc is prohibitively costly in Aust. Two sides to the socialist coin.",
"I observe that the two things that contributed to my 98 year old grandmas longevity was antibiotics and valium. Not to mention she never smoked and occasionally drank and ate like a sparrow. What would you say helped your granny live so long?",
"Did you know violent crime is at its lowest points in human history. And most murders come from people you know. Did you know that battlefield medics are sent to Chicago for training on gunshot wounds? Most high poverty stricken areas have similar occurrences of violence, st Louis doesn't have the large city population to balance it out like LA or Chicago or New York. ",
"Well the statistic is based on homicides per 100,000 people so population is irrelevant.\n\nAnd wouldn't it be worse the way you described it? They have the same amount of murders and less people?\n\nAnd is Missouri poverty stricken or nice to live in? Im confused now.",
"None of those are mutually exclusive. Like every city that ever existed ever, they're are nice parts, and bad parts. St Louis is weird because the county and the city split a while ago and it can make for some weird stuff. Where do you live? ",
"Its irrelevant. I was simply pointing out that not all of Missouri is all that amazing. ",
"Yeah, like those directTV commercials where people are spilling stuff on themselves and sitting in gum.",
"I would happily care for my parents but they do not want to be a burden on us. They're still young, but have purchased insurances to cover care for when they're older so that they can remain independent. It's weird because one of the things that gave my mom deep satisfaction was caring for my grandpa while he had cancer and later was dying. ",
"Yeah, I know. But there is no kind of waste where the definition is \"brings satisfaction\". You're still wrong by every interpretation in your attempt to sound smart.",
"It’s ok. Some people don’t realize it’s abnormal to fixate so much on such a useless book ",
"what the heck are you even trying to say right now?\n\nThe contention was she wasted her life by reading the bible. My response is, if that's how she wants to spend her life, and she found value and satisfaction in doing so, she did NOT waste her life. The only thing we can ask of ourselves in life, is to be able to say in our last days we were glad of how we spent our time. ",
">\tThanks for the response! I’m unsure about the second part of your posts. Myself for example an Iranian and I can speak on behalf of Filipinos that I know and Vietnamese that even if they live across the country or differ side of the globe they will do whatever it takes to have the parents move in with them instead with one of the children\n\nWith regard to global immigration and visas, you *assumed* that non eastern children wouldn’t put in as much effort. The impolite implication of this and subsequent posts if you read it out loud is clear. I’m European, but what you’re *assuming* does not hold any water.",
"And no one might have a problem with it because they don’t care enough, but it’s still wrong.",
"ok. You're wrong, but you're allowed to be",
"“Impolite implications” really? To make it easier I’ll reword it and as I said I apologize if you mistook it. Im referring to that money or distance doesn’t seem an issue for others. \n\nAnd many people have responded, and those who have responded don’t seem to be upset, if they were they would have included it in their response. ",
"Small font, good eyes. That's what it was to imply ;)\nAs to why she reads it: She just likes to. Like most people do when they read things.\n",
"Thank you. I will be looking into that.",
"She's beautiful. ❤️",
"Never thought a happy birthday would get downvotes, not that I was looking for upvotes. Kind of a neutral comment here.",
"My condolences on the Bible reading portion. Can't take the cult out of everyone!",
"So terrible and sad for everyone involved. I've had relatives that seemed to give up once they were moved out of their house/familiar surroundings. I wish there was a better safety net to allow elders to stay in their own home. Sorry for your loss.",
"No, no, you’re not thinking grumpy enough. Plenty of things to grump about over senior coffee. Pound your fist on the table and tell everyone to quit bitching about their loved ones and start a new conversation. May I suggest damn commies, these kids today, or comparing what medications everyone’s on. ",
"In my mid twenties. ",
"I too, watch Rick & Morty. 😎",
"Not sure about this logic. Are you arguing that one should only do things in this world if \"good things will happen\" as a result? ",
"seems a bit mean. Like never telling your kids about Santa Claus, and somehow they are grown ups and you just secretly laugh and feel sorry for them.",
"If you actually did this, you would never express any opinions or share any wisdom with anyone. That seems weird. I'm looking for an actual logical argument why (or why not) to tell him. ",
"LOL! What happened? No more Christmas check?",
"Can you elaborate? He always raised me to have integrity, and value honesty. ",
"lol! ",
"Thanks for the support! Young people indeed have much to teach the old. Especially when it comes to superstitions, science, technology, and many outdated social norms. ",
"You say \"tell him\" as if you know the answer. You'd be acting as a total dick. What possible benefit would it give him.\n\nedit: yes, yes, I know you're going to be all like \"i just want to free him from the confines of a deluded reality, yadda yadda stoicism etc\" but come on.",
"If there are no imminent dangerous or unethical worries, then yes, I think asking \"would a good thing happen?\" is a pretty good way to decide whether to proceed. ",
"Genes of the Supreme being. ",
"Ever see a Clint Eastwood western where, in the saloon, the retreating party slowly backs out of the swinging doors without taking their eyes off their opponent? It was like that.\n\nWith my grandparents, it was always what wasn't said that sounded loudest.\n\nMy parents got chewed out big time. Trickled down to me.",
"I guess as we grow older, we start to realize that socks and underwear are the best gifts to give.",
"She deserves a stamp!",
"Get off your high horse"
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My great grandmother turned 100 on Thursday - She lives at home, reads the bible without glasses and supplies the whole family with socks.
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"Whoa! Right place, right time eh?",
"The storm before the storm. ",
"Nothing about this is calm. Storm's already at 100%!",
"That's surely a magnificent pic, but I'd be worried to pieces to be higher up at that vantage point so close to the storm. The chances of getting zzzzapped are higher...",
"UNITE THEM",
"My first thought when I saw this picture too! ",
"Finally had time to get some reading done today. Halfway through Oathbringer!",
"> calm not pictured",
"That shit doesn't look calm at all",
"/r/natureisfuckinglit",
"Wind's howling.",
"Storm eye shrinks in 3 minutes 20 seconds",
"Laser tornado.",
"I came here for this",
"Same thought! :) ",
"I'm glad I'm not the only one who went this route. Dat everstorm tho.",
"Can anyone confirm this is real? I would be super pumped if it was, and super betrayed if it wasnt.",
"🔥",
"I can't vouch for this picture specifically, but this does happen.\n\nThis is exactly what it looked like as a massive thunder and lightening storm crawled down the St. Lawrence River in August last year!",
"This is straight out of a fantasy novel.",
"Is the sky falling "
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calm before the storm
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"/r/trypophobia",
"What are these used for?",
"They're some sort of hardened coal block, in purpose of heating&cooking. Fire is usually extinguished when thrown away, but one of'em was still burning ;)"
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[
"Is that a Hilton or prison?",
"El Chapo's mexican prison cell bathroom is 10x nicer than mine?",
"That’s nicer than my master bathroom!",
"Everybody assuming that’s a prison bathroom, but it’s almost certainly a bathroom in his house.",
"Not his prison, I think this was at is house. ",
"Pretty sure this is from his home",
"Your master bathroom would probably be nicer if you were the wealthiest druglord in history",
"That title belongs to Pablo Escobar",
"Wealthiest druglord alive?",
"He said in history"
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[
"That’s toadaly awesome!",
"It's quite ribbiting. ",
"What kind of tools would you use to carve something like this?",
"They call it the Fiery Chub Toad",
"Could have fooled me if you said it was real. ",
"Amazing work! I thought it was real",
"Sounds like a fancy gate",
"Will it be a leap if I hop on this bandwagon?",
"Absolutely outstanding craftsmanship",
"Whoa...",
"Damn that is genuinely awesome! I'd buy that in a second.",
"A Necronomicon.",
"I LOVE this! Beautiful craftsmanship. ",
"No. That is a frog.",
"It's real.\n\n\n^^^^Or ^^^^is ^^^^it ^^^^too ^^^^late?",
"My fat ass thought this was a fancy steak for a second...",
"I think there's a frog sitting on it",
"I wonder what they did to make the frogs eyes look like that?",
"Where can I buy? ",
"Amazing!",
"It's not wednesday yet",
"I can't tell what you carved. There's a frog sitting on it.",
"Wow that's another level of detail. Any idea what something like this is worth?? $$$",
"Good thing its mouth is closed, otherwise it would be ajar.",
"[Looks like $1k-30k](http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2014/08/08/30378898.html)",
"A water jet cnc \n\nI highly highly doubt it was actually carved. And if it was the artist should be taking credit. \n\nEdit: not cnc, very impressive hand work. ",
"I love how the glands on the head haven’t been polished as much so they’re not as shiny. ",
"Nope. That's a toad. Fuck off.",
"Is that in the Salem art museum? I remember they had a whole netsuke exhibit last time I was there.",
"about tree-fiddy",
"Humans have been hand carving agate for thousands of years. ",
"Today using dremels and diamond tipped tools. Back in the days they used _a lot_ of time, small chisels of metal and wood and diamond dust.",
"I think that frog ate your carving.",
">A water jet cnc \n>\n>I highly highly doubt it was actually carved. And if it was the artist should be taking credit. \n\nThis is the internet, the artist often doesn't get credited. \n\nI believe it was done by Gerd Dreher. \n http://pennystockjournal.blogspot.com/2015/08/carved-gemstone-masterpieces-by-dreher.html?m=1\n\nThese aren't done with CNC, they're carved by a master and are worth $10k plus.",
"Over $10k http://pennystockjournal.blogspot.com/2015/08/carved-gemstone-masterpieces-by-dreher.html?m=1",
"Looks like a Dreher carving in Idar Oberstein, Germany.\n\nFrom a book about them (in eBay):\n\n>Engravers Gerd and Patrick Dreher are famous the world over for their masterly animal figures cut from a single gemstone. In the early twentieth century, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather all cut gemstones for Fabergé – mostly agate but also ruby, obsidian, aquamarine, citrine and rock crystal. Today they are still being meticulously made by hand using traditional techniques. The realistic miniature forms of mice, snails, toads, monkeys and hippos are designed by the two artists in multilayered and coloured gemstones so that, for example, the faces, palms of the hand or soles of the feet shine in an iridescent red-brown agate while the bodies are worked in the glossy deep black part of the stone. These unique engravings are today some of the rarest examples of the highest quality in craftsmanship and represent fascination of the highest cultural degree in a world of increasing globalisation\n\nAs someone who is fascinated by netsuke, this is astonishing. \n\nIt's a worthy rabbit hole, this one",
"No. There's absolutely no way a water jet CNC could do anything like this. They are not Precision machines, they cannot polish stone, and they cannot do small detail carving. ",
"No, this is typical of mostly German master carvers. ",
"If you like this, and are in the Chicago area, go to the Lizzadro Museum sometime. It’s a nice little museum dedicated to lapidary art. Definitely worth the trip if you are in the area. \n\nhttps://lizzadromuseum.org",
"Holy balls... that is crazy!!!",
"No. That is a frog.",
"Damn son. That’s pretty good",
"OMG IT'S REAL!?",
"Holy shit I thought that was real, real props to who made this hella skill",
"Carved from a piece of Alligator ",
"No! My backrow!",
"did it come out a woman's vagina?",
"No. That is a door",
"No. This is Patrick.",
"I believe it's actually a toad. A good way to tell the two apart is to check the skin texture; toads are dry not slimy!",
"Woah. What gate did you carve this from?",
"Also toads sit more upright like the sculpture and have \"claws\" rather than pads. ",
"There's some amazing gemstone sculptures out there! :)",
"“Toad” is not a scientific term, and all toads are frogs.",
"what is Agate help ",
"I knew they were both amphibians. But did not realize toads were classified as frogs. Fascinating.",
"icky ",
"I thought it was real",
"That thing is freakishly realistic. I want one. ",
"I thought it was a seared piece of pork. Then I was like, wait! It’s a frog! And then I read the title. It’s a rock.",
"slimetoad",
"IIRC Agate is harder than Jade. That's some really detailed work. Well done, Gerd Dreher, sir.",
"I suggest moving the frog out of the way so we can see it",
"I feel like it's gonna sit in my shoulder and teach me how to be a better ninja ",
"You kill the frog, make a mold, and poor in the molten agate.",
"Wow! That detail is amazing!",
"It's obviously not real. It was carved from a gate. Though, it must not have been a wooden gate, because it looks like some kind of a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony, alternating with microgranular quartz.",
"Very nice ",
"Just an FYI (and because you deserve to know), OP appears to be a karma-farming bot that can ony copy/paste other people's stuff. \n\nHere it copied/pasted /u/Proteon's submission/title from [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4e1ro1/carved_from_a_piece_of_agate/).\n\nIts first submission and title [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/74z8gm/you_guys_seemed_to_like_my_little_fosterrunt/) (\"You guys seemed to like my little foster-runt Mogwai...\" is a copy/paste of /u/lanadelrage's submission/title [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/1nodh7/you_guys_seemed_to_like_my_little_fosterrunt/).\n\nIts first-person comment [after that](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/74z423/what_is_worst_thing_your_parent_ever_told_you/do28g1u/) is a copy/paste of [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3kl44d/what_is_the_worst_thing_that_your_parents_ever/cuybt81/).\n\nIts submission/title [after that](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/75efdq/donald_trumps_hollywood_walk_of_fame_star/) is a copy/paste of /u/jcarmona24 's gilded submission/title [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/59i2yq/donald_trumps_hollywood_walk_of_fame_star/).\n\nIts submission/title [after that](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/75stvw/made_a_short_zelda_comic/) (\"Made a short Zelda comic\") is a copy/paste of /u/NonRock's gilded submission/title [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/65dc7t/made_a_short_zelda_comic/).\n\nIf you're not familiar with these types of accounts (and how they hurt reddit), [this page](https://www.reddit.com/r/quityourbullshit/comments/3jss04/meta_spammers_how_they_work_and_how_to_spot_them/) may help to explain.",
"Just an FYI, (and because you deserve to know), the account you responded to ([just like OP](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tk20b/carved_from_a_piece_of_agate/dtesuq7/)) appears to be a karma-farming bot that can only copy/paste other people's stuff. \n\nHere it copied/pasted /u/SmugSceptic's top comment from [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4e1ro1/carved_from_a_piece_of_agate/d1wa8vv/).\n\nIts first-person comment [before this](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7lwppl/what_is_the_most_overrated_film/drpkeb1/) is a copy/paste of [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/582rxd/film_lovers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_over_rated/d8x0kpo/).\n\nIts submission/title [before that](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/7lwr01/this_sounds_promising/) is a copy/paste of /iu/How2Post's submission/title [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2hj4i1/this_sounds_promising/).\n\nIts submission/title [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/7lur1y/my_dream_is_when_they_remaster_this_gem/) is /u/ghost159357's submission/title [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/4wmjxy/my_dream_is_when_they_remaster_this_gem/).\n\nIf you're not familiar with these types of accounts (and how they hurt reddit), [this page](https://www.reddit.com/r/quityourbullshit/comments/3jss04/meta_spammers_how_they_work_and_how_to_spot_them/) may help to explain.",
"How on earth did you even figure this out? ",
"These types of accounts often follow similar patterns. The \"How Can I Spot Them?\" section of [this page](https://www.reddit.com/r/quityourbullshit/comments/3jss04/meta_spammers_how_they_work_and_how_to_spot_them/) has a helpful introduction. And I've been hunting these types of accounts for years.",
"Well this awkward. ",
"So you are telling me to hunt these types of accounts and inform others about them? ",
"No, not at all. I wouldn't presume to tell you what to do. \n\nHowever, since these types of accounts do hurt reddit and redditors, if you wanted to help mitigate the problems they cause, if you know how to identify them you could\n\n1) hit the report button.\n\n2) submit it to /r/TheseFuckingAccounts \n\n3) mail the mods\n\n4) report it to the admins\n\nBut if you did want to hunt them and/or increase awareness about them, I'd do what I could to help you in that effort as well.",
"So you are telling me to hunt these types accounts and inform others about them? "
] | 77 |
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Carved from a piece of Agate
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/r/pics/comments/7tk3ed/domino_from_marvel_comics_cosplay_by_fluxxcosplay/
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[
"Great idea with the cleavage-art!",
"Congratulations, you are now an honorary member of KISS",
"Great jobs! Hott!\n\nThere should be a push away from dingy, dirty firearms",
"My only gripe is that the gun is brush-painted and looks bad. Use a spray can or airbush and then apply a Pin Wash for flatter, more realistic results. You can get metallic sprays for cars that will work well.\n\nBad ass T-shirt though.",
"Paul Stanley?",
"Dat trigger discipline tho",
"Thanks for the tips (: the guns were actually a super last minute addition to the cosplay, and I fully accept that they look awful. It was midnight and I had a photoshoot the next morning and decided suddenly to paint my Gwenpool pistols to look realistic to use for the shoot. I've never painted realistic looking guns before, and I knew there was no way I could make them look good, so I went for a dingy look to at least make the shitty appearance somewhat on purpose :p",
"Fair enough, like I said, it's the only thing that isn't great about the costume, everything else is really well put together. I don't like to criticize, but I'd rather share my knowledge of how you can improve than just politely compliment! Keep up the good work, stay cool, and NIPPLE SALADS! Nipple salads... NIPPLE SALADS! ",
"Absolutely, I always appreciate constructive critique :D Thank you very much.\nNIPPLE SALADS FOR LIFFFEEE\n(the shirt actually says nipple salads and it's my favorite fucking thing)",
"Looks like a bad Halloween costume.\n\nStandards are sinking for cosplay these days.",
"Instead of drawing the upper cleavage, use a dark contouring powder and follow what you got! ",
"What would you do differently?",
"Thanks for the tip!! It actually does follow my natural cleavage, it just gets so washed out, you can't tell. I'm definitely still practicing the whole cleavage shading thing though 😂",
"I'd start by not having my friends post my mediocre cosplay on a generic subreddit to seek attention on my behalf...",
"That's a harsh assumption, but I guess I understand why you would think that? I woke up this morning to my friend sending me a link showing me I was put on Reddit. I've never talked to OP until now, but they are very nice, and I really appreciate this gesture!\nI'm very capable of posting things myself for seeking attention when I want to 😊\nThe circumstances for this cosplay is that it was very rushed and thrown together. I'm fairly happy with how it came out, but I'm fully aware that it needs adjustment and upgrades! If you have something constructive to say about what I can change, I'm always happy to hear it! Otherwise, I don't understand why you would waste time trash talking it if you don't have anything helpful to say? ",
"THERES NO FENCE ON THIS FENCE",
"That borderlands shirt is awesome",
" Don't feed the troll.\n\n\n\n"
] | 18 |
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Domino from Marvel Comics cosplay by fluxxcosplay
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/r/pics/comments/7tk5uq/dad_claims_this_old_bottle_of_baileys_is_mine_i/
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[
"Why do you think I care if you or others care?",
"No effort really. Technology has made picture taking quite easy and takes seconds instead of hours to have some one paint it like in the past",
"I didn’t realize this was /r/interestingshitdreadnaught2010sees here I thought it was /r/pics a place to post pics and nothing mentioning if it’s interesting or not",
"I’m sorry. I’m not from the UK. I speak American and my phone autocorrects in drunk. ",
"Good thing we're not in r/mildlyinteresting then?",
"No, we speak an English based language in America. The colloquialisms and vernacular of the two cultures are too different to consider them the same language. That’s like comparing the Ford F100 to the Ford F-150. Similar, but different. ",
"I’m not gonna open it... that’s for sure",
"No, we don’t. We call them fries, not chips. They are crisps, not chips, cookies, not biscuits. Those few examples are one of many that show the distinction. If they were the same language, then a lot of sites wouldn’t have a Union Jack and Stars and Stripes when picking a language. If you actually knew etymology as well as you knew how to insult someone’s intelligence and attempts at trolling you may actually have some sort of intelligence to provide to the discussion. ",
"I mean, I’m mildly interested in this conversation... but that’s about it lol"
] | 9 |
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Dad claims this old bottle of Baileys is mine. I was 16 when it expired and didn’t start drinking until I was 17...
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/r/pics/comments/7tk6sc/roll_on/
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[
"It hasn't even been a day yet lol",
"repost on",
"Literally 17 hours. Same title. Lame. "
] | 3 |
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Roll on
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/r/pics/comments/7tk80y/gillian_anderson_as_morticia_adams_1997/
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[
"Is that a painting of Bill Murray on the wall? ",
"She still looks this good and we need another Addams Family movie",
"No",
"Brb I need to go Gillian my Anderson",
"Needs black hair, but damn she looks good. ",
"Nice to see President Trump's wig standing next to Gillian.\n",
"I don't need her to speak French...je la détruirais",
"Holy shit. Dayum. Goodness gracious. Yissssssss. ",
"Certainly a bit of artistic license but maybe it was intentional",
"> She still looks this good\n\nLooking like Pygmalion made her\n\nTime has failed to degrade her\n\nKeeping herself firm and fit\n\nTo this day she's still got Itt",
"This is a picture from like ~~Vanity Fair~~ or something in the mid 90's.\n\nShe does STILL look good though.\n\nedit: US Magazine in 1997",
"This was taken at the height of x-file's popularity where she was an iconic redhead. They never would have had her dye her hair black at that time. ",
"While not all Reddit is quite so clever\n\nOne man shows a unique endeavor\n\nSearching hither, thither, roundabout\n\nUsername def check out\n",
"What in the hell is Scully doing dressed like that? Where's Mulder? Did \"Spooky\" Mulder put her up to this?",
"Yes and fuck no. ",
"That's a wig.",
"Man, she was a rather \\*ahem *formative* part of my teenage years....",
"Cara mia",
"Obviously, but I think he meant the hair on top of Gillian.",
"Addams*",
"this scared me and made me research this development. luckily, i discovered you could not possibly be more incorrect. like WAY off on this one. sure youre not thinking of someone else?",
"Melisandre?",
"And Jamie Hyneman next to her. ",
"It was [this](https://img.wennermedia.com/920-width/rs-29012-35728_lg.jpg), wasn’t it. ",
"And now to respond with a time appropriate comment: Schwing!",
"Ooooh, that made me clutch my pearls. Continue. ",
"YOU’RE A CANKLES!!",
"Schuuuuu-wiiiiiiing.",
"It’s her Ginger Genes.",
"I was thinking Woody Harrelson. ",
"Watching the new xfiles and she's getting better looking as she gets older.",
"Cada mia!!!",
"I wouldn't put it past having an X-files episode where they somehow enter an Adam's Family dimension. Smoking Man in drag in a \"get Uncle Skinner to give up the vault\" plot.",
"Buh-duh duh damn \n\n*snap snap*",
"Never knew I needed a pic of her as Jessica Rabbit until now",
"r/bigtiddygothgf",
"Savage",
"My man! ",
"I still have a copy of the FHM she appeared in... somehow",
"She's a babe! She makes me feel kind of funny, like the ropes in gym class.",
"No no, Hyneman",
"Sweet merciful Anderson....",
"They're making another one, but it's going to be stop motion. Oscar Isaac is voicing Gomez. ",
"m'lady",
"Thank you",
"Love the redhead Morticia. Very lovely and it still works well for the character. Plus being a redhead, we have to stick up for one another. Ginger code of conduct.",
"I too spilled enough cum to fill the Nile over her",
"That’s some wife material right there...",
"Nah for me it was the nudes downloaded on a 56k",
"Any time man.",
"Sounds cool",
"Never understood the whole Morticia fetish. I think it is gross. ",
"That cousin it tho",
"Herr Jakob Franklein Heinemann, that is?",
"No we need original ideas not endless remakes.",
"Also true",
"Got a little Pugsley in my pants ",
"Oh my god. If it wasn't, it is now.",
"I really really miss the 90s. Everything post 2001 has been utter shite",
"Oh my gosh I need this to be true. ",
"Damn 56k, you guys were ballin. Only 14.4 here.",
"I’d Jamie *her* hyneman",
"What!? Those movies were great! They’re always a staple for Halloween. ",
"Yeah, phish really is awesome.",
"https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/oscar-isaac-joins-new-addams-family/\n\nI can't remember where I saw that it's going to be stop motion, but it's definitely animated. ",
"You mean medusa right?",
"I’m down for stop motion Addams family tbh",
"i've wanted that tattooed on me since it was first published. I'll get it some day when I can save up enough and find a tattooist good enough to do it.",
"goodness gracious ",
"I take it you saw this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIx7amfJefw&t=5s).",
"Jillian Barberie! Jillian Barberie!",
"Yes, yes, yes. Thank you. Just perused the whole sub. Whew. ",
"I've never said this before... and I doubt I'll say it again... But Gillian Anderson is pretty hot",
"Thanks for the link! I’m so excited! I’ve always thought he’d make a great Gomez since his moustache in Sucker Punch ",
"Once subject to the most fake porn pics on the internet. \n\nI miss the time when you could know everything that’s on the Internet. And porn pics ruled. ",
"Doing the lords...erm....Devil's work here my friend ",
"[You rang?](http://www.konbini.com/us/entertainment/addams-family-animated-reboot-cinemas/)",
"Lol no this is the first I've ever seen it. It's super ridiculous 90s though",
"Although the red hair is amazing she would kill this role with black.",
"10 times out of 10 would smash",
"I shuddered violently at this. No not like that",
"Looks like a lost scene from a missing American Gods episode ",
"Bless",
"Swoon",
"Looking through the eyes on the painting in the background.",
"Seriously. Holy shit I forgot how weird the 90's were at times.",
"One of my all time favorite photos!",
"If she were the president of the United States she’d be Babe-raham Lincoln",
"There will never be a Gomez Addams better than Raul Julia.\n\nHowever, a movie catching up with what Wednesday is doing nowadays starring Christina Ricci...that I can get behind.",
"What?",
"Her hair on X-Files was also a wig. It shattered my world to learn she's not a real redhead.",
"> Those movies were great!\n\nThat's probably why he doesn't want to see more of them. We don't want them ruined.",
"whoa",
"There is a walrus joke in there somewhere. ",
"She still looks fantastic in the new x-files series. I can't say she hasn't aged, but she has aged very very well. \n\nDuchovny looks like he drinks too much. ",
"My #1 crush. [This is the one for me](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4848417853_d8d591e736.jpg)",
"Good she's dreamy.",
"Works for me.",
"I don't really understand the logic that a new sequel or reboot ruins the originals. Robocop is still an incredible film, despite the shitty PG13 reboot from a few years ago. ",
"She has fantastic cousin it’s.",
"Can I blame my bisexual leaning on her? Cuz I'm totally gonna.",
"Adio ",
"If she were French, she'd be called *le renard*, and hunted with only her cunning to protect her.",
"Have you seen Red Shoe Diaries or Californication?\n\nDrinking seems to be his primary activity!",
"Nerdgasm!",
"Heynongman",
"https://i.pinimg.com/originals/36/c1/92/36c19205d18a222eab64d1372e696f8d.jpg",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL_TFXbSnLY",
"He said Herr Jakob Franklein Heinemann",
"Oh yeah. She was my crush then...and now. ",
"Her bitchy resting face isn't good enough. Anderson just as resting face, it's only bitchy to sensitive people.",
"I remember watching X Files when I was younger and thinking she is the most unimpressive woman I wanted to fuck.",
"I was just watching X- Files thinking she's still hot as ever!",
"I'll be in my bunk.",
"Give ‘er the ol’ stash tickle followed by a good tusking. ",
"Look at Mr Moneybags here. I had 5600 baud for a while.",
"Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?",
"His birth name. He's a German spy, isn't he? /s",
"What? Ha! Hahahahaha! What? No!",
"Yeah, neither did I."
] | 121 |
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Gillian Anderson as Morticia Adams, 1997
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/r/pics/comments/7tk8pg/cabin_in_crystal_city_colorado/
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[
"Does anybody know why the cabin was build there ? What purpose had if back in the days ?",
"I imagine this was a great sleeping cabin due to the rushing water ",
"The poor man’s Fallingwater! It looks lovely.",
"It could have had a watermill attached to it at some point, or at least been a place someone could watch a watermill and work maintenance on it.",
"I’m thinkin’ that bit on the end there had the shitter in it. Poseidon’s kiss from that height would be epic.",
"It could have been mining related. It looks about in the same condition and age as the mining buildings I've seen in the mountains.",
"It's an old powerhouse. It was built in 1892. It was used to have the river power the air compressor that serviced the nearby mines.\n\nThis is my favorite hike to do in Colorado and have done in multiple multiple times",
"Crystal Mill, a mine powerhouse, in Carbondale, CO. Beautiful place!!",
"It could be because the small pool on the bottom right could serve many purposes like bathing, collecting water, etc.",
"Me too.",
"Carbondale is nearby, but kind of far also. ",
"Not many people know where Crystal City is, just a little larger of a city for reference. ",
"That is the single most photographed structure in Colorado.",
"It was a mill for the nearby mine. It’s outside of Marble, Colorado, which I think produces the largest amount of marble in the world. It’s just called the crystal mill locally. \n\nEdit: historically the mill was for silver, not the nearby marble quarry. "
] | 14 |
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Cabin in Crystal City, Colorado
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/r/pics/comments/7tk9j6/over_25_million_take_over_the_streets_in_venezuela/
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[
"Looks like the Trump inauguration attendance according to Trump",
"World war z",
"Kick out the Maduro government while your all together please. ",
"Trum would say there is about 20 million in this picture. ",
"Your so infatuated with Trump that you can't see the destruction of a nation by socialists. How sad for you.",
"A history lesson is the making.",
"Does the army have enough bullets?\n\nWill they fire upon the citizens they’re supposed to protect?\n\nWill the government be overthrown?\n\nWhat happens when police discover what “overwhelmed” really means?\n\nTune in next week.",
"What does Trump have to do with this? ",
"Nowhere does OP mention Trump or an opinion on the protests, only that they are happening. Get your head out your ass.",
"You're",
"In\n\nhttp://soundcloud.com/songaboutyourpost/ftfy"
] | 11 |
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Over 2.5 million take over the streets in Venezuela
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/r/pics/comments/7tk9vg/jason_momoa_is_more_physically_imposing_than_his/
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[
"Don't talk to me or my sons ever again ",
"The bodyguard guarder.",
"Fondly hope that they can redeem themselves in case shit goes wrong.",
"He most likely isnt trained as well\nOr equipped as well though.",
"That is what I was thinking. These guys have weapons and are excellent with them. I would bet they are trained in martial arts as well and can drop some big guys quickly with the right moves. ",
"Yep, though ill admit the picture is funny. Its like mini bosses before the big boss.",
"It is funny. Notice the guy in front has his jacket buttoned. I would bet that he does that because he has a concealed carry on his right hip with an inside the waistband holster. ",
"I bet he needs bodyguards because otherwise idiots would keep challenging him to fights.",
"Yeah.",
"They are the mini bosses you have to fight before you get to the real boss. ",
"seems to be a noticeable bulge actually, on the other side",
"I saw that and thought it could be printing from a pistol. I was looking to see what holster might hold it in that position. It could be for sure. ",
"A bodyguard's primary responsibility is prevention not force. Being alert and aware of the surroundings is the key part of the job."
] | 13 |
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Jason Momoa is more physically imposing than his bodyguards.
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/r/pics/comments/7tkaga/gal_in_your_hands/
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[
"Is that a doll or is this shopped? If the former, that’s an incredibly realistic doll.",
"The scale of the hair is telling me doll :D",
"Wow! Sideshow toys? I want the Harley Quinn one! ",
"Wow - that’s unbelievably realistic. ",
"Anatomically correct too! ",
"That's incredible, I thought it was real at first.",
"I'm sure there is a market for sex dolls of this. ",
"It's a Hot Toys figure. They are incredibly realistic ",
"How realistic? Asking for a friend ",
"r/cummingonfigurines\n\nI hate that I know that is a thing.",
"I've never actually seen one in person, but from videos and pictures I've seen online, they look amazing"
] | 11 |
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Gal in your hands.
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/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/
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[
"Is this douche-bagging?",
"Ah yes. If you don't make eye contact you haven't done anything wrong.",
"Oops, sorry I knocked your crap on the floor.",
"If no seats are available and some really old person needed to sit and it was REALLY that big of a deal, I would have 0 problem pointing that out to them and making them feel bad in the process while asking for their seat. \nActually, I would enjoy it greatly. Thiefs, smokers with or near babies/children, line cutters, people being jerks to others for no good reason. I just love calling wrong-doers out, it makes me blow a justice'y load.",
"Sometimes it's just ignorance/arrogance, but most of the time it's mental drama queens looking for confrontation.",
"She-bagging ",
"You ask if she can move her stuff...if not sling that shit all over the floor",
"I have no shame. I'd ask her to move her shit. I'd be nice, but I'd be firm and I wouldn't take no for an answer.\n\nEDIT: I would take no for an answer if the person was being unreasonable. It's just a seat on ~~a~~ public transit ~~bus~~.\n\nEDIT2: Holy shit boys. 2900 upvotes. Time to hit the Reddit Bank and cash in this sweet Karma.\n\nEDIT3: Love the responses.",
"You're a fucking asshat then. Just tap them on the shoulder and ask them to move it...",
"TIL if you repost but change the title to something more funny, karma ensues.\n\nWell done.",
"Wait.. so being an ass-hat to a super ass-hat is bad? ",
"Sit on it.",
"That’s the kind of nuts I don’t want in my mouth ",
"Exactly. 99 out of 100, this girl would say \"OK\" and maybe roll her eyes a bit. \n\nIt's more fun to seethe and let the anger silently boil, though. So we get pics like these.\n\nEdit - apparently this also applies to Manspreading. That's fine but I really don't care, and don't understand why it keeps getting brought up. There are a lot of stupid things online, and you usually have to subscribe to something to see it. ",
"He raped them with his camera.",
"Nah, fuck em",
"I don't think the NYC subway has reserved seats.",
"You should obviously not stoop to their level, there is no reason for it. Unless of course you're a pathetic and petty individual.",
"Manspreading is the stupidest fucking term ever. We have a dick and balls in between our legs. We’re not trying to take as much room as possible. We are simply trying to avoid the pain of squishing your balls together",
"If the bus/subway isn't busy, sure. But if there's a lot of people on board, you kind of look like an asshole for taking two seats when you can clearly hold your stuff.",
"Didn't help. Still smells like public transportation in here. ",
"How do you call out a smoker near a child without it blowing up?",
"We're officially at the point where people are so awkward they'd rather shame people online than talk to a stranger.",
"Well, it *is* kinda creepy to take pictures of unknowing people and post them online without their consent.",
"Nah, just imitating their behavior and assuming the selfish thing is what I'd rather do. ",
"To the Mun and back?\n\nNo, no\n\nJeb lives there now ",
"Happy cake day!",
"City ordnance clearly states that you are allowed to call her a dumb cunt for this infraction. ",
"90 out of 100, but with a grumble and hesitation. Source: daily public transportation. ",
"I feel for the girl untangling her headphone nest.",
"No shame looks like this: “hey. You’re kind of being a bitch right now. Maybe stop”\n\nEdit: hmmm. Would cunt have been less offensive?",
">You should obviously not stoop to their level, there is no reason for it. \n\nI don't think you know how sitting *down* next to someone works \n\n",
"It would be one thing if the train was almost empty, nope. Cunt.",
"No worries. I just gently push her stuff towards her as I’m sitting down. \nI don’t bother asking because her body language, ear buds, and sunglasses say “don’t talk to me, don’t sit next to me, I don’t see you.”",
"Posting pictures of private citizens to public forums aside, can't you just ask them if you can sit down? ",
"Because he has never done it.\n\nBut I bet he's acted out plenty of scenarios driving home.",
"Wow, just look at those *females.* Sitting there thinking about their dates with chad! I'm so triggered right now ",
"Don't overestimate. It's at most twice as bad -- two guys legs open can block at least one full seat. Three guys legs open can block two seats. Four guys - three seats, etc.\n\nhttp://static2.businessinsider.com/image/59396e4bda6dde420962381c/madrid-has-banned-manspreading-on-public-transport.jpg\n\nAnd guys put bags on seats, too, so this is just seat-bagging. ",
"I'd argue that's no class. Calling people names is very immature and will do nothing but make the situation worse.",
"I see this almost every day. “Pardon me.” That’s all it takes for them to move their bag over and give you the seat. ",
"Move the stuff into the aisle and sit down. When she complains: \"Oh were those yours? I thought they were abandoned. Anyway, they're right over here when you'd like to pick them up.\"",
"Seriously. I'm sure that train's floor is 10 kinds of disgusting. If I have a bag, I would absolutely put it on an empty seat and just as easily put it on my lap if someone asks to sit down. Words are not hard. ",
"Indubitably ",
"Seriously, people just ask each other to move. Not hard.",
"That's absolutely fine. But if you're a guy, don't be a douche and spread your legs when you sit down, taking up more than 1 seat. It's super-uncomfortable having to sit next to a guy who takes up 1.5 seats and is blatantly unaware that I am squished into a corner. I don't put bags on seats, but it would hypothetically be even worse if he was angry at me for taking up one seat with bags, only for him to sit down and take up more than his one seat. ",
"Hey! My dog does this when she goes through the trash!\n\nNow I understand...",
"But you're not taking up one seat, you're taking up two. (One for bags, one for you).\n\nI'm not gonna try and say that douche bags who sit with their legs spread wide are in the right, they're not.\n\nBoth are in the wrong, but I'd argue that the bags are worse because that completely eliminates a seat.",
"As a guy, I hate when guys do that",
"TIL manspreading is a word",
"I would argue that was a joke. ",
"You just learned that today? Well let me be the first to welcome you to Reddit my friend.",
"I wish I felt attacked enough to passively aggressively post whiny shit like this",
"Thank you. It's nice to know I'm not alone. ",
"I would argue it was a bad joke if you need to tell people it's a joke.",
">Taking up one seat *with bags*\n\nBags can move, legs can close - let's do both! ",
"She is like- If I wear ear buds and don't make eye contact no one can ask me to move my stuff.",
"I can sit with my legs literally touching each other and I feel no testicular pain at all. Granted that's uncomfortable but it's to a far smaller degree and about the legs themselves and the point of openness that stops being uncomfortable is well before the point where it qualifies as \"man spreading\".\n\nIf you have to spread your legs far enough apart to count as \"man spreading\" or else be in physical pain, does that mean you've just gone through life never sitting in a chair that has sides? Have you never ridden an airplane or watched a movie in the theater?",
"> But if you're a guy\n\nWhy does it have to be a guy? Could be a very large woman that also takes up 2 spaces. Why did you choose to single out men?",
"I'm 100% with you on that ! Put the bags on the lap (or floor?) And keep the legs closed. \n\nWe're all humans, and we all have places to be. No point in one person being uncomfortable for no reason.",
"I would say it's as bad as 'manspreading'. In either case, you're putting someone in an awkward position where they have to ask to sit down in a seat that should have been made available to them in the first place. Both cases are rude (and mildly antisocial) behavior.\n\nThat said, I can't help but wonder how much easier combating this type of thing would be if we just focused on the behavior itself rather than the gender of the person engaging in it.",
"Also there is the problem of bathroom real estate. My bathroom footprint is about 1/10 of my wife's. ",
"What kind of nuts do you want in your mouth?",
"Shweaty",
"Wait... you can talk to strangers politely and they will comply with reasonable requests?!?!? What crazy world do you live in?!?!! /s",
"The bus was packed, there were at least 15 people standing already and the teenager was too self important to get the memo. Why would i bother tapping them on shoulder when they should've moved their backpack ages ago. Nah. Fortunately I'm done with public transit. \n\nAnd why does it bother you at all, unless you are the one leaving the seat occupied by your backpack?",
"It's how idiots even came up with the term \"manspreading\" in the first place.",
"They got the memo quickly after i started sitting down and they moved it. I obviously wouldn't sit directly on their stuff, but there were days when i really couldn't be bothered asking people to do what they should have done in the first place.",
"Being unnecessarily aggressive in your confrontations bothers me. So many people escalate to hostile and aggressive levels of confrontation for no good reason, this being a prime example. Who cares if she's a dick for not moving it by herself, you can still be a decent person and not be an asshole.",
"Women feel justified doing this because, if you're a woman and a random man man sits next to you uninvited, that is sexual harassment. this girl is just protecting herself.\n\nfor a man to accidentally make eye contact with a woman in public is sexually harassment.",
"This is no worse than man-spreading if the guy is taking up as much space and not letting anyone sit down.\n\nimagine if a man-spreader married a woman-bagger and gave birth to a baby-bottler? Yikes, that would be a public transportation nightmare.",
"I would argue they only had to say it was a joke because someone couldn’t take a joke, which begs the question is it really the person who uses the word “bitch” who’s immature? Or the one who can’t handle the word and thinks the world should be censored for them?",
"She probably does it to avoid having random dudes harass her.",
"Don't forget fishing for validation b/c OP is a cool girl who gets it, not like those bitchy feminists. ",
"This needs to be higher. \n\nMaybe she'd already offered the seat to the standing guy. Maybe the standing guy had just wandered into the carriage and she just didn't see or hear him. Maybe she'd be happy to move her bags if someone asked her.\n\nIn any case, the carriage doesn't seem busy with people. And train floors are not generally very clean. And it's really not difficult to ask someone to move some bags so you can sit. \n\nBut yeah, it's easy to assume the worst in people. ",
"maybe she's on her period\n",
"If you care if it blows up keep your mouth shut. Personally I wouldn't do it if children were present. These kind of people *will* blow up. If they lack the decency not to do trashy things in the first place it's a sure bet they will react badly when called out.\n\nI was at an amusement park. No smoking signs are all over the place and the handful of smoking areas required you to actually walk a bit further. So this guy lights up anyway. Wind was blowing it all over the fence so I let it go. Then the fucker flicks his butt on the ground and goes to walk off. I say \"Hey, that's not cool. Pick up your trash, man.\" He goes apoplectic. These people are all the same and always use the same lines:\n\n* Shut the fuck up and mind your own business\n\n* I'm a grown man/woman\n\n* What are you going to do about it?\n\n* You don't work here\n\n* You aren't a cop\n\nAnyway, I didn't back down and he ground out the butt and threw it away. I don't really care what they say as long as they fix it. My goal is to *hopefully* be annoying enough that they stop the behavior in the future on the off-chance some nosy person like me is willing to make a scene over it. ",
"But it's so much easier to take a picture than to actually do something about it. Maybe the person who took the original picture asked her to move after taking it.",
"I would argue given the upvotes it was pretty obvious. I’d also argue that people who begin every post with “i would argue” are most likely pretentious dbags, saddled with the misconception that they are the final authority on proper behavior on the internet. Unfortunately this can lead to misunderstandings. Even more unfortunate these types of people are also incapable of admitting it, leading to the perfect storm of assholery which then becomes everyone else’s cross to bear. \n\n",
"This only works if you are young, male, handsome, and \"her type\" \nAnyone else and it's perceived unwanted sexual attention. \nSoon to be an offence in the UK if we're not a little bit sensible about this.",
"well manspreading is a natural position for men as our hips are naturally narrower and our \"at rest\" position is to spread. womens hips sit a little wider, so they will naturally want to sit with their legs closer together.\n\nnow thats not to say that some people (male and female) dont just sit with their legs spread way out to keep people from sitting near them. however for most men its a comfort thing. \n\nhttp://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/manspreading-scientific-explanation-revealed-men-behaviour-public-transport-etiquette-a7862771.html\n\n\"“The overall width of the pelvis is relatively greater in females and the angle of the femoral neck is more acute. These factors could play a role in making a position of sitting with the knees close together less comfortable in men,” he told The Independent.\"\n\nalso in the article it mentions Testicular compression.. well its a thing.. and it sucks.. put your ovaries on the outside in a marble bag that act as an easy \"reset button\" when they get even gently tapped.. it sucks..\n\nTLDR; manspreading is primariliy a comfort thing due to our hips and keeping our nuts from getting compressed between our legs, yes there are some dicks out there that sit wide legged on purpose.. but women do it just as bad as men. \n\n",
"so you are saying you have no balls? \n\nhttp://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/manspreading-scientific-explanation-revealed-men-behaviour-public-transport-etiquette-a7862771.html\n\n\"“The overall width of the pelvis is relatively greater in females and the angle of the femoral neck is more acute. These factors could play a role in making a position of sitting with the knees close together less comfortable in men,” he told The Independent.\"\n",
"Awkward? Huh? If you see a stranger literally putting a wall up between themselves and you, common sense is they aren't communicative.",
"It might be polite to recognize the train is getting full and make room for a fellow human being rather than worry about your fancy bag getting dusty.",
"Yeah I was gonna say, this comment is proof that this guy is more awkward than anyone hahaha\n\nLearn 2 social cues other guy",
"I think this is probably somewhat true, but that doesn't give men more of a right to sit that way. If you're on public transportation, your comfort is not the only concern. There are plenty of instances where men are required to *not* sit spread eagle and yet, in these cases, testicular damage and hip problems are not commonly reported. ",
"Schweddy Balls",
"Happy cake day!",
"I really hope this is a joke, because this is the laughable side of feminism. If you can't handle having someone sit next to you or stand near you on crowded public transportation, you either need to find a different way to get around, or should go to therapy. I understand women can feel threatened by men's actions, but they have to be justified. Women should make room for handicapped and elderly men just like men should do the same for women\n\nAccidental eye contact? So should guys just look at the fucking ground?",
"Anyone's that Reddit'd for any appreciable length of time knows that upvotes/downvotes are suppressed for new comments.\n\nRight now, your comment shows as 'score hidden'.\n\nEDIT: 1 hour later, I see you have -14 votes.",
"I usually work on the premises that if you want me to do something you have to tell me. ",
"I ride the bus every day. There is definitely a difference between \"manspreading\" and normal male resting position. There's always like 2 dudes spread eagle with their arm across the back of the seat next to them. I think most men upset about \"manspreading\" as a concept are worried their normal behavior fits it. That's not what it is; it's definitely an intentional action to deter you from sitting beside them. It's the same thing with the bags on the seat next to you. Both are annoying to me as a man. I think \"manspreading\" is worse for women riders because it can feel threatening to sit down in the personal space of a man who has shown they don't respect social boundaries. ",
"Next time try, \"can I sit there?\"\n\nIt's ok to talk to people, Reddit. ",
"I can sit with my legs together and feel no testicular pain, but my legs will hurt.",
"This is a bizarre opinion. You can gently tap people, that's a thing you can do; you're not going to get someone screaming rape at you. Don't believe everything you read on the internet man. ",
"Ah yes, the mind of the inconsiderate. Seats are for literal asses, not figurative asses.",
"Don't be like that. I get where your coming from but If you're polite about it, they'll move their shit so you can sit down. Then, if you still feel like she's gonna call the cops for some hypothetical sexual abuse scenario you've created in your head, just make a couple small talk attempts to break the ice a bit. Being a douche canoe isn't always the answer. ",
"you arent 100% wrong.. however where i live, if i want a ride to work its 45 minutes.. and 45 minutes of sitting with my legs shut gives me cramps in my hips. so i sit a little wide legged if i can, but try not to take up more space. ",
"Womanopolizing ",
"Guy here. Two years of experience exclusively with public transport, and now I still use it every weekday. This has happened more to me than having guys manspreading so much they're taking up more than one seat.",
"/u/SvenHudson has very small genitalia. :)",
"i feel just as threatened when i am standing on the bus by some woman with a bag who wont let me sit down and move her shit. if i cause a scene, you can guarantee that some white knight dick head will try to start something, even if she is in the wrong. so there i stand, unable to sit. (ive even had it where they look at me, look at their bag and just resume their ride without moving their shit)",
"I don't wanna sit next to that runt anyway",
"The problem is that when it's a woman people say \"don't focus on the gender\". When it's a man they literally name it \"manspreading\".",
"> I wouldn't take no for an answer.\n\nSure, bud. ",
"In the US, there is no expectation of privacy in a public place.\n\nAnd, in a climate where any interaction with a woman can be labelled harassment, many men will not take the risk.\n\nSad to say, it is far safer to not look at, talk to, or even come too close to most women, because the risk of some women complaining is so high. Note, this photo looks to be the DC metro, so I would rate the risk higher than other places.",
"Reminds me of the time I got stuck in middle seat on 3hr flight with 6'9\" (mostly legs) ex-NBA player who promptly fell asleep while his legs took 80% of my leg room. I'm 5'11\". A large woman had window seat. ",
"She is protecting herself from creepers.",
"Like any other situation, just ask. 9 out of 10 they'll say, \"Oh, sorry\" or \"Sure\" and move on. Any man spreading I've encountered, the same procedure, and almost all the time I got what I asked for without any attitude.",
"That has literally happened in several European countries. People are taking their personal space entitlement to extreme limits, where ANY physical touching is being called assault \n\nEdit- suck it downvoters, here is literal proof \n\nhttp://metro.co.uk/2016/02/07/london-commuter-put-on-trial-for-sex-assault-despite-no-evidence-that-it-happened-5667116/",
"Well, I think they're wrong to do that.",
"Thats called ‘being inconsiderate’ where I’m from. ",
"No crazy shit like that does happen just not as often as people say but it does happen ",
"Same. In fact, there are 2 really, really large people that take the same bus a I do. 1 man, 1 woman. Dude is like 6'6\" and 330 lbs, she's 5'9\" and 300 lbs. Both need to take up more than the average person and I don't hate either. Shit happens when you're large.\n\nI do see more women blocking seats because woman are more likely to have a purse/bag, or both, or more.\n\nThen again, it's obviously not just woman. One time, this douche-nozzle had his Styrofoam box of chicken wings with 2-3 eaten wings on top, sitting next to him. I pointed to the spot, didn't even say anything and the guy visibly is annoyed but complies and moves his chicken carcass. Once I sit down, he then gets up and gets off at the next stop.\n\nSome people are morons.",
"IDK, I've never had someone make a scene when I asked them to move their stuff. I'm sure I'd feel threatened by anyone making a scene, but that situation isn't one that I've ever seen on my years in transit.",
"No it hasnt. ",
"u/h3h3productions",
"No it doesn't. ",
"it is true. when I was in Finland I got accused several times of assault. apparently in Finnish culture, cupping people's balls is a rude way to get their attention.",
"I mean, as long as you aren't extending over into anyone else's space, can it really be called 'manspreading'?",
"Saw something like this happen on an train leaving NYC on a Friday night. Young woman was sitting in one of those 6-person booths, hand bags on two of the other seats. Train was really packed, very few seats on a 15-car train, and an older guy got on with his family. They had to split up, and he asked her if she could move her bags to the overhead rack, even offered to help lift them, and she kinda blustered a few minutes about her friend's seat, but there was still another seat, which he pointed out, not very nicely. She let him sit down, and then he proceeded to ask her (paraphrasing, this was months ago) \"do you really think you're so important that you can take seats away from people? Or are you just selfish and don't care about the needs of others?\" Going on like that for a few minutes in the same way getting more aggressive. Everyone in the car is now looking at him, we couldn't believe how rude he was being. Finally another passenger and I both shouted him down, he tried to tell us to mind our own business, and it took one passenger saying \"maybe this is why she didn't want you sitting next to her asshole\" and me saying \"you're in the seat dude, you won, leave it\" before he shut up for the rest of the ride. Just saying sometimes people are assholes on both sides of this argument. if asked they should be okay with moving your bag so a person can sit, but be gracious when they do and just respect that they had their bags there because they didn't want to interact with anyone.",
"Yeah, i bet you nobody approached her yet and OP is just being a douche when nobody is bothering anyone.\n\nNow, if someone already did approach her and she told them to fuck off, then yes, she's an ass.",
"Umm, suck it?\n\nhttp://metro.co.uk/2016/02/07/london-commuter-put-on-trial-for-sex-assault-despite-no-evidence-that-it-happened-5667116/",
"> Yeah, i bet you nobody approached her yet and OP is just being a douche when nobody is bothering anyone.\n\nSo being completely unaware of your surroundings and your inconveniencing others is ok for you? You're the type of person that needs it explained to you why parking your shopping cart in the middle of the aisle so no one else can get by is a problem. ",
"Sure. Also, if you are using public transport, you shouldn’t be needing to be reminded to move your stuff. Like, don’t block seats, or passage. ",
"\"Oh, you don't want me to leave my shopping cart in the middle of the lot? Well, should have just told me!\"",
"Yes, it does\n\nhttp://metro.co.uk/2016/02/07/london-commuter-put-on-trial-for-sex-assault-despite-no-evidence-that-it-happened-5667116/",
"Yeah, a lot of people don't want to engage with a stranger, especially ones that make such an effort to look unwilling to engage. She's doing that on purpose. Huge dick move to use a space for your bag and then make people have to physically touch you to use an open seat. Seats are for people damnit.",
"I would just ask op if he'd give up >his< seat.",
"Who's being inconvenienced? All you have to do is approach her and ask her to move her bags.",
"So Man spreading > purse squating?",
"Youre absolutely right. But, Cheesysnipsnap seemed to be HEAVILY on the side of just staring at the potential seat and brooding over it and creating all this internal tension. So I responded to that. ",
"Or just put it on your lap to start with since one person needs one seat.",
"I bet she's just an asshole who's oblivious to the concerns of those around her.",
"> Who's being inconvenienced? \n\nThe person doing this;\n\n> All you have to do is approach her and ask her to move her bags.",
"Jesus christ, just ask her to move her shit. This is such a none issue. She isn't at fault for having he bags on the seat and neither would anyone else be for asking her to remove them. The only detestable thing about this post is assuming this lady is such a cunt that she wouldn't move her bags like a decent human being. Comparing this to manspreading is comparing retarded apples to retarded oranges. ",
"God forbid you think of others without being reminded.",
"Thays why she has sunglasses and headphones on. She wants two seats to herself.",
"Time for you to get a new premise.",
"AKA you're an unobservant, inconsiderate, douchebag.",
"And people who open the window on the bus, in the middle of winter. Fuck you too.",
"Nah, better blame men.",
">That said, I can't help but wonder how much easier combating this type of thing would be if we just focused on the behavior itself rather than the gender of the person engaging in it.\n\n1000% this. This is a dick move. Gender isn't relevant.\n",
"If you don't want to sit next to people then stand. You don't get to have two seats because you're asocial.",
"When you’re in a public space and interacting with a public service with other members of the public — and you’re behaving in an antisocial way (i.e., exploiting the public service to the detriment of other people) — I don’t care that you’re not feeling “communicative.”\n\nCommunication is the only (reasonable) tool left to take corrective action and to find a way to make the situation less shitty.",
"I've never successfully sat on someone's things. They always mysteriously vanish before I hit the seat.",
"Ya it's that easy to deal with a \"manspreader\" too. But people just bitch about it online instead",
"Depends on how empty the train&bus is. If more than 80% of the seats are free, I dont see a reason to put the bag on the floor. ",
"> creep\n\nDo you really think that creepers will be dissuaded by a plastic shopping bag?",
"I usually stick mine between me and the wall if there's space. If there isn't and the train is getting a bit full, I default to either on my lap or on top of my feet, depending on the bag. It just makes it clearer that I'm not actually trying to hog the seat. That being said, I'm not going to judge if you do it your way, maybe you mind having stuff on your lap a lot more than I do, I don't know. I won't always ask to sit down, especially if they have headphones in, because standing isn't exactly a hardship for me, but I don't mind asking.",
"That post did not seem like a joke in the slightest. Jokes are supposed to be funny! Learn from this and improve rather than argue and lose more dignity. ",
"Pete Schweddy's balls are a delicious holiday treat",
"But what if she downvotes me?",
"Knock her shit off and take a seat!",
"She has dealt with dbags sitting next to her, she is protecting herself. ",
"You haven’t eaten till you’ve tried my Schweddy Balls",
"Life goes way better for everyone if we all gave 1% more effort to make life easier for people around us",
"ITT, it’s the guys fault.",
"Seriously. I can’t store my nuts under the seat.",
"I agree, but one should still pay attention. If you're using two seats you should be sure one is available if the bus fills up.\n\nThat said generally one's lap works just fine. I see a lot of people in this thread acting like bags can only be in a seat or on the floor.",
"You're insanely naive if you think it doesn't happen. ",
"That's ridiculous. I'm deaf and I have zero issue approaching someone for an adjacent seat IF the train is full. It's even simpler if you can hear and talk.\n\nWith this one, single, non-moving picture, you don't know if the train is moving at all, or people are standing because their stop is coming up, or if there are empty seats on the other side of the train.\n\nBesides, by your logic, wouldn't it be inconvenient for the lady too by having her move bags? Now both her and you are inconvenienced.",
"Whenever I see this I just walk over and very slowly begin sitting down. Every single time they scramble and get their shit out of the way. You could just ask and that would be the socially acceptable thing, but I enjoy seeing the frantic scramble more.",
"And then make sure to \"manspread\" (such a stupid term, everybody who's remotely tall does it) after taking your seat.\n\nEdit: I think somehow my comment is being misunderstood as somehow supporting the women with her bag on the seat. I was saying how it would be funny to manspread immidietaly after asking her to move her bags. ",
"I'm gonna have to go with sexual harassment for 100, a #metoo with my picture for 200, still didn't get the seat for 300, and arrested for 400",
"Got it.",
"> That's ridiculous. I'm deaf and I have zero issue approaching someone for an adjacent seat IF the train is full. \n\nYou seem to think words that aren't synonyms are. You have a nice day. ",
"I’ve done that and the woman literally recoiled and looked like I had touched her with a hot poker. She couldn’t hear me as she had earbuds in and couldn’t see me because she was absorbed in her phone.\n\nI pointed to her bags and she angrily moved them - likely still frightened by my tap to her shoulder - but whatever. I’m a small woman and not scary... seriously wtf did you expect?\n\nIt’s a lack of awareness. At some point, especially during rush hour and as you see the car fill up, someone is going to ask for the seat with your bags on it. Keep an eye or an ear out.\n\nI should have to ask, but I will if I have to. Don’t put blinders on and then freak out when someone dares to ask you to move your crap.",
"#MeToo",
"But ranting in your own righteous filterbubble on the internet for fake points is so much better!",
"Because we are at a point where anything can be harassment, if a woman is involved.",
"I ask or point, polite but firm... then I move to sit down. I’ve never sat on someone’s crap, but I’ve come close.\n\nJust move it, don’t sigh and take your time putting your phone away.. I shouldn’t have to ask in the first place.",
"But we can confirm that both are retarded.",
"She won't hear you over the music and once you touch her it's sexual harassment. ;)",
"Eh, confrontation rarely goes smoothly so people avoid it. I don't need to be this kind of wanker, personally: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/dtdaqqt/",
"I’m failing to see how this gets you space - you’re going to be spoken to / confronted at some point when someone wants the seat. Some will be annoyed at having to ask. You will have someone sit next to you anyway on the end.\n\nPersonally I’d rather just leave the seat free and have no one speak to me.",
"Username says otherwise",
"The two aren't even comparable. My shoulders would take up one and a half of those seats. Contorting myself into a single seat isn't an option.",
"Women are never responsible for anything negative. That's why they themselves prefer male bosses and politicians, no matter what they publicly say due to their fear of being shamed and suffer social disadvantages.",
"Broad-casting",
"Deez",
"I too enjoy being a nice prick. Direct polite requests, with unwavering eye contact gets shit done! ",
"Yeah but who wants to sit next to that person for possibly 45 minutes? Especially if she seems annoyed by having to move her stuff.",
"He took it too far by pointing out the obvious, but I’m more on his side than her side.\n\nIf someone hesitated and tried to tell me they were saving a seat for their friend, etc, when it’s clear that’s not the case - I’d be pissed off too.\n\nHowever, I wouldn’t badger them with the obvious - me asking them to move their crap and speaking to them within earshot of others makes it very obvious what a selfish idiot they’re being.\n\nYour friend? Ok, I’ll move when your ‘friend’ arrives, no fuss.\n\nIf you don’t want to interact with anyone, leave the seat free and someone will most likely just take it and leave you be.",
"The most inexcusable part of this photo is how her feet are propped up on the seat perpendicular to her. It looks like the girl in the blue dress has been forced to angle her body to avoid contact with the shoe soles. I ride these trains and there is no lip or anything that she could be resting her feet on in that position. It's just straight up seat. ",
"Maybe it's because I'm from the pre-post-privacy generation, but I think it's still a douchbaggy move to put videos or photos of people on the web without asking.",
"How do you not take no for an answer while remaining a nice person?",
"You'd characterize an \"Excuse me, may I please sit down?\" as confrontation?",
"here is a humble request to gfy",
"Ask her to remove the bags so you can take a seat.",
"That's when you knock all that shit off and sit down.\n\n",
"Sure \"they\" are the same people?",
"I’m utterly devastated. I finally thought I’d have some comment karma. What will i tell my wife?",
"You must be young and naive if you still think women would ever think themselves into being a guy.\n\nTo women you are a human doing and if there is nothing good you can do for them, you are nothing but a potential threat.",
"Sure let's just take pictures of people on the bus and post them online so we can validate this person's bias towards someone random.",
"Exactly. Sunglasses, headphones, closed body language. Basically \"don't talk to me\".",
"Stand in front of the bags until women move them. Works every time. It's much more intimidating having someone standing over you male or female than them sitting next to you.",
"She can go fuck herself if she's annoyed. The seat isn't there for her bags. ",
"Your sperm is dying due to high temperature.\n\nDepending on your girlfriend, this could be a smart choice.",
"In a way because you're also asking them to move their shit, which is something they may not want to do. And there you go: a confrontation.",
"Welcome to the internet and anglo saxon feminism.\n\nSorry, anglo saxons. But your chicks are mad.",
"The seat is available regardless of where the bags are located. ",
"this whole comment section is pathetic, just turn around.",
">Yeah but who wants to sit next to that person for possibly 45 minutes? \n\nSomebody that would rather sit.",
"Sounds to me like you're just afraid to talk to a woman/ sit next to a woman, so you justify your inaction by saying stupid shit like this. ",
"She’s got leave me alone, I’m a selfish middle aged bitch written all over her....and I bet she bitches about not being able to find a man worthy of her.......",
"If you look up any video [buzz feed specially] it's a laugh and a half what the consider manspreading",
"It's rare to hear 'no' as most people aren't assholes but if someone did say no to me, I'd calmly explain that the spot is for people to sit, not for items and if they still refuse, I don't sit down. My commute is 30-35 mins at most. If I have to stand because 1 person is unbelievably selfish, so be it. Not worth the argument.",
"If more people are seeing it as not a joke than as a joke, it's a bad \"joke\". ",
"right? bag on the seat next to her, headphones in, eyes out the window. She's doing everything she can to shut people out",
"\"Excuse me, could you move your..\" I HAVE A BOYFRIEND! GO AWAY, HEELLLPPPP.",
"They’re equal. Manspreading and this, are exactly the fucking same. \n\nAnd they both can be solved by simply asking “do you mind if i sit here?” \n\nSimple. ",
"But Norway isn't an island.",
"Idk why you're being downvoted. I can't read people's minds I have no clue what they want me to do. Although I am autistic so that may play into it but I find it hard to believe people can just read your mind. ",
"It's not a lack of awareness. 99% of the people who do this, do it on purpose so no-one sits next to them.",
"But it's a polite request before it needs to become a confrontation. Most of the time a polite request is enough.",
"I would not be standing up next to that self righteous selfish biatch",
"Yeah. Either way, it is just people taking up an extra seat (usually when the train isn’t full) and relinquishing it whenever the seat is needed. It isn’t sex wars, just the politics of sitting.",
"No, I drive a car in Germany. But I have been following what is going on in the US and other Anglo Saxon countries since ~2012.\n\nIn those countries, a woman can say you touched her butt 30 years ago, then you get fired.\n\nFunny, because back at school our female sports teacher would sometimes slap us on the butt. I would try and get her thrown into prison, but I am not insane like Anglo Saxon women.",
"BUT IF YOU’RE A GUY...!\n\nWhat? What if I’m a guy? Stop trying to latch on to a small negative segment of dickheads to justify your sexism. You’re concocting imaginary scenarios in the hope apologists come out of the woodworks and agree with you.\n\nThis is an issue of common decency, not gender. Stop making it about gender, you damn womansplainer.",
"its because its crazy frightening when you have headphones on and get knoked on from the outside world....",
"I mean, spreading your legs is fine, having them at a 90° or whatever angle though, is getting a bit much. I think at least ",
"What about the one in grey, she is squeezing that little kid out. People are idiots!",
"Could give a fuck ",
"You can have dignity. Leave me out of it. A joke that falls flat is still a joke. I trust you will use this opportunity to reacquaint yourself with this fundamental truth so that you can improve yourself. ",
"She's obviously isolating herself. Headphones, sunglasses, looking out the window, taking the entire seat with bags, and bundled up as if there is no lap room. She doesn't want to be talked to.\n\nI am sure she'd be pissed if bothered to see other people.",
"Staring out the window, too",
"Lots of people here have never ridden the Subway in NYC. ",
"Confrontation is a part of life. That's just something you have to accept. It doesn't have to be a negative experience.",
"The easy solution here would be to sit down next to the woman, without touching her butt. But I guess I'm just one of those crazy Anglo Saxons. ",
"In this world",
"I've never encountered that kind of \"white knight\" behavior in the wild, especially not for things like that. Tbh I think you may be overestimating the chances of that happening ",
"I’m cracking up over here imagining an entire subway of dudes spreading out their legs as obnoxiously as possible. When has this ever happened?",
"That's definitely not true. ",
"It's way worse than this at most airports I've been to. Everyone wants to leave at least a seat between them on either side leading to their luggage being spread across every row. Incredibly annoying when trying to find a spot.\n\nSame problem flying Southwest - people will put their stuff on the empty middle seats to make it look like they are saving it for someone or someone already claimed it. If I'm far back in the boarding group, I always try and nab one of those seats just to disappoint them",
"asshole cunt!",
"\"The jury cleared his name after just 90 minutes of deliberation\"\nFirst, one instance of one person being falsely accused, and then found innocent immediately, does not justify your position. \nSecond, the metro is not a reliable new source. ",
"That's not going to stop me",
"She might ignore you.",
"\"The jury cleared his name after just 90 minutes of deliberation\"\nFirst, one instance of one person being falsely accused, and then found innocent immediately, does not justify your position. \nSecond, the metro is not a reliable new source. ",
"Yup ",
"not really\n",
"jesus every one is so scared to invade some one else's personal space. people now a days is bitch made i swear. tap her fuking shoulder and tell her to move her shit.she doesn't like it place her shit on the floor she paid for one seat not two. or maybe no one wants the seat. ",
"After I saw that manspreading video I started paying attention and women generally take up more spots than men and put themselves in a way which makes it hard to rearrange and they also they give attitude if you ask them to move or try and sit in their area. Can't we all just be nice and respectful and stop blaming genders and races for things everyone does? \n",
"No one has explicitly said my retarded opinion is retarded, so they must all agree with it!",
"I make sure to do neither bag-spreading nor man-spreading expressly to prevent having to talk to strangers.",
"> I don't sit down\n\nSo you would take no for an answer. ",
"me, i dont give a fuck how annoyed she is",
"You're insanely naive if you think the response to 'gently touching a woman in public' is likely to lead to sexual assault charges. \nSpend less time on the internet. ",
"too bad",
"Ma'am-spreading.",
"She did actually have a friend who came back, but there were two seats open next to her, they just wanted to keep the middle seat open so they had some room. ",
"She is cute af... i'd sit next to her. Bet she smells nice too.",
"Couldn’t she just be saving that seat for someone who got up for a second? ",
"[this, totally normal seating position, is also considered manspreading](http://www.ajc.com/rf/image_large/Pub/p8/CmgSharedContent/2017/06/09/Images/GettyImages-522443708-R2hnIcGaauHTOBq1IPTWQbN-680x383.jpg)",
"> Edit: Someone thinks law and social norms should be the same. You have to be a special kind of socially clueless, stunted, and awkward to think that.\n\nThis is Reddit. Tons of socially clueless, stunted, and awkward dudes who can’t help but whine all the damn time.",
"The guys in the \"10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman\" video did not touch anything either.\n\nAre Anglo Saxon women afraid to say anything back to working class inner city males, who do shit jobs for a fraction of what they earn? Because it sure looked like it in that video.\n\nDon't get me wrong, I love Anglo Saxon countries, especially the US, which I consider to be the greatest experiment in the history of mankind. (That is not something many Germans would sign, believe me.) But I would never move there without finding a woman elsewhere first.\n",
"1. If she's gonna have her feet up why not put her bags under her seat?\n\n2. Secretly taking pictures of people and putting it on the internet isn't cool. ",
"Lol redditors and their \"pardon me\" or \"sorry, may I sit there?\"\n\nThe train is packed full of people standing because there are no seat left. When I see this bullshit I push the bag off to the ground and I sit down without asking. Anyone not socially situational aware enough to notice what their are doing wrong does not deserve my politeness.\n",
"If she said no what would you do?",
"Yeah, don't touch someone. Rap on the bench with your knuckles instead. Just because they're being rude doesn't mean you have to.",
"Everybody. And somehow nobody.",
"Yeah, but she wouldn't *say* no - because of the implication.",
"The hard part is doing it before you have time to become annoyed at how inconsiderate you assume they are. Because then you're going to be bringing a degree of passive-aggression to the encounter and make a hash of it. Gotta go for it immediately. ",
"It has more to do with people's utter lack of situational awareness. Does she not realize the train is full and there is a dude standing in the aisle next to her? Have some common courtesy, look around and don't be a dick.",
">well manspreading is a natural position for men as our hips are naturally narrower and our \"at rest\" position is to spread\n\n So how cucked am I that sitting in front of my PC in the privacy of my own home my legs are a mere 6 inches apart.",
"Yes, really. That is why Americans do the \"hover hands\" in pictures. Can't touch their women, otherwise it's either lawsuit or HPV. ;)",
"Humans.",
"You say \"excuse me\" and sit down, is it that hard to be vocal?",
"See this is the reason she put the damn bags there, why are you smelling her. This is why we can't have nice things. ",
"That just sounds like being nice. When does the prick part come into play?",
"Wasn't \"man spreading\" found out to be a troll article by a fictional blogger, created by a Russian troll farm? ",
"Truth doesn't matter once you are accused of something like that.",
"For the average guy, this will involve telling her to move but she won't hear him. He also can't get near her peripheral vision due to her wall so there will have to be either physical contact of tapping her on the shoulder or startling her by waving an arm in front of her face. She may be polite about it but more than likely she'll get an annoyed \"what do you want?\" look on her face. Most people would just prefer to stand for a few blocks. ",
"Happy pie day!",
"Your wife? Now that's funny.",
"There are a lot of people in the world who are capable of saying \"Hey, could you move your bags please?\" and if they refuse, would just move them themselves. It's really not unusual.",
"Clamspreading.",
"But you can ask her to move the bags. God forbid you ask a guy to close his legs and stop touching yours he thinks you’re crazy..",
"That's the reasonable way to handle it, but it is taking \"no\" for an answer. ",
"Initially I wouldn't but I also don't want to fight with a woman on the bus. It's all about choosing our battles.",
"Alright put it on paper saying I'm deaf, may you move your bag so i could have a seat. Stick it in her face. ",
"Then she would very loudly accuse you of being a creep trying get get close to her and for you to please stop harassing her. ",
"I wish I had no shame. I have all the shames. ",
"I know everyone in this thread is seething over what a shit person she is, but my first thought was: *Jeez, how many people have groped her/said inappropriate things to her in the past to make her sit so defensively?* Guess it’s a matter of perspective.\n\n* Speaking as a woman who has been groped and harassed multiple times on public transport. That shit can mess with you.\n\nAnd manspreading is obviously much worse than this. It’s weird when you have to ask someone to close their legs because they’re invading your space, while it’s completely reasonable to ask someone for their extra seat. 99 out of 100 girls would move their things. Have some balls instead of complaining to the internet next time, buddy.\n\nEdit: Sorry I’m offending you with my logic. Btw, manspreading is NOT the same as the comfortable and natural way most men sit. It’s when a guy’s legs are waaaay open in an attempt to deter you from sitting by him. ",
"Or like I've done once before I pick up all their stuff, sit down, and then hand their things back to them to hold on their lap/between their feet\n\n(I say \"once before\" because it has only ever happened \"once\", every other time was an \"opps, sorry, sure\" responce to the first time I asked)",
"Men sit with their legs open to aerate the balls. ",
"That's when you tap her on the shoulder and tell her to move her shit. Bonus points if she does it with an annoyed grunt. ",
"Then maybe you shouldn't wear headphones and you should be aware of your surroundings on public transportation. Even of you don't have bags taking up a whole seat, being completely unaware of your surroundings in a busy public place seems silly.",
"Douche-blocking",
"Gently pick up her things and set them in front of her.",
"Nope.....",
"POTUS! How many big macs for lunch today? Also, what about this wall. I HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE PROMISED WALL!!!!!\nM.A.G.\nMillennials Are Great",
"Hi I’m sitting here, move your bag. ",
"Because some women don't seem to understand that stuff hangs between our legs, and closing our legs completely while sitting can be painful.\n\nEdit: I'm getting a lot of people telling me that the only definition I've ever heard for this term is incorrect sooo whatevs :/",
"Had my cousin do this to me he turned the volume up really fast. ",
"I don’t know if I would call this particular picture an example of that, more of a response to all the people who have passive aggressively posted pics of dudes sitting with their legs open instead of just sitting next to them and asking them to skooch over a bit. ",
"To quote Henry Fonda from 12 Angry Men, all I'm saying is: there's reasonable doubt :)\n\nObvious isolation you say? When commuting, I also tend to listen to music, read a book/ browse on reddit, or just contemplate the world through a dirty window. When the bus/train is relatively empty, I put my stuff on the adjacent seat rather than my lap. Sometimes the compartment fills up suddenly with boarding passengers and I don't notice that the number of seats is dwindling. I'm just engrossed in my book/music/wistfulness. Then someone taps my shoulder and I come out of my reverie, apologise, and make room for someone to sit down. I suspect most regular public transportation passengers are the same as me.\n\nI see no reason why all that can't be true for the girl in the picture. \n\nEdit: syntax",
"I’ve asked men to move before and they’ve always refused :l ",
"I'm confused, why is that so hard to believe? If she says no, you just put her stuff on the floor and sit down anyway. That's a seat, not a place for luggage. She has no valid argument to deny someone a seat.",
"Maybe I'm too confrontational, but if I'd politely asked for the only available seat and she refused to move her bags, they would be going on the floor. I take a similar approach to manspreading, I find flapping my own knees back and forth a few times then loudly saying \"stop pressing your legs up against me\" does the trick. ",
"I ask people ALL THE TIME if they can move their stuff so I can sit in that seat. It's never once caused a scene or gone poorly. ",
"Three. She wants three seats to herself. One for her butt, one for her bags and one for her feet. The lady next to her feet is putting up with it for some reason...",
"Most of the time, yeah. People are afraid of that one rare occasion where it does turn into a confrontation.",
"why am i getting downvoted for a anectote representing something what is a fact for me?\n\nloser brigade is so retarded on this loser website",
"You are there to ride the train, not make friends",
"She-bagging",
"Laughing at you Reddit.",
"I'd do similar, was just pulling your leg a bit. \n\nNever had big issues with this myself. Politely asking people always worked for me. Lucky me. ",
"I didn't say it's likely to happen. I specifically said it doesn't happen as much as people say but it does happen. Hell someone replied to your comment with proof that it does happen. Are you one of those nutters that believes no woman would actually lie about being raped?",
"Testicles, you don't have them. If you work out, and have broad thighs as a guy, trust me, you do not want to sit with your legs closed.",
"The word you're looking for is squish.",
"I thought the photo was about the legs girl... I was trying to figure out what was wrong. Took me a minute to see the real culprit. ",
"That only happens in the heads of people who enjoy getting mad. Not in the real world, where 99% of the time she says \"oh, excuse me\" and gives you the seat.",
"TL;DR she and you are both assholes",
"All the more reason to ask her to move her shit. Otherwise people are just enabling her actions. ",
"Yes. Both are retarded. ",
"nope. That wasn’t what i was saying. Care to take another guess?",
"She probably has it so tough though. The last thing she could possibly do is be polite. What about her?! ",
"ITT: people who never or don't live in NYC.",
"Fucking White Knight lmfao I bet you were hoping to get some for doing that huh",
"Poor gal looks like she's having a terrible day. Like one of those \"I know this is rude but punching a stranger for breathing is worse\" kind of days. It gets better. :)",
"She's wearing headphones. A tap on the shoulder doesn't kill you, it's not rude.",
"No kidding... who wears green on Sunday?",
"At what is something manspreading anyways? At least for me, I make space between my legs for comfort and ventilation, not to establish my masculinity or something.",
"Nutz\n\nGot Eeemmmmm",
"Instagram it instead.",
"NYC?",
"womanspreading",
"Tap on the top of the head. It's much less of an attack. They look up, wondering what's dripping on their head, and see you. ",
"Who cares if she is trying to isolate herself here? She's taking public space and trying to make it private. The public transit system doesn't belong to her, you stand in front of her where she can clearly see you, wave at her so she can't pretend she doesn't, and if she either still pretends not to see you or says she won't move her bags, you move them yourself.\n\nPeople act like shitheads in public for 2 reasons: either because they're unaware of it, or because they can get away with it since nobody ever corrects the behaviour. That solves both problems.",
"wah",
"But, it isn't. That is just your opinion, man.",
"yeah you fucking idiot i prettymuch stand everytime i ride and im probably one of the best exmples of how to do public transportation. im a fucking public transportation robot working like a programmed machine...\n\n who will always offer the fucking seat if i have one to some one near me if i see them as weak (old or otherwise disabled)\n\nI always get out of the way when people hop on or want to go off. \n\nI press the button if they come up to me behind me even though I dont get out on next stop because they can reach the button since I stand infront of it.\n\nI hold the door open for those 3 seconds more some one needs to go on who is running\n\nidk why all you losers have to hate on some random person chilling in a fucking tram.\n\ni hate the loser more who had to take a pic and post it on here instead of going to her and make her put the stuff away if he htinks the seating is so important",
"Oh man, this drives me crazy. I cannot believe these people who manage to waddle around the entire store, through checkout, and out into the parking lot, only to leave their carts exactly where they're unloaded. Thanks for making some poor kid run around the lot, and for eliminating a parking spot because you couldn't bear the thought of walking another 20 feet... Inconsiderate pricks",
"Man spreading isnt even a real thing. Men have balls if we don't spread out legs when we sit then it fucking hurts or is extremely uncomfortable ",
"Or get arrested like that girl who refused to take her feet off the seat when a transit cop politely asked. ",
"Is this even English?",
"I've found tapping the top of the head with a fingertip is sufficiently innocuous and uncommon that it doesn't freek the person out.",
"Creepshot of woman on bus.\n\nI'm glad I subscribe to r/pics",
"Lol\n\nWell put",
"She deserves to be shamed, she's being an asshole.",
"I have no clue what’s going on with this person, but has anyone else ever been so consumed with their own thoughts, maybe something shitty happened and you can’t get it off your mind so you forget to take your foot off the gas to let someone over or in this case place your bags on the seat knowing it’s kind of shitty but you kind of make peace with being a little shitty because all your mental energy is going towards something else. Idk if that makes any sense. Kind of reminds me of that idea that when someone does something shitty it’s because they’re a shitty person but when we do something shitty ourselves it’s because of our circumstances and not because we’re shitty people. ",
"Well she shouldn't be scared if your the same and gender otr smaller, just a self absorbed bitch",
"Exactly, but of course since we are men we are always wrong and sexist",
"If you move to just sit down slowly people always move. This works for me on this type of situation and on manspreaders. They will quickly get their shit out of the way if they think a crazy person is about to sit on their groceries or lap.",
"Thing is, I think it’s very unusual. But I’m sure there are a few people out there that would do it. \n\nEither way, would be entertaining to watch. ",
"Keine Ahnung, vielleicht habe ich versehentlich auf Deutsch geschrieben?",
"I’m certainly not trying to criticize the way men naturally sit. There’s a difference between most dudes and the few who spread their legs waaaaaaay open so you aren’t inclined to sit by them. ",
"Is that a serious question?",
"Is that so unbelievable that some people actually stand up for themselves?\n\nLike, I can get people getting a \"/r/thathappened\" reply if they brag about how they gave a big speech to someone on the train about some bullshit and people clapped or something, but if you're at the point where the idea of someone asking someone else firmly to move their bags is impossible, that says way more about you than it does about them.",
">Does every woman think every man they don't know us trying to feel her up/hit on her/rape and murder her? \n\nNo\n\n>Edit: Great, downvote without comment. You're all wonderful. \n\nYou are getting downvoted because your comment generalizes an entire sex.",
"I would recommend not touching things that belong to other people. \n\nThere are hundreds of times when I want to grab someone's phone and throw it out the window (2 old Asian ladies talk loud on a speakerphone call and 1 Jamaican lady who talks loudly about her son who's always in jail) not to mention people who wear too much perfume/cologne.\n\nIt's nice to fantasize about physically taking control but the reality is, if you resort to physical action, you're not in control.\n\nI even once looked into getting a cellphone blocker/jammer but read it's highly illegal and blocking cellphone signals can actually cause death if someone needs to call 911 near you.\n\nBest course of action is to be the better person and move on.",
"Grammar joke. Isle, small island. Aisle (same pronunciation)- lane.\n\nStupid silent vowels. Ugh.",
"Because the way you phrased it makes you sound like a facebook mom that thinks cell phones and general technology are the devil",
"The former is why we all do it, rude people try to say it's because of the latter. ",
"A jury cleared him.\n\nWhich meant a prosecutor thought this was acceptable.\n\nThat's pretty fucked up.",
"Yes, this post is all about you.",
"This is so stupid my eyes started bleeding when I read it",
"...but the floor is lava!",
"Dude it's ok you have a small dick and tiny balls but regular men have to spread there legs to be comfortable otherwise our crotch starts to ache",
"You seriously \"don't have the balls\" to ask someone for a seat? That's something that requires any amount of balls to do? Lol",
"Personally I'd rather not squish my balls",
"If you sit next to someone you're going to smell them, whether you like it or not.",
"> facebook mom that thinks cell phones and general technology are the devil\n\nthat seems like a weird setereotype for a programmer to fit into lol",
"I honestly thought the focus was on the chick’s legs. “Is that hair or bad quality?” “Ugly legs?” “Gross.”",
"This literally almost never happens. Not every woman is a walking Tumblr cliché.",
"Huh, I was a hater at first but you are right we shouldn't be quick to judge, I've done the same thing before with no malice intended. The world needs more people willing to understand each other, so thank you for giving me a new perspective.",
"I'm trying to figure out what city...\n\nEDIT: Its New York! Good job reddit detectives\n\n~~Not NY because it is too clean~~\n\nNot Chicago because those folks are wearing shorts and shit\n\nNot LA because there is more than one person\n\nBART ~~is that you?~~ EDIT: Nope",
"Bravely combating toxic masculinity. ",
"I don't blame her. She is a somewhat attractive blond on a train. She is making sure some gross/desperate mofo doesn't sit down and start creepin.",
"Correct her now!",
"Just swipe it.",
"She's the main character now",
"Well, you men only have balls to show of dominance over women! /s",
"I look forward to asking people to move their bags.",
"Def NYC. Pretty sure those are the old cars they've been meaning to retire for ten years or so. I think they're thirty years old at this point.\n\nMight be the Westinghouse cars iirc.",
"I admit it wasn’t a great joke but who cares? Why take it seriously in the first place and argue it at all?\nThe dude just said a harmless flat liner it was the other dude who was a snob about it.",
"Thought it important to note that I see both woman and men doing this.",
"Are you bummed about r/incels getting banned?",
"Things like this bug me so much. Like people who are just so oblivious to others around them. Like she probably has no idea or awareness that there is a guy standing right beside her. ",
"nah, tap their eyeball so they definitely see it coming and its less startling",
"that seems really dark though",
"No point getting upset over downvotes. From my perspective, I can't even see your score. So instead, you just appear to be complaining about nothing, from everyone else's perspective.\n\nNothing more losery than being concerned over imaginary internet points, my friend. You're not a loser though, right? Chin up, mate.",
"Oh jeebus, this reminded me of an incident in college.\n\nThere was this girl in front of me who was very distractedly talking on her phone and I had both my earphones in. We were walking along a road which cut a lot of travel time but didn't have side walks.\n\nAnyway, so this car starts driving behind us, clearly trying to get out. With a small mixture of wanting to be polite to the driver and worried about how much he was paying attention (road had low visibility) I grabbed the girls shoulder just to move her to the side. She jumped from being startled, turned around and for the briefest moment I saw her look terrified. I instinctively took a step back, put my hands up in the most non-threatening way I could, and pointed to the car behind us. She laughed, obviously relieved, and I just smiled and nodded my head.\n\nAt the time I didn't think much of it, I was just trying to be helpful. A few hours later, I realized how bizarre and creepy it was for me to do. I still cringe thinking about it.",
"Hot",
"You must be new to Reddit...",
"A confrontation is hostile or argumentative in nature. Asking someone if you can sit where their bags are is not confrontational if it is done politely, respectfully, or calmly.",
"I see this whenever I sit outside at a restaurant or a café: women always take the free seats next to theirs to put their bags/coats... and people have to ask them to take it out so that they can sit...",
"Ya this is a bit ridiculous, I've asked many people if they can move their shit so I can sit. It's not awkward or hard to do. Just politely ask them and there shouldn't be any confrontation. If there is, move on. ",
"Please tell me your trying to be funny if so hahaha",
"Also, could you imagine if men named something like this \"womanspreading\" or something along those lines? We'd be crucified ",
"I was with you until the the end there. what implication?",
"Lol half these comments are taking her side. She knows what she’s doing... ",
"Then it's better for everyone involved if more people just told fellow passengers to move their bags. Passenger A gets a seat. It gives Passenger B a chance to quickly apologise. If Passenger B is not happy about making way, they'll still learn some good public transport etiquette and that will benefit society.",
"I'm from the netherlands and here it's completely normal tot put your bag on the seat next to you, but if someone asks if they can sit there (also completely normal!), You Just move your bag. Never have had someone refuse to move their bag and always move mine! When i see this kind of pictures my first thought is: but.. just ask them if you can sit there..",
"*then move on* wtf is the big deal you all are trying to prove? ",
"She knows, she doesn't care.",
"*MA'AM SPREADING*",
"The only reason that hover hands is even a term is because everyone makes fun of it when they see it, including Americans. I'd tell you to go back to r/incels , but your favorite hangout is gone",
"Can't you ask manspreaders the same thing ",
"When she realizes she's in your fantasy porno and unzips your pants.",
"I'm a dude, and think dudes are stupid if they have to be told/asked to not spread their legs into the personal space of where someone else is sitting. \n\nThat's the biggest problem with \"manspreading\": that they still do it when people are sitting next to them and they don't have the sense by their own accountability to not put their legs into another person's space",
"Welcome to reddit. Where a simple “excuse me, can I sit here” is too hard to muster. That’s some crippling social anxiety right there. Idk how we got here but I feel so bad for these people. OP’s legs are probably killing him/her ",
"manspreading is bullshit as well. i have gotten shit for how i sit 2 times.\n\ni sit a bit wider because i have a rather large ball sack to my average rest. \n\nI CANNOT sit straight out with my legs\n\ni mean breast spreading is equally bad, fucking make them point forward not to the side",
"Just ask her if you can sit down. She’ll say yes almost certainly. It’s ok to ask people for things. I’d argue that it is better for you and society if you do this rather than take a picture and bitch to the internet.",
"Not every woman takes up an entire booth seat while making sure to stare away from everyone with sunglasses and headphones on. She already seems quite entitled. ",
"I call this one..... resting bitch face. ",
"Ofc we would bc all the pussy whipped men in the world would call us sexist and shit bc they think they might get pussy for it LFMAO",
"Pistachios are pretty good",
"I dunno. No one who puts a literal blockade to other people sitting with them is likely to be happy that you're asking them to do the exact thing they were trying to prevent.\n\nI agree it's still the best course of action, but she'll definitely be upset.",
"I’m thankful I don’t have to live in a toilet bowl city and bump around with herds of people all day everyday.",
"The problem with this is I'd rather stand than sit next to some random stranger who is fuming at me because I dared to ask her to move her stuff.",
"I would have asked nicely twice. Then I would have warned her that I was going to move her things. Then I would push them onto the floor and sit down if she did not move them. I would also completely ignore any words that came out of her mouth. ",
"Are you guys asking them to move their shit when there's many other spots to sit? Because that's what these people are thinking when they put their shit on the seat.\n\n\"Oh there's a bunch of other seats, and once I see it gets full I'll move all of this garbage ontop of my lap for the next 30 min... oh wait... they wants to sit right beside me? What the fuck... okay\"",
"Congrats you have small junk.. it's almost like everyone is not alike..hmm",
"If they refuse to acknowledge you, then go and sit down anyway. I bet they will move their stuff pretty quick before you crush it.",
"Anecdotal evidence isn’t a good thing to go off of when deciding this. I don’t know your body type at all. You could be tall and slender and not have a lot of leg + ball in that area. I cannot have my legs together without feeling pain. So now we are at an impasse because you have one view and I have another. \n\nManspreading itself is a poorly defined term. There is no concrete angle at which my legs could be apart that would be defined as OK. It is entirely up to the person claiming to be victim of manspreading to say what is and isn’t manspreading. \n\nThere is also no evidence that manspreading is a product of the patriarchy meant to impose male ego around the guy doing it. \n\nSo now we have two people of different body types talking about an issue that is poorly defined and more specifically an issue that has no underlying sexism in it aside from the fact that feminists made a sexist term for when guys have there legs far apart. ",
"I don't think asking her to move her shit would fall under the \"shame\" category. ",
"So he's completely right. They are selfish cunts that think they are more important then everyone else.",
"reddit is mostly men",
"I'd say manspreading is about 2/3 as bad as that, depending on how wide the spread is. ",
"Lol not exactly, my wife was waiting to pick me up at my stop, and the girl was kind of a bitch at first. The dude just got way way too aggressive and mean about it. was more to ease the tension in the car rather than be a white knight, didn't even look at the chick.",
"\"...the offender held the victim over his head screaming 'I asked politely!' before throwing her, and her belongings, off the bus, according to the police statement.\"",
"How can you say it's not a real thing and then explain why it's a thing. ",
"But a g-g-g-girl?!?!?",
"I have this thought about people all the time man.",
"Yes, unless the person looks/acts unstable, I'll ask them to move their stuff. A simple, \"I'd like to sit, please\" usually does it. Though I'll look for an empty seat first before asking someone to move things. I don't sit in the middle seats of those design trains though because I don't fit properly and I'm a bit claustrophobic. If those are the only seats open, I'll just stand. ",
"\"I'm going to sit there whether you move your shit or not.\"\n\nWould advise just doing nothing though, after the initial refusal. You may get in a confrontation which could include getting slashed/stabbed. Not worth the aggravation over a seat. Let it go and move on.",
"“Hi may i please sit down”",
"She realizes. She specifically placed those bags on that seat so nobody would sit next to her.",
"And the same can be said for women who put their bags on the seat. Men and women are equally at fault for the shitty behaviour.\nAnd the only time I've ever seen maspreading is when the train or bus is empty",
"Why ask when you can just passive-agressivly move your ass towards their posessions, with the clear intention to sit there, forcing them to remove everything in panic?",
"I think we've been at that point since about 1990.",
"Explain exactly why they are wrong, without raising your voice. Stern isn't angry.",
"Old asian lady back there points to BART/SF MUNI, but its not warm enough in San Francisco right now to dress like those girls. ",
"Ma'am spreading?",
"I'm in Canada so I'm assume both our countrymen are fairly nice but I wonder, why would you have to ask to sit down? Do you own the spot because you got there first? Maybe I'm too much of an introvert but I hate having to ask someone for something I don't feel I need to ask for.\n\nI liken it to someone that would park in front of my house blocking my garage and then I'd have to ask them to move their car each time. It's nice of them to be OK with me asking them to move but why block the garage in the first place? Public transit seats are for bums, not bags, assuming the bus is full. If the bus empty, it doesn't really matter as much.",
"Can confirm, ride public transit and my backpack would be in the same spot. Ill move it if its a full bus but I prefer to not be cramped in for my hour ride home if I can help it.",
"Douche bagging",
"Come at her [like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nATEqNMmf9c&feature=youtu.be)",
"No. Left.",
"You're welcome! It's a good rule of thumb to have that if a headline tells you want to think, you should stop to really think about it. ",
"\"Every fucking day.\"\n\n-that girl, probably",
"What is Manspreading? ",
"why shouldnt it?\n\nis it against the law to sink into music looking outside the window? are you the thought police?",
"I had a lady refuse to move her bags, told me to go find another seat. The bus was full and I had an ankle injury so I insisted. She ended up moving the bags but would from time to time angrily stare at me. Bear in mind we were sat RIGHT next to each so that was really awkward because I could tell she was looking. So I started looking back and smiling, the situation was just absurd. ",
"... how did you get my police report? :)",
"right, I don't really get the outrage ... I don't particularly like putting all my bags (especially groceries) on the unclean floor, and don't see the point in stacking them on top of me before someone wants the seat?\n\nIf there were people standing up I would gather my stuff but this pic alone... I mean... she's probably ready to move it for you honestly",
"Ok but what if I'm an overweight woman and it's also more **comfortable** for me to spread my legs like that so I take up two seats? Cuz it's pretty damn comfortable I can tell you, and legs together surely ain't. But you're on a bus and the seats are only so wide, so even if it's uncomfortable, I'd say suck it up and take up one seat maximum. We all only get one seat. If you want *larger* seats you're going to have to campaign for that.",
"lol we reached that point like a decade ago ",
"instructions unclear. \n\"move your stuff, toots\"\n\nWas not the right choice of words.",
"I would not put the stuff on the floor, I would just sit on it.",
"I usually just sit on their stuff",
"Maybe, but he got the seat, argument over. He doesn't have any right to try and preach to them.",
"Bc what I just explained is the NATURAL sitting position for all men. Manspreading is some SJW bullshit to shame men into sitting like women.",
"I love how people assume things based on \"body language\". I've seen a chick with a huge bag on a busy bus ask multiple people if they wanted her seat and all of them were like nah looking at the size of her stuff. Like I did a minor in psychology and I don't have my head so far up my butt to claim to \"read body language\" cus I simply wasn't there. ",
"Could be a very large (buff or overweight) man that takes up 2 spaces, too. Bags and obesity are fairly gender-neutral. \n\nAs far as I've seen, airing out balls is mostly done by men, since there is enormous social pressure against women being so \"gross\"/\"unfeminine\"/\"keep your knees together, you whore~!\", so I thought I should be specific. \n\nSorry if you felt called out in particular, that wasn't my intention. ",
"I think its Washington DC. They are the only city I have seen that have the seats arranged that way.",
"A certain amount of room for the balls is ok. But if a guy looks like he's doing or about to do a gymnastic move on a subway seat, it's manspreading IMO. Or \"showtime!\" which is even more annoying because you have to watch out for flying feet.",
"not upset actually\n\njust trying to upset upset people more",
"Do you also sit down to pee?",
"If they're on a seat, the seat isn't available. A lot of people just don't want to talk to strangers on the bus. Fuck them, right? They should just stand so someone's bag can be comfortable.",
"Go Bluetooth man. The freedom of just not having to worry about the cable is amazing.",
"Her feet aren't on the other ladies seat. If they were then that would mean there is literally no space between the two seats as you can see she's bent her legs all the way.",
"I cant be the only one who thinks it’s worse to take photos of people and put it online without blurring their face than what this girls doing. Every time I see this sort of public shaming I’m just ‘yeah the person may be a bit of a douche (or maybe just unaware) but you’re the one taking creepy photos of people without their knowledge’. ",
"She probably offered to move her bags and that nice gentleman said he’d be happy to stand guard of her stuff. You guys are such negative Nancy’s. ",
"Color of NYC trains. ",
"Not every interaction with a woman can be labeled harassment, what are you talking about? If you're really worried that women will think you're harassing them just by talking to them, then that sounds like you actually know that the way you talk to them is the issue there.\n\nOh, and if you're hitting on people on the bus that's legit weird and creepy, don't do that.",
"https://youtu.be/-yUafzOXHPE",
"Well said. We live in a society where the douches know that the odds of someone saying something are very low, therefore they do it. One day #StandUp will be the revolt and voice of those of us who tell people to turn off their phone in the theater, don't leave one empty seat at the end of a row at the theater, don't take 2 seats on a bus, don't cut in line.....",
"I don't think there's a seat between them. I think she just has her feet up. If not then the corner seat would be unusable",
"It'll stop lots of people who would like to sit. That's why she's doing it.",
"This is NYC. I'd recognize those seats anywhere. I sit in them every day along the A/D express lines. ",
"Deal. I wouldn't want them to invade your space. I'll even let you touch them for a moment if you promise to always keep your legs closed on the bus, train, and airplane. \n\n(edit: that actually feels kinda good! thanks for the suggestion. *squish squish squish*)",
"I've been here for years.",
"Nah, plenty of men still do the wide open leg thing when you're sitting next to them and almost falling off the seat. ",
"True. I don't cross my legs because I don't want to squish my dick and balls. Why are women shaming us for it",
"Know what else is bad? when people create bot accounts/spam accounts like OP https://www.reddit.com/user/Stricklander and mass repost without at least changing the title\n\n18 day old account, almost 300,000 karma",
"Seriously, it's not a hard task. I've never met anyone who's been unwilling to remove their bags so I can sit down.",
"Just stare right next to her like a creep and she’ll move. ",
"It is amazing how far being pushy but polite can get you when people are doing things they generally shouldn't. ",
"Yeah, she's a bit selfish with her use of space, so she must be the type to yell \"rape\" when a man looks in her direction. That's not a huge jump to conclusions you're making there.",
"Her heels are on her own seat",
"It's NY - it could be the F, actually.",
"Exactly so.\n\nEdit: Downvoted for the courtesy of acknowledging a reply to my own comment. How does that work?",
"This happens closed, not open.",
"Yeah, but you stare at her the whole way. Making the occasional comment in Spanish about how her parents raised her wrong. ",
"this statement is stil sexist no matter how you look at it",
"I didn't say she would yell rape, I was being tongue in cheek anyways, fuck off. ",
"As creepy as it could be, I think you made the right decision.",
"Nah some guys definitely do it so that they're taking up space for two seats. If you take public transport regularly you'll see it. I say this a guy btw. ",
"That sounds like a pretty paranoid way to live your life. You can't politely ask someone to move their stuff just out of fear of the slight off chance that they're a completely unreasonable asshole? Even if they did try and make a scene, you can just say \"okay\" and walk away.",
"NY subway, not that it makes any difference.",
"Bc they are \"allowed\" to, rules/society norms are enforced by men and when you have a generation or a society thats pussy whipped to no end then shit like a Man sitting down in our NATURAL position is considered bad/unruly.",
"Be a human and SPEAK! Tell her to move the bag. Problem solved.",
"just like a doggo who's scratched the couch",
"Man spreading (which doesn’t even have to be a term in the first place) isn’t even that bad. Our legs aren’t even that far apart!",
"You should be proactive to move your bag when the bus is full. Someone shouldn't have to tell you to move you bag when a lot of people are having to stand up. ",
"is it more fun, or is it just the path of least resistance?",
"You do a little wave in their periphery to make eye contact, smile a smidge and ask if \"anyone is sitting there? :)\" ten times out of ten the person will move their things, literally. \n\nTakes two seconds and you sit down without seething for the rest of your transit journey. Do we have a tendency to have more animosity towards others when we cut down our ability to communicate? Yes I think so. ",
"So do you think the only options for men are legs completely closed or spread eagle?",
"I do that. I don't want smelly ghetto trash to sit next to me.",
"And this type of mental instability is why most people avoid public confrontation...",
"Wait what?\n\nLet’s start with how you know what they are thinking. Did you take a survey? Are you a mind reader? \n\nHow do you know there are many seats available?\n\nHow would someone like her know the train is full if she’s looking out the window and listening to something with her earbuds?\n\nWhy would someone say “what the fuck” to someone wanting to sit...on public transportation?",
"Then say “your spreading your legs really wide and it’s bumping into my sitting space, can you give me more room?” ",
"God what is the world coming to where people would even call that confrontation.",
"You’re exactly right. I live in NYC and if I wanted to sit in that seat, all I would do is approach and motion to the seat. 95% of people would get the picture and move their shit, it’s not a big deal.",
"She-bagging",
"It’s NYC. Fairly certain that’s my train. ",
"You missed my point. Women's bags aren't on top of another person already *sitting next to them*. Manspreader legs are. ",
"Here's a good ol' fuck you from the rest of civilized society.",
"Seriously, what are people afraid of here? Some already-thoughtless stranger getting annoyed?\n\n99.9% of people are not like this anyway, and will make room when you indicate your intention to sit. For the .1% who think the world is all about them, a little polite correction isn't a big deal.",
"Ah, the good ol' \"I was just joking\" defence. Does anyone ever buy it?",
"I take a crowded bus to work everyday and there's always several people who do this. No one has refused to moved there bag yet when asked.",
"I think that's an interesting reaction considering how (some) people flew off the handle seeing pictures of men spreading their legs on trains. I never had a problem asking a man or woman to move over on the subway, but it's interesting that men doing the same behavior is an issue of feminism (I don't agree) while a woman doing something similar is a victim of online shaming. The more offensive transgression, btw, is those feet being up on her neighbors seat.",
"Same in America but some people love karma. That and a small percentage of people love to be constantly fighting some cause — manspreading, etc. ",
"Really, sometimes letting someone keep their stuff on the seat and just standing for 10 mins is way easier.",
"Nice try, Apple executives!",
"ok doc",
"No",
"If I was pissed off enough I’d pretend I didn’t see all of that shit and sit all over ",
"\"feminism\" ",
"Shoulda just made some childish faces at her to see if she'd laugh.",
"This is one of my biggest pet peeves. It is so fucking rude. You're so special that you get to take up two seats? I don't hesitate to ask them to move their bags so I can sit down or so someone else can. \n\nMy other big peeve is people who hug or lean on the pole that's there for people to hold on to while riding standing up. \n",
"we should make measurements on ammounts of fright you are allowed to have before it becomes not ok to have",
"Just tell her she can put her bags on the floor like everyone else",
"Most of the time the train/bus/subway isn't full, but during rush hour i wouldn't do it. I guess it is because you get there first (sounds kind of weird when i think about it) and want your bag within easy reach. \n\nI don't think your comparison really works because your driveway is your property public transport is no ones property\n",
"Gotta sound tough over the internet!",
"By that logic, nothing would ever get posted to the internet. ",
"He's quoting that scene. ",
"Can't really be next to someone if you're blocking the seat so no one will ask you to move. ",
"In a crowded train this behaviour is either conscious or criminaly ignorant, it's a public utility fucking share.",
"Who cares if they have to stand for a bit? I just let people stay settled. People in here are super petty. It's not like a mom with 3 kids is standing.",
"He said it exactly right. Lots of people, he moves the bag. Limited people, keeps the bag.\n\nThats what normal human beings do.",
"It's not that weird or bazar. You shouldn't stress over it.",
"Do you never leave your house? \n\nThis happens at least once a week and if you ask them they almost always move their shit, if they don't you just put it on the ground and sit there.",
"Lol. All her shit on the seat AND putting her nasty feet on the seat in front? I mean, you can ask to sit there but doesn't change the fact shes a selfish bitch. ",
"In Buzzfeed-land it's an everyday occurrence.",
"It could probably help if seats were designed for people taller than 5 feet.",
"Seems silly and dangerous to be honest",
"wut?",
"1.) Politely ask the person if they could free the seat up for you to sit down\n2.) If Step 1 fails, slowly lower your ass extremely slowly towards their stuff until they move it off the seat\n3.) If Step 2 fails, you’re now sitting on their stuff and they’re pissed at you, but they had more than one opportunity to be a normal person",
"Sit down on that bitch’s bags.",
"It sucks that this man couldn’t even ask for the seat or he’d be accused of harassing her. Shit world we live in. ",
"But there must be legislation to prevent \"man spreading\" while this is perfectly fine.",
"This should be the top comment here. I'm sickened by the petty lazy comments in here as if this girl is such a snob. ",
"Yeah when it's busy i won't even put my bag on the seat next to me!",
"I think you overestimate how crowded public transit is in most places. I take public transit twice a day at least, and the bus is more than 2/3 full maybe 10% of the time. I'm putting my backpack on a seat if there's only a small chance that someone would actually use that seat, which is 90% of the time. ",
"It’s okay because she has earbuds and sunglasses on. Therefore she is completely unaware that someone else is in need of that seat. \n\nThis also works well for failing to stop after you’ve run over a pedestrian in your car, etc. ",
"Some people seem to think so since they created a name for it to separate a gender when overtaking spcace is an issue for both. Also, when it was becoming a thing, those same people would spread pictures everywhere, even on TV, without regards of privacy.",
"You seem genuinely upset. Don't know what else to tell you as I'm not nearly as invested in this hypothetical as you seem to be. Go find something else to get butthurt about. ",
"Yeah, but it isn't something that just men do, and not something men only do to women. Men and women both do it to other men and women. It's called condescension. Mansplaining genders the term for no reason.",
"incel still lives on apparently",
"Seats are for people. Not bags. Nor feet. ",
"Ask her but do take no for an answer because it’s a seat",
"Down voted but true",
"So you're a sexist AND a racist! ",
"ok i am brigade",
"It is ever so slightly rude to not move your bags when the train starts to fill up, but I have to tell you: If you can't be arsed to ask \"may I sit here\" and instead go on to rant on the Internet, you're an annoying snowflake.",
"Legs aren't on top of anyone? What are you talking about",
"Oh man, I'd never grab someone's phone, that'd be a stage too far imo. Playin' with someone's phone is like playin' with their emotions. I've never been faced with refusal to let me sit though, people know full well it's ignorant and are just hoping no-one calls them out on it. \n\n\nYou're right that we could probably all do with making more of an effort to be better people! I let lots of things slide for an easy life but queue jumping (stereotypically English of me I know) & seat thieves really wind me up. ",
"What the hell is manspreading?",
"ask to sit, if they say no, push their shit on the floor and sit anyway.",
"If you have to ride the subway, you're ghetto trash.",
"It's when someone sits with their legs wide out on the bus/train. The term itself is a feminazi term. most normal people just refer to it as \"being a dipshit\"",
"Can everyone just understand that the get the space equal to their shoulder width?",
"Spotted the Canadian!",
"nah dude it's not dark at all, you're misunderstanding me.",
"Very slowly lower your ass onto her bags. Shell either move them, or you get a booster chair.",
"Jeez, I was just being tongue in cheek, fuck off.",
"ok.. thats fine.. and if you are a normal person you shrink up a bit.make sure people can sit if they need to. like myself ill move if i see a spot open up thats more open, this lets the person i was sitting by spread out too.. ",
"> while remaining a nice person?\n\nThat's the thing, after my first initial try at being nice, I have no problems with being the bigger asshole. Although my typical mantra is *ask, tell, make.* First ask nicely, then firmly tell them like a child, and then make them comply (in this case by moving their shit myself). \n\nIt's actually a parenting tip that I've found works well when dealing with strangers. It's very rare that anything escalates past telling them bluntly to do something, and it's up to your own discretion on how to make something happen or if it's worth it. I don't recommend trying to make crazy comply.\n\nAll that said, I hate sitting next to strangers, and would rather stand anyway.",
"Does she have her feet resting on the edge of the seat in front of her? So freaking rude. ",
">He doesn't have any right to try and preach to them.\n\nThats the problem... People like her don't get called out for their bullshit and so they keep doing it. He has every right to preach to them as does every other decent, socially-aware human being standing up on that train. \n",
"I think the whole point is that .1% is growing larger. ",
"#ma'am Spreading.",
"tfw you're the crazy person on public transportation that everyone should be aware of for safety's sake",
"That's not giving up a seat, it's taking up one seat",
"I’d be like I’m fucking tired move your shit! ",
"What does me being a guy have anything to do with this conversation. I'll say your a girl for bringing in irrelevant shit into the conversation. Back to topic though. Yeah some guys do it my dad does it but a lot of times he does it without thinking. I sometime have to tell him that they want to sit down he'll say sorry and sit the regular way and go back to nodding off. But if you look at this picture this is 100% on fucking purpose if your on a crowded train/bus or whatever and someone(woman) most of the time to be 100 has there bags on the seat they're doing that to tell everyone to fuck off. \"Man spreading\" Natural this in the pic is complete bullshit",
"What's the back story of this? They could know each other and maybe knowing the dude doesn't want to sit the lady put stuff on the seat.",
"I seemed to have personally offended you. ",
"> Could be a very large (buff or overweight) man that takes up 2 spaces, too. Bags and obesity are fairly gender-neutral\n\nOr woman. Again, why selectively bring up men?\n\n> As far as I've seen, airing out balls is mostly done by men\n\nWell, only men have balls yes so that's a reasonable assumption but selectively talking about men only, when the image in this post is about a woman sounds like you're being defensive.\n\nI don't feel called out because you don't know if I'm a guy or a woman. I was just honestly curious why you felt the need to bring up the 'but if you're a guy' defense which as you can see, wasn't well received.",
"Sounds like the incels have indeed the comments here",
"I mean smiling back at her was already a bold move. She was really really angry.",
"are you sitting back or sitting forward? when i sit back in my chair my legs naturally spread apart. when i sit forward while in a game.. they come together.. but that is because i am now sitting on the back of my legs.. and there is a lot less weight on my ass. however riding the bus, you sit back, so you naturally spread out a little. ",
"It's like saying why don't girls stand close to others like men in a queue. They take a lot of space due to boobs protruding out of their chests and its wrong. They take too much space while standing. It will be called BOOBGAPING.\n ",
"Yep. Always put my bag on the side, cause I don't like it on my lap. But the moment it starts to crowd, I free the seat.",
"The person above me said men sit with their legs open to aerate their balls. I said no, men sit with their legs open so they don't squish their balls. \n\nNot sure why I'm getting downvoted. Not hard to understand.",
"Manspreading reparations ",
"Yes, i agree. So that's why i move it. Shoes are dirty, a bag is not.",
"Maybe she could see the public transport she's on is busy and move the bags already so no one has to be bothered by her. It's really not difficult to have some situational awareness. But it's easy to imagine a bunch of what ifs to excuse annoying behavior.\n\n\n\nMaybe",
"Seriously. I never put my bags/shit in the seat next to me because chances are someone's going to need to sit there or ask to sit there anyway, so what's the point?",
"Bagsplaining",
"Most people won't say no. Most people do stuff like this because they're either oblivious or passive-aggressive. It's very few who do it because they're true assholes. The oblivious people will usually apologize for spacing out and quickly move their stuff. The passive-aggressive types will sigh and roll their eyes and deliberately take time with it. \n\nI've been commuting regularly into Manhattan for over 25 years and took a public bus to high school for 4. Took a lot of public transit before then too, both alone and with my friends and family. \n\nOther than people who were really drunk or otherwise high or mentally disturbed, I don't think I've ever seen someone refuse to move their stuff. I've seen arguments over people giving attitude or taking a long time, but not an outright refusal, other than those 3 categories. And if you have any sense/street smarts, you don't want to sit next to them because they can be unpredictable and sometimes violent.",
"Sorry, I meant to \"as a guy\". As in, I am a guy.",
"Ive had a dude get in my face when i asked a girl to put her gucci knockoff on her lap so i could sit down.. she started going off on my almost incomprehensibly about \"who the fuck is you!! stop harassing me!!\" etc etc. \n\njust because the holocaust didn't happen to you doesn't mean it didn't happen (extreme i know but it gets the point across)",
"As a man who completely closes his legs while sitting: what underwear or pants do you wear that your crotch gets constricted when you sit?",
"Way to make some totally overbroad claims based on nothing, there.",
"Coining a term for that doesn't mean they don't understand heck they probably understand and coined it because they know it's about ball room which women don't have to deal with. ",
"Can't the same be said for manspreading?",
"Look at gigantor over here, with his gigantic balls. It’s not that uncomfortable at all. Close or cross your legs. You will be fine. They won’t explode or anything.",
"and you are one of those perverts who refuse to give us the seat that is reserved for old and disabled when I was cruising around the city with the 93 year old blind lady I took care of?",
"Also the woman with her leg crossed like that. In this case the car isn't full so it's not a big deal but when its packed there's barely any room to stand in front of women who sit like that. ",
"“I HAVE A BOYFRIEND”",
"Doing this is well out of etiquette on her part. Shame or not, she’s moving her shit.",
"This kind of stuff makes me sad actually. We've become so socially and technologically insulated in our individual, curated worlds that it's now uncomfortable for most people to talk to strangers. Contrast this to the majority of human history, when survival depended on the shared efforts of a functioning community.",
"It came across as creepy to her at first, but it was the right decision and you shouldn't regret it. You didn't really have an alternative, and it sounds like the girl really could have been in some danger.\n\nAs a fellow person who excessively cringes over past possible mistakes, I forgive thee and demand you stop obsessing.",
"It's not the asking firmly part that's unbelievable, it's the \"wouldn't take no for an answer part\".\n\n99% of people *would* take no for an answer, because who really wants to have a screaming match on the bus with some entitled lady who refuses to move her bags, right before a full day of work?",
"Nah, don't cringe. You did the right thing for the situation. Not bizarre or creepy, I would personally be appreciative if it were me. ",
"> queue jumping\n\nDon't ever, ever move to Alberta Canada. We're fucking sheep here crowding the bus stop like it's the last helicopter our of Vietnam. It's the norm here so don't think you'll educate people here telling them there's such a thing as 'first come, first serve' and a 'queue'.\n\nI sit far from the flock and wait for everyone to get their seat. Then I either get on last, or wait for the next bus.",
"Hate it when assholes do that shit",
"It is very location dependent. I lived in San Francisco for 3 years and if you are going with traffic in the morning or evening, it's usually standing room only and it's common to have to wait for the next bus/train because there isn't even room to shove your body inside.",
"I love how she is looking out the window as if she doesn't know her stuff is there ",
"With a little work you can reach a heightened state where assholes' displeasure nourishes your being.",
"Or just knocking people's shit off of seats when they refuse to move it.",
"If women close their legs for too long, we are prone to yeast and bacterial infections. It's not hard for anyone to keep to one seat unless you are obese or handicapped. There is a difference in opening legs enough and splaying them. No one really wants to sits next to someone or finds it that comfortable, so it's nice if we just all suck it up and do it.",
"Nice try, Air Pod marketing team.",
"I try not to sit on people made of trees normally ",
"Unless Keanu does it, haha. Also, if you are American, stop oppressing me, I am not American.\n\nI do not care where you want me to go. I do care about women destroying western civilization, though. Because I like what we built here. It's Americans that saved my country from bad ideology. Believe me, I would try and return the favor if necessary.\n\nEven though I do not yet believe Americans need that. Americans have always been the first to do stuff, then if necessary the first to correct what sucks.\n\nIt seems like young Americans want to agree on things more, like us Europeans, though. That is awful, because it makes Americans think their country's greatest strength was its greatest weakness.\n\nDownvote me all you want, but never agree on anything in large numbers, Americans. Let a German tell you that efficiency is not everything, that you should not want everyone to agree on stuff and at some point have everyone be wrong.\n\nYou are an intellectually well diversified portfolio of people who once dared to risk it to leave their home to come to America. Take pride in your chaotic mess, it's the reason your country survived over two centuries.\n\nCheers.\n",
"“...but I wrapped it around my hand starting from the plugin.”",
"I mean I think he’s talking about the general case and not necessarily this specific one. Cause I often might leave a bag on the neighboring seat if there were a ton of two-seat empty spots too. \nAnd that dialogue is intended to be internal I believe. Especially for girls there are some sketchy ass people on the bus sometimes",
"Lol sunglasses on, headphones in, staring out the window. This girl knows exactly what she's doing and is zoning out the world. It's the same mentality on the school bus.",
"Like I said, if it's not full, there's no issue. OP's photo (or reposted photo) shows a subway/train that's busy.\n\nThe driveway analogy works because the road in front of my house is also public property, just like public transit.",
"He has every right in the world to preach to them. You don’t have to like it but they absolutely do have that right. The girls had no right to to occupy more seats than the number of asses they owned. ",
"http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/handbag-germs-toilet-seat-toothbrush-remote-control-good-housekeeping-a7937611.html",
">Best course of action is to be the better person and move on.\n\nAnd a good pair of headphones. Over the ear, not earbud. Nature sound apps. I prefer them to music because I can still hear emergency announcements if needed.",
"I'd love to know the unit of measurement you're using to calculate how bad different public seating behaviors are. I'd then love to know the math you used to arrive at your conclusion. \n\nActually, I'd love for people to see that this is a person who has put their personal items on the seat next to them, and not some personal attack. Honestly, the tone of this title comes off like one of those Alt-Right morons whining about antifa when literal Nazis kill a woman in Charleston. Instead of pointing to \"the other side\" and trying to justify your own shitty behavior by comparing yourself to them, why don't you just close your legs a tiny bit when you realize you might be taking up too much room, and if someone asks you to move your bag so they can sit down, say \"sure\", and do so. ",
"yo this is exactly what happens to me",
"Oh yeah, I'm fuming about some pointless reddit argument, not wasting time during a long train ride.",
"Right",
"most modern day \"feminists\" would say that any spreading of a man over .5 inches is manspreading. \n\nhttp://rebrn.com/re/feminist-woman-photographs-mocks-a-disabled-man-on-an-airplane-a-2899628/\n\nagain my overall original comment was in regards to men sitting with their legs open naturally. but they dont need to be dicks about it on purpose. they should be mindful of other peoples needs\n",
"This, it's pretty sad that there are people too uncomfortable or possibly lacking the confidence to actually do that and would instead just be fuming inside their minds, wasting their time thinking about something they could've just spoken up about and resolved in a few seconds. If some type of confrontation arose from this, in case this is what puts off some shy people, then you would not be in the wrong, the person whose shit is on the seat is the one being unreasonable and most people around would be in agreement on this",
"If a person engages in this sort of behaviour, right off the bat I’m going to assume they’re unreasonable, rude, and ignorant and not waste my time asking them to move their shit. ",
"No, I don't \"hit on people\" on the bus, or metro.\n\nAnd yes, there are sadly some women who feel that being talked to by someone they do not know is \"harassment.\"",
"At first I thought you were offering to let people sit on your lap haha",
"Bish that's the subway",
"She needs to get with the times and buy some bluetooth headphones",
"Why lie if you're doing such an awful job at it?",
"Ok. Maybe I misread it. Just sounded weird and presumptuous. ",
"Whoosh on my part. ",
"\"Excuse me\" *gentle shoulder tap \"did you just try and assault me? Hey this random stranger is assaulting me! Help me as I scream for more random strangers to save me.\"",
"I don't think these people are very worried about valid arguments.",
"Ive had a dude get in my face when i asked a girl to put her gucci knockoff on her lap so i could sit down.. she started going off on my almost incomprehensibly about \"who the fuck is you!! stop harassing me!!\" etc etc.\n\nIm sure its rare.. but its not worth the fight",
"Oh. I totally did not realize the issue was the stuff on the seat.",
"Why would you choose that?",
"She would probably respond with, “I have a boyfriend you creep” and then continue on staring out the window. ",
"I'm a guy and it's pretty annoying when I'm on a commute and a guy does that sitting next to me. \n\nBoth of these people who do this are assholes",
"What logic? You basically assumed she'd been harassed in the past and that's why she's doing this so it's okay.\n\nGiven that I've seen guys have pictures taken for manspreading when their legs weren't even wider then their shoulders. Yeah, they don't like the natural position men sit in. Also taking up far more space and sitting in a way that makes other people not want to talk to you about moving your stuff is worse then what feminists consider manspreading.",
"Nice try, government.\n\nGood luck getting me to switch on Bluetooth so you can track me. ",
"It's actually really easy to avoid most of the untangling nonsense. Don't coil up the headphone cord before putting it away, crumple it up like a paper ball, and it doesn't get all tangled!",
"yikes",
"We know nothing of the situation beyond them sitting on the bag. You have nothing to go on to be sure that the person with the bag was even being worse.",
"I rode the subway and train to and from work every day for 7 years. Not one person ever failed to move their bag if I asked politely.\n\nIt's like people today just want to be pissed off about nothing.",
"Men sit with their legs apart because men have narrower pelvis' than women. A woman's legs naturally close when seated, for men to do the same it takes conscious effort.",
"Haha. Thats a fair assumption actually.",
">Men sit with their legs open to ~~aerate~~ **squish** the balls. \n\n",
"Had a guy literally try to sit on my lap once on public transit. I moved to another seat. Not worth the confrontation. ",
"There may well have been plenty of talking going on here. All we have is a picture of a woman appearing to ignore someone.",
"I'd rather be irrationally angry when the cord gets snagged and rips the buds out of my ears than listen to BT quality audio. BT sounds terrible compared to wired connections.",
"You can suck it up if you want. I'm good why should I care how some random fuck feels call me a dick,ass or whatever I know I'm one. I'm going to sit with my legs open with reason and if someone tell's me to close them I'll just say fuck off my dick and balls are to big to do that.",
"Perhaps public transport is different here, but when there are more people than seats, every single seat is sat on.",
"> It has more to do with people's utter lack of situational awareness.\n\nThere is no lack of awareness here, this is intentional. \n\n> Does she not realize the train is full and there is a dude standing in the aisle next to her?\n\nOf course she does, which is why after placing her bags on the seat she made sure to turn to face the window and put on headphones so you have to physically tap her on the shoulder or something to get her attention. \n\nThis isn't an accident, it's almost always assholes who are intentionally exploiting people's desire to avoid conflict.",
"I figured out which girl the problem was with, but was having trouble identifying what the actual problem was - and my guess was totally wrong.",
"Reddit loves this kind of shit. Not only can they get enraged about a situation devoid of context, but it's a *woman* committing the misbehavior! Pitchforks at the ready! \n\nI ride the subway twice a day. When you indicate that you want to sit, people make room, whether it's \"man-spreading\" or shopping bags. Then you sit and you give a slight nod or a \"thank you\" and you both go on with your fucking lives.\n\nThese are the kinds of posts that lend credibility to the stereotype of socially-dysfunctional internet neckbeards who can't deal with the real world.",
"Her body language is a strong indicator of how she feels. Legs folded up in front of her body indicates defensiveness. Arms folded in front of her legs is a type of self-comfort and reinforces the defensive posture.\n\nHer view is directed out the window away from the other people on the bus. Her earplugs let you know she's listening to something else as well.\n\nConclusion: this person is not comfortable near strangers or in public. Bags are on seat as a way of maximizing her personal space and minimizing unwanted contact.\n\nShe'd probably take the last empty set of seats on the bus before she'd sit next to someone else.\n\nEdit: To be fair and balanced, she's probably learned that if she does leave that space open, some guys will sit next to her and either hit on her... or silently salivate.",
"why do stupid people feel compelled to show off their stupidity? \n\nthe vast majority of women don't sit with legs wide apart\n\nmen put their belongings on the seat next to them all the time \n\nzero respect for op ",
"Yeah, but asking her to move her bags requires *social interaction*, and that shit's scary.",
"This is New York.\n\nThis is normal. ",
"It's no different than people complaining about 'manspreading' on a half-empty bus, which a significant portion of people who post pictures about it do.\n\nPeople like to bitch about stuff.",
"and yet people like \"sorry I knocked your crap on the floor\"",
"It's a ~~bold~~ courageous move. You too can be courageous and buy air pods so you can risk losing them in under a week.",
"The above picture is NYC and it's most definitely more than 2/3 full 100% of the time during normal commuting hours.\n\nIf everyone in NYC did what you did then there would be no free seats and people would have to ask constantly. That would be a fiasco- and honestly- why would you live in a city if you don't want to be around people?",
"I love that this is the top comment here. Buncha women like “yo why don’t you just ask her to move!”\n\nWhy didn’t any of you ask men to move instead of sharing enough photos of them spreading their legs on social media to make the term “manspreading” a societal norm?\n\nBit of your own medicine never hurts, ladies.",
"> why don't you just close your legs a tiny bit when you realize you might be taking up too much room,\n\nIf you were a guy you'd understand the answer to that request before you made it.\n\nIf you were a guy you'd understand exactly that man-spreading is not done deliberately but by design.\n\nYou don't need a degree or any measurement to figure out placing your items on an empty seat to take up a spot is a jerk move. Seats after all were designed to be sat on not store items on.\n\nWhat level of idiocy fails to see that?",
"A considerate person would have moved their things prior to tuning out completely on a near seating capacity train",
"The range between each edge of the seat is all yours for spreading your legs. Nobody is requiring all men to cross their legs up to the crotch. Its referred to as “man-spreading” when you take up more space than you’re allotted, especially when there’s other people who want to sit and can’t because your knees are three feet apart.",
"Great idea. I actually have Etymotic headphones that are noise cancelling and they do wonders!",
"Which is why she gave up, she had no leg to stand on. He was in the seat, he did his preaching. If she had continued to resist and tell him he couldn't sit down I'd be happy to hear him harangue them for the duration of the trip, but she didn't. She resisted at first, but gave in when confronted with reason. If you keep preaching at those people all they'll want to do is bitch about how they were victimized. He made his point, she acquiesced, confrontation over. That's like convincing someone they are wrong about their views, and then continuing to criticize them after they've come around to your way of thinking. It's unnecessary and really undermines your moral stance by being a dick.",
"which I guess is why she’s wearing sunglasses and looking far out the window to avoid people motioning to her",
"Well here it is folks, proof that people can get offended over literally anything...",
"Your last point is really important. If challenged politely, someone who refuses to move their bags off an empty seat will not be supported by everyone around them. There’s really nothing to be afraid of unless you’re facing a very intimidating looking individual.",
"who said you need to be a nice person? They're the asshole.\n\nAsk nicely, if they don't oblige, then simply remove the bag and put it on the floor. Enjoy watching their \"ohmagerd I can't believe you just did that!?\" expression that's stuck on their face for the next 5 minutes.\n\nIt's the best.",
"For a second I thought it was about the cross legged woman. I've seen a bus that was mostly women crossing their legs with their feet extending into the aisle on both sides. There was about one foot of pathway between them. ",
"Because that is obvious sarcasm, not that it's any better.",
"Oh no no. Because evil men do that intentionally because of the patriarchy.\n\nWomen can do no wrong. /s",
"Sure he does. He has the right to say whatever he wants. If they don't like what he's saying they can move to other seats so they don't have to hear it anymore.\n\nIf they didn't want to be called selfish cunts that don't care about anyone else, they shouldn't have been acting like selfish cunts that don't care about anyone else.",
"Cat.",
"HA",
"1. Miss, could you please move your bags?\n\nIgnored or told no.\n\n2. Miss, you need to move your bags.\n\nIgnored or told no.\n\n3. Miss, I'm moving your bags under the seat now.\n\nHer or I move her shit and I sit down.\n\nIf I'm feeling particularly dickish, I use 'ma'am' instead of 'miss.'\n\nPreemptive edit: Reddit's formatting sucks, and I cannot figure out how to make the numbering work correctly.",
"Something about her body language say, “please, talk to me. Especially if you’re a man.”",
"\n> If there were people standing up\n\nYou can see at least one person standing up, right next to the seat.",
"I somehow doubt you've used BT, unless it's from way back in the day. The audio quality is quite fine.",
"???\n\n>Why selectively bring up men? \n\nI spent the post you responded to explaining this. I am so confused by how you interpreted it. I feel like we're not speaking the same language. \n\nAlso, if you look at the other comments to this post, people are making a huge point that it is a woman who has her bags, rather than a person who has their bags, on the seat. (Do you hear the difference?) The entire thing sounds like a male defensive post against \"manspreading\" - saying \"manspreading isn't half as bad as this *woman* with her *bags*!\" Um...please be courteous no matter your gender. If you're a man or woman, please close your legs (but really this applies to the 50% of men with their legs spread, and the 2% of women with their legs spread), and please keep your bags off the seat if the bus is full. ",
"nah, better to take a pic and post on social media whining about how feminists are ruining everything",
"Yeah thats how the cult and shaming of men sitting relaxed started. With posters all around in public transits. If it was so easy then anyone could have asked those particular man to sit conservatively instead public and social media outcry happened and a term was coined manspreading. \n ",
"You're right. It's not. If people usually bigger than you sat closely by you and proceeded to hit on you agressively half the time you traveled, you would be just as big of a bitch. All it is is a clear sign she is not social. Ask her to move her things.",
"It is when a man is sitting, usually in a public place, with their legs spread taking up more space around them. Usually to make room for the genitals. See [this](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/59396e4bda6dde420962381c/madrid-has-banned-manspreading-on-public-transport.jpg).\n\nFeminists have deemed this \"manspreading.\" They most likely view it as aggressive or intimidating due to the nature of the genitals being exposed as well as the commanding of physical space. This directly opposes the agenda of women empowerment (which is really just feminizing men) and so they use it as a derogatory label.",
"> I'm from the netherlands and here it's completely normal tot put your bag on the seat next to you, but if someone asks if they can sit there (also completely normal!)\n\nExact same here in Germany. I used public transportation for years to get to work daily until recently and I as well as seemingly everybody else always puts their bags on free seats, because most of the time people don't wanna sit next to a stranger anyway (unless there is no more room left). If somebody asks to sit, you just say of course and move your stuff. \n\nI never understand why for US people it seems to be important that someone keeps empty seats unused.",
"How am I oppressing you, you dumb kraut?",
"Chances are, she's had men try to push themselves on her when she sits any other way. This is clearly a message: \"stay the fuck away from me.\" I bet she doesn't have music going in her headphones, so she can hear what's going on around her. Some people don't react well when they're told \"No\", no matter how politely it's worded. People like that lead to situations like this.",
"OOOOUUUTTTTRRRAAAAGGGEEE!!!!!",
"Disappointed Asian mother in background refuses to acknowledge her daughters tall white boyfriend. ",
"I don't think it is illegal to grab someone's stuff to move them aside. Preventing someone else to sit next to you by putting your stuff on a seat is against the law at least where I live.",
"This pic is mocking people who take pics of manspreading. It doesn't come from a place of festering anger.",
"30 minutes is enough time to fill up a train.. Not my fault you're not aware of your surroundings.",
"It's a problem when everyone in the fucking bus/metro does the same shit, tho. I prefer the way [Japanese](https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iur/?f=1&image_host=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.gaijinpot.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F4%2F2014%2F08%2Fsleeping_salaryman.jpg&u=https://blog.gaijinpot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/08/sleeping_salaryman.jpg) use transportation.",
"Same argument goes for man spreading.",
"I need to ask - do you walk like a cowboy who has been on a horse all month?",
"Yeah you are right.\n\nHere it's illegal (most of the time) to park in front of driveways. If it's not illegal i don't really see the problem..",
"Yeah I keep my bags off the floor ever since those few lines had gotten infested with lice",
"It is of course an unfair generalization, but nobody ever cares when it's generally claimed that men were bad.",
"This is reddit. It's mostly teenage boys who don't leave the house. ",
"> Gentle tap \n\nSo you've just raped her is what you say?",
"Case in point: this fucking thread.",
"This guy 😂\n\nThis commenter is the type of person who’d sell you gold plated monster cables because “it sounds better”",
"Best handling of that I ever saw was on a coach style bus with overhead racks. Woman was sitting in the window seat with her stuff on the aisle seat. Guy boards nearly full bus, she doesn't move it.\n\nIn a very pleasant and chivalrous tone, he says, \"may I put your bags on the overhead rack for you?\" She got the hint and moved the bags to her lap. I wanted to cheer him on. He handled it beautifully. \n\nI once boarded a bus and a woman had placed her bag on one of the last available seats. I said my standard, \"I'd like to sit, please\". She tried to say the bag was heavy, I offered to move it for her. She then punished me with a nonstop stream of yapping complaining about people sitting near her. I didn't perceive her as a threat, so I put my headphones on and ignored her until some seats freed up and I could move.",
"Easy fix. Just ask \"may I sit here\" (without sounding like a creep).. she refuses, give her a dirty look and acknowledge to yourself that she's a dick.. or just have a backbone and place their shit on the ground respectfully ",
"If you ask her she'll put her shit on her lap. It's way more awkward to ask a guy \"Can you close your legs so they don't touch me?\"",
"Here is how it works. Whenever you are around others, always try to *consider* the perspective of others and try to facilitate any and all likely actions they might want to take. For example, when a person walks onto the bus, you might think \"hey, this person might want to sit down as many do when they get on\" and then look around and see if there are many seats available. If not, then it might be beneficial to the person (in fact, it is at least courteous) if you make the seat next to you available. When you do so you give the other person the option to sit down if they want instead of the alternative of not having a choice. Now you might say, \"why doesn't the person just ask\" and the answer is... of course he can ask, but then the burden is all on him and you did not facilitate or or make anything easier for him and if everyone was like that then being in public will be annoying and unempathetic as all hell. \n\nThat is what courtesy and being *considerate* is all about!",
"It was my impression that normal people don't force people to ask them to move their shit so they can sit somewhere that's meant for sitting. ",
"Sure, but if you look at things like that, then \"manspreading\" is a completely non-issue in comparison. ",
"I promise, touch someone's shit that doesn't want you to and they will start something",
"That's their problem, not anyone else's. She's not entitled to that seat, if she's upset by that I could personally care less. ",
"Instructions unclear, headphones caught tightly around balls",
"Why? Most of the time in my experience (Germany) a lot of people rather stand instead of sitting next to a stranger, at least when there is enough room to do so comfortably (and also depending on how long they intend to ride). \n\nWhy should I not make myself comfortable when its not even clear if anyone wants to sit next to me? Its not like they have to beg or anything, just make your intentions known and I move my stuff quickly. ",
"It's not lack of awareness. Anyone who commutes in buses/trains on a daily knows for a fact that it's get crowded at some point that there are people who have to stand. It's just lack of empathy and respect for other people.",
"I rode for 7 years in NYC on the subway and NJTransit. I just got downvoted for expressing the exact same opinion. Have an upvote from a fellow strap hanger.",
"yo same goes for manspreading tho",
"Literally Hitler. I'm back, baby!\n\nNot sure where you even got race, but I don't want to mess up your outrage with my being reasonable.",
"Oh that shit be on the floor",
"Set her stuff on the floor and sit down. Start farting.",
"This seat’s for my coin purse!",
"'Maybe' is the whole point. We just don't know the context. Your interpretation is very possibly what happened. There's a small chance that it didn't. \n\nMostly, like the above commenter, my instincts kick in when I see threads like this. It's a covert picture taken of a stranger who didn't realise she was being photographed while quietly listening to music and looking out the window. The post headline tells you to think in a certain way. And the only signs that someone has done something wrong are implied.\n\nAnyway, you seem like a nice and considerate passenger, so there should be more people like you in general. Inconsiderate passengers do exist in droves, but I'm not sure it's fair to assume the girl in the picture is one of them. ",
"I do this because I have crippling social anxiety and can't really sit next to strangers without getting stressed. I'm sorry :(",
"Depends on the time of day and how full the bus is. I know what times of day the bus is going to be full, so I wouldn't do it then. But most of the times I go by bus, it's not even close to full. Then I'll put my shit on the seat. Usually it's a shopping net and to avoid fragile things being broken. ",
"Perhaps, but the ratio of women with bags to guys who just really need to spread out is like 1:1000.\n\nBoth are annoying, but the frequency isn’t even comparable.",
"99.9% of the people in this thread are never going to ride a subway car anyway. For all we know she's the nicest person in the world and she'd be happy to move her bags if you asked, she just doesn't want to put her stuff on the grimy ass subway floor.\n\nThis whole thing is just our modern version of the Two Minutes Hate. Gotta get outraged and scream on the internet about justice boner fantasies to feel better about ourselves or something. Doesn't matter if it's something valid or something totally made up.",
"never had a \"manspreader\" say no to moving either. The point is neither is a \"problem\".",
"Underrated comment. ",
"Debatable. But if it is, it's because people no longer feel the need to communicate with each other on even a basic social level. Be the change - instead of getting riled up over a picture of a random person doing something that feeds your sense of self-righteousness.",
"Same for manspreading ",
"That is how you end up arrested for sexual harassment.",
"Generalizing about all Anglo-Saxon women because one of them rejected you? I guess you're more like an ethnicist, but I don't think that's a word",
"yes",
"He said he proactively moves his stuff if the bus is full, so presumably in the always-full NYC scenario his stuff wouldn't get put on his seat in the first place. Not sure what the problem is...",
"No, it’s not. We live in a politically correct world where white men are the root of all problems. In this case, she is a woman what means that she can do whatever she wants and if a man tell her off that will automatically harassment.",
"Same thing with manspreading then, but that's less of an issue compared to this. ",
"I've lived on the Jersey side of the Hudson River all my life. I assure you no one around here is too shy to tell you to move your stuff off an empty seat on any of the subways, buses, and trains. And truthfully I never once had an instance where someone told me no.",
"Why do you do it?",
"They look like they need showers. ",
"same thing for manspreading, you're missing the point. ",
"\"I'd be nice\" from the post I was responding to.\n\nTouching other people's stuff without their permission is not nice. That they were not being nice would not make the act of moving their belongings *nice*. You could argue it'd be socially permissible to do, but that's irrelevant my question.\n\nActing like a jerk to someone who is behaving like jerk, doesn't accomplish anything but to make you act like a jerk.",
"> It's like people today just want to be pissed off about nothing\n\nI find this more and more accurate every day.",
"We were at that point when they made up the word Manspreading, this is the same, you get it yet?",
"lol",
"I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you don't take public transportation everyday after work.\n\nAs someone who does, when you've just worked all day long dealing with work bullshit and you're on the bus/train, all you want to do is listen to your music and zone out for the next xx minutes. You've seen everything there is on shitty public transportation and you tune it right the fuck out.\n\nThis is what she's doing. If someone wants to sit they can wave their hand in front of her peripheral vision to get her attention and I'm sure she'd move her shit.\n\nStop trying to psychoanalyze someone's life based off one picture - reddit you seem to do that best. ",
"I tie them in a loose knot and they stay perfectly tied until I undo them later. No tangles. ",
"Probably wont get too much attention. However, there is a possibility that she have had a bad experience when wearing short-shorts while sitting next to a guy. Like him trying to touch her without it seeming intentional, but it is etc. \n\n",
"NYC made manspreading illegal and didnt say/do and hasnt said/done anything about this. ",
"I would argue that instead of being intentionally dominating, this is simply careless. I wouldn't say this is worse.",
"Do you argue this point to fat women spilling over their allotted area ?",
"With those seats, there's almost no leg room. So huddling up is kind of a necessity.",
"You can try the same thing when you see someone manspreading. ",
"Not really creepy -- you were trying to do the right thing, and that's what ultimately matters.",
"Or you could pick your nose and wipe it on her stuff and smile as you share an awkward stare. That would get the point across ",
"same thing goes for manspreading. ",
"Naw, that's when you palm her whole shoulder with a little finger rub while you ask her to move her shit. Maybe throw a lip bite in there for good measure.",
"Because the phrase you should have said was not squish. Changing aerate for squish makes no sense.",
"Get a taste of your own medicine ladies and stop douche-bagging in public",
"I have to second this, talking to this person and making a reasonable case won't work.... Assuming this isn't just a partial picture with a load of empty seats on the right side.",
"\"squish squish squish\" sound's kinda fun actually. I suppose i came off a little trolley, but seriously picture this scenario: You get on a public bus with all the seats filled, EXCEPT the one directly next to me. I have my legs WIDE open taking up 90% of the two seats (like over exaggerated manspread) one leg on the window and one leg over the shoulder of the person in front of me (they dont mind this is my pretend scenario). And as you eye me up and down wanting to sit next to me you say......... (you finish)",
"Urinate on the seat. Seriously. That means it’s yours now, by accepted public transit law and custom.?Bonus: if they don’t see what you’re planning and move their items out of the way in time, then their stuff is now yours as well. Works best if you Bare your teeth in a wide grin as you do so, to show further dominance.",
"And neither are as bad as complaining about inane shit",
"I have never met a single person who would consider someone asking them to move their bags harassment. Again, you should look at the way you talk to people, if you make people feel uncomfortable or disrespected then that's on you.",
"Wow, you got downvoted? The fuck",
"Exactly, how do you think the whole manspreading thing started? That was even more ridiculous. ",
"All the more reason to speak up and have her move her shit. Everyone paid their fee to use the service, nobody wishes to sit next to strangers on public transport but it's a given when it's rush hour and full",
"With your degenerate writing in the only language you know, brah.",
">If you were a guy you'd understand the answer to that request before you made it.\n\nThanks for mansplaining that to me. I am a guy though, so...\n\n>If you were a guy you'd understand exactly that man-spreading is not done deliberately but by design.\n\nI am aware of the physical space occupied by my genitals. Not the point here. No one is saying that people with penises need to act as if they don't have them. It's about stance, not genitalia.\n\n>You don't need a degree or any measurement to figure out placing your items on an empty seat to take up a spot is a jerk move. Seats after all were designed to be sat on not store items on.\n\nThe headline says that manspreading isn't half as bad as what is pictured here. I was asking the question to point out the absurdity of that point.\n\nMy point is that they are both problems. Separate problems.\n\nWhat level of idiocy fails to see that?\n\n",
"It is worse than manspreading becuse social behavior shames manspreading but says NOTHING about this, or just tells you to ask them to move their stuff, however you can get a ticket in NYC for manspreading and they made a huge campaign to put an end to it while ignoring this problem. ",
"That's what manspreading used to be defined as. Now it's anytime a man is sitting in public transportation. I got \"called out\" for manspreading with my knees literally two palm widths apart.",
"Well here it is folks, proof that people can get offended over literally anything...",
"People generally can sense when someone enters their space and will take notice even if they’re looking away. However, if they’re completely oblivious or unwilling to take notice, I’ll wave my hand in their face or tap their shoulder. At the end of the day, I’m either going to take that seat or do my best to shame you for being a rude asshole.",
"You can see this car is packed and there is literally a guy standing right next to her. I agree that if there are plenty of seats then who gives a fuck, but this particular instance looks like it has merit.",
"She looks pretty, so I cand effo understand this move.",
"I usually just sit on their stuff before giving them a chance to move it. Bonus points if its grocery bags of bread and chips. Assert your dominance. ",
"r/legporn would like to have a word ",
"no.. i sit like a man with a pair of nuts between my legs. Ive tried to sit with my legs narrowly crossed or even almost touching knees, but i have strong legs from growing up on a farm, and so with leg muscles being a thing.. i cant sit like women do. ( i even once sat with my hands down by my knees on either side of my legs just before the knees to keep the together more as i was sitting by a fat lady and it just gets to be too much). \n\nedit: i wish we could get some feminists to wear a pair of synthetic nuts between their legs that would shock the fuck out of them if they got too pinched or hit, so they could know what it feels like.. it would be like a birth pain simulator for women.",
"I'd only ask if I *needed* to sit. Some of these women are \"douche-bagging\" but a percentage of them need the space (mentally) to deal with the terrifying reality and true danger of being a skinny white girl in public.",
"Yeah, but it’s cool to complain about men cause of patriarchy and all. Complaining about women is a no-no. ",
"\"At the point\"? That's what people have always done, avoid the situation and complain about it later be it online or to friends.",
"I've put people's belongings on the ground when they do this. Especially with no seats left. And if you pretend to not hear me, your bag is hitting the ground hard. If I have a massive bag I look up whenever we stop with my hand on my bag ready to move it to the floor when all the seats fill. Sometimes it just won't fit between you and the seat in front. This girl is just being a dick.",
"She's got on headphones and sunglasses. And she's looking out the window with that 1,000 yard stare.\n\nGuarantee she will ignore anything you say. And if you dare to tap her on the shoulder...God help you.",
"I'm confused by how there's anything remotely contentious here. I opened the thread because I had no idea what OP was referring to. \n\nThis shit ain't hard. It's as simple as social encounters can get. \"Excuse me, do you mind if I sit here?\" \"Of course not. Please.\" \"Problem\" solved.",
"this is a post to shame people who have a problem with \"men\" spreading their legs sitting on public transpertation. \n\nWe all made a huge deal out of it and NYC even made it a crime. \n\nWhile nobody admits that this is a problem, they try to say MEN are the problem. \n\nThis isnt about this person, its about how its stupid that manspreading was ever a term at all. ",
"Nobody beats my balls.",
"If douche-bagging wasn't already the term used for this, you just coined it.",
"Make sure to get enthusiastic consent before tapping her.",
"Jesus dude, nobody's forcing you to clamp your legs together. But if your balls are so engorged that it's painful sitting with your legs closed, you should maybe see a doctor. ",
"Lol the quality is fine, it's the constant charging that I'm not down for",
"> I wonder, why would you have to ask to sit down? Do you own the spot because you got there fist? \n\nCounter question: Why should I be forced to leave an empty seat unused and instead sit uncomfortable with my bag just in case another person that might won't even appear doesn't have to say a three word sentence before sitting down? \n\n> Maybe I'm too much of an introvert but I hate having to ask someone for something I don't feel I need to ask for.\n\nYou don't really need to ask, you just make your intentions to sit down known which is the easiest via asking if the place is free. Its not like to have to ask a favor or beg for the seat. I am also an introvert for the most part but at the same time its important to not forget that in the real world you have to communicate at times for things to work out.\n\n> I liken it to someone that would park in front of my house blocking my garage and then I'd have to ask them to move their car each time.\n\nThat is not at all the same. Its your garage that is blocked, the seat with my stuff on it is not your property in contrast. And the guy blocking in front of the garage is very likely not in the car anymore, which means that you asking him to move it is way more bordersome. \n\nHere is a better example: You sit with a friend on a three chair table in a restaurant and a woman from a newly arrived group comes over asking if the empty chair is free and if she can pull it over to their table. Why is she asking? Because its just the thing to do. You sitting on the bar instead because their is no two chair table available or moving the extra chair to another table proactive isn't helping anyone. ",
"Was it also your impression that the aforementioned normal people proactively move their stuff when it's crowded, thus removing the need for anyone to ask anything? Because that's clearly what they wrote.",
"That seems like it would've been hilarious to watch.",
"Not going to lie. I was that guy too for a long time. Finally realized how self defeating it is. Much happier now just not dwelling on life's annoyances. I tell all my friends and family to share/brag to me about all the good things they did or good things that happened to them. Getting facebook notifications of a buddy getting a new job or a cousin who did some charity all day long is so much better than \"How Millenials ruined....\" for the 10,000 time.\n\nTo everyone who reads this: If you want to share something particularly excellent you did or someone did to you I'd love to hear it here. ",
"I got all prepped to make fun of you for being a weeb, and that picture took the wind right out of my sails. ",
"I have never been rejected by an Anglo Saxon woman. In fact they liked my accent a lot. I just never pushed it, because sex with a stranger doesn't seem worth it to me. You need a condom, it feels like crap, I am not bending over backwards for that.\n\nEthnicist? Maybe, I like latinas the most in America. Gorgeous. Of course I should not say that, it's bad. Unlike when women say they prefer darker types. That is of course okay, empowering, it's like farting rainbows when women do it. ;)",
"No, because a fat person can’t control their size in an instant to fit into a seat on public transport. A man or person with a penis can control how wide they spread their knees in that situation. Having dangly genitals isn’t the same physical space requirement as one’s actual body size.",
"So what should we call the stuff in the picture ?\n\nBitch bagging ? \nHoe-lounging ?\n\nOpen to suggestions as to what derogatory the we should call this.",
"Sounds like 2018 to me",
"Honestly I think that's silly. If you've been riding for a bit it's easy to zone out and not constantly check to see how full the bus is. But I think it's reasonable to look around enough to notice a person standing near you and move your bags then. This picture kind of looks like she's intentionally ignoring a guy standing who wants to sit there and that's shitty if so. ",
"Happened to me not too long ago. Young attractive woman. Spread out over 2 seats (and the overflow area between them). I asked to sit there. She slowly turned her head, looked me up and down -- I'm not particularly attractive, nor young any more -- and said \"No\" and explained that she needed the room for her bags. I sighed. Picked her shit up, put it on the floor and sat down. I'm too old to deal with this millennial-entitled crap. She started to get angry, then made a call on her cell and started describing the \"asshole\" sitting next to her who \"threw\" her stuff on the floor and how she's \"doing me a favor\" by not calling the cops. I didn't care. I was very, very tired.",
"It is pretty amazing that in this situation theyre like, \"the guy should just ask to sit, whats the problem?!\" but if you said that about a woman who was upset about someone manspreading, it would DEFINITLY be that mans fault for spreading and expecting that someone else should \"ask\" to sit in a public seat. ",
"!!!!!! Soo true ",
"Most of the time you don’t even need to ask, people will move their bags if the subway starts filling up.",
"Patriarchy. ^^/s",
">Complaining about women is a no-no. \n\nI don’t see anyone saying that.",
"> Can confirm, ride public transit and my backpack would be in the same spot. Ill move it if its a full bus but I prefer to not be cramped in for my hour ride home if I can help it.\n\nNo one wants to be cramped for their hour ride home if they can help it- but we accept that as a consequence of living in a crowded city. What do you think would happen if everyone was as selfish as you and put their crap on the seat next to them instead of the floor or on their lap? There wouldn't be any free seats and the boarding process would be slowed down while people asked folks to move stuff and then the folks went and moved things.\n\nI literally see this every morning and every evening on the express bus I take between Manhattan and Queens. The bus is half empty- but people have stuff on all the seats. Then other folks get on and they have to ask someone to move their crap, then the person has to move it, and all the while the bus is waiting for people to sit down. It wastes everyone's time.\n\nYour attitude is basically that people should sit next to the folks with manners and crowd them instead of you. Sounds pretty selfish doesn't it?",
"I like a nice Dicken’s Cider with my Schweddy Balls.",
"But her legs are together!",
"\nManspreading is more about invading personal space\n\nThis bag situation is just taking up space. \n. \n\nhow about we assume that maybe she’s terrified of men and sick of men getting in her personal space? Judging by the head phones, sunglasses and blocking a seat, she probably wants to avoid being next to a dude... \nmaybe that dude in the shorts is making her uncomfortable? Or maybe the asshole taking her photo is creeping her the fuck out. \n\nAlso, there’s not enough in the photo to tell what’s happening.\n\nBut, there’s a lot that I can guess about the person taking the photo and posting her on reddit without asking. ",
"This is actually an anti-rape tactic.",
"Thank every creep who came before!",
"> Public transit seats are for bums\n\nI got the awkward seal face for a second here.",
"He literally says he wouldn't take no for an answer and then later says if she said no he wouldn't sit.",
"Orrr waiving your hand in her face like a maniac like move bitch!",
"I'd do the same!!!",
"I’m hesitant to think that ANY time a man is sitting it gets called man spreading. The person who called you out for that was probably out of line unless your knees were past the borders of your seat or your posture was somehow limiting the amount of other people that could fit on the row with you. ",
"Why do people eat anything other than basic sandwiches, etc. on local public transit? I went for a grad degree working full time and the commute home was dinner time. I stuck to sandwiches and other things which didn't have a strong smell. Why would a captive audience want to smell my meal?",
"No mate, that’s when you take out your phone and tell them they’re going on YouTube!",
"The comparison works because they are parking on a public street. They could park pretty much anywhere, but chose to park in a way that inconvenienced you. Now you have to ask them to move their car because they lack common courtesy.",
"Why is this such a hard concept to most people? ",
"Isn't the whole idea of manspreading that guys take up too much room, and are too intimidating to women who don't know them for the women to ask them to move? So th poor woman has to just sit there and be crowded and touched by the strange guy's disgusting leg.",
"Its the only thing we can do.",
"To be fair, those are the two worst seats on the subway. No one wants to sit in that corner seat",
"Lol.",
"Seriously it's like 90% of the people in here wishing her a sufferable death are neck beard rejects who hate women cause the popular girl in middle school turned them down.\n\nShe probably had a shitty day at work and is tuning the world out. Trust me every person on public transit who isn't a tourist is doing the same thing at 5pm on the train. ",
"You're not wrong. A good rule of thumb is: if a headline tells you what to think, you should really think about if you agree, based on the evidence given. \n\nThe response of the 4000+ upvoting this is really 'Aha! Ha! Hypocrisy alert! Up yours, you so-called feminists!' (I hope there a German word for this kind of ill-tempered glee). Which is a shame. Particularly as there is zero evidence that anyone has done anything wrong. ",
"LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!!!!!!!!",
"Nah man, it's not only millenials, some people are just shit. I would have done the same, put her stuff on the floor.",
"Ah, the power of not giving a shit. I see you possess it to, brother.",
"You're the type of person I want to be.",
"... That sounds really dumb",
"https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2669621",
"Personally think manspreading is a non issue. But there is the element of exposing your crutch like that can be kinda rude, in a treating public spaces like your living room sort of way. ",
"https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2669621",
"Seriously people, bags need seats too!",
"Ask for it to be moved. If there are no other open seats, just turn around and start sitting down. ",
"I think it might be culturally/regionally specific. There is a large mentally unstable homeless population where I live, and anytime you open yourself up to confrontation with an unknown individual you MUST keep this in mind. Not that this has stopped me from insisting on people moving their crap a few times, but if the person is already muttering to themselves and twitching (seriously not uncommon here) then you need to take that into consideration. \nI once entered a half empty subway car where this dude was sitting by himself on the other half, screaming loudly to himself that any one who sat near him or his spread-out possessions would get fucking shot, and he’d kill them without caring. Would he? Was he actually concealing a gun? I don’t know, but it wasn’t worth it. Got off next stop, continued on next train.\n\nEdit: spelling ",
"[Say everybody have you seen my balls, They're big and salty and brown....](https://youtu.be/ACDOBjPHqb8)\n\nNSFW. No swearing, but suggestive.",
"Why are you equating bitch and hoe to the word “man” in “man-spreading” ? I didn’t realize your community had a preferred term other than “man.”",
"There's not what this picture is about. You're apparently oblivious to the feminist movement, and how their lives are impacted by men sitting comfortably.",
"> you're putting someone in an awkward position where they have to ask to sit down in a seat\n\nHoly shit how old are you people? It's called communication and you're in for a lot of it when you grow up. ",
"Wrong, difference is you could easily ask her to move her bags and most normal human beings would oblige without saying a thing. In the case of spreading, you're already sitting down and the person is crowding your space/personal bubble. Nice false equivalence though! ",
"> Like I said, if it's not full, there's no issue. OP's photo (or reposted photo) shows a subway/train that's busy.\n\nAt the same time though it seems that she is sitting against the driving direction. A lot of people (me included) can't do that anyway because of nausea issues, in my experience those seats often remain unused anyway.",
"This is probably the only power this woman has in life. ",
"Yea it sounds fucked up and unless your a guy whos like five feet tall idk one thing I will never understand is being terrified just going around in public.\n\nLiterally something a guy just doesn't have to ever think about.\n\nI'm not strong nor am I physically fit but afraid walking around willy nilly hell naw.\n\nI mean yea throw my white ass in a ghetto-fied enough place and I'd bet I'd shrivel up. ",
"Trans-Atlantic goggles",
"then a wild fart appears\n",
"If a man asks to sit there isn't that too aggressive? An unwanted advance?",
"You need to do the \"horns\" muneuver to get it right.",
"Youre exactly right. Could you imagine the audacity of someone politely asking you to sit next to you? Ew. ",
"People are unstable as fuck these days. ",
"Why does his leg has to be disgusting? ",
"It's lost on me as well. I get having to eat on the bus. Fine. Rules used to say no drinks/no food but that's clearly changed.\n\nIt's chewing with mouth open or talking out loud I really have a hard time with.",
"More like she will go bizzerk if you tap on her shoulder. ",
"Should have thrown her phone on the floor",
"As a woman, I could see this as self-defense behavior, as another explanation. It is also possible that they're just rude. \n\nThey are both attractive, slight women in public places with abundant strangers. I'm sure they get all sorts of unwanted attention. By putting her bags on the inside seat, the blonde - whose body language is also very \"leave me alone\" - is protecting herself from anything unwanted. \n\nThe brunette also has her bag slightly between herself and the person to whom she is sitting next. A physical barrier, since often a woman's barriers are ignored. Also her legs are crossed, which is also \"leave me alone\" body language. \n\nOr they're just inconsiderate assholes. It's a tossup. ",
"NYC subway and judging by how much free standing space I see there I bet it's not packed on that train and there are empty seats on that train. Some people stand if they are just on it for a stop or if their stop is coming up and if that's the case I don't blame the girl too because I swear people are so damn weird and will come sit on top of you when there could be an entire bench open. ",
"Double entendre. :)",
"It’s like getting punched in the face having those damn things get ripped out",
"When i see this i make it a personal mission to disturb them and make then move their shit. Then I offer the seat to someone else who needs it (there’s always an elderly or pregnant woman in the vicinity). ",
"Hey fuck off. I'm an adult and I don't leave the house. That's very rude of you to not include people like myself. ",
"You gave her a story to tell for the rest of the year, how she had the worst day ever. What an entitled brat.",
"In kiwi culture this girl is deliberately trying to block someone sitting next to her.\nAnd based on experience when asked will get extremely shitty whether she complies or not.",
"Maybe that person wanted to stand. Or their stop is coming up. Maybe she asked if they wanted the seat and they said no.",
"This douchebaggery isn't restricted to women. Business men with briefcases try to pull this shit all the time. It's a quick and easy way to get me to sit on all your stuff if that is what you are going for",
"Whoa whoa whoa... Tap on the shoulder... thats a recipe to RAPE. ",
"is there a rule or law preventing people from posting pictures of people in public spaces?",
"I said *mostly*. There's a few of us middle aged shut-ins, too.",
"I have sensory issues and totally could see myself doing this. I don’t like the feeling of people touching me. \n\nHowever, I am not a dick and if I saw it was starting to get busy, I would pick up my stuff and stand up. My discomfort does not mean I get to be a dick. ",
"I touched an iPhone headphone ",
"She’s more afraid of you than you are of her.",
"I am also from the netherlands and no it is not completely normal to do that. People shouldnt have to ask your permission if they can sit on a seat which they bought a ticket for.",
"Imagine being so privileged and sheltered that this left an impression on you.",
"I'm a fairly large (tall) person. Yes the person was out of line. No I was not taking up any more room than I possibly could as I was already cramped up and in squish territory with the boys, still got called out by some woman-child as she got on the bus. I assume she just wanted my seat. ",
"Yeah sorry bud that's not how New York works. They would either silently move their shit and move on with their life or glare at you silently and move on with their life. Keep up the hypotheticals though.",
"I hope that's Alec Baldwin and the NPR ladies.\n\nBut I'm not about to click that link though...",
"You’ve seen the video where two chicks “manspread” on the train every day for a week? One of them full blown lays down on the seat and acts like that’s what a normal man does",
"Ha",
"IF WE JUST GAVE THEM POCKETS, THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN!",
"Both are pretty awful and selfish. ",
"> millennial-entitled crap\n\n its everyone, i have had old people pull this bullshit to me also. people are just garbage. ",
"Too bad, you're a creep for even asking. Pig.",
"She's creating a safe space shit lord!!!",
"And then her stuff gets shoved on the floor.",
"I'm happy I don't have to worry about charging yet another battery. ",
"This fucks me off beyond belief, The amount of people (In London) are fucking notorious for it.",
"I’ve seen this before and all it takes is, “‘scuse me but I’m gonna want that seat”. \n\nThe bags are gonna move one way or another (more often than not, people will do the right thing). ",
"I guess someone needs to mansplain the problem to her",
"Something about the meter of this sentence made me thought I was about to discover a modern-ettiquette themed Dr.Seuss poem.\n\nI'm disappointed now :(",
"Stop inventing all of these arguments that people never make, I'm allergic to straw",
"Amen to that. Some people just can't wait for any occasion to let loose their \"righteous anger\". I'm sure that for some, it's the highlight of their day.",
"Exactly",
"Already had too many creeps sit next to her - hence the bag-wall.",
"That's rude. You should make room for people.",
"It doesn't. The idea is if a woman doesn't know a man, he is instantly intimidating, discourteous and disgusting to her. And he should adjust his behavior to alleviate these things, even when the woman has given no indication she feels this way. ",
"On the bus commute to the office the other day a Chinese woman was sitting in the aisle seat and gave the window seat to her bags while everyone was standing around her.\n\nYelled at her in Cantonese to stop being rude and relented but seriously clueless like wth there are people standing all around you and you think your bag deserves a seat?",
"Tradeoffs of course. I hate my blutooth headphones more than I hate untangling, just because they are one more thing I need to charge.",
"In the summer when it really hot is the time I need to spread my legs out a bit. In the winter however it's completely unnecessary",
"This doesn't bother me if you got a lot of shit. I've done this, too, if there's too much stuff to put in my lap.",
"*Gentle tap*\n\nFacebook tag later that day:\n\n> **This is the man who assualted me on the bus!**\n\nNo thanks.",
"Happens on the L train all the time. When they say no I pick their shit up and move it. I’m a female so they can’t pull the sexual harassment card or any of that shit.",
"> right, I don't really get the outrage\n\nNYC is crowded and if everyone did what this girl is doing- we'd have no seats available.\n\n> I don't particularly like putting all my bags (especially groceries) on the unclean floor\n\nThe whole city is unclean and you're worried about your groceries getting contaminated through the bag?\n\n> and don't see the point in stacking them on top of me before someone wants the seat?\n\nSeats are for people- that's why they are curved and not flat- and we shouldn't have to ask you to move your shit off something meant for a person.\n\n> If there were people standing up I would gather my stuff but this pic alone... I mean... she's probably ready to move it for you honestly\n\nA) There is literally a guy standing right there who could be using the seat.\n\nB) No one should have to ask. Again- it's a seat for a person not a parcel shelf for your groceries. Besides- people do this shit on the express bus I take every day and the time it takes for the person to ask, followed by the other person to move their stuff slows down the boarding process a lot. I'm tired of being late because people have no manners. If the seat was empty the person could sit down immediately and the bus would stop being 10 to 15 minutes late all the time.",
"Y'all are an angry, vengeful crowd, huh?",
"Picking her crap up and sitting next to her while she stares angrily at you is the first half of marriage",
"I’m saying it. Can you see me?",
"a lot of women do this shit\n\n",
"I hope you understand that \"man-spreading\" 1. Does not take up that much space. 2. Is done subconsciously. 3. Is done for health purposes. And 4. Is a sign of misandry to point out.",
"The new knitting.",
"If I asked the person politely to remove their stuff and they tell me to fuck off? Yes I would choose to sit on it.",
"You sure are making a lot of assumptions off of one photo. Maybe the guy standing next to the seat did ask and she was a cunt about it and refused to move her stuff.\n\nMaybe he didn't wanna get handsy with the girls things and get accused of assault/SJW's on the train.\n\nIt's a fucking picture but the level of confidence in you and others being so sure on what happened is unreal.",
"It was bullshit even then.\n\nIt has and always will be fucking ridiculous. ",
"Her headphones are in and most likely not playing anything. She'll hear you and just keep staring out that window like a bitch. ",
"What? It's literally packed and a guy is standing comically next to her crap. Meanwhile she's listening to music and staring out the window.",
"^ this person has a healthy relationship with women",
"Wrapping t around your hand doesn’t do much to prevent tangles. \n\nJust grab the headphone end and the input jack end and bring hem together so the whole length of the cord folds in half. Grab the new two ends and repeat till it about he length of your palm. Then grab the jack input end again, pull out of the fold and wrap it around the the folded cord twice or so and put it in your pocket. \n\nThen you just pull them out, unwrap the input end from around the cables and pull apart easily ",
"Sure you did.",
"No, its acknowledging why she does this. Is it douchey? Yep. But, as someone who was dependent on public transportation for a long time, I can verify that if you look approachable, people will be very creepy.",
"Thats a dogcunt",
"Literally the same shit with manspreading though, just making a big deal out of nothing when you can just ask and they'll move.",
"That's what mens rights advocates and feminists can't seem to grasp. Being inconsiderate is not a gender specific trait.",
"The one taking up yet another seat with her bag?",
"Ehhh... public is public. If they're not directly making money off of it, it's hard to get too worked up.",
"Not only that but their initial comment is a really big reach for a photo of a girl with her bags on an empty seat. \n\nThis woman probably just didn’t think about what she was doing at all, honestly. Don’t have to make it about her OBVIOUSLY hating men ",
"i'll go with the inconsiderate asshole explanation ",
"Should've had a surprised face every time she looked at you : \"Who? Me?\"",
"Ma’amspreading ",
"Wtf is \"manspreading\"?",
"It's way easier to not care at all",
"Uhh I don’t think you know how a lot of people are. People get really ridiculous over this kind of stuff. ",
"What the fuck is manspreading?",
"Username checks out",
"I made a post about this on r/showerthoughts lol\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/7sx9z4/ladies_who_put_their_purseshandbags_on_the_seat/",
"Thank your American mom and her sanitizer for your allergies.",
"How do you fucking no the guy standing next to the seat didn't try that already? She could have told him to fuck off for all you know but you're in your \"im a badass\" chair at home so sure people are so weak minded to have not even tried that.\n\n",
"Should have thrown her on the floor too",
"It's pretty effective too. I'd wake her up from a dead sleep, though, if it was the only seat. But that's just big ol' dumb, friendly, oblivious me. :)",
"Thanks for mansplaining that to us, mister!",
"Rude twat. ",
"Have you been on public transit? That doesn't come anywhere near crazy. Crazy is people physically attacking others, threatening to, willing and voluntary public urination or defecation or pleasuring oneself in public. All of which I've witnessed in my many years of commuting and public transit. ",
"You move her stuff. That seat is not hers.",
"[Never call chicks broads](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqeatUvRu68)",
"IT'S SO AWESOME WHEN YOU GO TO GET ONE OUT OF YOUR BAG OF FUCKS AND REALIZE ITS TOTALLY EMPTY",
">she refuses, give her a dirty look and sit on her shit.\n\nFixed.",
"Nah, had a guy decide I should only have half of my seat on the bus the other day. I just came from the gym and was sweaty as fuck and decided to just push back. He moved.",
"These are instincts that just feel right in the moment and in fact is the right thing to do than call 911!",
"They have these cinnamon toffee almonds at work and I swear to god they are like crack",
"She'll stop doing that the second her stuff gets taken. ",
"I kept looking at their legs and wondering why it is a problem. \n\n*Are they taking somehow too much leg space?*\n\n*Does this guy have a problem with naked legs?*",
"All these people must be freezing their ass off.",
"You are\n\n- mansplaining\n- assuming their gender\n- speaking from a place of privilege\n- you probably just raped me with words\n",
"Wait...there's another way to pee?!",
"YOU MEAN RAPE HER ON THE SHOULDER? #RAPECULTURE",
"No dirty look, just give her the thumbs down",
"We don't know where she's going or where she coming from or even if this is a workday, think you're projecting a bit",
"Learn to swim, we’ll see each other in Arizona Bay.",
"I don't think people care if there is a good enough selection of other available seats.",
"Just sit on her lap problem solved",
"Because it is PUBLIC transit.\n\nI shouldn't have to ask anyone for the seat.",
"Maybe it’s possible OP (assuming it was him who took the pic) asked her afterwards to not be so selfish and also uploaded the pic to reddit to possibly spread some awareness to others who perhaps do this knowingly or unknowingly in order to change their actions. It’s pretty hard to infer anything about what transpired before or after from the picture alone.",
"I'd just toss her shit on the floor and sit down",
"Bizarre is strange. A Bazar is a kind of market ",
"Good guy David asking politely for them to move their stuff.",
"Every top comment is saying just this. But isn't the real issue here that she thinks it's okay to do this in the first place? She knows what she's doing.",
"Yea that's the easy fix for \"manspreading\" too.",
"In NYC, you just stand over the seat and say \"Excuse me\" and they'll move. Works like a charm",
"There's a different amount of adversarial tension and distrust in major American cities that make these exchanges more difficult than in other developed countries. It's quite unfortunate, people can't simply be human or communicate, and if you dare to communicate a request it's seen as an invitation to conflict. ",
"Yeah, because we all carry 128gb phones that have a total of 9 FLAC files on them. 99% of people are streaming music, and you want to talk about audio fidelity?",
"‘No shame’ by Reddit standards is apparently normal well-adjusted person capable of handling verbal confrontation when necessary.",
"Someone lives in suburbia or a rural shithole lol. Tell that to the millions of regular people who take the NY subway everyday to work, school, etc. TIL rich college students who take the train to classes are \"ghetto trash\". ",
"Bonus points if you shit yourself first",
"> Counter question: Why should I be forced to leave an empty seat unused and instead sit uncomfortable with my bag just in case another person that might won't even appear doesn't have to say a three word sentence before sitting down?\n\nGreat question. It all depends on timing. If it's rush hour and you know it'll be busy, don't even bother taking up the extra spot as someone will soon ask for you to move it.\n\nIf it's midnight and there's no special event going on like sports/concert etc, the odds of it being so busy you need to keep an open space is low to zero.\n\nNo analogy will be perfect so I won't nitpick yours but the question remains, why ask someone for something which is not theirs in the first place?",
"This happens every day on the way to college for me.. too socially awkward to ask if they would move their stuff ",
"\"Excuse me, i'd like to take that seat\" \n\nproblem solved. \n\nyou're welcome.",
"What is manspreading? ",
"Have you ever ridden Muni in San Francisco?",
"Hopefully the point is that 99/100 guy or girl ould make room if asked \"hey can i sit there?\".",
"This is the winner. Call Dan Savage. You magnificent pun master, you.",
"inb4 \"help rape\"",
"Related but sort of unrelated, but when I was in high school, I pulled the same shit on the bus because I was an edgy teenager and didn't want anyone to sit next to me. Put my big backpack next to me while I sat next to the window.\n\nKid comes up and just sits on my backpack. Doesn't ask me to move, just sits on it. We were both completely silent. Guess what I never did again?",
"You should see a doctor.",
"> I prefer the way [Japanese](https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iur/?f=1&image_host=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.gaijinpot.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F4%2F2014%2F08%2Fsleeping_salaryman.jpg&u=https://blog.gaijinpot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/08/sleeping_salaryman.jpg) use transportation.\n\nMan, he's fresh as fuck.",
"It's a relatively moot issue and I'll admit the photo doesn't give enough info but her right leg is obviously supported by something since both hands are on her left knee. There's a gap, she's using it and resting her feet on something. \n\nSince her heels aren't on the edge of the seat she's sitting in and I can't see anything on the floor in front of her she is more than likely propping her toes on the edge of the seat that the headphone lady is sitting in. \n\nIn essence, she *wants* three seats but can only fully use two.",
"Fucking sluts bro",
"Uh, it’s not a millennial thing. Self-entitlement exists across all generations",
"> people who take pics of manspreading.\n\nI didn't even know that was a thing. Must not be that big of a deal then, huh? \n\nDon't you have to subscribe to those pages to see this kind of picture? I mean, I'm online all day and my first exposure to this has been (what you're telling me is) a parody of it.",
"As a former nyc resident, her stuff wouldn't have lasted more than one stop in that seat, voluntarily or otherwise. ",
"When was this picture taken",
"Yeah, the one time I (very politely) did that the woman freaked out, accused me of harassment, and asked me why I didn't choose a seat next to a guy instead. Society will believe the woman's word over mine so I'm not risking losing everything I've built for myself over a seat.",
"Pick up the outside bag and loudly ask if anyone saw who lost their bag. If they acknowledge, look confused but announce \"it's ok, it's just this lady, she's found her bag\"\n\nIf they don't, free bag. ",
"I see that you don't actually deal with people like this very often. If you politely ask her to move her bags, at the minimum, she will go into a tirade about how you don't have the right to tell her what to do. Most likely she will call you all sorts of names, and will eventually start clawing at your eyes.",
"I think they just meant that they would just either move their stuff or whatever, but yeah I understand what you mean",
"Chocolate salty",
"I support you",
"Haha why would the cops care if you put her shit on the floor?",
"No, this is not about me. I don't take public transport. This is what I am told by friends who do.",
">Just say excuse me.\n\nI know, right? I wish someone said it when 'manspreading' was a thing. People are too sensitive to ask for a seat apparently.",
"Someone else brought that up just now. I didn't know that was a thing. Luckily, there is room for that to be stupid too",
"Yep. There's a specific 7-11 we pass on my way to work that signifies roughly when there will be too many people and I will need to free the seat.",
"Guy holding the poll should just cropdust her the whole ride ",
"People like this do it on purpose. Do you really think she's oblivious to the fact she's on public transport with other People? ",
"Correct! Yay for common sense.",
"Your generation is just as entitled, old fogey.",
"She's always free to get up with her bags and go stand by herself if it bothers her so much.",
"It seems more a sign of the times in general than any one group, since all kinds of different people do it. Maybe because of social media and the shifting of social mores, but this feels like a very self-centered time. Or maybe it's more that the self centered people just now have more portals to express how much the world revolves around them. It feels like 15-20 years ago it would be considered horribly rude not to give up your seat to a pregnant lady or an old person, but now you take up extra seats for your stuff.",
"Ha! I ask to sit down when people do that even if it's only a stop or two",
"No I meant put the person's stuff on the floor. I can see why it sounds confusing.",
"This same thing happened to me on my first day in Los Angeles. That's when I realized they were not the same at all.",
"I don't know what your definition of \"nice\" is but for me, it would generally involve some slight self-awareness and consideration for others. No one who wants 2 seats to themselves on a busy train has either of those. It's not a stretch to say that she's not the \"nicest person ever\" from this photo alone. ",
"We're well into that time. Tumlr has been going for years now. ",
"> I never understand why for US people it seems to be important that someone keeps empty seats unused.\n\nBecause a lot of them have a problem with talking to strangers. So instead of just asking a stranger to move their bag, they quietly stand there and seethe about how they can't sit because there's a bag in the way. ",
"Probably doesn’t want some creeper sitting next to her. ",
"What is manspreading? ",
"Why? Because Reddit. People want to be justified in Faux shaming random internet woman to feel better about themselves and the invention of words like \"mansplaining\" or \"manspreading.\"\n\nIt's far easier to say \"women do it, too! See! See!\" then be able to come up with something positive to say or indicate.\n\nPeople just want to be angry over hypotheticals. ",
"Hoe stackin'",
"> You sit with a friend on a three chair table in a restaurant and a woman from a newly arrived group comes over asking if the empty chair is free and if she can pull it over to their table.\n\nThat is a god awful comparison.\n\nThe restaurant is private property and it is acceptable to \"save seats\" - that is why the other person is asking permission to take the seat.\n\nPublic transit is not private, nor is saving seats permissible.",
"If you did that then every man within a 5 mile radius would come to her defense ",
"> Seriously, people just ask each other to move.\n\nOn a crowded train or bus I walk in and have to ask her. That takes a few seconds- followed by a few seconds for her to move her crap. Now multiply that by a bunch of people doing it and it slows the damned commute down.\n\nI literally watch this happen every morning on my express bus. People get on, have to get the person's attention to move their shit, then have to wait for them to move it, then sit down. We could easily be there 10 minutes earlier if people weren't being so selfish.\n\n> Not hard.\n\nIt's not about easy or hard. Seats are for people- no one should have to ask you to move your crap off one.",
"Ohhh nooo, a guy thought I was cute and tried starting a conversation with me. What a creep.",
"The point is that passengers shouldn't take up additional space beyond what they paid for. It is unfair to the other passengers who've paid the same fare to have a person take it upon themselves to designate seating availability based on their entitlement towards the seat next to them. The whole \"once it fills up I'll decide to allow the use of this other seat I didn't pay for\" is unreasonable. Unpaid seats should be vacant so that boarding or standing passengers can consider them as options. Not when the \"I need my space\" people decide to grant access due to other (maybe less convenient) seating starts to fill up. \nNo one should have to ask. They know that and they know that a lot of people will avoid requesting access. ",
"Which woman? I see nothing wrong with either. Don't mind man spreading either, If it offends, don't look.",
"Without a doubt I would ask her to move her shit and I’d do it in a way where she knows that no is not an option. \n\nI do it because I know older people and shy people won’t. It’s some sort of public service in my eyes. \n\nCan’t stand this shit.",
"How hard is it to stand up for yourself? I'm more annoyed with people that tolerate this shit and just passive aggressively post it online for likes",
"Grab the stuff and toss it on the floor. ",
"I think it's more a reaction to women complaining about man-spreading, when they too could just say \"excuse me\" when they sit down next to a man with his legs spread open to let him know that they would like him to make room.",
"So grow a spine and ask for it to be moved, its a simple thing. Id prefer the slight detterence that may score me more space.",
"I'm sitting here wondering what the fuck we're supposed to be looking at. Did you even ask if you can sit down? Could be lost in thought and didn't even realize what shes doing. In my train experience, which is a lot, I've never been denied being able to sit down because of bags after asking nicely. It might even be the dudes bags that's standing there, maybe they're together and if the bags werent there then he would be. To go off on a feminism/help people in Africa tangent because you simply saw these bags on the seat is awfully ridiculous. ",
"I have a friend whose head would explode if he saw this.\n\n...forwarding now\n\n...sent.\n\nwow - i actually heard a tiny \"pop\" /// ",
"There are several people standing while this seat is taken up. She's got headphones in, sunglasses on, etc. Its possible she would listen, but its more likely that she wouldn't or would prefer to start shit over it.",
"If she refuses you have to be loud enough for others to hear so she gets publicly shamed",
"”Oh, wow, great pic showing how selfish people can be, guy!\"\n\n\"No, I took it cause you can almost see her..... Oh, yes, this is absolutely a commentary on 21st century entitlement\"",
"If you don't want the possibility of being photographed or filmed, stay out of public places. ",
"Wait what?",
"The funny thing is, you don't even have to communicate. You can look in their direction and point at the seat. 99% of the time, they will move their bag. ",
"Placed on the floor, but yes.",
"Thank you! I'm always hearing about manspreading and how I'm supposed to magically suck my bollocks into my torso so I can close my legs, but *every* morning and evening on my commuter train there are women who think their handbags are more deserving of a seat than me.",
"we can disapprove of both things as a society.",
"I've heard this story told from her pov.. I usually say something sympathetic like \"that sucks\" then change the subject or end the conversation. Am I too non-controversial? Is it possible to make an asshole realise they're an asshole?",
"So you prefer sitting uncomfortably on someone else's Shit rather than having a comfortable seat while their Shit sits on the ground?",
"You should win some sort of 'Most Reasonable Person in this Thread' Award for your comments. I like you. ",
"You’re getting downvoted because you appear to not understand basic language structure and are being obstinate in your ignorance. ",
"No but it is kinda bad to randomly say that to a guy mentioning he's uncomfortable when other dudes sit too close to him. Whatever floats your boat though",
"Im not ashamed to admit thats me when i use the bus. I dont want no weirdo sitting next to me. \n\nEDIT:no not literally me ",
">There is also no evidence that manspreading is a product of the patriarchy meant to impose male ego around the guy doing it.\n\nWhere the hell did that come from all of the sudden?",
"What is right > cringe factor, always. Also, humans are funny, she probably never thought it was weird for you grabbing her, after the situation came to full light.\n\nWe are used to being surprised and momentarily frightened, its easy and automatic for those feelings to get forgotten by kindness.\n\nDont ever regret saving a life.",
"I would force her to do whatever I want",
"> who \"threw\" her stuff on the floor and how she's \"doing me a favor\" by not calling the cops.\n\nGee, I wonder who the security footage will support.\n",
"Let's all agree that being terrible isn't limited to either gender, and also that neither is defined by the worst among us.",
"\"Honey I don't judge. Can you put him on the floor for a while? I'll be getting off soon.\"",
"They should. Anyone who doesn't is a massive cock who is counting on everyone else to be too timid to assert themselves. ",
"It's illegal here as well so my analogy was flawed. As are most analogies.",
"When I used to take the bus, I used to walk an extra half mile or so for an earlier stop. Free workout and avoiding seathoarders!\n\nStopped taking bus due to the (potential) cold/cough I was contracting from a full bus :(",
"There are several people standing that we can see. Looks like at least two.",
"Something else we can all get angry at together!",
"Put it on the fucking floor dipshit, don't do that.",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYHNMLcHHnE",
"i HATE when bags are left on the subway seats. i don't know that it's worse by half than manspreading, and also, men leave bags on subway seats too. but FUCK i HATE this. i always make them move their bags and force myself next to them.",
"i'm not. if they pretend to not hear me i start to sit down where their stuff is - they move their stuff pretty fast then.",
"Agreed. I've literally fallen asleep during my commute and a few times someone had to wake me up to get in or out of their seat on a bus. I might have been startled, but I apologized for falling asleep, I didn't get angry at them. What were they supposed to do? Miss their stop and stay on until I woke up? And I've woken up a few other commuters too for the same reason.",
"I wish I felt attacked enough to passively aggressively post whiny shit like this\n\n",
"Thought it was about the girl putting up her legs and almost showing her lady parts. Imagine a dude doing this. ",
"this wasnt the way you wanted to figure out ya got small junk, was it?",
"You're an innovator, this worked great, thanks. The thing that made this even better was after I folded it, I pulled the little cord holder all the way up. Only works for Iphone headphones or I guess others that have that.",
"I like how his is upvoted and yours is downvoted... goddamn there's so many fucking morons ",
"Thems ain't bags, thems are comphy-cushions",
"Yes, those manly legs are atrocious :-)",
"???",
"Has nothing to do with it. That someone would spread out like that require you to ask is very inconsiderate.\n\nNot to mention to fact some women would accuse you of sexual harrasment or assault for touching them. No, I'm not kidding.",
"\n>I cross my legs without even thinking. \n\nYou know that a lot of guys physically can't cross their legs [the way girls do](https://i.imgur.com/nLxEkuw.jpg), right? ",
"On the one hand, she should definitely have put her bags on the floor. On the other hand, maybe she needs personal space. Maybe she had a bad day. It's not that big of a deal to stand and grab onto a pole. ",
"men are so offended by being called out, they will take the opportunity to call anyone else a bitch or hoe. ",
"Broad-coasting.",
"How is this incel related? Lol incels are insane but this isn't an insane thing to complain about.",
"There's that, or the main reason I do it on the bus, that being the circumstances where my femurs are too long to go fully perpendicular to the seat ahead of me while I'm in the seat. ",
"There's literally nothing you can't say to make her move it without her coming off as a failure of a human being. You can just start to sit down and say \"excuse me\" and it'll still be her fault if you sit on something. You can just stand next to her with 1 eyebrow raised and say \"really bitch?\" and she'll still be the rude one. ",
"I’m sure this is man’s fault too. She doesn’t feel safe so we “made her do it”. Remember this guys, everything is our fault. Everything, no exceptions. ",
"The earphones, the sunglasses, the body language are all the absolute clearest signs possible that she doesn't want communication. That shouldn't stop someone asking her, but don't act like this is all just some misunderstanding. She knows exactly what she's doing. If you don't understand body language at all and think you need a PhD to understand it then that's your issue, because it couldn't be any clearer in this pic. ",
"If your concern is that some people are too shy/uncomfortable to sit beside you then you should recognize that some are possibly too shy/uncomfortable to talk to you. Especially if you're listening to music and making your best efforts to look away. Sometimes good manners require you to absorb a little discomfort. ",
"Manspreadig is not a real thing..we have balls and usually have bigger legs than most women ",
"I would be putting the bags on the floor myself. Inconsiderate woman.",
"You threw the wrong bitch out the window.",
"If you really want to make a point, just knock all her shit off the seat and sit down. That seat is not for your bags. Just note, you might end up looking like a dick and making a scene. ",
"I don't get it.. ",
"Plus we cant sit our balls on our lap out of the way! ",
"And when that doesn't work I just sit on their stuff.",
"Uhhhh..\n\nSit in seat and put things in appropriate place.\nDead easy and nobody knows you're a selfish prick😊",
"Such a cocky move that you have to respect it. What an alpha",
"Us americans aint so nice ",
"Whoosh",
"It's ok, reddit is filled with socially awkward people who seem to think a simple question involving sovial interaction is a large chore.",
"You are wise.",
"Happy Day!",
"I can't speak for everyone but it's more the principle of what she's doing that's annoying. Yeah you can and should ask her to move her shit, but it's extremely selfish to throw your stuff on the seat next to you then dip out from reality as if that seat is yours for good.",
"This is when I wish I had a grandma. Just so we can go on the subway, and troll people for fun. \"oh all of your bags are there.. Mind if I sit?\" ",
"Dude this is all kinds of sad. Work on that self esteem. ",
"Im actually ok with this until they started calling out manspreading. You're tired and she doesn't want to deal with some guy potentially sidling up next to her when she's got bags in her arms",
"I think millennials get a bad rap because our group of shitty people are just louder than other generations groups",
"\"Welcome to the real world, jackass!\"",
"I’m just trying to imagine the utopia where I can use the term “Pardon me” in the NYC subway system without causing any confusion.",
"You left out the part where she told him off, making him run off the train, and then all the other people on the subway train stood up and applauded her bravery.",
"This perpetuation of the matriarchy will not stand! She literally replaces Men's bodies with capitalist commodification. Down with the matriarchy! Man power! \n\n\n/s /s /s",
"Lol, that's not even close to what I would consider a full train.",
"He's a guy I'm pretty sure he can knock her out.",
"Had a similar transaction on a Southwest flight. Some asshole decided his sandwich needed its own seat. I asked the woman that was sitting next to it if she was saving that seat, she replied no and that it was the gentlman's sandwich about 2 rows back and they were not together. I picked up the sandwich and threw it on the ground and sat down. I then hear a \"what the fuck\" a few seats back to which I reply, \"your fucking sandwich didn't pay for a seat on this flight.\" The stewerdess overheard the whole thing and just started cracking up laughing.",
"Bags, move them... derp.",
"I don’t want to touch it either but it was in my seat. ",
"thanks for the reminder?",
"Public transport sucks ",
"Do I think that every man I don't know is trying to feel me up/hit on me/rape and murder me? No, I don't think that of every man. \n\nBut it's a possibility. And men are - in general - physically, biologically stronger than women, and so even though I don't consider myself a typical \"target\" due to my outward demeanor and stature, I'm still on guard. Most men are kind and don't want to hurt women. I have nothing but nice men in my life. But if a man is a stranger, it doesn't matter what he looks like - he could want something from me, and unless armed somehow...I can do very little to stop him from taking it. This ranges from him wanting to have a conversation and me not being confident enough to tell him to leave me alone - or for fear of being seen as a bitch or that he will get angry and hurt me, to him wanting to rape me and me not having the strength or a weapon to defend myself.\n\nI shouldn't be afraid when I walk into a gas station alone and I'm the only woman. But then one of the men looks at me and smiles, and continues to watch me and try to catch my eye as I get my coffee and crackers, and tries to get me to talk to him as I'm in line to pay. \n\nClearly he thinks I'm attractive, and though perhaps his behavior seems \"harmless,\" and he's just trying to be friendly to a pretty girl, I'm a woman, alone, just trying to get gas and a snack and be on my way, and if he wanted to he could follow me to my car and harass me and maybe worse. Do I think he will? Probably not. But the \"Maybe\" is what makes women fearful. It's not that we think all strange men *will* hurt us, it's that they *could.* And that's terrifying. ",
"How long are the hairs on your neck? ",
"I would just dump that shit on the floor. I'm not speaking hypothetically. I have done that (well, not on the floor, I put their bags in their laps).",
"Honestly it's probably just a defense mechanism against creepers. She may fully expect a totally normal person to ask to sit there and be totally cool with it.",
"This isn't a gender thing - ignorance exists in all forms.",
"I know you're being sarcastic, still, for the people who really believe that bullshit, lemme explain. We men \"manspread\" because we have a sack hanging out the body and it's our *default* most comfortable position while sitting. We do it instinctively. Just like how you hold a pen, or grab a glass. It's natural for us.\n\nIt does ***not*** mean anything else. You *can* ask us to close up to make space for you. We'll comply. It's not the end of the world, we can manage. \n\nIf some of you think that manspreading is intimidating because \"it focuses on the male sexual parts\", it's *in your head*. You think too much about dicks. Maybe it's time for you to go get a good one and cool off your heat a bit. \n\nJust ask. Just say \"excuse me\". It's simple. We're not beasts. We're not out to get you at every opportunity. We can't foresee nor read your damn minds, either. You want something, you speak. \n\n/Rant. (Sorry guys but this shit happens way too often. I had to let it out.)",
"Someone's a little pretentious lmao ",
"If she's got sunglasses on.. how are you reading her stare? ;) Think about it. Making negative claims about a complete stranger is a fool's gambit. The right way to go about this is to wave in front of the person, people always notice movements like that out of the corner of their eye. Then ask if you can sit next to her. She can't refuse. If she does... simply hand her the bags and take the seat. If someone's refused to free up the seat next to them, they deserve to have their property handed to them to make it free.",
"I made the exact same point in another [comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/dtdhlgb/). It's depressing to see this post being upvoted as much as it is. \n",
"when a guy sits down, usually leans back, and spreads his legs as wide as he can without pulling a groin muscle. This usually results is several seats being made unavailable as they are blocked by his legs. Also, men who do this seem to be oblivious to what they are doing and seldom un-spread. It's all about displaying their manly package - or lack thereof.\n",
"You’re not supposed to drink the bong water. ",
"I think the point is that people can do the exact same thing for \"manspreading\"...\n\nThe point is - women shouldn't need to ask men to close their legs and men shouldn't need to ask women to remove their things from the seat.\n\nEspecially in today's society where even a tap can constitute harassment.",
"You should just knock her stuff off the chair.",
"Yea I'm a guy and sometimes I'll put my stuff next to me if the train is not that crowded. If anyone wants to sit, they'll literally make eye contact and gesture and I'll move my shit. How is this a big deal?",
"I would have just pushed it off the seat and sat down...",
"i'm surprised she didn't have her shit stolen, tbh. completely out to lunch.",
"i do it this way: i point to the seat and say \"excuse me\".\n\ni don't need to ask permission because there is no question that the seats are for people not for your crap. men do this as much as women. \n\n",
"Yeah but 90% of people who claim they give no fucks about anything are just assholes. It's one thing to not let things slow you down, and another to just say \"fuck it\" to all our social conventions. ",
"It's still considered horribly rude.\n\nAssholes pulled this then and they pull it now. You just have more ways of being aware that the assholes are there. ",
"Do whatever you want to them, ladies. My balls are here for your pleasure.",
"Yes. But people are happy to publicly shame men about it for whatever reason. There’s even MTA signs telling guys to chill with the spread, yet bagspreading seems to be a non issue even though it happens just as often. ",
"Significantly, a woman. ",
"Say oh I see you like doing things the hard way. Take her shit and throw it down the bus. When she gets up, sit in her seat. ",
"Well, time to get a 3D printer",
"I can tell you right now everyone prefers to put their bags on a seat rather than the floor 🤷🏽♂️ Like everyone else says all it takes is for someone to ask for the seat and it’s “oh yeah sorry about that” and the shit goes on the floor.\nIt’s really not that deep.",
"Although I agree with this, manspreading is way worse to sit next to imo. A bag touching your leg and taking up your space is a lot better than some random person's leg touching your leg and taking up your space.",
"Very likely the random stranger doesn't give a shit and just put the bag there until somebody else needed it. Stop projecting. ",
"It also says “I’m not really paying attention to my bag”\n\nShame if it went missing. ",
"Every single photo I see of subway travel just reinforces my negative opinion of cities. Tons of fucking people, all looking sad/miserable and ignoring each other",
"Americans are selfish. People here will virtue-signal about how they want to pray for this when tragedy happens, but God forbid you share your seat when the train or whatever is filling up.",
"I don't live in an area where public transportation is the norm but the few times I have ridden I can see the urge to build a protective barrier as a female. That being said, if their are no empty seats you should definitely be respectful of others right to sit there.",
"Then post a picture of her to reddit",
"I mean I do that on the train, but will immediately move my shit if the train is getting full or someone asks to sit down.",
"Why does a woman get the benefit of the doubt and its just \"a lack of awareness\", but when its a man he is being a little sexist? If we are going to turn on men for the shitty social behaviours they do, we get to turn on women as well. Pretty soon we will all be equally at risk of capricious social destruction! EQUALITY!!!",
"You're right but I'd probably, when they say no, say something like \"either you can move your things or I can\". If they don't, welp. Don't think most people would be that unreasonable and be willing to fight me on a bus. Either way that's on them. \n\nOfc I rarely would want a seat badly enough to be willing to put up with the ensuing conflict, but if I ever did that's what would happen.",
"It was mostly a joke. ",
"Don't believe me, IDGAF.",
"Good thing only millennials have ever done that, or you might sound like a douche.",
"You shouldn’t have to ask them for permission, she isn’t entitled to that extra seat. \n\nNext time try, “I need to take that seat”",
">Edit: Sorry I’m offending you with my logic. \n\nTIL logic is defined by an argument based entirely upon unfounded leaps in judgement.",
"Why did nobody suggest this with the whole man spreading controversy that happened? Oh thats right people did and more people barked back saying women shouldn't have to ask that men should just not man spread. I think I am starting to see the pattern here. ",
"You're already using headphones and a device probably full of mp3s or compressed streamed audio. The audiophile argument against BT headphones falls flat because you're already listening to shit on a shit system.",
"People are being real mean to you in these responses. I'm pretty sure he just means that usually the buses are not that full so he has his stuff there, but there's a plethora of other seats for people to take. Sounds a little antisocial but I'd do something similar. I take Bart here in the bay and usually trains arent full at all. But if it's full or traffic hour that seat can go to whomever wants it, not my bag.",
"This is a girl who's had too many creeps sit next to her",
"Not sure what you mean with this comment. I have ridden it a couple dozen times or so last year and either nearly had an entire car with no one else or it was too packed for someone to take multiple seats. ",
"Same with skirts, and v neck shirts",
"Well, yes. That's what the /s is for. As in end sarcasm.",
"Im just gonna put her shit on the floor in front of her and sit down. ",
"Bagspreading",
"You've had people say no to moving their stuff? I also ride public transportation daily and have never seen someone refuse when asked. ",
"Bagspreading?",
"Yes, the unwritten rule behind it is, everybody likes their space and prefers nobody to sit directly next to them, but when it gets crowded people know not to be a douche about it.",
"Not sure how real it was but I saw a video of a similar situation. Woman wouldn’t move her bags and the older gent asked nicely. Waited until the doors to the subway were about to close and launched them out onto the platform. \n\nShe ran after the bags and doors closed. He sat down and invited the other gent standing there to join him - a seat just opened up. \n\n",
"What the hell is manspreading and why hasn't this term died yet",
"That car is definitely not packed",
"In a relationship a women thinks you should \"know\" when something is wrong; they shouldn't have to tell you.\n\nSo why doesn't she \"know\" something is wrong here? Besides this just being common sense/courtesy...",
"So we are supposed to take it? As a native absolutely not. Someone needs to tell them. Everyone is afraid to say anything anymore, that’s how this behavior is rewarded. Not to mention it’s a rule of the MTA. Seats are for humans not your fucking purse or shopping bag. Take a fucking Uber a princess.",
"I can see myself doing that, but then I would be quite embarrassed when she made a scene about it and other people would look on.... I hate that feeling....",
"I like to start conversations with women like this. ",
"You guys are doing it all wrong. You don't ask in the first place. I've had a guy with his backpack next to him and I just turn around and slowly sat down. He grabbed his bag so fast lol",
"Please teach me your secrets. Thinking of consequences and other people is exhausting.",
"damn you're right, it's impossible to communicate with her like this. better sit on the ground",
"Knock that shit right to the ground.\n\nWhat's she gonna do? Hit you? Dumb bitch.",
"Lol what? Or it is sunny outside and she is listening to music because music is better than listening to nothing?",
"I once did the same, putting a girl's bags on the floor. The girl was constantly going on about how long a train ride she had ahead of her, which was actually three hours shorter than mine. She lost it the moment I put in my ear buds to filter all the drivel out.",
"Seriously, I mean now I'm pissed off about people being pissed off about nothing. It's gotten that bad.",
"Bitch nesting?",
"Same. I carry a lot with me including textbooks and a laptop, and it never even crossed my mind to set them on a seat that someone might want to use.",
"Done.",
"> Maybe she'd already offered the seat to the standing guy. Maybe the standing guy had just wandered into the carriage and she just didn't see or hear him. Maybe she'd be happy to move her bags if someone asked her.\n\nFirst off- no one should have to ask her. Seats are for people, not for packages.\n\nSecond- what if the person standing has an anxiety disorder and can't bring themselves to talk to a stranger- they should be punished for this person's utter lack of manners?\n\nThird- what about the delays this causes? Someone gets on the bus or train, has to ask her to move her stuff, has to wait for her to move her stuff, and all the while other people are waiting to get on but can't. Now multiply this by dozens of people and dozens of stops. Pretty soon you understand some of the delays.\n\n> In any case, the carriage doesn't seem busy with people.\n\nIt's NYC- that car can go from empty to full in one stop.\n\n> And train floors are not generally very clean.\n\nCities aren't very clean and you're worried about a subway car floor? The cars are cleaned every night at the yards, including mopping the floors. Besides- you think that seat a bum was sleeping on is any cleaner? You think poles everyone holds onto aren't covered in germs?\n\n> And it's really not difficult to ask someone to move some bags so you can sit.\n\nThat's not the point. They should not have to ask and even having to ask causes delays. It's rude and inconsiderate.",
"No way some one could ever over react towards a male for being a male. That never happens.",
"Well to be fair, shaming online is likely to get more people to change their behavior than just talking to a single offender.",
"You know what I see here? I see an attractive young woman with a scowl on her face, with earbuds in, with a defensive body posture (hands crossed, legs drawn up...). What does that mean to me? It means that, yes, she could just be a dick and not care about other people ... but it could mean that if she doesn't put barriers between her and other people she gets harassed. Metros, subways, and other forms of public transit are notorious for being places where random guys rub up against you and hit on you. She may just be fucking tired of unwanted and unsolicited advances... ",
"It's like a Thought Catalog article leader: \"How I Stuck It To the Man And Found My Inner Tiger\"\n",
"We're officially at the point where people are so awkward they'd rather block up a seat than have somebody sit near them.",
">I'm literally sitting like that right now? My calves aren't touching but that's pretty much my default sitting position? \n\nCool. Could you point to where I said \"every guy\"? \n\n>Let me know un-masculine it is by questioning my penis size in the reply. \n\nCute. ",
"Yea but that requires a little bit of awareness about yourself. \n\nUnfortunately, this is a person, and people are notoriously bad for having zero social awareness on public transportation.",
"I just realized this is /r/pics and not /r/nyc\n\nI was wondering why anyone react like that",
"Her neurosis is her own problem.",
"Point at the seat, say \"I need to sit\" and if they don't move their things move them for them. Grow a set and stand up for yourself.",
"Man the last tine i was on the bus was 6 months ago and sone pregnant woman came on and no one moved at all. I immediately stood up and offered my seat. Sone other asshat who was standing immediately took it. I was floored. Called him out and made him get up so she could sit down. I have NEVER seen anything like it. She actually seemed shocked someone would give up a seat let alone defend the seat for her.\n\nI agree with you. We're in a time where decency seems to have been abandoned.",
"Clickbait title and clickbait content. Here is your clickbait comment!",
"That car is not packed",
"Tell her to move it? ",
"oh no, forced? you poor soul.",
"Oh man I really wanted to sexually assault this girl but a bag is in the next seat over. Maybe another day.",
"Tamponning. Or better yet, maxipad - wingspreading ",
"THats nice they were blocking a seat which is not allowed by most transit rules so they can flip[ shit all they want when it comes time to have something done about it they will be the ones in trouble.",
"I’ll bet she thinks you’re supposed to stand on the left on escalators and walk on the right, too",
"Canada follows the same public transit etiquette as Germany, the Netherlands and many other countries I'd assume. Even so, it's fine until someone actively tries to ignore you or refuses if it's full. In fact, it shouldn't be up to someone to ask her to move the bag if the bus a full.",
"Also everyone seems to think this person is immediately an asshole. Maybe they're just a little introverted and don't want to talk to people. Just like everyone here whose shitting on her. Honestly, go up, ask nicely if you can have that seat, you'll probably get a seat. It's not hard.",
"Would someone actually move it to the floor? Touching other peoples stuff seems risky but she's probably breaking an actual rule as well as being a shitty person. ",
"Close. It's called douche-baguetting.",
"Fuck that \n\"Bitch please, move out the way\" \n\nSpeaking as some one who gets rush hour train 2 times a day. My patience for this shit is 0. Either move your shit, or I'll do it for you.",
"\"Excuse me. May I place my bags on this seat?\"\n\n\"No, you may not.\"\n\nPretending to open imaginary bag, \"Oh dear, it looks like this bag is empty. I'm fresh out of fucks to give.\"\nThrow imaginary bag to the ground along with all real bags. Then sit down.\n",
"Oh geez! Well then I guess you lose. When someone puts on headphones and looks the other way, only a full grown adult would have the guts to calmly ask her if they could sit down. ",
"Idk why people do this. I'm too scared my shit will get stolen, I sit with it between my legs with one strapped wrapped around ",
"Experience the magic of bluetooth.",
"They really have been entitled for the last thousand years. Damn agriculture. ",
"Easy, just dont give too much of a fuck earlier so you have some left over when you cruise home by sundown.",
"Would you find it weird if some random guy responded to you with \"Is it bad that merely the stament \"I'm a girl\" has me turned on right now 😯\n\"?\n\nYour answer probably lies somewhere there.",
"It's just selfish people...",
"I bet you enjoy life.",
"No. You were just really random and out of the blue. It's like I took you to meet my mom and we were sitting around the table having dinner, and my dad says \"As a man...\" and you come out of nowhere and go \"I'm horny now\". It's weird, you know?",
"In both situations it's the person wanting to sit's fault for not communicating. People aren't mind readers, if you want something you have to communicate.",
"> I think \"manspreading\" is worse for women riders because it can feel threatening to sit down in the personal space of a man who has shown they don't respect social boundaries.\n\nWhat the fuck am I reading lol...",
"Dude. Yikes. Why?",
"Sssssssssssssso?\n\n",
"they're pointing something out, why is it that people are assuming they didn't ask her to move her bags? It's entirely possible they could have done both things. Is it not right to point out when people are behaving badly?",
"I am a woman and I would be grateful if someone helped me out like that.",
"That's not fair I just woke up.",
"So you're saying we should shame them in person instead? I mean I guess doing both is good.",
"> waiving \n---\n> Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).\n\nUmm I'd prefer to wave my hand instead.",
"> I'm too old to deal with this millennial-entitled crap.\n\nPlease, this isn't a millennial thing, this is an entitled arsehole thing, it doesn't matter what age the person is.\n\nI got on a train just last week, lots of people standing up in the door ways, and I'm not one for standing on a train for half an hour, I went down the carriage and there were 4 middle aged women taking up 2 seats each, all sat on the aisle seat with their bags on the window seat.\n\nSo I said \"folks, would one of you mind if I sat down please? It's been a long day\", 2 of them completely ignored me, one started turning her head very slowly, and the other reluctantly lifted her bags and shifted her fat ass to let me sit down.\n\nI always get a seat on a train because I'm not afraid of asking people to move their shit, and I especially love fucking with people that think the train is a mobile office and will take up an entire 4-seater table with their folders and laptops and shit.\n\nYou know how some people play music from their phones on public transport? I would love to pull out my phone and start playing shitty Grindcore really loud just so they get the message. I'm not that much of an arsehole though and know it would annoy everyone else around. I'm also not entirely sure how that would go.",
"I live in a city in the US and it is the same. 99 percent of the time you don't even need to ask, just pause by the seat, maybe gesture, and people move their stuff. ",
"I feel so conflicted. You’re both right. They’re being anti-social by leaving their stuff there and at the same time I’m being anti-social by not addressing the situation. Can’t point the finger when I’m also at fault. ",
"Bitches bags would be either under my big, manly white ass or crashing to the floor. Self centered, ignorant beeeeeeyatch.",
"It's like plenty of other social bullshit floating around. There are fringe cases where guys will spread to an unnecessary extent, then extremists looking to be relevant to the world take this and turn it into a bigger deal than it really is. This is followed by guys overreacting to their overreaction which allows the cycle of bullshit to continue onward. ",
"Honest question, since every girlfriend I've had kept a small bag, but what do you fucking have to keep in a bag bigger than book bag?\n\nThe two women here could literally fit 2+ babies in their bags. What could you possibly fucking need for a simply day around town? \n\nMoney, tampons, and some make up is like, all you need. Maybe a bottle of pamprin or some shit. I just don't get why you need 5 changes of clothes and a tommy gun in your purse. ",
"I didn’t even get what he was complaining about until I read this. ",
"Rather not have to deal with the sexual harassment accusation...",
"The floor is laaaavaaaaa! ",
"Yet one is officially recognized by the MTA and the other is not. ",
"LMAO what are you getting pissy about? It's a random picture of a random situation.\n\nHere's what I see in this thread - sputtering self-righteous \"red pill\" rage from under-developed schlubs who jump at any chance to bitch about women, and who'd rather nurse their personal bitterness than imagine a scenario where they'd have to deal with another human being.",
"And way more numerous.",
"I feel like the burden to ask should not be on the person who wants a seat. The person taking two seats for themselves automatically force you to have an unnecessary interaction with a stranger which can be stressful. It's not like they paid for two seats!",
"I just gotta say I completely believe your story. Honestly you're lucky you even got a response :l",
"Yes. Yes you can",
"No. Its worse. I'd rather someone set up clear boundaries then fan there dick out.",
"She's wearing headphones so she can act like she can't hear you and she's staring away so she can say she didn't know you were asking if she gets confronted. Douche-bagging indeed.",
"You’ve actually asked someone not to spread their legs so much? That’s quite a different question than “can I sit there?”",
"Not only that - our legs attach to our hips differently.",
"*David Attenborough voice*\n\nSome creatures rattle their tales. Others arch their backs and hiss. This is how the young human female says, \"leave me alone, do not touch\"\n",
"By who? Just because it was posted by somebody doesn't mean it is accepted as manspreading across the board. ",
"I feel like you’re used to asking that question, usually with your pants off. Please don’t fetishize me. ‘#timesup",
"GET OUT THE WAY",
"Let them be angry, Don't allow someone else being in a bad mood effect yours if they are unhappy fuck them its their own fault for taking up multiple seats in the first place.",
"A douchebag is a company Jon olsson anyone?",
"Wow some great logic. Be my friend ",
"If you need help raping you're probably not cut out for the job.",
"they said they would move it if it was a full bus....",
"My friend usually asks loudly, “hey, does your bag have a ticket?”",
"She barely wears pants",
"Just sit on her bag",
"> If it's rush hour and you know it'll be busy, don't even bother taking up the extra spot as someone will soon ask for you to move it.\n\nThat is certainly true, at the same time though I no one is taking the seat next to me I put my stuff down, even though the bus might still be full. Its just not worth it sitting with all your stuff in your hands (instead of your phone / tablet) for the off chance that someone will want to sit there that enters at the next few stations. Especially since again that person can just do so after you moved your stuff away again. \n\n> why ask someone for something which is not theirs in the first place?\n\nAgain, the point is you are not really asking someone for something, you instead make your intentions known that you want to sit on the seat that isn't occupied by a human. You just use the question form to do so because its social norm / more polite. \n\nSame as when someone blocks your way in the grocery store. You not really asking if they can stop blocking the space they don't own, you just inform them that they block you from passing by. Doing so in a question is just more socially acceptable than shooting \"move bitches, I am walking here!\".",
"It's just the new \"kids these days.\" It has always been and always will be, just with different labels. ",
"This is commonly encountered by minority males due to historic racism and oppression and is reinforced by white women.\n\nThe fact that you deny it reinforces historic racism and systemic discrimination that men of color face.\n\nThis is my lived reality - don't dismiss it.\n",
"Meh, nothing a gravity assisted flying dropkick won't fix. ",
"\\#myshouldertoo",
"The only time that behavior is justified is when ignoring some chuff trying to cut into the lane you've patiently queued in through two or more traffic signal rotations.",
"Sit on the bag then ",
"Push her shit out of the way onto the floor and sit... But hey im a big ass dude so id be surprised if someone actually told me no.",
"Yes, we never really know for sure whether it's obliviousness or passive-aggresiveness. I try to give the person the benefit of the doubt by telling them, \"I'd like to sit, please\". I generally get one of the two following reactions:\n\n1) Person was oblivious, apologizes and moves bags\n\n2) Person is passive-aggressive and gives me some attitude.\n\nMost of the time I can handle passive-aggressiveness by ignoring it. Occasionally I feel like that may be what makes me finally snap as I try to strangle the person while singing the theme song to Green Acres. When my threshold for bs is that bad, I'll stand, rather than risk escalating a confrontation.",
"Why spend money on a gimmick when you can just learn to properly wrap cables.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/KZ4ZKkJ_HxE",
"The fix is simple: \"please move your bags, I'd like to sit there.\"",
"I used to get mad at people who did this. \n\nNow I thank them. They’ve saved that seat *just for me!*",
"Our fear of social interaction is so strong that we would rather call these things social injustices than just politely remind someone to be courteous. ",
"Bizarre is strange, a bazaar is a market",
"I feel 100% comfortable asking someone to move their bag off the seat, and I do it all the time. I do not feel at all comfortable asking a man sitting next to me to close their legs. ",
"Too bad good parenting wasn't numerous",
"tumblrinas",
"Unwanted advances is unwanted advances, bro. Stop creepin’",
"You are so oppressed.",
"I've seen this happen where it was a young Asian girl (Chinese student) and a very pregnant woman. The pregnant woman pointed to the seat with the students bags and said \"I'm going to sit there\" the student shook her head and said \" no this is for my bags sorry\" so the woman sat on her bags\".\n\n\n\nNo one clapped but some people smirked probably ",
"You are dismissing my lived reality.\n\nThat is oppressive.",
"so then sitting next to a man who has spread out a little us as easy as asking him to scoot in a little and not something to raise as the gear feminist issue of our times as well.",
"That's when you say \"don't worry I'll hold your bags for you\", grab them and sit. I bet she takes them back. ",
"She could have gotten on the train when it was not packed, then as shes moving and looking out the window with her headphones on, thinking about who knows what, the train started to fill up without her noticing. That wouldn't be rude imo. ",
"Literally every generation has to deal with the one before them talking shit about them, hell even Socrates talked shit about the generation after him. It's a tale as old as humanity.",
"Maybe you have no balls.",
"Wow the nerves on that bitch. ",
"Honestly though, my hips are so tight they naturally move to an open position.",
"Manspreading is almost exclusive to men. Putting a bag on the seat next to you is not exclusive to women. I've seen plenty of men putting bags on the seats next to them. Either way, both problems can be solved by asking the person if you can sit there.",
"You shouldn't take up more room than you paid for, nor should you put the burden of interacting with strangers onto the people you've forced to stand.\n\nSome people don't like confrontations so they wouldn't ask even if they were uncomfortable. People like you take advantage of that and it's not cool.",
"I hope you're a troll",
"\\m/",
"this photo appears to be on the San Francisco MUNI Metro system. i'd further speculate that its the N Judah line. the intended destination is likely Golden Gate Park or possibly all the way to Ocean Beach.\n\nmost of these old Boeing cars (with the 70s orange color scheme which were surplus from Boston) have been replaced years ago.",
"It's a purse, not the Great Wall.",
"Context: I'm 6'5 and 240 lbs former linebacker.\n\nOn the Metro extremely tired and recovering from surgery. A young lady doing this while many people are standing.\n\nI politely asked her to move her belongings because I need to sit. She looks at me then looks away back into the window like the lady in the picture. \n\nI warn her i'm going to sit down in 10 seconds regardless of her response.\n\nSit down, Squash all her groceries.\n\nShe has the most hysterical look on her face and screams. I proceed to put on my sunglases and earbuds and listen to my jams.\n\nThe end.\n\n",
"I would have turned my whole body to face her and then just stare at her and not look away. ",
"I like to end conversations with women like this.",
"Then she's a sharia blue shill \n\nedit: /s obviously ",
"And when she grabs the bag to stop you from moving it?",
"I'd just moved the bags myself and sit. She knows what she's doing here, and she's staring out the window so people won't bother her.",
"That's some proper problem solving language right there",
"I have a pretty large set myself and can sit quite comfortably like her. ",
"I'm always amazed at this whenever i see pictures. I've never seen it in real life. If i haven't seen the pictures, i wouldn't believe that people actually do it. I don't know if it's a cultural thing or what, in Turkey, i've never seen it in my 33 years of existence. I don't know if i'm more surprised about the act itself or the fact that other people accept it and do nothing about it. I bet if someone did this here, the whole subway would curse them out. It wouldn't even come to that, as soon as all the seats are taken, someone would ask that woman to move her bag so they can sit. Why do people accept this, i don't get it...",
"Being out in public doesn’t mean she’s consented to being photographed and put online, this isn’t a picture from Facebook. Would you say the same if someone started photographing your child cause the parents have taken them out in public? ",
"Yeah, if it’s the dead time then I’ll certainly put my stuff on a seat. Occasionally I’m carrying too much to comfortably hold on my lap, and I’ve ended up with a bag soaked in someone’s soda on the floor. A couple times I have put my heavy stuff on an aisle seat next to someone, and stood next to it holding the bar. Yeah, my stuff is in a seat, but personally I’m still only taking up one. ",
"I'm not even sure if it's because we're \"louder\", or if it's because we have the strongest social media presence. \n\nOutside of the internet, I'm pretty sure millennials are nowhere near as bad as the previous generation can be. Nearly every negative interaction I've had with strangers in real life have been people my parent's age. People my age can be really stupid, but it's not that common to run into the \"hyper-entitled special snowflake\" like the stereotype would make it seem",
"Ma'amspreading.",
"So she draws attention to herself by being openly rude? That's a weird way to go about it.",
"“Don’t mansplain what to do with my own property, it’s not your train”",
"# Manspreading doesn’t take up two seats",
"I just keep an eye out once the train starts to get full and there's a dwindling number of seats. If it starts to get obvious someone's likely to address me to ask for a seat, I fend that shit off by pre-emptively moving my stuff. ",
"Last time I tried to give a fuck about social conventions I ended up walking into the wrong hall. I was very confused by all the fur-suits.",
"You can try the same thing when you see someone with their legs spread.*\n\nFTFY",
"She is breaking a rule.\n\nhttp://gothamist.com/2010/01/26/nypd_crackdown_on_subway_riders_usi.php\n\nThat said she doesn't look like a crazy homeless person that will gut-stab you, I'd say you're safe asking her to move it, tapping her on the shoulder if she doesn't acknowledge, and pushing it off the seat if she refuses.",
"For all we know there are a bunch of empty seats available. 100% manufactured outrage.",
"> I shouldn't have to ask anyone for the seat.\n\nWhy not? Why is it that problematic to voice a three word question that isn't even a real question but a statement? Its not like you have to beg anyone. \n\nIf a few chatting people block your space you are also asking if they can move to the side / if you can pass. That is also a public space.",
"Fyck youuu",
"The ones who are a problem are the creeps- who sit next to you and then spread their legs as wide as they can. Getting crushed into a window because some random guy decided they wanted full body contact is so not what I signed up for when I got on a bus or train.",
"I assumed she’d been harassed in the past because she probably has - most women have. That’s a very easy assumption to make. The comments in this thread mostly condemn her without further thought and generally rub me the wrong way, because most here are assuming she’s just a bitch. She could have had a bad experience in the past, or *maybe she’s more approachable than you think*, or she’s a bitch. Why jump to the bitch assumption? That’s my question here.\n\nI don’t know what pictures you’re referring to - my comment is based on personal experience with guys who have been very rude about open legs (think over two shoulder widths apart). I think the majority of feminists are reasonable when it comes to this issue, or at least *that is my experience as a woman who interacts with other women regularly*.",
">I support almost all tenants of 3rd wave feminism\n\n> but this Radfem shit that makes out the average man to be a predator is so laughably stupid. \n\nPick one, not both. 3rd wave is basically a blight on the world. 2nd and 1st wave had something to fight for, the 3rd waves are just crying about anything and everything they can.\n\n\n",
"No need. You're already incredibly self-conscious about it.",
"Holy shit, I’ve never realised it before but I legit can’t sit cross legged at all without pain. Not fat or anything either. ",
"That looks like something Nickelodeon would send you in a contest.\n\nAlso, it actually works. Pretty cool. ",
"Wait...these are fake??",
"Here in Ontario, GO Transit just published a free book [(Link to free PDF version)](http://www.gotransit.com/etiquettefail/Etiquette_Book.pdf) about transit ettiquette. It's a humorous take on it, but it shows that this kind of thing is a problem everywhere.",
"Wow, you’re so brave and great. Pat yourself on the back... some more.",
"It might be easier for women to cross their legs, but women's legs don't naturally close when sitting, tf? It's drilled into our heads to not sit with legs open because that's \"unladylike\" + common curtesy on public transport.. ",
"The real life tip is in the comments!",
"You think this is bad? I was in a courthouse/Sheriff’s waiting room to get my fingerprints done for my nursing license. There were five seats in an L shape. My husband and my sons car seat we’re on the two seats forming the bottom part of the L. I was sitting in the first seat in the long part next to my hubby. A woman comes in and sits in the seat right next to me rather than the empty farthest one. No biggie for me that she sits right next to me until I went to turn in the form i was filling out. When I came back to my seat lady had placed her phone in my chair. The chair right next to my husband where I had been sitting when she came in. I waited a min in case she just sat it down for a second and when she made no move to pick up her phone so i could resume my seat, my husband politely asked her to move her phone so I could sit. She snatched her phone up in a huff rolling her eyes and THEN moved to the last empty seat that placed an empty chair between us. When another lady came in and sat in that empty seat Miss Rude Ass literately shoved herself and her seat halfway across the room away from the new lady in another huff. ",
"It's more that the shittiness is broadcast far and wide in real time now. It used to be you'd go home and tell your spouse about some asshole you dealt with, now we get on whatever platform you desire and tell 50 to 5000 people about it as it's happening. ",
"THIS RIGHT HERE!!!! I hate so much that people don't realize this. letting someone get away with being a tool like this just encourages and reinforces the action. I could see this girl getting upset because \"this is what she always does and no one else has ever asked her to move\" As if the very fact no one has ever called out their bullshit makes it ok.",
"Are you a fucking incel mate? This sounds like something straight out of Elliot Roger's manifesto.",
"Yes. It's just as stupid as those complaints.",
"Why should we assume people are going to sit down? People place bags on the chairs beside them because it's convenient. You have the ability to ask if they can move their stuff ",
"Really? Because the vast majority is people harping on others not just asking them to move their shit.",
"If you see something, say something. \n\nUnattended bags!!! Poor woman doesn’t even realize it. ",
"The shoulder tap is very effective. It's what I usually do. But I have good hygiene and am a small woman so I'm pretty non-threatening. I imagine some people do this to protect themselves from people because they feel threatened and that's why they lash out.",
"why do you cringe? she was cool with it which means it must have been appropriate.",
"I like womanspreading ",
"Nah fuck that just move the bags",
"Hold on, is this technically correct, or actually correct?\n\nEdit - cos I wanna try it.. but is this a troll account... hmmm",
"I actually purposely man spread for other people so that my legs aren't jutting into the walking lane",
"Nah people always shit on the youngest adult/teen generation",
"[I sat down next to a lady once, and complimented her on her purse. There was nothing creepy at all about it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh29VJ504nc)",
"Wait were there other seats?\nIf so why are you moving her stuff when there's room?",
">Pretty sure they can. They just choose not to. Unless \"most guys\" are obese or hyper muscular. \n\nGuess I must be obese or hyper muscular then because I can't comfortably get my legs much further crossed than resting one on the other at a 90° angle. ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯\n\nIt may come as a shock, but not everyone is physically the same as you. ",
"Indeed. Way too few children have been on the receiving end of spankings in the late eighties and early nineties.",
"I just bought a pair of airpods, Life changer... no more untangling headphones ",
"Yeah. Last guy to tap me on the shoulder like that was trying to tell me how much he wanted to go fuck me. \n\nHe was the second to be gross like that in one day. \n\nThere's a reason we pop in headphones and look away. Most of our interaction with strangers goes really poorly. \n\nBtw, she's being a total ass by spreading out like that, I'm just saying there's a reason we're so distant in public. New York isn't a nice place for a girl. \n\nEdit:\nAnd the downvotes remind me that Reddit isn't either. ",
"This user doesn't live in a city.",
"I have witnessed females refuse saying “where am I supposed to put it?!?” or other lame responses. ",
" you know the dude in the shorts is still trying to hit on her. ",
"Then she goes home and does a YouTube vlog about almost being murdered on the subway. ",
"I've had to tell people that I cant move my legs before. I'm a tall guy and on some buses, I literally can't fit without tucking my legs at weird angles. Same with planes. ",
"Why put bags there in the first place?",
"but this is fine because it's a woman protecting herself from evil men /s \n\n\n(oh I am going to get HELL for this) ",
"I don’t wanna get involved in whatever issue you have with op and your penis size but I just wanna say that as a physically normal guy I can’t sit like this at all.",
"They do this shit at work. \n\nYou should see the look on their faces when I say, \"What're you a house cat?\"",
"Then walk.",
"Just do as theFonz\nhttps://images.bonanzastatic.com/afu/images/e341/8fdb/8c39_4242550654/s-l1600_thumb200.jpg ",
"I'm 6'4, if I tried sitting where she's sitting I'd have not choice but to manspread. ",
"BT sounds fine if you rip your audio from youtube, maybe. ",
"ITT: omg just ask her to move her stuff.\n\nIn a manspreading thread: omg men are the fucking worst.",
"If they didn't, they would know there is a high chance you just sit on it.",
"> Next time try, \"can I sit there?\"\n\nWhy should anyone have to ask?\n\nFirst off- it's a seat for people not packages.\n\nSecond- what if the person who's standing has an anxiety disorder and can't bring themselves to ask? Should they be denied a seat because this person has no manners?\n\nThird- what about the time it takes to ask this person to move their crap, have them move it, and then sit down? (Especially when multiplied by 20 people). Instead of being able to board the train quickly and efficiently- we have to wait while this person moves their crap to free up the space. Then people wonder why there are delays.\n\nI literally watch the last one happen every single day on my express bus between Queens and Manhattan. Someone has crap on their seat, someone else boards, has to ask them to move it, has to wait while they move it, and the whole time people are waiting to board the bus.",
"Fucking cunts",
"Yeah we shouldn't assume anything from body language or non-verbal cues",
"then don't live in a large city with mass transit.",
"He looks like the type of lady that would get mad at man spreading.",
"You can print things at shapeways for pretty cheap and pickup in person in Long Island City.",
"the thing about me spreading my legs is i am fully aware of it. I'm overweight, not obese yet, but i'm fat(im working on it). if i close my legs, and sorta squish my nuts using my fat thighs, it gets uncomfortable, body heat builds up faster, it gets sweaty, and my scrotum is sticks to my thigh for the whole ride, and that nasty sweat line on the seat when you stand up. fat people, you know what i'm talking about. i have to have an at least 30° groin angle for the minimum optimal air flow:heat release:sweat evaporation(if i closed my legs earlier) ratio. granted, i can be pretty liberal with the angle, but when the bus stops, i always close my legs enough to not intrude the other seat. if i unintentionally manspreads, well I'm sorry, the balls gotta breath. they're sensitive to heat and pressure, the 2 thing manspreading relieve. ",
"Looks like I'm in red pill country.",
"Eh. I used to do this when i was on the bus. All someone had to do was ask to sit and id move my crap. I always got on when the bus was empty then get lost in my music or a book. Someone would finally get my attention and id realize how full the bus was and then move my stuff. The empty seat is a convenience and i abuse it until someone else needs it then i inconvenience myself by putting my stuff on my lap ",
"I apologize on behalf of all millennials good sir.",
"Just sit on her shit. People hurry up and grab their bags if you just roll up and go to sit down. ",
"Have done this on a crowded bus in Boston. Not pushed on the floor. Started to move items to there lap, and sat down. Fuck you",
"Only once had someone said no, I then told her I was just being polite in asking her, I was sitting down whether she moved her stuff or not.",
">*Where's my dongle?*\n\nEDIT: Oops, looks like I triggered the iSheep.",
"I feel the fabric of the universe tearing apart by making logical observations like these.\n\n\"Without Manspreading to complain about, were going to have to go back to calling everyone Nazi's\"\n\n\"Uh... Nazi's stopped existing in the mid 1940's...\"\n\n\"No.... NO! My 5 year education was worthless!? NOOOOOOOOO\" ",
"No, it's because were still young, but just now old enough to affect the world. All the problems happen, and then old motherfuckers need a scapegoat.\n\nThat's not to say there aren't shitty millenials, 'cause like you said, there's bad people in every generation. ",
"Now imagine being a large man for whom women will cross the street to avoid walking near and clutch their bag when they're on the same elevator. The results would not be the same.",
"Sure! \"Oh wow, you had your stuff on the seat when other people needed to sit down? That's... really rude, isn't it?\"",
"That train is empty. Who cares?",
"It's the same behavior, yet somehow the guy will be crazy and refuse but obviously the girl will be polite and accommodating? Say what now?",
"Shit, Dude, can you even order the empty bag just for for nostalgia? \n\nI think I must have lost mine somewhere around your unshift key.",
"Chivalry isn't dead, it was murdered. ",
"Yeah I can see what you mean, but it's our parents who didn't teach us, well they did teach me manners. But some people have parents who never taught them manners and they are assholes who never learned manners from their parents, and so on which it makes a long line of asshole descendants and at the end of the line we are all assholes with no manners, except those who are assholes but know when to stop being so assholish and become a mannered person. Also it's still rude and some people would call it out some are just oblivious to the world that surrounds them.",
"Wow, would you say the same for a child too, maybe also for someone in a skirt? Fair game right? they went out in public, taking upskirt photos and photos of children is perfectly ok according to you. ",
"It's not just dirt and dust. If there are roaches or other vermin in a transit system, they can get into your bags. And putting your bag on the floor makes it easier for them to get in your bag. That's why my non-fancy bag goes on my lap and not the floor. ",
"This message is [Al Bundy approved.]( https://imgur.com/D4oXMCC)",
"I feel like you said it wasn't a thing, but then went on to explain why men do it...",
"Ask nicely, twice. Then throw em on the floor.",
"What. I'm not carrying around audio cables in my pocket. It's ear buds and head phone wires that when wrapped around your hand and thrown into something take about a minute of untangling. ",
"I think there is real truth to it. Millennials move out at and become financially independent at a later age, for example. Millennials poll much more highly in favor of speech restriction and we've seen how that has transformed college campuses. Millenials grow up later basically.\n\n\nI don't think millennials are bound to it however. Nor are they primarily to blame for that matter. They didn't give themselves participation trophies.",
"They are pissed off because they don’t want to have to ask for what they want. More and more people are getting frustrated when they are forced to engage personally with others ",
"The lime green shorts and black t-shirt? Fashion faux pas?",
"what a cunt",
"That's just because you want to avoid contact with other people. But some people don't need to avoid it and find it perfectly normal to talk to a stranger in this situation. ",
"Time for the old fake faint. Be sure not to go full fake faint, but definitely hit the ground really dazed and crawl up on her bags for a little rest.",
"She-Bagging",
"For the most part, this works. Seeing how she looks(out the window, headset in ears), I'm betting she's had more than one experience of someone trying to flirt or make comments at her in a public setting, and she's trying to avoid that by putting up fences. \n\nSpeaking as someone with two sisters, people do harass you on pubtrans.",
"I like how confined she makes herself just so the bags will fit ",
"It's only gay if you like it ",
"Edit: What, downvote me for pointing out he said 100% the opposite of what he meant? How is that not a big deal? It's not even like it was an easy typo. **n't** 1-2-3 strikes\n\n>I should have to ask, but I will if I have to.\n\n>I should have to ask\n\n>I should\n\n>Should",
"\"You can move them or I will. Unless your paid for two tickets you don't get two seats.\"",
"Same reason women should not have to ask men to close their legs.\n\nI wouldn't want to trigger a women and get into an altercation with me.\n\nIn the US, there is a history of using white women as an excuse for violence against men of color. I can easily see a minority man asking a women to move her stuff and then having violence used against him.\n\nTHAT is why. If you dismiss my post you are dismissing my lived reality.",
"Exactly man, either say something about it (which someone should) or shut the fuck up about it. Like, we are humans, we have words, fucking use them. Conflict is awkward, sure, but welcome to life. \n\nPeople seem to think that they are entitled to never have to have awkward or shitty interactions with other people, it's just not realistic. I mean sure, it would be nice, but it would also be nice if we all lived in paradise and never had to work. ",
"Manspreading isn't as big a deal as it’s made out to be, but what she’s doing isn’t “worse”, just the same. \n\nI’ve seen men manspread enough to take up two seats, or worse, make those around them incredibly uncomfortable both physically and by invading their personal space.\n\nMost people, male and female, will listen if you politely ask them to stop but it sucks that you should have to teach grown strangers basic manners. ",
"Most feminists disagree",
"What about when you are force to stand because some girl has her bags on the seat?",
"*cunt",
"the point is you shouldn't have to ask, it's inconsiderate behavior",
"Yeah, let's take normal annoying human behavior and pretend it has to do with gender, so we can have yet another thing to complain about.",
"Are these women in danger? ",
"it's not really our balls so much, it's the fact that our natural stance is wider. also why squats are harder for women.",
"This the TTC?",
"Just ask her to move her shit. ",
"At least with man spreading you can still sit. ",
"you cant really do the tap. everyone's on edge and all jumpy. i'll just slowly lean over until i'm her full view, smile, point at the bags and ask if i can sit. She will probably roll her eyes, sigh dramatically and snatch her bags into her lap. i'll sit with my back facing her. thats the best way to do the subway in NY, never touch the seat hogs, just kind of lean in and be ridiculous and they will begrudgingly accommodate you.",
"I wanna hear more stories like these.",
"It's different in a crowded subway car in NYC. There are no open seats, ever, unless you're traveling during a weird hour of the day. Doing this is basically like saying \"I know someone will want to sit here, but I'm going to make it difficult for them because I'm more important.\" That's why it annoys people.",
"There’s more 35+ year olds than 20+. The first group is larger in number and decibel level",
"Refusal isn’t an option. Say excuse me and begin lowering your ass. If they don’t move their shit, sit on it. ",
"While I agree, i think the problem is that someone is standing next to her and it looks like she’s trying not to notice him.",
"Username checks out",
"MARTA?",
"shes obviously not from nyc... all of this ignorance and unawareness makes me hope someone steals her bags",
"I'm ok with this as long there are other seats open elsewhere on the train. If not, a simple \"may I please sit here\" works 99.9% of the time. \n\nManspreading is worse, because even if you sit next to a manspreader, they're going to unnecessarily press their entire thigh up against yours. There's just no reason for it. Your balls are not so big to require that much legroom.",
"Except that's not what you said at all.",
"At that point they don't deserve much politeness though. ",
"When a guy sits down and spreads his legs wide so his junk can breathe. ",
"Well she would wear pants if she had pockets! ",
"I'm startled that you're downvoted this much. Yes, there are biological incentives for men to sit in a wider stance, but it's still rude to knock knees with your seat partner",
"There's no such thing as \"manspreading\". The way we sit is natural to accommodate external genitalia. Don't even lend credibility to these mentally ill people by using their invented term. ",
">I have a pretty large set myself and can sit quite comfortably like her. \n\nAbsolutely. Some people definitely can.\n\nSome people can't though (including myself). ",
"But if the bus is full you should let someone sit down.\n\nOtherwise don't go out in public.",
"So if a person has an anxiety disorder and can't talk to random strangers they should be punished for it?\n\nAnd you still didn't address my point about the waste of time it causes. Even just having to ask people slows the boarding process down and makes the bus late- so why do you think that's acceptable?\n\n> Id prefer the slight detterence that may score me more space.\n\nExactly- you're selfish.",
"You sound like me,...too old, too tired for drama. I Applaud you.",
"F or g train?",
"[Thank goodness we don't live in the worst Orville episode.](https://i.imgur.com/y3bacma.gif) \n\n\n*^edit: ^spelled ^Orville ^wrong ^because ^I ^didn't ^sleep ^last ^night ^and ^I'm ^not ^seeing ^clearly ^today. ^Oops.*",
"Manspreading is largely a made up phenomenon in my experience ",
"From studies I’ve seen, even “experts” in body language can’t really tell much worth knowing from body language. The entire field is primarily conjecture and confirmation bias. ",
"You can tuck the input end into the little hole after you wrap them, for a little extra security.",
"Touching someone's shit isn't wrong if it's in my seat...",
"How ugly are you tho?",
"No, you ask if you can have that seat. If she says no, sit on her bags. ",
"i'm also an adult and i have left the house.\n\n^^just ^^not ^^today",
"So break the cycle. Tell me about something good you did or was done for you.",
"I'm 32 and too old to put with that shit. It has nothing to do with age, race, or gender, it's about not being a dick.",
"There's signs about it? For real?",
"Do you really think when there are people standing on public transport you should have to be asked to move your bags?",
"Jesus even looking at that made my legs hurt. How is that even possible? ",
"Even if there are empty seats you have no right to occupy three times the amount allocated to you. Wasn't that the whole point of the man spreading campaigns\n\n",
"I'm a somewhat small guy, 175cm and average build. Not once have that thought crossed my mind in everyday situations. Or when I'm out drinking I'm not constantly worried that every guy bigger then me could theoretically do what ever they want or beat me up. That sounds insanely paranoid. I'm not trying to say you don't feel this way, but unless there's something I miss or don't understand here, I would say you need help to resolve you fear. At the very least, it's shocking if most women think like this. ",
"I feel like I need to learn the ways of a NYC commuter",
"“Yes you can sit here but I’d appreciate if you didn’t converse any further”",
"WTF is manspreading? ",
"I know you're sorta joking, but as someone who is usually extremely socially anxious/self-conscious...\n\nWhen I find myself in a situation where I'm just so terribly frustrated and annoyed that I open my bag of fucks and find that it's actually empty - it's incredibly liberating. Like \"I'm too done with your bullshit to worry about my anxiety right now\"",
"Bitch planting?",
"Rico Suave over here",
"Similar yes, only difference is the lady is probably afraid of a (likely male) creep, and the man is being a creep to others. That being said, if you dont want to be stuck in by a creepy/scary person, just move your shit and sit on the aisle seat when asked. Or move",
"Then she punches his ankle cast",
"True, she's definitely not being polite, my reaction was more regarding the act of putting bags on the seat in itself. Like I said I would offer the space to people once it got crowded enough - but on less crowded trains I don't mind people using the space until other people need it :) But def, looking at the picture again I agree she should've reacted before it was taken.",
"She looks like she forgot to put on her pants. ",
"Wikipedia defines manspreading as only involving the legs being spread apart, not the arms.\n\nAs for why guys do it at all, it's because it's comfortable. It opens the chest, prevents testicular compression, aerates the groin. These are all things that we would do at all times if we could. It's like slouching, basically. \n\nIf you do it while there's people who need the seat beside you, or there's literally people next to you, then sure, you're a dick, but that would be irrespective of your gender.\n\n'Manspreading' being labelled some social problem is more feminists being hypersensitive to something that has a reasonable explanation.",
"[Relevant h3h3 video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T77frLL_bsg)",
"She knows what she did.",
"Yeah this young woman seems deadly. \n\n99% of people will move their things if you ask. You don’t know this woman’s story. Maybe she put her shit there when the car was empty, plugged into a podcast and zoned out. Maybe she’s high as balls and isn’t paying attention. \n\nAnd maybe assuming the best and interacting with other citizens is easier than you think. ",
"Get pants that fit then. ",
"Or it's intentional and they did it deliberately because they didn't want anyone to sit next to them, stop assuming. ",
"That’s what happens in the public transport. Don’t want to sit next to strangers? Pay for Uber. ",
"Narrator or airport agent?",
"😂😂😂",
"https://i.imgur.com/DqIJ5Ex.jpg",
"Then what? Why are people so afraid of this situation? It almost never happens and even when it does happen it is not a big deal anyway. If someone is taking an extra seat for no reason and they refuse to move their shit then they are the ones in the wrong and not you.",
"I have a feeling she probably put that there because whoever took the picture was making her feel uncomfortable enough to do so.\n\n99% of the time I hold my bag on my lap, it's the 1% of the time that I'm being leered at in a way that makes me feel unsafe that I do the bag thing hoping that someone less threatening approaches to ask me to move my bag",
"I mean, if the guy would just have stopped talking after he said down (which all social etiquette says he should have) everything would have been fine.",
"> people are just garbage.\n\nYou don't notice all of the many many people who are perfectly fine because, well, they're perfectly fine.",
"I myself always go for the plastic bag protection, really shows how intelligent you are.",
"What a fucking bitch.",
">You just lack flexibility, something that requires a bit of training. \n\nI'm a hockey goalie...\n\nI'm capable of doing the splits just fine when stretching to save a puck. Still can't cross my legs though. ",
"Slide her shit onto the floor and sit down",
"Fresh Prince of Yokohama.",
"Hold up, let me grab my 20 ft earphones and give this a try.",
"Pretty sure this is the NYC subway",
"Sounds like a pain in the ass to enforce though. Since people will technically break it anytime the train is almost empty since no one gives a fuck if they are taking up multiple seats.",
"Wait how does that slow the commute? Does the bus/train have to stop for the bags to be moved?",
"I did this once and it turned out to be the bus driver's backpack. He was about to move it. I ended up looked like a massive cunt lol.",
"Fuck that. I would've gone out of my way to make her move her shit so I can sit down. You can see the self-entitlement/sense of privilege oozing out of her pores. Bitch.",
"hahaha. only one way to find out ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯",
"You're only taking up one seat, and looking down in a non threatening manner. You're fine.",
"What is manspreading?\n(I am Not a native speaker)\nBut that somehow sounds very pervert ",
"The fat person can stand. ",
"FUCKING. THIS.",
"So did you get paper cuts on your headphones or on your balls?",
"if you see something, say something",
"At that point you take it yourself and put it on the floor.",
"Ma'amspreading",
"Yep, I just keep my shit on my lap. ",
"Happened to me on a bus in Israel. A very pregnant woman struggles on to the bus and none of the seated people get up for her. So I stand up and offer her my seat. Then this guy who was stood further up the bus jumps in to my seat. So both of them are looking at me like I’m an idiot.\nI’m British, so then I apologise to her.",
"No, it’s not half as bad. It’s equally bad. ",
"Dude people from the beginning of time have been spouting this crap. It's just you getting older.",
"The fact that the bag is on a seat at all makes it start out with them being worse.",
"More like you have 3 seconds to move your bags or my fat ass will sit on them. ",
"The glasses, headphones and looking out the mirror is a way of saying don't ask me to sit sir . I am more important than you and I don't care if we paid the same fare ",
">Get pants that fit then. \n\nIt's not the pants. I can't do it when naked either. ",
"How are these people not targets for thieves?",
"People are the same as they've always been. ",
"Are you fucking kidding me, you're making this about women when man spreading has been a thing that's been called out for years? Fuck off. That's the whole point of this post.",
"Yeah, I was doing my masters a while back and had to ride the bus every day, where I was usually on campus from 7:30-5:00 because of how far away from campus I lived. I’m the kind of person that will always offer my seat to a woman or older person if the bus/train is full, but like you said, sometimes at the end of a long day you’re tired and hungry, and just zone out and don’t realize the bus has filled up. There were a couple of occasions where I caught myself in the exact situation this girl is in - my bag on the seat beside me with other people standing on a full bus because I wasn’t paying attention. It happens all the time and usually people are apologetic when they realize their mistake in my experience. In hundreds of bus rides I don’t recall a single instance of someone refusing to move their bag for someone, yet I can remember dozens of instances of people going out of their way to be nice to a stranger. ",
"a tale as old as time",
"Omg I had the exact same thing, but on a train! I eventually turned and looked her dead in the eye with an expression like I would run her over for a biscuit. I stopped getting dagger looks after that.",
"Well they're right, it isn't a market.",
"The only one that gets me is when people arrive late for a movie and during the previews ask like 10 people to move over a seat or two to fill in gaps so that she and her friend can get a premo seat. Like just take one of the shit seats up front, stop inconveniencing so many people.",
"Someone shouldn't need to ask her to move them. There are people standing and her bags are taking up a seat. If you had to be asked then you probably won't respond favorably.",
"Is that not considered rape in California in todays culture?",
"Everyone loses! Yayyyyyyy",
"Hi, I'm a feminist, I'm normal, and that's not manspreading ✌️✌️",
"And Bezos is a kind of CEO",
"To be fair, her bags were probably also tired, from dealing with her shit all day. ",
"> they said they would move it if it was a full bus....\n\nHe'd move it when asked but the simple act of having to ask slows down the boarding process and makes the bus late. Why is that acceptable? I carry a large backpack with me every morning on the bus, and it goes on the floor or in the overhead rack. There is _absolutely_ no excuse for putting it on a seat.",
"ITT: people unable to communicate with other human beings and would rather angrily post a pic online shaming strangers",
"Pretty sure her heels are on the edge of the seat she's sitting on. Otherwise there would be absolutely no gap between the seats. ",
"Everyone does this on the buses near me. But it's fine because the buses are running at less than 50% capacity at nearly all times anyway.",
"You’re so stupid it makes me want to kill myself ",
"If there is a standing load of people on the bus, make the assumption someone will want to sit because I guarantee you they will. It's fine to take another seat if there are other seats in plain view. If it starts to crowd up and there's no seats left, just move your bag and don't be a dick.",
"Feminism",
"I feel like it's accepted as manspreading by people who actually use the word manspreading.",
"So can a person who has already said that to sit they \"need\" to take up more space to feel comfortable.",
"/r/unethicallifeprotips",
"I guess op was sending a message. ",
"Hahahahahaha. “I’m gonna be a dickhead because I’m angry at world because my dick is small” that’s how that reads.",
"I did this on a greyhound bus in high school. The kid literally huff and puffed about moving his belongings even though they sell tickets for every seat on the bus.... weird??",
"Just the tip?",
"I'm about 95% positive this is an NYC subway.",
"**You:** *Tap her on the shoulder*\n\n**Her:** #metoo",
"Exactly. Are we seriously at the point where we think spreading yourself out over two seats when it's obvious people would want to sit there, and \"nicest person in the world\" go together? Let's stop the bs. She's doing something that's not nice and she knows it. People are allowed to point that out.",
"So, according to you, the guy needs to be aware and correct this behavior without being asked, but it's up to you to ask the girl to correct the same type of behavior?",
"Should the whole train clear out and leave her alone maybe? Guess what passengers don’t give two shots if u had a bad day act like a human. Being. ",
"She's fighting the patriarchy!",
"The glasses, head facing away from anyone who might approach, and headphones.\n\nYah, she is basically telling anyone who might want to sit there to get fuckeroo'd.",
"💯",
"I agree, but in this scenario they can go fuck themselves. ",
"I don't necessarily disagree with everything you say, but if she doesn't want her bags on the floor, she can hold them or put them in her lap. If she wants to put them on another seat, she should be paying attention and be ready to remove when all seats are full or someone wants to sit there.",
"Song as old as fitting words together in a pleasing fashion.",
"Well there is a law about it",
"> I never understand why for US people it seems to be important that someone keeps empty seats unused.\n\nAmericans are **super** weird regarding personal space. I mean, whoever took this picture chose to stand the whole way instead of just asking the girl to mover her stuff. I'm pretty sure it's not uncommon for people to have been friends for >10 years and never hugged once.",
"I mean you're victim blaming at this point. ;-)",
"You're so right! I haven't thought of that! I thought men were decent people, but modern media has shown me that all men are oppressive rapists, they're monsters. They wouldn't care if there is a crowd, it would merely encourage them because of the added challenge!\n\n(/S for the few people who will undoubtedly need it)",
"Nearly everything in your comment history is negative. Lighten up man.",
"> Even so, it's fine until someone actively tries to ignore you or refuses if it's full. In fact, it shouldn't be up to someone to ask her to move the bag if the bus a full.\n\nCompletely agreed. But that is IMO something different entirely. Just because I put my bags down on an empty seat doesn't mean that assume I could decide who is allowed to sit their or not.\n\n...unless the person that wants to sit just plain stinks terrible, than I just say no. ",
"So true. Asking them to be aware of the space they're taking up is as offensive as being called a hoe, apparently!",
"wtf are you smoking? LOL",
"This post pisses me off. Ask her to move her stuff instead of taking pictures of her like a fucking weirdo. ",
"Who's stopping you?",
"It’s when people get mad at men because they have testicles.",
"Theres definitely an argument for \"manspreading\" being a natural and healthy way for men to sit. 99.9% of the time men aren't doing it deliberately, it's just how the male body sits. This woman is deliberately taking up multiple seats on a crowded bus.",
"As if I haven’t seen a 60 year old do this, and then use that same millennial bullshit excuse. How about you just say young and bitchy instead of grouping millions together",
"No need to dirty the floor. Just place the woman there. I don't know how legal that is though. ",
"The stank eye is key",
"I take the NYC subway every day, and never seen one. Maybe some idiot doctored one and put it up themselves or something.",
"It hurts",
">I bet you could. \n\nAh, that's sweet. I really appreciate your confidence in me. 😘",
"Time for two x to raid and tell us we're all sexist ",
"This is one of the older cars on the NYC metro, maybe the Q or B. This guy has no idea what he's talking about.",
"Or by flat wire headphones.",
"That's just bullshit.\nAnd it depends on the size of your thighs even more. If you've ever done a squat in you're life, you'd know sitting with your legs closed simply isn't an option, much less crossed.",
"Or she could just keep her shit on her lap. ",
"Pocket lobbyists unite!",
"Men do that too... ",
"> What is manspreading?\n\nWhen a man sits with his legs apart. Sometimes taking up more space then he should.",
"Millennials move out later because of how shitty the U.S college, healthcare, housing systems are. ",
"lol, the guy's got no balls. Just pick up the bags saying \"This spot definitely ain't taken.\" and put them under her seat. She's not even planting her feet on the floor space in front of her, put the bags there. ",
"me neither, i am on the thought of a)spreading your manhood over the seat. b) going full jean Claude van dam on both seats",
"Any law stopping someone from pushing it to the floor?",
"People are afraid of getting white knighted which is entirely possible.",
"Nothing screams first world (and/or idiocy) like a woman not attending her purse in public transportation ",
"Yeah but the commenter said *LITERALLY* building a wall....so.....gonna need a sledgehammer. ",
"Reading about manspreading.\n\n>The CAFE has argued that it is \"physically painful for men to close their legs\"\n\nIs this actually true and I just have abnormally small testicles? Or is this just why we don't like MRA?",
"The age of victimhood",
"Well, show me some evidence of women sympathizing with men's struggles then.\n\nAlso explain to me why it would even make evolutionary sense for women to do so.\n\nThen we get to teenage girls fainting over boy bands, gold diggers etc... \n\nYou really think you are going to win this argument?\n\nNah, you are not. The votes might please your ego, but you couldn't even handle the truth.",
"> Too many psycho people that can cause real problems with people\n\nWhat do you think they would do? I doubt some upper-middle-class female is going to jump me, what could go wrong?",
"heartless bitch.",
"I believed by \"packed\" they mean her crap is taking up the last available seat. Of course the term \"packed\" is relative and for some people means, I just got to know 20 strangers far more intimately than I ever want to know anyone.\n\nDoesn't change the fact that she's taking up the last available seat.",
"Not OP but I have an exceptionally large dick and my balls are normal sized. Closing my legs together doesn’t cause any pain or even any discomfort for me personally. You also have the ability to adjust your balls. It probably depends on individual anatomy as well. I still spread my legs a little because if anything it’s uncomfortable for the hips unnaturally closing together like that. \n\nSo everyone jumping on this guy are just trying to inflate their ego and show off how “manly” they are for spreading their legs. Hilarious considering these are all redditors and we know what most redditors look like. ",
"To be fair, train seats aren't the cleanest either.",
"Or perhaps you are from a more engaging culture, where I am from a more passive one? Or one with fewer \"white knights\"? Very (north-)America centric of you. ",
"There are definitely morons who adopt a sort of macho-signalling posture of spreading their legs [like they're giving birth](https://images.fastcompany.net/image/upload/w_1280,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy/fc/3047824-poster-p-1-the-truth-about-manspreading.jpg). But I've also seen articles with a photo of someone on the bus where there simply isn't enough leg room to give your knees facing forward.\n\nI totally get objecting to the former, as well as people intent on keeping a comfortable posture when it's making other people either have to cramp up or find another seat. \n\nPelvic shape and size differences and external genitalia make having our legs be spread slightly much more comfortable, so classing every incident of men sitting differently than women is absurd though.",
"What a cunt. ",
"I think it's a dangerous, fine line to invoke \"I feel threatened\" to justify allowing your behavior or controlling other people's behavior. \n\nOn one hand, I am sympathetic to the idea that men are physically stronger than women, but on the other hand men are far more likely to be victims of violence than women are, and far more likely to be victims than perpetrators (for those trying to figure that math out: there are a small number of highly predatory men. The same person assaults 100 people throughout their life. That kinda guy). \n\nSo we know that statistically women are at much lower risk of violence from a man than another man is. And there's no objective measure of what someone finds \"threatening\" or not. So \"you need to alter your behavior in a way that's beneficial to me because I feel threatened right now\" feels sometimes like an excuse. \n\nIf someone can ask the woman in the above photo to move her bags, a woman can ask a man to move over a bit. Acting like there's a legitimate fear that that man will turn into a raving violent psychopath due to such a request says more about the person with the fear than the person sitting in the seat. \n",
"That was quick, someone's salty...",
"Reddit gets to shit on women thread #4630",
"Fuck I wish I still lived there so I could show you, NYC subway is an interesting place. I'm talking a dude with his legs in a 90 degree angle isnt even on my radar at that point..like these dudes should seriously consider a career in ballet",
"It's when a man spreads their legs when sitting down. It happens because there's something there, and people are angry about it for some reason.\n\nI do understand being angry when it gets too bad, but some people get angry when they're even the slightest bit apart",
"Woah, careful with that basic biology. It could offend someone. ",
"It is no surprise to me that a woman suffering from a virulent strain of feminism is angered by males sitting naturally yet fully supportive of a female food addicts self-inflicted seat spill over.\n\n",
"> she refuses, give her a dirty look and..\n\nUnzip her bag and piss in it.\n\n",
"The outrage culture spectrum going tit for tat. \n\nLiterally, settle down children. I say \"children\" because thats how each end is behaving. Like two brats not being able to get exactly what they want and saying to their mother \"but she gets to do it and I don't hear you saying anything to her!\" And vice versa. Can we all just calm down a bit? Is it that hard?",
"Ok... 😒",
"I'd just stand up. Nothing about that girl says that she's comfortable. Sunglasses, headphones, building a wall with her legs. Then she builds another wall with her shit. She's barricaded herself on four fronts and muted her senses of sight and sound.\n\nHonestly, I'd assume she had an anxiety problem or something and just grab the rail.",
"MILLENNIALS AM I RIGHT????",
"I once picked up a bag sit down and the guy next to it start to pick a fight. I just tooked a picture of him and told him \"Do you want to be on the 5 PM news?\" Dude was livid but didn't do shit. Most ppl in NYC just like to act tough. ",
"https://lifehacker.com/5930624/the-definitive-guide-to-wrapping-your-headphones-without-losing-your-mind\n\nThis is what I’ve been doing for a few years now. It works great. I think I originally saw it here on reddit, with somebody saying it’s the way knitters coil yarn. But this is a nice write up of the method. ",
"Genuine question.\n\nI don’t ride public transport, my city has it, but living in CA almost everybody owns a car because it’s the best way to get around.\n\nWould the other riders frown upon me pushing her shit off the seat to sit down?",
"What the fuck are you gonna do if she doesn't move her bag? Eat it?",
"Shit like this happened all the time to me when millennials were still nut stains in their daddy's drawers. \n\nPeople who pretend its completely new and subject to millenials are just being willfully obtuse. ",
"I wish your warning were higher up. It's too late for me ",
"Naw, cause guys never got that benefit of the doubt. Also, she should do it on her own anyways",
"Any remotely functional human is capable of doing that but this thread makes it look like talking to strangers you don't care about is some kind of superpower",
"Chivalry is a way to basically control knights and their methods of combat so they don't accidentally overthrow the ruling class. Nothing to do with women.",
"\"No, thanks.\" \n\nWhat comes next?",
"Not married friend. I’m sorry your wife is a bitch though.",
"This is the dumbest thing ive ever read ",
"That’s a problem with your weak immune system not the bus. ",
"I saw a message in my inbox and I clicked on it...you do sound pretty salty though, agreed",
"I'm gonna have to disagree, I think those sandals are kind of cute. ",
"You should have made a call (real or not) to someone explaining loudly that you're sitting next to the bitch that owns the train.",
"A couple years ago, I was in New York for music and had to carry my electric bass on the subway. Even with something as bulky as that, I didn’t have to take up more than one chair. Some people just have no awareness, but I’d like to think that if they were asked, they would make room. ",
"Username checks out",
"And a guy sitting with a little extra room for his dick and balls is probably not thinking about women. Yet we have this feminist term man spreading because obviously that's what's happening. They must be hating on women when trying to be comfortable. ",
"People here will sit on the outside seat of an empty row. I've stepped over people once or twice just to spite them BC how inconsiderate do you have to be to block an empty seat when the bus is completely full.",
"Ma'am-spreading.",
"Nono, I'm with you.\n\nI just know what will happen. All her visual signs show she is very likely to be dramatic about it.",
"But if you dont crush your balls for the pretend comfort of women then you're oppressing them. ",
"I'd bitch slap all her shit on the ground. Or just sit on it and crush everything inside of it and say \"Oh, I'm sorry.\"",
"You’re either female or you are a man with tiny balls. ",
"LOL\n\nMethinks thou dost protest too much, buddy.",
"Just how small are your balls, then?",
"I almost cut myself on that edge…",
"Oh but it's scary being a woman! A man might try and aggressively sit next to me, so I need to put my bags there!\n\nIt's my right as a woman!! \n\netc.",
"Please keep doing the right thing. 48 some odd years ago a pregnant woman was carrying a 1 year old and dragging a stroller behind her. She went to get into a subway right when the doors closed. She was half way in, and instinctively squeezed the baby through, but she herself was stuck. A big bald guy came over and peeled the doors open as the subway started going, she was hopping along, she jumped in. The stroller was lost. Fortunately, I wasn't. That lady was my mom; the baby, my older brother. That bald guy and his sense of doing the right thing kept us all alive. ",
"How come Germans always blow a gasket when I ask them to take their towel off the beach chair so I can sit though?",
"Doesn't this offense carry a fine? I thought the MTA didn't allow bags on seats, even on an empty train.\n",
"Looks like this is in NYC, it's actually illegal to do this. Most people won't say anything unless the train is crowded, but if a cop walks by she's liable to be ticketed or given a warning.",
"Maybe she just didn’t want them dirty and thought nothing of it? A simple “Excuse me, do you mind if I sit here?” Isn’t as difficult as most people on Reddit seem to believe. Use freaking basic social communicative skills instead of complaining on the internet.",
"Fellow Dutchman: no, it's not normal. It's normal as long as the train is mostly empty, and people can choose from an empty two-seater instead of sitting next to you. I do that.\n\nHowever, the moment that there's a person in every two-seater, that's when you move your bag. Before someone asks you to, because why make them uncomfortable and feel like an inconvenience for having to ask you if they can sit on an empty seat instead of your bag? It also slows the process, as now me and 20 others might be getting on the train and I'm holding up other people while you're moving your bag. \n\nAlso, if you have your bag there then people will automatically sit next to someone who doesn't have their bag next to them. This is kind of a dick move to pull as everyone likes the empty seat next to them, and now they're being punished for not being dicks and keeping a seat vacant and approachable. ",
"Manspreading is instinctive and almost necesary, that is justbeing a dick because you want to",
"This is why man-spreading is not a legitimate issue either : ) Thank you : )",
"Weirdo",
"Twat",
"They're not equal, since men have testicles. I'm sorry that the male body is poorly designed but I'm not going to squish my critical organs just so you're not aghast at there being a gap between my legs",
"I would have gone to sleep and slowly fallen onto her shoulder. Either that or I would have manspread or just stretched my legs out onto her. If people want to be passive aggressively rude to me I will do the same back. ",
"Wrap it like any normal person, but then pinch it with a paperclip. No tangles.",
"https://youtu.be/NIqqmtpidOU?t=1m49s",
"She-bagging. It's equally as bad because it takes up a seat and is inconsiderate. ",
"Exactly. This is a “don’t sit next to me” sign. ",
"Get an Uber then. The train doesn’t want some weirdo riding it. ",
"I reeaally hope you're joking.\n\nOf course most people can tell if a girl doesn't want to talk, but initiating in the first place...is how normal people have gotten dates for 100 years.",
"Strangers on the subway are disgusting until proven otherwise.",
"i would ask once and if they didn't move them, i would",
"Turn and fart on her.",
"I am only 5'6\" and I literally cannot cross my legs, best I can do is half indian style. ",
"This isn't legal. You basically get a fine if the police are around. ",
"It's only shaming when men do it I guess. ",
"should have mustered up a fart like your life depended on it ",
"Yeah, but the problem is that this is more obvious and less awkward to ask about. \"Can you move your bag?\" seems like a much more reasonable request than \"Can you take up less space, please?\". Especially because there are cases of 'manspreading' where the person legitimately does need more space (long legs, obese, etc) and asking them to take up less space would just be rude. ",
"People who don't want anyone sitting next to them should just stand...",
"That's called a 'bitch.'",
"That's when you ask them to move their bags, and if they refuse, fuckin' sit on them (the bags, not the person).\n\nBags are not people.",
"Honestly this. We're just seeing people being called out more, now that the masses are using their smartphones and since everyone basically has a social platform. The turds were always in the punch bowl. ",
"I found the moderate. ",
"I take the commuter bus to work everyday and both sexes do this shit. I always sit with them on purpose. ",
"> Wait how does that slow the commute? Does the bus/train have to stop for the bags to be moved?\n\n50 people are getting on the train. 20 people have crap on their seats. The first people get on and ask these folks to move their crap. While that's happening- the rest of the people can't get on because the first people are in the way waiting for the folks with crap on the seats to move it. It's an even bigger problem on the bus with the single aisle.",
"?",
"People should try to be aware of a train, bus, etc. filling up and take their bag off surrounding seats. I've been commuting regularly by public transit for over 25 years and that's not counting the 4 years I took a public bus (not school bus) to school. I didn't even get a driver's license until I was 20 and spent many carless years. \n\nAll of that said, it's really not that hard to say, \"I'd like to sit, please\". That's what I say and no one has ever refused. Though if a person is drunk or otherwise high or emotionally disturbed, I just stand, preferably as far away as I can since, in my experience, they can be unpredictable. \n\nI've been taking public transit since I was a baby in the 1960s. People zone out more now with electronics. I just give them the benefit of the doubt, presume they don't realize I want or need a seat and ask nicely. The vast majority of the time, the person moves their stuff and I say thank you and life goes on.\n\nI've got some mild to moderate PTSD from some childhood abuse and a neighbor who physically attacked me in a small space. The subway was especially hard at one point. Ironically, given the job I was working at while I was working through the worst of this, I had to take the subway to my therapist. During one trip, a woman asked me for my seat by the door (it eases my anxiety to be near a door), even though there were other seats free. She had a cane and trouble walking, so I'm thinking it was easier for her to get on/off the train. I gave her my seat I have some knee problems, but I managed to stand until another seat freed up by another door. Point being, most people will accommodate you if you ask them and communicate it in a nice way.\n\nI still prefer the seats by the door, but I can now deal with sitting in other seats now. I'm sure if I asked/told someone why I wanted a seat near the door, they'd probably give it to me, but I don't want to tell another passenger on the subway that level of detail about me. Though in an internet forum, I'm ok with that :)",
"I remember the day I became a \"personal responsibility\" conservative. I was walking to class and I overhead a girl on her phone say, \"My father says he's going to stop paying for my books if I don't stop failing classes.\" I know if was just one person, but that level of entitlement just pushed me over the edge to, \"No. Now no one gets anything for free anymore.\"",
"I know your gonna think I’m just making up details here but I actually train in martial arts at least twice a week. I’m not trying to be an asshole here but I really do think that some guys just can’t sit like this.",
"this is 100% not true at all LMAO",
"And move on because nothing is entitled lol",
"\"MUH 3.5MM JACK\"",
"I know. What I'm saying is they did this very likely to stop anyone wanting to.\n\nNo one wants to do something about this and be painted as the bad guy in public. Odds are, you could be given a look, and loudly told you are being rude or creepy or something, called attention to, etc.\n\n",
"That's not a MUNI car. The N line has blue/red seats and isn't that wide.",
"What the fuck did you just write?",
"And she pretends like she's oblivious to the situation, so if a guy asks her to move her shit, she can act like a victim\n\n",
"Yeah you say \"move your bags next time? Maybe the guy had a bad day at work or he has a bad knee or any of the other 1000 things people have going on in their lives.\" \n\nIf they tell you you are being a dick, walk away, who needs friends who are assholes? Fuck these people.",
"Where is this? Everyone in summer wear.",
"It's not sitting [spread eagle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd1-P-R_f-0), it's sitting with the legs at about a 70 degree angle, it's for a combination of balance and comfort. It's really difficult for a guy to sit with their legs closed because: \n\n1: We have something there\n\n\n2: Narrower hips means smaller ass means it's less comfortable to sit in general because if your legs are in, you went from a 3-point stance of balance to a two point stance of balance, that can only be corrected by adjusting our shoulders, where the general center of balance for men come from (compared to a women's center of balance being in her hips). [The effects of that can actually be seen here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSrW_Ju0VSs)\n\n\nSo it's not JUST because it's uncomfortable and causes us physical pain, but we actually can't sit properly because of our body proportions without being in a 3-point sitting stance.",
"Wait 'till the doors are opened, pick up the bag and throw it off.",
"Most of the cases it's not really worth it to try to correct unless you love that person deeply.\n\n_You can't see the forest for the trees_\n\n_And you can't smell your own shit on your knees_",
"Yeah, I usually hear about me not being able to talk about things like murdering babies in the womb because I'm not a woman, but what about the reverse?",
"It's because a lot of people on here are entirely too non-confrontational",
"I will never do that again.. I once asked a girl to move her things so we could sit (she was taking 3 seats). She started crying. Some white knight came over and started yelling at us for making her cry. We were not rude, maybe a little stern but the situation got way out of hand.",
"Works for me, not all the time but most of the time I don’t need to untangle if I crumple it.",
"It’s because the manspreading discussion morphed into some nonsense about sexual harassment. In reality it has nothing to do with that. It’s about taking up more space than you’ve been allotted on public transit. If everyone selfishly took up more space than their clearly-defined seats when others need to sit, then we’d have total anarchy.\n\n\n**TOTAL ANARCHY**",
"I don't. She's bag-spreading into half of that little kid's seat.",
"> I am so confused by how you interpreted it. I feel like we're not speaking the same language.\n\nI feel the reason is because you're being defensive towards the woman by having to deflect/defend or change topic.\n\nIt doesn't matter that the person/human in the photo is a woman. Not once bit. If it were a man, ditto. Sex doesn't matter in this context but you brought it up. 'But if you're a guy'.\n\nIf OP's post was the opposite. A man 'manspreading' and you brought up, 'But if you're a woman', I've have asked the same question.\n\n> The entire thing sounds like a male defensive post against \"manspreading\" - saying \"manspreading isn't half as bad as this woman with her bags!\" Um...please be courteous no matter your gender. If you're a man or woman, please close your legs (but really this applies to the 50% of men with their legs spread, and the 2% of women with their legs spread), and please keep your bags off the seat if the bus is full.\n\nQuite the rant. You are reading **far** too much into this. There's no comparison, no one saying manspreading (such a lame word) is better or worse than women putting purses/bags on the seat next to them. **If they are, argue with them. Not me**.\n\nBottom line is, don't make this about men/woman because it's not as black and white as you're making it out to be.",
"wait yeah it is that's acceptable. when you're hauling a lot of shit it's not always easy to find space for it on a subway, sometimes ya gotta put it on a seat. ",
"Just put her shit on the floor and sit down. She won't even notice til your cheeks touch the seat, then what's she gonna do, give you a mean look? Fuck her. Thats ridicilous",
"dude im crying 😂😭",
"On the *G headed to Willyburg to raise rents.",
"Might want to get that checked out. ",
"Works with any cable and it works a lot better than your method ",
"And this is why men make more money than women, because you refuse to communicate",
"Oh no! Can't talk to a woman! I might be accused of sexual harrassment! ",
"But look at him tho, he’s standing right there minding his own business!\nManLiving is absolutely DISGUSTING!",
"You’re just a fucking cunt",
"Google it",
"And man speading?",
"What you don't understand is that even if she doesn't want to communicate, she won't ignore a person asking for a seat. How is that hard to comprehend? How can you try to lecture people on social behaviour when you obviously lack it yourself?",
"Classic millennial douche white trash hungover drunk from white wine",
"“Thank you SO much for being a kind and considerate citizen/stranger, you SHOULDN’T have.”",
"When I was nine months pregnant my husband and I went to a restaurant on a busy night. The wait was over 30 minutes and during that time no one offered me thier seat. And we are talking able bodied middle aged families taking 6 people benches for the parents and two toddlers.\n\nI wouldn't have taken the seat if offered, but it would have been nice to of been asked.",
"naah ill throw her stuff down. idc\n",
"A tale as old as Keith Richards",
"“Because I’m a registered sex offender and my parole officer told me that I should choose to sit next to people that I don’t find attractive so I won’t be tempted to masturbate next to them.” Boom, seat to yourself now.",
"Thats pretty stupid of you. It works with any length of cable.",
"I mean, she has no more right to sit then anyone else. If she is so bothered by someone else sitting next to her that's her problem. She can get over it or move. Just like anyone else.",
"It's actually the healthiest position for men to sit in due to the alignment of hips and spine. Women's hips sit much better in line with the back with legs closed while men are unbalanced. ",
"It's the same principle behind guys who carry backpacks everywhere. Sometimes you just got some good shit to put in there. At one point, I used to keep two computers, a notebook, a textbook, a microphone, and some other stuff in my purse. ",
"I've had guys manspreading into my seat and floor space though. Like so I have to squish to one side to avoid our thighs touching",
"I did manspreading on a long train trip which had no one requiring seats, it was merely comfortable over any statement on masculinity. Still, someone violated my privacy - public or not - and misrepresented this online with sharing a photograph. I was the one who was being disrespectful, huh? Maybe if my legs were on the seats or extended across the aisle to stretch... PS: I'm not trying to flaunt my crotch, it's simply inconveniently there for certain postures. ",
"( e ><) ( o o )",
"I'm ok with that LMFAO, my response was a exaggeration ofc",
"Never understand why girls need carry all that shit with them in a purse...",
"Hello. You look nice today.\n\nThat has been seen as harassment in some cases around the country. We're that fucked up",
"What the fuck?! This lady sounds like those click-bait YouTube names, like “Storytime: I got framed and mugged by the cops!” When in reality she was just a not complying with security. I stopped reading when she started pulling cards like “then the kid with a nazi haircut walked past and they let him through, which is illegal”. Because obviously someone can’t get a stylish and trendy haircut in Germany.",
"\"OMG! She's not picking up on any of my non-verbal cues!\"",
"Yes and no. There have always been jerks, but today we have social media to amplify things. Just as it creates an echo chamber for news, it also creates one for enabling of entitled and anti-social behavior. You can bet that the person u/BananaFrappe described posted about it on social media in addition to the carping call to a friend at the time. And, given only one version of the story, everyone will be supportive of the put upon person.",
"Then you call someone and bitch about an entitled kid bitching about having to be considerate. ",
"So I have to move my whole life because you won't think of the commuters around you?",
"I don't remember people ragging on my generation (90s)as much as they do millennials. I actually find most millennial people to be quite polite and non confrontational. ",
"uhj, then you start feeling the heat of the other persons thigh or even the sweat in summer if wearing shorts. fucking selfish people",
"I hate it when people do this. Last time I made a girl move her bag so I could sit down, she placed it back the *instant* I left. Really felt weird, like she was just waiting for the moment to put her bag back.",
"I've never been told to \"close my legs\" when sitting down. however, I never exactly notice when this manspreading thing happens when I sit down. I think it could be the case sometimes with the bags; they just don't really notice.",
"Just shove her shit to the floor and have a seat. Then man-spread.",
"I didn't notice this was in NYC, I was speaking from my personal experience with leas crowded trains, I totally agree with you on trains that are never empty. I'm sorry people suck on your commute - I rarely see it happening so I get your outrage a bit better in the context of a big city.\n\nMy reaction was more regarding the act of putting bags on the seat in itself. Like I said I would have offered the space as soon as it got crowded - but on less crowded trains I don't mind people using the space until someone needs it :) But def, looking at the picture again I agree she should've reacted before it was taken and is being disrespectful by ignoring the problem. ",
"TLDR in this thread: *”Just ask okay stop making a big deal out of it!”*\n\nI mean, why the fuck does the word *manspreading* even exist, it is literally out of comfort and due to biology, not something done to *”fire misogynistic missiles at women”* or as anything related to [sexism](https://www.google.com.au/amp/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/07/madrid-bans-manspreading-buses/amp/).\n\nThis whole thing confuses me, why would you even have to ask, Isn’t something as common curtesy a thing? Bruh.. we point fingers at each other but somehow men still get vilified.. Men spread their legs? Sexist and needs awareness. Taking up space by putting your fendi baguette handbag on the seat next to you? *just ask, duh*.\n\nThis has to be either one of the best trolling I have ever encountered or we as a race are backwards asf",
"All I see are two unattended bags on a seat. Knock them off, or claim them and sit. If they are hers, they should be on her lap or under her seat. ",
"People often stand even if there’s seats. Usually if they wanna get off in the next stop or two. ",
"Yeah dude as a man ican fit a whole groceries bag in my pockets",
"How ugly are you?",
"Dude, you have apparently never ridden on public transit with some asshole's leg 6 inches into your space like it's trying to mate with your leg.\n\nWhat ARE you supposed to say in that instance? It's not like he's unaware that his entire leg is touching mine, unless all the nerves in his leg died. \"Excuse me, could you be more reasonable in your invasion of my space?\" He's already decided to be unreasonable. I just have to decide how creeped out his leg-press makes me feel vs. how much I want to be sitting.",
"When men sit with their legs spread excessively far apart, taking up two seats instead of one.",
"Private citizens in public spaces.\n\nYou're a moron.",
"The only other free spots had people in them (2 spots per seat, most were fully taken while a few had 1 free spot, besides the priority seats which are 4 spots per row but they were all taken). I did not move her stuff, I only asked her to. Her seat was the closest to the door that had a free spot and the most convenient for me to sit in.",
"All the other seats in the picture appear to be taken but we don't know if there are any other seats in the part of the car not shown in the picture or we don't know if the guy prefers to stand (I prefer to stand on the subway after a day of sitting down, even though my office is located at the end of the line I take home so I can easily find a seat even at rush hour). Also I would like to disagree with your definition of packed train.",
"You left the part where he's waiting at the next stop, wearing a black coat and top hat, twirling a long mustache, then tying her to the railroad tracks.",
"\"I have an exceptionally large dick\"\n\nsee this is the point at which people point and laugh",
"If you asked politely then I wouldn’t have a problem moving my “shit.” But if you came up to me with some entitled attitude demanding I move my shit because you want to exercise some false sense of authority, I would tell you to go fuck yourself. ",
"That is exactly why I just recently purchased a pair of Zipbuds. ",
"Yeah you gotta try laying across the toilet on your stomach so that your junk is hanging into the bowl",
"Didn't see the bag at first...I hope I'm not the only one that spent 10 seconds trying to figure out if the issue was that this might be a man. ",
"M’redditkarma",
"we believe you",
"Yeah, just look at all the open seats! ",
"This right here. You didn't hear about all the assholes taking up multiple seats for their crap before because there wasn't such an easy way to broadcast it for all the world to see. Now, you can pull your phone out of your pocket, snap a photo, and post it to Reddit before the next stop.",
"That's the \"strat\" they use. \"If I can't hear or see anyone while I enjoy this scenery, then both seats are mine until I get off\"",
"You're right, I didn't notice when I wrote the comment - my bad :) ",
"Manspreading is different because it's a person touching you with their body as opposed to just taking up space. I can ask someone to move their bag and not have a problem with it but I feel it's a bit more fucked up to have a stranger pressing their thigh closer and closer against your body as the trip progresses. ",
">just trying to upset upset people more\n\nwhy? that's not a positive thing to do...",
"If someone has their stuff on the seat of a public vehicle that you've paid to be on, common sense is you can get their attention and tell them to move their shit. Otherwise you can tell the driver. Why is spinelessness such a common neurosis on this site? People would literally rather get dicked over and be passive aggressive and butthurt about it instead of just saying a single sentence to someone's face. What a sad way to live life. ",
"implying there's something wrong with the comfort of sitting",
"LMFAO trying to show off how manly I am? Not at all I'm just a asshole",
"This a million times! As an IT guy and a musician, this is THE trick to non tangled cables. I've always heard it called the Roadie Knot. Except my way there is a step you actually tie it into a knot when it is as small as possible. What you're saying is great for headphones though.",
"in the OP, there are no empty seats that could be occupied by people except for the one with the bags",
"I'd sit on their stuff. I've done it before.\n\nAs it turns out, the lady who's stuff I rested a cheek on has turned into a sort of commuting friend/acquaintance.",
"Feel like I need to point out this girl is spread out over 3 seats. She has her feet up on the seat in front of her. Just hard to see because of the other lady in the picture.",
"No, you're wrong, everyone is clearly exactly the same genetically as /u/Double-Denim-Cowboy. /s\n\nEveryone is clearly the exact same age and flexibility too. There's no such thing as seniors. We execute people when they get too old to cross their legs. /s",
"> There are a lot of stupid things online\n\nExcept there are anti-\"manspreading\" PSAs posted on the NY metro from the official NY metro authority. This isn't just some online hysteria. In my opinion, putting a gender designation on the act of taking up more space than necessary is discriminatory, and putting it under the authority of the public metro is state-sanctioned discrimination. (I'm no \"men's rights\" activist either, I'm just interested in true equality.)",
"That's just as shitty as being forced to stand because of a manspreading douche taking up two entire seats.. how hard do you have to manspread to do that?\nJust don't do either, really, regardless of gender wth. If there's no room for people to sit and you can easily make room just freaking do it.",
"Well there's not much point in enforcing it when the train is empty, unless you're enforcing it against homeless people who are sleeping on the train or taking up extra seats with their shit. They need to start banning people with offensive smells and aggressively moving them out of the trains.",
"you can either believe hsalFehT, or technicallycorrect2. the answer is in the name folks, technically correct is the best kind of correct :P",
"Sorry you believe that putting yourself in the shoes of another person is an unreasonable and stupid act. *shrug*\n\nI’m trying to understand where you’re coming from but all I can wonder is... *who hurt you?* because another unfounded leap in judgement I make is that when a person is against seeing things from the other side, there’s some tremendous pain in their life that they’re not dealing with. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say, genuinely, *good luck with that* and *have a nice day*. That’s about all the arguing I can do with an internet stranger. Now to r/WholesomeMemes for some soul bleach.",
"Wondering if the guy that’s facing her in shaming her or her bf “being sweet” lol",
"Does anyone else hate women???",
"Plot twist. The bags belong to the guy standing next to the seat. ",
"Lol. This is NYC. That shit don't matter dude. ",
"Cunty behaviour. ",
"Yeah I’ve taken the subway for 20 years I don’t blame her. Dudes I am a 200lbs white guy that looks like a lifer prison skinhead, and I’ve had creepers close-sit by me, literally asking for a handjob.\n\nAnd for the benefit of all the delicate incel violets oh I do hope she lets that pregnant man sit down.",
"Dude's back there helping someone out and you go and throw his sandwich on the floor. ",
"Oh that's lovely, is he going to move all your shit out of the way? \n\n",
"Maybe OP was already sitting?",
"Considering : http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/man-falsely-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-actress-feels-like-he-has-undergone-mental-torture-a6867366.html\n\n...",
"we believe you",
">sounding like a creep\n\nNo internet meme references?",
"> If your concern is that some people are too shy/uncomfortable to sit beside you then you should recognize that some are possibly too shy/uncomfortable to talk to you.\n\nIts not my concern, its just my observation and something I often do my self at least for short rides. But if someone is to shy or uncomfortable to utter a short sentence my way to sit than that is that persons problem. I am a bit social awkward when it comes to talking to strangers myself (lets say I need a bit of time to warm up to someone) but I never blame others for that. In the real world you sometimes need to communicate with people. \n\n> Sometimes good manners require you to absorb a little discomfort. \n\nAgreed in general, but I don't see me sitting with my stuff on my lap instead of my tablet in my hand for five stations just for the off chance that someone A) wants to sit next to me and B) is to awkward to ask a good investment into helping out strangers.\n\nAnd honestly, I used the bus / train regularly to get to work for ten years. Next to nobody does this here, including nice old ladies. ",
"It's about the logistics of it. A fat person (and note that I'm not just talking about fat women here), for any number of reasons, is wider than the average person. They could have a health condition, they could be in the process of losing weight, or they could be, like you uncharitably said, a food addict. None of those reasons matters for solving the immediate problem at hand, which is that they don't fit into the subway seat. If they choose to sit when the car is rather empty, its not a big concern. If they choose to sit when the car is full, they'd no doubt get some dirty looks but nobody is going to ask them to move for being too fat. They can't immediately lost weight to make space. If a man is sitting with his legs crossing into the boundaries of the other seats, he is taking more space *than he needs* in that moment, which is why it is reasonable to ask him to sit within the confines of his own seat.",
"I'd just sit on the bag",
" I'd ask, \"is someone sitting here?\" And when they say, \"I need the space for my bag\" then you could tell then that bags aren't people and don't have the right to their own seat. I have a spinal condition, so I don't take that shit when on the train. Unless your bag paid a full fare, it can sitting your lap (like a baby on a plane) or stow on the floor.",
"I like this idea!",
"As other people are pointing out. Imagine if blue shorts didn't even ask her to move her stuff and some guy just took this pic and now we're all just speculating making witty jokes about a miss opportunity.",
"I saved up and bought fully wireless headphones (like AirPods or Samsung Gear ones) and they’ve changed my life for this reason. Never have any tangling and they charge when you put them in the case. Many different brands make them now, check them out! ",
"So when something that is constantly called out against men is called out against a woman it's ridiculous and time to get the pitch forks? Maybe you don't understand the definition of equality. I'm sure it's all those neck beards I've been hearing talking about man spreading and mansplaining.",
"“Do NOT... NOT touch uh meeee you creep... Who tf do you think you are.” \n\n“I... I just want to sit, after a long day at work”\n\n“Someone get this RAPIST away from me. He physically assaulted me. OMG!”\n\n*Some self-righteous meat head walks up*\n\n“Hey Creep.. leave her ALONE.”\n\n*Shoves you & you fall backwards and trip*\n",
"Get those nuts away from mah face!",
"you mean the angle at which a man's hips sit? \n\nsorry about that. nothing I can really do about it. ",
"Grow up.",
"What if the woman puts her bags on the person next to her? What then? *Huh?*",
"Exactly! I certainly do so as soon as I realize you want to sit.",
"WHo the fuck puts their sandwich on a seat a few rows up on a flight? Wtf is the point?",
"You could get over it & move on, too. So far, you haven't.",
"There's a stark difference between the two, mostly in the fact that I can freely take those bags, but I can't take someone's legs without a lot of messy work. ",
"I know you sound like you're above it or maybe just that day you just didn't give a shit, but you should have made a call yourself or pretended too at least, and told the person, pretend or not, on the other line about the dumb cunt you were sitting next to.",
"Just the tip!",
"Who let all these NPCs on *her* train car? ",
"You won't find out until you ask. Why are you telling me \"stop assuming\" for telling the other guys making excuses not to ask to ask and find out? Did you get yourself turned around or something?\n\nI ask people to move their bags all the time (because, you know, I'm not the sort of neurotic mess that quietly fumes about strangers being assholes over nothing while simultaneously being afraid what those same supposed assholes might think of me for asking a reasonable question) and the overwhelming majority of the time, they just put the bag there because they got on the bus near the start of its route when it was still pretty empty and just wasn't paying attention to the influx of people since. ",
"It’s not asking permission it’s just phrasing something politely. It’s not hard to be polite and you’ll get better results. ",
"Initiate crop dust mission.",
"Also, while you're not correcting this person's shitty behavior, OP has now brought this issue up to thousands of people around the world to let them know this is a shitty thing to do.",
"Amused by the number of posts claiming that this isn't a big deal and neither is manspreading. Let's see those same comments get the same feedback on a post about manspreading. ",
"Move your bags now.......please",
"They're saving it for later",
"This reminds me of high school when all the kids from our school would get on the same bus and there were no seats and some girl put her bag on the seat next to her and told her friends that she did it so no one would sit next to her. ",
"I don't know about the manspreading brouhaha. I thought that was about men sitting next to someone and encroaching on their space by crowding them. I don't personally care how much space anyone takes up as long as they are not preventing someone else from having a seat. It's ridiculous to expect someone not to set their belongings down if space permits. ",
"What gets me about \"manspreading\" drama is that so many people are talking about so many different things without actually communicating which thing they're taking an issue with. Try doing an image search for \"manspreading\" and the differences become extremely apparent when you take the photo in context. In [some photos](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/03/23/29562DC900000578-3110093-image-m-2_1433370380047.jpg) the issue is clearly focused on someone taking up multiple seats. With [others](https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/wp-content/uploads/manspreading-e1441314705441.jpg) it is an issue with a sexual context. And in yet [others](https://www.teaparty.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/obama-trump-manspreading.jpg) it has nothing to do with courtesy or predation and is just pointing out behavior without meaningful context. And of course everyone thinks that *their* use is the obvious, original use of the word and won't hear shit to the contrary.\n\n \nSo in all those same contexts, let's examine this picture. Is she taking up more than one seat? Fuck yes,so it is comparably shameful in that regard. Is she being a sexual degenerate about it? No, definitely not. In fact, her body languages says, to me, that she is taking every step available to *not* get touched. Could be some more we could read into that but let's not get carried away. And as to the final point, there really isn't a comparable \"no context\" body position to make fun of in women, at least as far as I know, so we can rule that one out as well. So with all that taken together, I think the title is backwards. This is, at worst, half as bad as \"manspreading\" due to the lack of sexual implications, but otherwise is still pretty bad because she's taking up multiple seats.",
"Sit on her feet!",
"If u don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved.",
"What a terrible, terrible read! This woman LOVES to hear herself talk. It sickens me. I couldn't even finish it. Someone should tape her mouth shut and sew her fingers to her ass cheeks to stifle future attempts at communication. ",
"Well there a lot of \"feminists\" that bitch about it on The Internet for example Buzzfeed i think they made a few videos on it, but if a woman does it we can't complain? ",
"Isn't that like, everyone?",
"My best friend is a girl and does it frequently. It's a big part of why we're friends, she legitimately cares about everyone.",
"Pretty much, yeah, but still think it is much more awkward to ask someone to stop manspreading than stop douche-bagging (that's what this is called now... It is official). In one instance, you are asking someone to move their stuff, which really can't offend anyone. In the other, you are telling someone that their body is taking up too much space, which is slightly more confrontational in nature. Still, people should just either nut up or shut up. ",
"\"I'd be nice\", from the post I replied to.",
"What the fuck is \"manspreading\" I've never heard this stupid term until now. ",
"As a woman, this infuriates me. \nI was at the airport with my mother and grandmother (who has Parkinsons) and asked a girl if she could move her bag so my grandma could sit down. She rolled her eyes got a big attitude and flopped her bag on the floor. It got my blood boiling ",
"Yeah I don't even understand what he means by that exactly..",
"A common trend for the past 400 years is the older generation thinking the next is going to Hell in a hand basket.",
"The problem is that I'm not going to bother, unless it's the last seat. Most people don't want to deal with it, so she will get both seats to herself, unless no other seats are available. ",
"No, she's just a cunt.",
"I mean I do this on the subway all the time (closed body language but not the bags) simply because I don't want to engage in conversation, which is something that a lot if people try to do (being a young girl on public transit is VERY obnoxious). If someone asked me to move, i would be happy to, and if I saw this girl and needed to sit, i would just bloody ask her. Being closed off on public transit isn't an indication of rejecting even the most basic attempts at communication. Loads of people travel with their headphones in and sunglasses on.\n\nStop making mountains out of mole hills. I can see people being upset if she refused to move her bags, but this entire thread is based on ultra passive aggressive bullshit and it's fucking pathetic.",
"Not that it counts but I have a minor in psychology and I've loved studying human behavior all my life - anyone who knows anything about people whether it's in the sense of philosophy, sociology or psychology - it's that the more you think you know about people the less you actually do. Like anything in this world. ",
"As a person who takes transit to/from work everyday, I've learned to just accept that some people are genuinely douchey, and just make sure I practice good transit etiquette.",
"Right what the hell?",
"Really? I find the thing in the photo really annoying but ‘manspreading’ particularly ticks me off because they’re invading my space. Especially when their thigh is literally pressing on my knee. I’m sure they don’t do it on purpose (most of them anyway) but it is pretty irritating.",
"Why assume it's just for a simple day around town? That floral bag seems like the kind of bag you'd use to carry workout clothes/gear in. And a plain plastic bag filled with stuff doesn't seem like the kind of thing you'd take on a simple day around town either. The bag the other girl is carrying could be her normal bag though, but it might hold things for work or school. In general though bags will just fill up because you can carry extra stuff and carrying an almost empty bag around feels weird.",
"i see old women do this more then young women ",
"You ruined a perfect post with your judgy word choice. Lame",
"I'd fart if she didn't let me sit. I'd fart if she let me sit down. I'd fart.",
"I think it might actually be the older generations who act entitled, and are offended that millennials don’t agree that they’re entitled. Which generation is famous for saying “I got mine”? Which generation consistently believes in income equality and social programs? ",
"Just say “excuse me”. And if she doesn’t move her shit, she is branded as the worst person in the train. ",
"Bag-spreading has been an epidemic since the beginning of public transit systems. It’s time we start shaming these bags! Get your pitchforks ready fam...",
"Check the username, I'm not the person you're arguing with",
"Yeah, *that* sounds like the kind of thing a nice person would do. Hint hint. Nudge nudge.",
"That's a loud 5% minority though ",
"birdy big bags",
"Tap tap tap... I'd like to sit, you have to move your bags...\n\nGuarantee she moves them, dirty looks can't hurt you. Why are people so afraid of each other?",
"Also, as a tall person it's physically impossible to sit with closed legs on most public transport as the seats are so close together",
"I'd say 99% of the people you come across are nice people. Sometimes we all get stuck in our head and forget to think about those around us. This girl could be lost in a podcast, and five minutes before this picture the entire car was empty. It's entirely possible she forgot about her shit next to her, didn't notice seats were running out, and didn't mentally put 2 + 2 together she's not thinking about other people. \n\nThat, or there's a 1% chance she's a bitch. We'll just all assume she is, because it's the assholes that are ingrained in our memory and all the nice people have been forgotten. ",
"Yeah, I've never understood people's reluctance to tell people to move their bags.\n\nGranted, if he has bags all around her, and it's clearly not going to fit in her lap, I'd walk by and not stress her out. But if it's one or two small things she can fit between her legs or in her lap, AND it's a long-ish ride, then you bet your sweet ass I'm gonna want that spot for MY sweet ass.",
"Some older people like to blame the title “millennial” because it groups garbage people together. Sometimes older people are garbage too, we don’t blame it on “boomers”.",
"Kind of makes sense both ways. If I was in her position I would move my bags when I saw people standing because all the seats were full and that just seems courteous to me. If I was in a standing person's position, I would either ask her to move her bags or just stand because I really don't care and it's a spot someone else can ask for.\n\nEither way it seems like the weirdest thing to make a big deal out of.",
"i mean, this is the CTA, right? the difference between this asshole and manspreading is that objectively this woman is in the wrong and the world knows it. there is an automated voice that's supposed to say specifically \"please don't put your bags on the chair\", there are signs...and this is something that men do as well, so I feel like OP really went for a clickbaity false dichotomy",
"This is me in most situations, but I move stuff if no more seats are available. ",
"As a man, you couldn’t pay me money to approach a strange woman for anything let alone touch her. ",
"Lol I don't even always ask.. just point at the spot you want to put your ass. Step two, look like you would put your ass there in the next 10 sec even if there's some stranger's stuff in the way. wtf US how hard is this",
"No, you say, \"Would you like to move your bags before I sit on them?\" And if she says no, you sit on them. Then don't move after she gets upset.",
"It's 2018, that's literally a Hitler double rape.",
"Or move her bag to the floor and sit, or sit on the bag if you aren't comfortable moving her stuff.",
"Preferably while dressed as Pennywise.",
"10 out of 10? Maybe some places. NYC will get you a \"fuck off\" at least 4 out of 10 times.",
"My rule of thumb is 50% capacity. At 50% capacity- if everyone put their packages on the seats there would be no free seats so that's when everyone should stop doing it.\n\nOn the 10am express bus there are rarely more than 10 people on the entire bus so if you want to put your stuff on the seats- go for it. But if you do that on any earlier bus someone is going to have to ask you to move your stuff and that's when we end up with delays.",
"Hi! You seem like a polite and considerate passenger. It would be a pleasure to share a train with people like you.\n\nI'll try to come back to your individual points later on, but I just thought I'd say this first:\n\n- If you need a place to sit down on a train, but people have blocked seats with their bags, you are entitled to feel a bit pissed off. Complain to your friends afterwards, or do simply seethe in silence (the British way..) \n- If you need a place to sit on a train, and you ask someone to move their stuff, but which they do but in a very annoyed expression on their face - you're entitled to very feel pissed off.\n- If you need a place to sit on a train, and you overcome natural inhibitions to ask a stranger to move their stuff, which they do happily and apologetically - everyone's a winner.\n\nBut: If you see a photo on Reddit and make your own assumptions based on possibly faulty interpretations of body language and a leading headline - then that's not something I encourage. People doing this, despite the lack of context in this photo, as well as the public shaming aspect of taking photos of strangers, make me uncomfortable. \n\nI think we're talking at cross-purposes here. I agree that the onus is on the person sitting down to free up a seat they are blocking, rather than a standing passenger. I still think better communication all around is the best solution (and I say this as a very introverted and socially anxious person). Basically, my point boils down to this:\n\n-If this happens to you - I sympathise with your annoyance. If you see this on Reddit and extrapolate a context without good grounds - that ain't good. ",
"But would you bother if another seat is available? ",
"The real trick isn't to not give any fucks, but to only give a fuck about a few things.",
"She doesn't have her legs spread and is therefore not sexualizing her action. She is being a douche, but she isn't being a sexist shitlord.\n\n~~^^^^^^^^^^~~^/s",
"Came in to comment this. \n\nThis is obviously taken by someone who never takes the subway, taking a picture of someone taking up two (sometimes 3) seats is something I see every day. ",
"I'm well aware of that, you commented on how quickly I responded",
"It's also easier to ask someone to move their bag than to move their leg.",
"If u don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved. ",
"I hope this sorry excuse for a woman is on Reddit, sees thousands of people commenting on what a douche she is, and then gets recognized by someone on her who validates that she is indeed a douche.\n\n... and then this goes on national media as a prime example of how not to be a douche on public transport. ",
"Yeah, and you can also just ask a man to not spread his legs so wide. It seems like either both are serious problems, or neither is much of a problem at all.",
"Oh, you're reading a book *and* listening to music? Cool! What book and music are you reading and listening to, sunglasses lady?",
"No.\n\nI will carefully explain, as to avoid any offense you might generate from any misinterpretations of my statements:\n\nNow that I am aware of the phenomenon of \"manspreading\", I try and curb it for myself without being prompted. I don't think it's unreasonable to ask other people to do the same. No one wants men to crush their genitals and take up zero room in public, it's just a general note. Also, if someone says \"hey, would you mind moving your leg so I can sit here?\" that should serve as a cue for the person taking up too much room to say \"sure\", and close their legs a bit.\n\nNow, to people who rest personal items on seats: I don't think it's inherently bad to do this. Floors of public transportation aren't very clean, so if I had a bag with me, I would first want to set it somewhere else, if available. If someone comes along and says \"hey, would you mind moving your bag so I can sit here?\", I would say \"sure\", and move my stuff to my lap, or the floor. \n\nIt's a small world, and we all have to try and get along. The tone of this post is not an attempt to get along with anyone, it's an attempt to justify shitty behavior by inventing a narrative coming from \"the other side\". ",
"Why you make this about gender though? Guys put their bags on the seats too. This is just a dick move all around",
"THE INTERNET IS NOT FOR HORSEPLAY",
"Evolution is a blind process, not a heavenly mandate, and we are higher order animals with complex thought processes and decision making. It's shockingly naive to categorize 50% of us as exactly alike, in any category.",
"I'll go ahead and be that person that some what defends her. Mind you, I probably wouldn't have made that phone call and we may not be coming from the same place, but I get it. I hate men I don't know sitting next to me. It gives me terrible, cries on the car ride home kind of anxiety. \n\nI have had a number of bad experiences on planes, buses and public in general. I'm a college educated, petite female that looks a lot younger than my actual age, I dress modestly, but that is beside the point. I have had a man expose themself to me in public when I refused to have sex with him, I've had an old man (70's+) grab me on a plane when I was a minor, I once had a man physically pick me up by my sides while surrounded by a group of friends and carried me inside a bar... \n\nSo yeah, when I'm in public, I like to take up the seat next to me. And I will avoid eye contact with someone who thinks I'm being selfish. And I will rock that resting bitch face like no tomorrow. Maybe it is selfish, but at this point I think I've earned the right to not care.",
"Millennials get a bad rap because they’ve isolated themselves in their little headphoned worlds. ",
"Everyone is saying “why not just ask her to move it” when she shouldn’t be taking up seats with her bags in the first place. Put them on your lap or between your legs on the floor. ",
"Your generation 90s? Millenials are born from 1984 to about 2004. And some people put Millenials starting as early as 1976 even. It's basically just the generation that had Nintendos and Computers and Internet as children in the house as household normal items. It's the MTV as kids generation. Basically, if you're an adult now, but you're the one called because Grandma deleted the internet, you're a millenial.",
"Hold the end of the cord (bud side) between thumb and palm. Make the bullhorn with your pinky and pointer. Wrap the cord in a figure eight around those two fingers. When you get to the end, wrap the remaining length around the middle then the very end wrap through one of the loops you make.\n\nThis will keep your earbuds untangled in your gym bag. To unwrap, simply pull the end out from the same loop and they will unravel on their own.",
"Beta move, just pick up her things and place them on the floor then sit ",
"If you are on public transport and your bag is on a seat and there are people who cannot sit down, you pick up your shit and stop being a selfish fuck staring out of the window.",
"Probably for the best. Sitting next to her is a #metoo waiting to happen. ",
"Just ask her to move the bags so you can sit down. Or you can take a picture, post it on reddit, and whine like a pussy.",
"\"Manspreading\" is literally a misandrist term to lable to normal resting position of men. Imagine if we started shaming women for having boobs that take up too much space on a crowded subway...",
"Who gives a fuck? You tell them to move their bags and make them feel like an asshole while they’re doing it.",
"There's something like decency and a simple awareness of your surroundings.",
"oh i better should have put some huge thing up my ass and just keep public shaming some random person like everyone else does here LOL",
"One day at work on the Upper East Side I watched 20 or so people walk by as a guy in a wheelchair struggled to both hold a door open and get through it at the same time. Not a crazy homeless guy or anything, just plain ol dude in a chair. I simply held it for him for about 10sec. Took nothing off my life but helped him bigtime, not sure why everyone else was avoiding him like the plague. ",
"heheh",
"The number of people in this thread that think they could just handle someone else's belongings without having an imminent major problem with the person in question is kind of insane. It sounds like a good way to start a fight with a stranger to me. ",
"Would you bother to ask if there were another seat available? ",
"Man spreading isn’t even a problem lol, it’s just a made up boogeyman.",
"IF she refuses to move her stuff. just sit on it. ",
"Undervoted comment",
"I'm a millennial and a baby boomer wouldn't even move her oxygen tank or wheel chair over to make room for me. I had just come from a four hour shift and my legs were so tired and the bitch just wouldn't. I took her oxygen tank and threw it on the floor. That lazy lady didn't even know I moved it, she was so absorbed in herself, and just fell asleep. The driver had to call the police on her because she wouldn't even...\n\nOh well I was out.",
"No, just people who don't really want to get stabbed.",
"I would grab her shit and put it on the ground and take the seat. ",
"That is exactly the sort of polite and well reasoned response I would expect from someone who feels entitled to block off seats for themselves :)",
"Girls are hot doe.. 😊😍",
"If u are terrified and don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved. This way you are alone and not taking up extra space is it that hard?",
"You just start to sit, slow enough that they frantically move all their shit before you crush it. ",
"I read a lot of people saying 'why dont you just ask her to move it then'... thats not the point, the point is, wtf, why is her bags on the seat to begin with, did she pay for 2 seats? Is she afraid of someone sitting next to her? Pisses me off when I see people put there shit on the seat next to them. It basically implies that they don't want you sitting next to them, and I hate that type of person, and its generally females that do this. ",
"Because that is what we are talking about",
"Perfect. She's probably awkward as hell so the second you ask her to move her shit she'll mumble an apology and move it. Why is this so hard to understand?",
"If u don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved. ",
"Being selfish and socially retarded is definitely not exclusive to males.",
"He was sitting down, not sure how he was helping anybody out.",
"Knock her out",
"> Public transit is not private, nor is saving seats permissible.\n\nPublic transit actually can be private. While our biggest train operator here in Germany is 100% government owned there are some other operators that are private but use the same train stations and rails. \n\nAnother comparison though. You are walking through the promenade of a city and the group in front of you is stopping to look at something, blocking the small way. You are not just standing behind them waiting for them to move, are you? And you also aren't shooting them out of the way. You instead ask to pass by. ",
"Angle and height of the seat too makes it easy for legs to spread ",
"You must be fun at parties",
"Whats she going to do, glare harder?",
"its all lies. this dingus just wants you to tangle your headphones. \n\nyou're technically wrong dipshit. ",
"I don't know if I'd go *that* far...",
"I shouldn't have to make ask someone to not be a dick.",
"I keep seeing people say, \"just ask her politely to move her bags\". Yet no one bothers to say the same thing about men and manspreading. \"Excuse me could you scoot over a little bit, please?\" would go a long way.",
"Just sit on her shit if she won't. ",
"Plenty of room to stand. ",
"I would of just swiped her shit to the floor and looked at her like yeah what ",
"Song as old as rhyme",
"Squat every second day and I have my legs crossed right now. Obviously everybody is different. ",
"[the subtle art of not giving a fuck](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019MMUA8S/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)",
"One of the drivers on my roof doesn't stand for this shit. She'll tell them to move their damn bags or scoot to the window seat if they sit in the aisle. \n\n",
"It's weird to me that people in the comments are split between \"well, nothing you can do\" and \"be aggressive, make a scene\"\n\nSeriously people, tap on her arm, motion to the seat, 99% of the time she will resent you silently but will clear the seat for you. ",
"I’ve always called it bag spreading. ",
"So all those feminists that did this same thing to men.... Feminists are sexist rapists that need to learn consent!",
"I'm over 40 and I know what communication is. Tell me where I said that communication *wasn't* an option? \n\nI think you know as well as anyone else that, when in public spaces, we're expected to show consideration to other people. Whether someone is sitting spread eagle or has their bags splayed out everywhere, they are taking up more than their fair share of public space. Yes, of course you should politely ask them to move rather than shaming them on Reddit, but the point is that most people don't want to have to deal with that bullshit in the first place and it's rude to put them in a position where they have to do so.",
"Q's don't use these style cars anymore. Only the F, D, B, and M have them with any frequency. ( And maybe the L and S's I cant recall)",
"Which line? They aren't on all trains. Look like [this](http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/CourtesyCounts.htm).",
"> It feels like 15-20 years ago it would be considered horribly rude not to give up your seat to a pregnant lady or an old person, but now you take up extra seats for your stuff.\n\nSo let's see, 20 years ago was 1998. From my recollection on using the NYC Subway (since that's what's in the picture), it was exactly as bad as it is now.",
"I would've put my cum all over those hot legs",
"I said that they moved out later and even that it's not simply through their own deficiencies so I don't understand the point of your response. It came off as very defensive yet I don't see any attack.",
"Until she causes a scene, everybody whips out their phones and records it, and before you know it you’re at the receiving end of a nationwide justice brigade.\n\nBetter to just shame her on reddit.",
"Lmao",
"No clue!",
"Someone posted this 3 hours before you in regular sized font, you don't deserve their karma for your larger typeface",
"Seats are for sitting on.",
"Or just move her shit into the floor and sit there, anyway. ",
"Nope, you walk up to the seat, say \"I'm gonna need you to move your stuff\". It works every time. Some people are selfish, and clueless. They aren't horrible people, but apparently they had parents that didn't teach them that everything isn't always theirs. Avoiding conflict and taking pictures to shame them online teaches them nothing, helps nobody, and perpetuates the assholeification of society.",
"Bet you this girl has social anxiety. Look at the body posture. Curled up in her seat, sunglasses on, looking out the window to pretend no one is there. ",
"Kind of amazing that this has to be stated.",
"there shouldn't be the need for having to ask. \nIt's common courtesy to put your bag on your lap or somewhere else when the PT-vehicle is crowded. \n",
"I love this, have an up vote wise stranger!",
"Hmmm looks like MARTA.",
"Then you sit on her bags and stare into space while she pulls them and pushes you.",
"You really shouldn't. \n\n\nIf all that were needed were cues, our bodies wouldn't have spent the energy and resources to produce one of the most intricate muscles in the human body. Tah. \n",
"I’m just unsure what this has to do with the picture of a woman being kinda rude on public transport ",
"[Guess this fits](https://i.imgur.com/U2msl8Y.jpg)\n\nFound it on Reddit in /r/de (German half troll subreddit). I don't know exactly if it's \"originally\" from there.\n\nIt's as true as it gets.",
"I'm more bothered by the trollop in front of her with mangled iDiot earphones & wanna-be slave sandals.",
"\nSit, stand, lay on the goddamn floor.. Guess what? People who dont live in a big city, or have cars instead of the option of buses or trains. We really dont care what you do!\n\nHonestly how grown up is it to complain that somebody was sat in a seat? Sharing is caring.. Or some childhood concept should have covered this! \n\nFuck! \n\nStop being a spoiled brat an walk to fucking work! Or instead, be grateful you arent walking! Did you thank the bus driver? Probably not? Shut it with the complaining. Silently sit there on your google pixeler or your apple plus z and update your status to some useless concept of originality. \n\nSo sick of all your shit ",
"If u don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved. ",
"Unreal. It doesn’t matter how straight you lay that cord when you set it down. When you pick it up the next morning it has a thousand knots ",
"We can only see a 24th of this bus/train. Maybe let’s not judge justbecause it feels good to hate on hot girls? ",
"She's fighting back against years of male oppression ",
"proud of you!",
"That is *obscenely* paranoid. Like, \"everybody's out to get me until they prove otherwise\" levels of paranoid, when you think you're going to get stabbed for asking a stranger to move their bags.",
"She was horribly oppressed. Some say she is literally shaking to this day. ",
"This is a completely imagined scenario ",
"It was an entire code of conduct. Not just to do with combat. It applied to both sexes of nobility. ",
"\"millennial-entitled crap\" really?",
"Sunglasses. Headphones. Face towards the window. THIS IS MY SAFE ZONE I CAN'T HEAR YOU OR SILLY DEMANDS THAT I DON'T TAKE UP TWICE AS MUCH SPACE AS I NEED.",
"This actually isn't as bad. All you'd have to do it's point at the seat and she'll move her bags. Manspreaders will keep manspreading while you're seated beside them.",
"Youre crying over a non issue, no reason to continue responding to issues that are your own.",
"If it was less than half as bad as this it would take up less than one seat",
"At first I thought I thought the focus on this picture was about the chick with the hairy legs. Then I saw the bag on the seat behind Miss Hairy Legs, and then saw her purse and other stuff beside her.",
"Because times change and they change back into forms that already existed. Just because some quote from ancient Greece applies to the way things are now doesn't indicate that times have been the same from then till now. Not that long ago it was socially acceptable for black people to be limited to the back of the bus. You can't pretend things have always been the same and always be the same. There are plenty cultures on this planet today where someone doing this would get yelled at and kicked off the bus. Right now in Western society, things are pretty self centered.",
"Why would the picture taker get up, walk over, and ask to let that man sit? Why would someone across from a man manspreading ask them to close their legs? Their not the ones or a party to the ones being affected. And posting a picture online of absurd behavior can reduce that behavior far more than asking one person who will probably do it again anyway.",
"I feel like the only way I'd respond to this is by escalating things. The bossy tone will have you standing for an extra minute. Lots of people I know would respond by putting their feet up there or completely ignoring you. \n\nIt's fine to ask and not command. 99.99% the person will move the bag if you just say, \"Hey, can I sit here?\" Even if the person is kind of bitchy about it, I've never been denied. I have had issues with entitled people wanting a seat and asking for it like they expect Albert Einstein to pop out of nowhere and initiate a slow clap. ",
"The only time I ever have an issue with doing that is when you get a cunt with an attitude who just grabs your shit and tries to move it without saying anything. \n\nThose fuckers never expect you to turn it into a huge thing that gets every eye on them. They're just trying to be oh so dominant that they never think the person they're doing it to can be the bigger asshole. ",
"Plenty of room for her bags on the floor as well",
"> at the same time though I no one is taking the seat next to me I put my stuff down, even though the bus might still be full. Its just not worth it sitting with all your stuff in your hands (instead of your phone / tablet) for the off chance that someone will want to sit there that enters at the next few stations\n\nOk, in the context of rush hour, if you still leave something on the seat next to you, it will ward off people from sitting next to you. They see the bag. They see the seat is taken and instead of asking you to move it, especially when there are 40+ available spots, they'll just take another seat. Every single person that gets on the bus, regardless of how full the bus is will go through this process until that seat you've taken is now the only choice left. You've now forced someone to either stand or ask you to move your bag because you feel it better to have it next to you than on your feet or lap. When I bring my backpack on the bus, I always take it off before I get on the bus and then I place it on my feet so it doesn't touch the ground. I do this regardless of how full/empty the bus is.\n\n> Again, the point is you are not really asking someone for something, you instead make your intentions known that you want to sit on the seat that isn't occupied by a human. You just use the question form to do so because its social norm / more polite.\n\nYou're still asking someone to let you sit down somewhere. It's not their call if you can sit or not, we're all allowed to sit where we want.",
"Dude. The only thing you can assume is that she obviously sits in a pretty crowded train and doesn't have a common sense to put her bags away. It should be clear that what she is doing is already wrong.",
"Seriously. She clearly put those bags there so nobody would sit beside her. Anyone who is good at picking up social cues would stay the hell away from her",
"The only routes that go to Williamsburg are the J L M Z and G",
"In the UK there's often a rule on trains nowadays that if you refuse to move your bags from a seat when asked by another passenger, you have to pay for a ticket for your bags as they if they were a passenger. ",
"Dude I think there might be something wrong with your balls",
"It's more a clash of the politeness culture in America. A) We get super offended by this kind of thing since it's impolite, yet B) We don't want to ask them to move their stuff out of fear of being impolite. Before people start commenting, I know not everyone is like this, but it's true in general.\n\nNow I'm in Munich and so many people are flat out rude. I'm fine with directness (like someone asking for a seat), but there are so many unpleasant interactions here. Don't know why people are so damn miserable all the time. ",
"Not really. Folks avoid conflict on public transportation because people are CRAZY.",
"Its not that the .1% is growing large. Its that people would rather take a picture and bitch online about it instead of asking her to move her stuff. Why ask when you can just assume everybody is part of that 0.1%?",
"> put the burden of interacting with strangers\n\nThat sounds like I torture them somehow...\n\n> Some people don't like confrontations so they wouldn't ask even if they were uncomfortable.\n\nYeah, but that is their problem. I don't like confrontations with strangers, that doesn't mean its the strangers fault.\n\n> . People like you take advantage of that and it's not cool.\n\nNo I am not. I am taking advantage that there is a free unused seat next to me that at the moment nobody seems to be interested in sitting in. ",
"no you wouldn't",
"This girl has so much ignorance about her it’s horrible. Feet on the seats, bags in the way, sunglasses and headphones. Fucking hell what a cunt. \n\nI’d still be the person to ask though. \n\nThis picture winds me up. I hope this bitch is on reddit and sees this! (The picture, not my comment)",
"“Man spreading” is literally a seig heil to them in buzzfeed land",
"I don't see the problem. If you want to sit, ask. ",
"That guys name? Jorge Washington ",
"Here's the thing: by doing stuff like this, they are increasing the chances that an aggressive, confrontational person becomes their seat mate. Quiet and chill people fill up the open seats until someone who doesn't take no for an answer comes along and screams at them to move their shit. ",
"That's not a wall, it's a bag. Be a grownup, tap the person on the shoulder and say \"can you move your bags so I can sit down?\" I do it all the time and I think I've only ever had one person give me attitude over it.",
"You're my boyfriend's size. He's 5'8\" and about 150-160. I'm 5'6\" and 200. He's much stronger than I am and would have no problem overpowering me and holding me down, if he wanted to. \n\nIt's not just a size thing. It is a male/female thing. \n\nIt hasn't crossed your mind in everyday situations because you're male.\n\nI'm not saying this from a \"all men are rapists\" point of view - I'm saying this from the point of view of physiological and societal differences in the way that men and women are, biologically, as well as how men and women relate to themselves and each other in society. It is deeply ingrained - I daresay instinctual, in a way. ",
"How do you ban someone from the subway?",
"I guess she owns all photons that bounce off her and all molecules that float off her? People are so full of themselves its freaken silly.",
"\"I think there is real truth to it. Millennials move out at and become financially independent at a later age, for example. \"\n\nYou're implying millenials don't move out because they are entitled. I dont think that's the case, at all. ",
"Hey, at least she moved. How do you know they didn't have a long day, too? I can't blame you for moving someone's stuff out of a seat, but if you're not pregnant, not disabled and not injured, guess what, they don't have to give you their fucking seat. Just because you don't like standing doesn't mean other people have to give a damn.\n\nEDIT: Holy Christ, I feel bad, I misread the comment, didn't realize op mentioned these women had bags next to them, and got mad because I thought op wanted one of these women to stand up.\n\nSorry OP!\n\n",
"*womanesting*",
"Just ask her to move the bag you fucking dweeb",
"What do I have to get over? Do you not understand how discusion works? See, we are talking about a situation that we were not a part of. If it were actually me in this situation it would be a non issue. I'd ask her to move her things and either she would or I would move them for her. It's really very simple.",
"And my axe!",
"Obviously. My method sucks. ",
"I would've asked her to move her stuff.... then I would've moved it for her after crop dusting her a few times. ",
"no, TOO ANGRY.",
"Shows what you know. Drinking some super gross bongwater can get you mad fucked up.",
"Fat spreading is even worse",
"You are correct. ",
"Same.",
"No. Where did I say that it was?",
"Hey don't mind me just gonna hijack your comment for a quick PSA. I just wanted to let everyone know I'm genuinely the best ear bud wire detangler out there. There's no mess of tangled wires too large for me to detangle. I can and will do it in an efficient amount of time. Let me know if you need my services.",
"*I was brutally attacked on the subway by a man and nobody said a thing*-Buzzfeed.",
"I think it's a cultural thing. It would be the same here in Norway. If you have your bag on the last seat, there's a good chance that instead of asking you to move it, people will stand while giving you dirty looks.",
"If her stuff wasn't there she might have to sit next to a man. She is totally justified by that. /s",
"If it’s empty fine. But It’s just polite to pro-actively move your shit if the train/bus is getting full and there’s a chance someone’s going to want to sit there.",
"Don't phrase it as a question, because it leaves the option for someone to say no. \"I'd like to sit, please\" works for me. And don't apologize for making them move their stuff. I do thank them for doing so. I see people apologizing and I've had people apologize when I see them and move my stuff. I tell them not to apologize, there's no need for them to stand if there's a seat.\n\nDue to knee problems and claustrophobia, I prefer the aisle seat on a bus. Though I realize this can be seen as passive-aggressive. I generally put my stuff on my lap (unless the bus is empty). And when it's filling up, I'll make eye contact and say, \"would you like the window seat?\" ",
"The thigh gap plays a large roll as well. I'm about average and can close my legs entirely without too much discomfort, but my friend (who also claims to be average) has quite a lot of actual pain doing so\n\nNot every man is born equal, we have to respect everyone equally tho",
"Same deal with manspreading. ",
"Feminist here, that's not \"manspreading\". Now what?",
"Plot twist: You ask her to move her shit so you can sit down, she pulls out three tickets, one for herself and one for each of her bags. ",
"I fear confrontation",
"The comments in this thread lead me to believe it's very difficult for the sort of unhealthy mindset that actively assumes everybody else is an asshole, and seeks unsubstantiated evidence of such, while simultaneously being very self conscious about what those same assholes might think of them for so much as asking a reasonable question. ",
"Then, after sitting there for a few minutes, offer the seat to an elderly person. Robin Hood -- Prince of Seats.",
"Meh, just ask anyway. She may not want a conversation but I bet she'd move her shit. ",
"I have to say, I do this almost every day on the bus because I get really severe anxiety when people touch me and 9 times out of 10 when someone sits next to me on the bus they repeatedly touch me. I always try to make myself as small as possible and scoot over so no one touches me and somehow that gives them the impression that I’m now giving them more room to then spread out and continue touching me.\n\nThat said, if the bus is completely full I’ll move my bag and if someone asks me to sit there I’ll always give them the space. I don’t want to be a dick. I just really like to avoid people sitting by me at all costs.",
"I would straight throw those bags on the floor & sit down facing her. Come @ me, ho. ",
"Are those maxi pads in her bag?",
"Stuff them in an old pill bottle or film bottle.",
"Nooot worth it. ",
"\"Excuse me can you move your shit?\"\n\nShe moves.\n\n\"Ah thanks\".",
"Maybe but more likely than that he isn't overweight. Must people who have a lot of trouble with this is overweight so they find it uncomfortable.",
"I like this. It’s more embarrassing than what I would typically do.\n\nFirst, I’d ask if she would move her bags so I could sit. If she does onto reddit because she looks like a bitch.\n\nIf she doesn’t. I would set them on the floor and sit down",
"Why can't she put her shit on her lap like a normal person. ",
"u/defmacro-jam called it ma'amspreading",
"So? People are inconsiderate, you can't expect everyone to have manners - posting stuff like this doesn't do anything either. Either you stand around taking photos in disbelief, or you ask them politely to move their stuff and take the seat you've been eyeing up. ",
"Space Slut",
"it's NYC. If you are nice, you get shit on. Sometimes literally. ",
"Yes. A lot of studies we looked over in school were from a period of time lacking rigorous scientific processes and often times the results were watery at best. Still very interesting stuff. ",
"A few years back I was sat down in a bus, mind elsewhere on my phone when suddenly an older man (who didn't need a seat anyway) came up to me and said something along the lines of \"get out of that seat\", no please or anything and in a very demanding tone. With a shit-eating grin I stood up, moved my guitar amp that I'd been sitting on 1 foot sideways, sat back down on it and gestured to the empty space to the rude twat.\n\nIt was one of those glorious moments of justice that makes the day easier to get through.",
"Yeah, and those people are petty assholes.",
"no kidding.",
"If he was sitting down then why was his sandwich still up front? Did he set it down and forget about it?",
"Feet on the seats AND Bags on the seats! There is a circle of Hell reserved for this cretin!",
"this is a dumb fucking post",
"I like to slowly rub my leg against his until he gets too weirded out and moves his leg out of my space. This would probably not work so well if I wasn't a dude.",
"bro im mexican",
"No it's equally as bad.",
"Then get a car.",
"Probably doesn't want to sit next to the pervy looking guy secretly taking pictures of women on the bus. ",
"BART could use that. It’s not just the homeless people ether. ",
"[wild tangela appeared](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PhC4twwa7xo/maxresdefault.jpg)",
"It turned out the \"arbiters of decency\" were just assholes mostly and while they had some good ideas those got lost in the wash when religiosity became a badge for the scared, angry, and powerful to hide behind and people afraid of \"feminism\" decided being anti chivalrous was being feminist. For too long the \"one for you, one less for me\" crowd has run shit, thats why they hate the internet-we can all see now there's enough for everyone, we just have to share. They've never wanted to share.\n\n\nIt's a pendulum and right now we're somewhere on the upswing of the self centered asshole side. ",
"Damn. Well I live in Canada. So yea. ",
"I think it is more likely he isn't fat. If you aren't overweight you should be able to sit with you legs pretty close together with little discomfort. If you are tubby like most Americans it is hard to do.",
"> Maybe you don't understand the definition of equality.\n\nWhich is a funny tack to take when the title of the post literally states that a man taking up two seats \"isn't even half as bad\" as a woman taking up two seats.",
"Yes it is. Stop doing both😬",
"I think you have a point here. Maybe it's because I don't mind asking. I shouldn't assume other people don't mind asking either. I'll think about it next time im doing this haha. ",
"It’s funny because reddit always says the exact opposite stereotype of Americans. That they’re very loud and brash and it’s British or Northern European people who quietly seethe at someone doing a small rude thing like cutting in a queue or something. ",
"I mean, you tried being nice. If people aren't receptive to polite requests, it's time to stop being polite. Why extend polite manners to someone unwilling to reciprocate? Fuck them. ",
"You're just talking out yer ass now. Take your own advice. Get over it, move on.",
"Now it's easier because they can just stare into a phone and pretend like everyone around isn't aware they are a dick.",
"Last guy I saw manspreading took up three seats. One for his body, one for each leg.\n\nI'm not saying this doesn't suck, but I'd disagree with the fraction of \"half\"",
"\"Manspreading is an act of oppression where as if this woman didn't put her bags there she would be in grave danger\"",
"You're likely not a spoiled, daddy's little princes like the bitch in the picture.",
"Resting Bitch Face ✓\n\nSunglasses ✓\n\nEarbuds ✓\n\nStaring out the window ✓\n\nWhat we have here lads is a cunt. ",
"Amen",
"> she refuses, give her a dirty look\n\n...and then swipe her shit off onto the floor and sit down anyways.\n\nOr not, I'm way too passive aggressive for that. But it's fun to think about.",
"My ass is hitting that seat. If your shit is between my ass and the seat when it happens is up to you. ... is totally what I'd come up with in the shower later. ",
"So long as other seats are available, yeah I agree put your shit on the seat next to you. I've used public transport in a few different areas and that's always what I've done. But the second people start filing in, that's when you move your shit. The woman in the picture is just being a dickhead for no reason.\n\nThis is a surprisingly common-sense and decent discussion. We're on reddit, I feel like one of us needs to be yelling at the other in all caps.",
"If you lived in my town you would understand. ",
"That's possible. Any single photo without context can have infinite interpretations. Maybe the person who took the photo asked if he/she could sit there, the lady in the pic said, 'meh.. whatever' and then they took a pic.",
"People just use 'millennial' as a catch-all term for young people.",
"It’s because they gave em a “name”. Makes it easy to target. \n\nSee-also: baby boomers, gen-x, tweens, old people, isis, Republicans, corporations, etc, etc, etc...",
"Well to be fair men have balls dangling between their legs because of that men automatically always have their legs a bit open so it doesn't feel uncomfortable or hurt after a while. But yes still not a reason to put someone in that akward position, Just consider next time why he or she is doing it, don't just make hate videos or posts about it. ",
"I would have sat on it. ",
"Sweaty balls express. ",
"Do you remember the 70's and 80's? The Boomers were literally referred to as \"the ME Generation\".\n\nThis behavior is considered *extremely* rude by everyone in my social circle, ages 25-60. Rudeness transcends generations, we just don't have to develop film, mimeograph flyers and post them on bulletin boards anymore. \n\nTake heart! Millenials are super against this kind of behavior. We use social media to shame people, which has the negative aspect of letting more people be aware of it. Don't mistake our emphasis for acceptance or encouragement, it is the opposite. ",
"Stand then. Other people may want to sit too.",
"Saying literally that is creepy.\n\nWhich is different from saying \"you look dressed up, what's the occasion?\" Etc",
"In these moments I am perfectly fine walking by and crop dusting this fine lady and then NOBODY will want to sit within 5 feet from her. ",
"I haevn't been on the subs in NYC, so I have no idea how they are, but some of the best subways I have been on have really good ventilation. It can be hot with people standing shoulder to shoulder, and it wouldn't smell. I didn't even smell the food they serve on the railways. I've only been in our nation's subway in the capital and yeah, our infrastructure sucks =(",
"I honestly can't even parse which side you are on in this situation or even what the fuck you are talking about, but you seem mad.",
"> I was wallking behind this fine piece of ass just swaying to and fro, but there was a car coming so i grabbed her waist and pushed her aside\n\nCREEPY\n\n> I noticed someone in danger so I tried to get their attention, but startled them pretty badly! Anyway, danger avoided.\n\nNOT CREEPY",
"Is the train full? You’ve seen one picture.",
"That's when you watch porn on your phone and don't use headphones ",
"In what way? Surprise me and come up with something that is not in her own best interest.",
"Shit like that used to drive me nuts when I drove buses in undergrad. It was always some upper class white girl who couldn't be bothered rubbing elbows with the rest of her community, so even though the bus was full, she'd leave her bags or legs on the row of seats to prevent anyone from sitting near her. I used to secure my vehicle while people were loading and confront this shit every time I saw it. Their choice was always to either place their bags on their lap or under the seat or walk. I'm not leaving a half dozen people behind in the cold during the morning rush because three pampered chicks think that the \"free\" bus service should entitle them to an entire row where strangers can't at near them. Fuck that.",
"I have no idea.",
"No a lot of people are fat, that is more the culprit. If you are overweight you are likely to struggle to sit with your legs in front of you comfortably. ",
"> what are people afraid of here?\n\nTalking to an attractive girl. This is something straight out of /r/niceguys.",
"Everything about her body language and the way she's barricaded herself into her seat says \"leave me alone.\"\n",
"I thought I somehow stumbled into r/incels for a moment... WTF reddit? \n",
"You could also scream in her face or pull out a knife, that will make her move.\n\nOr you can be polite. ",
"I have no problem asserting myself tactfully in this situation. I have never stood up on a bus or subway while there was a seat available. ",
"Yep. In twenty years millennials will be complaining about uh... Cyber babies. ",
"As a woman in her young 20s... I do this to avoid strange men. Downvote me if you want but I do it for my own safety. You never know who is out there. ",
"Engaging with random people on the NYC subway can go horribly wrong rather quickly. Most people avoid it altogether after a couple years in the city / bad experiences.",
"Harder to keep distance that way.",
"Yeah, I shouldn't have to ask people for them to have common decency.",
"If she kept passively aggressively looking at me, and then I did the little turn and smile to let her know I can see her, and then she continued, yes, I would full blown blatantly do this. ",
"Yeah I HATE those earbuglds for exact same reason",
"M’ spreading",
"I like that. 'Do you want my shithole to touch your shit?\"",
"Whatever you do, dude, please don’t kick my ass",
"They both suck. Really people, stop being space hogs and learn to share.",
"> Thanks for mansplaining that to me. I am a guy though, so...\n\nNo way to confirm that however your comment suggests otherwise. \n\n>I am aware of the physical space occupied by my genitals.\n\nGrats that you know the size of your balls, however not everyone is built the same. Bigger thighs require one to make more room for their packages, as well not everyone's package is the same size so there are those that need more room or less\n\n>My point is that they are both problems. Separate problems.\n\nA guy needing to sit with his leg spread apart so he doesn't squish his balls, which hurts is only a problem when asshats insist we hurt ourselves because of shit like you brought up.",
"For anyone with headphone knots: place the ear pieces in your hand then gently wrap the wires around your hand. Leave 6 to 8 inches to wrap the wire around the middle of your loop. Run the plug through the middle once you're at the last inch or so.\n\nTo untangle, simply poke the plug back through and let the rest fall down. This has saved me so much aggravation, and it transfers to many other wired things as well!",
"Try once. Say something like cavelioness or E-J-E suggested. But if the person argues back, drop it. Just say okay and leave it. If you argue back again, that's what causes people to double down on their shittyness. But if you says something once, and then leave it, it leaves time to allow that person to think about what you said, rather than ignoring logic and defending their position. ",
"L definitely not, they were the first one to get all new cars.",
"and post it on reddit ",
"Sort by controversial?",
"Oh I don't get very annoyed at all.\n\nIf I had been on that car I would have asked that girl to move her stuff and sat down even if there had been other empty seats (because there are people who can't or won't ask). If she got annoyed with me- I would have enjoyed it- because that tells me the person is a selfish twat and honestly- fuck people like that.\n\n> If you see a photo on Reddit and make your own assumptions based on possibly faulty interpretations of body language and a leading headline - then that's not something I encourage. People doing this, despite the lack of context in this photo, as well as the public shaming aspect of taking photos of strangers, make me uncomfortable. \n\nCan you point me at anything I've said where I assumed anything about the person or in any way tried to interpret their body language? Because I made no such claims.\n\nMy argument is simple.\n\n1. Seats are for people, not packages.\n\n2. There are plenty of people with serious anxiety disorders (or maybe just don't speak English, or are mute, or whatever) who could not ask a person to move their stuff.\n\n3. Even just having to ask slows down the boarding process and causes delays.\n\nAbsolutely none of those depend on what this person was thinking/feeling/whatever.",
"Lol of course you do.",
"Her claiming sexual harassment or something equally inane. If she's self-absorbed enough to do what's shes doing in that picture, she's willing to claim that someone \"touched her\". Especially if it's a less than attractive guy. All the while she gets sheer joy from it.",
"Or maybe she put it there so her shit wasn't on the grimy-ass subway floor? Maybe she already offered the seat to the guy standing there and he said it was fine? Maybe we should stop making assumptions?",
"Next time it happens, spread your legs out so that yours touches theirs and just keep it there.",
"What about a 300 pound gender fluid human that does both spread legs and have bags on the seat?",
"It's just the polite thing to do, IMO. If you see that the bus or train is starting to get full, put your bag on your lap so that the seat is free for someone who wants it. It just makes life easier for everyone.",
"...why two computers? Why a notebook if you have the two computers or a phone to write notes down on? This seems really impractical.",
"It's okay she's in a music video",
">99.9% of the people in this thread are never going to ride a subway car anyway. \n\nWhy would you even say that? And what are you basing that on?\n\n> For all we know she's the nicest person in the world\n\nYou are automatically below average if you are unable to realize you are in a public transportation and should not take up 2 spaces when people are standing.\n\n>she'd be happy to move her bags if you asked, she just doesn't want to put her stuff on the grimy ass subway floor.\n\nIt doesn't matter if they don't ask you need to immediately take all your baggage from the empty space if no other seat is left and new people are riding in.\n\nIt's just basic decency you do not wait for the old guy to ask you to give him your seat when there is no seat left you offer the seat yourself. This is similar in that behalf.\n\n>Gotta get outraged and scream on the internet about justice boner fantasies to feel better about ourselves or something. Doesn't matter if it's something valid or something totally made up.\n\nlol for someone who is claiming 99.9% people here do not use subway you are surprisingly unaware of how common this is.",
"Bus in question had an overhead rack. Saw a guy ask a woman seat hog \"may I put your bag up in the overhead for you?\" I thought that was perfect. He let her know he wanted/needed the seat, with a perfect sense of manners and chivalry.\n\nI just go with a simple, \"I'd like to sit, please\". I'm female. ",
"We don't know her situation, perhaps she got in ages ago when there were plenty of places and didn't notice the train filling up.\nAll the people that talk about throwing bags on the floor or just sitting on them, there may be expensive laptops, glasses, etc. in there. If you do this you have unlimited liability and it may even be a criminal offense. Better just ask her to move her stuff.",
"It's called being smart in the real world and weighing risks/rewards and picking your battles. Note that I did confront her about making space, quickly realized that she wasn't a rational individual who could be reasoned with, and therefore someone potentially capable of, say, fabricating a lie about me touching her in an inappropriate way. Had this happened, this would have been something incredibly difficult for other riders to confirm or deny given the fact that seat backs act as visual barriers and people would often rather go about their day than stand up for someone (sadly).\n\nOnly scenario where I would have even considered doing what you suggest is if I had a gopro going, but I'm not willing to subject myself to that level of paranoia in my daily life.",
"Unless the guy secretly taking pictures of girls on the bus then goes and taps her on the thigh instead of the shoulder or something. ",
">No i'm just tired of men who clearly can do it not do it because it's effeminate. \n>\n>It does take a little bit of training but for most men it's possible. \n\nEver thought that maybe you're wrong and not everyone can do the same things as you? ",
"I think man spreading is a thing. I'm a dude and some guys will literally be rubbing up against me. ",
"Tap her on the shoulder? In this social climate? LOL no thanks.",
"slowly sit down like your ass is the moon in majora's mask and they have to move their shit in time.",
"Some libraries have them too",
"Don't ever be a dick to a pretty/blonde/not fat chic in public unless you want to rouse some douche bro white knights.\n\nAlso, don't be a dick to anyone at all, ever, even if they're being a cunt. Just always be polite and you'll have a much better life. Plus, being polite to rude people seems to piss them off waaaay more than being rude would.\n\nSome people go about life looking for confrontations, so they can take their anger/frustrations out on other people.",
"She shouldn't have all her shit up on that seat on a crowded train. People shouldn't have to ask for the seat. ",
"No, we aren’t. ",
"Maybe there's something gross on the floor and she didn't want to put her bags or feet in it.",
"Love that common sense. I hear it's rare.",
"There's a small chance that's my ex. And it wouldn't surprise me at all.",
"How?",
"Yep, you're exactly what the person you're replying to was talking about.",
"Agreed. You don't have to be angry or confrontational when you're in the right and standing up for yourself. Just calmly be assertive, but not a jerk.",
"What's manspreading",
"All the more reason to confront her.",
"When I ask if I can sit there and they give me a funny look my reply is always the stock “well unless that bag has got a ticket I suggest you move it “",
"I live in Canada too and have had someone say no when I asked them to move their stuff on the bus. Sometimes people are just dicks.. no matter where you live.",
"Years ago I just took to picking them up. I've put them on the knee of the owner before. People feel so awkward they don't/can't say anything and I don't give a fuck how they feel or what they think, so it's a win-win!",
"thats sexual assault",
"The worst thing I've ever heard \"man spreading\" accused of being was inconsiderate.",
"I have sat on people's bags before. It solves the issue rather quickly",
"Ah fellow cargo-shorts wearer",
"/r/UnethicalLifeProTips/",
"I do this and almost no one will ask you for a seat, I also ask people that are obviously hoarding seats to move their stuff and they always do.",
"This guy public transit's. Well said.",
"And she has the stereotypical \"stuck-up self-centered bitch\" look down to a T.\n\nPeople suck.",
"Excuse me, ^^^kind ^^^sir, is this seat free? *Gesturing to the seat next to you.* \n\n*You nod, crunch yourself to give me space, and I sit. I also squish, as agreed.* \n\n*We proceed to get into a deep conversation about your flexibility, your olympic medal in gymnastics, and things develop from there.*",
"People will disagree with me but I feel like there’s no reason to actually touch the person. You can try waving but tbh I wouldn’t want to be touched by a stranger and wouldn’t want to make her uncomfortable by doing it. ",
"> Youre crying over a non issue, no reason to continue responding to issues that are your own.\n\nAs I have already pointed out- it is an issue for me because this sort of behavior delays my bus every single morning.\n\nAnd as for you- you have already admitted to being selfish when you said:\n\n\"Id prefer the slight detterence that may score me more space.\"\n\nSo at least have the balls to admit you're selfish and own up to it rather than try to make up excuses.",
"Tampons take lots of room.",
"I'm in New York and we put bags on unused seats too. That's not really the issue here. When the trains are busy and there are no other seats available -- that's when people get annoyed by shit like this. Sure, you can ask, but any normal person is aware when they are clearly taking up a seat on a train without empty seats.",
"Even so, I would argue that she still has a responsibility to make sure that she's not taking up a seat that someone else needs. If she isn't able to keep an eye out for that, she should just leave the seat open.",
"I always put my bags and stuff on the seat next to me, but not when it's busy. However, sometimes the train/bus is nearly empty when I get on (so I put my stuff on the seat) but I don't notice that it's getting full throughout the trip.\n\nIf someone then asks me if they can sit down where my bags are, I feel terribly sorry and like a dick, and I apologize at least three times.\n\nMaybe she's just like me (oblivious to her surroundings).\nAnd even so, I don't know many people who will resent another person just for wanting to sit down on a busy train/bus/subway",
"Thirty years from now she will post on Twitter with #MeToo",
"Bagspreading should have signs, as it's much more frequent and anyone can do it. Anyone who commutes via public transport will see multiple bags on seats **every single ride** they take. But manspreading? Is that even a weekly occurrence?",
"Can't argue with those statistics ",
"Humans 🙄",
"And might have roaches or bedbugs or who knows what else. I keep my bag in my lap, but there are perfectly good reasons for not putting it on the floor.",
"Millennials are dependant longer. Telling me why that's true concedes that it is true. You are reading what you dislike into my post and it's coming off as very defensive.",
"Given her ratio of surface area to bus matter, I'm guessing this would have been a difficult task.",
"still doesn't answer my why?",
"Tell her to move her shit then, instead of quietly seething. \nTell him \"excuse me\", and sit down if there's room when he moved his legs in. \n\nSource: I ride the subway everyday. It's not hard to communicate.",
"I was on a bus in Edinburgh once and a guy had his bag on one of the few available seats, another guy gets on and doesn't even ask, just says \"move yer fuckin' bag!\" to the boy. Bag was moved sharpish. \n\nTrue story. Nobel prize fur litty in the post please. ",
"Not if you ask them not to. But women don't want to do that.",
"And then what? I am sorry but I don't see the issue. Are people seriously that afraid to get their feelings hurt?",
"At least someone can fit on the other seat when someone is manspreading, and even then manspreading is generally not intentional.. This is just blatant disregard for other passengers.",
"But you had a seat",
"Oh ok. So something that's been going on for ages is now a millennial thing...",
"Look at her sitting there in her own little movie while us extras accommodate her.",
"You would think not but situations like that happen. ",
"por que no los dos?",
"So the trick is to show legs so men don’t mind standing and watching ",
"I have often wondered if there are just more assholes now or if we are just aware of all the assholes because of social media. ",
"only for a second ",
"It's just that the basic etiquette is to leave the seat open so people can sit down without having to ask. It's fine to do this if there are plenty of open seats, but it's annoying otherwise, especially since some people do it specifically to prevent other people from sitting next to them.",
"Then when you get up to leave, stand on the bags, say sorry but smile inwardly.",
"That video was sooooooooooo bad. Only one guy they showed on that video was actually taking up a huge amount of space \"manspreading\". And the fact was all he was really guilty of was being a dick trying to take up too much room, and being inconsiderate of the packed train.\n\nThe funniest part was showing an empty train of a guy barely taking up his own seat, and the girl sitting behind him immitating his \"manspreading\" and the girl in the seat across the isle was laying down.\n\nOne, the train was fucking empty, so it doesn't matter that two people were manspreading and a girl was laying down.\n\nTwo, why does everything have to be a god damn gender war. Guys can use bags to take up seats, just as much as I have seen women place their bodies in ways taking up too much seats. Everytime I needed a seat, all I did was ask, and they made room.",
"At this stage in my life, if someone is going to be a cunt and not move her bags then loudly call me rude, I'm totally okay with that. ",
"I felt so violated when his disgusting fingers unnecessarily touched my perfectly chiseled shoulders.",
"Lived in NYC my entire life, it's not even about wanting to sit, I think the point is that people are just completely inconsiderate assholes when given the chance. It's something everyone should already know, but it's just reiterated in photos like these.",
"Fair enough! NYC is kind of it's own beast.",
"Maintain eye contact at all times.",
"I hate that \"manspreading\" is a thing. It's such a stupid term for sitting without crushing your balls. If that's the biggest complaint people have then suck it up and realize how good you have it. ",
"because im having fun fucking with the people",
"Occasionally there is an advantage to being hearing impaired.",
"lol",
"Wasn't there a higher rate of these assholes getting socked in the face back in the day? I sometimes wonder if that has anything to do with it.",
"> Americans are super weird regarding personal space. I mean, whoever took this picture chose to stand the whole way instead of just asking the girl to mover her stuff. \n\nThat is a great example. While I am a fan of street photography I also think it should be done from a big distance only. Here in Germany straight up taking pictures of someone in public (in contrast to taking a picture of place with people passing through) and uploading it to the net would be straight up illegal and seen as very rude and weird. ",
"I sometimes forget to put my bag on my lap when it's not crowded in the train and doze off, and several times there has been women who just seat their ass on my bag! They don't bother even saying excuse me, I mean, thats how I do if the person seems to half sleep. So after 3-4 times of getting my bag almost mushed under a strangers ass, I almost never place my bag like this if I'm not fully alert.",
"honest human reactions- some days Id shrug and not think twice, stand for the ride or move to another area - other days Id like to throw her bags on to the platform as the doors shut and then sit in both seats as she gets slammed in the closing doors. ",
"'member that millennials were born from the 80s onward, you're probably thinking of a Gen Zer, who were born around the end of the 90s.",
"One was a mac and one was windows so they couldn't run all of the same stuff. I spent a lot of time commuting so I didn't want to pull them out on the train and have them snatched, or drop them, or be the only weirdo on crowded public trans with a whole laptop out. ",
"I didn’t look at the title and I was sure this was about how hair the woman’s legs are.",
"hmmm. Well im a big guy, and i take up a bit more room on say, a busseat, but i will put my backpack on my lap for somebody if they want/need a seat. Thats just called common courtsey? Or i can put it on the floor. Either way, its the nice thing to do, it the right thing to do. \n",
"That's a good album!",
"Had to look up \"manspreading,\" thought this pic was referring to her vag-exposing sitting position lol",
"But you aren't even \"forced\" into social interaction if the bus isn't full.",
"You've never sat down on a subway or bus with your bag next to you, only to have it later fill up and have to move your bag when someone asked? It's so common, I can't count the number of times it's happened to me.",
"Name checkout",
"That's the French spelling.",
"How did you come up with your username? ",
"Yes. But reading into body language too much I order to displace personal ineptitude on the other person is the real topic at hand - and not whether humans being are capable of social skills.",
"yeah go picking up little white womens bags on the subway without asking; that result is going in your favor without a doubt\n",
"I've been on NYC subways all the time. Can't remember anyone saying no or seen anyone say no when someone asked them to move their bags. Those people exist, but it's not very common. ",
"That bald guy really jammed up Darwin’s plan that day. ",
">a lot of people don't want to engage with a stranger\n\nif you find interacting with strangers in such a superficial way to be so daunting, you shouldn't live in places with so many people.",
"I think people are picturing more of the \"get away from her buddy or else\" scenario not name calling.",
"You could just sit on her stuff if she says no.",
"I don't get why manspreading is even a term like we have these big dangly dicks in between our legs, its way more comfortable to sit with your legs a little bit apart than it is to just mash your junk up and try sit with them crossed or something... Like come on cut us some slack",
"“Sorry, do you mind moving these so I can sit?”",
"As a person who has traveled quite a bit on trains and buses (long distances) I have extremely rarely seen a male taking up space that way, but seeing females doing exactly this is very common.\n\n\"Manspreading\" is a nonissue while this really is not. I mean you can ask them to remove the bags but when you see a girl doing this when the bus/train is filled completely, it's already obvious that they are being assholes.",
"> toots\n\nlol",
"You don't even need to tap. Highly likely she is watching her bags in her peripherals. People are usually acutely aware of a new person being in their space on the subway. *Usually* being the operative word. ",
"She should move to a different seat or train then.",
"Nah, what we have here is a whole Reddit comment section worth of neckbeards afraid of making human contact.",
"Yeah..here someone would just walk right off with her bag on their stop. Or pick it up and put it on the floor. Nobody got time for princesses.",
"Thats totally what manspreading was in the first place. Isnt this post making fun of that?",
"Big balls. ",
"I was visiting NYC a year ago and a man tried to rub up on me saying he wanted to f*** he had just gotten out of prison. We got off our stop and he followed us. THANKFULLY we were at a stop that had one of those kiosks and I stayed in there until he walked off. But he still tried to rub on me. So gross. I went to my hotel and cried. My next visit will include my husband! ",
"Lol, yeah, but no one is talking about if they live at home longer, but why. And considering you aren't actually even addressing that, I'll accept that you now see that you were wrong. ",
"No one wants to tell someone else to close their legs.",
"Can’t we all just accept that some people are assholes?",
"Lol yep, that's what everyone in this thread is talking about! ",
"It's illegal for them to do that. Undercover cops bust people on the MTA for it all the time and write tickets.",
"right, so you just say \"excuse me\".",
"That's when you just grab her stuff and nicely set it on the floor. Legitimately have had to do this before. \n\nTo be an even bigger dick, just sit on her stuff as if you didn't even notice something was there. ",
"That's kinda selfish though if you think about it. You're being oblivious to the point where you ignore others' needs for your own convenience. ",
"You know what..ze can keep the seat.",
"You get a ticket for this in SF.",
"that's not what they said",
"In a loud voice, call **Unattended Bags!** and move them to the platform at the next stop.\n\n*move = throw out the door",
"Thank you, I'm very proud of it. I'm doing an subsequent degree to major in it now because I truly enjoyed it ! :)",
"Nah man. That’s how I handle angry people. It makes them more mad to see you not stooping to their level. Then I start laughing because they get really flustered and start stumbling over their words or stuttering. This makes them even more angry. Lol. ",
"He's our Rosa Parks. ",
"I might give a really old person a pass on this. Bending over and reaching to lift something might be hard for them and it could be easier/safer for them to retrieve it from the seat.\n\nThat said, anyone able-bodied who does this gets a flame thrower set on their stuff.",
"I would have made a stink right back... or right up front.\n\nSomething along the lines of \"Let's call the conductor, too - let him kick you off the train and or ticket you...\" etc.",
"Should’ve taken out your own phone. \n\n“Yeah, there’s some cunt on the bus using up seats for her bags. She isn’t even cute.”",
"It's illegal for her to deny that seat for anyone",
"So you have no point, no argument, nothing whatsoever to stand on. Saying move on isn't a point, thanks for trying though. You are free to make an actual point any time. I've literally lived this lol, I took a 5 hour ride two ways every weekend for 4 years. If a seat was available but had bags in it, I took that seat.",
"Strawman argument. Not all women have to be exactly alike for this to be true.\n\nFact is we all have twice as many female than male ancestors, because so many men did not even get to reproduce.\n\nYou think the people with that kind of power were \"powerless\" victims of male oppression? You think it is just coincidence that feminism became a thing just as the world got a lot nicer thanks to technology created by men?\n\nBelieve what you will. Just consider that your instincts are playing tricks on you. Women are to most men what baby animals are to women.\n\nWhen my great grandpa walked an 2 hours to work in a factory for 10 hours, then walk 2 hours back for 6 days a week, he sure as hell was not oppressing my great grandma. I will not have some spoiled 2018 American bitches declare otherwise.\n",
"Username doesn't check out",
"So pensive. She must be thinking about that boy from the cafe who smiled but she didn't smile back now she has Elliot Smith Pandora radio playing on her iPhone.",
"No no, this is ok. Empowering even. You see, after taking women's studies 101, she became very intimidated by men and is just stopping that guy from patriarching her",
"> I wouldn't want to trigger a women and get into an altercation with me.\n> \n> \n> \n> In the US, there is a history of using white women as an excuse for violence against men of color. I can easily see a minority man asking a women to move her stuff and then having violence used against him.\n> \n> \n> \n> THAT is why. If you dismiss my post you are dismissing my lived reality.\n\nWell, that is than your weird shitty stuff in your area (or your mind, who knows) that isn't the case were I live.",
"I’ve always thought taking up two seats on a busy transit qualifies you as a shit person. 🙄",
"If someone does this on BART I usually don't care because there's probably piss on the seat anyways.",
"Isn't that basically everyone on a bus?",
"Oh man this gave me a laugh",
"No, that's absolutely retarded. Women that pretty would never be caught dead on public transportation out here.",
"You make an excellent point. If there was “a move” for this sort of behavior, that’s exactly it. Bet she doesn’t even turn her head till her stop. ",
"Body posture and accessories point to the fact that she really doesn't wanna sit next to anybody, but too bad so sad. It's public transit.\n\nSeriously, the civilized thing to do is to ask to sit, and then sit, and then both parties move on with their lives. I really don't understand why people live in such a state of social anxiety and blow up minor incidents.",
"I don’t know where your finding all these guys that are so worried about being effeminate. To be honest I don’t really care about the issue at all as I live in a place with minimal public transport. I just think it’s weird how you have these concrete ideas in your mind and when provided with evidence to the contrary you keep doubling down. \n\nIf the issue is gonna be fixed by everyone doing gymnastics then that’s just not gonna happen. That’s like saying heart attacks aren’t a real problem because everyone just needs to stay healthy.",
"The baby boomers destroyed everything in this country. It's hilarious that millennials get so much shit, while Baby boomers pretend that they were a successful generation.",
"especially in as much as its perceived as a slight to women Like let me tell you, I am plenty polite if you ask me to tighten it up I will, but after a long day if I am just sitting there not thinking about it, its not my misogyny coming out.\n\nI get the annoyance, but it stops there. I dont understand how it is viewed as this great insult to the female gender",
"As a current NYC resident, I'm pretty sure this is NYC. ",
"Yeah some baby boomers are just as bad. Gen x though (I think? Mid 30s) are just sad. When they act like dicks I feel only pity.",
"> in a climate where any interaction with a woman can be labelled harassment, many men will not take the risk.\n\nIt's not a risk to ask a simple question. \n\nThere's a difference between \"Hi, can I please sit there?\" and \"Hey, gorgeous. Can I sit next to your pretty legs?\"\n",
"A woman was just arrested in LA for her foot on a seat. ",
"Ma'am spreading! ",
" I used to be with it...then they changed what it was...",
"Nah, looks like you're in delusion land. ",
"If she called the cops, she would've gotten a ticket. It's technically illegal to put your bags on a seat, even if the car is empty. Undercover police have been handing out these tickets to people for years.",
"Not only is she femspreading but her feet and bare ass are on the seat WTF sit like a human being",
"Seems like it's only recently that we stopped punching their faces in for being asshats. I mean, our politicians used to have legit, live-round duels with each other. ",
"What? All public transit systems I know of make it a rule that seats are for people. Pregnant, elderly, and disabled people get priority if there are limited seats, but if not, anyone has a right to a seat over someone's bag. Having a long day isn't an excuse to take up multiple seats that you didn't pay for. You're the one who sounds insufferable.",
"No, I think it's just media/social media that echos that sentiment. All groups have their shitty vocal minority. ",
"Flat cables are the best for doing this. Well, second best to Bluetooth. ",
"I don’t see this comment but I think she is sitting in the wheel well seat. That seat doesn’t really give you a lap, per se. Or a floor to put your bag. Cutting her a little slack. ",
"For mom with 3 kids you stand and give up your seat. For this at least move your stupid bags. ",
"Possible CCW, purse, make up, feminine products, etc they carry a lot more things than guys do and don't typically wear clothes, as few are made that are designed for it, that can carry all they want to bring with them.",
"The ridiculous examples come from men being EXTREMELY exaggerated with how far apart they spread their legs. Like calm down Big Balls McGee you don't need three feet of space for your genitalia. I'd prefer if our legs wouldn't brush, thanks.",
"I put my shit on the seat all the time, not to block other people, but to avoid putting my shit on the dirty nasty floor. Besides, if there's plenty of room I don't see why I shouldn't do that. I'll put it on my lap no problem if someone wants it. You don't even need to say anything, just walk up to me and I'll already start moving it. I never realized some of you are so judgemental over something like that. People would rather stand there and assume I'm the 1/100 asshole that won't move and be a prick?",
"The funny thing is, people do this because they think the seat is cleaner than the floor. Oh sweet summer child.",
"They do regular sweeps at night to remove homeless (\"sleeping\") people from the trains. The only point is to create a little pressure to not make the subway a first option for them. Doing any more is really a waste of time for police hours and it's not like the trains are usually full at night anyway, just don't go in the bum car and don't cry about poors inconveniencing you like you're some kind of Austrian prince.",
"Should have whipped out your phone and start to say there is this bitch beside me ...... you get the idea. ",
"well... you do you...",
"Maybe he didn't notice the pregnant woman? You people are so easily offended.",
"Wholesome :)",
"tbh i do this sometimes when i dont want people to sit with me (unless they need to)",
"It's called \"too many creepy people try to feel up girls on the train\" \n\nAlso \n\"Do you even bathe, bro\" \n\nSo i feel like i potentially understand her, even if she should offer the seat to someone at some point.\n\nPlus her friend could be getting on at a later station in the line.",
"That is some whole other thing, that I am not really a part of. For some older people here putting a towel down on a beach chair is the same as reserving it for the rest of the day for some weird reason. You taking the towel away is basically equal to you stealing the chair they own.",
"True as it can be",
"My thigh gap is pretty big as I also have a 29 inch waist like I said it’s mostly anatomy not genital size but retards are gonna retard ",
"Both men and women do this every day on the bus. I just ask them to move their shit and somehow they are the ones that get offended",
"You’ve already insisted that two random strangers who can’t do it definitely can.",
"people of all ages can very well be an arsehole! lol. Ive seen seniors do this , ive seen teens, anybody really. I usually go , ok so who gets a seat. GERNARALLy older people, pregnant women, people who look out of shape (or ill) and then then the rest can all fight over the space thats left. I dont mind giving up my seat to an 80 year old guy, but fuck you to the 20 year old guy who has a backpack. Put it in your dam lap or on the floor! \n",
"I'm a woman. I do this because I was sitting on a crowded bus, and moved myself over so a man could sit down. He then tried to talk to me, asking me personal questions with me giving noncommittal answers. He set his hand on the seat, barely touching my thigh. He started wriggling his finger back and forth, trying to caress me without being obvious. I sat closer to the window, giving him benefit of the doubt, but he moved his hand closer. I froze in fear. To this day I deeply regret not doing something about it I didn't want to stand up and have my genitals near his face. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him masturbating through his pants. I just stayed still, I didn't want him to try to follow me home. \n\nI refuse to allow men to sit next to me. I'll either give up my seat and sit next to a woman or stand by the driver. \n\nMaybe she had something similar happen to her too",
"You never know who has a steak knife, no fear of jail, and is just hoping a mother tries. ",
"Yes. And that's on them. And now everyone on the bus knows that they are an asshole, not just you. Your case is an exception - it doesn't supplicate the fact that people should speak up when they should. ",
"Not disputing that; just saying that car is far from being packed, as there is plenty of standing room. ",
"OK so I'm making assumptions here, but it sounds like you don't handle confrontation well. Your two options are avoidance or aggression. Maybe if you learned to express your needs in a healthier way, even to strangers, then you wouldn't have so many frustrating days where you fantasize about attacking bags on the subway (but still do nothing)",
"You have to fold them into quarters and then tie them in a loose bow. Never tangled again. ",
"If you're willing to pay for damages, go ahead. ",
"Never forget when he crossed the East River into Spanish Harlem",
"https://www.yourtherapysource.com/blog1/2017/07/30/5-ways-to-develop-spatial-awareness/",
"Women like to start conversations with me like this",
"I guess maybe I'm different then average? my friends bring me along to places specifically cause they know ill call the bullshit or push my way right thru a crowed of idiots blocking the way. I'm gonna be nice about it when people are being reasonable but I'm gonna call everyone equally on their BS.",
"It's an R, Q or N train in NYC.",
"He wanted to make her mad not look like an autist",
"Even so, it's not like Gen X was particularly respected or lauded either.",
"> She started to get angry, then made a call on her cell and started describing the \"asshole\" sitting next to her who \"threw\" her stuff on the floor and how she's \"doing me a favor\" by not calling the cops.\n\nI promise you, there was nobody on the other end of that conversation.",
"I am equating derogation with derogation.\n\nPerhaps you are too ignorant to understand that perpetrating the use of a term that labels an entire community as having a inherently rude trait is bigoted and rude as hell.\n\nHence there is no need to equate, if its OK to be rude as your using derogatory terms seem to https imply then let's go all out and be properly rude to each other. \n\nAlso woman a two syllable word is harder to combine into a offensive term than man, but bitch works a treat :)\n\n",
"It's also possible that people are actually becoming bigger dicks as a result of reduced social interaction. In other words, it's possible that social media is exposing the very phenomenon it helped create.",
"I was born in 79 but I think of myself as coming of age in the 90s. Not sure why I worded it that way... Sorry for the miscommunication. Im decidedly not a millennial ",
"Since he was about to move it, I would have regardless. \n\nThe bus was mostly empty before my stop. It filled up as I got on, which is why he was coming over to move it.",
"She’s a walking do not disturb sign",
"At first I was like \"was there automatic doors in subways 48 years ago?\". Then I realised math would put this just before the 70s. Still not quite sure of the story though but my main TIL is that the 70s is almost half a century ago.",
"I was giving non-verbal cues that his comfort was not my concern, but he chose to invade my space regardless. Why should it be up to me to act as a decent human being when men will end up the aggressor anyway",
"Idiocy more so in my opinion, in both good and bad neighborhoods, looking away from your stuff is asking for it to get stolen.",
"I dont like people like that. When asked why we no longer associate I cite instances such as these. Seriously fk those types out of my life. ",
">Many are looking for confrontation. It's not worth getting stabbed with a screwdriver for asking someone to open some seats \n\n\nYou're fucking insane if that's what you see when you look at this picture.",
"Papa bless",
"That’s fine I’m just pointing out your poor reasoning. Anatomy plays a big part as well as thigh gap ",
"Bazaar is a market, rather than kind of a market.",
"I'd tap that",
"Yeah but while manspreading is clearly a tactic of men showing their dominance over women, this poor vulnerable lady clearly is trying to act in self defense against getting sexually assaulted by a man. /sarcastic-radical-feminism. ",
"If u don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved. ",
"WHERE? Where do you see reddit saying it's the man's fault for spreading? This is man-central, there's no way that's true. Yes, I'm sure there are instances of people saying it, but the general consensus (in popular subs, not fauxminist subs) is always \"you guys are so awkward, just say something\". \n\nLmao, the notion that reddit is blaming men here and would blame men if roles were reversed if *fucking hilarious.* ",
"is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law...?",
"Right? What did any of that rant have to do with millennials specifically? Young people have been like that since young people have existed.",
"We could just do the same thing to the \"manspreaders\" instead of shaming them. easy fix. ",
"Real question from someone that rarely travels public transport. Is it poor etiquette to move her bag to the floor if she does ignore you? Not in a dickhead way but maybe it's the only seat and I've had a long day.",
"I don't remember ever having to ask. I just walk up to them and gesture at the seat and that's all. Some really socially inept people on here...",
"Can’t afford taxi or Uber?",
"Does she not have pants on? What's the issue?\n",
"Luckily many of them are now eating tide pods ",
"Or just grab both bags, throw them down the aisle, and sit down.",
"I've been! It's a great place to visit.",
"> You're still asking someone to let you sit down somewhere. It's not their call if you can sit or not, we're all allowed to sit where we want.\n\nI am not claiming to decide who gots to sit or not. Its even a real question in my mind. You just use the question structure because it sounds more polite, but in general you just have to make your intentions known. As someone else said, you don't even have to say something for the most part. ",
"This has never been the case for me. The shades, her body posture, looking out the window, etc. tells me she is not friendly or open. You tap on her shoulder and she either ignores, makes an excuse for \"needing\" the seat, or acts like you just slapped her across the face. \n\nOther than putting my bags on the seat, I know, because I try everything I can to ignore people on the bus with me. Could just be anxiety or something innocent, but it just makes it worse. ",
"When i had a 2 year old i'd take the bus often. It would get crowded sometimes. And sometimes I'd have to stand up holding my baby because no one would give up their seat for me and my baby. I was always grateful when someone did, and sometimes it would be an elderly person who would give up their seat before anyone else. ",
"Some people don’t. That’s the point",
"It's possible, but tapping is a polite way to guarantee you get her attention, and also a nice tactile reminder that she's in a shared and crowded space. Most people dislike touching strangers on transit, but that doesn't entitle them to a bubble that presses on others.",
"Perhaps they aren't, but why would you acquiesce to their aloof indifference? Why are people so afraid to say, \"Excuse me, I'd like to sit. Would you please move your belongings?\" If they ignore you, repeat yourself. If they continue to ignore you at least you've made an attempt instead of surreptitiously taking their photo.",
"Over privileged white girl ",
"Of course. My point was for all the outrage about 'manspreading' anybody could have just said excuse me. \n\nInstead we got buzzfeed articles calling for the extermination of men.",
"And why doesn’t she keep that shit on her lap/in the leg room on front of her? See, you said not to just blame the other side, then blamed men for not closing their legs.\n\nNow I’m not OP, but I can explain the unit of measurement here for you. When a man spreads his legs out, yes, sometimes he is just being a twat. But as a 6’5” guy with big and somewhat thick legs, I can tell you that sitting with completely closed legs can get painful for the balls. Now of course, I could constantly touch my nuts to re-adjust them, but then again, the same person bitching about me sitting with slightly spread legs would then bitch that I was touching myself in front of them. (And let me make it clear, I agree that a dude straight jerking in front of a woman is bad. But I would just be moving my balls so the walls of my legs don’t crush them.) \n\nAs for the woman..... well what part of her is in pain if she does not block an entire seat? She has a fucking lap, she has the floor, why should she get to be special and put stuff on a seat when a human could have used that? See, when a guy “manspreads” there is a very good possibility that he just doesn’t want to be smushing his balls, plus they only really block a small portion of the seat. Where as this woman is simply blocking a seat for NO reason, not to avoid pain for herself or anything, and she is blocking the entirety of it.\n\nWere you this offended when “manspreading” was a popular thing to pass around online? Something that is blatantly sexist? Something that claims only men obnoxiously take up space, despite all genders doing it? Something that ignored the human anatomy and how men have to sit with something actually out between their legs. Or were you completely fine with it until women had to take the hit for the joke? \n\nAlso Jesus fuck how did your brain get to a Nazi hitting someone with a car from this picture? You need some serious help man. ",
"No they get a bad rap because it's cool to hate the younger generations. ",
"Could also be the R train ",
"Don't put words in my mouth. I don't find it \"daunting,\" I'd just rather not bother. I shouldn't have to ask someone not to use a seat for their bag anyway. They should have the decency to recognize that they have no business using two seats.",
"I just want to be around for the self driving cars.",
"*Hey, can you close your legs please? thank you*\n\n*Hey, can you move your bags please? thank you*\n\nit's almost like behaving as normal human beings can fix these issues",
"Ok, good to know. I didn't take it that often. ",
"I think old people do the same shit just differently.\n\nDriving in 2 lane at once because they can't see in the rain/at night.\nSame with parking.\n\nDriving about 50% of the speed limit because they feel insecure driving now but feel confident their earned the right to slow down dangerously on the highway anyway..., etc etc...\n\n",
"really? looks like its the [first one](http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/CourtesyCounts.htm)",
"Sit on her lap, then explain that the other seat was taken",
"\"Excuse me, may I sit here?\"\n\nYes, so fucking awkward... ",
"How bout acknowledging to her that she's a dick lol? Fuckin bitch deserves her gold watch taken from her. ",
"It's kind of hilarious that a 'sexism is bad' movement has adopted words like manspreading and mansplaining. That's the most generalized, sexist fucking shit I've ever heard. How are you going to say that my actions are directly tied to my sex, and my 'manspreading/mansplaining' has ANYTHING to do with my sex, and not my opinion/desire to relax. Being a 'man' should have absolutely nothing to do with a guy belittling you, or being selfish with seat real estate.\n\nAnyone who ties a person's sex to a 'verb' for them is a sexist bigot.",
"In Germany you stand in front of the seat and say nothing until they move it and you sit",
"let the gender war begin!",
"Probably had few uncomfortable encounters that lead to this",
"She'll be lucky if someone doesn't' steal her shit having it on the outside and not having a hand on it. ",
"We forego passive aggressiveness for in your face no fucks given...ness",
"I ask nicely, get refused and realize that I don’t have to feel guilty when I push her shit on to the floor and sit down anyway.\n\nDone it several times before. Even had a stare down once. Was intense as fuck. But after a good minute or so she blinked and looked out the window again.\n\nYou gotta teach people like this a lesson.\n\nWhen you do push their shit on to the ground though, make sure it doesn’t contain breakable stuff.\n\nAfter taking public transport for over 20 years now, you learn how to deal with assholes like her.",
"How bazar, how bizarre.",
"Noooope",
"She's doing this on purpose to stop people from sitting next to her. Not an excuse, nor does it make her any less of a douche, perhaps even more. It's just that I doubt she is that oblivious. ",
"True that😹I am a woman & I man-spread, that I have my life w me, I will never understand😹😹😹",
"When I see things like this I just wish it was during an apocalypse so I can drop kick them off the train and not have to pay the consequences for doing so.",
"Just brush her hair behind her ears, put your hand on her shoulder and gently ask “may I sit here beautiful” . Guaranteed she gets up and pepper sprays you in the face. ",
"I had this happen to me and I'm female.\n\n It was a crowded waiting area and i was 9 months pregnant. I remember my feet were just throbbing and this bitch took a total of three seats with her bags and friend's purses. \n\nAnother person was nice enough to give me their seat because I was shifting my weight and shaking out my resting foot and switching again, like a dog on hot pavement.\nThat person who was way more assertive than me glared at her in such a way that she packed up and left ",
"How about the elderly that get free transportation? Should they stand? Do you feel it's just about paying or also about other things perhaps?",
"90% sure it’s iliza shlesinger",
"We couldn't ask her before posting because she put her earbuds in to avoid interaction. She forfeited the option.",
"Yeah, NYC may have a very different response. It’s a crapshoot.",
"She's just as bad with the dufflebag purse crowding the little kid. ",
"Definitely easier to tell someone to move their shit off the seat next to them than telling someone to sit with their legs closer together",
"I mean it's fucking cringey to sit next to someone that didn't want people sitting next to them. (unless there's such a big need to that you don't care like you can't stand.) If you guys ignore cringe signals, then god bless... you have an easier time blustering through everything than most people.",
"Are you just bad at sitting or something? Most men are able to sit within the confines of a single seat. ",
"I go out of my way to ask these people to move their bags so I can sit and if they don’t I move it for them",
"Nope. This is 100% the NYC subway.\n\nSource: Live in NYC and deal with this shit on the daily.",
"Good to note thanks, English is not my first language ",
"I read the quotes in Ryan Reynolds voice for some odd reason.",
"*10 Reasons Why That Guy On The Subway Is A Misogynist.*",
"Men have a biological reason to spread a little. Was on a train to London where it was standing room only. At least 8 women in our car had bags coats lunch whatever in seat adjacent. Men today are hesitant to ask women to move their shit because of the current climate. So damn stupid. ",
"thats called COMMON DECENCY, CONGRATLIONS ON HAVING SOMETHING NOT SO COMMON! not that i^care^or^anything ",
"Is this the red line?",
"Where do you people live? I have not gotten that reaction once in my life. Not any negative reaction to asking in fact. Germany.",
"Well, how much are you willing to pay me?",
"No you really just shouldn't do what people in that picture are doing. ",
"Millennials? It's the old ladies in my bus who pull this.",
"I think I'd be more offended if I were the girl sitting in front of her, her feet are on her seat. \n",
"I promise I upvoted you, but people are strange !",
"It’s not millennials ",
"Fop hadn't turned their image caption into an absurd screed against feminism I might be on their side, but it's really difficult to side with an ignorant asshole. The bags on the seats is rude. Attacking feminism makes it look like this is just /incels looking for a new home.\n\nFuck off. ",
"No, you're likely a millennial. Maybe you don't like that, because you've turned that term into a pejorative, but the truth is, if you grew up as technology boomed in the households, if you watched mtv as a child as the first generation of children to do that, if you had more than one TV in the house and we're in the first generation to do that, if you learned about the internet and used it as a child as the first generation of kids, those are all some of the descriptors of millennials.",
"I was simply replying to your assumption that everyone is nice and responds to communication because you live in Canada lol. Of course you should speak up when needed. Also I'm not sure that word means what you think it means. ",
"OP made this about women, not u/apolloscrow. That's the whole point of this post. \n\nedit:Also, fuck off with your fuck off",
"Body language and accessories 100% says \"don't sit here\" but I'm pretty confident she'd just move her bags anyway with a tap and a gesture. If that didn't work I'd say clearly \"you have to move your bags, I want to sit\" and if that didn't work, I'd be pretty damn surprised.",
"What??? How is telling someone that they look nice creepy?\n\n\"Creepy\" is mostly about intent. I've told many people, guys and girls, that they look nice as a compliment. On the flip side, I could easily say \"you look dressed up today, what's the occasion\" in a very creepy way, *wink wink*.\n\nYou are the problem that make the incels think \"all women are like that\" and more rational men decide it's safer to avoid woman in some cases.",
"Right? I'd be pretty terried of that person if they pulled that. ",
"Women think we do it to put them down. ",
"They aren't. \"Manspreading\" is when a man spreads his legs a bit so he is more comfortable. He only takes up space in his seat. This woman is knowingly spreading her shit on multiple seats on busy public transport. She could easily put her stuff under her seat instead of being an inconsiderate fuck. The Buzzfeed SJW version of manspreading is where a man is taking up multiple seats. One is fine and the other is just someone being a cunt.",
"Logically, the more the individuals in a populous care about themselves than they do the whole, the easier it is to systematically disenfranchise parts of the whole, leading to greater control over the whole... As they won't stand up for each other.",
"It's clearly self-defense, the guy in the green shorts is too close.\nYou go Girl!",
"You shouldn't have to ask. It's common decency don't keep shit up on the seats when the bus/train is near full. ",
"Don't ask if you may sit there. You say \"Excuse me. I'd like to sit. Thank you for moving your bags off of the **seat**\"",
"> It's more a clash of the politeness culture in America. A) We get super offended by this kind of thing since it's impolite, yet B) We don't want to ask them to move their stuff out of fear of being impolite. Before people start commenting, I know not everyone is like this, but it's true in general.\n\nI don't see it as unpolite to do either but I get your point and you are probably right. \n\n> Now I'm in Munich and so many people are flat out rude. I'm fine with directness (like someone asking for a seat), but there are so many unpleasant interactions here. Don't know why people are so damn miserable all the time. \n\nI am not from Bayern but I am curios. What kind of unpoliteness did you experience? I might can explain it a bit cultural (like for example the fact that taking a photo like this of a stranger would be illegal and seen very rude in Germany), even though people from Bayern might be a bit different culturally. ",
"“To be fair, seats are for people, not your bags.”",
"jeez cure your trauma and move on. you suspect all men because of a one in a million psycho.",
"I honestly feel like it's more awkward for me to shame people online because then I'd be interacting with probably thousands of people in some way instead of one.",
"Sure I suppose, but there's more important things in this world to think about. What if she just heard that her mother died? Or she got fired? Her mind would surely be on other things than the seat next to her, and if when she originally got on the train it was completely empty why would she even think about it? Maybe there's a 1000 bucks in that bag and she wants to keep it close? Theres a million reasons that would be acceptable for her to not pay attention to the seat. It would be a harmless mistake IMO, especially when you could just ask her if you can sit down and she would likely say yes. ",
"That's not what OP is talking about though. If I'm correct, they're talking about accusations of \"manspreading\" directed towards guys sitting by themselves, like this chick.",
"I would grab her shit and toss it to her feat if I saw an old or pregnant lady in need. ",
"manspreading isn't real",
"\"Could you move your bags?\" is a completely socially acceptable thing to ask. \"Could you move your body for me?\" is not. And with bags if you don't get a (good) answer you can just pick them up and put them on the floor, you don't really have that option with legs unless you want to cut them off first.",
"STRANGER DANGER!",
"If u don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved. ",
"No, you say \"excuse me\" like a normal person. ",
"Cringe bagging.",
"This story was a fucking great laugh, made my day. Sandwich guy sounds like that back story guy in a movie. ",
"You got that right ",
"Is there still confusion about what manspreading actually is?\n\nBecause it's not dude sitting normally with their legs comfortably apart.\n\nIt's intentional douchebags on the subway taking up three seats to be assholes:\n\nhttps://imgur.com/a/pa6V4 <- That is what we were complaining about in NYC, the tendency of one douchebag to take up three entire fucking seats by doing a fucking split.\n\nNot people sitting normally, which can include with their legs apart.\n\nAnd the whole goddamned internet, most of whom had never had to deal with these douchebags on public transit took it to mean, I dunno. Men sitting comfortably or something. Rather than doing a fucking split on the seats.\n\nThat said, these women are douchecanoes, and need to put their bags on the floor or laps like the rest of us.",
"You might need to look up the definition of 'public'\n\nIf you want your own personal space there are other, private, vehicles for that",
"Or when people get out of their plane \n seats when it first pulls up to the gate. You’re in 36D dude! Be humble",
"\"Pam, my bag was there...\"",
"To defeat the gangbangers on Christmas morning ",
"You forgot about the part where the train started clapping. I know because I was there",
"I'd say they're the same.\n\nBoth are out of necessity, both are fine if no one wants to sit there, and both are asshole moves on a full/semi-full train",
"Here’s always the chance the person behind you gives you gold tho ",
"that sounds nice. Perhaps i might move to germany or netherlands. Do you guys have solar energy? I am a student in architecture and studying solar design, photovoltaic and green architecture. ",
"But do to centuries of seat hogging by men women should have the right to inconvenience everyone even other women.",
"Yeah, I know. I was born in 1981 in a small rural town in southern Illinois, grew up farming and working in the country, but I am a millennial. We have to take it back from the older generations that have turned it into a dirty word.",
"Nope",
">If a seat was available but had bags in it, I took that seat.\n\nWell, some times that's the right thing to do, other times it's not. If you'd done it in this case, you'd have been an asshole douche-bag. And you sound like an asshole douche bag, so there ya go.",
"USA USA USA!",
"I'm not offering entitlement as a reason why millennials are dependant.\n\nIt's not that being dependant causes entitlement but that being dependant largely means the same thing as being entitled. You expect things from others. \n\nChildren are entitled. But it makes sense because they are kids. But some day that ends. For whatever reason that day is coming later.\n\nAnd if we do get in to why, and all of the reasons are external to the millennials then millennials are doomed to dependence (which isn't true and has been disproved by millions of well-adjusted millennials). How can you become independent by needing something outside of you to do something for you? That doesn't make any sense. That's dependence. Stop waiting for the world to align for you.",
"with you.",
"Turn the tables, sit on the bags and then she would have to ask for them when she leaves. ",
"I think it's weird that he tried to insult me by calling me white, I don't get it haha",
"Exactly, saw two guys almost get into a fight over this during one commute. Bus seats, guy was sitting in window seat, had his stuff in aisle seat. They were sitting behind me, so I didn't witness it, but a guy boarding the bus claimed he rolled his eyes when he asked him to move his stuff. But the guy obviously moved his stuff because he was able to sit down. So at that point, let it go.\n\nInstead, this jackass starts shouting about how he rolled his eyes and he doesn't know who he's fucking dealing with, he's going to fuck him up blahblah. I had almost nodded off for a nice bus nap and woke up to this shit. All before 7 am, mind you. \n\nThe other guy even told him he didn't want trouble. At one point, the driver had to stop the bus and was about to call the police and the jackass finally shut up. \n\nI stick to, \"I'd like to sit, please\". Whether they apologize and move it quickly or get passive-aggressive about it (sighs, eye rolls, etc), I smile and say \"thank you.\" I really don't gaf if someone on a bus rolls their eyes at me. They're not my friend (though I have made some friends from my commute), they're not family and I don't work with them. So I really don't care what they think. \n\nOnce saw a guy say, \"may I move your bag to the overhead rack?\" to deal with this. Kill 'em with kindness is the best approach to this stuff, imo",
"Check out her RBF",
" Oh, thank you, I'm so cured now!\n\nI've had a lot of sexual trauma and abuse in my life. You do your thing and I'll do mine",
"That's all I need!",
"Uhhh what? Seats are for people, not bags. This person only asked them to move their shit so he too can sit.... no one forced anybody out of a seat, just their bags. Get real. ",
"You're a pathetic dumbass!",
"“ but I needed a seat too!”",
"here's your (you). take it back to pol kiddo.",
"[whoa](https://media.giphy.com/media/ODU1I5zAgOwX6/giphy.gif)",
"> I'm a somewhat small guy, 175cm and average build. Not once have that thought crossed my mind in everyday situations. Or when I'm out drinking I'm not constantly worried that every guy bigger then me could theoretically do what ever they want or beat me up.\n\nThe difference here is that you aren't *as likely* to be harassed or bothered as a woman simply because you're a guy. ",
"#femspread",
"A solid uppercut would sort this out.",
"Serious question for those that use the bag-seat approach though, what's wrong with putting your bag on the floor? \n\nI often travel with bags and I pretty much always put them either on my on the floor (or my lap). I get you could ask the person to move the bag, but why not just utilize the space under the seat and be a bit more considerate to someone who may want the seat?\n\nMy impression is that people do this specifically to prevent people from sitting next to them for as long as possible because 99% of the time someone will take an open seat before confronting someone, that's why I think others view it as a bit of a dick move even when there are some seats left. Same goes for people who sit on the outer seat to block others (and aren't getting off soon). Do I want a smelly stranger next to me either? No. But I'm not trying to play games to get my own row as long as possible. ",
"YouTube video title: \"I was almost RAPED on the subway today!!!!!!!!\"",
"You're not wrong ",
"Confiscate her phone and tell her she can have it back at the end of the lesson on manners",
"\"God, I hate the nanite swarm these days, it just consumes all biomass with no regard for manners!\"",
"Mustard fart? It's not like she killed his dog. ",
"As someone that wears headphones and stares out the window (but doesn't do this bag gig), I have to disagree. I'll gladly speak to people who tap me on the shoulder. I wear ear phones because I'm socially awkward and it helps with my anxiety.",
"I just do it because there are some people who will take the empty seat as an invitation next to you even if the bus is empty. I keep an eye out and move it as soon as there aren't any more double-seats free though.",
"if thats your biggest problem, life must be pretty great for you",
"I think you need to either lose weight or see a doctor if you can’t sit normally without hurting your balls. ",
"Whenever someone does this, I simply go up to them and say 'excuse me'. They ALWAYS move their bags.",
"I am not ugly. ",
"> I am not claiming to decide who gots to sit or not\n\nI didn't mean 'You're' as in 'You' literally. I meant the person that wants to sit down. I wouldn't expect people to ask me to move my shit over, I assume they want me to so I just don't take up more room than I need to in the first place.\n\nNot to sound lame but it's like advertising. Putting something on the seat advertises the message that you don't want people next to you. That's not right and that's my core issue with it. The person that sits first doesn't get to dictate who gets to sit next to them.\n\nAs a twist. If the bus is empty I don't expect people to sit next to me on the bus and would get annoyed if they did. Same as public bathrooms. If there are 8 urinals and we're 2 guys, why did you chose to piss next to me?",
"I ride the metro bus to work and there are a ton of summer camp kids that are just oblivious. Since I'm an instructor at their summer camp, I always take it on myself to be the \"mean one\" so they learn the etiquette early. They're just oblivious, usually on their phones, when a little old lady walks on with a cane and they're not even aware. Or they keep their backpacks on and sit sideways so they block the aisle, etc. This summer, I was on crutches and could poke them from afar, so much fun! Haha. The bus driver always loves it when I'm on because he/she doesn't have to deal with the munchkins. ",
"That's what I was thinking, the cop was probably being 100% truthful. A law was passed or an order issued and now they have to.\n\nEdit: Obviously though, assholes everywhere. Ticketing a near empty train is stupid.",
"Of course they weren't. They were the kids at one point. I'm 36, and I'll admit that I can't possibly understand the post millennials, but, I have to understand that they'll inheret this wrold we leave them, so I don't have to understand them, I just have to learn not to demean then every chance I get.",
"C_NT\n\nWanna buy a vowel?",
"But this begs the question of when this picture was taken, since right now is clearly not shorts and dress weather. I guess op “borrowed” the photo or just waited a long time to post it ;)",
"> And then make sure to \"manspread\" (such a stupid term, everybody who has a pair of balls between their legs does it) after taking your seat.\n\nFTFY",
"Oops I def meant the G. I used to live in Crown Heights off the 2,3 line and getting north/south in BK was always a pain, buses were always the best. The G seemed to just run on it's on schedule and pretty much had track maintenance every weekend.",
">Because a lot of them have a problem with talking to strangers.\n\nLol. You don't know shit about Americans if you think this is at all true. Maybe for some, but that is definitely not the norm.",
"\"Mi scuzi\" (moves bags and sits down)",
"Sure lets just make dumb comments on a public forums so we can validate this person's bias towards someone random.\n\nYou hear that? That's how silly you sound.",
"Wonder how many people talking about incels are people that would complain about manspreading and are likely incels themselves. ",
"Gen Y is the literal synonym of millennial. They are interchangeable.",
"Because women do face serious challenges out in the world. It just that no one has told alot of these upper class girls that work for buzzfeed or eat up their bullshit that not being able to sit on a train is not one of them. They have been told their entire privileged life that the world will be an unfair place to **them** because of their gender or colour, yet fail to realize that the world has changed alot. If you have money, you can do literally anything, like move to a place where discrimination is few and far between. They fail to look at serious women's issues, like being poor and unable to feed your kids, or get basic birth control. The major defining factor of whether you are privileged or not is **wealth**, it has always been wealth. Places like Buzzfeed just try to change the narrative, and rich bitches eat it up because then they are the victims who deserve attention, rather than the privileged individuals who have to face the fact that many in this world can't afford to eat, and they just bought their second iPhone in less than a year because their old one wasn't gold or some stupid shit. If they truly cares about women's rights, they would be donating their time and recording that, not harrassing people on the bus because they have some fabricated moral high ground. If anyone deserves to be called \"fake news\" its them.\n\nEdit: To add context I do believe that \"man-spreading\" is a shitty thing to do, but as this picture shows, its not a gender specific act, and even if it was, why are we wasting our chance at real dialogue on such a non-issue? Everyone would agree it's shitty, even the person doing it if you asked them a day or two later. Why aren't we talking about how [13 million children go hungry every night in the US] (https://www.nokidhungry.org/node/11) or how [1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men] (https://ncadv.org/statistics) have been the victims of domestic abuse, something that this source claims happens to 20 people a minute in the US. These are issues. Fucking talk about them Buzzfeed.",
"That’s the dumbest thing about this thread. I’ve ridden public transport many hundreds of times in my life and not once have I experienced or witnessed someone refusing to move their bags on a crowded bus/train. Meanwhile, I’ve seen both men and women go out of their way to be nice to people, give up their seats to strangers, help people with their bags, and make friendly small talk with strangers on almost every single ride over the years. Yet, here we are. ",
"Comments ITT are exactly what you're expecting. Exactly what they are every time this is posted.\n\nYes, redditors have poor social skills and tend toward misogyny. Let's have endless reminders by posting the same picture every month.",
"What if I love it?",
"That's the best way to deal with assholes",
"You were definitely a dick in this situation. You had no idea what was up. And you assumed the worst possible scenario (a really unlikely scenario at that) and then vilified him for it. ",
"You're not wrong but if you're going to be selfish and take up an extra seat, you need to have the awareness of when to remove it when it gets crowded. Otherwise you're saying that the person who is responsible for this situation bears no fault or responsibility because the onus of confrontation is on someone else. ",
"all you had to do was ask. \n\nmanspreading is usually men who knowingly spread their legs and take up seats and don't stop even when someone asks politely. ",
"OMG, little boyz who hate women ... yes, she's rude and self absorbed... so the fuck what? Lean how to be a man and get on with your life without the need to broadcast every perceived slight you come across in your miserable lives. Holy shit already, grow the fuck up.",
"I am forced to experience reality through the perceptions of a single entity. ",
"Honestly I always put my bag next to me if there's plenty of seats around. Maybe she zoned out and forgot to take them down when the subway started filling up...",
"kys female",
"Basically people will say whatever makes Americans seem the worst in any particular context.",
"Not sure. Half of me agrees with him but the other half thinks he's acting like an /r/incels user.",
"For the simple fact that it gets tangled, yes. Let me ask you what your problem is? Too close minded to learn a simple skill that can help you out?",
"*7 Reasons Why My Bag Should Be On The Seat And Not Your Balls*",
"I can easily say that has never happened to me....ever. I catch the train 5 days a week and often put my bag next to me. No one has ever asked me to move it because I move it off the seat as the train fills up. That is what normal and considerate people do. Yeah it's not a big deal if you have to ask someone to move their stuff but that's not really the point, which lots of people seem to be missing in this post. ",
"Cops are never around when you need them. If you could combine poor public transit etiquette with doing 5mph over the limit, maybe the cops would give a shit.",
"right, it \"bothers\" you. that's my point. for most people, asking \"may I sit here?\" or something along those lines bothers them about as much as breathing. I'm not claiming it's the most considerate thing in the world, but you're over-stating the inconsideration because you apparently have a hard time interacting with people in public.",
"I would have... When replaying the scenario later in my bed/the shower.",
"You don't need to be a mind reader. You're on a bus/train and it's mostly full...people are going to want to sit. So don't take up more space than you need.\n\nIt's common decency. ",
"I agree. It's, ultimately, just a person being slightly inconsiderate, and perhaps not even intentionally. Asking her to sit there would almost certainly resolve the issue.",
"One of the most upvoted comments in this chain",
"I've had bad experiences of asking people (politely) to move their bags off their seats so I can sit there, it was traumatic so I wouldn't do it if I could avoid it. Most of the time people are okay with it though.",
"Can confirm, I'm slim and I sit with legs pretty close even at home, I can't imagine how this could possibly hurt me unless I had balls the size of a tennis ball, so I always assume most of the people who say they can't close their legs are either fat or super muscular. \n\n",
"You take your stupid stuff and put it on the floor I it that hard to be human?",
"No I probably don't. I learned it very recently from the stuffy books we're reading :/ but hey at least I'm using it! Thank you for informing me. ",
"Manspreading is a guy is being inconsiderate and spreads his legs open and takes up multiple spots. Which is just as inconsiderate as this girl who placed her bags on open seats. \n\nI dunno what kinda argument you’re trying to find here, but I don’t see a difference. ",
"This isn't as simple as \"just ask her\" she's in \" I'm too pretty to risk strangers near me\" mode. \n\nSo a woman who didn't seem too sketchy could ask, but any guy touching her to get her attention is risking a hysterical accusation. \n\nThat's why she's wearing the sunglasses and earphones while pointing so directly away from everyone. ",
"I wish it were more socially acceptable to tell somebody they need to take a shower. I always consider it, I know I'd appreciate the info but in the end, it seems like the hurt defensive reaction always wins through.",
"Early on in my LDR I was bummed that i wouldn’t be able to see my boyfriend see a show I was in. Little did I know he bought plane tickets, a hotel room, and got an Uber all the way from the airport to the final dress rehearsal and surprised me with our song. It was the first time i ever got to see him in person and I’ll never forget it. There were ugly tears",
"Denial is silly. These are factual statements. Denying them doesn't change them.\n\nI have seen a small subset calling those born from 74-84 as being Xennials, a mix of gen X and millennial.",
"They can also be solved by not doing it. ",
"I think the above user was talking about *diffusing the tension*, but maybe not.",
"Do not i repeat do not ever grab someone else’s bags and move them, especially not on public transport. It’s just weird. ",
"Broadspreading?",
"^this is what people mean when they say men are being conditioned to fear interaction with women. That was completely innocuous",
"Do what? Jesus that's basically perfect train etiquette",
"Ahh, thats why she has her feet resting on the bench next to her. \n\nThats rude of her not to inform other passengers, and let them all burn.",
"I had this happen a couple months back when I was riding the subway with the 9 yo grand-daughter.\n\nWalked up and ask the women (late 20s, imagine this chick with what looked to be very nice winter wear) if someone was using the seat, which she had piled her enormous bag and winter parka on.\n\nShe said yes, she needed the space for her stuff.\n\nI said, well I'm sorry, your just going to have to hold it in your lap, leaned over, picked it all up and plopped it in her lap.\n\nShe started to protest, implying I was being rude. I turned around, picked up the 9 yo and plunked her down in the seat.\n\nShe turns, looks at the women and in the sweetest voice says, \"Hi, my name's Rachel, sorry we moved your stuff, but I'm really tired\".\n\nRachel then proceeds to talk with everyone around her except the cunt.",
"I honestly got too distracted by those thighs 😍😍",
"> I'll put my stuff next to me if the train is not that crowded. If anyone wants to sit, they'll literally make eye contact and gesture and I'll move my shit.\n\nLike the other guy said, if it's really not busy, it's fine to put your bag on your seat, but leaving it there when it starts to fill up is like leaving your grocery cart in the middle of the aisle.\n\nSure, someone can just say excuse me, and it may not be a *huge* deal, but picture yourself as the other person who wants to walk down the aisle. You only have a few minutes, you need to go catch a bus or you've got a roast in the oven and you forgot you needed tarragon so you're trying to rush and get it so you can get home before it burns. It may only take a few seconds to stop, ask you to move (if you're even close enough they can tell it's your cart), wait for you to move it, and then carry on your way, but it's gonna be an irritating moment anyways.\n\nIt's better to set your cart to the side of the aisle if you need to stop for a minute and check out a package or whatever, than to leave it clearly in everyone's way and say 'Oh well if it's really in their way they can ask me to move it.' The point being, they shouldn't *have* to ask you to move it. Moving your stuff when someone asks you to isn't being considerate, it's doing the bare minimum of not being an asshole. Being a considerate, polite person is not leaving your shit in someone else's way in the first place. That encounter takes 20 seconds, and it happens 4 more times throughout the store, plus someone at the till where you're trying to pay takes forever cause they think the cashier actually enjoys having a conversation with them so they dawdle, and Oh guess what, now you're 3 minutes late and the bus went by 2 minutes early, so now you've missed the bus and the next one isn't for an hour.\n\nYou're never going to be completely out of everyone's way, cause they might need the can on the shelf right behind you, but that's an okay time for them to have to ask you to move cause at least you were trying to not be in the way in the first place. You may not like it, but that's the way the world works. You of course don't have to change the way you do anything, but if you care about giving off a good impression and seeming like a well-adjusted individual then perhaps consider it. You never know when someone watching might be the person you try to ask out next week at the bar, or the person who interviews you at the next job you apply for. ",
"From actual experience, most people who are more than happy to move their things (like I am) usually pay attention and move their things out of the way before the bus/train fills up. Its considerate. The fact that she hasn't is a clear sign of lack of consideration on at least one related front, so it isn't that much of a stretch to suggest that same lack would continue.",
"name fits",
"Oh no, they're going to miss out on about 3 points. It doesn't matter.",
"I'm sorry that you feel that the word \"man\" is so offensive. The term isn't used to apply to ALL men, just the ones that spread their legs to the point of inconveniencing others. It's not all men who man spread, but its ONLY men who feel comfortable enough to take up more space in public spheres in order to do so. Man spreading is the rude action, not calling people out for doing it. When in public spaces its rude to try to take more space than the people around you by virtue of things within your control in that moment. It would be rude of me to stand on the subway with my arms out perpendicular to my body, and if that were a common enough thing I'm sure there'd be a term for it too. ",
"I would say the same for me yes as I am a grown ass man. You want to take my picture well I sit on the bus? Do it. ",
"Female Privilege!!! Female Privilege from the Matriarchy!! Castration culture needs to die!!",
"Your observation does not negate his",
"That's great...get him to hold your bags then cause I need the seat.",
"Do you know the person who took the picture? How do you know they didn't ask?",
"ITT: people unable to communicate with eachother, and shaming eachother because of it.",
"You can’t police people. That’s stupid. ",
"You did notice that /u/Uncharted-Zone only asked that someone move their bags, not get out of their seat, right? As far as I can tell, all the further the woman had to move was enough for OP to sit. While I can't speak to every public transportation's rules, I know for certain that in my city people's bags do not take precedence over passengers.",
"I’ve never considered large/many bags in reference to manspreading, but as a person who works in a small restaurant with narrow passes between tables and chairs I can attest to how annoying it is when people hang their massive purses off the backs of their chairs which makes my narrow walk way even narrower. Hell, even in the car with my wife, she likes to put her huge purse right on the center console, it is always met with my defiant elbow. ",
"So would a \"hey move your bags or ill sit on them\"",
"I literally train in martial arts twice a week, I’ve already told you that. It involves an insane amount of stretching and conditioning. \n\nYou’ve changed your argument and your acting like you weren’t making broad statements earlier on. My evidence was anecdotal because I was just letting you know that as a non obese non user muscly guy I can’t sit like this. \n\nI think you must live in a different culture to me because I don’t know anyone who would really care about what people put on their faces. I wore glitter eyeliner to a music festival a month ago and definitely still “presented myself male” whatever that means. It went totally fine btw. ",
"good call",
"> but there are perfectly good reasons for not putting it on the floor.\n\nThieves",
"If you think that’s just millennial behavior then you don’t get out much. I’ve seen plenty of 40-60 old boomers doing the exact same thing. Not to mention the countless boomers I’ve seen go off on store clerks for no reason outside entitlement. ",
"I don't think anyone gives a shit of the seat isn't needed, but if the train is crowded then yeah fuck this person.",
"i think the problem is cunts on public transport rather than gender specific. ",
"What's even worse is the pussy OP who just took a pic instead of doing anything. ",
"How much soy do you have to eat to sit like that?",
"Public space get over it. ",
"Who the fuck cares? Fucking legbeard ",
"If that's not freedom idk what is",
"Never once mentioned a child lol so by lieing your argument is lost. ",
"And you're part of the problem. Just ask, if she says no, then do with it what you will but being passive aggressive and just bitching about it without any action is feeding the monster. I admit that I too will often put my bags on a seat and zone out, maybe i'm tired, maybe i've been having a really shitty day, maybe I just don't realize that the train is filling up and the once pretty empty car/bus i'm on now doesn't have seat left. If someone asks me, i'll quickly move my stuff and scrunch over to the side to let them sit. ",
"That's not passive aggressive. It's normal. I never consider that as passive aggressive, and I put my items on the seat all the time. I don't deserve the seat for the items so why in the hell would I say that it's passive aggressive? Stop trying to paint people negatively for no reason. It's awful how all of you in this thread are making a big deal out of nothing, while shaming people.",
"If you call a 39 year old a millennial then you would be wrong",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection",
"good for you. reading this made me happy.",
"Is that a joke?",
"That's what my mom always told me.",
"Sometimes before I sit down I wrap my hand around my cock and balls, lifting them away from my legs before sitting down and crossing my legs. But that’s more effort than I usually care to exert before having a seat.",
"Has to be a mans fault. No way she could just be a bitch. Nope, no way, women are never at fault, always men.\n\nCome off it mate. Because she’s afraid of everything a guys should stand the entire trip? \n\nNow let me fill you on on reality here, because you seem to think men invade space and women are invaded on. I’m a 6’5” guy. I fly international multiple times a year, and have done since I was 12. I do not branch out of my seat, I keep to myself, and I take up my space only. However, I have sat next to a shit load of women who have: Constantly hung their elbow over the arm-wrest so that it was jabbing in to my side, who have jammed their feet in to my footwell taking up my leg room, who have hung jackets over the back of their seat completely blocking the screen (and giving me a pissy attitude for telling them to move their stuff.), and I had one woman, without asking, lay down using the open seat next to her for her head, and my fucking lap as her footrest.\n\nFuck off with this gender division bullshit. Here’s a new motto for you “Don’t take up more fucking space than you need dip shits!” See, it can work for everyone! She can put a bag on her lap and one on the ground, and stop pissing herself every time a guy looks at her. Guys can deal with the uncomfortable pain of squished balls. We can all make compromises, instead of crying at one another that the other needs to change. Quit being a sexist who divides based on gender.\n\nAnd one final point to make here. Did you bitch the same way when Reddit was flooded with “manspreading” pictures. Pictures taken by strange women, without asking, and posted without the subjects permission? Or, were you silent about it then because it was guys? Are men not supposed to care when some random woman starts taking photos of them?\n\nEdit: The lady next to me used my lap as a footrest not a pillow. Also, worth mentioning that I was a baby faced 16 year old at the time and she was well in to her 30’s. ",
"You realize women do this so creepy men wont sit next to you. Because as a woman its very easy to get molested.\n\nAs a girl i was on a bus. I fell asleep ontop of my bag on the back of a bus next to a window. A man got on the bus and sat next to me. I was a sleep so i didnt notice but what woke me up was this motherfucker with his hands down my shirt. \n\nI pushed him off me and be tried to kiss me and the bus driver put me off the bus for \"trying to have sex\"\n\nSo fuck you. Im keeping my bag in the seat.",
"not really. It means that instead of having that dudebro sitting next to her attempting to feel her up and pester her, she has a space barrier. \n\nThe difference is personal safety. So, no, its not worse.\n\nEdit: Hi, redpillers and T_D supporters, your downvotes fuel me",
"gag",
"I'm sorry? I guess i forgot? To uptalk all of my? Assumptions? I guess? That makes it? Okay? Sorry? For assuming? That's what? You're doing? But please notice? My judicious use? Of? Question marks? Which makes it? Okay? OKAY? ",
"Honestly see this shit every day in nyc and by the looks of it this photo was taken on the R train. People don’t give a fuck. Full train or not this women would of jam packed her shit on that seat next to her so no one would sit with her. All to often I see people spreading out over a few seats on a sardine-can packed train. \n\nI don’t get why people don’t have the gull to say something and instead whine about man spreading or whatever for the rest of the day. People see someone spreading out with the headphones in and are too afraid to be ignored so they just would rather fume about it. All you gotta do is go up and point at the seat in a way that suggests if you don’t move I’m going to be sitting on that leg in a second. They always move. \n\n\nAnd don’t be mistaken. She may be looking out the window but she’s watching her peripherals to make sure no ones coming up because she knows what she’s doing is scummy. ",
"That's when you just throw her stuff on the floor and sit down, so she can't accuse you of assault when if you tap her on the shoulder lol.",
"She might not not know seats are for people, and if she says she needs the room for her things. Just say yea you look like twice the ass of everyone here, so much so that you need two seats, but do you mind moving your things? My feet are still sore from the last girl that I kicked the shit out of for not giving up her seat. In fact I'm on my way to my anger management classes. It's not as if I really have a anger problem. I think I'm more of a sociopath, you know a person that is antisocial and has a lack of conscience. Kinda like putting your bags on a seat and not moving them for someone. Hey are you single? Maybe we could goto your place and have dinner, here I'll help by moving your bags so I can tell you more about me.\n\nIf that doesn't make the girl have nightmares and stop taking the bus nothing will.",
"Definitely isn’t millennials, she was just an asshole. I find most of the time it is older people who will fill seats with their shit on a busy train or bus. That being said, entitlement knows no age and anyone can be a selfish dick head. ",
"I think you are right... But that didn't stop the *movement* to add a name to \"manspreading\" and share some hate around ",
"'If we waste anymore time on Weeaboo, we will be bankrupt by the end of the month.\"\n\nhttp://pbfcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/PBF071-Weeaboo.gif",
"In Vancouver it's against the rules to hold a door open on the train. ",
"Louder? Go on any Facebook comment sections. It’s not millennia’s shouting all the crazy crap",
"Tapping on the shoulder is harassment....probably",
"Almost like how the previous generation complains about the current generation, even though the current generation is a product of the environment that the previous generation created. ",
"is it ok to sit on her lap if she wont move the bags thought? ",
"If you think rejecting all the good men helps. do it. wish you the best.",
"and if they talk back you either punch them in the balls or sit on their bags.",
"\"Could you please move your bags?\"\n\n\"I'm going to sit there, so whether it's on top of your bags or the seat is your call.\"",
"Whats worse? That or listening to loud ass anything on your phone without headphones? ",
"What about her or is that implied?",
"But you can still ask if you can sit there",
"Meh, if I wanted to sit down and there were no other seats I'd just ask her if she could move her bags. I feel like a lot of this complaining about \"manspreading\" etc., is from people who have no clue how to initiate simple conversation with others. ",
"But you're not putting yourself in their shoes. You're making up a hypothetical based on nothing at all. That is illogic, not logic. You didn't put yourself in her shoes, you made her shoes then shoved her in them because your self righteousness required that those be her shoes.",
"\"Uh, don't.\"",
"Its those hidden wheelchair bombs the TSA has made us afraid of. Also, people don't want to come into contact with people in wheelchairs because there have been studies that show people wind-up disabled afterwards. /s",
"Not millenialism. And I’m not even one of them, I just don’t want a whole generation cast in a bad light. \n\nThis is called being a dick and or bitch. Countless generations have them. She knows she’s being a bitch and gets off by the power of people not saying anything or else the ensuing confrontation. ",
"What sort of terrifying alternate reality do you live in?",
"She'd give up the seat for Brad Pitt.",
"Huh? That was Spain not NYC",
"I'm thinking more of a 4000 word diatribe on Huffington Post like that woman who called German police Nazis because she wouldn't follow the rules of airport security.",
"Yeah!! But a cool guy like you would have no problem saying anything, right dude???",
"She-bagging. ",
"I tend to be the person that sit on top their stuff if they refused to move the bags. If they don't care enough to make a open seat on a full bus then I don't care about your stuff. Am I an asshole? Yes. Do I care now? Nope",
"Get out the way! Get out the way!",
"I hope you didn’t take too much offense from my joke. ",
"I would just outright push that shit off the seat!",
"Huh? What's happening? ",
"Sounds like the kind of person who'd downvote any of my comments.",
"Litterally all you have to do is say excuse me and 99% of people will move their bags for you",
"Says the dude who gets triggered by a statement of fact. ",
"If you are standing In public and someone takes your picture ( no upskirts or children's you fucking weirdo) they have the right to do that and I'm sorry you don't like it. ",
"Yeah cause expecting people to be respectful enough to not do this shit in the first place is sooooooooooooo terrible s/\n\nIt’s not too much to ask that people be mindful of others, and it is aggravating to see society being so self-centred/self-focused.",
"You can try to keep your bag there all you want, I have tossed a chicks bag out of the train door before.\n\nNow you can either go get your shit or have a very bad train ride, without your shit.\n\nAlso, your story is absolute BS from start to finish.",
"This is only a problem if you're afraid of any kind of confrontation. \n\nOnly a small minority of people would make a big deal out of moving their bag. ",
"That's when you record video of her having that conversation and ask her her name so you can tag her on facebook.",
"I'm sure if someone requested to sit there she would move her bags. I often did this with my bags because fuck putting them on the filthy public floor and I'm not going to be cradling them in my arms for the entire thirty minute journey. This isn't as anti-social as those who are too ''afraid'' to ask her to move them.",
"Take my upvote\n\nEDIT: I sacrificed myself, getting downvoted..",
"*>looks at woman*\n\n*>she notices, exaggerates the situation and posts with the currently trending hashtag that she's been abused*\n\n21st century, ladies and gentlemen!",
"That's a really dumb idea. She probably would slap the poor fool and not be in the wrong. You gotta ask politely to move her stuff. Fucking with people's stuff just makes you like a bigger douche bag.",
"That's how I handle it. My backpack is on the seat next to me until I get to a stop. I'll put it in my lap until everyone has boarded, and if the seat is free, I'll put it back on the seat next to me. ",
"Thread over. This comment wins. I’m using it",
"A bazaar is a kind of market. A bazar is an obsolete spelling of a kind of market.",
"LEGBEARD LMAOOO",
"The way you wrote this made it sound like your a 75 year old man. I choose to however view you as a 37 year old man who *just* missed the millennial cutoff, is already sick and tired, and isn’t going to take it anymore.",
"Heh - I was on a busy, standing room only train when a heavily pregnant woman got on and everyone was staring at their shoes. I said 'I can't believe no-one saw this pregnant woman!'\n\nShe found a seat\n\nBTW - I don't know if this is universal, but the first 6 seats in every carriage are for elderly / disabled etc if requested",
"I don't. Smarten up and get flat cabled headphones",
"BUT then its like an anime, and you get to be the goofy stranger that doesnt give a fuck,and eventually through your childness and sillyness, she breaks her outer shell and you guys become best friends. Or at the very least, you break through the social divide for 5 seconds of conversation, to have a simple seat. \n",
"Everything about her says \"leave me alone\". She's trying to avoid someone sitting next to her and talking to her.",
"You should write the book \"Männer Kampf\".",
"You mean rape her on the shoulder?",
"Nothing wrong with that, but as soon as there's more people on the bus than available seats you should be moving it to your lap or the floor.\n\nYeah it sucks to put your bags on the floor. But people deserve the seat more.\n\nIt's just common sense and courtesy. If someone has to ask you to do the right thing then you're just gumming up the works.",
"majority of men just.. close their legs aa much as comfortably possible if someone sits next to them.. or at least I do.\n\nIt is annoying though as well when men and women cross their legs and you constantly get hit by their twitchy leg or floppy foot because they can't control how it moves whenever they go over a bump or whatever and you get kicked.\n\nTbf, it's just some people are assholes",
"You mean the cat's chair?",
"\"fookin'\"\n\n",
"Lean in for a kiss...\"oh is this not what we're doing now?\"",
"Uh huh.\n\nOr\n\nWe're officially at a point where people are so awkward they'd rather risk being shamed online that move their shit and risk sitting next to a stranger.",
"Right, because it's normal to leave a sandwich in a seat, in a row, that you are not even sitting in, and then go sit down in your seat. The plane was about 90% full at that point and I was one of the last few people to board the plane. He wasn't shuffling around with luggage or anything, he was fully seated.",
"Avasarala says \n\n“ smelling shit on your fingers is the first step to washing your hands”",
"Hey that's murder",
"It's just as bad.",
"Entitlement is a huge problem today, and it crosses all generations who are alive today. I have two jobs where I deal with all age groups and the entitled people are the worst and I've seen it in all age groups. It's actually worse in middle aged upper class women than it is with milenials. I think people just think they deserve what they want *now* and don't think about anyone else other than themselves. Narcissism is horrific right now. No one is aware of how their actions affect other people and it's bad. The most important lesson my parents taught me was responsibility and accepting responsibility for my actions. Don't look for someone to blame or expect that I deserve things a certain way or in a way that I think is best for me. Shit happens, life happens and who am I to make someone else's world harder for my own benefit. I was raise in an upper class household and my sister was raised the opposite as me and she is a narcissistic nightmare who drives my parents up a wall. A lot of the life lessons I learned were from how my parents raised me (more my dad) but also watching my sister and mom. They are horrifically selfish and entitled and it sucks. My mom isn't half as bad as my sister but it's still noticeable enough to know I don't want any part of that. But I notice it all around me all the time and my dad does too, people are stupid. ",
"As a protective husband if my wife has a few bags with her I normally sit behind her and let her use the room for the bags. Now if someone moved her bags with out asking he or she will have a huge problem with me. ",
"If you have a food item on any form of public transit the only place it belongs is *your* seat. If you are in your seat then it can sit on your lap. At no point is a sandwich entitled to a seat unless you have explicitly paid for a second seat, though at that point some pointed questions should probably be asked about why someone has paid possibly hundreds of dollars for a sandwich to have a seat.",
"A cupcake like that has a rough life ahead of her, once her looks go its allll over.",
"I think 'manspreading' is just used as a term for guys who obnoxiously spread their legs. Even if someone is doing it without awareness, all you have to do is ask someone to close their legs a little. You don't need to be very wide for comfort. ",
"This. ",
"\"All you have to do is ask\", followed by an equal opposite of ignorance.",
"Let me guess, instead of actually asking to sit down, you just took a picture to whine on Reddit that she was an inconsiderate asshole?",
"This person wraps",
"I paid the same amount for a ticket, I would have zero problem saying, \"Excuse me...\" and pointing to their bag. \n\nIt would take a real asshole to not move...especially one that is passive aggressively avoiding eye contact with everyone so that her precious bags don't touch the 'dirty' floor.\n\nJust be nice, say excuse me, and people on the train will yield.\n\nThe last train at 130am is another story....",
"Lol, you are too funny. \"For whatever reason that day is coming later.\"\nIn my first comment, the contents of which you seemed unable to grasp since you couldn't even figure out how it was relative to what you posted, I gave 3 major reasons why people are moving out later. But im guessing you are hardcore conservative so you like the way all those things are. ",
"Watching people like her makes me realize how important is to be human!",
"Why I bought airpods",
"Honestly, if you properly coil your cables (over-under), they unwrap super easily. It may be difficult to work out the years of abuse on improperly coiled cables, but my ear buds always seem to untangle perfectly. ",
"Oh, you know this person?",
"I’d politely ask and if she said no then oh well she’s just being rude ",
"Internet makes it easier to bitch about everything. \n",
"I also don't have a problem with crushing my balls.\n\nBut it's because I'm scrawny and have a thigh gap (made girls jealous in high school, this post isn't sounding very masculine right now I have big balls I promise).\n\nAnyone with more meat on the bone, balls that hang lower, or just are built different can very easily have this problem. Don't assume literally thousands of people are lying about a problem, just because you don't happen to have it.",
"seriously. I ride the bus pretty regularly. the worst riders in my city fall into 2 groups:\n\noverly entitled single mothers with strollers the size of a medium sized car; and old people.\n\nthis is coming from someone with an invisible disability that only seems to warrant a seat if it's a particularly bad day and I need to use a cane, in which case it's not invisible (and those days are extremely rare, less than once a year)",
"Nah, some guys actually do it over the top. If a bunch of guys can comfortably sit normally, you don't need to push your leg out so I'm falling off my seat.\n\nIt's not that common, but has happened to me a few times.",
"There's still [this thing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGfwWBdQvs4)!",
"I think it’s definitely important to read social cues and know your environment before starting up a conversation with a stranger, man or woman (especially woman), but engaging a stranger, even flirtatiously, is a pretty conventional way to meet people and get dates. The problem is when it’s clear that the person isn’t interested yet the “advancer” continues pushing regardless. \n\nIt also, in my experience, boils down to the simple two steps of many situations involving dating. \n\nStep 1: Be attractive\nStep 2: Don’t be unattractive \nAn additional step 3 that’s not usually in there but I think is important is: Don’t be a creep, but that’s less important if you’re conventionally attractive. \n\nThat being said, the subway in most cities is not a place where it’s appropriate to hit on, or even approach women. I’m a 6’ tall guy and don’t want people I don’t know engaging me on the subway, I can’t imagine what that’d be like for a smaller framed girl my age. \n\nTl;Dr it’s not always clear whether an advance is unwanted until an advance is made and it often depends on the people involved and the environment you’re in. ",
"This person knows how to Alpha",
"It's like those people who always threaten to sue but never actually follow through. Because they're the ones who are actually wrong.",
"Two X Chromosomes be like THIS IS OKAY BECAUSE MEN ARE EVIL",
"To interact with that woman I'd have to physically touch her. Most people actively avoid that. Avoiding that level of contact with strangers isn't asocial behavior. She set up as many barriers as possible to make it as uncomfortable as possible to ask her not to be an asshole. It's not a horrible act with serious consequences, you have a point. But one would have to be deeply, determinedly inconsiderate to do something like this.",
"Cunt",
"So we can judge their complete and utter lack of social awareness. ",
"yeah ill admit i \"man spead\" or whatever, but if somebody wants to sit down, ill shrink down a little lol\n",
"The only correct answer in this whole thread is right here.",
"He may have the right, but as a long time commuter (25 years plus), being disruptive about inconsiderate people is also affecting other people's trips. The rest of us don't want to hear you yelling at someone and worrying if it's going to get physical and we're going to end up being the innocent bystander who gets hit by a thrown punch. I had to step back to avoid a punch when two guys got physical on public transit and I hit my head against a column. Fortunately I wasn't seriously hurt, just a bump and sore for a bit. You're in small, confined spaces where a fight means other people can end up dead or hurt if things get physical. So it's not only obnoxious to other commuters to escalate it, it's dangerous.\n\nI've had people roll their eyes at me when I've asked them to move stuff, but they move it. I simply say \"thank you\" and leave it at that. No need to escalate things. You have your seat and you can teach them with honey better than vinegar.\n\nAlso, you don't know why other people are doing what they're doing. I once tried to put stuff on an aisle seat when there were plenty of other seats on the bus. I generally wouldn't do it even though there were plenty of seats, but I had a bad sinus/migraine headache. I had to go into work that day for a project, so calling in sick wasn't an option. I wanted to try to get some rest. This woman decides she's going to teach me a lesson by sitting there when there were plenty of other seats available. And she had a smirk when she was doing it vs. thank you. \n\nI rarely snot gargle in public to relieve congestion out of courtesy to others, but I made it a point to do it that day. Right next to her. I even spit it into a tissue and looked at it to check the color, which I'd never do usually in public. And though I usually text friends to avoid inflicting my conversations on others, I also made it a point to call a friend on my phone and complain about my sinus/migraine headache and how I couldn't miss work that day. Right next to her. She eventually moved to one of the other seats. \n\nUnfortunately, even directly telling people why you need the seat (when there are plenty of other seats available doesn't work). During a friends commute, a woman feeling sick asked a woman who wanted a seat next to her if she could please sit somewhere else because she felt like she was going to throw up and wanted to go home (bus was in a spot where she couldn't just get off and do so). Woman insisted on sitting next to her. Yep, you guessed it, other woman puked all over her. ",
"Just ask her to move them, I guarantee she will. This shit is so not worth posting.",
"Yeah, but losing friends and family over duels sounds like a worse alternative.",
"I'd rather have no friends than those friends. ",
"I didn't want to touch you until you put your bags on the seat. Now I want to touch you a few times in the face with my fist.\n\nIgnorant fuck.\n\nI've encountered this a few times on the train in portland during rush hour. I just move their shit to the floor and dare the person to say something. ",
"Kids these days. I remember when you wore sunglasses and headphones to diminish bright light and listen to music.",
"And then he has a case for battery.",
"Even put the headphones in to ignore people like a person won't just slap that shit off the seat and sit down anyway.",
"I take great plesure moving girls bags onto the floor so i can sit down. They always act all surprised like they didnt see you comming even though theyre facing the door and watched you get on and walk all the way up to them. Move it or loose it bitch",
"Many US subway and bus systems are insanely, ridiculously overloaded at peak hours. Both the systems in the Bay Area and NYC area were designed for less than half the amount of daily visitors. In practice, certain trains at certain times are so crowded it's uncomfortable. Looks like OP's photo might be from one of those.\n\nGiven the scarcity of room on the train, you really need to make as many seats open as possible for people who might need it such as elderly and the disabled.",
"Except for when they're on here. Then they have all the balls in the world in situations that really don't call for it ",
"1999 is wayyy too late for Gen Y/Millenials. You have to at least have a vague memory of the significance of the new Millenium and (in my opinion) life before and after 9-11. \n\nThose born in 1999 would’ve been too young for either of those events.",
"If she were a little bit darker she'd probably get dragged off for putting her feet in the seat.",
"Wish I saw this earlier",
"It was a good sandwich",
"15 years ago people were just as rude on public transit. it hasn't changed. if anything these days I see more young people getting up to let people sit in their places on the bus.",
"Terminology. Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe are widely credited with naming the millennials. They coined the term in 1987, around the time children born in 1982 were entering preschool, and the media were first identifying their prospective link to the new millennium as the high school graduating class of 2000.\n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials",
"My problem with most people. Yes she might not be aware of it and she's not doing it intentionally to be rude, but also be aware of your damn surroundings! You're not the only person on this planet",
"#MeToo",
"Your mental disability isn't everyone else's issue.",
"Do you bring pepper-spray in your handbag?",
"ITT: Half-men projecting assholery on some random lady because they're too chickenshit to ask her politely if they can sit there.",
"That's in New York of all places I feel ashamed to be from here lol.",
"How do you know that they didn't tell the bitch to move her shit too? ",
"Had a similar situation. Was running a bowling tournament and there were clear marked areas that equipment was to stay in. It was a crowded center and the Fire Marshall has us do this to keep walk ways clear. \n\n\nOf course nobody listened and just threw their stuff everywhere. Went down to the crowd and asked several times for people to move their stuff but unsurprisingly, nobody would claim any of the equipment. \n\n\nI began moving all the stuff myself to a total different area and then magically all the stuff was claimed and I was the asshole for moving people’s stuff without their permission.",
"Yah because this is a new thing? Damn entitled millennials right. ",
"Why is this even a problem? You just tap her on the shoulder and politely ask her to move her stuff so you can sit down- that's how life works!\n",
"What exactly is she doing wrong? Do you ever take public transport? Literally you stare at other people, or you stare out the window, or you stare at your phone? I think it's way worse to sit here and talk shit about someone without even knowing what's going on, let alone taking pictures of strangers and posting them on the internet.\n\nAlmost guaranteed if she were to be asked to move her bags she would move them. \n\nWish you weren't so fucken awkward bud. Just talk to people and most perceived problems go away.",
"I wish i didnt google this now... \n\n\"A douche /duːʃ/ is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself. Douche usually refers to vaginal irrigation, the rinsing of the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity. A douche bag is a piece of equipment for douching—a bag for holding the fluid used in douching. To avoid transferring intestinal bacteria into the vagina, the same bag must not be used for an enemaand a vaginal douche.\"",
"It depends where you're from. In Chicago and most of the Midwest people are a lot more passive aggressive. East and West coast are not assertive/aggressive but in different ways.",
"But this is reddit, people would rather complain than do something.",
"Very nice pictures.\n\nI don’t really see people with similar usernames. Mine are my initials so it’s kinda cool to see other “KPs” in the world, but I digress.\n\n",
"But, but... men have penises and are naturally evil bastards who will rape us.",
"I'm in a very strong relationship with a good man. I don't trust strangers, I don't want to talk to strangers, unless they are truly in need of help. The city I live in has a bad human trafficking problem",
"If u don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved. ",
"Good for you. Can a have a seat?",
"Lol if your 5’6 and weigh 200 what kind of guy would want to rape you",
"Manspreading is definitely worse than this.",
"Everyone seems to think they can leave their house and go from point A to B without any social interaction.",
"I don't understand people who wear sunglasses in the subway. You care about how people perceive you so much so that you decide to strain your eyes. Dumb ass trade off if you ask me. That's like people who don't wear helmets cause they \"look to funny\"",
"He's been the asshole there ... Asking doesn't hurt, if you say no he can still sit on it.",
"What happened the other times?",
"ok fine, but I'm stoping at 1990, I want go any further back! *shakes cane*",
"I use to think I would see this because of anxiety, but it just sounds like an excuse for being a prick.",
"Yo, learn to be a sound engineer in 8 mins\n\njk, but yeah this changed my cable wrapping experience.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2SUoAvGxVs\n\n\nshorter vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnUP8LOXwaU",
"no one gets upset? must be canadian or somethin",
"Jorge Washington, whose name I’ve apparently been mispronouncing this whole time!",
"Try this: https://youtu.be/kHNfcpqebW8",
"\"*Today some creep touched me on the metro #metoo*\"",
"Or you could just stand for a while, and stay out of her personal space.",
"To be fair, I wouldn't want to put my stuff on the floor of New York subway either.....which is why I put them on my lap.",
"Competing cell phone music, I love it!",
"Well what is she supposed to do?!? Put her bag on the ground?!? So it can get all dirty and stuff?!?",
"There have always been assholes, we just have so many more people on the planet that the incidences are now a lot more frequent.\n\nI am older than most here so while I can confidently say that assholism in public is at an all time high, I truly believe it is due to density and not \"age\" or generation.\n\nThat said, \"manspreading\" and the misinformation and miscast reasons for it are *probably* contributing to this kind of behavior at least somewhat. I sit with my legs apart because crushing my nuts together is not something I particularly enjoy. Women cannot inherently understand, just as males cannot understand what wads or tubes of cotton feel like (well most of us can't anyway).\n\nIf someone ever called me out for it I'd politely ask them to grow a set of balls. I mean if I were actually blocking someone from sitting down, my bad, but I'd never do that anyway.",
"Jesus, for what? They're not even inconveniencing anyone ",
"I’ve gotten death glares from people for asking them to move their bags before.\nLike “whatever, you prick.”",
"There are arsholes within both genders.",
"What a terrible link.",
"Because my bags are more important than you.",
"Manspreading has got to be the dumbest shit ever made up.",
"Brit here. We would tut loudly, huff a little, look around for support from other passengers and do nothing.",
">There are definitely morons who adopt a sort of macho-signalling posture of spreading their legs [like they're giving birth](https://images.fastcompany.net/image/upload/w_1280,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy/fc/3047824-poster-p-1-the-truth-about-manspreading.jpg). \n\nThat guy looks pretty tall. If he had his legs closer together they'd hang off the seat a lot farther and it probably wouldn't be that comfortable. Also, that appears to be on public transportation and he would need to do that so his knees don't block the path. \n\nEdit: Why all the downvotes? Does that not appear to be the reason he's sitting like that? ",
"You prob have a tiny dick if thats the case",
"Depending on the line, is that HorHay, or Yoooorj?",
"No part of his post was a rant. No part of it indicated he was doing it for karma. Stop projecting.",
"No, crazy people don't have the same social limits as well adjusted people. If she felt she was being taunted she could have lashed out violently. While I don't think people should get away with being a huge dick, it's just not worth the aggravation dealing with that whole mess. Best to just ignore people like that and let them scowl at you all they want, imo.",
"tapping a stranger, especially a female, on the arm, even with your pinky finger, in 2018, is like signing your own death warrant.\n\nSorry no, I will stand. The days when you could make a face at a kid in a shopping cart to make them laugh are long gone. The days when you could tap a stranger on the arm are long gone. \n\nPut your sunglasses on, put your head down, stare at your phone, don't interact with anyone. Being outside is a scary place. There is no end to the trouble you can get into by interacting with another human being. Stay online.\n",
"dude, that is funny as fuck, what a great story you have to tell about your younger years",
"She can suck my dick ",
"This guy gets it. ",
"Same here. No reason to not use two spaces when they are there, no reason to use two spaces when someone else needs one. ",
"Yes, and they also included bag-spreading and a whole host of other things.\n\nPeople claim to have seen the signs, yet somehow didn't see the ones about bag-spreading.",
"For one, since YOU brought it up OP, depending on how big you are man-spreading could be as bad as this or worse for space usage. At least she isn't showing me her big man crotch though, she just has a lot of crap and the floors are nasty. MAYBE she has some social anxiety or is afraid to have some creep set next to her.\n\nSecondly if you even have to bring this up on reddit you've got real issues and you seem exactly like the kind of guy I'd prevent from sitting next to me on a crowded bus.",
"How does that get *you* in the *seat* though?",
"Well it is the internet after all. Hopefully nobody is mistaking it for reality. ",
"I rode the bus last year with no problems. The flu season is ridiculous in my area this year!",
"They need some sun",
"I should have been more clear, this was a regular door to a regular building lol",
"If they're standing there and your bag is still on the seat then you are a prick.",
"Do you say the same thing about man spreading? ",
"but a simple, \"may i please sit down\" is 99.9% gonna have people going \" oh sure , no problem\" and then they close their legs, or move their bags. Even if its a bit of a huff. But seriously, its just a quick social nessissity sometimes. the other .01% they are assholes and by being assholes, they lose their right to be treated with decency, and you force your way onto the seat! lol. ",
"I'm from Canada. Same experience with the bags. I've also asked men who were spreading the same thing and they usually do. Seems like it's an unconscious thing for them. ",
"Bagspreading: Just ask her to move them\n\nManspreading: I feel threatened. \n\nHmm",
"Oh come on, that's just rude, plus she has her feet up on someone else's seat. I'd ask her to move her crap and sit down even if I was getting off at the next stop. And I'm a woman.",
"that very common in America i hated that whene i was in state",
"I imagine this is more of a city versus rural thing than a nationality thing. You're basically comparing the small town American to a Londoner - American cities have the same reputation, as does rural Britain (and in particular, north England and rural Scotland). \"Quiet and timid\" is the sort of phrase that belongs nowhere near, say, Yorkshire any more than it does Texas. ",
"For christ sake just ask if you want to sit down it’s not the end of the world. I always put my bag of seats because it’s just easier, but if someone wants to sit then I’ll move it, in fact you don't even need to ask, I’ll move it if someone is hanging around looking like they want to sit down.",
"The world need more people like you. Not tired I mean, but ballsy. Congrats man",
"Okay. Cool.",
"Pretty much, but to be honest I was just having a laugh. Looking her dead in the eyes, smiling until she looked away, I still giggle thinking about it.\n\nPublic transportation is not the best part of everyone’s day, being horrible to each other’s makes it worse.",
"When I am commuting to or from work, dealing with all the shit I have to deal with in the day (much of which includes confrontations with other people to varying degrees), the last thing I want to do on my commute is to get into a confrontation with another person over their bullshit - particularly someone that is doing something that is obviously socially unacceptable and is probably itching for a fight themselves. Unless the inconvenience they cause is really intolerable to me, I would much rather deal with it passive aggressively and/or publically shame them so hopefully it happens less. \n\nIf someone else wants to fight that battle directly, go for it. I will cheer you from the sidelines. But usually I do not feel like being that person.",
"Maybe she's sick of sitting next to creeps?",
"Preach. OP has some real issues that he isn't willing to talk about.",
"This is exactly why we ended up with laws on the book for this in SF bay area. They can write you a ticket for this. I mean it's not enforced often. But they have the ability. It's just very rude. FYI this is on our BART transit system that goes all over the bay area up and down it.",
"You say that, but this is clearly a packed subway car. You trying to tell me the spreader (male or female) has no responsibility to be aware of their surroundings and considerate to others?",
"Boo hoo why doesn't everyone arrange their lives so I get everything I want without asking even when it would be super annoying for everyone else to live that way\n\nThat's you, that's what you sound like rn",
"I just tell them to move it.",
"I've never seen a \"manspreading thread\" on reddit",
"You’re right, that’s very likely. ",
"It's as if some people have a double standard.",
"You're some kind of mass transit wizard!",
"Nope, I'd be correct. You just don't know what the term means, and I'm trying to help. https://imgur.com/GPqyMMk",
"I’ll put it there, but as soon as the bus fills up halfway, I move my bags like a normal person",
"No way to know that's the last available seat. We can see like 3 rows out of about 20. For all we know that guy just got up from the seat next to her and she took the bags off her lap to place them there because no one else was waiting. \n\nThere's no point in speculating, but the larger issue is how to handle conflict. On any given nyc subway train there are homeless people starving to death, children from the projects panhandling to keep the lights on, etc. If the biggest problem you face is not having the guts to ask someone to move their bags, then you should stay standing, get off at the next stop, and move somewhere that affords you the luxury of pretending real problems don't exist. ",
"It’s more satisfying, though, to fart in her breathing space. ",
"Imagine being the guy who took this picture. You’re out in the world between points A and B, you can be thinking about *anything*, and what you settle on is “HA! This’ll show those feminists! Quick, to the internet!” What a sad piece of shit",
"I am sorry that your too stupid to understand that combining the name of a group with a negative term is derogatory. No matter how you twist and turn it to pretend it will only be taken in good faith as limited to mean only a select few.\n\nI love how you state its only men who do it though, in a thread showing pictures of a bunch of women grabbing all the space on the seats.\n\nYour a misandrist, and you are rude and ignorant to boot, just be honest about it rather than trying to explain it away.\n\n",
"LPT: Sort by controversial for the extra spicy comments.",
"Shitty about your sitch, but the millennial hate is old and tired. Move on. Seriously. People are entitled and douche bags, that is not and has not been limited to millennials. ",
"lol ... or most days Im in a good mood, and sometimes Im cranky? \n\n",
"Next time try to keep your garbage on the floor. ",
"I like how the *very first one* applies to OP's depicted situation. \nThe 'manspreading' one is the *very last one*, even though the very first one would pretty much apply all the same.",
"I have mixed feelings about situations like this, as an introverted person. I get that she probably wants personal space, and if it's just me riding the bus for a few minutes, I'd just be content to stand and leave her to herself.\n\nI think maybe people rage about these things a little more than they need to.\n\nIf she's keeping someone who clearly needs to sit because they're handicapped, elderly, in for a long ride, what have you, then I can see the sense in asking her to move her things. Everything in moderation, including indignation. ",
"woo, sort by controversial and enjoy the popcorn",
"Funny story about someone being timid.\n\nA few weeks ago I was at a fast food place. So I get handed my empty cup to fill up and go over to the fountain where some guy is trying to fill up 4 large drinks and it's taking a while. A guy behind me says something along the lines of\n\n \"I was trying to get a drink\"\n\nI thought that was a weird thing to say but I guess the other guy is taking a while. I just kind mumble Yea and continue waiting. After a little while the guy behind me clarifies.\n\n\n\"I was actually in line before you\"\n\n\nI guess I just didn't notice him or he was leaning against the counter or something. I said sorry and felt really awkward about not noticing him. ",
"So people shouldn't discuss inconsiderate behaviour they encounter, because inconsiderate people exist? People who willingly go against social norms and use up space like this greedily, should be pointed out and not politely ignored. ",
"r/trashy",
"I love how you proves his point with that comment.",
"Haha. I bet you stand in front of busy doorways. ",
"Something like [this.](http://i.imgur.com/0nU0M75.gifv)",
"I like how everyone in this thread either has a small dick or gets called a liar for saying they have a big dick and can sit normally \n\nIt couldn’t be some guys can just sit normally nah just more bashing and hate \n\nThe downright obsession with guys and dick size is the single craziest thing in the world(inb4 lol small dick) to me no one can control how big there dick is. There is no need to be embarrassed by something you literally never had a say in or control over. ",
"When I was in London last year some old lady walked on the tube and looked at 2 kids and was like “go on! Get up!”\n\nThe two young boys rose immediately and moved to another part of the train. I thought it was pretty funny.",
"It is the norm for introverts who only interact socially with others via an online forum. ",
"I responded to that in the last paragraph. \n\nConservatives also don't like the cost of healthcare or college tuition. They certainly didn't laude the increased costs after the ACA. Idk about the housing market. Houses are expensive, especially in high demand areas, but I'm not seeing what the problem is beyond that. Furthermore, I think people from all sides agree that it's important not to stay a child too long.",
"She's doing that on purpose.",
"Honestly I put my bag on my seat and if someone asked I remove it no problem, if I see someone standing I'll remove it and point to the seat so they can seat of they want. Not a big deal.",
"Look at mr fancy pants over here who lives somewhere with a bus system with overhead racks and non-biohazardous floors",
"Obviously a millennial problem. ",
"My wife had shut stolen from her purse on the fucking plane!! Someone went through her purse from behind. It was under her seat. ",
">Guess what I never did again?\n\nForget to put lots of knives in your backpack?",
"I’m impressed that you managed to turn a story about a guy giving up his seat for a pregnant woman into a rant against religious(?) people.",
"Generation X was called the Ignored Generation for a reason.",
"I sat on a dudes backpack once. I had worked a 12 hour shift and had no time for him pretending to not hear me. He was so startled he just asked for his bag, I was like oh, my bad, I didn't even realize!!!\n\nAwkward rest of ride tbh, wouldn't recommend. ",
"If u don’t want strangers sitting next to you, you can always grab your stuff and stand. There problem solved. ",
"It's not a generational thing, this is not a female or male thing, this is just people being assholes. I ride the bus daily on a very busy route and I can tell you for a fact, it crosses generations it crosses races across the sexes, everybody is an asshole at some time. Generations are just bullshit anyways. You really think categorize a 77 million people based on their age and say that they're all same, I don't think so. Beside Much of the trait said attributed to them or just traits of youth. And if you looked at yourself longer enough and remembered yourself how you really were studded with rose colored glasses you would see the same traits. I'm 45, and my clients, whom I see 15 a day on one one basis and majority are 18 to 24 year olds. They're no different than I was at their age",
"Just mover her shit and sit down. She wont do anything she cant do anything",
"Obligatory 'chicks don't like it when you call them broads'.",
"Well there's plenty of seats open on this logic train.",
"Because manspreading isn't real",
"Could I use that argument for myself? Could I manspread and say its to avoid creeps?\n",
"Yeah, I was all confused by this picture at first. Didn’t even understand what the problem was for a sec. The comments made me think it was a gif where this dude asks to sit and the lady freaks out or something. \n\nBut no. It is just this picture. We have no idea what the fuck is going on, really. You can’t even see the dudes face. \n\nI get that she should realize her rudeness and people are saying she does because of the glasses and headphones. Looks sunny to me. Who doesn’t listen to music on a bus/train now and then? Are people supposed to have ears and eyes ready at all times in case someone, anyone, needs any thing from them? No. Someone could politely tap her on the shoulder to get her attention if they wanted (granted she should realize that people may do that if she can’t here them and they need to say excuse me or some shit). She coulda had a shitty day, gotten to the seat when the bus/car was emptier, and zoned out without realizing what was going on. Meanwhile, the dude coulda hopped on for one stop, been laughing at his phone the whole time, and maybe even preferred to stand. We just don’t know because this picture answers very little, aside from what the photo takers opinion is on two (presumably non-interacting) bystanders. The world isn’t always so black and white - in any direction. \n\nShaming a person with little to no context sounds presumptuous to me, kinda like manspreading. ",
"New Yorker here. Those four seats on those subway cars are terribly laid out.\n\nWhere the woman in sunglasses is sitting it looks like she may already have a bag on the floor and her feet are on top of it (her heels are against her seat so I don’t think her toes are on the seat in front of her especially because the woman in THAT seat would be crowded by them if they were). If that’s the case then there is literally nowhere for her other bags to go except on her raised knees or the seat next to her.\n\nEven at crowded hours it’s tough to easily fit four people on those seats if any one of them has more than a small bag on their lap or has larger than a 36” waist so you often see one seat unoccupied by a person.\n\nIt bothers no one because everyone on the train has been in her position before.",
"where do you live?",
"You've gone up to a stranger and opened with \"hi you look nice today\"?\n\nIf someone rolled up 9n me with that is say thanks but think they were a little weird.\n",
"Let me guess, you do what she does, and feel that it's 100% ok to be a horrible person.\nPeople like that deserve to be called out, and publicly shamed. DOn't like it? CHOOSE, to stop being a dick.",
"What did you do?",
"Lol at the idea millennial are the sole entitled generation. I say that as an old person. Don't be absurd. ",
"Subways dont move with the doors open",
"The headphones and glasses - tailor made to ignore anyone and everyone ",
"Then they are still in the wrong. \nNobody's throwing their things across the bus, you calmly pick it up and place it on their lap or the floor. If THEY escalate things, they will be the ones answering to police. \n\nIf my options are be late to work because i moved some lady's things and she attacked me, therefore i had to call the police and report it so she gets punished i will gladly be late. Usually if the police identify you as the victim, your work will probably be ok with you being late to handle something. ",
"The problem is that people do what you do to avoid having to sit next to anyone. They put their shit on the other seat and hope that all the other seats get 2 people on them before they move their stuff. It's the uber-asshole move. \n",
"Which is why most people who take the Subway here in NYC rather avoid asking the person to move their shit. People who have taken the Subway in this city long enough have at some point seen confrontations due to scenarios like this. Most of the time people just suck it up and leave the person be. Obviously it just encourages people to continue behavior like this, but people rather avoid encountering a possible awkward scenario.",
"GAYYYYYYYYYY",
"Typical mta train ride 😩",
"Your anxiety issues are not anyone else's burden to bear.",
"> No, just people who don't really want to get stabbed\n\nThis level of anxiety is exactly why she doesn't want people to sit next to her.",
"I know I am...",
"If I move my bag after they get in the proximity of the seat (which is what I do), and they remain standing, that bag is going right back where it was. I'm not gonna sit with a bag on my lap if no one's willing to take the seat I cleared up for them.",
"Are you cool with general consensus being that you are a cunt?",
"Your link is against consensus and wrong. And it's not even sourced ",
"> the pre-post-privacy generation\n\nWhat the shit.",
"Would ask her to move her stuff. If she ignored me I would sit on her bag",
"Yeah or, like, they're both extremely inconsiderate and everyone who does this deserves a good kick in whatever type of genitals they do or don't have.",
"Maybe this is true if you are an autistic /b/tard but most people can manage to navigate uncertain situations such as these without coming across as a wierdo.\n\nIt's just a matter of doing it enough times to get a feel for what people will be receptive to.",
"They’re both wearing short shorts. Don’t need any of the sleazy bus people copping a feel.",
"This reply is incredible.",
"most of the time it goes that way but i've seen (and i'm sure most people who've lived in nyc for any period of time) people on the subway make a big deal about moving their bags off of seats on crowded trains",
"Sort by controversial time!",
"You shouldn't wait until it's full. If all the single seats are taken, you should move your stuff. ",
"This looks like you were taking pictures of women's feet, dude.",
"Oh that explains why girls at my school lay down on all the chairs and couches instead of sitting cutting the seating area in half. ",
"I'm going to move the goalposts here a little bit but bear with me.\n\nAlong the course of history, people tend to live better lives (things like the civil rights movement are definitely part of this) and humans continue to survive each existential crisis that comes their way. We, as a species only continue to thrive as times goes on. Focusing on part of right now that tends to not amount to more than a minor inconvenience is being a little bit too cynic imo. This ends up being a rant about a rant, but just something to think about.",
"So basically....you have small balls? ",
"The guy doesn't have to be suffering a misfortune before 'deserving' the seat",
"That attitude is the problem. Non-communicative?\n What, you think she won't respond if you ask her to move it? Most of the time these people are just oblivious. Other times they're inconsiderate, but they'll still move their stuff when called out. There is a very, very low (almost non-existent) chance that she would say \"fuck off\" or not respond or whatever else you had in mind.",
"Ahh, I see you like the edit button. ",
"Seriously though. Every guy seems to think it’s because their junk is big lol it’s about yes being fat, your thigh gap, and individual anatomy much more so than the size of your junk. I also tend to not wear jeans often so depends on your clothing as well ",
"Yep, fatspreading and slutspreading are much worse",
"Seriously \"Oh she isn't constantly smiling and she's wearing clothes, listening to music, and not staring at random people on the bus. What a fucking cunt\"",
"Dunno about that pal",
"There isn't enough room on the floor of the bus to put my feet there and my stuff there. One or the other. And the floors are always filthy, especially in a city that rains constantly. And sometimes I had food that needed to stay in my lap to prevent it from being spilled and stepped on.\n\nThanks for calling me a dipshit, though.",
"Then she got 100$ dollars",
"Bag spreading ",
"The \"Don't talk to me, I have a boyfriend\" spread",
"There's a sign in the same campaign about keeping your bags on your lap.",
"Yeah no in America everyone thinks they’re entitled to act like assholes with no repercussions.",
"Keep in mind, when people rag on millenians, its really the parents that should feel ashamed. shitty parenting, supervised playdates instead of normal interaction with friends, self esteem instead of real accomplishment, participation trophies, protection from the lessons of failure, feelings over everything... the disasterous extreme coddling... Not all millenials of course, but the stereotype people think of was caused by the retarding effects of a series of terrible parenting philosophies that became popular in the 80s and 90s.",
"Since she isn't a white male it isn't a meme worth socially shaming people on the internet.",
"Serves you right for raping her with your question, shitlord. /s",
"Reddit is a social outlet for many who are have difficulty communicating in the real world. The stakes are much lower here.",
"It's almost as if both tropes exist everywhere. ",
"It’s Nyc it’s really hard to find a seat on the subway ",
"bingo! half the time i dont even notice till somebody asks, i like space, but i wont deny a seat to anybody. Esp if its full. ",
"Haha worse than the loud music. I've had people with headphones sing to the songs very out of key in screechy voices. With everyone singalong for fun and tons of people laughing historically. Like extremely out of key to platinum by keesha. I can't remember who sings it. I was laughing so hard my muscles hurt. But what would compel someone to share they're lyrical talents. The other worse think are the performers. They ask for tips after this jarring performance where there trying to clear the way for some break dancing and flipping from the bars people hold onto. The only performance that was amazing so far was this guy playing a live cello. I actually tipped that one time.",
"I think what we're learning here is that both men and women are capable of being assholes. Who would've thought!",
"I stand just to avoid sitting next to strangers. ",
"Tell the bus driver if you ever find yourself in this situation. Certain seats need to be vacated for the elderly and disabled people. Sounds like you had a disability. ",
"Maybe some guy sat next to her and masturbated one time and now she does this",
"I have been a male human every day of my life, and I have never once needed to sit that way",
"Hahahahahahahahaha this is the biggest load of shit I have ever read on Reddit jfc how do you sit and seriously type this ",
"“I uhh.... just wanted to sit down”\n\n*Attempts to get up*\n\n*More people start staring*\n\n“Oh yeah? So then why did you attempt to assault her?”\n\n“I didn’t! I just tapped on her shoulder and was about to ask her too politely move her bags so I could sit!”\n\n“And what makes you so much more important than her? I bet you would have sat down and started MANSPREADING!”\n\n*Small gasp from surrounding audience*\n\n“Please just leave me alone....”\n\n“HOW DO YOU THINK THIS WOMEN FELT WHEN YOU ASSAULTED HER?!”",
"Clearly the problem could be fixed by asking a question but if people had done that in the first place no one would even use that stupid word \"Manspreading\". Equality at its finest ",
"Nice retort",
"Lmao. This is asking for the person to erupt on you and cause a scene. ",
"Same rule of thumb as manspreading: ask them if they can make room for you to take the seat next to them. 9/10 times they’ll do it. There was no need for anyone to lose their shit over manspreading, and there’s no need to shame anyone for this unless they’re too much of a douche to move their shit when you ask",
"And there's something like basic communication skills. She could be having a shitty day and not want to make eye contact, but still be totally willing to move her stuff. \n\nThe point is there's not enough context from this picture to cast blame. ",
"And if you say anything you’ll end up on the short end of the #metoo movement. ",
"That's a good analogy",
"Fine let’s say it’s ok to take photos of people in public without their knowledge or consent (I’ve looked and apparently it’s not illegal even if someone can take you to civil court over it, in my country anyway not sure about the US), do you really think it’s then ok to post a photo online without blurring the face of the person involved? I’m not talking about artists who snap photos, I’m talking about people like op who are putting photos up to flame or incite hatred for the person. Would you be ok with this if it was a sister who was then facing repercussions irl because someone had recognised her? ",
"Congratulations, you're a shitlord.",
"Of course not, I'm a civilized person. You on the other hand totally would if the air was nicer in front of the door. Because everyone should cater to your every little comfort, right? ",
"But do you get Karma by behaving like a normal human being?",
"Well, yeah, the goal here is to be mad at women, not to take a fair appraisal of the situation ",
"Yes, I know. Everyone keeps giving these ultimate endings where they are in the wrong, and can answer to such and such.\n\nBut there's a REASON stuff like this occurs; no one wants to deal with the drama/potential scenario where you are seen as the bad guy.\n\nThis girl could easily go batshit crazy and get other people to treat you like shit.\n\nEveryone here says the same thing, but most of them would want to die if the scene happened",
"That is awesome. Thank you for sharing.",
"That's because that isn't a thing on reddit. But hating women because a single woman has her stuff on the seat next to her? That's definitely a thing on reddit.",
"I see I found the YouTube comments section of Reddit.",
"Don't worry Millennials, you'll have your chance to look down on younger people soon enough. Signed- Generation X.",
"To say some people must have been raised by wolves is an insult to wolves.",
"New Yorker here. The move is to slowly sit down on top of the stuff pretending to not notice it. Then she will quickly pick it up and you smile and say “oh, i didn’t even notice that there. Thanks!”",
"> Basically ~~people~~ Reddit will ~~say~~ upvote whatever makes Americans seem the worst in any particular context.",
"I think the presumption is that those people will not move their bags. Either they won't be aware of what's happening around them and move them on their own initiative or they will be put off that someone has the audacity to ask them to move their stuff.\n\nMost people aren't assholes but many just don't pay attention to what's happening around them. Just ask them to move their stuff is what I say.",
"Do you think people that do this give a shit about whether or not it's socially acceptable?\n\nIt's a seat. Tell them you want to sit there, it's that simple. The truth here is that people are too afraid to inconvenience the space-hoarder by asking them to move their stuff, instead thinking a picture on Reddit will solve the problem. It won't. ",
"> toots\n\ntoot toot mother FWERK23",
"I hear most ladies like chocolate salted balls. ",
"Born & bred in bklyn , that shit wouldn’t have cut it back in the day. But DBING is a great term for this Woman who is probably from Idaho ",
"Exactly. Confronting her about it is basically saying \"You're being a bitch and you know it.\" which makes me incredibly uncomfortable. Might be easy for some folks but it isn't for me.",
"If a guy is manspreading or a woman has her bags in the way, just ask for them to move.",
"\"Hey, can you move some of your stuff so I can take a seat?\"\n\n\"Oh shit, sure, I'm sorry!\"\n\n\"No problem! Thanks!\"\n\nDone.",
"> Well, show me some evidence of women sympathizing with men's struggles then.\n\n[Here's a link detailing how women would mourn the loss of their husbands](https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Mourning_During_the_Civil_War) I don't know how you can get anymore sympathetic than mourning a death. Soldiers for the civil war were not rich people either you can't claim these women as gold-diggers. Like, they'd be 'digging' at the pockets of corn farmers, not exactly lavish. So we can rule out that they're into these men because of their wealth.\n\n\n> Also explain to me why it would even make evolutionary sense for women to do so.\n\n\nBecause humans are social animals. I'm a man, and I get a bit tear jerky during some movies, it's a natural response regardless of gender, race, culture or age to feel sad or mourning at the passing of another human. That's why humans have buried their dead long before humans were humans.\n\n\n> Then we get to teenage girls fainting over boy bands, gold diggers etc...\n\n\nAre you a teenageboy? Why do you care what Teenager girls are listening to. Alternatively you could be about 50 years old, because not a single girl on the earth still listens to a boyband, because that was a fad that ended over 17 years ago. If you look at the Billboard charts [article here](https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8085975/us-music-consumption-up-2017-rb-hip-hop-most-popular-genre) Hip-hop is the most popular genre and what majority of not just teenage girls are listening to, but the entire West as a whole. I don't really think it's straight teenage boys that are listening to Drake and the Weeknd.\n\n\n\n> You really think you are going to win this argument?\n\nFor this to be an argument, you need to make a point first.\n\n\n\n> Nah, you are not. The votes might please your ego, but you couldn't even handle the truth.\n\nDon't cut yourself on all that edge boy. I recommend to stop getting so many vaccines or else you'll go from on the spectrum to off the deep-end.",
"I do the same thing. If the bus starts to get crowded I'll put my bag on my lap when people get on. If they don't sit down I'll put my bag back. \n\nI think the worst thing is though when people sit next to you, then when they can see you want to get off they don't move out of the seat for you and expect you to somehow get around them ",
"Ok, so you’re just selfish. \n\nAt the very least just move if somebody sits by you, and you absolutely can’t stand it.",
"Oh please this is such a stupid excuse. I’ve never had a problem misplacing my wireless earbuds. They go from case to ear, ear to case. You got to be pretty irresponsible in order to lose them. ",
"If he did he's more of a douche than Darwin ",
"And here you are in complete denial. No it's absolutely not normal, which should have clued you in. \nHow's this for a possible scenario: He probably intended to set it down temporarily while he helped put someone's baggage in the overhead cabin. Then, he forgot about it. And was just sitting back there asking himself, \"where did I put my damn sandwhich?\" \n... \nCompare that with your proposed scenario, where you accused him of intentionally leaving a sandwich in a random seat for the purposes of storing it for the flight... inconveniently far out of reach. \n \nYour whole viewpoint is out of touch and self entitled. ",
"Y’all saying that all you have to do is say excuse me but that is the exact same solution for man spreading ",
"its called, PEOPLE BEING COMFORTABLE! lol. Its only a thing if those guys are ASKED to move a bit, and they REFUSE to. in the days of netflix on cellphones, people get sucked into their own world with the greatest of ease! ",
"Nah, it's just rude and inconsiderate to others. Just like walking down the middle of the aisle in a grocery store. Sure, I can ask you to get out of my way, but I wouldn't have to if you considered other people in the first place. ",
"and no doubt she posted on reddit and facebook after about the rapist who threw her shit all over the place and then rubbed up against her on the seat for the rest of the trip. \n\nAnd then no doubt 10,000 people chimed in about how she should have called the cops and what an asshole that guy was.\n\nThis is the way of social media, nobody ever stops to realize they're listening to a self-justifying narrative where the person posting is always the hero/victim of their own story and never is the actual asshole who started it by being a conceited selfish person in the first place and is now posting to get their ego stroked. \n\nThere is a reason that these stories are called \"he said / she said\", but people seem to stop at the first person report and then judge the person who never has a chance to say their side of the story.\n\nAll of these subjective stories (this one included), people need to take a step back and stop rushing in like they are videos of the interaction. What you say, I am not surprised if it happened like that. But I'll take my own medicine.\n",
"Ditto. But wireless earbuds can end the madness. \n\nhttps://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Sweatproof-Earphones-Bluetooth-Headphones-Lightweight/dp/B074QKS8RK/\n\nI had the far more expensive Jaybirds, and I like the TaoTronics much better.",
"To be entirely fair, it's not a hostile campaign against men. The posters read more like \"Hey, you're taking up three seats without realizing it and we'd like you to be aware of that\" instead of \"Fucking men, exposing themselves to the rest of the subway.\"\n\nI feel like a lot of the manspreading hysteria is more politicized than it really needs to be - it's just about being a considerate rider when public seating is crowded, not feminism or men's rights.",
" I don't understand the question and I won't respond to it.",
"There is an easy solution to this.... prevention",
"You can, but you shouldn't have to. It's a crowded F train or whatever. Too many people to deal with already, and now I have to be polite to people with bad manners? Fuck that.",
"Womansitting. Truly horrible. ",
"In the words of the immortal Socrates: \"I drank what?\"",
"Sort by controversial and grab popcorn.",
"There's also the fact that a college degree today is way less valuable than it was in our parents time and way more expensive. A college degree for our parent meant guaranteed employment at a rate that was way more than livable and they weren't saddled with crushing debt. It's the opposite today and we were forced into that debt to earn a worthless piece of paper when we had no idea what we were faced with. ",
"I guess it's a cultural difference too then.. since in England no one will ask, too awkward",
"I think boomers are up there too. Theyre the ones usually calling out the millennials not realizing theyre doing the same shit ",
"That is a clever joke, but I prefer having a realistic outlook on things than fooling myself.\n\nI would agree that most people are not supposed to understand how the world really works, for them same reasons people could not just quickly go from religion to being not religious.\n\nAfter all, even I can't help but think about how many women might be after me if my investments go well within the next ~6 years.\n\nI'm not saying I was better, I am just aware of it. No idea why that would be shocking people, when \"Good Charlotte - Girls & Boys\" already put it in a good song.\n",
"Nice name, I remember when I was 13 and the Internet just came out. ",
"I mean, the reverse equally applies to manspreading, yet the female response is instead to mass-demonize the behaviour on social media and make it a gender warfare battle.\n\nAnd people wonder why #MeToo and other unnecessarily incivil BS is causing social and professional issues today, yikes!",
"We reached that point a long time ago...",
"Yeah but it involves women not wanting to deal with redditors and strawmen about how women are crazy, sooo...",
"Seats are for butts, not bags.",
"> politics of sitting\n\nA game of thrones, if you will. \n",
"I mean how difficult is waiting 2 seconds until the person moves the bags after you ask them to do that?",
"The reassuring thing is that her friends know how much of a bitch she so they probably just rolled her eyes at the story. ",
"None of that matters. You just don't take up seats with your shit.",
"It's just the way he put it. If you read too much /r/thathappened and /r/justneckbeardthings , /r/iamverybadass and shit like that like I do, this post comes off the same way as posts at those subs. I realize that was not the intention though",
"So brave. It sounds horribly shameful to ask a stranger if they could move their bags to free a seat.",
"You two would do fuck all",
"I don't think anyone else got the L4D reference. I appreciate you.",
"Yeah. I imagine most people are just on autopilot and not even thinking about how crowded the bus is and how they're preventing people from sitting by putting their stuff on the seats. If you just say, \"hey, can I sit here?\" they'd probably immediately apologize and move their stuff.\n\nBut nah, people want to find an excuse to bitch and moan online and someone make this all about feminism and men's rights.",
"Shouldn't have to ask someone to not be an asshole",
"Yeah but then we can't hate women.",
"Ok then I'll do it. My daughter was born on Friday. My first child. I'm sitting here on reddit while they both take a nap. I'm super excited to be a Dad. My wife and I had been trying for a long time. ",
"Asking is fine, and it's what I do, but I'm not touching anybody else's shit, that's for sure.",
"Nah, that's totally not the impression I meant to give in my original post and I realise I misinterpreted the intention of the guy I was replying to. SORRY. \n\nHowever, I bet you use speakerphone when you're in public. ",
"A surprising number, really. I don't get it either. ",
"Wait, asking them to move their bag is somehow different than asking a guy to stop spreading? ",
"> but there are perfectly good reasons for not putting it on the floor.\n\nthe questionable sticky substance pooled under the seats. \n\n",
"Not if they keep eating tide.",
"I wouldn't say that's true either though. It's a fairly fringe version of feminism complaining about manspreading, etc.",
"what do you mean maybe? She does not own that seat. You can be arrested in NYC for taking more than 1 seat on the train. Two arrests already happened. \n\nIts actually illegal. (this is filmed in NYC subway)",
"Fuck these rude assholes. ",
"Yup",
"Maybe it's just Philly, but people will fight to the death to keep their bags there even on crowded rush hour trains. Best option is to chuck their bags over the heads of everyone standing so they have to go chase them and now you have the whole seat.",
"I hate tangled earbuds. ",
"In these situations I just loveeee to go: excuse me and then shame them down until they move those damn bags so I can sit. 👍🏽👍🏽",
"Yeah, nothing is quite as old as Keith Richards. ",
"Wow that's a bit harsh, don't you think? Bad boy...",
"I hope someone called that arsehole out for that...",
"\"but but *I did not have*\"",
"And on a full or nearly full train, you expect her to place her bags on the floor at her feet so people can use that seat, right (or, being protective, you'd probably move to that seat)? \n\nI don't think you'll have to worry about running into this hypothetical scenario unless you're as much of a douche bag as the girl in this photo is. ",
"Within Manhattan sure. I'm in the outer boroughs and people just dont care about taking multiple seats.",
"Once went to the movie and asked “Are these seats taken?”, knowing they weren’t, just trying to be polite. When the guy said they were I sat down anyway. I said I’d move when they got back. He didn’t say a word.",
"It's the same here in NYC. But this isn't the Netherlands or the US, it's reddit and we're hear to be outraged. Even if the photographer didn't even indicate they wanted the seat.",
"Just like asking a guy to stop spreading so much?",
"What if he doesn't want to sit down",
"Pushing someones stuff off a seat seems like the kind of thing that gets filmed and turned into a social media event and total nightmare for everyone. Or not. But risky given how sensitive people are and how enabled the fragility is lately. I betcha this is why her stuff is still on the seat in the picture. ",
"That feels like an apt generation name. We grew up from the start of the internet, they grew up with tablets. Next set of babies grows up wuth procedyrally generated spiderman elsa vr...",
"You pick them up. sit and hand them to the owner\n\nThat sit is for people with a ticket (you) not bags",
"I'm a millennial, we don't talk on phones",
"It shouldn't be a question, nor should one need to request permission. Of course someone would want to sit there. That's why it's rude. It's immediately assumed that you're not a nice person, and for someone to sit next to you they now have to confront a presumable asshole, which no one wants to do. Culture may definitely differ here, and I can only speak to the Mid-Atlantic region of USA. As others have noted, NYC riders will move your bags for you, which shows how rude it's considered up there.",
"Not on regular, no. If I was going to be in a more dangerous place than usual, especially a night, I would. ",
"How long where you saving this picture for? It’s winter in NY no one is outside with shorts on.",
"The only reasonable course of action is to fume silently and then post on reddit.",
"Ok so you’d be perfectly ok with someone taking an unsolicited photograph of you, fair enough. Would you still be ok with it if it got posted online to incite hate against you without blurring your face, someone recognised you and you then faced repercussions irl about it? And maybe you’d be fine with that but what if it was your sister or mother? ",
"If you are moderately handsome it wasn´t creepy, so no need to worry or cringe about it. Whenever you are doing something and you re not sure if it´s creepy or not, just take a minute to check if you re handsome or not.",
"Please show me where I said that millennials were the \"sole entitled generation\".\n\nOf course they aren't. But, in this case it was an entitled millennial. Why is everyone assuming that when I said \"millennial\" I meant that all millennials and that only millennials were entitled. Way to infer something that isn't there.",
"I wish this logic was instinct.",
"People who complain about man spreading don’t usually think men do it because they hate women (and those who do are reaching), but they complain about it because it implies ignorance to ones surroundings. Just like how this thread is all complaining about this woman’s ignorance/selfishness, I think it misses the point to think she hates men, just as it misses the point to think guys who man spread hate women. \n\nAlso, if guys who are just trying to be comfortable should be given passes for their actions, why shouldn’t this girl get the same kind of empathetic second thought to her actions instead of immediate declarations of malice?",
"No its not, look at the train its barely full, plenty of space to stand alone with more than enough space around you.",
"Pretty much how i’ve always done any cords",
"> tapping a stranger, especially a female, on the arm, even with your pinky finger, in 2018, is like signing your own death warrant.\n\nYou're making the problem worse by exaggerating it. I feel sorry for your father",
"Sure you can, but I think the general consensus here is that the woman is being an inconsiderate douche by having her bags there in the first place on a crowded train... Especially since the whole \"be considerate, stop manspreading\" thing last year. Lots of crazies in NYC and it's taking a gamble asking someone to move their shit. I've seen people go nuclear over it",
"I think ICE just deported him.",
"I’m convinced there’s a pocket dimension in my, uh, pocket. \n\nNormal headphones go in and are tied in the most complex knots by some unknown force. ",
"That's basically rape in this day and age\n\nYou would end up on the #MeToo perps list\n",
"I used to use public transportation fit awhile in college. \n\nIf there were no other seats open I would go over to spots taken up by bags and stick my butt out and slooowwwwllllyyy start sitting down until they moved them. Then it was great because they were showy pissed off and had to sit next to me.",
"Yeah man, certain sandwiches are certified seat-worthy. It's an FAA rule that no one except certified sky marshals can disturb a seat-worthy sandwich once it has settled on a seat. \nOP didn't sound like a sky marshal, so he's probably totally in the wrong. \nYou need to brush up on your aviation rules. ",
"That's a really weird story to make up",
"And both reactions push you to avoid a simple \"would you mind moving your bags?\". Confrontation avoidance",
"You'll probably get downvoted but I appreciate the reference lol",
"You can say the same to someone spreading their legs.",
"fembagging",
"preach",
"I mean I live in a town this pic was taken in so what do I know?",
"She probably offered green pants the seat when he came in. He insisted on standing so she put her bags back on the seat or we can go with Reddit's version where everyone is a huge asshole.",
"Least I could do! Thank you as well",
"Great question. Thanks for asking. My balls are the greatest. A lot of people, the best people, have seen my balls and they said “oh my god, you have the best balls”. Ask anybody. I know a lot of people, great people, people that know balls. So ye my balls are the best.",
"Oh, Jesus. You're not getting peer reviewed documentation, you petulent millennial. You're wrong, and now you're going to try and take this to a war of attrition so you can try and save face.\n\nIf you were born between about 1976 and 2004, you are considered a millennial by just about everyone. For those that don't see it that way, about 1974to 1984 births are considered possibly a subgeneration or a microgeneration of Xennials. These facts are within a single Google search. You would have to try more than zero (like a typical millenial) to even rationally debate this.",
"ITT: \"Throw her shit on the floor! What can she do?! Hit you? HAHA!\"\n\nSome of you guys would get bitch slapped so fast, lol. Yeah, fuck asking the person to move her/his stuff politely. LET'S CAUSE A SCENE INSTEAD.",
" This is really a problem? \"Excuse me ma'am there are no other seats may i sit here please\"?\n\n Any other response other than sure*\n\n SWIPE. cleanup seat 2. Then i would sit and stare directly at her.",
"Copy-pasta from another post:\n\n> Please show me where I said that millennials were the \"sole entitled generation\".\n>\n> Of course they aren't. But, in this case it was an entitled millennial. Why is everyone assuming that when I said \"millennial\" I meant that all millennials and that only millennials were entitled. Way to infer something that isn't there.",
"It's never okay to incite hatred but this is a meme sir or madam nobody should ACTUALLY hate someone for this lol its the same as manspreading it's not a real thing, if this was my sister she would probably laugh that nobody used their words and asked her to move. ",
"People zone out though and might not even notice that the train has filled up.",
"Nothing on Reddit matters really, that doesn't mean people shouldn't get called out for being obnoxoius though. In large part this is a self policed community, bad behavior merely has attention called to it and punishment is meted out in clicks measuring up and down.",
"What I am calling passive agressive is my butt move, not the person putting their stuff on the seat.",
"Or use a small binder clip.",
"If there are more people than seats my bag is in my lap. ",
"I feel like the trick to untangling these is to just shake them and then they’ll untangle themselves. ",
"Still a better love story than Twilight.",
"In case you don't know, you're supposed to say excuse me as loud as you can and sit down as fast as you can and see if you can crush dey shit. NYC style.",
"I used to think that I was the only one. A presumed unicorn of thought on this topic. But you and r/m-noremac have renewed my faith!\n\nWe have a world full of enablers. All more than willing to kick the can of accountability simply bc its easier for them.",
"Yeah then they shouldn't call it MANspreading... \n\nWoman take up space, time, and money too... ",
"Good point. I bet when you change the toilet paper, you face it inwards. ",
"Yes, that makes complete sense, with his \"what the fuck\" reaction. Not \"oops that's my sandwich\" sorry I forgot it there, but \"what the fuck\" like how dare you disturb my sandwich. Good try though!",
"You know how I know you've never been to New York?",
"Here's a better example ([from the link the person I responded to posted](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/z/dtdljhx)).\n\n>There are definitely morons who adopt a sort of macho-signalling posture of spreading their legs [like they're giving birth](https://images.fastcompany.net/image/upload/w_1280,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy/fc/3047824-poster-p-1-the-truth-about-manspreading.jpg). \n\nAnd I pointed out how that guy looks pretty tall. If he had his legs closer together they'd hang off the seat a lot farther and it probably wouldn't be that comfortable. Also, that appears to be on public transportation and he would need to do that so his knees don't block the path. ",
"If you need personal space you can always stand. The train is designed with people sitting next to each other, if you can't handle that you can grab your stuff and stand alone in a corner. Grab a taxi or something, don't project your insecurities on my commute.",
"I'm gonna need detailed instructions for *that*, though.",
">I have no shame. I'd ask her to move her shit.\n\nSince when is it shameful to ask someone to move their stuff so you can take a seat?",
"My phone has a quad DAC, and I download as much as possible. Even streaming still sounds better than Bluetooth when wired. Just because you have a shit setup doesn't mean everyone else does.\n\nI also said \"compared to\" and the difference is highly noticeable.",
"Psssst....he sounds like a keeper.",
"Ehhh it happens. Tho theyre usually drunk when the train is empty lol",
"Well?",
":-)",
"Lady here with bigger thighs and no balls to speak of. Can confirm, sitting with legs closed is actually difficult and uncomfortable.",
"the same with manspreading but people write 10 page opinion pieces about it ",
"Only in places where cats and ~~infants~~ toddlers live",
"Sometimes people in wheelchairs get pissed off if you help them. I've helped a couple of people who gave me the \"I can do this myself!\" rant. But I'll still offer if I think someone has an obstacle that looks too tough to get through. ",
"I'm a millennial but I don't do that shit. Please don't stereotype us. :(",
"So if she'd just say no then ignore your every request after that, then what? You knock her shit down on the floor?",
"I would tell her that she's not hot enough to rape, and ask her to move her stuff.",
"yeah but when a woman does it it's ok. ",
"\"tell you what, you go up to the front and pay an extra fare for your bags. Until then, I'm sitting here.\" ",
"Same thing in Israel, took me a second to realize what I was looking for in this image. ",
"The only way to get her attention would be to actually touch her. Which doesn’t seem like a big deal but as a guy I would rather stand than risk a potential crazy freaking out at me for touching her. ",
">without sounding like a creep\n\nHow do you tell someone to move their bags like a creep? What does that even mean?",
"Fuck all of you dismissing this as a protective mechanism. ",
"Why? How is she entitled to an extra seat?",
"She won't do that again if someone grabs her bag and runs off with it at the next stop.\n\nBe a hero. Commit robbery. ",
"Bad but nowhere near as shitty as the fucking tweakers blasting their shitty phone music in the back of the bus",
"Congrats",
"Well, they can also just be considerate and leave some wiggle room for people to get by. Can't tell you how many times I've gone through a store where people inconsiderately hog space. Cart turned sideways in the aisle while they're getting another item, or a gang of shoppers loitering with their carts in an aisle while having a conversation.\n\nAlthough it isn't malicious, it's not being mindful.",
"You shouldn't but we don't live in a perfect world. Some people are just going to be assholes and some times you gotta do what you gotta do.",
"AMC Theaters has a thing now where you reserve seats, which leaves customers to enforce it between ourselves.\n\nThis is how they divide us.",
"Why the need to compare the two? They're both rude ",
"But you wouldn't normally ask until the other non-bag-holding seats were taken. Imagine 4 empty seats, each next to someone already sitting. 1 of the seats has a bag on it. The three people holding their bags or without bags will get sit next to first. So i see it as the person who has their bag out is sorta saying \"sit here last, and you have to ask verbally.\" Its kinda rude. I just ride with my bag on my lap. Or, if it's a slow bus, i will ride with my bag on the seat, and move it to my lap once the bus gets crowded enough that doubling up is going to be necessary soon.",
"> no one gets upset\n\nyou sweet summer child ",
"You can't touch someone else's property either. It is illegal in NYC to take more than 1 seat on the train so there is that. ",
"'Muricans don't do that, they think people putting their bags on the seat next to them secretly hates the person who wants to sit there.",
"As long as she's paying for two tickets/passes, I don't see the problem with this. \n",
"Wouldn’t there be a lot of fat ladies womanspreading if it was just about fat? I don’t think it’s about having big junk or whatever. But I do think there is something more to it than just fat.\n\nOtherwise we wouldn’t see so many chunky women sitting with their legs nice and tightly closed.",
"Man spreading is a lot different to this. This is deliberately being an asshole, man spreading is generally automatic.\n\nAsking a guy to give you a bit more room and he's probably gonna do it and feel bad for not realizing.\n\nAsk her to move her bags and she'll have a screech and then you gotta deal with her attitude.",
"Well let's be fair, they earned that reputation ",
"She doesn’t want to put her bags on the floor, yet she’s putting her feet on the seat",
"\"Whats she going to do, glare harder?\" -Man who was glared harder at",
"Depends on how much of a victim you are. I'm only 11% victim so I don't seem to have an issue with asking anyone to move their shit.",
"I know people here love to hate on Apple andits products...\n\n... but, **Airpods**, buy them. Best electronic I have ever purchased for myself hands down since my first ever smartphone, even beats out the transition from CRT to LCD TVs for me. They are sooo convenient and sound great for my use, worth every penny.",
"Except for all the people in this thread saying that...",
"So your feet go straight up on the seats too? Nothing wrong with headphones, I normally wear them whenever I’m on public transport, this whole picture just demonstrates ignorance and lack of respect for others. This could be a man and I’d still say the same. \n\nI always put my bags on the floor or on the rack above and keep my feet off the seats because that’s common curtesy for me. \n\nThe headphones are clearly in to ignore people and pass the time but it’s also stopping people from asking her to move her bags to sit because some would not like to tap her on the shoulder. ",
"“...and no one gets upset”\n\nClearly you are new to public transportation. ",
"That happened ",
"Yeah, WTF is with young people today?\n\nI graduated HS in '07 and college in '11, but we weren't ***nearly*** as anti-social as gen Z is today. \n\nI'm in grad school now, and have to interact with undergrads on a daily basis, as well as go to places where a lot of undergrads are. \n\nThe cold, impersonal behaviour of college kids today is truly an eerie sight. What happened to intimate socializing and conversation? The common areas where people are expected to have memorable dialogues has become a smartphone zombie terminal. \n\nTeens and undergrads need to get their social shit together before employers start judging them. Trust us, we will. ",
"I will if it helps people realize that BT is shit and quit accepting .5mm thinner phones to sacrifice sound quality.",
"I bet you leave the microwave at 0:01 when you're done with it. ",
"> in a climate where any interaction with a woman can be labelled harassment\n\nMaybe the problem isn't that you're oppressed, but actually a massive sobbing pussy?",
">or just have a backbone and place their shit on the ground respectfully\n\nDid this on a bus in Pittsburgh and got shouted at for two minutes straight.",
"Urinate on the seat. Show dominance.",
"Walked into a diner and the motherfucker had his hat on the seat next to him. Made me so angry. I hate when people pull this shit. You can set your hat on your head and bags on the floor. ",
"I'm so glad that all of my friends (I'm 44), if I had a cellphone, and I called them, would've told me, \"Well, you shouldn't've had your shit on the seat, dude.\"",
"*Crunching sounds*\n\n/Steve Urkel\n\n\"Did I do that?!\"\n\n/Steve Urkel",
"Nope. In both cases a woman with bags or a man man spreading, it's the person do doesn't ask.",
"How am I lying? I was using your argument of ‘they shouldn’t go out in public if they don’t want to be photographed’ against you by giving you other examples of what you’re also condoning by saying that. ",
"This is so selfish and inconsiderate!",
"I have went to do this, although the person always moves them in the nick of time..\n\nAlso a good one \"Oh, I didn't know handbags were allowed their own seat.\" \n\nThese are usually occasions when I am using my crutches, I get a bit snarky when a bit sore.. I'm usually more polite.",
"I'm not trying to change your mind you are aloud to care but I ask you politely to allow me to not give a fuck. I have bigger things to worry about than you taking a picture of me, what if you just like my shirt? It's not worth if for me to make a stink about that kinda stuff. ",
"Seriously. I can be in the greatest of moods and then that happens. So much rage.",
"What right do you have to touch their shit? ",
"Or, once you've finished wrapping them up, just put them inside a condom for a lot of extra security",
"Sure they do. Most of the time they are aware and move their stuff. \n\nBut some people aren't. They can be preoccupied or just zoned out, it's not always a case that they're an asshole.\n\n In that situation you need to communicate with them instead of being passive aggressive. 90% of the time they move it without question. \n\nThose that are dicks about it you can either kick up a fuss with or leave them to it.",
"That again, is not comparable. A pomenade does not have designated, single file walk ways, compared to a bus which is compartmentalized into seats reserved for a singular person. \n\nFurthermore, what you described is absolutely acceptable and normal behavior.\n\nOur example is NOT, as is evident here.",
"You don't have to talk to them. Just slowly start sitting down. If she doesn't move the stuff, just put them on the ground at the last second for her while giving her a fatherly look of disappointment.",
"I'd ask \"Are your bags tired?\" - usually works.",
"You do, though.",
"this is a picture, you have no idea what level of awareness she was demonstrating. I agree that there are egregious levels of deliberate unawareness, but just putting your stuff in the seat and looking out the window with headphones on is not a damnable offense.",
"This is bad behavior regardless of the gender of the culprit. But I guess you just wanted to stir the pot?",
"Why is everyone saying this but nobody said it when it was pictures of men? Hmmm.",
"“Is this seat taken?”\n\nThe answer is always no, and opens them up to ridicule. ",
"Baghag",
">rude people try to say\n\nAnyone can understand somebody trying to be comfortable, but there needs to be some middle ground. \nIt's also rude when someone sits next to you and sprawls out so much that their legs are pressing firmly into your own.\n\nThis woman is the exact same as guys who nearly jam up against you with their legs: neither cares about anyone's needs or comfort but their own. ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯",
">*7 Reasons Why My Bag Should Be On The Seat And Not Your Sack*\n\nftfy sort of... Read it the other way, and I don't want her bag on my balls or my sack.\n",
"Maybe they took the picture and then asked right after. ",
"I make a point of asking them to move thier bags. Have had a no before at which point I just stand in front of the seat, arse at eye height in close proximity. \n\nUsually on bench seats facing middle of carriage mind. ",
"she's already causing a scene by being an inconsiderate greedy fuck.",
"*tries to place bags on floor respectfully \nBus/Train Jolts \n*Bags go flying, everyone thinks I'm a prick \n*They're right, I am a prick",
"She'll ask wtf you're doing and everyone on the bus/train will think you're a crazy person.",
"Wait...there's another way to pee?!",
"It's also hard to tell who needs a seat though. I'm a young mid twenties guy with a bad back. Standing up for long rides can be physically painful, but you'd never know that just by looking",
"Women do a lot more shit like this that’s 200 times worse than any guy. ",
"> You also have the ability to adjust your balls.\n\n*Help! Security! This man just manhandled his manjunk towards me!*",
"But the background is a massive campaign against manspreading, where men spread their legs too wide. In the pictures I've seen they'd barely spread beyond their seat and I have seen it just once after months of using the NYC subway system, and that one time he also moved the moment the lady wanted to sit. So that's true both ways. I am sure it happens a lot without me seeing it, but this ^ happens constantly. \n\nIt's not that it's a problem in itself, but it points out yet another major man-bashing hypocrisy that its proponents haven't thought through, as usual. ",
"Well MAYBE IF WE HAD BIGGER POCKETS",
"As a commuter I get so irritated by this kind of oblivious or privileged behaviour. I once yelled at someone for ignorantly putting their bags on a seat on a very, very crowded street car. I was in a bad mood and it was over the top but seriously people pay attention!",
"It is but there's plenty of legitimate reasons they might not have thought of it. You only need to ask them to move it to find out if they're an asshole or not. It's not difficult.",
"Some people are crazy though. You roll the dice every time you do that. I've had women lose their minds on me for simply asking if I can sit down.",
"Sweet",
"no offense but being an asshole, isn't exclusive to one age group. Old people can be huge dicks too.",
"To quote the comment you originally replied to,\n\n> That's why it annoys people",
"Let her lash out, I would get free money and she would go destitute",
"Username checks out.",
"Completely accurate. Right up to the point I tap her on the shoulder to ask for the seat. ...and I keep tapping until she acknowledges me or I tap her clavicle into some sort of chinese medicinal dust. \n\nOnce she moves her shit, I then offer the seat to someone else standing. I hate sitting on trains. But even worse, I hate antisocial douche bags who's poor behavior goes unchecked. ",
"people are raising their kids saying how special and amazing they are and good at everything. Solution to your kids low grades is not to yell at the kids and tell them they need to work harder, that would hurt their self esteem, the solution is to go in and yell at the teacher for not teaching your kid well enough / recognizing their special situation / ADD / learning disability / whatever snowflake status / etc. just adjust their grades to what I know they are supposed to be. \n\nTell your kid that not only that the world should bend over and kiss their ass, but that the world should be thanking them for the opportunity to bend over and kiss their ass. Tell your kids that rewards are deserved and not earned. Tell your kids that if people do not recognize that they are special that other person is doing something wrong and needs to be set straight. Tell your kids that their subjective self-justifying and self-modifying internal ego monolog to cast themselves as the hero of every story is not only right, but that they need to never question it. Never ask yourself wait, was *I* the one who fucked up here? Was *I* the asshole? That's something that *everyone else is supposed to do* but not you. \n\nThis is where it all ends up. \n\nWestern society is a collection of third-generation-wealth-spenders. First generation fucking dealt with the bullshit, second generation grew up hard but lived to see the benefit of the first generation's work and said no fucking way is my kid going to suffer like like that. Third generation is lazy, self centered, entitled and arrogant with little to provide to the rest of the world but a lot to demand of it. \n\nWhen you flip your society en masse over from the first generations to the third generations, god help you. \n\nOf course this is a vast over generalization, but it is more accurate than it is not.\n\n\n",
"I was in Costa Rica last summer...packed bus....pregnant lady gets on, like half the bus stood up to let her have their seat. Not everywhere is going to hell. Also, this was not in San José. San José is an awful place. The rest of Costa Rica, however, is wonderful....just not Chepe. ",
"I actually think that this is just as bad. Im not sure if its worse but its definitely just as bad",
"Truth. Lived there for two years. Made me a less nice person. I didn't notice it until I'd left.",
"Woman do this BECAUSE OF man-spreading. Stop man spreading and then woman won't do whatever they can to not have to deal eith that shit. Won't listen to a simple request to stop invading other peoples space? Well then this is what you get.",
"Dude, smoke a joint and chill. Your comment is insufferable. ",
"Actually in some states and locations, public transportation isn't considered a public space as you've paid to enter so you're under the jurisdiction of the overseeing organization and furthermore you're not at liberty to walk away.",
"That’s not a generational problem, it’s a manners problem. I’m a millennial and I would never do that shit. Bags can go on the floor. ",
"[How dare you, sir!](https://media.giphy.com/media/10fU9UvnAZib7y/giphy.gif)",
"Here's the joke <---- ------->Here's you \n\n\nChill out hombre. Don't get your nuts in a twist.",
"No. I'd sell you cables over BT though. Ironically I do work in pro audio and most of our gear that has any wireless capability is wifi as opposed to BT. In fact BT enabled gear we do sell is limited to data transfer and almost never transfers sound.",
"So let's make a bigger scene and possibly get the cops involved, amirite?",
"Okay, so lets say I own a jail and you are born in said jail. You have no way to get out of jail unless you do what i want you to do. However, i could decide to change the system and free you or at least make it much easier to attain freedom. In your mind, your lack of freedom is your own fault because how could you expect independence/freedom to come from outside, in my mind the jailer is at fault. However, since you are conservative, i know you love people being jailed for no reason so you probably really like the idea of people being born in jail. ",
"I dont understand the problem there in Germany its also normal to stand in the train even some seats are free and put your bag on the seat which is free beside you. Most people will take there bag away if you ask and many ask old people or females which are pregnant to sit there.",
"/r/thathappend ",
"Again. I don't care what you think go ahead and think that you can use hypothetical not real situations in your brain as much as you'd like it doesn't bother me as you are entitled to your thoughts. ",
"Dunno why you're downvoted. Fools complaining never actually lived in a city.",
"yeah doesn't he know that men and women are exactly the same in all respects? ",
"This is a very British comment and it's beautiful",
"/r/maliciouscompliance",
"You do, though.",
"Girls would manspread too if they had a thing dangling between their legs. ",
"But now and again you'll see a mother nursing her babe with her teet.",
"Especially since i AM religious.",
"I couldn't have kept quiet if that was me ",
" So /r/pics is now a red pill sub too?",
"I agree. I actually wasn't being sarcastic, I was explaining why people act like sitting with your legs open is akin to fucking rape or something. I don't believe any of the things that manspreading supposedly signals. I was just explaining what those things are to the people who were saying you should just politely ask stuffy bitch up there to move her shit.",
"That seemed a bit extreme but ok, whatever this is Reddit.",
"I've never been to a cinema where you didn't choose a specific seat when buying the ticket. Living in europe. Random seats just seems like an unnecessary hassle. ",
"The guy replying to everyone is an asshole, but this method does work for headphones just fine. Just make it a smaller loop.\n\nI wrap mine like this in just a few seconds and throw it in a shirt pocket.\n\nThey're never tangled and don't try to curl up from the twist that's been applied to them over time.",
"I don’t think it’s unrealistic at all, don’t know why you would, either. Care to explain?",
"Only if she doesn't move it when asked. I'd argue that given the amount women are harassed on public transit it's still only marginally bad. There are plenty of reasons for this, and literally none for manspreading.",
"I was born in 98 but I've been told I'm a millennial and also been told I'm not. Idfk.",
"I did it anyway.\n\nSynchrony is 1976 starting date, MetLife and Neilsen are 1977. It's generally accepted as late 1970s as the starting point in every measurable statistic. Marketing, healthcare, finance, psychology, every appreciable way to track and measure humans say that millennials started anywhere from 1976 to 1980. And those 4 years are pretty negligible in the history of the world. https://imgur.com/NPxZ60c",
"why the hell not, in for a dime, in for a dollar\n\namirite? /s",
"Her bags have no legs and can't stand up. Don't be so quick to judge. ",
"I was born in 1969 and pretty much grew up in the golden age of video games ",
"I mean there's already plenty of millennials complaining about how the next generation is fucked bc they're unironically eating tide pods.",
"You’re assuming OP would be able to fit in just that one seat.",
"Zoning out is usually an unintentional thing.\n\n95% of the time people who are taking up space because they are zoning out will be agreeable if you ask to sit next to them nicely. \n\nWe know 0 about the context here, but people on this site love to project their biases on people before getting the whole story. \n\n\n",
"lmao what \"visual signs\"?",
"Whenever I see my fellow gen-Xers shit on millienials, I always try to remind them-- \"hey you realize this is the same crap many boomers said about us 20 years ago? How about we try and be better than that?\"",
"I love how people being able to sit comfortably is now something wrong.\n\nI'm not talking about the bags in the pic, that is a lot worse. ",
"If someone has worse problems than you, your problems don't matter.",
"A double barreler under the chin is the only way bro.",
"as long as you did this, it hasn't been abandoned. Yet. People like you still make it tolerable to be outside. Thank you.",
"And yet sure doesn't learn to buy a case.",
"How much extra stuff do women actually need to carry around with them?\n\nI understand there are some items that I, as a man, have never needed to have on hand. And I realize that social pressures can make other, less important things seem necessary. And I get it when it's a mom, lugging around all the crap her kid might need. But when I see some women like this carrying what amounts to a suitcase for a purse I just always wonder what the hell could possibly be in there.\n\nI think it's probably drugs. That's the most likely answer. Or maybe she's a shoplifter and needs the extra storage capacity. ",
"I always loop it holding from the ear buds. No problems, just hold the buds when you unwrap it.",
"I somehow doubt you know me to make that statement. BT compression is bad. I stream via WiFi in my house and even though my car is capable of BT streaming, I use the aux in and a wire. Pain in the ass for sure but hands free voice commands take care of fiddling with the phone..",
"She could be shy.. zoned out.. preoccupied with shit going on in her life.. you have no idea. It's not difficult or scary to ask someone to move their bags. Most of the time they move them straight away and will even apologise.",
"this is when you ask, then wait for the refusal, then push her shit on the ground and sit on the seat like you deserve",
"Best response on here. ",
"Believe it or not, telling a complete stranger \"you look nice\" does indeed come across as creepy.\n\n>You are the problem that make the incels think \"all women are like that\"\n\nNo, the incels and their pathetic little misogynistic circlejerks are the problem that makes incels think \"all women are like that.\"",
"Well I mean obviously America sucks and literally anywhere else is perfect so it’s justified ^/s",
"Depending on the state, this could be assault. :)",
"Was technicallycorrect already taken? ",
"\\*Looks down at cargo shorts* \"how did you know\"",
"That's actually the worst way to wrap a cable since it puts a large number of same-oriented half-twists into the like, which straighten into horrible knots. You're better off just mushing it all into a ball than coiling that way.\r\n\r\nIf you're going to coil a cable, you need to reverse the comp every loop so that it opens flat. Alternative, for short thin cables, just fold in half repeatedly.\r\n\r\nI interned at a recording studio once. The first thing they taught me was the correct way to store cables. It's one of those things that basically no one does right.",
"It wasnt that packed and he was to my left she was to my right. I got up amd managed to say to her \"Do you want to sit down Ma'am?\" there is no way he thought ibwas talking to him when my back was turned to him. ",
"That would be an interesting civil suit.\n\nJudge: So after you started pulling your mouth open wide and sticking your tongue out, she punched you on that cast? Didn't that hurt her hand?",
"To be honest, if I have to take mass transit for any reason, I don't take more stuff with me than I can carry on my lap. Or maybe I have a backpack on my back if I have a lot of stuff to haul. Part politeness, part me being paranoid. No reason to make it easy for bag snatchers if I don't have to.",
"For the Karma! I don’t understand people that take pictures of other people without asking. It’s rude. ",
"But you're listening to headphones... you're on a shit system no matter what you do. Headphones are inferior to speakers full-stop. You can't get good audio quality without real speakers and a treated room. You can spend thousands in headphones and dacs and it's still a joke compared to a proper hifi.",
"> or just have a backbone and place their shit on the ground respectfully\n\nI did this at a bar one time. I stepped out to take a pee and this girl put her drink on my seat, instead of the table right next to her. I relocated it back to the table and she had a bitch fit about how she was there first (she wasn't) and put it back and I was basically put in a situation where I had to either forcefully move her shit (which probably wouldn't have gone well at a bar) or just move on with my night. It sucked but I didn't want to ruin the good time we were having.",
"Thats why apple got rid of the headphone jack and made airpods ",
"I feel like this is relatively new to the last decade. You definitely had to show up early for “good seats” at the movies in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s.",
"Every right to hand them their bag if it is occupying ticket space. ",
"Sure, but you should be a considerate human being by default. \n\nMost of these people know exactly what they're doing. It's hoping that you create enough friction so someone looks for the path of least resistance of an open seat nearby. I target people like this on purpose. There are no free rows, and you put your bag on the seat? Looks like I'll found my seat.",
"What do you do if they’re in the aisle seat and the window seat is free. If they say no it’s not like you can pick the person up and move them ",
"I'm from the US and I was born and raised in the DC area, which has a metro system. \n\nIt's the same here as you described it in Germany. Whoever took and posted that pic is probably just a nutty outlier or has an agenda to bitch and moan about women/feminism.",
"Sorry, your constant use of the edit button makes it kind of hard to actually talk to you since you go back and edit your previous comments to address my replies to that comment. Maybe try to work out a full comment before posting???",
"Really? The worst? That’s pretty insulting. You should maybe not use this American made website if you feel Americans are the worst. ",
"Honestly for a long time I thought you were referring to how she's sitting so that her ass cheeks are on full display. \nBut yeah, fuck people who park all their belongings on the seats around them",
"Not of the lineal thing. Plenty of old heads who keep their shit on the seat next to them. It’s a sign of the times for all of us that people are selfish and it’s not strictly the millennial generation.",
"USA here.\n\nNearly 100% of theaters in Utah are assigned seating",
"Username checks out ",
"Yeah, be awkward if you wanted to talk to them/ask for her number but you're not...\n\nYou're just asking her to move her shit so you can sit down. Nothing awkward with that and if you do think so then you obviously don't go out much then.",
"I haven't said she's 'entitled' to an extra seat, I said she's had to deal with enough creeps that she's put up a 'bag-wall' to discourage more creeps from sitting down next to her. \n\nLook at her fucking body language, for fucks sake. If you saw that & didn't have the common decency to leave the poor girl alone, you would definitely fall into the asshole douchebag category. I'm done talking about this - have a conversation with your red-pill buddies.",
"I'm reaally curious about this kind of people.. I mean you KNOW that you're being annoying and people are judging you.. why ..?? ",
"Hobagging.",
"I just hold the buds when coiling and un coiling. Works for me.",
"Many theaters in the USA now have reserved seating, but it's not the norm. ",
" Yes, of course I do. I explicitly stated so and your conclusion is not only completely reasonable but 100% correct. Please, hold your breath while I upload a scan of my driver's license, her driver's license, and vacation photos showing that we are in fact good friends. If you can be patient for a few hours I'm meeting her at our weekly ma'am spreading group and I'll try to assemble a notarized affidavit outlining her intentions in this pic. So, so very not ///s",
"Sometimes its pretty annoying in manhattan when a dude takes two seats and the subway is beyond standing room only ",
"theres nothing wrong with using something other than violence to solve your problems.",
"And then get sued for sexual harassment or shit like that ",
"Eh, fake internet points on a thread that wants to stay mad. It's literally a picture of a girl with bags on her seat. Little too much effort going on to be so upset. Why not try to be a little more understanding, ya know? I think that's substantially easier. ",
"Yet \"manspreading\" has become a fixable offense in places. Disgusting authoritarianism.",
"This picture is a train in New York where I live. Cultural norms may vary elsewhere. In this case, everyone who lives here, including this woman, already understands that she is being rude by forcing someone to ask her to move her things. She's a selfish jerk, maybe that's why there's no ring on that finger.",
"I don't give a shit dude, I just found it funny that you're speculating just as much as the other person is. ",
"Douche-bagging is approx. 200 times better at describing this than broad-casting.\n\nSource: Encyclopedia Brittanica, 1986 Ed.",
"Yeah, as someone who does this on the express bus (as many other people do) it's exactly as you described. Public transit is crowded, people are often inconsiderate, and not everyone wants a seatmate on their ride.\n\nI never do this on the subway, though, especially in Manhattan.",
"This guy gets it.",
"I don't get why this would be a big deal at all. I sometimes leave bags on the seats on public transport but as soon as someone indicates they want to sit down (they don't even have to ask, just a gesture would do or walking purposely towards it), I would instantly move my stuff and welcome them to sit down. If they don't indicate they want to sit down, I would just assume they wanted to stand because they were only going a stop or two. Surely no one is that sensitive that they would either not ask out of fear or principle, or get offended for being asked to move their stuff. To me this is kind of a non issue.",
"\"manspreading\" lol",
"rosa parks was more modest though, just throwing someone's shit out is pretty bold",
"Of course! I may be a dick but I try to be reasonable about it.\n\nThat's more like it! Now you're the average Redditor!",
"nope, there are 200 3$ solutions on [amazon](https://www.amazon.com/TOPHOME-Organizer-Earphone-Earphones-Headphone/dp/B01F3HVWZQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1517171159&sr=8-3&keywords=headphone+wire+holder) or you know... a twist tie\n",
"I'd the rate still one byte coin for one comment karma (and obviously 8 bytes for a link karma)?",
"I just sit on their stuff.",
"Headphones on so you can pretend that you don’t hear anyone, sunglasses on so you can’t make eye contact, staring out the window to avoid conversation all-together, she knows what she’s doing.",
"But you know, women do this WAAAAYY MORRREEE OFFTEENNN!!!! BELIEVE MEEE!!!!11111 I have seen it!!!11111\n\nAnother dumbster fire thread it seems.",
"hehe 10/10 feminist role play mate good one ",
"JUST TELL HER TO MOVE HER SHIT! ",
"That’s the point",
"OP's post isn't bad (I would argue it's the same as manspreading, not worse) but her Imgur is all \"war on men.\" Hoo boy",
"British people do seethe at someone doing a small rude thing but I think culturally we're quite different to the rest of Northern Europe.",
"They're both bad.",
">Put my big backpack next to me while I sat next to the window.\n\nI remember one time in high school, as I was walking through the bus, this one dude actually looked me in the eyes as he put his bag on the isle seat. He was like one of those characters straight out of a sitcom whose only scene was to show how much of a loser outcast the main character was. \n\nI realize now he was probably just saving the seat for a friend or something, but man was it funny just how dickish it looked.",
"Don't show up to the movie so late if you want good seats. ",
"But those are assholes and not the norms. The fact that some claim it to be systematic is ridiculous. ",
"I do this on the bus only to ward off men that may harass me on public transit. 99 times out of 100, if someone asks me to move my bag, I do, but that 1 time they start harassing me, I move or stand. It can be a defense mechanism. ",
"You say \"excuse me I dropped my phone down there\", get them to move their things in case it's under it, then sit down.",
"Yes, I've seen people intervene just to keep the peace on the commute. I've even done it a few times myself and I'm a woman. \n\nWhenever people start getting loud, arguing, there's always the risk of it getting physical. Small space, other people can get hurt. Plus the driver (bus) or (motorman, etc.) train has to stop the transport to call the police. I was on a bus where the driver had to call the police because of a passenger altercation. Bus doesn't move until the police get there and do what they have to. You have to wait or get off the bus and wait for another one. No one wants to spend more time getting home, etc. I imagine it's the same on the train.\n\nI related an incident on a bus where a guy started shouting/cursing at window seat guy because he claimed window seat guy rolled his eyes when he asked him to move his stuff. Aisle seat guy was shouting and cursing how window seat guy didn't know who he was dealing with and he was going to fuck up window seat guy. Window seat guy said he didn't roll his eyes and didn't want trouble.\n\nWhen it got loud enough for the driver to hear and pull over, people told them both to relax, etc. Though I didn't think it was fair to window seat guy as he moved his stuff and was trying to de-escalate the situation. Aisle seat guy was being the asshole as far as I was concerned, even if window seat was the asshole first. As long as he moved his stuff, let him roll his eyes right out of his sockets. That's even if he rolled his eyes. Given how quickly aisle seat guy escalated, he may have just been looking for a fight at 6ish am.",
"Get wireless bluetooth ear buds on amazon for $40. Youll be so happy",
"Part of me totally gets this. I don't like people being near me. Public transportation isn't even an option for me, but if it were, I'd avoid it because I don't like being people being right up next to me. I can tolerate it, but it's very unpleasant to me.\n\nSo maybe she should get a fucking car or something so she can have her own personal space.",
"She-bagging",
"yeah, man. i love explaining to cops why i'm a d-bag. /s",
"But mostly millennials though. ",
"If the train has other empty seats and a dude (or a woman for that matter) is more comfortable spreading out their legs, or if a woman (or man) is carring bags and they'd prefer them to not be kicked on the floor or crush their lap for a bit... let them spread out. We've all had long days. The problem is that a train can quickly go from nearly empty to packed in a few stops and they don't always realize the seats behind them they thought were empty are now filled up. At that point a civil \"do you mind if I sit there\" goes a long way.",
"Heaps! \n\nhttps://i.redd.it/tchx3j8s51iy.jpg",
"Drunk laying down is not “manspreading” just because he’s a man",
"r/howtonotgiveafuck is your friend.",
"Exactly. The mall near my place has one door that is ridiculously heavy and most people always have a tough time opening it so i hold the door when i can. I had one woman make the comment of \"i can get it myself.\" soni shrugged and dropped my hand as she was in line so she could catch it herself as i walked through in front of her. Damn thing almost took her out. She apologized afterward now that she realized WHY i was doing it.",
"Purposefully doing it to be selfish is just as bad as this. \n\nBut I am over 6’ and 200+ lbs. I literally cannot sit comfortably without “manspreading” to some degree. Even sitting as small as I can (straight upright with knees pressed together) my shoulders will still invade my neighbors space. I actually couldn’t sit in the seat where that girl is without my knees poking the girl in front of her. \n\nOf course, that’s why I typically stand up as soon as it starts getting crowded. ",
"Ma'amspreading",
"Excuse me Miss, are your bags comfortable?",
">Is it possible to make an asshole realise they're an asshole?\n\nIt is very difficult, that's why they're always behaving like assholes :(",
"What if they’re in the aisle seat? Couldn’t they argue it’s sexual harassment at that point? ",
"Well I wouldn't go as far as punching them in the balls. I was agreeing with that part mostly in jest. 3edgy5me.\n\nI have however sat on people shit or sat down and forced some asshat to close his damn legs somewhere below birthing setup.",
"Exactly! It's not about shame. It's completely normal to keep your stuff off the ground if you can but 99% of people would have no problem moving it if someone wanted to sit down. ",
"You first ask, if they don't do nothing you have any right to sit in the seat ...",
"Damn, you people have a low threshold for what constitutes an asshole. I'm failing to see how, \"Excuse me, can I have this seat,\" is such a horrible burden for you. ",
"If there were a cop on the train she'd get two tickets, one for the bag and one for the feet. ",
"Incorrect. Many girls jeans only have the appearance of pockets. Those that do have pockets can often only fit <half of what man jeans can. Some can only fit a tube of chapstick.",
"You only need to spread your legs a couple of inches, at most, to give your balls room to breathe. You do not need to spread them open in some ludicrous come-hither manner.",
"While true, what amicable solution is there to a situation where a person won't move their stuff and you're adamant about sitting down because there aren't any other seats available?\n\nStanding clearly isn't an alternative in the context. And the tensions and rudeness only escalate from there.",
"\"Oops that's my sandwich\" is what you would have gotten if you had held it up and said, \"Is this anyone's sandwich?\" \n...But you threw it on the floor. \nOh and btw, the floor? So the stewardess can come pick it up later? Could you have taken it to the trash or held on to it until you could hand it off to a stewardess to throw it away later? \n \nIf you can't see this, then I am 100% telling you as an outside spectator (who only has your own description to go on) -- that you are have a serious problem seeing things from other people's perspective. ",
"Well sucks to be her, because she’s utilizing busy public transportation. ",
"As an audio engineer, this is pretty close to what they teach us in school, except that you're supposed to wrap thicker/longer cables using their natural coil instead of this, \"fold in half repeatedly\" wizardry. The finishing touches are the same, though.",
"Headphones in, sunglasses on, staring out the window, all intentionally to block out anyone who dare ask her to move her shit. Fuck this bitch.",
"No when people talk about man spreading, they're talking about when they spread so much they take up multiple seats.",
"I like to say \"hi, May I sit there? scootch your bags for me? \" or something like that.\n\nIf its legs, I'd say \"hi!! Can I sit next to ya? I need some wiggle to sit, so could you scootch your legs for me?\"\n\nNow meanwhile, my bf is 6'2\" and the breadth of his shoulders is naturally very wide. So most seats are designed too small for him. So I take the smaller 2/3 remaining 😂",
"Problem is if you just mindlessly wrap it around your hand it doesn't lay right. The cord is twisted as your wrap it so when you take your hand out of it it tries to straighten out, tangling in the process. Twist as you wrap and it'll stay straight, [here's a video demonstrating how it's done](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kda4DPAn3C4)",
"Me_IRL",
"exactly we should learn to pick our battles",
"No, but it probably causes cancer",
"https://i.imgur.com/4PFC9w6.jpg",
"Don't acknowledge \"Man spreading\" like it's an actual thing, damned entitled millenials.",
"Be interesting to see an example. I can see the legal argument, wonder how it is framed officially.",
"No, it's manx spreading",
"We're talking about a totally crowded train. Do you commute? On a full train, saying that your bag is just as important as a person makes you an asshole.",
"Well the nothing you can do people are wrong and are pussies but there is a middle ground between being super aggressive and that for sure.",
"Ha! Sorry to assume, dude. It's easy to guess that people that don't worry that something so mild would result in an over reaction if police are called are just white guys like me. ",
">The ridiculous examples come from men being EXTREMELY exaggerated with how far apart they spread their legs. Like calm down Big Balls McGee you don't need three feet of space for your genitalia. I'd prefer if our legs wouldn't brush, thanks.\n\nMany of those cases are just because the guy is real tall. Take this example ([from the link the person I responded to posted](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/z/dtdljhx)).\n\n>There are definitely morons who adopt a sort of macho-signalling posture of spreading their legs [like they're giving birth](https://images.fastcompany.net/image/upload/w_1280,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy/fc/3047824-poster-p-1-the-truth-about-manspreading.jpg). \n\nAnd I pointed out how that guy looks pretty tall. If he had his legs closer together they'd hang off the seat a lot farther and it probably wouldn't be that comfortable. Also, that appears to be on public transportation and he would need to do that so his knees don't block the path. ",
"C'mon buzzfeed make a video about this.",
"I hate when they do this and sit on the outside seat on my commuter bus then move thier crap omce we get moving.",
"That's exactly what you said, you just gave reasons that you made up in your head. ",
"I lived in SF for 9 years and took public transit almost every day. I never had a chick in all that time get upset when I asked them to move their bags. I’m sure it happens but it’s rare. Maybe she’s being a little inconsiderate here but unless she gets bitchy when you ask her to make room - which is unlikely - then it’s fine and easily fixable",
"Just because you’re female doesn’t mean they can’t call you out for sexual-harassment.\n\nWhile unlikely it’s not out of the realm of possibility.\n\n-fellow female",
"That's the goddess Wirachnid, Weaver of Wires. She's not untangling them but is actually tangling them. She reaches into her bag and withdraws the wires from your pocket, tangles them and replaces them. Her followers are few, and her power is subtle.\n\n/r/worldbuilding",
"So much better than being civil and motioning or asking \"mind if I sit there.\"",
"Ugh this sounds like the worst fucking thing. I go when it’s not too busy and basically pick who I don’t want to sit by. I don’t wanna be stuck by someone by random luck. ",
"I usually just start sitting down casually at the girlspreaded seat. Then they're very quick to remove their stuff, I can assure you. (Just don't sit down for real if she doesn't remove her stuff, not that you may damage her stuff but that you don't know what kind of things she has there - could be a knife pointing upwards.)",
"Poor reasoning? Yeah fuck that peer reviewed science shit, that's just poor reasoning. \n\n**I** for one have a **massive** dick and what **I** do with my **gigantic dong** is I just adjust my **huge fucking cock** so that I can smash my **tiny little bitch thighs** together and I'm more comfortable than other men with their **wimpy inferior dicks** so I don't want to hear complaints.\n\nThat's what you sound like.",
"No one is talking about the real problem here...why I she wearing sunglasses?!?!",
"I'd say that none of it is \"bad.\" People are just trying to be comfortable, whether that means stretching out or putting their stuff on a chair rather than the dirty ground. Chances are it's not going to matter much because you can find another seat. But if every single other seat has been taken, then there's an incredibly good chance that they won't mind if you ask them to move their stuff or stay to one seat.",
"You're welcome. :)\n\nJust acting the way my Mother raised me. Hold doors for others and offer seats to those who need it more than me.",
"I use a slipknot. Ties in less than 5 seconds and unties just as fast. I haven't had tangled headphones in years. ",
"https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63219-the-children-now-love-luxury-they-have-bad-manners-contempt\n\n\"kids these days\" has been around for a *little* longer than that. ",
"No it doesn't require formal education. But formal education makes you see the bigger picture. Which is what I was doing.\n\n\nSo fine to reply to your earlier comment - humans have the innate ability to read body language but that doesn't mean they know what to do with it. If it was so innate we wouldn't have any reason to structure an entire field around it. Nor would we bother properly socializing infants to understand the intricacies of socializing more than at the innate level. If reading body language was so innate, we would not spend time on things like the #MeToo movement. Yes, body language is an 'innate feature' but children suffering from autism and other psychological spectrums interfering with their social functions, and their parents, would disagree. ",
"And there's better ways to solve problems than talking about our feelings.",
"Isn't that just the norm for introverts everywhere? I say that as an introvert. I prefer communicating online sometimes because in face to face conversations, extroverts dictate the speed and direction of the conversation, and it can be annoying. That doesn't mean I'm petrified of talking to strangers, or scared to ask them to move their shit so I or someone else can sit down on a crowded train. \n\nBut Americans as a whole are not introverted. I mean, if anything we talk to strangers *too* much.\n\nEDIT: I think I misread what you were getting at.",
"I know you don't think I have a penis, because your condescending tone implies that you think I have a vagina, and therefore I don't understand what's important here.\n\nI'm a big, penis-having dude. I have big legs. I am constantly aware of how much room I take up. \n\nManspreading =/= allowing room for yourself.\n\nNot Manspreading =/= shutting your legs completely. \n\nNo reasonable person insists that you hurt yourself to accommodate others. When you only respond to the lunatic fringe of a group, you become the lunatic fringe of your own group.",
"Reserved seating is one of the most socially awkward situations ever. I get severe back pain after fracturing my sacrum 10 years ago. To the point I can't get in/out of my car without my gf's assistance, I can't carry a can of soda, and I use a broom stick to walk down the street. However, from the outside I look like a 30-year-old lumberjack. During an episode, I sit in the reserved seating and stare at the ground. I've had pregnant and older women repeatedly kick my feet for my entire trip to move while half the other seats are filled with 20-something females. I just have to force myself to pretend I'm an oblivious ass, because they never believe me if I try to explain myself. It sucks.",
"Chicago?",
"Nothing wrong with doing that if nobody needs the seat.",
">sexual harassment card\n\n*ding ding ding* \n\nWe have a winner. I've posted about this before on the internet and the usual justification I get is that it makes people scared and uncomfortable sitting next to strangers, which is fucking stupid because it's *public* transit. No-one want to sit next to strangers either, bitch, but here we all are!",
"Well, your choice is an eraser that doesn't erase or a handful of warped army men.\n\nCheers!",
"*\"Excuse me, do you mind?\"* /with big smile looking at the seat\n\n\nBet a million dollars she would move her shit and welcome you to her seat. ",
"If they are so deranged that you don't want to engage them in the most basic of human interactions, then maybe you're better off not sitting next to them in the first place. ",
"What exactly do you think a headphone cord is?",
"Is staring out the window a crime now?",
"Lol, dude she is literally headphones in, glasses and looking away, and build a wall of bags. She, in every way, has made herself cut off from possible communication. You would have to invade her personal space or touch her to get her attention (I’m sure that’s her point, to be left alone)",
"Part of me misses the all seats are up for grabs system. For high profile releases, it would turn it into more of an event with your friends where you'd show up early enough to be first in line to get the prime seats. We'd excitedly theorize about what would be in store for us.\n\nBut it's also nice buying your ticket on an app and not having to plan all that extra time just to secure decent seats. Or the hassle of saving seats. I recall getting great middle seats for one movie and both my friends went to the bathroom before the movie started and took an inordinately long time. Had to beat people off with sticks from sitting in the seats. I just about gave them up.",
"I tried putting my bag on the seat once, and when I refused to move it, they told me I had to get off the plane. Stupid double-standards. /s",
"lol small dick",
"Yeah man, I’m from New Zealand and I always thought Germans were quite polite and to the point, but Munich really took me by surprise as well. A lot of rude people, although granted a fair chunk of people wandering round central Munich aren’t really German tbqh...",
"*whoosh*",
"Aesthetically speaking, I’d say this is better than manspreading, despite being even more rude.\n\nr/nyc\nr/nycrail",
"This is totally a thing, no /s",
">Sorry, your constant use of the edit button makes it kind of hard to actually talk to you since you go back and edit your previous comments to address my replies to that comment. Maybe try to work out a full comment before posting???\n\nYou are capable of reading my original comment yourself. But here, *I will provide it for you.*\n\n>And if we do get in to why, and all of the reasons are external to the millennials then millennials are doomed to dependence (which isn't true and has been disproved by millions of well-adjusted millennials). How can you become independent by needing something outside of you to do something for you? That doesn't make any sense. That's dependence. Stop waiting for the world to align for you.\n\n",
"Really? This is what you choose to make yourself feel superior? I feel bad for people like you. ",
"I have a lactose intolerant fart chambered for just this occasion. ",
"They're doing a favor, they're saving seats for people who have enough social skills to ask. Or are they just oppressing the socially awkward?",
"That reminds me of the picture of the lady wearing a helmet with a suction cup and sign that said “wake me up at this station” also “please don’t grope me” ",
"Smh ",
"What kind of heathen throws food on the floor of an airplane? Are you just waiting for the flight attendant to have to pick up after you? This was kind of a dick move regardless of the situation.",
"I wasn't meaning they are actually the worst but when you do shit like \"don't use the Internet then, because my view of American exceptionalism is challenged\" you are probably the worst to deal with online.",
"This is referred to as \"cuntspreading.\"",
"You know what would solve this issue, more public transport with wider seats. Public transport is designed around everyone being the size of the woman in the picture. My shoulders are broader than the damn seats in public transport.",
"Noo, this is wrong! You are undoing all of the movement that our sisters and I have salivated about for decades! Our movement is to put men down and women up!! Equality? Nah! We want the good things but not the bad things of equality!!11\n\nCome on you strong, independent womyn let's rise!!\n\n**poundmetoo**",
"honestly, the airpods are the best accessory apple has made in 10 years. if mine broke tomorrow, i'd immediately go to the store and buy a new pair. they're great.",
"I do both",
"native brooklyneer here. i would straight up put her bags on the floor and god help her or anyone that ever gives a word of protest",
"Not trying to be contrarian but I take a packed bus on my commute to and from work as well. Because I know the bus is going to be crowded I keep my bag on my lap to make room for the other people trying to use the bus too. Sure, it's easy enough to ask someone to move but is it really that difficult to simply consider the other people using the bus either? \n\nPublic transit makes me wonder how some people even got through kindergarten without learning to share and take their turn. ",
"Ever been in a vocal booth or mixed on some open backs? Engineers and Mastering artists don't do that because the quality of headphones suck and yes, in a studio, headphones are prevelant. \n\nI don't think you've ever used quality headphones. Even a pair of $99 gredos is going to be better than a $125 pair of BT air pods. Don't make assumptions about headphones. I'd be happy to send you a paid in full 30 day demo of some Sennheiser or even cheapy grado headphones. Feel free to PM me if you want to try for yourself. I'll pay the shipping.",
"Nope. :)\n\nHave a co-worker who was accused of \"mansplaining\" and being dismissive in his email conversation with a customer. Luckily, everything was saved, and the HR investigation cleared him completely.\n\nHe was sweating that 2 weeks.",
"> Edinburgh \n\n*~~Scottish~~. \n\nedit: I'm a twat.",
"Right about the 30 second mark of staring I would breakout into my not yet awarded, off Broadway, 2 hour one man extravaganza \"Why I Love JESUS And You Should Too!\"\n\nAlways leaves people speechless.",
"armchair shrink much?\n\nIn my first post I painted what Id call a literal picture. Your first post mentioned making assumptions. For the sake of the thread.... Id ask, I never said I wouldnt. Imagining her chasing her stuff on to the platform amuses me. Actually doing it would be a disgusting example of how not to behave in public now wouldnt it? As I said, the first post was putting action words on to emotions to drive a point home. I appreciate the weekend psych sesh-but alls good my man. Peace out. ",
"Dafuq is \"manspreading\"?\n\n.. And dafuq is twice as bad as it? Everybody's knees are together...",
"That looks like frank Reynolds ",
"I kind of like standing on the bus ... it's like a balancing act ",
"Online, though, people will go off topic to point out problems with your use of language, like the fact that outside may be a scary place, but being outside is a state of being, and not a place at all. It can be scary though.",
"Statistically true, over half of the U.S. population is female. They literally don't have balls",
"You're the Rosa Parks of people with manners.",
"Sorry, couldn't help myself ",
"Then why is that photo from an article about manspreading? ",
"Im totally ok with that :)",
"I dont get this photo. Maybe the guy didn't want to sit down and blonde girl put her bag on the free sit instead? I guess she would take bags from the seat if someone would be about to sit down. \nAlso, at least here in Europe there is a custom, that gentlemen should let women (young and old) sit first in buses/trains. I know a lot of guys who won't take seat in short travels unless vehicle is empty. So i highly doubt that guy wants to sit down but can't because of bags.",
"Helping other people genuinely freaks people out. I live in LA and the amount of homeless is staggering, and it’s hard to give support to each and everyone. But last week I had two small boxes of cookies my coworker made and I gave this homeless man, I usually see on the way home, a box and let me tell you that guy had the biggest smile i ever seen just for getting a box of cookies, he literally stopped asking for money from others and took off. I couldn’t stop smiling. ",
"In sewing at least, this was exaclty how I was taught to intentionally make a knot at the end of a thread. Wrap around your finger a few times, then just pull it off and pull towards the end. Makes a wadded knot nearly every single time.",
"**Do you love Jesus? Well, me too!**\nI’d say I’m very creepy voice.",
"Everyone gets their 15 minutes of victimhood.",
"Except it is literally as bad - both take up two seats instead of one.",
"m’lady-spreading",
"Was that your sandwich uncletroll? If it was, I completely stand by my actions.",
"why arent the bags in her lap in the first place??? Thats what infuriates me.",
"Living up to your name, I see.",
"When it's not busy you can choose seat with reserved seating as well ",
"You shouldn’t have to ask somebody to move their bag it should be common sense. It’s incredibly rude to take up a seat with your baggage especially if it’s a packed bus/train. You’re on public transportation, get over yourself and stop trying to prevent someone from sitting next you. ",
"Where is this ?",
"Sit on her groceries. ",
"I feel bad having my bag on the seat when the bus is empty",
"the AMC by us has reserved seats and the ushers walk you to your seats, no issues at all",
"There's an empty seat right in front of her--the one she has her filthy feet on. She is fine with her bags there.",
"Honestly I'd just leave them to it if they did that. They're obviously trying to make a childish point instead of just asking nicely, so they can bloody well try and perch atop an uncomfortably lumpy rucksack for a few stops lol",
"Pardon me, you must have huge balls because your leg is in my seat.\n\n>I see this almost every day. “Pardon me.” That’s all it takes for them to move their bag over and give you the seat. \n\nThe same thing goes for anyone being inconsiderate. Instead, people would rather put passive aggressive articles online about the patriarchy. ",
"Yep, I always put my bags next to me. If someone wants the seat they can ask like a normal person. If nobody asks, I can only conclude that they prefer to stand. Real talk, I don't want some random stranger sitting next to me on the train especially if they expect a conversation. ",
"Women do this so that they don't get hit on by random strangers while they're on the bus when there is still plenty of seating. \n\nEdit: and downvotes. How predictable. How dare a woman not want to be hit on during her daily commute. What a bitch. ",
"We need BuzzFeed to make a video on this.",
"welcome to NYC",
"\"If people aren't receptive to police requests, it's time to stop being polite.\"\n\nAre you staying that as a general principle, or one that applies to when someone is exhibit socially unacceptable behavior? And to what extent do you believe yourself enabled to go to stop their behavior?\n\nSeparately, I'm feel like I'm polite because I like to be polite, not because I feel a burden to act polite towards others.",
"Pam! My bag was there!",
"No, that’s a patriarchy microagression shitlord ",
"Because an idiot wrote it?",
"To be honest I was very confused when scrolling trough the comment section. Where I come from, everyone does this and if you need space you just ask for it, simple as that. 99% of the time it works and just very few people refuse, but yeah assholes always exist. ",
"This is perfect representation of \"I think I'm god's gift but really I'm just a bitch\". Bags on seat, completely looking the other way to avoid eye contact with anyone that may ask to sit there, headphones in to say don't speak to me and if you do ask to sit there I won't be able to hear you, arms and legs in to make herself as closed off and unapproachable as possible. I would move her bags and sit there with a big grin on my face and make her feel as awkward as possible whilst she thinks I'm a scumbag for even coming near her.",
"It was a wrapped up sub, no mess.",
"Swing and a miss!",
"Hey. Your time is up. It's time now for you to *listen*.",
"It’s way less awkward asking someone to move bags than asking a dude to move over who’s crotch is airing out..",
"Henry Fonda sounds like an easy person to rob",
"As someone who moved to Europe, I appreciate reserved seating a lot. But I also miss the spontaneity of not reserved seating. You could join a group of friends in any moment but now going to the movies takes a lot of planning. ",
"Stand in the space just in front of the seat. Ass in her face. Headphones in, music loud.... ",
"\"without sounding like a creep\" lol\n\nU mean just don't be ugly ",
"> When a man spreads his legs out, yes, sometimes he is just being a twat.\n\nExactly my point. Not all the time, but sometimes.\n\n>As for the woman..... well what part of her is in pain if she does not block an entire seat? She has a fucking lap, she has the floor, why should she get to be special and put stuff on a seat when a human could have used that?\n\nYou're calling out others for getting offended when this is how you react to someone resting their items on a seat. Just ask them to pick them up. Man, woman, whatever, just say \"Can you move your stuff please?\" or... if it's manspreading we're talking about \"Can you move your leg please?\" It's super simple stuff.",
"Now to just slap some gender specific term to it like 'womanspreading' and argue that we're progressives who want to foster gender equality",
"She should just feed it to her cat with some oil. ",
"You know there are other reasons for why people do that, right? Next time you're on the train look around and see how many people are like that (usually women). Just because this woman is like that doesn't mean that she's trying to get people to not ask her to move her bag.\n\nI find that most of the time people taking up more than one seat are oblivious/unaware, and that they're more than happy to move their stuff if you ask them.",
"\"Oh but yes you did\" *pushes bags down*.",
"You don't know until it's too late. I wouldn't suspect her of it, but I'm always very cautious of people on any public transport. Looks can be deceiving",
"I think I'd lose my shit laughing if I saw that happen.",
"I lived in China for years, and took the metro nearly every day. I actually preferred to stand on shorter trips. \n\nAgain, what's the burden in asking them if you may have the seat? I mean if you're saying this is greatly inconveniencing you, where exactly is the inconvenience?",
"What a bizarre argument, you're reaching a bit for relevance I think.",
"Have to admit, took me way too long to realize what was wrong in this. \n \nI'm not afraid to admit that I've done this on public transit before, although only if most seats were empty and I made sure to remove my bag if anyone asked. I'm pretty sure she'd do the same if someone just asked her to remove her bags from the seat. ",
"Have you ever been attacked in public before? ",
"> I know you don't think I have a penis, because your condescending tone implies that you think I have a vagina, and therefore I don't understand what's important here.\n\nI don't think you have a vagina, your comment makes me state you have one. There is a difference. There is no way to prove otherwise.\n\nAlthough it is funny, there is no tone in text so if you feel it is condescending then it is all in your mind, not my words.\n\n>No reasonable person insists that you hurt yourself to accommodate others\n\nYou just did, when you stated you should close your legs just a bit. \n\n",
"Just make her move it. Everyone's always so scared.",
"\"kids these days\" is a thing because there is truth to it. \n\nThe weird victim culture of University campuses is not what it was in the 1700s. This is an evolution and a treadmill. If each generation sets the bar a bit lower, which it does, you get a \"kids these days\" phenomenon. \n\nWhen you get old enough to have your crack at it, you are going to see it and believe it. \n\nSome of the \"kids these days\" is just a reaction to \"the culture is different\" but a lot of it is \"the culture is indeed getting fucked up.\" Some of it can be a reaction to \"the culture is improving\" by people who cannot deal with change though. \n\nSo like everything there is some bad, some neutral and some good when things change. \n\nEntitlement though, this is a one way street because every generation *does* have it easier than the one that came before. Every generation is more wealthy in a lot of ways. I mean fuck, the current generation literally has a world of information better than the best library in existence at their fingertips. You can summon any conceivable, purchaseable object in the world to your doorstep in a matter of days. You can hop on a plane and be on the other side of the planet yourself for a record of convenience, luxury and economy. \n\nThe world is getting easier all the time. It was less than 100 years ago that if you wanted to make the trip from Europe to North America you would be risking your life in the ocean for a month long journey. Now it's something you can do for shits and giggles for a weekend in another time zone and be back to work on time. \n\nSo yeah it's easier. And with the indulgence and ease of life where machines and mass production make luxuries cheaper to the point of being necessary commodities, comes adjusting the bar of entitlement from thinking of that thing as a luxury to have to a necessity to something that you deserve because you are here and breathing. \n\nWhen the kids you have are growing up and their implant is pre-googling every thought it detects they may have and amazon is delivering things that the AI has predicted with 100% accuracy that they are going to want before they have even had the conscious thought that they want it, you're going to be freaking out and saying, man, back in our day we had to actually voice a thought to our device. The kids these days the system is just feeding them like they are pigs on an assembly line farm. And you will be horrified and you will be right. And when they are angry that the AI didn't anticipate their needs 2 hours in advance of them having a thought and preparing for the immediate addressing of that need in the second that they have the conscious thought for it and you say, fuck, you're spoiled. Back in my day we had to wait 2 fucking days for our console to arrive after the thought that we wanted it, they're going to say, \"That's just more 'kids these days' bullshit.\"\n",
"I hate being near people so generally I put my bag down but if it gets to the point where the train carriage is getting full I'll move it. I have completely ignored someone and refused to do it before but that was when there was only 5 other people on the train seriously the train is empty and you have to sit next to me NOPE.\n\nThe problem is when people sit on the aisle seat with bags at the window.",
"**HERC:** You best watch your ass, cause the slingers out here? They're like the crack babies' babies.\n\n**POOT:** Man, every year, everybody's like: \"Yeah, these kids out here, they're a new breed. I ain't never seen nothing like this before. This the end of the world now.\"\n\n**CARVER:** Look around, fuckhead! This look like the dawn of a new day to you?",
"That's why apple bought beats, they wanted all phones to use wireless personal sound devices like wireless headphones!",
"If its any consolation i had a guy who looked like he worked out all the time who asked me to move so he could sit and explained that he had broken his ankle and it never healed properly causing him pain when standing too long.\n\nI got up and moved for him. Either he's lying and I got bamboozled or he was being honest and really did need the space. Either way i gain nothing from assuming he's a liar and i get warm fuzzies from helping someone in more need than me if i assume honesty in situations like that. I would have moved for you.",
"My mom was on an airport shuttle you have to pay to buy tickets for and its a big coach bus so they have a place for your luggage underneath. Well, the bus was full but this couple had both of their large suitcases up on the seats next to them. My mom asked them to move their luggage so she could sit there and they said NO. Who the fuck does that???? Then she was like UMMMM well did you pay for 2 extra seats for your bags? I don't think so. I guess some people are just that horrible. ",
"She’ll regret that decision when I swat her shit on the floor so my ass can sit down for a while. ",
"Yeah, it becomes her responsibility the moment she puts it there and being oblivious is the problem.\n\nReminds me of when I went on the London subway for the first time. I stood on the left side of the escalator (which is the walking side) and did not notice for a bit. My obliviousness made me rude and there's no harm in acknowledging it.",
"Yes",
"It might not be you, but a lot of Millennials weren't taught basic manners. In their defense, it was their parents' job to teach them, which is the only true failure here.",
"> For all we know she's the nicest person in the world and she'd be happy to move her bags if you asked\n\nYou shouldn't have to ask. It's fine if you're putting it up on a empty bus, but if others are standing and you aren't moving your shit, you're not \"nice\".",
"If you dont want a seatmate get a cab. You are on public transit, deal with the people or find another way.",
"I've seen more entitled \"old people\" in my experience. I really don't see it as a generational issue.",
"> Mike Cernovich\n\nAnd you can safely stop reading",
"I mean what thrurawhurr said is pretty obvious sarcasm depending on the tone you use while saying it ",
"Yes...?",
"Nope! :D\n\nThis one time, something happened to a coworker and you're scared little bitch. \n\nYou should form a support group to help when you get triggered by these things, so people don't have to listen to your whining.",
"You’d think she’d notice and offer to move her things so someone else could sit. Instead you can tell she’s purposely behaving inattentive. It’s not that someone can’t ask, but rather they shouldn’t *have* to. ",
"She has headphones and is looking out the window, maybe she didn't notice?",
"How do Bluetooth headphones allow the government to track you?",
"Won't move it on your own, fine, gravity will help you out.",
"This is incorrect. There are tons of choices of good to great headphones out there for about the price, maybe slightly more than BT headphones. A lot of people in the recording industry use quality headphones that don't cost much.",
"Saw something similar on CTA. Woman flipped out because it was \"thousands of dollars in camera equipment\", so it needed a seat. The guy not so politely informed her that if it was so fucking precious then maybe she should have taken a cab. ",
"What I'm saying is my wife has some medical problems and I let her put the medical bag next to her for quick access and I sit behind her for support if need be. If someone asked to remove the bag to sit. I tell them I can't fragile stuf in it. If they keep insisting or try to force to move I end up taking the seat next to her.",
"Jesus where do you live? ",
"“Is this seat taken?”\n\n“RAPE!!!”",
"There are other Bluetooth headphones besides Apple, they didn't invent Bluetooth headphones. I use Jaybirds x3 for more than a year now and they also have a line running between the ear bud so it's hard to loose them. ",
"Already responded to this, next! ",
"And you wouldn't expect that to trigger some sort of scene? They grasp their stuff and shout \"hey don't touch my stuff!\" Then you're fighting with a crazy person over their property.",
"Your scenario doesn't make much sense either because anyone would say what the fuck when someone just randomly throws their sandwich on the ground.\n\nyou didn't even bother to ask him if he could remove his sandwich ",
"Yeah, but karma and whining online...",
"I actually get offended if they don't cheerfully and apologetically move their stuff when I ask to sit.",
"I went to a Safeway the other day. At the self checkout there were two lines and it was a bit unclear who got the next open spot. While there are two rows of self checkouts close to each other the spots open up inconsistently. A man in the other line asked me if I had any idea what was going on, and I said I had no idea. I noticed he had been in that line for a long time (and way before I got in mine) and let him use a kiosk when it opened up in my side. I asked the clerk in charge of the area how the line system works, and she said she had no idea. I said that at another Safeway there is one long line that goes down an aisle and that it works well. She laughed and said \"All I know is that I'm not going to ever deal with the lines, I don't get paid for that mess.\"\n\nReally, it's something simple you'd think the Store Manager would see just once and say \"We better make a policy about this.\" But nope.",
"What if there was something fragile in the bag? I remember when I got a hamster a while back it was in a box that was in a bag and I left it on the seat because I didn't want to risk putting it on the floor.",
"Sure, I didn't say her argument would stand up well. Just that there's usually a reason people do this.\n\nShe could also be a selfish dick with no regard for others also!",
"Ugh glam spreading ",
"They're like she's obviously trying to be a bitch by using the bus in a specific way, how dare she put her bag there or turn her head or **or wear sunglasses!**\n\nJust ask her to move. ",
"It does remind me of that Gak slime with its color and shape.",
"Giving me courage and hope!",
"That poor kid barely has any room! ",
"Cashews. ",
"Oh jesus christ! Let's not exagerate here...\n\nI was born and raised in the DC area. Nothing wrong with asking someone to move their shit so you can take a seat. This isn't the \"gender wars apocalypse\" you want it to be.",
"Aren't you making a big deal out of his comment and shaming him for saying it's passive aggressive...?",
"It's cringey to expect someone not to take up twice as much space as they should be, for their fucking purse?\n",
"Just an FYI us normal people don’t like MRA’s. ",
"Now you just gotta make sure you buy early for the good seats ",
"It's becoming the norm though. Most of the theaters in NYC have reserved seating. The only ones that don't are in times square and next to Penn station from what I could find",
"This is business as usual on the LIRR. I’d say two-thirds of commuters do this. The worst I’ve had when asking them to move their bag is an eye roll. ",
"I don't disagree, but that's how hyped people are.",
"If you're poor enough that you have to ride the subway, the decision to sit or stand shouldn't be a relevant. The decision to get a better job should be.\n\nCome at me poverty redditors!",
"I did all that. Always do. No one can assume im talking to them that way. ",
"I do a figure 8 for everything now. USB cords, headphones, extension cords. One hand make devils horns, and then just figure 8 around them. You're not coiling them, you're stacking the wore on to of itself. Unfurls beautifully. ",
"Ive picked them up and handed them to a girl before. She gave me a really mean look. \n###Then I said what about equality? \n\nShe got up and moved somewhere else. ",
"I have to say I’m guilty of this however, I often give up my seat/s all together if someone in need needs them.\nIf someone asks, I’ll happily move my bags however, if you don’t ask, you don’t get. ",
"No you didn't. ",
"I didn't actually mean it, it just seemed like an appropriate comeback to DickleBelly being an asshole.",
"Yeah, I still think it’s rude as shit.\n\nDown vote away. shouldn’t throw shit on the floor for someone else to have to pick up",
"Please consider that public transit is often unsafe for women and that she may be trying to give herself a safety buffer. Yes it's unfortunate, but that doesn't stop it from being real. Need more convincing? Try [here](https://www.fiafoundation.org/connect/publications/safe-and-sound).",
"This is exactly why I got Bluetooth headphones.",
"British is correct as it covers both. If they'd said English you had the right to pull the correction card but now you just look like a twat.",
"Some say she's still untangling it to this day. ",
"Canada, surprisingly.",
"What did it sound like?",
"I believe the term is “She-bagging” ",
"in her defense she probably gets a lot of weirdos trying to get some. Guys are shameless when the opportunity for sex is on the table. Even 1/1,000,000 is good enough odds for those kind of guys to give it a shot.\n\nShe just wants to be left alone",
">Here's the joke <----\n\n>------->Here's you \n>\n>\n>Chill out hombre. Don't get your nuts in a twist.\n\nFTFY",
"It never ceases to amaze me when my friends start talking about ‘kids these days’. I’m 56. It’s like they can’t remember ‘old’ folks talking about our hair and the clothes we wore, music we listened to, etc. ,etc,- just exactly the things they are bitching about the younger generation now. I mean, give me a fucking break. It’s just history repeating itself. Wake the fuck up, they’re just being themselves, doing their own thing. I’m sure 20 years from now, these kids will be talking shit on whatever’s happening then. How soon we forget.\n\nJust read this and realized i pretty much repeated your comment- lol - sorry bro, just had to get it off my chest. ",
"TIL that other americans are assholes...\n\n\n\n\n\nJk, I've known that my whole life.",
"Womanbagging?\nLadymoating?\nLadyLounging?\nLadyHogging?\nGirlguarding?\nFemaleWalling?\nSheRanging?\nBroadBlocking?\nBroadHogging?\n",
"I usually just get as close as I can and fart repeatedly. ",
"*head explodes*",
"If you could get her attention from behind the glasses, not looking in people's direction, and over the earphones...",
"This is literally a defense mechanism against manspreading and general creepy stranger behavior.",
"Oh my it takes time to say \"excuse me\" boo hoo hoo.",
"What I see here: Attractive young woman, doesn't want to deal with any more crap from any more dudes. \nAlso: maybe you don't see the creepy dude at the back of the bus that was trying to sit next to her before you got on. ",
"Lol ok",
"I'm just laughing at how you set yourself up for this whole defensive explanation. Thanks for all your time, I enjoyed your posts at least.",
"yeah you are",
"This dude didn't even bother to ask if the person could move his sandwich. He just assumed the worst and threw his sandwich on the ground, how do we know he wasn't going to get it back.",
"I don’t, she’s bagspreading into the next person’s seat.",
"Remember:\n\nRape is whatever the bloody hell she says it is.",
"And then gingerly limp away holding your back.",
"Thanks for calling that out.",
"Omg, that means I gotta start a conversation with someone, though!!\n/s",
"was that a penis fidget spinner in the background of the video?? ",
"I put my bag on the seat but if someone comes up I always move it. I don’t really see the harm in doing this, especially if you move it when someone wants to sit. ",
"it's an inconvenience for neckbeards suffering from crippling social anxiety who wouldn't be able to get the first word out of that sentence without having a seizure. They'd much rather stand away awkwardly and a particularly courageous one might stand right next to the seat passive aggressively.",
"This picture has turned out to be a Rorschach Test for how people feel about other people, particularly when it comes to whether they assume good/bad intentions automatically.",
"\"A sign of the times..\"\n\nSo people's behavior isn't the cause of this.\n\nNo one is to blame, it's just.. a sign of the times..\n\nInteresting perspective.",
"Well stop if you are oblivious to you are surroundings, your being a dick.",
"Good on you, but you need to be more direct:\n\n“Would you mind moving your things? I’m going to sit here.”\n\nIt’s respectful and projects your intention. ",
"And shit.",
"Womancrapallovertheseat",
"[If only there were some way to alleviate this problem.](http://nordin.kembali.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/IMG_8006_IP_luggage_rack_en.JPG)",
"Just put her shit on the ground and sit down. Then lean over and grin in a lecherous manner \n\nShe'll move. ",
"When I visited the US for the first time and went to see a movie with friends I was so confused when the ticket didn't show a seat and row for where we would sit.\n\nThe positive was that we were able to freely choose seats where our feet wouldn't be sticking to the floor all the time, which wasn't cleaned in years (which also was new to me...)",
"\"Hey, those are my--OH MY GOD YOU'RE TAKING A SHIT ON MY BAGS!\"",
"Just sit down and move all of her shit towards her with your butt. There’s nothing she can do about it.",
"> But Americans as a whole are not introverted. I mean, if anything we talk to strangers too much.\n\nNot in my experience. This is something Americans tell me Americans are like relative to everybody else, but from my own experience with American culture as an outsider, a defining quality of American culture is actually how much they *distrust* each other. The American definition of camaraderie is built heavily on a mutual distrust of some *other* group and this is expressed virtually everywhere. You love your neighour only as much as you hate rival towns. You love those towns only as much as you hate other states. Ask any American what's ruining America and whatever the answer is, it will effectively be other Americans. Hostility is always directed towards the biggest stranger of any given scenario. \n\nSo Americans are comfortable talking with people within their group, defined entirely on the immediate context. Wander into a small town in America (and I have) and they're plenty sociable with each other on the sense of safety that they already know each other (even if only as that usual face they see as part of their community) but if you have the whiff of \"not from around here\" about you they will absolutely avoid speaking to you. \n\nBig cities everywhere (not just America) are too populated and dense for this sort of behaviour so everybody just defaults to that same stranger mode when they go out in public. City culture is where I'd honestly say the reputation is less warranted - London UK is still, by far, the unfriendliest city I've ever been and has no place throwing stones in that department. ",
"Sound transfer is data, champ\n\nAs long as your Bluetooth connection can attain the bandwidth, it’s not different. ",
"> And there's better ways to solve problems than talking about our feelings.\n\ntalking about your feelings and violence are not the only ways to solve your problems. its hilarious you think theres only 2 options and cannot comprehend more.",
"I have had to take a stand more times that I would have liked in the last year.\n\nOne that came to mind was at Legoland water park. Most folks were queued up to get into a changing room as the park was closing. Wife and I finish our turn and I hold the door for the next person in line with his kids. Woman comes from the other side, snipes the room, and goes right in. I was shocked, but tried to hold the door open and lectured her that there were other people with kids waiting to get changed and she was like *\"I was waiting, too\"*. I 'bout lost my shit on her but my wife pulled me away and the other dude in line was like \"It's OK, we'll just wait for the next one.\"\n\nThat really pissed me off because I know how it can be when you have wet clothes on kids and you want to get them dry.\n\nAnother recent one was when I was returning from a trip at Philadelphia airport heading to economy parking. It's like 13F outside at midnight and the bus finally shows up. It's packed because a bunch of flights just got in, but one dude gets on with his suitcase and basically blocks the aisle and prevents anyone else from moving onto the bus because no one can move back. I was already seated in a window seat, so I asked the dude to move back so that other people can get on because I know how bad it can be with the midnight bus schedule. Dude refuses and tells me to move back there. I'm like, you fuckhead, I'm already seated in a window and there's a dude sitting next to me, if you just move back, we can get everyone on the bus and get to their cars. Dude is a total fucking douche and refuse so driver ends up leaving a few passengers waiting for the next bus (at 12 AM, I've waited up to 30 minutes for a bus). Literally 2 minutes later -- since that was at the last stop before the bus gets to the economy lot -- we're getting off and I straight up wanted to punch the guy for being such a dick for not moving so a few more people could get on the bus.",
"If I were a bystander on my way to work/school, I'd be pretty pissed at your for starting a fight with some wacko who wouldn't give you their extra seat. It's just unnecessary drama. Don't need that. It's a seat.",
"And pay extra.",
"Yes because at that point you have raped her, shitlord. ",
"Thank you!!! I was thinking just this! Don't take a photo and whine. Politely ask if she can move her things.",
"As a conductor during weekends and holidays, this lack of common sense and respect is the bane of my existence. I go home and drink because of luggage on seats, and it's mind boggling when I offer to sell them tickets for each bag or get the the fuck off that six seater with you and your five bags when old mggee and mother with baby are standing up.\n\nRant over",
"HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US!",
"woman-spreading? or creep-blocking. ",
"It’s the principle. She is forcing you to make a move. If she was a courteous person, she wouldn’t do that. If someone at a grocery store had their cart on one side of the aisle, and they were standing on the other side looking at their phone, they are completely blocking the path of travel. You are approaching, the person still doesn’t move. You have to verbally say, “excuse me.” It’s rude, the person knows they are in people’s way, yet they do it anyway. Mentality: “I’ll just keep doing this until someone asks me to stop.”",
"Silver cables too. They're stiff enough that they won't tangle.",
"Why even ask? Just sit down and move her shit towards her.",
"Now, what I'm with isn't it. And what's it seems weird and scary to me.",
">implying men don't do the exact same thing\n\nI say it's implied because, well, We're on Reddit. The hive mind has about a 50/50 chance to minimize the bad things men do and bring up to the front things that women do on any given day.\n\nThat's all, vote on this how you will.",
"/u/tippr $1",
"True but sometimes people get distracted and not pay attention. It's perfectly fine. Just tell them and they'll move their shit. In my 10 years of nyc subway riding I've never seen anyone not move their shit.",
"I came here for creepy foot fetish comments and I leave disappointed.",
"She's looking out the window with sunnies on because she knows she's being a fucking entitlement princess and she's thinking if no one can get my attention then I can continue being a cunt. Got her fucking feet on the seats too.. I would call her out for sure.",
"Yup.... yup...\n\nBut anyways.... how tight is it?",
"Just Big Pocket shills polluting our subreddit. ",
"Im not a fan, my theater uses it as a reason to raise prices...",
"Exactly. Bad things get more attention and sticks with us. considerate people who don't make a big deal out of polite actions are the norm imo and thus they don't stand out...because its normal. But that 1 bitch who took your seat or that punk who takes up the entire isle in the grocery store? They stand out because its abnormal behavior that triggered us.\n\nWe're no more or less bad people as a whole than we ever have been. But good people rarely make interesting stories unless its some above and beyond hero moment. Thus, only pricks get the spotlight, making us only see the bad side of people.",
"Well, this is the silliest paranoia I've seen today.",
"Mourning your source of income? Um, yeah.\n\nThere are many social animals where you can see males providing resources and females selling themselves for a share of them.\n\nMovies making you sad doesn't prove anything regarding women. I am well aware that we guys have feelings. The things is that unrelated women do not care about those. There is neither evidence nor any evolutionary reason for them to. You either work and are productive, or a deadbeat. A human doing, not a human being.\n \nYeah, yeah. Doesn't mater if it's a boy band or Justin Bieber or anyone else rich. Read \"The Dirt\", check out the rock groupies of the 80s and what they would do to screw a famous rich guy.\n\nThose details don't matter. Go back in history, any guy of high status could have basically fucked any woman.\n\nWhy do people have such a problem with that? I mean, you can point out men being sex obsessed morons all day, but once you point the spotlight at women and what they do... oh no, you hate women and are a loser and what not... hmmm.",
"I love how the purse is like falling off the seat while she’s looking away, I’m sure NOBODY would ever try to steal that haha ",
"Oh weird, like an adult?",
"Not everyone assumes the worst of people thankfully and i strive to follow how i was raised. Its getting harder and harder with each passing year due to my worsening depression and my introvertedness but im still trying to be as good as i can.",
"For all the apologetic bullshit in here, would this still apply to the \"manspreading\"? Because I've seen the manshaming with my own eyes and it's the same shit there. Too akward and retarded to talk to a stranger.\n\nRemember that next time you whine about manspreading.",
"Live in Philly where I'm originally from. Lived in NYC for years.\n\n\nThis is such a non problem. You ask them to move their shit. If they don't you make a scene.\n\nIf they are dangerous or crazy or smelly enough to where it's not worth it, you take the L.",
"Your balls are so big that you have to take up multiple seats on the train? You might want to talk to someone about that. ",
"I guess I have an altered golden rule: Treat others as you are treated.\" \n\nSo, initially I am polite to people. I think it's reasonable for someone to leave a seat open on a crowded bus for someone else to sit in. If I ask politely to sit in that seat and it is met with an unpolite gesture, then I do not think I am beholden to still act in a polite manner. Think of it as meeting force with force. And really, if we are to think of ourselves in living in a truly equal society, then people who are mean to others should have people being mean to them. Why be polite to mean people? That isn't balanced or equal. ",
"Exactly. I put my bags on seats all the time because if no one is using it it’s convenient and I’d rather keep them there than on the dirty floor or cramping my legs. But obviously if someone wants to sit down I will move the bag no problem. If I think someone might want the option I try and move the bag so they have the choice, but I also get lost in my thoughts sometimes and don’t look, just like the girl in this picture. She also has two bags, it’s not like she’s only for the one.",
"Im not on either side, in fact i feel its a completely ridiculous concept to worry about.",
"Song as old as Sean Hannity.",
"\"Move yer fuckin bag!\" sounds scarier in Scottish or Russian accents.",
"Most people are decent and will move their stuff over if you ask politely.",
"A woman did this on a bus, it was the last seat on the bus. I asked her to please move her stuff, she acted like i asked her for her first unborn child.",
"Well if I needed to sit there I would just ask her to move her stuff so I can sit there, it isn't a confrontation but a request.",
"Wait how in the fuck does putting your bag on an empty seat make you an asshole? Has the asshole bar fallen that far?",
"What annoys me is hospital waiting rooms. Line of chairs and you have a person then a space then 2 people then a space etc. Before you know it, you turn up with your daughter and there are only single seats... wtf guys. We are all human, just sit next to a stranger for fuck sake.",
"Grow some balls and ask anyway.",
"I almost got into a fight with an Australian guy over it once while travelling on a 3-hour ferry. He had his legs spread all the way into the middle of my seat, and when I told him he had to move them he exploded, shouting that he needs more space because he's bigger. \n\n",
"Lol. My point exactly. What do you do for a living? I work for Vintage King.",
"This is when you go up to the seat and sit down. If they are quick, they will move their shit out of the way. If not, they'll snatch them out from under your butt. I've seen people sitting on people's stuff for a few stops. ",
"Nope. Most women's jean pockets are either decorative lies or stupidly tiny.",
"I believe it's called Womansprawling.",
"I didn't know it was his sandwich till he said \"what the fuck\". The lady didn't point to whose sandwich it was, she just said a guy's a couple of rows back. I'm not going to sit there and try and find out whose sandwich it is, that's ridiculous, I'm not the sandwich detective.",
"Bullshit. I'm a millennial and I take the bus often. I've paid for more peoples fares, helped more people carry their bags, and given up my seat more times than anyone else I've seen put together. Last winter I literally picked up an old lady who had one of those slow motion slip and falls while she was approaching the bus during an ice storm. I practically carried her onto the bus. My generation really isn't bad, you just reeaallyy pay attention when it's us",
"+1 hahaha",
"Sometimes we gotta spread. For the balls. No way around it. Skin gets pinched, hair gets pulled and sometimes nothing will help except giving them more room. \nThat being said, I don’t ever put my bags in seats or spread my legs out when someone is too close to do it comfortably. ",
"you literally just described Reddit",
"I don't, you can make a headphone holder/ wrap out of any used gift card",
"That's true, and it definitely is a stupid term, but it doesn't mean that men aren't more likely to spread their legs out in an excessive way and take up more space than women are. Women are socialized to keep their legs closed, that's just how things are (mostly because of dresses/skirts but also just in general due to the implication of having their legs open) and men are socialized to sit in a relaxing way. I have no qualms about spreading my legs all the way out or crossing my leg over my knee, because that's how dudes sit. Yeah, I need more space between my legs, but I could accomplish that without doing those things. My SO, on the other hand, sits with her legs perfectly straight together because that's how she was taught.",
"Neither is your selfishness.\n\nThe difference is- what you are doing is illegal:\n\nhttp://web.mta.info/nyct/rules/rules.htm#disorderly",
"Used to do this to reserve seats for friends in fully packed train in India. One guy who got pissed off threw my bag down and sat there. Looking back I realise how stupid, inhuman and inconsiderate I am. Never repeated that.",
"\"Creepy\" is about impact, not intent. Someone who gets creeped out when a complete stranger comments on their appearance is not wrong for feeling that way. ",
"You reserve seats? You mean it's different than actually purchasing an assigned seat? I don't see how that works. At least I haven't noticed the AMCs by me doing it.",
"You wanna kiss her ass now? This is reddit mate. ",
"Someone starts screaming at me in a theater and I'm going for a manager to get them ejected...",
"read some of the comments. many are turning an asshole issue to a female-only issue. \n\nthis isn't something insane to complain about, it's that OP HAD to mention manspreading and that some of the comments are obviously digs at women for no apparent reason. ",
"People have hands, you know...",
"Though she might get away with it. ",
"Nah - but if your problem can be solved by opening your mouth and saying \"can I sit here?\" then you're an entitled snowflake for complaining about it rather than solving it. ",
"Yup, I did this all the time when I used to take the bus because there are people who will ignore multiple empty seats to sit next to you. \n\nBus almost full? Of course I'll put my bag on the floor. Bus half full? Find somewhere else. Introverted? Yes. Inconsiderate? No.",
"This might be a better source.\n\nhttps://blog.ted.com/10-examples-of-how-power-posing-can-work-to-boost-your-confidence/",
"What about the fact that she has her feet up the seat in front of her? That gets me so mad. Someone is sitting on that seat and you have to put your feet up on her seat too!!! If i saw that the there was another empty seat I would still ask her to move her stuff and take that seat because that is just rude!!",
"Now that it's a thing, I'll never go to a movie without it. Having to show up half an hour early (or more) to get good seats and then guard them while your companion(s) go to the bathroom/concession stands is a barbaric way to live. I'll happily pay the extra $2 to reserve my seat, show up during the previews and not have to worry about being stuck in the back or not finding seats together. \n\n",
"Yea if we keep our legs closed our nuts squish together and it's super uncomfortable. What is the excuse for bags on chairs? ",
"Yeah, shut people out from making small talk with her/ask for her number...\n\nYou're just there to have a seat. ",
"Exactly. We didn't have an easily accessible public forum (like reddit) to post this stuff 15-20 years ago.\n\nOr maybe we did... But you get what I mean. ",
"I'm from Canada and I always put my bag on the seat next to me. Especially if it's empty. But when I see a lot of people get on or the bus starts getting full, I'll put it on my lap. It's not that big of a deal. ",
"Sunglasses, headphones, facing the window...she's fully aware of the situation. She's just being rude.",
"just ask the dumb slut to move her shit ",
"I think it has to do with timing too. Millennial is basically any adult under 35 at this point. ",
"Please take care and remember being a positive force is good for everyone, including yourself.",
"Exactly, if I sat in a seat and my option was bag on nasty floor or bag on somewhat nasty seat, I'd choose the seat.",
"Idk, I'm kinda just angry in general about the whole manspreading thing. One of my good friends goes on and on about how man spreading is a man asserting his dominance over the other people around him. I calmly tell her that it's because my nut sack needs a little space. I've rarely seen men spread eagle on a chair. She says it's rude. I said well so is not holding the door for someone or cutting in line. Of all the injustices to get upset over why is it how a man sits? Seems like a deep seated issue with gender roles and equality. Either way, a post like this just confirms the hypocrisy of those who would call out a man for spreading his legs but not a woman for setting her shit everywhere. ",
"Same in France. It's starting to be the case, but definitely not the norm.",
"If you don’t want people to sit next to you, don’t put your bags on the seat and igore them. Stare/smile at the other passengers while rubbing the seat",
"And you've no right to touch her shit.",
"You cant do this here in the philippines. Your shit will get snagged by someone from a wave of people trying to get off. \n\nHaving your stuff on the ground/your lap is a must if you dont want it stolen",
"Your last 3 replies are talking about the use of edit button and saying you replied to something that you didn't.\n\nWhy have you decided to stop talking about the subject? I think you know you can't say anything that disproves my comments.",
"Lollll, yah i did, so find it or don't. ",
"I got into an argument with a man over him not moving his bag so my kid and I could sit. He goes and says that his bag has a right to a seat. \n\nI got the tram driver involved because I was then trying to prove the point that no, your shitty bag does not have the right to a seat over a paying customer. ",
"Purse-flopping?",
"that's why you trip her on her way out.",
"If you have this on your headphones: https://i.imgur.com/LchGLZu.png always slide it to the top when you put them away too, it will make them much easier to untangle",
"I think what they mean is that it is nice to be able to move around the theatre if some loud chatty person, super tall person, etc, sits in front of you, which you can't do with reserved seating. \n\nAlso, sometimes people will reserve the seat right beside you, even when the theater isn't all that full, which is kind of weird.",
"I hate people like that.",
"[Still better than this.](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/31/15/272B12E000000578-3019615-image-a-81_1427813793997.jpg)",
"At no point did you describe a situation that makes communication impossible. ",
"Gosh, I bet your balls are huge! ",
"Most of the theaters here are making this move... And replacing the narrow, easy too close together, seats with power reclining seats that have some space between so you aren't bumping elbows with the person next to you",
"By that logic, should a guy that's manspreading to the point they're taking up 2 seats be kicked in the balls so they'll close up and free up the 2nd seat?",
"Lol do people seriously think like this? You genuinely think if this woman slapped you in the face or equivalent, you'd be able to sue her for a notable amount of money?",
"In* Be considerate to others.",
"You asked for the unit of measurement, I gave it to you, you found a way to whine about it again. See, this is how I react when people jump to defend a woman for taking up extra space, when they most likely either would have joined in, or stayed silent during the “man spreading” movement. You most likely, based on your response, would have been perfectly fine with men being the villain in those situations. Do you think the ladies who took pictures of men on the subway asked them to move their stuff first? Or did they just take the picture to be passive aggressive about it? Spoiler alert, it seems to have mostly been option 2! \n\nFace it, you asked to have the measuring scale explained, and I explained it. A man spreads out with a purpose of not being in pain. This woman did so for the selfish purpose of... well really no gain. Meaning that she is in fact worse, because at least one person has a valid reason to take up more space. You say I’m offended by the woman using the seat, but in reality I’m offended by the response to it. So many comments complaining about a picture being taken of a woman without her knowledge, yet no one cared when it was happening to men. So many comments talking about how she’s probably trying to avoid mean men who only want to hurt her by blocking the seat. But of course, no good excuses for men were allowed before. I’m offended by the sexism and hypocrisy of it, just as I would be in many situations that harm women. Equality is not a one way street. You get the same treatment as everyone else. If a man is horrible for “manspreading” and blocking the edge of a seat, then by the rating scale that made this woman would be the devil for taking the entirety of the seat.\n\n",
"And I don't get why, most millennials today aren't \"kids\" anymore.",
"I still don't get why some people have such a problem with \"man-spreading.\" I mean, for me it's sitting comfortably. (And any arguments that it's taking up room, if some asks to sit there you just sit up.)\r\r*Edit: And instead of communicating the other side, someone simply downvotes. See, this is why people can't come together: they don't talk to each other.",
"> Can you point me at anything I've said where I assumed anything about the person or in any way tried to interpret their body language? Because I made no such claims.\n\nYou didn't. You've been factual and you've made good points. Sorry if I didn't make that clearer. I was referring to the reactions of a *lot* of other people in this thread. And as I say, inconsiderate passenger behavior is very twattish and should be called out, if attempts at polite communication fail. I agree eith that.\n\nBut a lot of people were either a) hurling invective at the girl in the photo, while it's not 100% clear what the context is, or b) extrapolating from this post to write statements about perceived hypocrisy in feminism. Which OP's post title is explicitly about. \n\nI don't have a particular horse in the gender politics race. I mainly don't like the sneaky way someone has gone to the trouble of photographing a stranger and uploading the image onto the internet without their permission. \n\n\n\n\n",
"I live downtown in a major city. There is a high school downtown and about 90% of the kids do this when they get on the streetcar/light rail. There aught to be signs shaming people for this- \"Backpacks are not a passengers. Please leave seats open for other passengers.\"",
"What's \"manspreading\"?",
"I agree. Not only is that guy man spreading, he’s also sticking his legs out in the aisle to people can’t pass him. Too bad the pic doesn’t show his face so we can hunt him down. ",
"It would be a good idea to read the post 1st before making judgements, in the future.",
"Didn't read any of that guy's post beyond the first sentence so I'm not sure what else he said, but I definitely don't feel pain or significant discomfort when I put my legs together. In general, though, my balls have just never been as sensitive to pain as other guys' balls seem to be. The moral of the story: you can feel comfortable with your legs together while also having balls.",
"As an American, I think you nailed it. ",
"Sorry you're bag is tired. My 12 hour nursing shift was so easy I'll keep standing. ",
"Nothing says \"stay the fuck away from me\" more than the woman with the sunglasses. ",
"Agreed, which is what most people end up doing even thought they want to sit down. It's unfortunate to have to wonder about how someone will react to such simple human interaction",
"Being childish isn't gonna change anyone's view of you.",
"Americans are weird about personal space in property.\n\nIt's one of the only places in the world you have a legal right to protect property with force ",
"The driveway analogy doesn't work because it would take a lot of effort to track someone down and get them to move their vehicle if you're trying to get somewhere, whereas asking someone to move their bag takes zero effort.",
"Yeah- it is:\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/dtdi93h/?st=jcz938ki&sh=156485d0\n\nAnd they are completely unapologetic about it.\n\nHe says that forcing people to ask him is a \"slight deterrence\" to score himself more space.",
"How is it worse she is only taking up two seats not three?",
"It would depend on how violent she got, and how shameless I am",
"Well when you live in a town filled with meth heads asking for drugs you would put your back pack and bags next to you too",
"And if someone wants to escalate something in an environment where they're the only one who's ass can't cash the check their mouth wrote, fine. But in an enclosed space like public transport, it's likely innocent bystanders are going to get hurt. \n\nTwo guys got into it once because an emotionally disturbed one spit on the other. The spitee chose to punch the spitter. In trying to get out of the way of the punches that were flying between the two of them (I'm female and was smaller than both of them so intervening could be dangerous for me), I ended up backing into a column and hitting my head. No serious injury, but I had a bump and a sore head for awhile. \n\nIf you (general you, not specific you) want to escalate it, challenge them to freakin' pistols at dawn or something. Don't endanger other people because you want to play etiquette vigilante. ",
"We have a rude asshole for a President. Human decency and kindness is apparently passe now. ",
"Bingo",
"Yeah, but only one was given a gender specific term for any situation where they take up additional space.",
"Call your library. Mine made something for me super cheap. ",
"f train? g?\n\nanyway just say excuse me and she'll move her bags and you can sit down. this happens all the time. ",
"I could swear that Pathe (Netherlands) use to have random seating but for the life of me I can't remember properly. I guess I could google it but I'd rather want that nagging idea that it might have been true.",
"WHY IS NO ONE MENTIONING THE FACE ON THE GUYS SHORTS",
"I employed the same strategy once. Cat was too dumb to move, got sat on, and then I was the bad guy.\n",
"http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/pee_tut_03.png",
"You should have made a call on your cell describing an entitled cunt that you had to sit next to.",
"What no please don't do this as a musician, especially with other people's expensive cables be it XLR or speaker cable or AC. It's occasionally called a Roadie Knot because dumbass roadies unnecessarily put knots, pretzels, and kinks in cables and ruin them by doing it this way or the elbow wrap, when they should be just doing over-under like the professionals they are.\n\nWith thin/soft ear bud cables it's fine though because doing over under doesn't really help keep it neat with the cable being a 3 way split anyway. It's also useful for the cables on power adaptors. ",
"Child",
"its important to stay truthful. even if it gets you downvoted to hell. this post is catering to it's audience. it is biased and it needs to be treated that way. I will always point out that the emperor is not wearing any clothes.",
"On my commuter coach bus they get on and sit in the aisle seat with their bag on the window seat. Now not do you have to ask them to move their stuff, you need to ask them to move over too. ",
"Don't leave your sandwich in my seat like a dick, and problem solved!",
"Uh, it kinda looks like the seat next to the woman in glasses is empty too. ",
"There's no law against putting your stuff on the seat next to you, but we'd both agree it's courteous to refrain from doing so, no? So why does this rule not apply to posting pictures of people to public forums without their consent? ",
"It ruined this guys night. I don’t think he’s the confrontational type.",
"> I'm too old to deal with this millennial-entitled crap.\n\nAre you too old to eat shit?",
"/r/humblebrag",
"I also used to take a crowded bus every day where this was a regular occurrence and I had to ask to sit down approximately once every day. \n\nThe only time I was told \"no\" by the person was a situation a lot like this (op's pic). Small, thin girl had a bag beside her, we were in the last few rows of the bus and every single seat was taken so I said, \"excuse me, may I sit down please?\" with a smile and the girl looked at me and said \"no, I'm pregnant and the bag is heavy and having it on my lap and stomach would harm my child.\" \n\nI stood there and looked at her for about four or five seconds. She looked like she weighed less than 100lbs and, if she WAS actually pregnant, had to be less than 2 months along because her stomach was absolutely flat. I just... didn't know what to say or, as a 6'5\" dude, how to argue with her about being pregnant. So I just said \"uhhhh........ Ok?\" and stood there beside the seat. \n\nFive minutes later, after five more people had asked to sit down and she declined them all the same way, I heard a very loud *sighhhhhhhhh* and looked down to see her finally move her bag. But by then an 80-year-old man was standing beside me so I gave the seat to him. \n\nWeird encounter all around. I never saw her again so I have no idea if she was actually pregnant or if it was just a ruse she finally felt guilty about.",
"It's called airing out the crotch.",
"I always secure the neighbouring seat for my baggage. I do however immediately vacate it once someone asks. All you have to do is ask.",
"That is nothing close to what varied American generations have meant when they called us an \"equal society\". That's a long and messy story, but while it hadn't been consistent, it's never meant as you've intended it.\n\nTo respond to the content of your response- you are describing yourself as being under the force of some chemical-like reaction to mirror your treatment. Do you actually feel that? If you treated each person you interacted with nicer than they treated you, would you be contributing to a better or worse world? ",
"Leave her alone. She looks likes she's had a rough day",
"...just like how the asshole in the picture is just that. a potential asshole, not the norm. ",
"People are weird with their stuff and what they think they are entitled to. I got on a plane once, I booked the aisle seat which I prefer. Get there and a dudes in my seat. I tell him so. He insists he can sit there, he swapped seats with the woman in the row in front of him. I show him my ticket and seat number and after a lot of protesting he moved to the middle seat he swapped for, and was pretty unhappy. \n\nI’m pretty certain the woman in front conned him into giving her an aisle seat next to her friends. ",
"I work for a distributor of Sennheiser. I'm at NAMM this weekend. You here? I've heard cool things about you guys. Dont you have the Beatles Abby Road console?",
"Yeah bright light....It's to showoff those ray bans and nothing more than that. ",
"Lol.",
"it's so hard b/c we can't assume gender anymore. ",
"It's much easier to prevent other people from sitting next to you by looking at them, smiling freakishly while patting the seat next to you gently.",
"Please dont remind me.",
"He...literally just said that?\n\n>Any man spreading I've encountered, the same procedure, and almost all the time I got what I asked for without any attitude.",
"Why would you care if she's annoyed by you because she moved her stuff? You're there to ride the bus not make friends.",
"Lol, woah woah woah, off topic and defensive? Sounds like you cant actually debate the subject. ",
"This is exactly how most people feel about the manspreading issue too. It's absurd how big a deal people make about something so minuscule.",
"Completely agreed",
"If this is a legitimate concern for you, chances are you're a fucking creep. No normal person is afraid of this. ",
"Bagspreading?",
"Except for the Catholic Church.",
"Come back with something better.",
"I'm in Canada as well, and have ridden buses before and had to ask people to move their bags. Which they immediately did. It's not a big deal at all.\n\nAnd your analogy doesn't work, despite what people are saying, because asking someone to move their bags takes zero time or effort, whereas asking someone to move their car so you can get out would take time and effort.",
"Which one? The woman in the foreground with her leg sticking way out into the aisle and the massive bag jammed between her and the next passenger, or the one who thinks her bags need a seat?",
"That's why I wrote \"I think...\"",
"My solution: when I wait for the train to come, I untangle my headphones at the platform and wrap it around my hand before boarding. I seem to have better luck untangling headphones standing up than sitting down.\n\nIf I don't have the time to wait for the train to come, then I have no answer.",
"Dude just accept the fact that from an outsiders perspective, you come off as a bit of a jerk. Your replies don't actually help your case because instead of explaining your actions and what happened afterwards.\n\nYou're just making fun of uncletroll, also you didn't even bother to ask if he could move his sandwich. You just assumed the worst out of a scenario, how do you know he wouldn't have moved his sandwich if you asked them.",
"People need to start speaking up and shaming people. I do it all the time. I did it to a kid the other day who is stealing soda from in and out. Yeah I’m savage like that",
"It’s harassment if you sit next to her, and rape if you talk to her",
"I live in Chicago the police are far too busy to even care about that",
"I don't think the point was ever that \"this is what eery normal man does,\" it was more, \"this is a rude thing that some people, mostly men,\" do.",
"> I'm just interested in true equality\n\nGet out of here with that. No room for it.",
"It’s southwest. Find another seat or take that sandwich to the trash.\n\nOR!\n\nAsk the people around you, did someone forget their sandwich?\n\nNot that hard to be better than a slob who throws shit on the ground.",
"Lol that's not me. I'm quite out going. I run my own business, the public are my customers.",
"Meh, use the over under method. Much neater works well for all kinds of cables not just headphones.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=35&v=3uhfo8TrKQo",
"Yeah, you toss her shit to the floor and take a fucking seat, young skywalker",
"You need to talk to more women.",
"> People are being real mean to you in these responses. I'm pretty sure he just means that usually the buses are not that full so he has his stuff there, but there's a plethora of other seats for people to take.\n\nRead this comment:\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/dtdi93h/?st=jcz9665x&sh=b929fa18\n\nand decide for yourself. Because to me they are making it pretty damned clear they put their stuff on the seat and force people to ask specifically to try to get extra space- and that's selfish.",
"She might sue you though for damage her property",
"I do this if there are open seats. Because, well fuck holding a stupid amount of things in my lap for no reason. But as soon as seats fill up I move my stuff so someone can sit there without asking. \n\nI wouldn’t even consider for a second putting my bags on the floor. People piss and shit on those floors. \n\nAlso, I’d like to add that no, no this is not worse than a man spreading his body parts into someone else’s personal space, causing them to feel extremely uncomfortable and encroached upon. I’d rather say, “hey, can I sit there” while pointing at a bag, than “hey, can you move your body out of my space?” Come on.\n\nEdit: a word",
"[Rebuttal](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/8a/c0/51/8ac05116ca25122abe03eefc41bdc868--how-to-remove-he-he.jpg)\n\nAlternative rebuttal: enjoy your old age of yelling at kids to get off your lawn ",
"I actually tried to coin womansplaining to a virtue signalling lefty and the histrionics she demonstrated after were quite hilarious. ",
"\"Buy your own planet instead of living where arseholes live, then. Ever think about that?\"",
"What if she yells rape?",
"This looks like an A train, also not a rush hour one...I’m sure if someone wanted to sit there, they’d ask. And as for the guy standing there, I do that all the time, very often right next to a wide open seat, because unless I’m taking it all the way to JFK or something, I’d prefer not to rub my clothes up against all that sweaty subway seat plastic. I mean you can wash your hands anywhere but laundry in NYC is quite the ordeal. Standing is not so bad. Gotta keep your jeans fresh if you want to make it through 2 weeks and one wash.",
"It's 2018, sadly that means tapping a girl on the shoulder without prior notorized written consent to tap her shoulder in triplicate is rape. ",
"That's what I figured.",
"Eh, I imagine public transport is already a major worry for them, so this isn't really adding much more to that. Hell, even if they did sit down they'd probably just spend the entire time worrying about what the other passenger was thinking about them. ",
"Not really. It is only okey if there are plenty of other empty seats. If its crowded, putting your bag on the seat next to you (or sitting on the hallway side) is pretty scumbaggy thing to do.",
"How is this on r/pics?",
"Especially because she knows to keep her bags under her seat when there’s a lot of people on the train",
"For some reason people in this thread thinks she'll never in a million years agree to move her stuff, sounds like Americans.",
"I have big, muscular thighs and have to sit with my legs open or I will have to lift my nuts and sit them on my tights. Which isn't very pleasant to others. You may not have to but that doesn't mean others don't.",
"It's not a crowded train in the picture. So I don't know where you got that idea. It's one guy who is standing. \n\nFor all we know there may be a free seat directly behind him but he prefers to stand. Or perhaps she has been listening to a podcast she enjoys for a few stops and hasn't noticed that the other seats are now full.\n\nIt's just a bag. Tap her on the shoulder and ask her to move it.",
"Okay, so lets say I own a jail and you are born in said jail. You have no way to get out of jail unless you do what i want you to do. However, i could decide to change the system and free you or at least make it much easier to attain freedom. In your mind, your lack of freedom is your own fault because how could you expect independence/freedom to come from outside, in my mind the jailer is at fault. However, since you are conservative, i know you love people being jailed for no reason so you probably really like the idea of people being born in jail.\n\n\nDid ya get it now????.....!?!!!!.!.° because you should be seeing two of these comments, but maybe you can't!!!!!!!😣😣😢😭😭😭",
"Found the guy who creates a lot of minor burdens for his fellow human beings all day long because it's not a big deal.\n\nPart of being an empathetic and considerate person is anticipating other people's needs and working together to minimize every inconvenience, no matter how small.\n\nYou don't know what issues someone might have that make it difficult to ask for a seat. Just ask bro? No. The world isn't that simple. Get your head out of your ass.",
"I'm reading some of the other posts about Americans saying what they would do in this situation, so if it's any consolation, I think the loud and rude stereotype certainly holds.",
"What is manspreading? I can’t keep up with all the constantly changing micro aggressions of men towards women.",
"That a easy target ",
"What rights would I need? It's not illegal to grab her stuff and put them on the floor. You didn't steal them and you didn't damage them.",
"If it’s just a “friend” sure! If they’re family or coworkers then you just got labeled as a target. Best to kill them and burry them in the desert.",
"I live in a busy city and literally see males do this every day. ",
"That’s some great advice Mr. u/Ima_Grab_Yo_Snatch",
"The PSA I personally saw on the NY subway was explicitly addressed to males, and it was posted in the context of other PSAs addressing other issues that were not gender specific (something like, \"no loud music, no food, dudes, stop spreading.\") This was about a year and a half ago.",
"Rude in which way? I'm interested ",
"If you're uncomfortable with public transportation, don't use it. I understand your reasoning for it, but it doesn't give you the right to have some sort of special treatment when everyone is paying the same for a service. Either pay extra or make other arrangements. ",
"huh? its how conversations work, no?",
"I know that's the reason I man'spread as wide as I humanly can. To keep away all the creeps.",
"I have to admit that this thread seems more a comment on the awkwardness of the photographer than the rudeness of the girl sat down.\n\nWhen I get on a bus or train I will sit down with my bag next to me - I sure as hell am not leaving it in the track at the front I can only half see, and when there is an empty seat next to me I see no point in having myself into the corner underneath my bag.\nWhen the bus fills up, then I consider moving my bag of there are no other seats left. If I have forgotten, is gotten entrusted in a book or something? A polite 'can I sit here' and I will shift it straight away.\n\nThe assumption here is seemingly that 'this person is an entitled jerk' without trying to go to the slightest effort yourself first, since then you would lose the lovely rent your have created to shun a generation and bitch on social media.. ",
"> move bitch!\n\nGet out the way!",
"r/madlads",
"No, men who live in cities never use bags because bags are for womz. Obviously. ",
"Right...",
"Ok, but just because she doesn't want you to sit there doesn't mean she won't let you.\n\nShe's not obligated to be inviting. No one is. But part of being polite is that we all both put aside our wants and understand the wants of others. ",
"So what you’re telling me is that you don’t need to sit that way.",
"May i?\n\nI have a boyfriend!",
"It's not a sign of the times. There's been inconsiderate asshole time immemorial and people have been saying \"sign of the times\" all along. ",
"If this is how your interactions with women go, maybe you should take a long hard look at yourself here",
"> Oh my it takes time to say \"excuse me\" boo hoo hoo.\n\nWow- you're rude _and_ lack comprehension skills.\n\nIt takes time to say \"excuse me\" and then it takes time for you to more your crap- all the while 50 people are trying to get into or out of a subway car. multiplied by a bunch of rude people such as yourself and it snowballs into delays. But people like you are selfish and don't care.",
"Ha and likewise sorry for my overreaction to your comment, I get heated too easily lmao",
"In a big city this is a good way to get your shit stolen",
"“Your shit doesn’t need it’s own seat. Move it so I can sit.”",
"How much money do you think crazy subway riders even have?",
"Smooth as sandpaper.",
"If more ass holes lost friends instead of people just taking their shot there would be less assholes... people just want to believe their friends aren’t as shit as hey are.",
"No one called it a great inconvenience. Are there any other arguments you wish I'd made? To make your case easier?",
"Haha here in europe (belgium) there's the seat's number where you're supposed to sit on but everybody just sits wherever they want.",
"Yeah, you could just ask her to move her stuff, but the point is she shouldn't have put it there in the first place. I can't think of any other reason why she would do that other than not wanting anyone beside her.",
"Sounds a little rapey",
"Admittedly, I'm having trouble seeing how it's selfish if he's willing to move it, but others aren't able to just politely ask for the seat. You've got to speak up for your needs to be known, he isn't the only one with agency.",
"I'm telling him not to try to make everyone seem like they have the worst intentions at all times. Don't see how that's a bad thing.",
"It's not that she doing it for social reasons she doing it because she want her shit to take up an extra seat. When I take the bus people sit next to me I don't need to socialize with them just cause they're next to me",
"No, it's not. they said they'd move it when asked in one comment and would move it if it was a full bus in another. those things can be mutually exclusive.",
"Well...it's a picture for one.",
"Reddit is a cesspool of sexism and basic misunderstanding of gender equality. It's disgusting.",
"Bag Blocking. Purse Poaching. Tote Squatting. ",
"Why do you assume that? I keep hearing people say it, and my guess is that you and others haven't rode trains too much.\n\nOften when you get on the train there are many open seats. Take my morning commute, for example. When I get on the train it's about 1/4 full. I put my work bag on the seat next to me and spread my legs out, sometimes even taking up 3 seats. However, as the train reaches more stops, the seats start to fill up. When it gets to the point where there aren't many seats left, *then* I move my bag onto my lap. But before that, I'm completely comfortable leaving my bag there even if someone is standing right over me, because they could easily pick any other seat. \n It's very possible that this woman was doing that and she simply spaced out. It's also completely possible that there are plenty of open seats on the train.",
"Lol good job completely fabricating a story in your head and then using it as a justification for her selfishness. Keep up the good work.",
"The worst examples are when they pick their bag up for you to sit next to them, but still take up more than half the seat because they are sitting so far away from the wall for no discernible reason. They are pushing you off the seat and you can clearly see 20cm between them and the wall.",
"Lol, every time I see some asshole defending dudes claiming territory and shoving people out of seats next to them all bow legged some guy pops up like this, about how maybe the people that don’t do this aren’t REAL manly men like themselves. Pathetic. You can keep your legs in one seat dude, nobody’s legs or testicles are that big.",
"Look I'm a fan of being comfortable, and talking to people on the subway to ask them to move things is the last thing I want to do sometimes, but I very much disagree that this is worse than manspreading.\n\n1. Women are harassed on public transportation way more frequently than men. This acts as a minor deterrent, because then they have to at least talk to you before getting within touching distance.\n2. Asking a woman (or man) to move their shopping bags is much less frightening than asking a man who's trying to assert dominance to squeeze his balls between his legs.\n3. Sometimes you just have a lot of shit to carry, but your balls are never too big to sit with your legs unspread (unless you're on the way to the hospital).",
"Ha I thought the bad thing was the tangled earphones ",
"Yeah she looks hot ",
"Yeah, because she probably doesn't want to get hit on/make small talk. But you're not doing that you're just asking her to move her stuff. It's a very common thing to do on public transportation of asking if they can move their stuff so you can sit down. ",
"At least two reasons for me. More confortable and in a public transit it is more stable way to sit.\n",
"You shouldn’t have to ask but it shouldn’t be a big deal if you do. I make my kids get up (and I will too if I need to) if I see someone who needs a seat of course I also let people with a few items cut in the grocery line. It just makes me feel happy, makes their day better, and I figure I’m banking some sweet real life karma points which are better than gold. ",
"Yeah, I totally do the same. No issue putting your stuff on a seat in a half full train, it’s leaving it there as it fills that’s a problem. ",
">The worst thing I've ever heard \"man spreading\" accused of being was inconsiderate\n\nLol..",
"People are only as friendly as you are for the most part.",
"AMC in San Francisco has it. Best thing ever, especially when reserved seats are usually upgraded with automatic reclining and deep cushions. ",
"Do you have any Grey Poupon?",
"I would have stared hard directly in the eyes......blinked....\"Your eyes are loveliest shade of shit brown\".",
"There are so many choices of headphones and in ear monitoring that sound great. Either way, a good pair of wired headphones will always trump a great pair of BT headphones simply for the compression BT does to the sound.",
"I refuse to believe the commentators here are anything but Americans, in Europe we see this shit *every. fucking. day* and all you have to do is ask nicely if you can sit down, 99/100 they'll move their bag. \n\nSee it has to be Americans because they're basically virgins to trains.\n",
"This is where others need to get involved. When you see somebody being a C-U-Next-Tuesday, to somebody else like that. As a 3rd party you can politely ask them to move, or jump right to the indirect public shaming: say aloud, \"Man it sure is rude when people hold down seats with their stuff! Don't you guys hate it when people are so rude?!\" \n\nI think most of the time headphones are a ploy... people dont usually have it turned up enough to not hear whats going on around them. They just want you to think they do to avoid interaction.",
"Ugh bareskin on subway seats 😱",
"I’m in S.Korea right now and I love reserved seating. Also, they have the best flavored popcorn.",
"I paid for a seat on a flight, not to figure out who's missing a sandwich. ",
"I agree, I commute every day and this is just not a common grievance. It’s much more annoying (and more common) for people to lean their entire body against the pole, or rush into the train before anyone has a chance to get off, or (my personal peeve) rush in and then stop dead just inside the door so you’re stuck on the platform right behind them. ",
"I understand the solution, I'm saying the problem shouldn't have been created in the first place. \n\nLike, telling someone not to fart in your face. I shouldn't have to ask you not to do something you shouldn't do in the first place. I *will* do it, but fuck you for making me.",
">would interfere or tend to interfere with the operation of the Authority's transit system or the comfort of other passengers\n\nfalse",
"it might do you better to actually make a point to begin with rather than stating a fact with little context and then complaining about downvotes\n\nfwiw, i agree with you, but its not this post only. its the nature of reddits voting system, always has been",
"If they’re rude enough to sit there, then why worry about offending them by just leaving? Are they going to chase you around the bus, sitting next to you every time?",
"Exactly this. I’ve done this a few times, and I don’t think I’m an asshole. ",
">I think millennials get a bad rap because our group of shitty people are just louder than other generations groups\n\n^ This.\n\nAs someone of generation X, I'll agree with this.\n\nThe whole fad of complaining about \"adulting\" doesn't help matters, though. You're supposed to become an adult. I'll take being an adult over being a child any day.",
"\"But that probably goes for both of us.\"",
"A made up word to harass men in public.",
"I’ve seen people on commuter trains to and from London sit on peoples stuff after they refused to move it. They are lucky to have a seat, don’t be a dick and take up another one on a busy train. ",
"This is not true. However, you indeed have abnormally small balls.",
"I don't see this as being as horrible as others might. Some people have bad anxieties and can't deal with being that close to a stranger for various reasons. Some women are especially scared of unknown men. She was there first and the seats are pretty small. There's a reason they have hand rails for standing. Also, she has two big bags and is legitimately using the space. Even if she wasn't, some people need more personal space to feel safe. Y'all shouldn't he so hard on her. ",
"If the transport is barely full, **who cares**? They should be able to put their stuff on the seat when there are few people there. You know why? Because there are more seats! Your anxiety disorder doesn't take precedence over the way things work in the real world. Sorry you can't ask someone to move, but you ever consider that maybe you shouldn't take public transport if you can't cope with this **extremely** common and easily solved problem?",
"If someone picked up this chicks bags and set them on the floor, she would have no legal right to use force to stop that.",
"Look at her body language. She’s definitely going to give you some attitude. And maybe even react negatively to you touching her. ",
"If you tap her on the shoulder and say \"move your shit lady\" she won't move her shit. What's with Reddit and the need to be so damn rude?",
"No one complains about somebody having wide shoulders. Not like you are doing that on purpose. It’s when assholes are literally spread eagle claiming two seats, or infringing/pushing into your seat with their legs. It’s just a disregard for personal space. If you can’t sit next to someone without pushing their legs out to the side, maybe just stand. The fact that you guys can stand without being all bow-legged seems to prove that you are capable of keeping your legs straight.",
"I had something similar happen - a bit came off my shoe and I didn't feel it come off (it was snowy). This big guy came running after me, I didn't hear him because I had headphones on, he tapped me on the shoulder and I screamed my head off. I felt really bad! Since then I've stopped walking around with headphones on.",
"You’re both wrong. It’s not fair for you to say that. I know you’re saying you didn’t actually mean the worst but that is what your first comment implied. Every country has their bad people you cannot use that against the rest of the country. \n\nAnd other dude he’s just a jackass and he’s one of our bad bunch fuck him ",
"Split hairs much? By data, I assume they mean transferring files. \n\nBT is crap. No matter how you slice it even 1/2 a foot away the difference between wired and even wifi vs Bluetooth is miles better.",
"When a guy sits down, leans back, and spreads his legs. Literally.",
"Oh noooooo normal social interactions are ruining everyones day in a situation that doesn't happen 90% of the time...oh whatever shall we do with that lost 30 seconds....",
"No, but if you want something you shouldn't expect people to read your mind. There is no problem with someone asking someone to politely move and them reciprocating and no harm done to anyone.",
">That is nothing close to what varied American generations have meant when they called us an \"equal society\".\n\nAlright, so whatever. I get that we aren't an equal society, but what is that phrase? Be the change you want to see? It starts with each individual person. I live by my ethos and morals, and you live by yours. \n\n\n>If you treated each person you interacted with nicer than they treated you, would you be contributing to a better or worse world?\n\nI just said I treat people initially in a polite manner. But some people don't respond to kindness and they mistake kindness for weakness. In that case, you're dealing with a savage. The only thing savages understand is things that affect them directly. Like if I had thrown her things down the bus, that's her who is directly being affected. Would I be contributing to a better world in that case? Probably. Because maybe she wouldn't make the mistake of being selfish and using up an entire two seats on a crowded bus next time because she remembers the unpleasant experience. If I had just said ok and gone on to just stand, that appeasement *enables* her shitty behavior. \n",
"Just ask her to move the stuff ffs.",
"> but now you just look like a twat.\n\nYup, I'll leave it up too. brainfart.",
"Wait, is this comment suggesting that the majority of the \"#metoo\" posters weren't actually sexually assaulted/harassed?",
"I've never had it go that far; I've never been above being the bigger asshole though, and I could see myself sitting on her bag to make a point. Of course it depends on if you are dealing with crazy also. Though that's normally apparent at step one.\n\nAll that said, I hate sitting next to strangers, and avoid public transportation like it's the plague. Something as crowded as OP's pic, I'd either walk or get a taxi.",
"When you forgot the spread, you have to improvise.",
"Very mature and well reasoned- you'll go far in life :)\n\nSeriously- You could have addressed the delays argument I made. You could have addressed the legality argument. You could have made countless intelligent arguments- but nope- you went with a stick figure cartoon.\n\nJust own your selfishness. Say it- \"Hey- I'm selfish and I don't care what you think!\" because that really is your argument. There is simply no other reason for putting your bag on the seat instead of just putting it on the floor between your legs or in the overhead racks where it belongs.",
"Why put your bags on the seat anyway? Why not put it on the ground like the woman in front of her? People who do that obviously do not care about others.",
"I'm a people watcher too",
"Or maybe she's just listening to an interesting podcast and hasn't noticed that the train is now more full than when she got on board...?",
"Just so you know there are much better theaters than this. I haven't been to a movie in years that didn't have reserved wide recliner seats and non-sticky floors. I know they still exist but they've gotten a pretty big overhaul here recently.",
"While I've already said I'd normally not deem it worth the effort, if I was in a situation where I thought it was worth the effort, I'd probably not care what anyone else thought. I'm not antisocial but I'm not always going to sacrifice my well-being because someone else is annoyed, that's unreasonable to expect.\n\nAlso, my response would be mostly me moving their things, not up and hitting them or anything.",
">you're scared little bitch\n\nNo, not at all. Not only am I not, but I can also use grammar.\n\nI don't need a Support Group. I am a Big Boy. However, I am very, very careful about interactions with women I don't know.",
"What I see: A chick that hogs up a seat with her bags, plugs in her ear buds and stares out the window all to ignore the fact that she is being inconsiderate.\n\nAnd maybe that granny in the back that is hawking her was trying to put the moves on her. There is scissor lust in those old eyes.",
"Well, time to fly across the country to Long Island City.",
"The point of the post is to point out the hypocrisy of women saying manspreading is bad",
"No, it's baloney.",
"Bravo! ",
"You could always pick up her bag and put it on the ground in front of her.",
"I genuinely can't tell if this is sarcasm or not.",
"I agree. I do the exact same thing. If no one sits next to me then I'll put my bag on the seat.",
"Sounds like a milder version of [this guy](http://i.imgur.com/g9mkDSi.gif).",
"I like my balls chocolate and salty",
"Pay extra? I just go online and but the tickets, pick my seat then show up 10 minutes after the movie starts to skip all the commercials and sit down.",
"It's a real coin toss. Immediately moving her stuff without trying to talk to her would be an overtly aggressive move. Making a simple effort to ask her to move it would be the wise choice. If she refuses, then you can politely and non-verbally tell her to go fuck herself by putting it on the ground yourself. \n \nWhether you ask her first or not, there's about a 10% chance of her starting an altercation, an 50% chance of her making a bitchy passive-aggressive comment and then tweeting that someone's molesting her, a 30% chance that she says nothing at all, and a 10% chance that she actually apologizes for having her stuff in the way.",
"much oppressed.",
"Lots of people put headphones on in public. Not all of them are avoiding interaction. Some just like to listen to something.\n\nEven if somebody is avoiding interaction, it doesn't mean you can't still seek interaction. I don't wanna talk to people on the subway either, I'm still being talked to on the subway. And I'd prefer they do it to tell me something important.\n\nIf for whatever reason you can't ask for permission to upload photos or videos of people, you should just default to not doing it.",
"If you want private space don't travel using public transport. Quick access my ass. Idiots. ",
"Happens hundreds and probably thousands of times every single day in NYC. And the problem isn't 30 seconds- it's 30 seconds times multiple people times multiple stops. My bus could easily be 10 minutes earlier if people stopped doing this.\n\nBut hey- keep pretending I haven't explained this stuff several times already.",
"I don't really follow new slang terms. I really hadn't thought about what manspreading was, but I knew it related to public transit, so I assumed it was shit like this. Keep Portland weird, amirite?\n\n> At about 7 a.m. that day, Walter had ejaculated into the hair of a bus passenger, police said. They believe he's attacked two other women in the same way in the last three weeks and that there may be other victims.\n\nhttp://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/05/portland_police_say_trimet_bar.html\n\nI don't have a dick or balls, but if you make room for people when the train/bus gets full, no worries. If you can't perhaps you ought to stand to maximize seating space.",
"Well who knows we don’t know her situation maybe she likes the space for reasons we don’t know. But I agree if there are ppl standing then it’s polite to offer up the seat. ",
"Well, if you're doing it on public transport/transit, you're willing to take the chance that your transport/transit etiquette vigilante fantasy might escalate to the physical in a small steel tube or tin can or train/subway station, which are often located near tracks. \n\nWhich if you want to fight it out, by all means, challenge each other to a duel or something. At dawn or something in a secluded place, where no innocent bystanders will be involved. \n\nBut the innocent bystanders around you might not appreciate getting knocked down (especially if it's on to subway or train tracks) or accidentally punched or getting backed into a column and hitting their head. Source: Backed into a column trying to get out of the way of 2 guys punching each other during a commute. Hit head, no serious injury, but bump and soreness for awhile. Also once got knocked to the ground as a bouncer was trying to eject fighting guys in a bar. Again, no serious injury, people helped me up and bought me a drink.\n\nEven if it doesn't get violent, if it gets close to it, the bus driver or train operator has to call the police. Now x amount of people are pissed that you playing out your transport/transit vigilante fantasy means the rest of us are stuck here or have to find another way to get home. \n\nEven if you don't injure us or cost us extra hours of our lives, we don't want to freakin' hear it when there are easier and better ways you could have handled someone's transport/transit rudeness. As in using your words and telling them you'd like to sit down or asking them to please move their bag. \n\n",
"Bingo!",
"Same difference. You either tell them to move and you're rude for being forceful and commanding, you're too polite and require their explicit permission and approval, or somewhere in between.",
"You're on the edge between millennial and generation Z, as some definitions say gen Z is people that don't remember 9/11 as it happened (so as early as ~95/96 and after) or those simply born after 9/11. But since you're on the edge it's really hard to tell. I was born in 94, and barely remember 9/11 happening so am considered millennial but I don't identity with many of the millennial markers, so idk either.",
"ITT: People who have made a snap judgment of this person and her worth. They have no idea of anything besides what they see in the picture. There could be empty seats behind the person taking the photo. She could have been assaulted, she may have a social phobia. She might have gotten on work there was no nobody and then didn't realize that there were people wanting a seat, because she is lost in her own thought. Has someone when asked? Nobody here has a clue, but hey let's just string her up anyways, so we can feel better about ourselves, cause we would never do such a thing as that. ",
"There is definitely a deficit among the Baby Boomers of those who actually grew *up* as they grew old. Look at the President their demographic elected.",
"(Think it's a girl but I'm not quite sure)",
"My biggest pet peeve... Oblivious inconsiderate ppl... She needs a slap ",
"In other words, if your bag is preventing somebody from sitting down without asking you first, you're being rude. If there are still other open seats left for them to use, not a big deal.\n\nPersonally if I get on an empty subway car I'll put my bag on the next seat. But will put it in my lap as the car starts to fill up anticipating that someone will need the seat soon.",
"Depending on the undergarments, it can be quite uncomfortable, however unless you have have mondo testicles and you're really trying to squeeze them between your thighs, it shouldn't hurt :shrug:",
"Is it when you as a normal person just ask: \"May I sit here please?\"",
"You can move if there are empty seats",
"A lot of theaters in the USA charge $1-$2 extra per ticket to buy online. ",
"This is blatantly false. Go read a book.",
"Yeah- that's not even remotely what he has implied in that or subsequent comments- but lie to yourself if it makes you happy.",
"Okay, so if it's not an inconvenience then what IS the problem?",
"\"Kids.... Glad I never was one.\"",
"It's when someone (a man, usually) spreads their legs out and takes up more than their allotted space. ",
"LOL, just pointing out how much Reddit likes to jump on posts that counter the \"narrative\" of feminism. This seems evident to me, and I don't think anyone could honestly dispute it. You'll downvote me either way, so I might as well go full speed down the unpopular road here.\n\nLet's start with the false equivalence. \"Mansplaining\" and the like are silly terms and easy to mock, but regardless of your or my personal approval, they also describe an existent sociological pattern - just like \"patriarchy\" isn't just some feminist buzz word, but in fact a defining feature of western civilization. You're already downvoting aren't you, lol.\n\nLet's step back. Anecdotal \"rudeness\" is not the issue here - anyone can be a jackass. The fact that \"sometimes women do it too!\" is pretty irrelevant to a broader sociopolitical context, and does not make the \"point\" that you think it does. Just like the fact that black people can be racist doesn't somehow invalidate the reality of systemic, institutional racism. Think of it as the difference between micro and macro. No, I'm afraid you can't downvote me twice :P\n\nBeing a culture that reflects on its history and makes (slow, difficult, sometimes bloody) progressive moves isn't a bad thing, and it isn't a threat to you. It isn't an attack on men, or whiteness, or Christmas, or whatever the fuck the next rightwing ideological war will be. It's simply trying to shift dynamics, policies, attitudes, etc. for America's ongoing project of expanding liberty. Do some ideological young people go a bit far with it? Sure. Young people go too far with everything, that is the beauty of being young. It's also often the main engine that drives real change. The pendulum swings back to center, and we take another baby step forward.\n\nThere will always be regressive and insecure people who take wide cultural criticism as a personal affront, and who try to \"flip the script\" and make it seem like those who try to be aware and to work for better things are somehow \"the problem.\" These people are uncomfortable with change, which is unfortunate for them because change is unavoidable. These people often have heavily ingrained prejudices that most of the democratic world would consider bigotry.\n\nI'm not going to make assumptions about why you, specifically, are having such an absurd reaction to a non-contextual picture on the internet. I also won't pretend that Reddit *isn't* a hive of anti-woman attitudes, regressive trolls, and misguided resentment against \"social justice\", fueled by bullshit cherry-picking and reactionary self-victimization.\n\nNow. In my experience, shopping bags aren't a significant or frequent problem on public transit. \"Man-spreading\" though is prevalent and noticeable. I mean, sometimes you have to practically sit in the dude's fucking lap before he moves over an inch so you can squeeze into a seat. It's common and annoying, and I say that as a man myself.\n\nThe real question here is, why even compare these things? Why insist on an equivalence from the \"opposite\" sex? Complicated question. I think men get defensive about critiques of sexism, disparate standards, the #metoo movement, etc. They feel at odds with the other gender, and this gets worse the more unhappy and disconnected a person is. They wrongly internalize social criticism as a personal attack, rather than use it as a jumping off point for understanding the world around them and developing *empathy* - that magical, frequently missing ingredient.\n\nAnd of course there are people who willfully refuse to acknowledge the realities of inequality - either through personal bias or bad information - and use posts like this to *distract* and *deflect* from those issues. Sexism is real, man. It isn't a tumblerista femi-nazi invention. \"Man-splaining\" is real, and I can even remember specific moments of realizing this phenomenon years before we had a name for it. \"Man-spreading\" is real, and as mentioned, very annoying. Shopping bags are real too, and so are oblivious and self-absorbed people. I think it's necessary to separate wide-ranging social/historical criticism from factoids and examples that support how you'd *like* to feel.",
"I'm not speaking out of total ignorance here; I've got HD280s and cheapo Grados already. The fact is my NAD C272/C162 with Totem Rainmakers stomp the shit out of both of them, and nicer models of headphones I've tried.\n\nMusic just wasn't made to be mashed against your ears, they need more of a medium to travel through than half an inch of air.\n\nMy point is mostly that headphones and mp3s destroy enough quality that the difference between wireless and wired is negligible. That entire argument is a joke.\n\nAfter trying B&O's Bluetooth options and comparing to their wired headphones, wireless headphones can hold up with basically anything wired assuming it's going into a phone full if compressed music.",
"Apparently you don’t have experience with external genitalia. ",
"Sure, I just get a hand full of my post gym nut sweat before I make contact with anything on public transit like some fucking degenerate. If you do that then youre nasty. ",
"Being born in jail is not a consequence of your actions. Not having enough money to live on your own is a function of income and price, and income is influenced by your own actions. That is why you bear some responsibility for not moving out yet aren't responsible for your imprisonment when you can't break free.\n\nRemember that I've stated living at home is not explained simply from deficiencies in millennials. But to insist millennials will be dependent *only* until something outside of them changes is not independence at all. For example, if you are given a free house you aren't moving out because of independence, you are moving out because you're not specifically dependent on your parents. You're still dependent. And it's something much better learned in your 20s than 40s.",
"This is Reddit. What you are saying would literally never happen on this site. Ever. ",
"No, I don't think about that because it's pretty irrational, just like your situation where you purposely aggravate your anxiety through highly avoidable actions. If you can't sit next to a person without freaking out then buy a car or bike. Problem solved. Pretty sure no one **actually** wants to sit next to a spastic like yourself.",
"> It's not difficult or scary to ask someone to move their bags.\n\nIt is for me. If that's something that you're able to do naturally, well done, but if I found the courage to do it at all I would probably be thinking about it for the rest of the day. \n\nSocial anxiety is real, yo. ",
"> obviously do not care about others.\n\nI have trouble with this statement. You're judging someone on a photograph with a distinct lack of context. ",
"\"Convenience fee\" usually. Fucking bullshit.",
"r/nothingeverhappens",
"only ppl who cant sit without man spreading are extremely obese... so you should probly lose weight instead of inconveniencing others",
"She could say she felt threatened or something not that I think it would ever happy.\n\n",
"No one said it was a great inconvenience, We didn't say it wasn't an inconvenience. \n\nI recommend reading things twice when you get confused.",
"Illegal? Now THAT is weird.",
"If \"everyone\" assumed that based on the words you wrote, maybe there's an issue with the words you wrote.\n\n\"I'm too old to deal with this millennial-entitled crap\" was probably what did it for me.",
"So all those people I've seen get tickets for this were imagined? Huh!\n\nSorry to break it to you but people can be, and are, ticketed for putting packages on seats.",
"I was getting tired of tangled headphones and ended up watching this video. It takes just a few seconds when you get used to it and I never have to worry about tangled wires anymore. ",
"You really are one of those people no one can stand. An obnoxious human who is offended over the stupidest of things. Look at how many comments you have wasted here to simply cry over a non issue that many have explained that you are simply whining over for your own perceived slight.",
"Your well being? Standing? Really?\n\nAnd yeah, when they're holding onto those things, it might be a bit difficult to extract them without using force. And they're *going* to hold on to them if some stranger starts picking them up.",
"> Edit - apparently this also applies to Manspreading. That's fine but I really don't care, and don't understand why it keeps getting brought up. \n\nPeople dislike sexism - which the whole \"manspreading\" business quite clearly is - so people bring it up.",
"It's great for parents. The theater my wife and I like is close to my office, so when we secure a babysitter, I swing by in the morning and grab tickets to save the convenience fee. Then we only need to show up a few minutes before the movie starts in the evening. It's awesome. ",
"and yet: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/dtdo4o6/?context=3",
"Tbh I don't blame her one bit. ",
"It's not called manspreading it's just called being an asshole and taking up a bunch of seats \n\n\nEdit: A bunch of incel shit in controversial wew lad",
"the fact that I reach out like this means I have faith in humanity, or atleast that I want to. I want people to have the ability to self-regulate.",
"Too bad this is a public service, I ask nicely if I could sit down and if they say no (and its crowded and I'm tired) your bags are going on the floor lol",
"> It's not a big deal at all\n\nYeah, never said it was a big deal.\n\n> And your analogy doesn't work, despite what people are saying, because asking someone to move their bags takes zero time or effort, whereas asking someone to move their car so you can get out would take time and effort.\n\nNot sure what your argument is here bro. Moving something takes time and effort. Moving a car, moving a piece of paper, moving your ass. They all take time and effort. Of course moving a car takes **more** time and effort but that's not the point I was making.",
"It's not about pain, it's about natural position. The way men's hip bones are shaped naturally points the legs out, whereas women's hipbones naturally point inwards. If a man sits and doesn't think about it, he is way more likely to sit with his legs pointed outwards. It's not about dominance, or egotism, or self agrandizement. Just plain natural body shapes. ",
"Oh great now I have to put manspread into the fucking google. I can't keep up with all these made up words.",
"I don't see any meth heads riding NYC subway in the morning and asking for drugs.",
"Exactly ",
"i think this might be on the L, and there are these sloped bumps on which certain seats are propped on. which means her feet aren't on the seat, they're on the part of the \"floor\" that is bumped up. you can see that her feet are lower than the actual seat the girl in blue is sitting on",
"I'm not saying manspreading is okay, just saying. It's better than taking up a whole fucking seat with an inanimate object. Both are shit tier things to do but I also think %99 of people doing this just have little self awareness and would probably politely move their bag or legs if politely asked. They would probably even apologize. But 2018 people are apparently too afraid to just talk to people so passive aggressively take photos and complain about it online later. ",
"Will get arrested and fined.",
"Double douche bagging*\n\nTo be exact",
"You have to directly touch your shit to adjust it? Dudes have been figuring out how to surreptitiously readjust their balls since we invented society, catch up already",
"I'm sure they are, but you just linked the policy which states that it's acceptable to do so depending on the circumstances.",
"I was on a train in China once and of course it was super crowded. At one of the stops this shabbily dressed guy straight up went up between two women sitting and sat on top of both of them like they weren’t there. They were so disgusted that they both got up and walked away ",
"You don't know enough from the picture to determine whether she's even behaving badly though. You don't know how crowded the car is, you don't know if anyone has already asked her to move her stuff, so why are you assuming the worst?",
"Can't you just sit next to her with it in your lap? All of this is moot on a not full train but if people are standing it's courteous.",
"Yeah I don't remember 9/11 happening in the slightest. I was 2.",
"Exactly, I go with, \"I'd like to sit, please\". Followed with a smile and thank you. If they roll their eyes, so what? It's not like their eyes are going to roll out of their head and slowly strangle me or anything.",
"\"Do you mind moving your bags?\"\n\"Do you mind closing your legs?\"",
"I'll definitely give it a try, I hate when the wire curls over time. And I'll probably start adding /s to my comments.",
"Out the window I say.",
"Oh if it’s only enforced in the event there’s an argument then that’s fine. ",
"Then we are talking past each other.",
"The guy who is bitching about asking someone to move their shit is calling me immature lol\n\nI'm not selfish but I sure don't care what you think. I'll go over it anyway though since I'm procrastinating on some shit, you know how it is.\n\nThe public transport in my metro area doesn't have overhead racks, so there's the reason I won't use those. The floor is sticky with mysterious fluids so there's the reason I'm not putting my stuff on the floor. Putting stuff on the seat is as illegal as drinking a soda, so your illegality argument is stupid. Did I miss anything?",
"There is no implication here. He flat out said, in two comments, that he'd move his stuff if necessary or asked. Where are you getting this other narrative from?",
"Based on my personal experience in their countries, move to the Netherlands over Germany. Don't be fooled here, Germans are much colder culturally than (North) Americans. Dutch people seemed comparable to Northern Midwestern Americans (Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc). Basically the notoriously \"nice to other people\" states. \n\nGermany has a dope solar energy program though, not sure about the Netherlands.\n\nNaturally, I spent more time in urban environments when traveling, so my experience is limited to that. Not sure about the friendliness of rural folk I those countries. ",
">when all else fails, use le maymay",
"Lol wtf",
"Yeah I do too. Same for when it comes to driving, they seem to not care about anyone else but themselves.",
"A) A NYC subway car can go from empty to full in one stop. Waiting for people to move packages causes delays.\n\nB) If the subway or bus was 50% full and everyone took an extra seat- it would be 100% full- how is that acceptable?\n\nC) What the hell is wrong with the floor between your legs or the overhead rack on the bus?\n\nD) The post I referenced was obviously a person who said they were doing it not because the bus wasn't full- but because they specifically wanted people to sit next to someone else- just not them.\n",
"I see why you're confused. You're assuming I don't have a way of contacting said person. In my comment, I mentioned that the person would be cool with moving it if asked which assumes I have a way of contacting them. Sorry you didn't get that.\n\nMoving a bag doesn't take zero effort. It takes some effort, albeit very little but effort non-the-less. Don't get sidetracked with the differences in effort in the analogy. Analogies by nature are imperfect so it's important to focus on the core meaning and not some small minute detail in a flawed analogy.",
"Ah yes, another thing Millennials apparently killed. The death toll is staggering. \n\nIt’s not like Boomers have been selfish assholes in the past! Nope, just the Millennials.\n\nSorry, I just really get annoyed when I see that because you seem to not realize that the generation before you said the *same exact things* about you, and their generation before them did it, and the generation before theirs. \n\n“Kids these days. No respect!“\n\nNah, humans in general suck. It really has nothing to do with what arbitrary generational groups people stick you in. ",
"Cunting",
"> It's becoming the norm though. \n\nJust because it's ubiquitous in the largest city in the country doesn't make it the norm elsewhere. It's certainly expanding, but the majority of local theaters in average sized cities still have non-reservable seats. ",
"Nah, was just describing how the scenario in OPs image possibly would have played out in our *modern times*.",
"Edinburgh, not Dublin.",
"One of my friends was on a bus where a woman nicely asked for 2 seats to herself because she felt pukey (bus was in place where it couldn't stop, her plan was to get off it ASAP and get home). There were other seats. Woman insisted on being a seat vigilante. Got covered in puke.",
"Reddit is filled with nice-guy betas who can't even converse with an ugly 2/10 woman. And she is way up higher on the ladder. What do you expect?",
"Things in my purse:\n\n-Wallet\n\n-Keys\n\n-Deodorant\n\n-Lipstick\n\n-Emergency Condoms\n\n-Period Stuff\n\n-Passport\n\n-Inhaler/Spacer\n\n-Epi-Pen\n\n-Medication\n\n-Advil\n\n-Lipstick\n\n-Eyeliner\n\n-Lotion\n\n-Tweezers\n\n-Bio-Freeze\n\n-Various Jewelery",
"Come on, dude. Really? Look at her body language. The headphones, sunglasses, looking out the window. This is almost surely someone who is aware of what she’s doing. ",
"It's more telling than you might like to admit that you went on an ad hominem tirade against me, thinking I'm the other person you went on another ad hom tirade against, without even noticing I'm not the same person. \nLife will be more pleasant for you if you speak only as many words as you read, and judge only once you understand what it was you've read.",
"Well it's not young people only also. Everyone is an asshole no matter the age.",
"So much better than being civil. /s",
"Did you even read what I wrote???\n\n\"He says that forcing people to ask him is a \"slight deterrence\" to score himself more space.\"\n\nWhy are you trying to defend a person who has admitted anti-social behavior? Seriously- wtf?",
"Agreed. I hate the manspreading thing. I also like to think it's only a very small vocal minority that people on the internet just make fun of a lot and not actually a thing a lot people agree with.",
"Are the people who take these pictures from both genders imcapable of asking to scoot or move their bags to sit?",
"Both and I rather not have to live through that.",
"not sure i'm drawing the same conclusions you are. can you explain with a little more detail?",
"Yup, all of the theaters here (Vancouver, Canada) that want people to attend a theater rather than just watching at home are converting over to both reserved seating, and luxurious leather power-recliners.\n\nThey need to do it, or people (myself included) will just not bother to go to theaters anymore. This isn't the dark ages.",
"Are we still saying phrasing?",
"> it's not a big deal if you have to ask someone to move their stuff but that's not really the point\n\nThat's exactly the point. If you've never zoned out, have you ever had to ask someone to move a bag? If so, like you say, it's not a big deal.",
"I don't think what she's doing is ok at all. But if you put your bags on the floor, makes it easier for roaches, etc. to crawl in. Still, she should put it on her lap instead of the seat.",
"I thought I was pretty clear it’s in English!",
"Show me otherwise?\n\n\nIn Canada you can't protect property with force tbh.\n\nLike if you catch a guy stealing your phone you can do a citizens arrest (and risk forced confinement) but he's running away you have no right to stop him.\n\nHell in the US castle law even extends to your car in some states ",
"Yes that's exactly how it works ",
"Oh I'm sorry, are your bags tired? My apologies.",
"It's not a dick move, but society favors those who keep quiet.",
"If they're *that* kind of coworkers or family, you either need to work on your sweet, innocent, and puzzled act, or up the accusation and sarcasm to their level so they don't dare to challenge you.",
"That's awesome. If you took a pic of that shit, you'd get front page easy peasy.",
"I have never witnessed anything close to that. I think you had a crush that was just too afraid to talk to you. But I have seen plenty of men and women take up two, or more, seats with their bags. The point of the post is one is an issue and the other isnt.",
"IDK where you're going but I've never paid extra for early tickets.",
"They probably do this and look away so they don't have to sit next to another dickfart that's going to hit on them and send them an unsolicited dick pic.",
"Okay, so she's an asshole for making you have to ask her to move her stuff, and your virtues compel you to decry her actions.\n\nHowever, you seem to have no qualms whatsoever being very rude and condescending to me, despite the fact that I've done nothing to you.\n\nDo you see the irony here?",
"> The public transport in my metro area doesn't have overhead racks, so there's the reason I won't use those. The floor is sticky with mysterious fluids so there's the reason I'm not putting my stuff on the floor.\n\nSo other people should have to be inconvenienced by asking you to move your stuff- but you shouldn't have to be inconvenienced by putting your stuff on the floor- have I got that right?\n\nAnd where are you going to put your stuff if someone does ask? Then are you going to put it on the floor?\n\nYou are selfish- it really is that simple. You are more concerned about yourself than those around you. Just own up to it already.",
"By not giving her time to think about it. You just politely say excuse me and start moving toward sitting down.",
"It's mostly passive aggression mixed with political correctness in the most liberal cities in America.",
"Nope. I didn't go this year. We sold the console actually. Well... We were brokering it. We didn't own it. \n\nCan.you get me a discount on that U67 reissue? :D",
"Equally as bad I suppose.",
"I'd hit it. ",
"But man spreading is something guys do. This is something both genders do.",
"Where I live there is a rule that you're not allowed to put your stuff on seats. Not that anyone would get in trouble for it, but it justifies you in such situations.",
"You linked to your own comment for some reason?\n\nAnd moreover- it doesn't jive with what he said later about using it as a deterrent does it?",
"Goes against what is usually posted in this sub... they need to delete this..",
"I agree, but i dont believe men splaying their legs is actually a common thing.",
"You felt compelled to toss that label around, though. ",
"I hate that! Even if i don’t need to sit I always go take the seat. I only had one time when a girl told me she didn’t want her bag on the ground. And before I could even say anything this guy next to us was like “bitch put it on your lap” ",
"I remember this back when SW 1 - Phantom Menace came out. People would be in the front of the line for early screenings, and when the theatre opened, would run inside and throw their jackets across rows of the prime seating in the middle of the theatre to \"reserve\" them for their latecomer friends at the back of the line. Being polite Canadians, we just got passive-aggressive and moved-on.\n\nTheaters didn't care back then. They got their dime either way. Now that 4K home theatres with awesome sound systems are the norm, and people don't really need them anymore, with big features released on video only a month or two after opening, they really **do** care.",
"Eh, you can ask both to move nicely. Pregnant lady got on the subway. Guy next to me was manspreading, as in he looked like he was trying out for the Olympic gymnastic team vs. giving the boys some room. \n\nI was going to give her my seat, but saw there was enough room. I turned to him as I moved over for her and said, \"there's a pregnant lady who needs a seat so I'm moving over.\" He didn't look happy, but he made some room. \n\nFor the record, childfree female.",
"But how can you see the front page of Reddit if you don't just keep quiet and take a picture knowing your audiences are mostly US residents who also follow the passive aggression and PC culture?",
"A lot of theaters don't do reserved seating *at all*. It's becoming more common, but my local place sells *tickets*, not seats. So on opening weekend, if you want anything even halfway resembling a decent seat, you *have* to get your ticket ~45 minutes early and stand in line until the movie starts. And skip getting concessions, unless you're with someone else who can save you a seat while you buy them.\n\nThat's why I only see films on opening weekend at a further away, but much higher quality theater that *does* do reserved seating. I just wait for the second weekend for anything that I'm not super hyped for, saving me about 10 bucks on the ticket price, but still being able to snag a decent seat.",
"So what? She may have experienced no protection. Civil disobedience changes insolence. She is not viewed actively refusing comfort to another passenger. Try harder!",
"But what if we live in [Black Mirror's \"Nosedive\" episode](https://youtu.be/YrpK90bHO2U)? ",
"Many women don't feel comfortable sitting that closely to strangers, especially men. I would do something like this if maybe I'd seen someone on the bus who made me nervous or who had already behaved in a way that made me uncomfortable. And before someone says \"then don't ride a public bus\", some people have no choice but public transit. ",
"Headphones, sunglasses, body language... mmmm... This person is being rude and doesn’t want anyone sitting beside her. ",
"Mutually exclusive things. Maybe you shouldn't have skipped school. ",
"I am a woman who donated bone marrow to a young man. I have never met him and I will never meet him. It was an invasive and somewhat painful procedure that benefited me in absolutely no way. But I thought about how he must be feeling and decided it was the right thing to do. ",
"Also we don't know how long she's been sitting on that train.\n\nIt really isn't any more complicated than a simple tap on her shoulder and then asking to get the seat.\n\nThere are some seriously awkward people on Reddit, it seems..",
"!Remind me 20 years",
"Here in Yorkshire UK. \"shift ya bags love\". Is how ya sit down. Followed by \"Ta\". We Tykes are plain and direct speaking people. So we suffer less of that social anxiety than others. Cos we're polite and friendly. In Yorkshire if ya leave ya bags on a seat and someone says to shift ya clobber cos the bus is busy. You just say sorry pal move them and the person sits down. ",
"You should've followed where she was looking, pretending that she was staring down someone behind you lmao",
"I asked first. I'm not a savage. ",
"Can't you just, like, go three cars down and see if there's a seat there so that I don't need to move my bag you filthy subhuman peasant?Ugh.",
"Then they'll no longer be on the seat. Problem solved. ",
"If boobs were between women’s legs, they’d understand ",
"I remember baby boomers liking our music. I can't say the same about Miley Cyrus and Wiz Khalifa.\n\nThen again, it isn't the Millennials' fault that the record industry started merging in the late '90s into a half dozen giant mega-conglomerates that legalized payola.",
"> Mourning your source of income? Um, yeah.\n\nDamn jew-broads always trying to get my fucking civil-war corn money.\n\n> Movies making you sad doesn't prove anything regarding women.\n\nSo the stereotype of women crying during movies, and that men also have feelings and can cry during movies, are two things that aren't genetically linked in the slightest? You might want to look over what you just typed.\n\n\n\n> 80s and what they would do to screw a famous rich guy.\n\nI don't need to because I was not only a musician, but I worked at a music venue, it's not just girls that sleep with the musicians, it's everyone. It's just most musicians are male, and most audience members are straight men. I've seen gay musicians hook up with gay groupies, and one of the most infamous female metal acts of all time would take their tops off, throw them into the audience and the men who caught them would then sleep with them backstage. People don't just screw eachother because they're rich but because of status, and there is a concept of 'temporary' status. If you go onto a stage, and put on a good show, you have a temporary status of people having their attention on you. \n\n\n> Those details don't matter. Go back in history, any guy of high status could have basically fucked any woman.\n\nYou know the movie A Knight's Tale with Heath 'lemme shoot this heroin' Ledger? Ulrich Von Lichtenstein was a knight who was very very very fucking famous for his time. He had money, fame, charisma, educated, and was just as famous for his poetry as he was for his Jousting ability. He spent almost his entire life trying to go after a women who declined him, despite all the status in the world, the woman he was after just wasn't into him, and instead got a husband who was of lesser status and wealth to Ulrich.\n\n\n\n\n\n> You either work and are productive, or a deadbeat.\n\nIf you invested $400 into bitcoins 8 years ago, and sold them in July of last year, you'd be worth almost $800,000,000. You did literally nothing productive, but you wouldn't call a near-billionaire a deadbeat would you?\n\n\n\n > spotlight at women and what they do...\n\nThat's not what you're doing. You're basically trying to justify your undereducation and pre-judgements about 50% of the world based purely on what you have worked out in your head. The reason you use terms like 'evolution' is because you *don't* know what evolution actually is. Can you explain to me what a Eukaryoic and non-Eukaryotic cell is? Because that's one of the biggest events in all of the history of life is when Eukaryotes arrived and created a whole new branch of life.\n\n",
"Was the theater packed? I’ve definitly gotten annoyed when ppl sit right next to me when there are plenty seats",
"Can't man spread if she bagging. ",
"I linked to the context that shows what they were replying \"Bingo!\" to. And sure it does, you can use it as a deterrent when the bus isn't full but not use it when the bus is full.",
"I might be late to this party but i love it when people do this! The look on their faces when you ask them \"is it okey if I have you bag in my lap\" is fantastic, and it has never failed to get the seat. ",
"You seem like a lovely person. /s",
"So? Tap her politely if you can't get her attention otherwise, and ask if she minds moving it. She can not want to talk to people but if she's taking up multiple seats, she's likely going to be bothered. ",
"I'm not endorsing any of the groups in your comment but to answer your question, yes it hurts my testicles to sit with my legs closed entirely, that doesn't mean they need to be spread wide though. I don't have giant balls, just normal balls and big thighs.",
"I don't think you know what inconvenient is if you think both those things count. The second one isn't an issue with convenience but contamination/having to figure out how to wash my bag every time I get off the bus. And no one has to ask me to move my shit, because if the bus is filling up I put it very uncomfortably on my lap. But if they *did* have to ask, I wouldn't feel bad, because having to ask someone to move their shit *also* doesn't count as an inconvenience but rather is an expected part of living in a city. Perhaps you should consider moving somewhere more rural if you don't like it. Or I guess you could continue to selfishly demand that your fellow city dwellers behave as though they live in a rural area or that you are a king to be kowtowed to or whatever it is you want. God forbid people live their lives without first thinking about how you feel about it.",
"[This is what you sound like ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QU8jKn7sMwU&t=1m25s) ",
"> I'm not going to sit there and try and find out whose sandwich it is, that's ridiculous, I'm not the sandwich detective\n\nYou take the sandwich in your hand, raise it, asks \"Is it anyone's?\" If nobody answers in the five seconds, you throw it somewhere. That would take ten seconds max.\n\nI don't have much faith in people, but I think the probability of someone willingly putting his sandwich on a seat rows ahead is way lower than the probability he forgot it there.\n\nYou didn't mean to, but you were probably the asshole in that case.",
"I'd probably sit on the floor next to her to make it look like we were in a relationship/ fighting.",
"> You really are one of those people no one can stand.\n\nPot- kettle :)\n\n> An obnoxious human who is offended over the stupidest of things. Look at how many comments you have wasted here to simply cry over a non issue that many have explained that you are simply whining over for your own perceived slight.\n\nThe funny thing here is you think I would be annoyed by any of this. If I get on subway car with 5 empty seats and someone has their bags on one then I will specifically ask to sit next to them so that someone else who may not feel comfortable doing so won't have to ask.\n\nI put my bags on the floor, or I put them on my lap- but that's because my parents raised me to be considerate of others. Do you know what being considerate costs me? Nothing- nothing at all :)",
"Even if they ignored you, wouldnt you feel bad if you did sit on something like a hamster?",
"Cross body/over the shoulder bag for the stuff like the wallet, etc. problem solved. Also leaves both hands free for coffee holding and Metrocard swiping. \n\nI'm more worried about bugs.",
"They're in a public space, taking up multiple Public seats for themselves. It doesn't matter if they're not communicative. ",
"You have never worked out a day in your life, have you? Sweat soaks through compression shorts... So it doesn't matter if I touch them directly, I will still get ball sweat on my hand that I can't wash off until I get to a stop. But by then I have already touched half a dozen things.",
"Hairy legs?",
"Has anyone ever “manspread” their legs wide enough to take up two seats like this person? ",
"Everyone is saying to just ask her to move the bags, and yes you can do that. The point isn't that you can ask, the point is that its incredibly inconsiderate to keep your bags on the seat with a now full bus/train in the first place, and any man/woman that does this is well aware. If you say she isn't well aware, then you're just being ignorant/naive/contrarian.\n\nAnybody that isn't impolite, would be aware that there aren't any available seats and put their bags on their lap as the seats fill up.",
"Listen, man. I'm going to assume that you've had some rough encounters confronting or approaching strangers, but if I hesitated before I spoke my mind judging by just what I interpret someone to be like, then I would have missed out on some really great people/interactions. I'm just saying, you have to give people a chance to prove your first impressions wrong. It's worth it to meet great folks, you'll get burned a few times by genuinely rude people, sure. ",
"\"What is that phrase.\"\nI was being honest in that this opens up a long discussion. But my major is history, so I dig it. What is that phrase? Depends on when it was used. Think of the early colonists, what might that have meant to them? Obviously not the same thing to us- women and non-whites were viewed as inherently lesser than white males. It instead had a class meaning \"we (white, landowning men) are all equal under the law, there is no aristocracy lording over us, no kings forests...\" it'd be an enumeration of the unique privileges they share under the English crown as colonists.\n\nAfter the revolution? All of our states are equal members of the union. They'd *really* emphasize that fact after the ratification of the constitution. It would have referenced the fact that individuals (hypothetically, or in contrast to other nation's practices) had the opportunity to advance through the merit of their abilities, like Alexander Hamilton, rather than their social position. \"We're an equal society, each has a chance.\" Each being male and white.\n\nSo I guess a short response would be that the phrase has held different and inconsistent meanings across generations and reflected the issues the society was addressing, their contrasts with other nations practices, and the concentration/dispersion of suffrage.\n\n\nTo respond to what you said regarding the train- I don't think being an asshole to an asshole is going to make them be less of an asshole. Asshole are usually assholes due to negative forces in their life. Someone is an asshole to them, they're an asshole to you. Just like how them being an asshole makes you into one. I work service jobs, my experience is that nothing makes my day more than turning an asshole into a nice person through my interactions with them. It's a lot better than when I just get mad in measure for each time they get mad. Then we just both leave mad. I have never seen that accomplish anything else. \n",
"There is also the faft that social media is huge. We record everything so we know more than ever before.",
"> Bingo!\n\nOh really?\n\nHow is putting your bag on the seat next to you \"a slight deterrence\" if you move it before anyone asks?\n\nYour own argument isn't even logically sound.",
"And I thought this post was about the way she sits there. Dumb me.",
"Nah, man. I have no problem with people sitting next to me, the opposite even, I start to get paranoid if no one wants to sit close to me. Now, if there are two sits free, there is no reason I can't leave my bag there.\n\nMost people that I see are the same. I think people just remember the assholes.",
"If going out in public encourages this \"anybody could attack me at any moment\" survival instinct, you have problems you need to be dealing with. This is absolutely not healthy. You shouldn't be looking at people on the subway and immediately wondering whether or not they're going to try to kill you. ",
"Depends on how aromatic it is. Someone once ate what smelled like a mix of cabbage and dirty socks on transit. I moved quietly. Another woman yelled, \"Jesus Christ, what's that smell?\" Right before she moved.",
"True. Although touching people’s stuff is another good way to get some crazy freaking out at me. \n\nI don’t really mind confronting people but I am also willing to forgo if I don’t think it’s worth dealing with a potential blow up. ",
"Clear feminist, sitting there would be classed as rape...",
"One thing I remember from going to the gym was the availability of showers. Once again, figure it out, everyone else does.",
"You count as rare exception then. Great.",
"It depends where you are. I think it's becoming the norm. Now that it's available in my area, I won't go to an opening weekend movie that doesn't have reserved seating. ",
"How to keep creepy dudes from sitting next to you/harassing you/maybe groping you. ",
"Lol. I also do this. Then, as I approach a known photo radar location I make a point to switch lanes and let the guy floor it and fly by the radar box in a blind fit of rage. I do enjoy that they’re usually flipping me off on the way by. That’s okay, my last bit of revenge is in the mail. ",
"I'm a millenial too. But you have to remember that we always get stereotyped, always and mostly in a bad way so prove them wrong and move on witb your avocado spread (I'm kidding about that last part.)",
"Except that argument is logical gibberish.\n\nThey specifically said they put their bag on the seat to act as a slight deterrence to score himself more space. So how, exactly, would it be a deterrence if they moved it before anyone asked?\n\nThe answer is obviously- it wouldn't be- they're just lying.",
"People have sued for less",
"Someone else has suggested this. I would be positively lose my shit laughing if I saw this happening. Plus, I can't imagine the rib jabs they'd give you, you're sitting right next to them lol.",
"-a thousand old receipts that make it impossible to find anything else",
"Best believe I'm taking that seat",
"Oh come on. The comments here are far from that. Hyperbole. ",
"You can do that at cineplex, but you can't reserve seats that leave a single seat gap between you and another seat already reserved. So it's more like a way to explicitly make people sit closer together. ",
"Honestly, just some attitude, and one time an old lady mumbling that I'm an entitled bitch. But honestly maybe I didn't ask them the right way, or they were having a rough day. Either way it was worth asking. ",
"But the MTA doesnt call it manspreading - the poster you are referring to says \"dude...stop the spread please\" and is always displayed along with similarly worded posters targeted at other rude subway behaviors. I'm sure that their lawyers were pretty careful to avoid any issues.\n\n",
"Nah man, I'm one and I don't do that shit. Also I've seen plenty who don't do that shit. It is mostly the older who do it, since they are stubborn and think they are more important than everyone else.",
"\"Excuse me everyone! Can i have your attention a moment?\"\n\n\"*C'mon c'mon!*\"",
"Physically painful? No.\n\nUncomfortable and unnatural for extended periods? Absolutely.",
"I'm still confused. So there were empty seats? I feel like you should take an open spot before aksong someone to move their stuff. Yeah their stuff doesn't need a seat but if there's other open seats you're kind of going out of your way.",
"Apples and oranges. We're not talking about room monitoring vs over/in ear referencing. You can't just change the point to suit yours. \n\nBT is near CD quality even when listening to an actual CD or vinyl. Wired is always true. Always. Shit man, even mixcubes are wired to provide true to source sound. \n\nFor someone who buys an iPhone because it's an iPhone, they won't give a shit but OP is right, BT, no matter the device is always going to sound worse than wired reference devices. \n\nAlso, 280's? The bargain, bottom of the barrels? Please man... That's not experience that's buying a cup and string and going \"see? Not that much better.\"\n\nStill better tho. No one who works in the industry will make that argument. You will never walk into a vocal booth and find BT headphones. Ever.",
"As a man who never closes his legs because its uncomfortable i wear boxers or briefs.",
"OP doesn't want to sit there, he just wants to point out that it's, sexist to call men out for \"manspreading\" when women do the same or worse.",
"> I never understand why for US people it seems to be important that someone keeps empty seats unused.\n\nWhy do all Germans generalize one case into the entire population?\n\n(Yes, I know I'm doing the same. That's the point. Annoying isn't it?)\n",
"If someone intrudes our home, in Oregon, we aren't allowed to shoot them or harm unless we are in danger...I asked a friend who's an officer what to do and he said that in lamens terms if they are walking away from you with your stuff or a valuable you can't shoot them, but if they are facing you and causing any fear for your life, don't shoot to injure, shoot to kill, cause they can come back and sue you for everything you have and most cases win...also I'd like to point out not all officers say shoot to kill, he is a very good family friend and was off duty shooting shit with me.\n\nEdit:shooting shit meaning playing games and bitching about life...\n",
"Yes true that, but millenials tend to leran real quick from their mistakes, it's a learning and acquiring knowledge generation.",
"They aren't wrong for feeling that way but their feelings can be entirely based on assumptions, in which case that is their personal problem.",
"You should have killed him.",
"You call it manspreading, she calls it her safe space.",
"> pull out my phone and start playing shitty Grindcore really loud just so they get the message\n\nI always have a bluetooth speaker in my bag (I use it at work) and have on several occasions wanted to turn it on to counter douche the douche, but then there are *two* douches and I like to go through my day unpunched. (I.e. the people who generally do this when I am around are in groups, and I'm alone)",
"I think it's good to call out something that you didn't need to do to begin with. I think we should all have no problem being confronted with things we don't consciously think about doing, that inconveniences others. I have a few friends that tell me they've learned to be more aware of when trains start to get crowded and they correct themselves before someone has to ask. I used to have massive gym backpack that I would put on my lap until I read a post about gym bros (or gym girls? Gym goers) taking up space in seats so I stopped doing it and put it on the floor. No harm in being called out, I think. ",
"Just ask them to move if that don’t work tell them to move there shit or you will sit on it .\nTry nice at first ofc , but yeah fuck that shit .",
"No surprise she or married. She would probably make her husband sleep on the floor",
"Lmfao wp",
"He wasn't talking about a train, but you're right. You have to explain why though. In Vancouver the trains are unmanned and operated by a central computer. The schedules are timed to the millisecond. If you hold the door you fuck everything up not just for the train but the whole line. There is a 3-10 minute window (depending on the time of the day) at the end of the line when the train reverses and goes the other way to make up for small delays like someone getting caught in the door and holding it up for 2 seconds or whatever, but if everyone tried holding doors it would fuck the whole system in no time.",
"Born and raised in NYC and I know damned well how people behave here.\n\n> But if they did have to ask, I wouldn't feel bad, because having to ask someone to move their shit also doesn't count as an inconvenience but rather is an expected part of living in a city.\n\nYou have that ass backwards. We are surrounded by people all the time and anything we can do to minimize the need for interaction is a godsend. That includes not having to ask people to move shit because they decided their stuff was more important that their fellow passengers.",
"https://np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7s36ub/what_conspiracy_theory_do_you_100_buy_into_and_why/dt1xqfy/?context=3\n\nJust a reference to the conspiracy theory askreddit",
"I did... it's called spreading out my legs.",
"Yes it’s true , sitting with my legs closed is very uncomfortable at best and potentially painful at worst .",
"Well, to that, the ball sack rests differently standing vs sitting. Although I typically lift the entire package up so it doesn’t get crushed between my legs if I need to press my legs together. \n\nBut yes, i agree that most guys should be able to sit in public without their legs spread out. It’s often uncomfortable and tends to involve sitting very primly. But still, better to be uncomfortable and considerate than not. ",
"Well I appreciate the explanation. While I see how this might annoy some people I don't think it's about \"displaying\". Personally I hate when my shit sticks to the inside of my leg. But that's just me I guess. ",
"Can we just accept that all genders have assholes?\n\nE: That came out weird",
"why would they be lying if they're, as you say, unapologetic?\n\nyou're obviously being deliberately obtuse at this point, so I'm not gonna argue anymore. if the bus is half full, and somebody walks by, they are less likely to sit next to them if they have their bag sitting there. in this way, it is a slight deterrent, and the person simply moves on to the next open seat. if the bus is full, they don't use it as a deterrent because there are no other (or very few) open seats left. this isn't rocket surgery.",
"I’ve been briefly tempted to just take someone’s bags or their phone as they’re put in my way - just as a lesson.\n\nThere was a video from the UK I saw of a guy on a moped who just zooms by and yoinks your phone out of your hand. \n\nIt pleased me a bit too much - especially the oblivious women stopped smack in the middle of a sidewalk looking at her phone.",
"maybe ask her to move her stuff?",
"I think you’re giving people too much credit",
"He admitted in this very thread he actually would take no for an answer. So yeah. ",
"I feel like people fail to realize that, while you definitely can read people based off body language, they often fail to consider that context is super important when reading people. They also fail to realize to truly 'read' someone, you work off patterns; not just one-off instances of something you think may or may not be meaningful.\n\nYou cannot read a person based off a picture. This is literally just people judging her based on their own experiences and bias.\n\nThere are, quite simply, too many unanswered questions to get any clear read on her; why she's behaving the way she is or how she'll react if someone tries to get her attention.\n\nI think people watch too many drama/crime shows and think they know how to analyze a person because some character did it on their favourite show. It's just silly.",
"This comment is ridiculous. “People shouldn’t our their bags on the seat next to them because they’ll stab me.”",
"How does inhibiting them from sitting next to you keep them from taking your picture?",
"I'd caution you against saying things like \"women never ever [put] themselves in men's shoes,\" and \"prove me wrong, bitches,\" and then writing off anyone who proves you wrong as an exception. It's intellectually dishonest and (I imagine) beneath you. ",
"Not ugly enough for a jump scare",
"Since you're a history major you should know that the real disaster lies in appeasement. \"We have peace for our time\" comes to mind with Neville Chamberlain who sadly didn't live to see just how bad it really got. Yes, being an asshole-actually being a bigger asshole than the asshole usually discourages further asshole behavior. You stop it in its tracks before she's taking up not only the other seat but putting her legs out in the seat in front of her-remember she's doing this because no one is speaking up. So you have to call over a conductor to handle the problem for you because no one spoke up or did anything. You have to say this ends here, make the repercussions so ugly and unpleasant that it isn't done again. ",
"Yeah his advice makes the most sense, the most annoying thing is if the government sues you for 3 years straight (like in Canada) or the dude can bankrupt you is it really fair to call self dense \"legal\" ",
"Whats wrong? She's providing nice comfy cushions for you to sit on.",
"I have way too much experience working retail, between about 5-6 different companies, and I'm positive that that person would have gotten into trouble for copping that attitude *in the breakroom*, much less on the sales floor, and even less to a customer.\n\nThat's *EXACTLY* what that person is paid for!\n\nWalmart (by me, anyway) does it like that other way you described. They have that narrow walkway that leads to a section of self-help registers.",
"It's pathetic reading some of these replies making her out to be some kind of asshole for doing what everyone else has fucking done before on the bus or train.",
"I \"fold\" mine (in half and half again and again) and put them in what is supposed to be a coin pouch. Looks like this: https://img.etsystatic.com/il/c6e0fd/1071093932/il_fullxfull.1071093932_fxlu.jpg (but mine has super heros on it since someone made it for me!) They've only ever gotten tangled once that way. ",
"How dense do you have to be to not notice other people standing around with no where else to sit. You are very clearly saying my stuff is more important to me than your safety and comfort. Clearly entitled and only cares about herself. ",
"I think - Yes, it's a simple as tapping her on the shoulder and gesturing at the seat. Reddit seems to suddenly be the most social and outgoing community as it will suit this situation. \n\nThe whole thing comes down to HER. Yes, its easy to get her to move them, but the point is SHE put them there, headphones in, sunnies on, stare out the window and hug the knee. All saying 'If I can't see that there is a problem, I don;t need to do anything about it. Oh, you want to sit down? Sorry! The bus was empty when I put it there, and I must have been accidentally distracted by that thing out there to notice!\n\nShe knows what she is doing, she knows its rude af and she knows that a lot of people just won't say anything",
"> Yeah, never said it was a big deal.\n\nYou said you \"hate having to ask\" so I guess maybe I inferred from that that it was at least a bit of a big deal. I must have been mistaken though.\n\n> Not sure what your argument is here bro. Moving something takes time and effort. Moving a car, moving a piece of paper, moving your ass. They all take time and effort. Of course moving a car takes more time and effort but that's not the point I was making.\n\nYou were saying they shouldn't have put the bag there in the first place, and the car shouldn't be parked there in the first place. My point in rebuttal is that they're not a good comparison, since one takes less than a second to correct, while the other makes you have to go out of your way and expend time and effort to correct.",
"This is why people get hit by cars and snagged in revolving doors. There’s a time and a place...\n\nIf you’ve got the inside seat, sure, but not in this case. It’s beyond stupid.",
"I think it's the law where I live, but whatever the rules are... those are the rules. Then again, laws can be changed! ",
"Which would make sense if talking required a person to be sitting.",
"Remember, you heard it here first. When you're sitting there watching Late Night With R0B0110111011 in the future and he mentions the phrase you can look at your cyborg lovekins and know you were part of history. ",
"Thanks for the advice and the condescending assumption, my guru. ",
"I also hate that you can't walk down the aisle because they cross their legs and leave their feet sticking out blocking your way while they look at their phone. Especially in winter with salty slush on everyone's shoes",
"No problem, the way i see it, i paid for a seat, and so did they. One seat, not more!",
"It's a made-up concept, too.",
"simple terms : he's too shy to ask ",
"No problem, man. ",
"Well for the first part I never said you didn't know, I said if you have such an issue maybe you should move somewhere else rather than demand millions of people make things easy for you. For the second part, we'll have to agree to agree, I keep my shit next to me to avoid social interaction, way too many creeps take an empty seat next to a female as an invitation to ruin my ride. But oh no, it's only *your* life and problems and inconveniences that count. So I should just put up with it, right? Fuck my commute, some selfish asshole across the country thinks I'm selfish for causing all these zero problems to all these zero people.",
"The reason for the handrails is so they can fit more people on the bus after all the seats have been filled.",
"I don't get what you're saying really. Yes BT approaches CD quality but what does it matter whether you're pumping MP3s or streaming (what like max 256kbps?) into BT headphones or 1000$ headphones with an external dac, the source is still shit. For phones might as well go wireless for the convenience because you can't use high end audio gear to extract extra quality from a shitty source. ",
"I think you could argue that damaging someone's stuff is illegal. Or should be. Touching but not taking, and without damage? That's a sticky situation. I'd hope everyone could be adults about it, but that's not something you can count on all the time. ",
"Nothing wrong with putting your bags on a seat. The thing is once people start having to stand, it's common courtesy to move them to the floor/your lap. Same if someone is sitting next to you, then not spreading your legs into their space is also common courtesy.",
"Nah, mostly millennials do this. Here’s [my cited source](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/dtdmms7). ",
" I've had that happen on airplanes. I push the armrest down. It's rude, male or female. ",
"There are good analogies though, ones that actually give a different perspective and help someone to see things differently. \n\nIf I can't relate the two examples properly, I'm not going to be able to see things from another point of view as easily.",
"No wedding ring what a surprise.",
"> why would they be lying if they're, as you say, unapologetic?\n\nI love how you expect reason and logic from a person who can't seem to grasp basic reason and logic.\n\n> if the bus is half full, and somebody walks by, they are less likely to sit next to them if they have their bag sitting there. in this way, it is a slight deterrent, and the person simply moves on to the next open seat.\n\nFirst off- why do you think this is ok? The people who don't put shit on the seat next to them should have to sit next to others- but not the prince here?\n\nSecond- How do they know when someone is going to ask for a seat or not? What is their criteria? What if someone needs to sit next to them (say towards the front because they get motion sick towards the rear). Now someone still has to ask- now you still have the delays that entails. It's stupid.\n\n> if the bus is full, they don't use it as a deterrent because there are no other (or very few) open seats left. this isn't rocket surgery.\n\nAgain- why the hell are you ok with someone intentionally blocking a seat to get people to sit elsewhere? What would happen if everyone did that? Why do you feel the need to justify such anti-social behavior?",
"I want the masses to be self aware",
"How the fuck is she being a dick here? And why is it her job to move her bags and invite people to sit beside her? Are you people so damn awkward that you need a girl to move her bags for you because you're too afraid to ask her to?",
"So your argument is that people have innate abilities to read body language so they should be able to act accordingly to them? We're you also meaning that because people can read cues they should also be able to make assumptions? \n\n\nBecause mine is that there is more than just body language, that people shouldn't make assumptions. Someone else just made an excellent comment about context of the situation which I also think is extremely relevant. ",
"Jesus fuck that guy...good on you man.",
"Have you worn womens' jeans recently?",
"3 out the 4 times I've had reserved seating, I've had to kick people out of my seats. Just isn't worth dealing with. I'll just spend the same money on the DVD in a few months and always have the best seat in the house. ",
"Just because I see many comments saying \"just ask, people never refuse to move their bags\". Has anyone refused to keep their legs together when asked? I didn't think so. How is this an argument? That is NOT the issue.",
"I feel like people saying he should just ask her to move the bags are missing the point. She can see people are standing up from lack of seats, but she keeps her bags on there all the while putting her feet up on the other lady's chair. OP may be awkward but she's rude for sure.",
"Yeah but this is a stupid response. OP is responding by trying to shame some random woman who’s just sitting on the train. ",
"Is it?",
"I wasn't aware of signs, and I've never been on NY metro. If they're enforcing unfair rules, I'll call bullshit right next to you. I'll have to take your word for it",
"It doesn't matter if they give a shit, if they were a person who wanted their actions to help everyone instead of just themselves, they would give a shit. This person might not change how they act but they will eventually be dead. The point of documenting people acting in such a way is to demonstrate improper social conduct for others to discuss, and hopefully be more rational in their decisions.",
"> smile a smidge and ask if \"anyone is sitting there? :)\" ten times out of ten the person will move their things, literally.\n\nWRONG, according to Reddit I should tap her on the head like she's a toddler and say \"move yo shit lady\" and then sit down on her bags before she has time to respond.",
"That photo is from a news story about manspreading",
"Except that for a lot of public transit systems there are rules against this, especially when there are many people on board. If it wasn't so crowded, sure it's tolerable, but when the only \"open\" seats are occupied by bags and not asses? If you do this and force others to stand instead of sit(especially elderly and families-children), you're an asshole. It's a public utility, meaning that no single person has exclusive rights to the seating. If the bagsquatter in question has a legit anxiety issue, that's tolerable too, I wouldn't want to be stuck in a cramped metal tube next to someone having a panic attack, but he/she better be on the way to get a therapy dog. \n \nThe way the pic looks, it must be crowded af, meaning she's being a fucking waste of skin. \n \nOfc, all someone has to do is tell her to shift her baggage, and upon refusal, shift it for her.",
"This is the problem with having all-seated football (soccer) as well. Other than the fact that it's just much harder to get a decent atmosphere with seats, the insistence on allocated seating just causes unnecessary hassle when you try to take a friend spontaneously.\n\nEven at my own team's games, you can sometimes have a problem fitting an extra person in due to all the reserved seats and the \"this is MY seat\" mentality - this in a stadium that's usually (at best) 50-60% full. It's ludicrous.",
"Exactly",
"I've only heard/seen people complain about people complaining about it. \n\nIE - tempest in a teacup. ",
"I really doubt they’re blocking a seat to avoid sitting next to someone. Probably just easier to put a bag there than on your lap/the dirty floor. ",
"For fuck sake mate you have 0 context to this situation, not to mention that all we have to go on is a fucking picture. How can you make such a deep analysis on someone you know absolutely nothing about?",
" That's a lot of words. ",
"Indeed. LOL.",
"I don't believe you.",
"Can confirm, closed entirely is super uncomfortable.",
"Sure there are good analogies but none of them are perfect.",
"That is literally from a news story about it",
"These were with tickets purchased online. Rest assured, though: we sat down anywhere assuming that this was an unenforceable rule only to have the ones who had the tickets to come by later and claim them. Which we gave up, rightly. Then sat down in the next best seats, only for them to be claimed.\n\nThe struggle is real.\n\nActually it turned out the seats we had reserved for us weren't too bad.",
"I spent ages trying to figure out what was wrong with the picture, had to read the comments to find out what the big deal was, lol.\n\nStill, my first thought was \"why not just ask her??\"",
"No she specifically placed her bags on the seat because she doesn't want them on the dirty ass floor.",
"..farting as hard as possible..",
"Our way is great when the theater isn’t packed. ",
"Similar thing happened in Portland, went to a concert at Roseland theater, and there was a man struggling to get up a side walk, probably tired no less I think he may have been homeless, but a bunch of people started to look but because they were too afraid of losing their spot in line for tickets that were reserved seats? They didn't dare move. Began to rain a bit, typical Portland, so me and a bud went to help the fellow to the cafe he was trying to get to. Well at least the under cover area. People man...",
"How many years has it been since you left the house?",
"I ride plenty of public transport. It’s stupid to think that this person may be looking to physically attack you so you just won’t talk to them. ",
"A) A NYC sub car is not always packed. Stop painting a pic like it is.\n\nB) This issue is so beyond small you're pretty much complaining about nothing. Who is being delayed and by how much and in what way? It takes 5 seconds to move a package.\n\nC) There isn't always an overhead rack on the bus and putting packages on the floor is a great way to get your shit snagged, not to mention there may not be enough space.\n\nD) The person you responded to has a right not to **want** to sit next to someone, although they did say twice that they'd move their stuff if asked.",
"I doubt that very seriously. Sticks and Stones...\n\nWhat is she gonna scream at me? If I can stop laughing, I can scream back. \n\nThere are REAL things to be scared of, but I think you got this one. I believe in you. ",
"I really don't mind if someone's knee touches mine. It's not a big deal at all.",
"I hate murder and heroin. Why aren't we talking about that? ",
"> way too many creeps take an empty seat next to a female as an invitation to ruin my ride.\n\nIf a creep wants to ruin your ride do you seriously think your bags are going to stop him? Give me a break. And the context of this discussion was the above picture in which that woman is being a selfish asshole. The train is crowded, there are people standing, but she put her shit on the seat, put on headphones, and is staring the other direction. Whether it is intentional- or she is just a complete space cadet- she's still an asshole.\n\nYou do whatever you want though. I will continue to put my stuff on the floor between my legs or on my laptop because I don't think anyone should have to ask me to move my stuff off a seat. My stuff doesn't need a seat- people do.",
"There are no empty seats in the pic. ",
"> Best to just ignore people like that and let them ~~scowl at you all~~ do whatever they want, imo.\n\nStrongly disagree. If you want to give crazy people social limits and make them well-adjusted, you call them out on their shit to their fucking face.\n\n> it's just not worth the aggravation dealing with that whole mess.\n\nA long line of people saying that to themselves is how these crazy people are allowed to exist. It continues until they are confronted and put in their place.",
"How often do you ride the bus?",
"You're worried about being assaulted on a bus so crowded there's no where else to sit down?",
"All the seats don't have to be filled to use a handrail. What I meant was that there is another option given. She isn't taking from the handicapped, or there isn't an obvious pregnant person or elderly person standing there that she's taking from. I do think people are over reacting about it. I see much worse behavior in public on a regular basis. So much so, that this I would quickly over look or consider she might require space to feel safe. If she was taking from someone who I perceived to need it more, then I would politely say something and ask her. Taking this photo of her and shaming her publicly like this is so petty. ",
"As sad as it is, I think that if a man taps the shoulder of a woman he doesn't know, he opens himself up to a bunch of scary consequences.",
"Just slowly start sitting down and eventually she'll get her shit outta the way. This is what I do when my dog won't move.",
"lmao are you serious. Man am I glad I don't live in the paranoid society called the US.",
"Gently tap saying, that next time you won't be gentle, and proceed to fuck her shit to the ground.",
"That's my body language probably 75% of the time, but I'm not a rude person and am happy to move/help/whatever if asked. The constant judgment of strangers on social media is a much bigger problem today than \"entitled\" people, the way I see it.",
"> You said you \"hate having to ask\" so I guess maybe I inferred from that that it was at least a bit of a big deal. I must have been mistaken though\n\nYup. You can both hate doing something and it being not such a big deal. Like taking out the recycling.\n\n> ou were saying they shouldn't have put the bag there in the first place, and the car shouldn't be parked there in the first place. My point in rebuttal is that they're not a good comparison, since one takes less than a second to correct, while the other makes you have to go out of your way and expend time and effort to correct\n\nThe amount of effort is inconsequential to the argument.",
"Well, I'm like...If you're not touching anyone or doing a split in a chair, I don't have an issue with it. But if you're touching someone, I hate it. I've personally never had anyone touch me from having their legs cross but I've had too many bus trips where guy's have tried to rub thighs for no reason. It's like certain people try to use \"the need to spread\" as an excuse to violate other people's personal space. I'd rather be kicked accidentally than deal with the thighs thing. One is clumsiness the other is done knowingly. ",
"There's actually a dude manspreading the back lol",
"Excuse me?",
"I do not like how you make this about Jewish people. Hey, I might be German, but I am 2.6% Jewish and have a good friend in Haifa. (Yeah, it's even a girl.)\n\nYou know what Hillary Clinton said about the primary victims of war?\n\nIf you really believe that men are as much into high status women as vice versa, let's have a gold digger contest. You think you could win that? Do you even know any male gold diggers?\n\nYeah, women will not care if you got your money from getting lucky with BTC or just inheriting it. In fact they would not even care if you got your money illegally, as long as you got it. What is that supposed to prove? (BTW, I put money in BTC in 2015 and 20 folded it. Also, why sell in July, when it was most valuable in Dec. '17?)\n\nI am neither poorly educated nor do I lack practical experience. In fact I have supported several ex girlfriend's and guess what, it were my worst investments ever. It's taking for granted while you help, then once you put the hammer down kiss them goodbye. \n\nIt is interesting that you suddenly try taking evolution to a cellular level, as if that mattered. How is that relevant?\n",
"As I straight guy I usually scream back \"Yeah!? Well so do I!\"",
"But, how's that view?",
"to cover the last black-eye she was willing to tolerate..",
"Like I said, becoming. Usually the big cities tend to lead trends like these. I'm not saying it'll become the norm overnight but movie chains see the value in doing it and will definitely expand",
"Weird, I've never had to kick anyone out of my seats before. Must be the theater(s) / area. ",
"That tight ass needs loosening.",
"It is pretty much standard to reserve one or two seats more than you have confirmed if you go with a group of friends. ",
"Man, if you have reserved seats you can actually arrive late, skip the ads. ",
"Can't recall the last time I said I smelled something good on the bus. It's neutral at best and offensive at worse. From the guy who smoked a big fat J before getting on the bus or the woman that drinks so much perfume you can smell her 10 feet away or that fat person who is just sweaty.",
"[autistic screeching]",
"That's exactly what I do when my cat takes my spot on the sofa.",
"No.",
"I like how he even feels the need to make it about how he’s a big muscular gym guy and you obviously aren’t if you know how to corral your balls like every civilized man in the world does every day.",
"Well, they haven't been doing it.\n\nhttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cuomo-city-job-remove-homeless-subways-article-1.3583629\n\nAnd I have regularly seen homeless people on the train during the day. I had one sit down across from me on a 7 between Bryant park and Times square. Everyone scattered of course, I figured I could wait it out, only 30 seconds to the times square stop and I'm a veteran. That was until he reached into his pants with his bare hand pulled out a fresh shit nugget and threw it on the train floor.\n\nKeeping the homeless out of the transit system should be a top priority for NYPD. Wanting to not smell piss and shit while commuting doesn't make someone a little prince and anybody who thinks it does is a dickhead.",
"> they'd rather shame people online than talk to a ~~stranger~~ bitch.\n\nFTFY",
"Move their stuff and sit. It's what they're afraid of.",
"Cannot confirm, i'm chubby as all fuck, i can sit with legs together without pain (but with slight discomfort)",
"and you've spoken with most feminists?\n\nIt would be refreshing if people on reddit could approach gender issues like adults every once in a while.",
"Yeah well then you have no idea, a single homeless person will fill the entire car with stench and the entire car will empty out even during rush hour, effectively reducing the throughput of that train by 150 people.",
"But fuck Apple for trying to rid us of wires...",
"all these literal hitlers putting _bags_ on seats, am I rite?",
">Especially in today's society where even a tap can constitute harassment.\n\nOh, shut the fuck up, no it cannot. ",
"How much are you going to pay me if I look up statistics on how many women donate bone marrow to men?\n\nYou know, when there is a shooting, there's always guys who got killed throwing themselves in front of their girlfriends. What you get to read then is how men are evil. Never how men are heroes.\n\nWhy?\n\nDid you ever hear about women doing something like that?\n\nMe neither. Seriously. Never.",
"Not all heroes wear capes.",
"It's pretty telling of you that you call it an ad hominem tirade where I presented one insult in both comments, where one of them wasn't really an insult, just a description of a rude person in a **hypothetical**. Not to mention the only thing I can draw from your comment was that you were mocking me, but I could be wrong. Just like I was wrong about thinking you were the other person responding. I really don't care though. Sorry",
"You're right, but we'll be downvoted. We agree with the notion that this bag thing and manspreading are both douchey, but since we don't condemn all women, we're evil. ",
"Nobody is forced to go to college. If you find yourself in debt with a degree that doesn't increase your income, are you saying that you made a mistake? Would you agree that we shouldn't mindlessly encourage people to take on high levels of debt for any college degree whatsoever? I think parents and prospective college students definitely need to rethink \"college at any cost.\"\n\nThe question is how do we react? Here is the crossroads. Do we say the college at all costs attitude was a mistake, learn and be wiser? Or do we demand student loans be forgiven? The latter is entitlement. I made a mistake, you fix it.",
"Not me, it makes it more difficult to sneak in.",
"Douche bagging ",
"She-bagging.",
"Oh, of course, I was just commenting how it is so easy to stop a guy from doing that without complaining on Tumblr about it.",
"Oh, she knows about the floor? I was going to give her the benefit of the doubt on that, but how considerate of her to track that up on the seat for the next person. ",
"im sorry i sexually harassed the paper bag by slapping it too hard without consent",
"That's the spirit.",
"I have no problem saying \"excuse me\" to a manspreader or a she-bagger and sitting down. I don't know why people have to be so timid.",
"I'm with you until you pulled out \"You think too much about dicks. Maybe it's time for you to go get a good one and cool off your heat a bit.\" That's sexist AF",
"No but I virtually never heard \"gen X this, gen X that\" but now its constant barrage of \"millenials millenials millenials\" every 2 seconds. I can't say for sure but, not counting me saying it (particularly in this post here) I think I've heard \"generation X\" so few times i could count it on both hands. I hear \"millenial\", especially as a negative, being spewed that many times daily.\n\nIt's not even close to being the same level.",
"> I do not like how you make this about Jewish people. Hey, I might be German, but I am 2.6% Jewish and have a good friend in Haifa. (Yeah, it's even a girl.)\n\nI guess you don't know what humor is\n\n\n\n> You know what Hillary Clinton said about the primary victims of war?\n\n\nNope, because I have a huge distrust for anything she says.\n\n\n\n> Also, why sell in July, when it was most valuable in Dec. '17?\n\n\nDecember was too volatile.\n\n\n\n> I am neither poorly educated nor do I lack practical experience. In fact I have supported several ex girlfriend's and guess what, it were my worst investments ever.\n\n\nMaybe because you aren't looking for women to both be your partner, and your friend, but rather as something to fuck.\n\n\n\n\n> It is interesting that you suddenly try taking evolution to a cellular level, as if that mattered. How is that relevant?\n\n\nBECAUSE EVOLUTION IS NOTHING BUT CHANGES AT THE CELLUARAL LEVEL OVER THE COURSE OF MILLIONS TO BILLIONS OF YEARS. THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.",
"> A) A NYC sub car is not always packed. Stop painting a pic like it is.\n\nI did not say it was always packed- I said it could go from empty to packed in one stop. And during rush hour- yeah it is always packed.\n\n> B) This issue is so beyond small you're pretty much complaining about nothing. Who is being delayed and by how much and in what way? It takes 5 seconds to move a package.\n\nBecause people get on and look for a seat- but they don't want to deal with asking someone to move a package so they take a few more seconds looking for another option. Then they ask the person to move their stuff- and with the girl in the picture this would require getting their attention. Then said person has to move their package so the other person can sit down. Meanwhile this is probably happening for several people and at multiple stops (it certainly does on the bus).\n\n> C) There isn't always an overhead rack on the bus and putting packages on the floor is a great way to get your shit snagged, not to mention there may not be enough space.\n\nEvery express bus I've been on in NYC has an overhead rack for packages- but we have to deal with people taking up seats every damned day.\n\n> D) The person you responded to has a right not to want to sit next to someone, although they did say twice that they'd move their stuff if asked.\n\nThey can want anything- but that does not give them the right to take up a seat in an effort to block people.\n\nThey _explicitly_ admitted to blocking a seat in an effort to force people to go elsewhere. I am completely baffled that you are trying to defend such behavior. Seriously- just imagine everyone doing this and the shit show that would follow.",
"Transferring files is still sound, champ\n\nI’m not getting into this. It’s pretty clear you have no idea how this works and no desire to learn.",
"Hey, we must have met this weekend. I took better seats than I reserved. I move when requested but many people who buy Tix miss the show.",
"my dude, firstly I'm not trying to give off a good impression and definitely not trying to seem like a well-adjusted individual. I'm most definitely not doing things because someone might be watching. That's the most shallow and selfish outlook on life I've heard in awhile.\n\nGet a grip my friend, no one cares about the off chance that you might have roast in the oven. No one is getting out of your way like you're some royalty. If you want to sit, pass by etc. just ask and get on with the rest of your day.\n\n\n\"You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.\"",
"I've actually done that before. Had someone offer to move their stuff for me, but I was only going to on for a few minutes anyway so I declined.",
"I know it may be hard to believe, but not everyone lives in NYC... ",
"\"I love it when people shout what I'm doing!\"\n\n\"OH MY GOD NOW YOU HAVE AN ERECTION!\"",
"Used to suffer from severe social anxiety myself - took a long time to overcome - there's still challenges now but nothing that really impacts my life.\n\nBut while I was suffering from that, I knew that in situations like this it was my own fault for not speaking up. I'd see other confident people get what they wanted purely by communicating that they wanted something.\n\nEventually I realised that most people feel uncomfortable to some degree in public, and most of the time people are just busy in their own heads and will move their stuff if you just ask.\n\nSitting back and getting angry without ever trying it puts yourself at fault.",
"Fine, except you're paying for that service through other charges, and there haven't been any issues before reserved seats were implemented.",
"I'm wondering if anyone here has ever been out in public at all. It's really not that difficult to politely say \"excuse me\" if someone's in your way, even in the \"rude\" Northeast cities like NYC and Boston.",
"I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm trying to show you why some people may not want this situation to arise. \n\nYou guys are some thick heads. Try to be in someone else's shoes and understand that not everyone behaves in the same way in every situation.",
"Its a subway",
"I've had people tell me no when I asked them to move their bags. I moved them for them. That's such a big nope. ",
"Did you date say anything at all? Or just watch you get reemed? Seems like a lack of backbone, and I'm not saying make a scene, just something like, \"her we are sorry we will move lets enjoy the movie\" when I was with my ex I wouldn't just watch her get humiliated like that..",
"It's bagspreading",
"There's nothing wrong with being anti social if it works for you and the people around you, especially considering he would move his stuff. He doesn't have to want people to sit next to him just so they can have a seat, but he sucks it up and moves his stuff anyways. He said this twice.... Are you even reading what he wrote and what is it you're complaining about?",
"God damn, you sound just like the Germans in response to the Treaty of Versaille.\n\nBy the way, not all historian study modern history, and contrary to popular understandings of history, there are no simple catch all nuggets of wisdom. Wisdom grants knowldge and principles, like \"appeasement can encourage further incursions\", prudence dictates which principles one ought to act on. But now where into philosophy. Personally I like sticking to logic based arguements.",
"I'm pretty sure they mean that you have to pay an online convenience fee when you but it online in advance (that's my experience, other theaters may vary in their policies though)",
"Inconsiderate ass. ",
"Because her fucking bags aren't attached to her body? She's rude, it's not like her bags would be uncomfortably smashing her tits if she kept them on her lap.",
"\"Many\" or just your's?\n\nIf you're accurate, then let this be one more reason not to go to the movie theater.",
"But she isn't manspreading so she gets away with it. Look at how together her legs are.",
"Bro, a link to your own comment doesn't count as a source unless you were being a wise ass. The youngest millenials are teenagers who are about to become adults, as in 17 or 18 and by now they know manners, at least most of them. Maybe you met a few who didn't have manners and behave bad but that's because of poor influence from their parents.",
"Ok.",
"let me womansplain it to you, sometimes a girl needs space for her bags. ",
"Jesus. Annoyed you had the audacity to sit next to her too?? She sounds like a nightmare...",
"She is, enough that someone took their phone out and snapped a picture.",
"TBH, I don't use public transit anymore except for that one or two times a year where I have to meet people in the city and there's no parking. Even then I usually don't travel alone so it's not an issue. \n\nI'm not saying I do that during peak travel hours when the train is full, and I avoid seats by the door so anyone with mobility issues can get to them. But if the train has other seats available nearer to the door and I'm alone? Yeah, I'll throw my stuff on the seat next to me.\n\nThe point I was originally trying to make was I could understand why someone would not want a stranger sitting next to him/her other than he/she is being a selfish millennial.",
"HOW IS THAT A THING!?!?!?\n\nBack in my day (oh god...) when an adult said \"don't put that in your mouth\" we listened! I never even needed to be told not to put detergent into my mouth. That's one of 3 eternal facts that humans should all be born with\n\n1) Pizza is life\n2) Don't stick your dick in crazy\n3) DON'T EAT DETERGENT!!!",
"Her bags are screaming “ pick me, pick me”",
"> If a creep wants to ruin your ride do you seriously think your bags are going to stop him?\n\nif you read carefully, it isn't the fact that I'm female that is the invitation, it's the fact that I'm a female *with an empty seat next to me*. Furthermore, that shit worked, so I don't care what you think about the efficacy, as anything other than \"that shit worked\" is baseless and inaccurate speculation.\n\n>And the context of this discussion was the above picture in which that woman is being a selfish asshole. The train is crowded, there are people standing, but she put her shit on the seat, put on headphones, and is staring the other direction. Whether it is intentional- or she is just a complete space cadet- she's still an asshole.\n\nBlah blah blah. You're complaining about people putting stuff on the seat when it's not crowded at all. That's the post you replied to, the situation you took issue with, so it doesn't really matter what op is for the context of this particular conversation.\n\nPeople don't need seats unless they are disabled. I never sit in those seats. But continue martyring yourself, I love it when assholes martyr themselves for no reason and no one cares.",
"Hey, no need for thanks! I'd rather not put my stuff on a dirty floor, or hug it like a baby for the whole trip. But if someone needs a seat, I'm not going to leave them just standing there. It's just a bag, after all. ",
"You can't claim you're a veteran in one sentence and then complain about a turd in the next. Harden up a little bit ya goof. Also maybe don't link the Daily News like it's factual support to an argument lol",
"Her bags are screaming “ pick me, pick me”",
"Well this is entirely different. It’s perfectly acceptable to put your stuff next to you on a train with ample room, provided that if it becomes crowded you are willing to move it if someone asks you politely.",
"Well first of all it's against the rules to sleep in the subway. It's against the rules to take up more than one seat (either by lying down or having your stuff on it). \n\nYou could also be kicked off the train if you smell offensively. I don't know if there's a rule for that but there could be, as you have no constitutional right to be on the subway. It's also likely that they didn't pay for their ride in the first place, it's more likely that they snuck in an exit door opened by someone else. There should be an app with a button you press to denote what train car you're in so NYPD can meet you at the next stop and remove the offending person from the system. ",
"Fuck that cunt.",
"Perhaps we all get too excited. Maybe that's the real point. ",
"Careful! If you touch her you will be publicly ostracized on social media about sexual assault",
"It sounds less like a matter of convenience, more a matter of either your own poor planning, or the poor planning of the theater.\n\nCouldn't you or your companion get the concessions while the other waits that half hour in line before the movie? By the way, you only wait that long with huge blockbuster films, right when they come out. I went to see The Last Jedi with my family last week, 3D, reserved tickets -- aside from one person who went alone, it was literally a private screening. And this was in Georgetown (in Washington DC).\n\nBesides, if they're charging us more for this shit, where does the money for those Ford Tocoma commercials go?",
"I'm so grateful for wireless headphones. ",
"Personally I think it's pretty amusing that he thinks this woman is an asshole because MAYBE someone will have to ask her to move her bags, yet he has no problem being rude, condescending and unnecessarily aggressive to the people who disagree with him in this thread. ",
"Well you said world but Canada is no exception, so;\n\nIf you catch a person stealing your phone and he's running away you have every right to stop him. Where are you getting your ideas from? It's certainly not the law. Section 35 of the criminal code says you are allowed to use reasonable force when someone \"is about to take the property, is doing so or has just done so.\" \n\nAgain, go read a book. ",
"They ship the package too. But since this is a thread about the NYC subway I figured I'd point it out for locals.",
"Pussy pass",
"> There's nothing wrong with being anti social\n\nI ... what the fuck? Seriously?\n\nYes there is something wrong with living in a crowded city and being anti-social in a public place.\n\nWhat the hell do you think would happen if everyone behaved like that?",
"Wait, can someone confirm is this is the same for Austria? If so, I've been passive aggressivley staring at people for way too long. ",
"You have a lap, and the floor.",
"So you're saying lower my guard and be comfortably numb to these situations? I don't instantly think that the person I sit next to is gonna kill me. I said I'm **cautious** and that's a great way to be, especially on a crowded transport or public setting of any kind so I'm highly confused as to why and how these survival instincts are a bad thing and unhealthy, considering all humans have them. Some people have better instincts than others. I always sit close to the exit in case shit goes down. That doesn't mean I'm looking over my shoulder and biting my nails out of fear. Being ready and being paranoid are not mutually exclusive. ",
"But you do understand the logic of it don't you? If you appease someone who doesn't respond to politeness what do you think is going to happen? They're going to suddenly have a change of heart? Or is she going to be inclined to keep taking advantage of your weakness? What's that other phrase? Insanity is repeating the same thing expecting a different result?",
"Oh please, there are no factual problems with that article. Just because I daily suffer the indignities of life in the city doesn't mean I think we we shouldn't have to.",
"I carry a wall safe around to put my cords in. *for added security*",
"She looks like one of those \"if you can't handle me at my worst you don't deserve me at my best\" girls",
"Oh, he is! We’re not long distance anymore and next month we’ll be celebrating 2 1/2 years. There’s a ton of things I would say about his character, but I figured it might get annoying to those trying to read about the original post. I hope everyone has someone in their life that brings the same happiness",
"Can someone ELI5 manspreading?",
"> Blah blah blah. You're complaining about people putting stuff on the seat when it's not crowded at all. That's the post you replied to, the situation you took issue with, so it doesn't really matter what op is for the context of this particular conversation.\n\nActually if you had read any of my other posts you'd see that's not the case- but you have your own agenda to advance so have at it.\n\n> People don't need seats unless they are disabled. I never sit in those seats. But continue martyring yourself, I love it when assholes martyr themselves for no reason and no one cares.\n\nFirst off- You have no idea who needs a seat and who doesn't. Lots of disabilities aren't visible.\n\nSecond- people have a right to those seats- your packages don't.\n\nBut as I said- do whatever you want.",
"Just stand next to her seat and Taco Bell fart the whole time..... End of line",
"omg, I'm not putting my bags on that dirty floor. and I can't put all those bags on my lap, I like to put my feet on the seat because I look cute like that. ",
"Well this is entirely different. It’s perfectly acceptable to put your stuff next to you on a train with ample room, provided that if it becomes crowded you are willing to move it if someone asks you politely. ",
"\"Hey, can you move your baggage out of my space?\" I'd rather have some dudes knee touching mine than having to stand up when there is a perfectly good seat available.",
"Get out of this thread. You and your reasonable comments. ",
"^ This person movies.",
"Unfortunately non of us can't drive. I have to be behind her to support her while she sitting down. What I mean by quick access to the bag she has to be with in arms reach of the bag in case she needs a injection.",
"Lol you have issues guy ",
"Well my little lord! We so never did know you had to \"daily suffer the indignities!\" Tut tut tut!",
"sitting on someone's stuff sounds nice",
"A few? Nah. Most. Most! Don’t believe me? Here’s [proof](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/dtdmms7). ",
"> dark ages\n\nOh boy.",
"Ugh, also that as well as a billion airplane boarding passes.",
"Oh she would think twice before doing this outside Manhattan ",
"Not to be combative, but would you make such a case for the woman in this photo? That it's situational?",
"Same. I've had a few that said no over the years, but a simple \"are you going to move it or am I\"? will do the job. It's extremely rare that it goes that far. ",
"Ok now I understand his motivation. \nInterstellar was such a great movie you don't need to get involved with petty quarrels. \n\nI really did love the movie tho, I saw it in theaters a second time. *by myself*",
"Of course not. I am German. ;)\n\nSeriously, though. I do not think that you would appreciate that kind of humor if I were doing that to women or blacks... so if you want to enjoy that kind of humor with me, pick some less easy targets than Jews (or Germans). Or let's be dicks about everyone, which is also fine with me. (Nobody is as harsh about overly conformist Germans and as pro American as me, BTW.)\n\nGood for you, because she thinks the primary victims of war were women for having to live without their killed husbands.\n\nNah, I sold some for other cryptos in December because BTC was growing too much for my asset allocation. Told you I was 2.6% Jewish, haha. (I actually think that some Germans just wanted Jews dead because they are the only people able to compete with us, but maybe that is just me...)\n\nWrong. My Ex just pretended to be \"nothing like\" her mom at the beginning, she wanted to \"be indepoendent\" etc. blabla... All I can say is, look at their moms, never believe they are different than their moms. For me it's lesson learned, show goes on... and you always meet twice in life...\n\nOh, so because evolution happens on a cellular level I cannot point out female behavior in sexual dimorph species? You sound too educated to actually believe your own BS. You damn well know those penguin ladies selling themselves for some stones for their nests, don't you?",
"> but if you said that about a woman who was upset about someone manspreading, it would DEFINITLY be that mans fault for spreading\n\nThis entire website mocks the idea of manspreading, even though \"manspreading\" is not something that anybody irl even says or cares about. How drunk are you? ",
"I took the public bus for 14 straight years. I have no shame in moving someone's stuff if they refuses to move it.",
"Show me you can use grammar, Big Boy, and explain how all your posts on this topic, (including this one I'm replying to) aren't rationalizations of fear.\n\nYou're afraid.",
"Don't assume the worst of people based on their appearance. ",
"Nothing is inherently wrong with sitting next to a stranger anyways. I can only imagine the nightmare that was her upbringing to be ok with acting like that to people you don't know. ",
">Actually if you had read any of my other posts you'd see that's not the case\n\nIf that wasn't the case you wouldn't have started whining to begin with.\n\n>but you have your own agenda to advance so have at it.\n\nMy agenda is \"don't be a dickwad\"\n\n>You have no idea who needs a seat and who doesn't. Lots of disabilities aren't visible.\n\nDoesn't matter how visible they are if I'm not in the handicapped seats, fuck, can you even read?\n\nI'll continue doing whatever I want despite your unrequired and unappreciated permission, and I will continue inconveniencing exactly no one by doing so.",
"It's pretty hard to ignore a full bus. I've been on a lot of them speaking from experience.",
"You are a thief who steals stuff, posts to r/shoplifting and now giving this BS. What a POS. ",
"Really? I kind of love the thrill of it. Like, I live something of a monotonous life and the idea of guarding my seats from people sounds exciting ",
"the masses will never be self aware\n\nthere will always be a significant portion of the population that are too invested in their reality to consider anything outside of it.",
"Because everyone agrees that those things are bad?",
"God damn Breast-Occupiers, takin up all the standing room.\n\nCan confirm, sounds silly.",
"Comment submitted by unattractive fat girl ^\n\nYou know its true. Lol",
"I love how the bottom of your bag is more important than the comfort of your fellow humans. ",
"> I'm not trying to give off a good impression and definitely not trying to seem like a well-adjusted individual.\n\nWell then there's the crux. If you don't care about fitting into society and being a functional adult, then that's totally you're prerogative and I wasn't intending to shout angrily and imperiously at you. I was just explaining how things seem from the perspective of someone who is likely a lot older than you, and who has been where you are and made the same mistakes.\n\nIf you think it's shallow to be conscious of how one comes across to strangers... man, I really have no come back to that except that it makes you seem very young and naive, as does the rest of your post.\n\n>You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.\n\nConsidering how mad my post seems to have made you, I could not agree with this statement any stronger.",
"I don't know if this is a thing but can you buy 2 bus tickets or subway tickets so you can have 2 seats?",
"META\nE E\nT T\nA A",
"I would have pushed her shit to the floor and sat down. Bitch, your bag doesn’t have an ass to sit on!",
"Holy cow where do you go to the movies? I think I've been in maybe one theater ever that was completely full.",
"Ok for some reason I cannot see it. It keeps sending me to one comment of yours and I cannot see it from my phone, when I get my laptop I'll read it.",
"Just like people shame some random guy on a train. It’s the same level of petty and that’s the point I think. ",
"Im gonna say Americans should stop using a European language each time they bash europe. Which is often. ",
"Completely understand that, just making it harder then it needs to be. ",
"Does nobody ever wrap their headphones before putting them in their pockets?",
"And unlike manspreading, thats a ticketable offense",
"Isn't mustard fart a name of a Star Wars planet?",
"It depends on how she takes it. ",
"Why would you be standing up when there’s an empty seat? Would you be afraid to ask if you could sit there or has the person in this made up situation refused to move their bag? \n\nIt’s rude to keep your bag in a seat on a full train, obviously. But why not just ask to sit there? So, I’m gonna go ahead and disagree with you. A man spreading out and touching me for no reason is worse than asking a person if I could sit where there bag is. \n\nBut I guess if you have some crazy anxiety of asking people if you can sit, but no fear of being touched by a stranger, then maybe I can see where you’re coming from. ",
"yessir",
"I guess I thought that was too obvious to mention.",
"Why don’t you just sit in the seat you reserved so they don’t have to ask you to get up? Some people aren’t able to handle even the most minor forms of confrontation",
"For real it's hilarious. Like these people are expecting the worst out of every situation lol",
"I fart in your general direction",
"Except I have never seen people act the way they do, laying across seats.\n",
"> My agenda is \"don't be a dickwad\"\n\nAnd yet you're advocating dickwad behavior :)\n\n> Doesn't matter how visible they are if I'm not in the handicapped seats, fuck, can you even read?\n\nSo it's ok for you to block seats just because they aren't handicapped seats? Yeah- that's dickwad behavior :)\n\nBesides- You do realize not everyone wants to admit they're handicapped right? Where's the line for handicapped? What about when the handicapped seats are filled with people who are actually handicapped?\n\nAnd forgetting handicapped people- you're basically saying \"fuck the guy who worked all day on the construction site and just wants to sit because he's exhausted.\"\n\n> I'll continue doing whatever I want despite your unrequired and unappreciated permission, and I will continue inconveniencing exactly no one by doing so.\n\nYou know perfectly well I'm not giving you permission you just want to act wounded and self righteous :)",
"But we're talking about this person....",
"Nope. ",
"How am I acting superior when im trying to help others? Always playing victim",
"Indeed, thank you for your responses.",
"Indicate where you wish to sit, and begin sitting there. Only do this when needed, if the bus/train is mostly empty don't sit next to someone.",
"And the look out the window as to appear approachable ",
"Huh, did not know I was triggered. TIL",
"This was a tip I learned years ago and it has never once let me down. I toss them in my pants pocket when I'm done wrapping them up and it stays totally together the whole time.",
"And quit it. ",
"I did this the other day at a cafe- I put my backpack on the seat next to me. After a couple of minutes I realized I was oblivious of how I was being inconsiderate, and I moved my backpack to the floor.\n\nI meant no harm, and I would've moved the bag if someone asked me to. I bet this woman would've done the same. Christ, it's like everyone's hankering for confrontation or something.",
"Imagine going through life like that...",
"FYI -- the PlayStation VR has it so that the screen when it isn't in a VR game/experience it shows a virtual screen right \"in front\" of you. Like, if you turn your head right and look up, you'll be looking at the top right corner of the virtual screen. Meaning, as long as you don't mind having the VR headset on your head, you can watch movies just like you're in a movie theater.\n\nWith a handy headphone jack.\n\nThere's even a small/medium/large mode, with the large being like if you were in the front row of a regular-sized movie screen (seems to me, anyway.. estimated). \"Small\" is about the size of like a 42\" television, I guess?\n\nYour view of the screen literally responds with your head movement.",
"A) This does nothing to refute my point.\n\nB) The entire interaction you described takes 5 seconds. It doesn't matter how many people are doing it. If they all did it, going off your logic, it would take 5 seconds for everyone to move their stuff. No one is approaching someone with a fat ass package that squishes even the owner in the seat and telling them to move it. \n\nC) Every **express** bus you've been on in **NYC**. Not all buses are alike.\n\nD) The person said they'd move their stuff if asked..... what don't you get about that? It doesn't matter if they set a package in a seat to avoid people sitting next to them, because they, and I, just said they'd move it if asked. They also said if the bus was crowded they'd move their stuff immediately. They don't have to let a person sit next to them if there are more seats open so......... there is no issue. You're literally complaining about a person that wants space from everyone putting a package down so they don't have to sit next to you, unless of course it's crowded. So the only issue is you growing a pair and kindly asking someone to move their stuff.",
"Yeah, I don’t give two shits. “Excuse me, do you mind moving your belongings so I can sit.”\n\nAnd if the fails...unflinching stink eye for the entirety of the ride. And when she gets up “hey! two seats available, everyone! Two!”",
"Imo the reason doesn't matter. It's not a big deal to just ask someone to move their bag. Literally no one is harmed. Edit: I mean as long as the person being asked to move is being nice and polite ",
"It actually kind of looks like she is leaning to look past them and might be disappointed in the girl for leaving her shit on that seat. ",
"Personally I think it's pretty amusing someone accusing a person of being overly sensitive reacting with such sensibility to his completely reasonable answers. ",
"That woulda been a fun night tbh “ your confusing me with your boyfriend or someone who gives a fuck “ woulda been my first response .\n\nBut I’m the sorta guy that likes to be difficult with people who don’t have manners , or arnt polite enough to just speak .\n\nYou make a scene out of things ,I’ll turn this bitch into a show .",
"White women on public transportation in a nutshell.",
"It can be incredibly uncomfortable especially when my dick isnt in the right position. Not really hurt but id rather stand 60 minutes than not having enough legroom to not crush my dick/sack. \n\nI use public trans a shitload and in certain busses where i know i cant keep my legs atleast a bit spread without annoying the person next to me, i just stand the entire way.\n\nHot summer days are the worst.",
"http://www.gender-focus.com/2016/02/13/manspreading/\n\nRelevant quote:\n\n>Because manspreading it’s not a minuscule thing at all; it’s an act of dominance that is the result of deep-rooted societal privilege borne of our patriarchal society.\n\nFeminists actually are saying this. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of stuff feminists are right about. But as a man who can't sit with his legs completely closed without severe discomfort, I totally disagree that \"manspreading\" is a thing, let alone that it's rooted in patriarchy or some shit like that.\n\nMen should make room on a crowded bus/train. Women should be able to ask a man to move up like a grown adult. Simple.",
"Advocating behavior that only a dickwad would call dickwad behavior is far less dickwaddy than actually *being* a dickwad, so you still win this dickwad contest, dickwad.\n\n>So it's ok for you to block seats just because they aren't handicapped seats?\n\nIt's ok to block the *handicapped* seats if there are three people in the entire car, dude. It's only wrong if someone could potentially be harmed. \n\n>You do realize not everyone wants to admit they're handicapped right? Where's the line for handicapped? What about when the handicapped seats are filled with people who are actually handicapped?\n\n>And forgetting handicapped people- you're basically saying \"fuck the guy who worked all day on the construction site and just wants to sit because he's exhausted.\"\n\nWell since no one here thinks anyone should straight up say \"no, stand\" when someone asks to sit somewhere that the first person is keeping their stuff, I really don't see why you're asking any of that?\n\n>You know perfectly well you don't need my permission you just want to act wounded and self righteous\n\nWounded? Lol the fuck, you're on another plane of reality buddy, I wish you'd just stay there",
"Thanks for taking what I said and cherry picking it to fit your narrative. Being anti social is neither good nor bad, **CONSIDERING THE ENVIRONMENT YOU'RE IN AND IF IT HARMS ANYONE**. You can totally be antisocial in a crowded city and its not uncommon whatsoever. Still very lost on your point of complaining.",
"I'm sorry, but what fucking company would investigate for an accusation of \"mansplaining\"? Your original post was already hyperbolic and disingenuous but this one takes the fucking cake.",
"Yeah sorry I just kind of went on a rant. Having loved ones who have gone through actual issues, and seeing them hijack feminism for their own personal gain, its just gross. Sorry about the rant :p",
"Lol I would have stared at her right in the eyes and told the bitch to eat me. She’s not sucking my dick, I don’t need to put up with her bullshit. If she puts hands on you, you get to use the old self defense gag to teach her about equality. ",
"Move it without speaking to her , yes kinda rude .\n\nIf you ask and she ignores or refuses , then she brought it on herself .",
"You don't want someone sitting next to you because reasons.\nYou are not confident or aggressive so therefor want to avoid confrontation between yourself and someone wanting the seat next to you.\n\nWhat do you do?\nYou put a wall up between your conscious and local area awareness.\ne.g play music and LOOK AWAY\n\nHer behavior is CLASSIC and well understood psychological behavior in this particular scenario.\n",
"My facts? I'll get right on it",
"Wat is hyperbole. ",
"There's nothing reasonable about calling someone an asshole for putting a bag on a seat, or saying it's comparable to someone farting in your face, or attacking people who have the nerve to suggest that you could just ask the person to move their bag. ",
"Now you’re just being obtuse. ",
"Is this unusual in America?",
"I know that I sure as hell can't. It's not impossible, mind you. Just so ungodly uncomfortable that it makes no sense. Between crushing my balls and my thighs, it's hard to decide what part is worse. No, this is not because of my weight, as I'm sure some Redditors will be quick to judge. I'm just under 5'8, and 126 lbs. It's just not natural for me as a man to purposely crush my jewels.",
"The woman/state in this case were being completely unreasonable and ridiculous and it is extremely sad that this poor man was put through that. Luckily, the jury didn't take long to realize it was bull, but obviously he still went through a lot. \n\nHowever, unlucky things happen to people every day. Strangers ruin other strangers' lives every day. People get hit by drunk drivers. People lose their jobs because someone used them as a scapegoat. People lose thousands of dollars because strangers just took it. This case had nothing to do with the accusor being a woman and everything to do with her being a complete asshole. \n\nPlease don't let fear of assholes prevent you from interacting with strangers ",
"Nobody does that though. Nobody. Maybe the occasional drunk, but nobody in a clear state of mind does that.",
"I think another important thing to remember abt America is that it’s massive and there are differences in region vis a vis politeness and social awkwardness. Beachtown Californians can be very social and chatty and don’t care about asking you to move your bag, but Boston felt like an offshoot of London sometimes with the way people would go to wild lengths to avoid interacting with each other...\n\nAnd then there’s the Midwest which has a billion unspoken rules about the correct way to have a conversation or exist, and if you trespass upon those rules get ready for cold eyes and big smiles ",
"It's just as bad. \n\nEquality. ",
"That is in fact what I was referring to",
"It's times like that you need to carry a Fisher-Price infant's toy phone, and mirror that behaviour. \n\n\"OH MY GOD. This douche on the train just called her friend and started whining about me sitting next to them, and now they're staring at me, and...\"",
"So just \"honk her bewbs\" if she doesn't hear you asking... that's Japanease for \"hello\" right?",
"Should started talking to the person on the phone as if she wasn’t there , return the favour .",
"Is the city called \"Buzzburg?\"",
"No, it doesn't, I am simply making a request. If she takes it as being confrontational then that is something she takes full responsibility for. If she reciprocates what she believes to be a confrontation when it isn't, then it would obviously become a confrontation but it would be her fault as she was the one who started to be confrontational.",
"Using the term \"manspreading\" is worse than both of those things.",
"8000 BC cats domesticated humans!",
"How many of you actually would go up and speak to someone of the opposite sex? ",
"No but you're certainly a dick.",
"Tbh where I'm from the person just starts to sit and you gotta move your bag simultaneously. Slow people will just have the person sit on the edge of the seat while you figure your shit out. But once all the double seats are taken you should just move your stuff anyway you know someone wants to sit there ",
"Every time I ask a woman to move their bags they always give a bs reason not to but if it’s a man then they allow it.",
"Happens multiple times a week, what annoys me a thousand times more is people who won't do anything about it.",
"I honestly feel the effect of it daily. There is a lot I feel like I didn't get experience at a young age and it's caused me to be behind socially and economically and it is something that is handled different from individual to individual. Some just choose shitty ways of coping with it",
"It’s a wide on. ",
"Yes I have. Back when I was a lot more outgoing, I frequently complimented people. \n\nNow I would not just say \"you look nice\" and stare.\n\nThe point is that it's about intention and delivery. My reply was to the comment saying that the compliment is creepy (automatically)\n\nBelieve it or not, I can compliment a man or woman with just the intention of making them feel good (and in return, I also feel good for brightening someone's day)",
"So, your contribution to the world is the concept that we don't know anything? I agree this can be a very wise thing to say, but all the time? For everything? I don't think even Socrates would go this far. How could someone with that POV ever help anybody or advance any body of knowledge? By telling people that their ignorance is as good as it gets? This is like agnosticism on steroids - the idea that we should just step back and let everything happen; there's no way to know anything.\n\nfyi: Mentioning your credentials is an effective way to point out the flaw or lack of logic and absence of evidence in your statement. In other words, only people without evidence, examples, logic, etc. bring up their credentials in order to strengthen their statements. If you really think your education makes you stronger, consider not mentioning it and letting it stand on its own via what you say. This other person pointed out three very credible observables that strenghthen the notion that the girl in the picture does not want to talk to anybody.",
"I'm at the airports enough that I don't care. I have no problem asking someone to move their bags. At first it was awkward but now I hate flying so much I just don't care. ",
"uh-oh big guy here, standing by his actions. sobrave. \n \nyou should probably change your profile pic to stand with all the other people who were forced to throw sandwiches on the floor. ",
"That really doesn’t seem bad. Like at all. Is this a real thing people get angry about?",
"Always give a tip of the fedora first so they know you mean well. ",
"Tide is actually taking them off the shelves and discontinuing them I've heard, in which case that really sucks they are pretty great product.",
"You're a douchebag. ",
"Holy shit. Your worldview is so warped it’s frightening. \n\nFor your own sake please delete your account and go outside. ",
"oh i thought we were speaking about those horrible short of the guy right",
"Oh yea they left the world in a great state.",
"> A) This does nothing to refute my point.\n\nYes it does- because if the person puts their shit on the seat on an empty car and isn't paying attention because \"it's empty\" then it could be full in a heartbeat and they have caused delays.\n\n> B) The entire interaction you described takes 5 seconds. It doesn't matter how many people are doing it.\n\nIt takes a lot longer than 5 seconds- and if the person waiting for a seat is blocking a person from getting to another seat then yes- it adds up. As I said- this is particularly problematic on buses.\n\n> C) Every express bus you've been on in NYC. Not all buses are alike.\n\nSince I was giving a specific example- how can I respond except with \"no shit\".\n\n> D) The person said they'd move their stuff if asked..... what don't you get about that?\n\nAnd what don't you fucking get about a person specifically trying to claim space for themselves that they have no right to?\n\nI asked you a simple question- how the hell would this work if everyone did what they did?\n\n> It doesn't matter if they set a package in a seat to avoid people sitting next to them, because they, and I, just said they'd move it if asked.\n\nBut they are on a bus, the bus has a single aisle, and waiting for people to move shit takes time and slows the boarding process. Now explain to me what would happen if everyone was that selfish?\n\n> They also said if the bus was crowded they'd move their stuff immediately.\n\nExcept again- that doesn't jive with their excuse about it acting as a deterrent.\n\n> They don't have to let a person sit next to them if there are more seats open\n\nYES THEY FUCKING DO. Jesus Christ- this is the crux of the issue- you truly seem to believe this.\n\n> there is no issue. You're literally complaining about a person that wants space from everyone putting a package down so they don't have to sit next to you\n\nIf you want space from everyone then move to fucking Montana. Don't act like a selfish prick in a crowded city.\n\n> So the only issue is you growing a pair and kindly asking someone to move their stuff.\n\nI love how you think _I_ give a shit in situations like this. Not only wouldn't his packages be a deterrent for me- I might sit next to them just because they did it.",
"So what ended up having with your date? You still together?",
"Afterwards we went out of ice cream",
"IT'S A GODDAMN TRILBY",
"I keep folding mine in half til they fit in a tiny Altoid tin.",
"I can't wait for this to backfire, how they'll lose sales from those who feel like going to a movie in a given afternoon, but can't, because they didn't plan days/weeks ahead of time.\n\nIt'll be that you can't just go to a movie anymore.",
"Last week I saw a young, normal looking guy sitting in the center seat of a 3-seater, the window seat was empty and he had bags on the aisle seat.\n\nI was flabbergasted.",
"Okay, the incel thing was a bit far. But I do still think this general attitude is negative overall.\n\nIt's too bad that you could not take the compliment for what it is in certain scenarios.\n\nSure a creeper might be the one to say that most of the time. But the point is that it is not the actual line that is creepy. ",
"Because when you think you don't know anything, you question and question everything until you are satisfied. It's not the premise that one knows something that's educating, it's more like what have they discovered from questioning that's informative. We're learning this in Philosphy, if you haven't looked at Plato's writing on Socrates - it's incredibly stuffy but insightful, I may recommend.\n\nFYI: Consider the context of the situation, whether that's in a comment section or on public transit. \n\n\nI was replying to someone who said you don't need a PhD to understand body language to which I affirmed that I have \"credentials\" and yet *still* I don't understand it all that well nor anything for that matter. \n\n\nSo what I'm saying is that, people shouldn't jump to conclusions on matters they don't know anything about.\n\n\nAlso *you* said my \"contribution to the world\" is to not knowing anything is important - actually that was Socrates's insight. ",
"Did you pay for them on the web?",
" To be fair It’s rare that two strangers will sit next to each other on those seats because of their awkward position.",
"this the same type of bitch getting mad at a dude sitting by himself, not even a bag next to him",
"> It's ok to block the handicapped seats if there are three people in the entire car, dude. It's only wrong if someone could potentially be harmed. \n\nGee- I wonder if I might have commented on this hours ago ...\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkdmr/manspreading_isnt_even_half_as_bad_as_this/dtdjs5c/?st=jczcf8qm&sh=fb4ddf26\n\nOh would you look at that!\n\n> Well since no one here thinks anyone should straight up say \"no, stand\" when someone asks to sit somewhere that the first person is keeping their stuff, I really don't see why you're asking any of that?\n\nBecause no one should have to ask. What if the person standing doesn't speak English? What if they are mute? What if they have severe anxiety?",
"Oh ok",
"I read about a study once, where people asked to cut in line at the library Xerox. They found that if the person simply asked to cut in line, he was denied 80% of the time. \nHowever, if he simply said, \"because\" and gave them any reason, then they allowed it 80% of the time. \nWithout being given a reason, people are free to assume. And they assume the worst. \nI think that's what's going on here. Also mild retardation. I think there's some of that going on too. ",
"Having been in a bar in my country when a group of americans walk in I can tell you americans are loud. The staff had to turn up the music to try and drown them out.",
"Many. I live in a city of a few hundred thousand people with six movie theaters and only one has reserved seating (another has reserved seating only for its IMAX screen). I have friends and family all over the country and while many areas do have theaters with reserved seats, most don't. \n\nHopefully many more theaters adopt it in the future. It's awesome. ",
"Have you heard the terms \"analogy\", \"obvious hyperbole\" or \"context\"?",
"Hopefully! ",
"My point really is that she filled the seat precisely so nobody can sit there. Her body language is designed to make it awkward to talk to her to ask her to move her shit. Most people will sit somewhere else. Granted, if all the seats are taken you might ask her to move, but others will not. She is being a douche bag, make no mistake.\n",
"Then you bang knees as you squeeze over to the other seat to sit on their stuff. It’s public transportation. You’re not going to get a sexual harassment suit for trying to occupy an open seat.",
"The fun of public transportation.",
"Better seats have been reserved. If they don't show up or don't want to confront me, I win out. Sorry.",
"I once got on a bus at Disney World where two (able-bodied) people in scooters went directly to the front of the line. They took up 16 seats between themselves, the scooters, and their shopping bags.\n\nThis image is child's play.",
"You're right. She *should* put some pants on. You wanna get Chlamydia from a bus? Because that's how you get Chlamydia from a bus.",
"See i don't do this shit. I will sit there with an open seat next to me, i will proceed to look you in the eyes and rub the seat next to me while smiling ear to ear at you. \n \nI'll make you feel so freaked out that you refuse to sit next to me. If you do sit next to me i just strike up a conversation and if you refuse to partake i kindly remind you that *you* sat next to me and i want to talk to you. I like you, you seem nice. Where do you live? Are you alone? What stop you getting off at? etc... \n \nEventually you move away and i get my two seats back. Actually got a guys number by doing this once. That freaked me out a little so i got the next bus.",
"Don’t even move it. Just go to sit straight on it\n\nThey get up and try to move it before my fat ass lands on it. ",
"Nah rather say nothing but take a picture and seethe about it later online. ",
"I would much rather stand than ask someone to move their bags, but I would probably stand than sit to a stranger that has an empty seat regardless. Its probably the same reason I would let their knee touch mine is because I would rather be unconfortable than have to talk to them to ask to scoot over.",
"Or we could just have them not do ads to begin with.\n\nI love trailers, but the Coke commercials only began in the late '90s/early 2000s.\n\nWe allowed them, because we didn't really complain about them. Now they're the norm.\n\nIf we're complacent about them fucking us, they're going to keep fucking us.",
"Bitch-riding",
"Dunno why you pointed to that comment like I'm supposed to be obsessively following every argument you're having, but if fewer than 100% of people have a bunch of shit to carry with them your math stops checking out, and ive never been on a bus where 100% of people had a bunch of shit so your math doesn't check out. \n\n>Because no one should have to ask. \n\nYou say that like it's self evident \n\n>What if the person standing doesn't speak English? What if they are mute? What if they have severe anxiety?\n\nThen it's on them to figure out how to navigate in the world. Everyone has problems, your problems are your responsibility to deal with. Not everyone else's. You're entitled to common courtesy, but not to everyone in the world making themselves uncomfortable and stressed because anyone they might encounter might have a problem.",
"It's not painful, just not comfortable for a long journey.\n\nI'd imagine its similar to wearing a sports bra as a woman. Not painful, but not comfortable long term. \n\nGiven the choice, I prefer my knees to sit about 10 inches apart. ",
"You may disagree, but in my opinion it's exactly the opposite. *you* are the rude person for having your shit on a good seat when someone comes on the train, and most of the seats are already taken. imo you can have your backpack on the seat to your side so long as the train/bus is relatively empty, and if it's more than 50% full, you put your shit on the floor *without* someone having to ask you, because *people* are more important than your new xbox controller you just bought ",
"Thats uh...not what a creep shot is.",
"Wasn't Socrates unfortunately, it was written in 1907.\n\nhttps://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehaving-children-in-ancient-times/",
"sigh... here we go. I suffer from severe social anxiety. it sucks. I try to go to movies a week or two after they release, and usually in the morning, just to avoid a crowded theater. But now most theaters have assigned seating, so I try to get a spot where I will have empty spaces around me, but that doesn't always work if someone buys a ticket after me. \nSometimes that person that says the seat is taken is doing it not to be a jerk, but because having a stranger sit next to them is so physically uncomfortable that we would rather stand up and leave and try to get a refund than try to endure the situation. \nNot everyone that does these types of things are jerks, they simply are dealing with an issue the best they can in a crowded world. \n \nI had a guy ask to sit next to me, I said yes he could, but I would prefer he didn't. He was really cool about it and sat somewhere else, said he understood and told me to enjoy the show. \nSo please be respectful, that person \"hogging\" the seat may have a very real emotional reason for doing it. They have to get to work, that is how America functions. So we do little things like set something on the seat next to us in the hopes that maybe today we won't arrive at work an emotional wreck that takes an hour or two to get over. \nWhat may seem silly and easy, or even enjoyable to you can be pain and suffering to someone else. My best friend can sit down next to anyone, and in a couple minutes it's like they are best friends with this total stranger. To me it is like sorcery, these two people are operating on some mystical plane that I am not invited to visit, and can't even comprehend. \nSitting next to a stranger makes me feel like I am running in a treadmill the entire time. It is not enjoyable, it is not something I can just ignore, it is grueling and tiring and mentally exhausting. It will fuck up my day. \nOn airplanes I always bring my Bose noise cancelling headphones and a book. There is no escape, so I attempt to blot out reality to the best of my ability. It sucks, and I wish I could be like other people. I have spent years in therapy and have learned many coping techniques, but the underlying issue will always be there. \nMy job is tailored around my disability. I work at a base in the middle of a desert on swing shift when most everyone else is gone for the day. I spend hours alone in my truck and I love it. Other people come and cannot stand this job. It is isolated and boring by their standards. But for me, it is tailor made. My best days are ones where my human interaction is under 30 minutes a day, and I love it.\n",
"He's actually at the top of his eloquence right now. I just looked at the comment history. \n\nNuclear powered cancer.",
"is it? man that's weird. some people like confrontation i guess. ",
"Imagine if that could be applied to men, too.... Alas, we have laws and posters",
"I don't see the problem.",
"Had one guy drop his huge duffle bag right in front of the door and harassed everyone who touched...which was everyone since it was impossible to get around otherwise. One look at the guy though and you knew he was crazy so not worth the hassle even if you are confrontational since no one likes to get stabbed.",
"That won't stop dudes from creeping on you.",
"Then sit down beside her and man spread like you haven’t had any for 6months!",
"So what I don't have a whole a lot of money. I have a wife and kids sometimes I do what I gotta to do. Look if u want to start name calling mate I can start doing the same.",
"I see you too remember the pre-show slides.\n\n**Which Academy Award winning actor starred in** ***Forrest Gump*****?**\n\n**Unscramble: Tmo Hasnk**",
"We live in a major city & theatres are empty most of the time. Pay $2 extra for what in our case.",
"The yelling ruined the guys night, because he's not confrontational, and as such won't stop her from yelling. ",
"It's also not a big deal to look past the end of your nose once and a while and think about other people and be considerate. \n\nIt's the same thing with people who don't put their food in the bin after eating in a food court. Its not a big deal for a cleaner or the next person to do it so why should they do it. ",
"What is this? Equal criticism of silly shit each gender does that annoys us? What is this? Reddit not being inflammatory? Reddit using common sense?\n\nWHERE IS MY REDDIT I USED TO KNOW+",
"A person's comfort is a small price to pay to not feel pain and have the possibility of ruining your sperm which you know, some men use to have a child with the loved ones.\nI belive if women's bobs where under there arms, women would always have there hands out, taking up as much space as they needed, and I could understand that, why can't you?\n\nOh and the overweight thing, it's your fault for being fat, I say stand and burn a few more calories standing then sitting or get a car(electric) :)",
"> Either way it seems like the weirdest thing to make a big deal out of.\n\nThat's why it's being compared to manspreading, the true genocide of our time.",
"That thing with the jackets is extremely rude. I wish other people would have thrown those jackets toward the isle or on the floor in front of the screen and took the seats.\n\nAfter all, I'm sure your theaters have a policy of \"we are not responsible for lost or missing merchandise.\"\n\nThough if I were there, I don't know what I would've done. That's just shockingly rude. Everyone paid for a ticket.",
"Everyone here sees a rude bitch. \nI see a girl with social anxiety trying to cope in a crowded world. \nLegs up. \nArms crossed. \nSunglasses to avoid eye contact. \nHeadphones to drown out voices. \nBags to protect her personal space (women's space extends to the sides, mens to the front). \nThis is such classic introvert behavior it amazes me the hate she's getting.",
"Look at the train its half full, there is more than enough space to stand alone without anyone being close to you. If you are that insecure take a taxi don't project your insecurities on my commute. \n\nMaybe we should empty the whole train for her so she feels safe?",
"I can't tell if you're kidding or not. Personally all my shit goes on the seat next to me until somebody needs to sit, then it goes on my lap. It's convenient to have it next to me because I'm usually rolling bigass purse + tote bag at all times.",
"It's not a problem but when they're being rude as shit, then that's a problem.",
"All the theaters around me reserve seats now. One time I went with my wife and another couple, only to find little kids in our seats. I told them they were my seats and they had to leave. They did. Later my wife and friends said I was a dick for doing that. ",
"Good old \"we put a man on the moon\" type argument. These are the types of comments which really propagate American stereotypes \nEdit: I meant the guy before you ",
"The movie theater is not the opera. To show a movie, you need one person: a projectionist. To conduct a play, you need a whole staff of people, as well as the actors themselves.\n\nThere shouldn't be any excuse for movie theaters to appropriate seats like that. It's all about squeezing every nickel out of people.",
"Looks like she also has her feet up on the other girls seat? \n\nYeah, we get it, you can ask her to move. Thanks captain obvious you knight in shining fucking armor\n\nThe point is she's still rude. Have a little self awareness and get your fucking shit together. ",
"I've never even heard of Mot Shank.",
"I bet the train started moving the she repositioned her bags. And i bet if someone asked to sit she wouldn’t even mind moving them.",
"this made me puke",
"Just a fun fact; the reason human testes are actually outside the body is because they need a slightly lower temperature then the regular 38C, so evolution put them in the \"safest\" place it could and closest.",
"I wasn't the first guy who responded to you.",
"Seems rather ignorant to put the fault on one side for not being understanding when the other side has a responsibility as well. ",
"Let's call this \"Bitch Bagging\"",
"Not all disabilities are apparent to the naked eye. I use a wheelchair at times but I'm sure I look healthy to a casual viewer. \n\nThe thing with the scooters is that each bus can only carry two, sometimes those using scooters have to wait through multiple buses until one is available that has room for them. A lady at my resort told me she'd waited over an hour several times. \n\nI do think there are people who use the scooters when it's probably not necessary for them, but the scooters are definitely not hassle free. I've never rented one, but I think they run $50 a day. I can't imagine somebody throwing that kind of money away just out of laziness.",
"Taking a picture of someone without their permission and plastering it all over the Internet is a creep shot. How is this okay? ",
"No I'm saying the cord is completely different.\n\nThe cord in the video is a lot thicker. I was actually clicking on your link hopeful a new method was given to me. ",
"the problem is that the perfect generation (genX) has to deal with jackasses that came before (damned babyboomers...amirite) and the jackasses that came after (fckin' millenials...can I get an amen) so we complain loudly and often. Never in history has a generation of flawless people had to suffer fools both older and younger than them. Ultimately it is the fault of the greatest generation for not nipping this in the bud when they had their chance.\n\nTL;DR was just being a sarcastic tool so if it didn't give you a chuckle please move on without crucifying me.",
"It's also not hard to leave the seat free for people... Seems rather stupid to just selectively take a side when the actual argument of responsibility pertains to both. ",
"Oh it's not wild. The left is synonymous with judgmental arrogant douche bags who cannot stay on topic instead launch immediately into ad hominen.\n\nPredicting that you are a left wing voter was remarkably straight forward. If you had shown even more vitriol and stupidity i would of gone with greens voter instead.",
"> You say that like it's self evident \n\nIt is because it's against the law to put crap on the seats :)\n\n> Then it's on them to figure out how to navigate in the world. Everyone has problems, your problems are your responsibility to deal with. Not everyone else's.\n\nThen why don't you learn to deal with the problem of creepy people without taking up extra seats? Why don't you deal with the problem of not wanting to put your crap on the floor by carrying an old plastic bag that you put your stuff in first?\n\nYour attitude boils down to the idea that you should be allowed to be lazy but everyone else should have to figure out another solution.\n\nLike I said from the start- you are selfish.",
"It is literallly a man spreading\n\n",
"Women shouldn't have to ask men to not spread their legs. Men shouldn't have to ask women to move their bags.\n\nA considerate person with spacial awareness would realize when public transport is filling up and that they should leave space for others.",
"I don't see \"excuse me, I'd like to sit here\" as much of a battle. Now if they say no, then that would be a battle. However, I can't recall a time in my life when the bag(s) weren't moved when I spoke politely.\n\nA lot of women just seem to have this weird notion that their bags need a seat.",
"Avoiding squishing my balls is the same as a female putting her purse on an empty chair? What planet are you from?",
"I take mine and wrap them around two fingers then I use a small binder clip to keep them together. Makes life just a smidge easier since I started doing this. ",
"I live in Canada (Winnipeg) and I have never seen a movie theater with numbered seats, the option to reserve a specific seat, or to purchase tickets anywhere but at the front desk of the theater itself.",
"I actually wouldn't like that. If you show up late you get the crap seats, not just by lottery kthx",
"I work in a grocery store and we are still selling them. ",
"Damn, yeah that's rude. Straight nasty actually. ",
"> Because when you think you don't know anything, you question and question everything until you are satisfied. It's not the premise that one knows something that's educating, it's more like what have they discovered from questioning that's informative.\n\nWhat you're describing here is a mental strategy I will agree is very helpful in establishing an objective attitude that is likely to produce observations and learning that would not occur without that objectivity.\n\n> someone who said you don't need a PhD to understand body language to which I affirmed that I have \"credentials\" and yet still I don't understand it all that well nor anything for that matter.\n\nI see why now what moved you to bring up your credentials. I suspect most people have heard a number of stories that demonstrate our ignorance in situations like this. For example, someone was rude, and later revealed that s/he <insert horrible news here>. So, I agree that we are definitely not aware of the circumstances motivating this girl to communicate non-verbally that she wants to avoid all communication. On the other hand, I think we really should accept as truth that she really is sending out this message. We don't know why she's sending out that message, but I think we should agree that she's sending it out. I see no value in denying it considering all the evidence: (1) the bags, (2) the dark glasses, (3) the headphones. See what I'm suggesting? - Just accepting what we know while aware that there are other things we don't know... which is why proceeding with caution is probably best. I will definitely agree we can't just assume she is mean or evil.",
"You win out? What game is this? You just sound like dickhead.",
"I dont blame her. Do you know how many assaults happen on transit? Tjat is a clear message: Don't fucking touch me. Or practically anyone could just say move your bags please. ",
"Refusing to move a bag when asked is inconsiderate. It's not similar to what you say at all.",
"Have you tried throwing everything at the floor? Might work ",
"Seriously, i can't believe this gets so highly voted on here. Seems like a lot of Redditors need to get out there and learn to talk to people ",
"I'm sorry to hear that. Being American, I've yet to go to a soccer (it really should be football -- it came first after all) game, but I have been to a number of baseball games, where the seats are numbered and reserved due to the shape of the field.\n\nDoes it even matter much where you sit in a soccer match? The middle and closer to the front is preferred, I'll bet, but it's pretty much a 360 degree game even though there are the two ends, isn't it? I'd think it'd be a higher priority to be closer to other fans of your team, regardless of where they are around the pitch.",
"?? She is also taking up way too much space and looks equally oblivious. This isn't a moving service it's public transport. ",
"Don't overthink it man. If no one asks the sitting person will assume no one wants to sit.",
"It's a talent",
"I know, but I dont want to know it. I guess this is why humanism can be considered a religion - you have faith irrespective of the evidence.",
"Well when you have those enormous families..",
">Please don't let fear of assholes prevent you from interacting with strangers\n\neasier said than done. but thanks :)",
"How is it lottery. You can choose the seat when you buy the ticket. Buy early = best seats are still open.",
"Honestly, it's the same level of assholery",
"It's funny because that could be the very reason why she doesn't want someone to sit next to her.",
"I’ve read some woman would view you tapping there shoulder as “rape” and would scream obscenities at you for trying to “rape” them etc .\n\nI laughed ofc, but didn’t change the fact crazy bitches be out there lol .",
"In NYC flirting carries a $25 fine, are you railing against that? Legality is a terrible argument for morality, they are rarely even related.\n\n>Then why don't learn to deal with the problem of creepy people without taking up extra seats?\n\nBecause taking up extra seats works much better than anything else I could do (aside from hygiene/style considerations, which aren't possible when I'm going to work and people have to see and smell me there).\n\n>Why don't you deal with the problem of not wanting to put your crap on the floor by carrying an old plastic bag you put it in first?\n\nI dunno, why don't you take a taxi?\n\n>Your attitude is that you should be allowed to be lazy but everyone else should have to figure out some other solution.\n\nYour attitude is that people should care that you're annoyed by stuff that doesn't really bother anyone else much. It's not that I'm allowed to be lazy, it's that I've put effort into making my life easier without causing anyone else any problems and it'd be cool if they (you) could extend the same courtesy, instead of blaming me living my life for your problems. \n\nYou can keep calling me selfish all you like, I'm not demanding anything from anyone other than that they keep their personal issues to themselves when I'm commuting. More than I can say for you, mr \"this thing that works fine for everyone MUST END because I am ANNOYED\"",
"a) Ruining sperm men *continually produce over the course of their life*, it's not going to actually cripple you to gently have your nuts squished so another person can sit next to you for five minutes. If it does, maybe see a doctor, or, as per your own advice, stand instead of sitting :) No need to waste seating space if it's so dangerous for you anyway.\n\nb) If women's **boobs** were under their arms I'd consider it an evolutionary failure, we couldn't do anything at all. Why tf are you talking about something that doesn't exist like it's an actual argument?\n\nc) Frankly I don't actually give much of a shit about your personal comfort if you're not going to give a shit about mine :) That's how life works.\n\nd) I'm actually working on my weight, thanks for the unnecessary advice. Can you work on your spelling? It's pretty shit :)",
"Vagspreading?",
"Time to get some air pods!",
"My LG V20 has an internal quad DAC combined with good headphones and I download most music to a playlist before I leave. Not to mention, Google play (as do most premium services) allow files at 320kbps+. So maybe you're using a free service that has 256 but not everyone chooses free services for that reason.",
"it depends, if they are your friend then the rest of us do count on you being willing to at least put the questions to them in a way that may change their attitudes. don't browbeat them or make a stink but friendly advice is one of the few agents of personal growth that does not require hitting rock bottom or learning hard lessons.",
"Sure do. I just don't care how you're feeling right now. You realize that's ok, right?",
"Haha do you live your life by phrases you've heard other people use? \n\nDo you think you can force politeness on someone?",
"Sounds like this was during boarding, so he was probably trying to save the seat for someone else.",
"But then how will be able to call this woman names on the internet for how we imagine she'll react to a simple request?",
"Yeah, is it seriously that hard to imagine a situation where sitting and dealing with a potential conflict > standing? You ever been sick or exhausted or like anything?\n\nIf they don't, I'll sit on the stuff",
"From a taking-up-space perspective, they're equal. 2 sets taken up by one person.",
"what?",
"The regular seats were just fine for me. I'd rather more people be able to afford to go to the movies.\n\nOne of the ugliest behaviors I see nowadays it's the willful blind-eye to wealth disparity; punctuated most with your city, according to the documentary San Francisco 2.0.",
"Just tell them to move their shit, grow a pair",
"As a millennial I don't want my generation to take the blame for this so I'll blame society as a whole.",
"Usually if you just ask if you can sit there they’ll be cool with it. I don’t understand the problem here. ",
"I'm not denying that's annoying and an invasion of privacy. But ocassional rubbing is kinda inevitable if you are sat shoulder to shoulder on a cramped area. unless it's not cramped and you just sat next to them, then its either on purpose or just trying to subtly get rid of a wedgie without like... grabbing the crotch in public.\n\nIf its the latter, its annoying but definitely not on purpose",
">Haha do you live your life by phrases you've heard other people use?\n\nis there something wrong with that? Why laugh at me? For someone lecturing on politeness, you don't really follow your own ethos. \n\n>Do you think you can force politeness on someone?\n\nIf you make it unpleasant for a dog when they do something that is not polite, why wouldn't it work with people who engage in savage behavior? If you make something very unpleasant they are inclined to not do it again. ",
"What's unique about the popcorn flavor?",
"How is this a big deal?\n\n1. We don't know all the seats are taken. A lot of people prefer to stand on the Subway, especially when only traveling a short distance, so the standing person is not a reliable indicator of seat availability. \n\n2. LOL at anyone describing this as a \"full subway car\". If the car were full, you couldn't take this picture.\n\n3. The seat she's in is one with hardly any leg room, so the floor is not really an option. She could pile the bags on her lap, but if it's not necessary, why bother? If someone asks for the seat, she can do it then.\n\n4. I always liked wearing headphones on the Subway because it's loud and sometimes people approach you and start unwanted conversation, which is nice to avoid even when you're a dude. For women it can be much more unpleasant, so I totally understand avoiding looking too approachable.\n\n5. People in NYC are almost always nicer than you would assume. I don't see the point in shaming someone who could easily move her items if asked politely, and most likely would.\n\nCalm the fuck down people.",
"Shh you can not just stop Reddit from hating on women .-. ",
"Keep slaying those giants, friend. Godspeed.",
"I agree with you - it’s too insignificant to care whether or not someone keeps their bag on a seat until you ask them to move it. But I was offering one alternative as to why someone doesn’t preemptively move their bag other than “that person is an inconsiderate douchewad.”",
"Oh. Are these those ones who hate them cause they can’t get them? My bad. I’ll be more sensitive in the future",
"You don’t have to charge them that often though",
"Hah! Yeah, and I can't say that was much better.\n\nMaybe they switched to corporate commercials to use that space to generate income. Which makes sense except.. the price of ticket prices and concessions have only risen!\n\nAnd the entrainment execs wonder why they get such little sympathy over movie piracy.",
"Show up early: best seats are still open\n\n",
"I wish I could get you more upvotes so it was closer to the top. For all we know, after this pic was snapped someone politely asked to sit in the seat and this lady smiled and cheerfully moved her things. Too many people are so afraid to initiate a conversation that they assume this lady was being passive aggressive by forcing someone to use words before sitting down. ",
"You would ignore her non verbal cues? Monster",
"No over there the call it the royale with douche.",
"Yeah, it shouldn't really matter on the whole, and really it's just some people being assholes and refusing to shift even one seat along. It's weird.",
"At the place we go to they make the flavored popcorn behind the counter rather than just have powders at a station. I’ve heard from friends they change the flavors up but when I went they served caramel and Strawberry cheesecake, both delicious.\n\n",
"Psshhht double standards.",
"If someone tells you people are intentionally touching them, then they're not describing a situation where it was unintentional or unavoidable. ",
"Well.. they were your seats, right?\n\nAt that point I'd side with you. Kids need to learn to follow the damn rules sooner or later.\n\nThis actually gets only more complicated by the reserve system, because let's say you chose the next empty seats over. And those people come by to claim their seats. Are you supposed to say, \"But these kids have our seats and awww, just look at them\"?",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography)\n",
"Yeahhh, Reddit is full of people who has their perfect ideal in social life and likes to upvote and downvote shit but can’t really execute their concept of behavior in real world \nIt’s kinda sad tbh :( ",
"Obviously, I cannot say. I can say the complaining customer was part of a large entertainment conglomerate, and my company is Fortune 100.\n\nAnytime there is anything having to do with racism, sexism, or the like, companies take it very, very seriously. ",
"So very sad",
"\"Move yer bags hen a want a seat\"\n\nsimple",
"I mean, if I get on a bus with 3 people I'm not putting my shit on the floor until the seats needed. Might need to be asked if I have headphones on.",
"I think it's important to consider here that a lot of people prefer to stand than to sit right next to somebody. For all we know there is no issue here. It's just a still image.",
"So.. **one** (1) theater has it by you.\n\n\"Many\" implies more than one. And a reserve system in a town of a few hundred people is foolish.",
"Afraid?\n\nYes, I am. When any unfounded accusation can end your job, studies, or friendships, you have to be very careful.",
"It's inconsiderate to not be aware of your surroundings, but it's rude to not ask politely (as it's more likely they are oblivious rather than being a dick). Once the person makes clear they are being a dick, this response is appropriate, but absolutely not before.",
"No but the point is that men who manspread are the freaking devil and you could never just ask them to scoot over. ",
"Doesnt matter. It literally works on all forms of wired cable like that. ",
"Ladynesting",
"Thank you!",
"I hear you... I spent jr high in a baptist school. Talk about falling behind! We dont have to be slaves to our upbringing though, its possible to make up for lost time :)",
"And yet you still cant give me an answer on how I'm acting superior. Youre just making excuses because instead of me being superior youre just being an asshole.",
"Well agree that disagree. I think it's inconsiderate to make people have to ask in the first place. Maybe im just nicer than most people. Who knows. ",
"So dramatic.\n\n\n\n\nHorrible person lol.",
"I mean it depends on what kinda person you are. I know a lot of people who would love that because they get to post on Facebook about how they put somebody who was hogging two seats in his place by not taking shit from him and just sitting on his bag.",
"if you fight me on this then you're a cuck",
"if you fight me on this then you're a cuck",
"just pointing it out. ",
"Do not get me started on this ",
"at harkins theaters the seat number is on the ticket at least at the new one they just finished building. I actually like being able to reserve my seat before I watch a movie.",
"I definitely don't believe I put him in his place lol. I was just fucking tired and that was the only seat. It was a dick move on my part.",
"tell yourself that",
"What kind of a douche would waste a seat like that, just to keep from sitting next to a stranger in a movie theater?\n\nThat's some entitled shit. Even seats at the opera wouldn't allow that kind of snobbery.",
"sorry box is heavy I cant put it on my lap. ",
"But I think the issue with manspreading isn't that it takes up multiple seats, but that it makes sitting beside that person uncomfortable. Their legs are unnecessarily pressing into yours and you have to contort your body to get some personal space.\n\nIn the pic, the bags will not be affecting anyone once she moves them and the person sits down.",
"Sad to say, but she’s probably had too many creepy guys hit on her and is using this tactic to avoid having to deal with said creepy dudes rubbing their legs up against hers. Like you said it screams “leave me in peace”.\n\nI’m not saying that what she is doing is right, but I totally understand why she is doing it. ",
"It's spite. Basic human nature. If someone is being an asshole, people tend to want to be an asshole right back.",
"Ford Tacoma??",
"Good bot.",
"She-bagging",
">You asked for the unit of measurement, I gave it to you, you found a way to whine about it again.\n\nThe statement was that \"manspreading isn't even half as bad as this\" you mentioned height as a unit of measurement. While you are correct that feet and inches are units of measurement, it doesn't explain OP's logic. Is the person in this picture less than half your height? No. In reality the only measure that matters here is men and women. It's called \"manspreading\" so some people take offense and claim that it's an attack on all men. I get it. It's not literally all men, but it's enough that we got put in the title. This picture is an attempt to show that \"see?! Women do it too! It's worse because they're the ones taking pictures of us and whining when we do it, but here they are, doing it too!\" The problem is, everyone puts bags on seats, not just women, and taking a picture of this person and posting their picture is as wrong as shaming a man sitting with an unnecessarily wide stance. The problem with fighting fire with fire is that it destroys everything instead of actually fixing any problems. \n\nHow bout we all take up less room on buses and public benches, and make an effort to take constructive criticism a little less personally?\n\n>See, this is how I react when people jump to defend a woman for taking up extra space, when they most likely either would have joined in, or stayed silent during the “man spreading” movement. You most likely, based on your response, would have been perfectly fine with men being the villain in those situations. \n\nYou make too many assumptions, and your assumptions are making you angry.\n\n>Face it, you asked to have the measuring scale explained, and I explained it. \n\nStill no. \n\n>A man spreads out with a purpose of not being in pain. This woman did so for the selfish purpose of... well really no gain. \n\nGot it. All men are just spreading out to avoid pain, women do it for no reason at all. It couldn't be that *everyone* puts their shit places sometimes, and just need to be asked to move it. It couldn't be that *mostly men* sit with a wide stance and could reel it in just a bit. I get that there's vitriol on both sides, but the solution to vitriol isn't more vitriol.\n\n\n>...no one cared when it was happening to men. \n\nFirst of all, if you're in public, your picture is free for the taking. Not my favorite truth, but it's true nonetheless. Secondly, you seem to care. Others seem to care. Stop trying to make this \"everyone is out to get me\", and start participating in the conversation that acknowledges that in life we have about half women and half men, so we should find a way to fucking get along.\n\n\n>I’m offended by the sexism and hypocrisy of it, just as I would be in many situations that harm women.\n\nThat's noble.\n\n>Equality is not a one way street.\n\nYes! Truth!\n\n>If a man is horrible for “manspreading” and blocking the edge of a seat, then by the rating scale that made this woman would be the devil for taking the entirety of the seat.\n\nJesus Christ man. Why must we perform such mental gymnastics in order to find reasons to hate each other? I'm truly disappointed in you.",
"You won't be able to walk up to the ticket counter to do that, though. You have to plan it days in advance.\n\nI feel like this discussion is between people who grew up going to the movies, and people who are just now old enough to pay for their own movie ticket.",
"Fuck. that. girl. And her boyfriend too for having no spine. People like her will get whats coming to them. Sometimes it takes a while but it will happen. Sorry that happened to you. ",
"Lol",
"The floor is clearly lava.",
"She a thot who leaves her cart next to the car and drives away.",
"For real though,\nDid anyone ask her if they could have the seat? What she's doing is absolutely a douche move but most of the time people are more than willing to adjust if you just ask them. \n\nYou know, as opposed to just taking a photo and posting it online.",
"Wrap it around your four fingers, crossing between the ring and middle finger each time, making a figure 8 pattern.",
"Lol first off, don't you not see how me being a jerk to you isn't producing the intended reaction? Doesn't that prove my point?\nTo your follow up point- probably because a) dogs have different brain structure and complexity than humans and b) because social vigilantism does not produce intended results, as this discussion shows. Furthermore, because we don't want everyone going about as a social vigilante.\n\nSociety is governed by establishing norms of socially acceptable behavior. Touching other people's property is not socially acceptable behavior to most folks. Why is that? Because property rights are God.",
"No one is saying you have to sit crossed legged. If you’re a normal weight, you can sit, normally, without hurting your balls. Its not hard to understand, I don’t get why people get all weird about it. \n\nAnd if you can’t sit in a normal chair without encroaching on another persons space, then what planet are you from? ",
"Oh, oh, but dealing with the evil patriarchy on a daily basis forces her to respond with this selfish, entitled act. \n\nAm I haz feminism now?",
"I'm annoyed that the last digit of your username isn't 3",
"<insert corporate sponsor here>\n\nI'm pretty sure they've had commercials for those, but it doesn't matter. Coca-cola is one they have all the time. Take your pick. They used to *not* have regular TV ads before the movie trailers.",
"You’re making the assumption that giving room for my balls takes a second seat, it doesn’t. This woman’s purse does, so how are they the same?",
"I'll leave whining about how other women sit to the women\n\nTogether you are strong",
"I find this a really interesting point, because it is uncomfortable for women to sit with their knees together/legs crossed too. The reality is that women do this because they have social expectations to sit with their legs together, not because their bodies are somehow better designed to hold their legs together. It's undeniably more comfortable to sit with the legs slightly, and naturally, apart, but it infringes on other people's personal space and looks \"unladylike\". So we don't do it.",
"You mean in extenuating circumstances? Lol you're coming off like standing is some burden for the average person. \n\nSacrifice your wellbeing? How does that not make you chuckle?",
"hopeful its local business and not like mcdonalds commericals before a movie. ",
"No...It's because your tired \"no true Scotsman\" fallacy is grating to read. Look: back in 2010-2013ish, I could buy that argument. \n\nBut when you've got the likes of HuffPo, Vogue, Cosmo, Buzzfeed, MTV, and now even the freaking BBC cowtowing to these radical harpies, you can no longer claim \"oh, that's just fringe radfems. You can't judge ALL feminists by the vocal minority\"\n\nYou're right, you can't. But they sure as fuck aren't a minority anymore and if you say otherwise, your head is so deep in the sand I'm surprised you haven't died from asphyxiation.\n\nThese vapid idiotic phrases like \"manspreading\", along with heaps and heaps of other nonsensical bullshit, are being pushed routinely down young impressionable women's throats via our mainstream media. Not to mention academia. Have you ever attended a gender studies course?\n\nWhen radical neo-marxist intersectional feminism has reached the point where it's being aggresively promoted by virtually all leftist outlets, colleges, and institutions...when con-artists like Anita Sarkeesian can swindle over $300,000 through crowdfunding for making 3 videos of sheer lies and manipulation (as well as then be invited on Stephen Colbert's show), then yeah. \n\nAt that point my friend, it's safe to say that what was once radical third wave feminism has permeated to the mainstream. It's just feminism now.",
"Septa fights are the best",
"I don't have to \"tell myself\" anything, I've *done* it before. A lot of the time I won't sit for short rides unless both seats are open.",
"But... but... literally every man you run into is likely to burst into a berserker rapist frenzy at any moment. ",
"I usually put my stuff on the seat if there are vacant seats around me. If someone gets offended then they're just being a dick.",
"Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!\n\n*door smacks her square in the face and she gets a concussion*",
"Yea I don't get what the big deal is. Pat her on the arm and ask to sit there, she will probably move it. If not just shove it on the floor and sit there anyway. Or chuck it out the window. Whatever. ",
"He weak like that",
"I dont have any room in my lap, see?\n\nUmmm put your feet down and you have plenty of room\n\nAnd get my feet dirty?!?",
"And realize it's not actually ever interpreted like that. \n\nPlus the guy can feign injuries and then it's he said she said",
"I’m sure the whole bus can see she needs some space. Headphones, sunglasses, eyes out the window, and no way to immediately adjacent. She’s going through something. ",
"Sorry I forgot that the word dude was gender neutral.................................",
"I don’t wanna catch their Cerebral Palsy!",
"The conductor on a Belgian train announced through the intercom system that people with bags on chair in crowded areas would be fined. The fine would be as high as a single ticket fine, because, that’s the amount of room you’d be using.",
"That’s why she has headphones on. So she can ignore your request",
"The people who use the word man spreading would view this as perfectly okay.",
"Nope! And I agree, local businesses advertised might be a little better (just because we're so bombarded by mega-corps everywhere else), but I seem to remember Coca-Cola being advertised every time I've seen a movie in about a decade at least. They're basically all national/international brands.",
"They felt more comfortable *taking her picture from 2 feet away* than talking to her lmao",
"Something about taking up space in public areas. I don't really care what they're deal is.",
"THANK YOU. This is probably my biggest pet peeve in the entire first world.",
"You have no idea what you're talking about.",
"B-b-but my priveledges!",
"These people tend to look pissed off but ask if you can sit and they instantly remove their things. It's the seat nobody takes because they're too shy to ask or something. Oh well, free seat!",
"It's almost like any one can be an asshat",
"Except you don't have the right to keep the seat. It is not your seat. Since when do your personal issues dictate who gets to sit down where?",
"What a dumb twat.",
"Sure, no point in getting angry about it. But you still shouldn't have to tell strangers what to do in order to expect any kind of decent behavior from them. \n\nI wouldn't even ask because even if it goes great it's not worth the rest of my day being derailed by thinking about it. If we lived in a world where people could just treat everyone like they've known them for years, sure, that kind of thing would be fine. But unfortunately that's not how things are.",
"A) Your argument is based on \"what if\" situations like what if they're not paying attention. The exception is not the rule. So no, it literally does nothing to refute my point.\n\nB) Again, this is a \"what if\" situation. Why would the person who just moved their stuff for a person to sit down not just go to another seat before the person sat? You're making no sense.\n\nC) You can respond by realizing that you were inferring all buses are alike when you said just put your stuff in the overhead rack like every bus has an overhead rack. Newsflash: they don't.\n\nD) If there are more spaces on the transport then **WHO THE FUCK CARES?!?** It won't matter. They have every right to want to sit alone on public transport. Why? Because they can. They aren't preventing people from sitting there, **BECAUSE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK TO SIT THERE AND HE'LL MOVE HIS FUCKING STUFF**. Do you not get that? He's deterring you from sitting there. No, I don't see a problem with that. He's doing you a favor by not sitting with someone he'd find unfavorable. Just leave him the fuck alone and find another open fucking seat. Its not hard.\n\n\n>I asked you a simple question- how the hell would this work if everyone did what they did?\n\nIf everyone was antisocial, then nothing would work. Luckily I live in the world of reality and not \"what ifs\" and I don't try and apply those what if situations to the real world to make a judgment that affects everyone.\n\n>But they are on a bus, the bus has a single aisle, and waiting for people to move shit takes time and slows the boarding process. Now explain to me what would happen if everyone was that selfish?\n\n\"Moving packages, talking to people, minor inconveniences, everything not going my way exactly when i want it to, oh my!\" Welcome to reality. You wanna know what would happen? They'd get off the bus on time (a miracle, even though it happens every fucking day) or be a bit late and life would carry on.\n\n> Except again- that doesn't jive with their excuse about it acting as a deterrent.\n\nExcept they don't need one. They don't want to sit next to you and are making that perfectly clear, but if you don't have the balls to ask him to move his stuff then of course he's gonna take advantage of the situation and his want will supersede yours because you were scared to communicate your wants. \n\n> YES THEY FUCKING DO. Jesus Christ- this is the crux of the issue- you truly seem to believe this.\n\nFor once, you're right. I worded that badly. They do have to let someone sit there. **SO FOR THE TENTH FUCKING TIME I REPEAT: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID HE'D DO! A DETERRENT IS NOT A IMPASSABLE BLOCKADE! IT IS MEANT TO DETER!** \n\n> If you want space from everyone then move to fucking Montana. Don't act like a selfish prick in a crowded city.\n\nHAHAHAHA! Oh the irony. Crowded cities have always been known for their politeness like bumping into each other on crowded sidewalks and not saying sorry or yelling at random people because they didn't move fast enough at the light. Everyone is so polite in these cities and so rude in the rural Midwest. Yep. 110% fact. Bathed in truth.\n\n> I love how you think _I_ give a shit in situations like this. Not only wouldn't his packages be a deterrent for me- I might sit next to them just because they did it.\n\nSo back to my question that never got a clear answer. Since everyone is walking out of this transport on time you're bitching because...? Oh wait I can answer that. I think I already did. Because you're crying because everything didn't go exactly your way, even though no parties in the matter were ever truly affected. Quit whining. Its not a good look\n\n\n\n",
">Lol first off, don't you not see how me being a jerk to you isn't producing the intended reaction? Doesn't that prove my point?\n\nNo, it doesn't. You're operating under the ethos that if you're polite to someone with poor or negative behavior, they will be polite back-which is what I am doing and what I think we're (we were) engaged in. I haven't said anything personal to provoke you to ridicule or laugh at how I think things through. I thought that maybe since you are all holier than thou and such that certainly you wouldn't stoop to being an asshole, but apparently your ethos is so fragile it takes a random stranger on the internet for you to smash the very same principles with a sledge hammer you claim to instill. \n\n>a) dogs have different brain structure and complexity than humans and b) because social vigilantism does not produce intended results, as this discussion shows. Furthermore, because we don't want everyone going about as a social vigilante.\n\n\n\nSocial vigilantism absolutely works-which is what police and the court system is for. If someone is engaged in real asshole behavior-physical violence, rape, theft, is it social vigilantism for you to handle it or for the police? Is you calling the police saying you are ok with social vigilantism to a point because you are willing to have someone else deal with it? Extrapolating your line of thinking to extremes, you would appease assholes. You would appease crime and the world would be an ugly-nasty place. If you stop ugly behavior in its tracks like a decent person, you're saying this is not tolerated and the world is less inclined to engage in ugly behavior. Your ethos of appeasement is weak and assholes know to take advantage of people like you.\n\nAnd actually yes, like dogs we make things unpleasant for those engaged in ugly social behavior. Like a dog getting sprayed with water for pissing on the furniture discourages it, you get a harsh fine and a heavy record for DUI's that discourage the activity. Think it over sometime. \n\n",
"I STILL have to tell people to get the fuck out of my seat from time to time.",
"I don't need to know someone to know their statement is BS. My point still stands, don't criticize something you've yet to use, or use old tech to generalize the new, modern tech.",
"I like it. It gives me the chance to say, excuse me, GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY SEAT! Thank you.😊 ",
"( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)",
":) love you, pal",
"When females do this, its usually because they don't want shady people sitting next to them. \nAnd they usually will move their stuff if asked. Its like a screening process. After a certain point on public transit, you're so done with strangers touching you!",
"No, she sets up her environment in such a way as to block people from doing the thing she doesn't want. I don't understand how this is confusing?",
"Those edits though.\n\n\"First off I'd like to thank dear god father Jesus. I also wanna thank my mom, principle Jeffries, Old Bill down by the lake...\"",
"Would be funny if it turned out she actually *did* buy a ticket for her bags. Lotta people in here would look like reeeal dicks at that point lol",
"Ridden the subway*",
"What if she actually did buy a ticket for her bags? Thatd be hilarious",
"Guys have testicles between their legs. ",
"Ah yes, the beautiful graffitied black walls of the subway tunnels.",
"Have you tried... not being a creep? Decency and respect are not hard.",
"You're not telling, you're asking.\nAnd sure you should - nobody is perfect, we all have flaws.\nThe people that complain about this no doubt have other characteristics that would really wind up other people.\n\nIt's no biggie to ask, I mean that's most of life - if you don't ask then you don't get what you want.\n\nThe problem comes if they refuse or respond rudely - and whatever, that's on them. But until then it's no use assuming someone is bad and inconsiderate because you guarantee you don't get what you want, and you end up bitter about what would likely have been a no trouble 'confrontation'.",
"Depends on the size of your thighs, the position of your balls in your underpants before you sat, and how hot it was. And ball size presumably.\n\nBut at worst it's just uncomfortable, and unless you got like testicular torsion or something you can handle that shit for your little ride.",
"This wasn't a thing until a certain group made it a thing to police and publicly shame people on the bus for spacial infractions.",
"Are you really correcting the capitalization? Have we reached peak pedantry?",
"My point here is that the campaign was not aimed at manspreading. It was aimed at people being rude in the subway. It had a section on Showtime dancers for fucks sake. That, and The word \"manspreading\" was never used.",
"Yes it is. Someone could be just as much as a dick as she’s being by knocking all her stuff into the ground with little effort. It’s harder to do that to a part of someone body. ",
"Manspreading isn’t just allowing room for your balls. Manspreading is spreading your legs so wide it takes up more than your seat. ",
"I'm so glad they have this now. Can't recall the times I had to take my jacket and shirt off to save seats for my 2 friends. Shit's embarrassing.",
"I'm talking any situation where a potential altercation > standing for me. Generally that means not feeling well, or being exhausted, but it doesn't really matter honestly. \n\nI don't have to let people do whatever they want in any case just because people would be pissed off at me, but yeah it wouldn't be some normal situation where I'd potentially start a fight for a bus seat.",
"Most European cinemas have been like this for ages.",
"You assume I am the one being accused of being a creep. In fact, I am never accused of being a creep. In part, because I am very, very careful about what I say to people I don't know.\n\nYour post is sort of a good example. I have been nothing but polite, but you immediately assume I am a \"creep.\" Why? On what do you base that assumption? Have I said anything creepy to you? ",
"Oh no I meant generic subway applies from what I've seen of Toronto, London, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Tehran, nyc and hong Kong. Not just on the New York metrolinx\n\nEdit: Washington/Cleveland/philly too",
"No joke, I'd toss her shit right on the floor",
"I've heard this before. Like specifically the cop telling someone that's if you shoot, shoot to kill. It could have been you I've heard it from, but I believe it was before reddit. Maybe a lot of people have friends that a cop had said this to. ",
"Yup, I would ask nicely, twice, for her to move the stuff then it would end up on the floor. ",
"Typical woman. Why are you guys surprised?",
"Man spreading has nothing to do with the number of seats takin. If it were, in a bus with benches, it would be impossible to man spread.",
"Gooootttt it. That makes much more sense. ",
"I mean, if you don't have the social skills to ask someone to move something aside so you can sit... I'm not sure what to say. Everyone in this thread is assuming this chick is a raging cunt because some random asshole snapped a candid photo on the train... laughable. I wouldn't want to put my belongings on the nasty ass floor either. Snapping photos of strangers irks me more than her supposed intentions. ",
"yes, but I see a LOT more man spreading than this...\n",
"Quad DACs have been around forever. Wired devices have been around forever. BT has been around for a bit and improved but is still, and never will be, up to par with wired. Which is why vinyl will never be where CD and Blu-ray are. \n\nI've used BT and use it almost daily. You're stretching if you think I've never used BT in it's most modern form. You may not need to know someone but you should at least know what you're talking about.",
"Can you read?",
"It was the norm 5 or 10 years ago that you didn't get reserved seats. First come, first served. It's why people came hours in advance for movies to be the first ones into the theatre (IE: get the best seats.)",
"Half of the people in here saying OP should have just asked her to move all the stuff away and this is not a big deal. Similarly then why make a big deal about ‘manspreading’ too while you can just ask the man to be accommodative and not rant on it on every social platform!",
"Heh, the creator's name *isn't 'bumfucker'...*",
"The one we go to waives the fee if you sign up for their rewards program, and order the ticket via their app.",
"Man you’re dense as fuck. \n\nManspreading is when a man spreads his legs and takes up more than his space on a public transport. A man doing that, and a woman placing her bag/purse on a seat in a public transport is the fucking same thing, they’re both annoying and both situations can be fixed by asking the person to move their bag or asking the person to situation himself better so he doesn’t take up more than one seat. \n\nCan you explain what you’re missing about this? ",
"Looooooool. You think OP is sitting around with cans the size of milk jugs and never used Bluetooth? Bluetooth will always compress audio and never sound as good as wired. Period. \n\nHa. This is rich. You've told OP not to generalize but here you here... Generalizing. You're the one spouting BS.",
"\"I don't have to let people do whatever they want in any case just because people would be pissed off at me\"\n\nHow is that not the exact same mentality of the person occupying the seat with their bag? ",
"And you don't know how long she's been on that bus.",
"The seats are same price. $15.49 at AMC in San Francisco (with reserved seats) and at another AMC that doesn't have reserved seats roughly 4 miles away for $14.19. I think it's nice movie experience quality is going up while staying roughly the same price.\n\nOther than that, yep. City politics are dumb. Most outsiders don't realize the progressives in progressives vs moderates are actually the ones more conservative (old money, pre-existing homeowners lobbying for neighborhood character, etc.) it's frankly dumb. Kinda like saying US liberals are actually more conservative than European liberals.",
"*blushes* my apologies, m'lady. *Tips fedora*",
"This guy rocks on",
"It’s pretty nice having Bluetooth earbuds because this doesn’t happen",
"What’s missing is the logic that using a seat for a purse is the same as providing room for balls to be comfortable.",
"Yeah. I don't ever want a woman to make a cell phone call about me while on public transportation ever again: https://youtu.be/2qR6HJrZUtU?t=21s",
"They always come home, my friend",
"So whatchur saying I have a point in that I don't know anything cus I wasn't there which is supplemented by my reasoning that who really knows anything -- but you say, based on three things ---- you know what you don't actually know, only assumed. \n\n(Edited added the last two words)",
"I give up. Good luck in life man. ",
"At the theater near me its all local business that are near or around the actual theater. I guess I found a unicorn cool. I can see how all the commercial's being from giant mega corps would be super annoying though.",
"I've actually know people who dealt with this shit. Oh the man tripped so now you're stuck paying him and you get assault charges (that are dropped if you shell out for a lawyer) \n\n\nIt's also a huge issue if you work in retail in Canada as well (not same as personal property but shitty) ",
"Bad logic and a quitter. Keep the luck, you’ll need it.",
"It's not about how it starts out though because we are talking about the response and how it compares.",
"Thanks ",
"> Dead easy and no one gets upset 😊\n\nShe gets upset. She put the bags there to prevent you from sitting there. Duh.",
"As well as pictures falling on people at home on the couch and killing them.",
"You can't even compare man spreading with this the reason men manspread is because they have a set of testicles between their legs that don't like to be squished it is quite literally very uncomfortable to sit with your legs pressed together to ask a man not to spread their legs is short sighted and misandry.\n(As bad as misogony)",
"Definitely easier said than done. Best of luck, my friend. Be on the lookout for acts of kindness (and maybe do a few yourself) and hopefully you'll find that cynicism and fear start to melt away. ",
"Let's compare the times feminists have acknowledged and complained about manspreading to the times they've acknowledged and complained about the female version.\n\n\nThink it'll be roughly the same?",
"\"Did your handbag buy a ticket, too?\"",
">Manspreading is almost exclusive to men. \n\n\n I mean yeah, by definition it's something only men can do because it's literally \"being a douche on public transportation *while being a man*\".\n\n\nLikewise most \"women drivers are women.\n\n\n",
":SMILING INTENSIFIES:",
"that's what I thought. You can't defend your reasoned out logic. Workout your pimp hand some time, it's weak. ",
"At least one subway fare more than crazy sidewalk walkers.",
"For real.. I deal with stupid motherfuckers on a daily basis and age isn't a factor ",
"I do this because I like to have the entire seat to myself, and because it's awkward sitting next to people.",
"I've got to be more like you!",
"It's 2018 and we're seriously debating if it can be true that men and women have different hips and different stuff between their legs.",
"How often does the average American even bash Europe?",
"Someone named BootyLover69 trying to impose his morality on someone named \"The Great\". I love Reddit.",
"I wouldn't have to. Around here people move their bags without having to be asked",
"\nManspreading > Bitch-pursing",
"good thing the floor exists. ",
"I've had it on the bus a few times. As a guy I get wanting but space. But I've seen people literally take up two spaces by lounging across both of them. Or sitting next to me and manspreading into my space. Mostly I think of manspreading where its not to air the boys out, but to take up as much space as possible. They usually look like dime store gangsters so their pants are so low it's almost a miracle they can spread their legs that far.",
"I'm saying we know a lot. Not everything, but a lot.",
"Fat + Testicles. Also, sometimes the balls don't just smoosh out of the way when you close your legs. Sometimes they line up side by side and squish together when you draw your legs closed. Very sore, dull ache that makes you feel like you could be sick.",
"i'm referring to the online \"convenience\" charge that you now have to pay to get reserved seats. ",
"I use a white cane and get people asking if I need help all the time. I always say “No thank you but thanks for asking!” because I don’t want to scare them off from offering help to anyone else in the future.",
"But woman are raised to to be as accommodating as possible!!! /s",
"\"The pants is in our blood, fellow brother.\" ",
"I'm gonna go with that's assuming a lot. ",
"Good for you. It's not a fucking issue. No one can tell anyone else how to sit. To think you have the right to control other people to that extent is unbelievably arrogant. And to say every male human is just like you is obviously stupidity. You can do something easily that other men say they can't, and you choose to ignore them. I'm not going to make the obvious comment here, but maybe your genitals are smaller than other peoples, and that's why you find it so easy? Not trying to be rude, but it is a legitimate question. If you don't have a problem, and they do, you immediately suggest they are lying. Maybe they are telling the truth, and you have never experienced it due to physical differences.",
"Anyone can do what they want, you telling people how to sit is ridiculous. Don't tell other people what to do. It's unbelievably arrogant.",
"Oh I get it, because you are a piece of shit... And I say that with actual authority ;)",
"Thanks for the correction! I guess I should have been a little more diligent. \n\ncheers.",
"I was in eye hospital waiting room, and there were plenty of free seats. Yet this old lady comes up to me and says “I want your seat because I’m having eye drops put in.” I said “I’m having injections in my eyes.” She was so shocked I was a patient. No I’m sitting here cause it’s cool, self entitled bitch!",
"Man spreading....one of the dumbest thing on earth I have ever heard anyone complain about. So many people on earth have no purpose that they feel the need to find something to bitch about to create purpose.\n\nAnd that is one inconsiderate person.",
"I guess there is a reason why you're a history major working in the service industry err service jobs. Whatever. Try it with someone else, I'm not amused. ",
">terried\n\nslang?",
"Thanks for that. Most people do mean well, but I imagine it does get tiresome too if you're just going about your business as usual. ",
"I ride public transit regularly, that's not a valid excuse. Rudeness is rudeness, no matter how you try to excuse it. At least in my city there are rules against keeping others from sitting down.",
"Step 4. fart unashamedly.",
"Oh man if you think thats what fucked us up Ive got a couple of economic downturns hitting right as we go into and out of highschool to show you.",
"Oh man if you think thats what fucked us up Ive got a couple of economic downturns hitting right as we go into and out of highschool to show you.",
"Men have a legitimate reason to sit with parted legs, sorry but unless you have balls you can’t speak to otherwise.\n\nDoing this is just deliberately being an asshole.",
"Not sure why you're getting down voted, but I appreciated your forthright response, even though I was being a sarcastic knob to begin with.",
"That's what you get when you trust voice to text.",
"But I've found you!",
"Buying tickets at an unreserved seat location is great if you go to movies just on a whim or are going to one that isn't during prime hours. You just buy a ticket and go get your seat. Easy peasy.\n\nNow that it's available though, reserved seats is a must for things like star wars or marvel movies. I love not needing to wait in line for those movies anymore.",
"Interesting. That makes a lot of sense.",
"I never upvote anything. Maybe 3 per week. \n\nBut this gets one from me. The whole cherrypicking feminism is annoying as fuck.\n\nAs much of a tard as he was, Rodney King got one things right: \"Can't we all just get along?\"",
"Men sitting with parted legs because of their anatomy *REALLY* shouldn’t annoy anyone.",
"\nI'd imagine it depends somewhat on one's endowment to go from \"uncomfortable\" to \"painful\". The less room you have in your pants, the greater the need to spread out.",
"I just loop them around like usual and use a breadtie to keep it in place. Occasionally it'll still catch on something amd end up a little wonky, but for the most part it's super nice for keeping things organized and untangled. \n\nWhen I travel, I usually have a gallon plastic bag that all electronics go into, and with this trick none of my chargers or cables have ever had a problem, either.",
"Ppl that have to say they have authority, usually don’t. That’s why they lash out. ",
"Well why should I fix them? I got my own shit to work on.",
"Which is why their point in that video is so, absolutely stupid. You can't use hyperbole as a basis for outrage.",
"Let's just stop give feminists publicity and hopefully thier ridiculous trends will die and be forgotten about. People should really just be respectful and make room for others to sit if they're able to do so without hurting themselves or making themselves physically uncomfortable. \n\nThis women was being rude setting all of her things on a seat that obviously could have been used for sitting. A man purposely spreading his legs as wide as possible Is also rude though, it had nothing to do with sex and everything to do with respect. \n\nBut expecting a man to crush his testicles with his legs tight together is just plain selfish and wrong. We do need to spread too some degree or be very uncomfortable plus probably risking harm to ourselves to some degree.\n\n Anyone spreading this feminist agenda needs to get thier head our of thier butt and spend more time thinking about everyone's needs. Selfishness is rampant with both sexs and to many people are falling victim to a agenda that's being pushed to divid and distract everyone ",
"> Wander into a small town in America (and I have) and they're plenty sociable with each other on the sense of safety that they already know each other (even if only as that usual face they see as part of their community) but if you have the whiff of \"not from around here\" about you they will absolutely avoid speaking to you.\n\nAre you out of your mind? Every small town I’ve been to, and I’ve been to a LOT, people trip all over themselves to talk to out of towners. Sometimes they’re a bit ignorant about it, but a vast majority of the time it’s well-meaning if a bit insensitive.",
"Yep. But dont act like hundreds of men and women dont do this daily. Ita common for both",
"Worst part is, she's not even using her leg space.",
"That's the other thing I observed here, too.\n\nMaybe she did it when there was more space and she literally hasn't noticed that it's filled up. Moreover, this definitely isn't a female-only thing. Finally, *fucking balls-up and ask her to move her shit instead of bitching about it on the internet like a coward.* Honestly, this is 2018, we self-advocating out here.",
"No you wouldn't, be honest,",
"I hate this widely spread and false idea that unless you personally have X, or have personally experienced X, you can't become informed on that topic, or have a valid opinion on it...",
"Do your nuts hang out your boxer leg? Mine don't but I've seen older guys at the gym with nuts hanging low as fuck.",
"Well, I'm gonna go with the idea that there are skeptics who will deny the sun is hot and insist that it's all an illusion in my brain that I should just ignore. You need her to write \"Don't talk to me\" on a placard with a Sharpie? Sometimes endless questioning becomes an obstacle that contributes to the orgasms had from mental masturbation and nothing else - like staring into space and saying \"neatooooo, man\" like Wayne and Garth. I disagree.",
"> It's not that being dependant causes entitlement but that being dependant largely means the same thing as being entitled\n\nExcept being dependant is just the fact that the given person relies on another for something whereas entitled is when you expect it and take denial of it as a personal insult.",
"Except in this case it’s legitimate science. \n\nWomen commonly have wider hips and different bone structure from men and don’t have two incredibly sensitive balls between their legs that hurt very badly when squeezed; so I’m sorry but calling it “man spreading” or stating women know what this is like is incredibly sexist and deep rooted in misandry.",
"I do this. It does get tangled.",
"> But when you've got the likes of HuffPo, Vogue, Cosmo, Buzzfeed, MTV, and now even the freaking BBC cowtowing to these radical harpies, you can no longer claim \"oh, that's just fringe radfems. You can't judge ALL feminists by the vocal minority\"\n\nYes, you can absolutely claim that still. Because it's true. The media chooses to pander to the most sensational version of whatever they're reporting on. That's what gets views/makes waves. It doesn't mean shit. And aside from the radfems, you know who else is their demographic? The gullible, easily outraged opposition: You. People like you bring attention to their shenanigans and quasi-legitimize it.\n\nCalm down. Take a breath. Trust me when I say that 99% of feminists are passive feminists - they're just everyday people who believe in the simple ideal of gender equality - and not outspoken radfems.",
"Yeah, last time I'd bought the seats 3-4 days earlier, just to make sure I had good seats. Looking at row and seat numbers and a couple are in our seats. Having had 2 of the last 3 times needing to deal with this I was seriously done. No nice question or inference simply \"Dude, you guys are in our seats.\" And he's like \"Are you sure? Pretty sure these are ours.\" I'm at zero fucks given at this point. \"Get out of my seats.\" Then a little bit \"oh our bad, sorry.\" Then end up like 3 rows forward. And I'm pissed well into the previews. I admit that this seems to be the point where I got too old for this sort of shit. At proper stage theatre you never have to evict people from seats. Movies used to be all wild west, first come first serve. You want good seats, get there early. I grew up on that and prefer it. But now they made new 'rules' that no one enforces, pissing off old crothcety people like me. ",
"Clearly this more than excuses her behavior. In fact, lets go ahead and canonize her.",
"It must be your crumpling technique.",
"Manspreading isn't real. Bitches need to back off",
"I’m just saying I would avoid or boycott something that the worst people in the world made. If the taliban made a product, I wouldn’t use it. ",
"It’s New York, wave your hand in front of them to get their attention. ",
"Creep shots are generally taken due to sexual reasons, such as if there is some major cleavage going on and the photo taker (known as the Creeper from her on) sneakily takes a picture of said boobs.\n\nOr the creeper may be walking down the street and sees a girl with a perfect 5/7 ass in yoga pants, said creeper strolls on bye and busts out his phone (or busts out his 20x zoom lens if hes hiding in some bushes on the other side of a park) to snap some shots of her ass.\n\nTaking a picture of someone to go \"Fuckin taking up all the seats\" isnt a *creep* shot.",
"Yeah, well, you've never lived in the US apparently... Some people here treat douchebaggery like an art form.",
"I don't think so. I summon u/Disagreeing_Woman to disagree with you.",
"Jesus people can't take a joke anymore.",
"Ok but your joking right? because you can't be actually as thick as your making out. ",
"“But but but the patriarchy”!",
"> I'm pretty sure they've had commercials for those,\n\nFord doesn't make a/the Tacoma.",
" The only time I find it annoying, but am still nice, is when people grab my arm to ask. You can ask without touching me!",
"A) Actually it's the testes that get damaged due to the pressure and the extra heat, like an eyeball would. So should women not no outside incase they get raped, no point in waiting the taxpayers money on trials, your last a point is stupid logic\n\nB) are you an idiot? It was an example and I like you you dismissed my actual point I was making. FYI, money bests are sense time just like testes, so just try and imaginative then being under your armpits,you'd want to have your arms spread so reduce any pain.\n\nC) I'm sorry, so me being in pain is worse then you feeling slight discomfort? We don't do it out of hate, but you apparently will because your so right, so should I not move out the way of a wheelchair bus spot because it would makers me uncomfortable standing close to other people?\n\nD) Good for you, I didn't say you shouldn't work on your weight issue ( didn't know you specifically had that) and oh snap, the spelling mistake burn, honey, bring me some ice please. Child.\n\nTL;DR : Give a shit about other people.",
">millennial-entitled crap\n\nNah, you're just an old man complaining at young people, just like every generation complains about the younger ones.\n\nYou were right on this one, but it's not about millennials.",
"Bag-spreading. ",
"And Kin Slayer taking the highroad.",
"Well you aren't talking to her to conversate. So it shouldn't matter what her body language is. You're trying to get a seat. If you were thinking of asking her for marketing reasons or on a date then you'd have to do the mental gymnastics but if you just want to sit, don't assume, just ask. ",
"When you get a crowded commute like I do, the crosses legged girl is way more annoying. If you’re packed in like sardines then hunch in! There’s room for a whole other person to stand in the space your one leg is taking up!",
"This looks like NY, where bags on seats is a ticketable offense.\n\n“Seat Obstruction: $50 Fine\nRiders may not lie down or place feet on the seat of a train, bus or platform bench or occupy more than one seat. Riders may not place bags or personal items on seats in circumstances when doing so, will interfere with transit operation or otherwise impede the comfort of other passengers.”\n\nhttp://web.mta.info/nyct/rules/TransitAdjudicationBureau/rules.htm",
"It’s a ticketable offense here in NY (looks like MTA in the picture). 50 dollar fine.",
"Poor men, right? Why do we have to suffer so much?",
"https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Headphones-Lightweight-Connection-Sweatproof/dp/B01N6DC2ZE\n\nnever again",
"Kinda tricky here in NY. I’ve read multiple times on the news of some one getting slashed over a seat dispute. Although this lady doesn’t look like the types \n\n",
"Should've leaned over to the guy and said \"Thanks for taking one for the team.\"",
"Don’t care if they’re happy or not. It’s against the MTA rules (picture looks like NY subway car).\n\nhttp://web.mta.info/nyct/rules/TransitAdjudicationBureau/rules.htm",
"The entire topic - both for men and women is blatantly retarded. Who gives a shit about something as inane as this.",
">I dont want to know it\n\nwhy not?\n\ni've found life becomes much easier to navigate when i realize things like that. almost like finding a piece to a jigsaw puzzle, the bigger picture becomes a little bit more clear\n\nofcourse i don't think its a puzzle that any single human will see to completion",
"I would just sit on that cunts stuff....f her. She can bite my dick.",
"Yes, but it's not like you see many women sitting down with their legs spread wide open on public transit, and it's much easier to get the point across if you specifically address the biggest problem. When you compare it to the ways that women take up extra space (like the OP), it's clear that the women involved being jackasses even without a poster specifically telling them to knock it off.\n\nI still believe that it's almost the exact same as a sign saying to yield your seat for pregnant women - it's not sexist, it's just good citizenship.",
"I’m sure it’s been mentioned but if you’re female and not in the mood to play the game of is a regular person going to sit here or is it going to be some sketchy dude? I used to do this when I was a teenager going places alone because it’s a physical barrier as well as an obvious sign of “do not sit by me” \n\nAfter a couple sketchy encounters with much older men I felt like it was better to look rude than to be in a situation where I felt unsafe ",
"Some people actually do buy tickets for their luggage though, especially musicians carrying large instruments that can't fit in the overhead bins.",
"Agree these women are assholes....but “Hi, please move your bag” is still not as controversial was “hi, your dick accommodation is intruding on what little personal space I have.”",
"Most regular cinemas in the uk that I've been to don't have reserved seating",
"oh, I thought this was about her vagina hanging out of her breetches",
"The Matriarchy",
"Yeah what the fuck, I'd be really uncomfortable if someone did this to me on the subway. \"That's a cool dress\" or \"I like your shoes\" or whatever is ok, but just saying I look nice? That's just awkward at best.",
"Do not sit by me? Sketcy dude? Who do you think you are, bag of meat, collection of holes?\nHow about your a sketch y bitch that thinks it's her bus or train? Do not sit by me, I'm so important to myself, i dont like it:)))) here's a lolly..",
"That level of wariness, as if all interactions with the opposite sex were adversarial and fraught with peril, spoke volumes about your sympathies and your worldview, if not your conduct.",
"Get real. She knows what she's doing is wrong. That or she was raised by wolves. ",
"A post of an innocuous image with a comment section filled with upvoted totally sexist comments that encourage shaming, provoking, and fantasizing about throwing her shit on the ground? \n\nNot hyperbole.",
"I've never met anyone who would think that either. But I guess these guys know how women feel more than we do, at least enough to brigade.",
"Like always...gender equality...so here's a gun, lets go...a nah, I'll skip n this one(not each, but more than plenty). \nHow about you knock that sketchy dude out? Ah, right...but fuck me, you didn't like how i looked....",
"You're both acting like assholes.",
"Wow you are madder than fuck about being asked to act like you live in a society. ",
"They *both* are. Why would you think only manspreading is looked down upon?",
"Chances are as a teenage girl you never had a man old enough to be your father grope you on public transportation. You probably never had grown ass men hit on you when you were clearly, visibly under age, one even putting his arm around you, stroking your hair, while the people around you minded their own business. Women do shit like this for a reason, it shouldn’t be shocking to you there are scummy men out there who don’t care where they are or who is watching. ",
"Truly, you are the Hero we need. Thank you.",
"Your female friends who ride metro say they feel being asked to move their bags is harassment? ",
"Sitting at my computer desk it's easy for me to imagine what I would have done. I would have moved up a couple rows from her, went and bought some Skittles, and tossed them at her head randomly throughout the movie. She'd probably flip out at some point and the crowd would tell her to shut the fuck up. In reality I probably would have done something different as I rarely encounter people being rude to me. ",
"Sure. You need, or think you need something and expect someone to provide it and if they don't you get all pissy.",
"Did I say that?",
"I agree, there are fuckups like this...but! How about you would start screaming? How about right there and then you start calling police? Wouldn't there men who would just kick him in the face?\nEven if not, explain to me, wtf have I've done to you?\nThat piece of shit hopefully died in his own vomit, but you can't judge us all by one shitstain...you know, it hurts a bit, like everyone of us is pedofile.",
"Filled with them, hm? Filled! To the brim with sexist and aggressive comments? Wow that’s funny because all I’ve seen are a vast majority of comments that are mostly well-intentioned, levelheaded ones. \n\nYou exaggerate too much. Calm down ",
"So, you are showing perfectly what I am talking about. You don't know me, I have been very polite, yet you are ready to brand me as something I am not.\n\nWhat do you know about my conduct? Have you ever met me? Have I ever conducted myself in an offensive manner to you?\n\nNone of these is true, but you are ready to rush to judgement as to who I am, and what is wrong with me.\n\nThink about that. ",
"Must be the tangle demon",
"Maybe you're thinking of tatooty",
"If you earnestly can't talk to women without sexually harassing them, then you should probably just leave society.",
"Let's see what else is posted:\n\nA guy with his father\n\nA girl selling Girl Scout Cookies\n\nA picture of a grandmother\n\nPicture of Canadian cops \n\nAnd looks like it isn't breaking any of the posting rules.\n",
"Oh, my mistake.",
"You missed my point, which had nothing to do with \"manspreading\".",
"But my comment that you responded to did. I agree with what you said in principal, just not here.\n\nWomen don’t know what it is like to have testicles, they’d need to experience it to understand.\n",
"I think your gay\n\nCongratulations ",
"A hyper smart person? I guess it would to someone who things people shouldnt look at them not smell them if they are near.",
"Sexist? You're serious? That's the #1 complaint about manspreading. That it \"Signals male dominance by bringing focus to the genitals\" and other bullshit like that. \n\nI'm pointing out that we actually signal jack shit and if I'm manspreading and you think I'm signaling you my bambi salami, then the problem lies within you. And, since AFAIK, no sexually satisfied women sees dicks in all places, those who do maybe should take care of their base desires. How is it sexist? \n\nIf you're implying that it bothers other men when men are manspreading, I got bad news for you. It's like men complaining \n that other men are pissing standing. It makes no sense and we don't complain about it, just in case you didn't get it. ",
"[How to wrap earbuds](https://youtu.be/iVYocRGho9U)",
"Next time put a quick knot around that shit and you will be set.",
"This comment gets more and more annoying each edit",
"Right? They charge you a convenience fee that makes things easier and cheaper for them also.",
"Yeah, I have an actual health condition that makes it uncomfortable on my back. I suck it up because that's public transit, these reddit dudes seem to think you should expect zero discomfort ever fitting into small spaces with strangers.",
"Only if you buy online. I always swing by and buy them so no fee.",
"Days and week ahead? Days maybe but most theaters post tickets for sale on Tuesday or Wednesday.",
"How often do you need to be groped or accosted before you start asserting your space. Hope she has a taser!",
"See. If everyone was a little bit more like this, we'd all have an easier time.",
"Sure, it requires social interaction to ask her to move the bags. It presents the opportunity for her to say she is saving the seats etc...Or give the mean, I will kill you girl face...",
"Yeah you sound like a piece of shit. Just fuck everyone else right? You are the only person who matters. I wouldn’t have an issue confronting you, however some people do not do confrontations at all. They reserved better seats, they shouldn’t have to confront you to get the seats they reserved. Pricks like you are why we need some dumb ass laws and rules and can’t have nice things as a society. ",
"In my experience it's always been Baby Boomers or Gen X. The only common thread i've found is that these folks tend to be more well-off than most. ",
"Um, yes?",
"Are you insulting me? ",
"Pics? I gotta see this! ",
"Can i ask why you downvoted me, and also how many years you have spent on either the New York Train + Subway lines, the Bart over in CA, or something equivalent, like the London tubes or the literal hell of some asian train systems which have been forced, in some cases, to separate people by gender to cut back the daily groping and other forms of sexual assault?\n\nBecause just living in NY & CA I've seen enough to not judge her, being dressed like that on a train",
"Quite a nice photo",
"No thanks. I've got better things to do than be sealioned by a bigoted little corporate tool.",
"It first happened to me when I was on vacation in Hawaii (I had to see Star Wars). I just thought Hawaiians were weird. Then all my local theaters started doing it too. ",
"You carefully place their stuff on the floor and sit down.\n\nMagic.",
"It's Chef from South Park. Trust this internet stranger. It's NSFW but it was broadcast on TV. ",
"Nope. Just a typo. Terrified. ",
">Not to be combative, but would you make such a case for the woman in this photo? That it's situational?\n\nWoman in [this photo](https://images.fastcompany.net/image/upload/w_1280,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy/fc/3047824-poster-p-1-the-truth-about-manspreading.jpg)? \n\nIt's not the same case as she's clearly much shorter. \n\nBesides height considerations, there are at least a couple physiological differences between males and females (including the width of the pelvis) that make sitting like this more comfortable for men. \n\nI do agree that it's situational. If you were referring to the woman in OPs post, I would agree that's situational as well and there's only very little that can be safely inferred from the photo. ",
"If you're online you're paying extra. It's like $2-3. They call it a \"convenience fee\", but we know it really means \"fuck you\".",
"Dude I don’t know why you have to take it personally. I’m just saying literally everything she’s doing in that picture is protective behaviors. The way she has headphones in and her body posture, to me, looks nervous and looks like she doesn’t want anyone talking to her. It’s exhausting when you don’t know if someone’s going to act like a human being or like a dog in heat. And this shit happens whether you’re 14 or 24 or 34. When shit like that happens people often look the other way and pretend like they don’t see it. Eventually you’re fucking *tired* of it. \n \nAs for causing a scene, sure sometimes it works and sometimes the bus driver might threaten to kick *you* off the bus for “causing problems” on the bus and the dude harassing you will wink and say “don’t worry sweetheart I’ll walk you,” I could write a novel about stuff like this happening to me and my friends, people don’t always jump up and take your side and punch the guy who is being creepy. Lots of times people mind their own business because they don’t care. It’s not like tv. \n\nSo yeah sometimes you get a regular person sitting next to you and everything’s fine. Obviously not all men are sexual predators. But sometimes, if you’re a girl, you’re sick and fucking tired of taking that risk and you put your shopping bags down because it’s easier to look like a bitch than to take that gamble. Sometimes you’re just trying to get home without anyone harassing you. I’m just giving you the other side here. ",
"then you probably are an asshole",
"Ooooh so you're just a troll! Gotcha fam. No real person would equate having your balls squished lightly by your own legs on public transport so two people can actually sit in two seats (made for two people) *to actual rape*. Stupid logic indeed.\n\nJust in case you want me to address the other issues anyway:\n\nB) It was a shit example and I said so. Your example isn't good because it's an absolute fantasy scenario that has zilch to do with the issue at hand. I dismissed your point in A. **B was just a shit example**. If you are in actual danger of destroying your lineage by being polite on public transport: Go to a doctor and see what they say. Maybe they'll tell you to stand, like I did. I mean, it's for your health, isn't it? Better than someone accidentally pushing your legs together and crushing your testicles because they also want to air out their balls.\n\nC) No. You're not doing it out of hate. You're doing it out of egocentrism. Like I said: Go to a doctor if you are in actual pain from having your legs a shoulder-length apart. I mean, what if I'm on my period and having bad cramps and need to lie down? Obviously that means I'll be lying down, I mean, I could seriously pull a muscle in the most vital organ to make babies... No. Of course I won't. Because that'd be dumb. You're on a bus for like twenty minutes tops. You don't have a debilitating disease or even a broken leg. ***Suck it up***. Everyone gets one seat only. \n\nAnd stop it with the awful examples. We're not talking about wheelchairs here, or social awkwardness (whyever you brought that up I'll never know). We're talking about taking up two full seats because putting your legs together even slightly will apparently obliterate your testicles.\n\nD) Really dude. Spellcheck. Does wonders. Try reading through your own comment, it's a nightmare.\n\nSo stop only giving a shit about yourself and acting like that means you give a shit about others. There are more people on the bus than you and it's just straight up rude to use two seats because your testicle might touch your leg otherwise. There are people on the bus coming home from 8 hour shifts, but this one douche is taking up two seats and refuses to move his legs so they won't get to sit down now. Thanks a bunch. \n\nI understand that your testies are *\"sensitive\"*, but if they'd die off by using public transport I'd bet the size of seats would have changed by now - or all guys would be infertile. None of those two things has happened. The implication is pretty obvious.\n\nTL;DR: Suck it up.\n\nI've said my part now. I don't think I could make this any clearer so I don't think I'll be answering any more comments on this stupid topic.",
"I need this now.",
"Again, you are all too ready to insult me, belittle me, and minimise me, simply because I said that some women will claim harassment at the slightest opportunity. (You will note I never said all, only some.)\n\nYou are exactly the type of person I would be very hesitant to have any interaction with. You have shown that you rush to judgement, and that you feel that insult is the proper response to people you decide you don't like.\n\nHappily, we will probably never speak.\n\n(Had to look up sealioned. No, I am not trying to convince you of anything. I am merely pointing out a perfectly valid viewpoint, that you don't seem to like.)",
"Yeah I bet your fucking bag is tired!",
"One of my favorite things in the world is malicious compliance. I will follow orders to a tee if i know it will result in them getting pissed off.",
"The guys bashing this dude saying he has small junk are the same ones who claim all women care about is dick size and that every feminist is a misandrist. Making fun of penis size is SO much more harmful and misandrist than the existence of the term \"manspreading\"...",
"That's a pretty misandrist thing to say... ",
"Wow, no need to be so misandrist. ",
"I agree. The term manspreading is dumb but these guys are being worse than that. There are multiple factors even down to the clothing you wear. It’s hilarious how everyone replied to me insisting that I’m lying about my junk and even getting heated about it. My junk doesn’t hurt with my legs shut, idk what else to say to them. ",
"I've seen plenty of women do it to, am I missing something?",
"I never said that. I have plenty of female friends, and I am highly respected by my female co-workers (actively sought out for guidance) and have never had any complaints from anyone.\n\nMy point is that there are some women who will take any opportunity to claim harassment. If you truly do not think that is so, I would recommend you look at the legal challenges to the \"Dear Colleague\" letter from DoEduc, or maybe this article?\n\n>Teen Vogue columnist and outspoken feminist Emily Lindin came under fire on social media Tuesday after tweeting that she was \"not at all concerned about innocent men losing their jobs\" over false allegations of sexual assault or harassment.\n\nYou cannot deny that this is a point of view held by some.\n\nHere, give this a read: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/WorkingWounded/story?id=89228&page=1\n\n(Oh, and I think you meant \"honestly\" not \"earnestly.\" Although I could make some rather funny Importance of Being Earnest jokes.)",
"She's young and cute, she could be a recent survivor of a sexual assault.\n\nMaybe she just doesn't want any human contact for a while but still has to get to fuckin' work?\n\nI dunno. Try putting yourself in other people shoes.\n\nBut since I'm defending what the hive mind thinks is rude, i'll get downvoted.",
"Really surly looking older lady on the train last Friday. Had one teeny purse taking up the middle of the seat next to her. Then another older lady comes up and helicopters her ass over it, trying to find an LZ where she won’t crush the bag. Eventually she squeezes between the purse and the armrest, and the purse just kind of naturally gets shoved toward surly lady, who has been giving side eye this whole time and not lifting a finger. Second lady then starts fanning herself and chatting pleasantly with surly lady - my goodness it’s hot today, isn’t it? Do you have any nice plans for the weekend?",
"May be she has some bags that she is keeping her legs on. the other luggage /bags are on her side . so what’s the problem ??\n",
"Yeah, and that’s the problem, men just don’t get it most of the time. I’m tired of Leary old creeps wanting to sit next to me ALL THE TIME. If you ask people to move their stuff they do. I’m no longer creep pick #1 since I’m over 25, but don’t assume it’s an accident people don’t want to talk to anyone on public transportation, have earbuds on, and stare off in space, they don’t want to be your friend, especially when people, usually older men are always all over them. And men put packs and crap on the seat too.",
"I’m more of a “tell” guy than an “ask” guy. “I’m gonna need you to move your bag so I can sit down.”",
"...Says the teenager, typically. Trust me kid, I work the broad side of the Law as an L.E.O.. Seen too many creeps much worse than yourself. And from that experience I have this to say to you; run from that dark patch in your life.. it won't be forever, but it will be if forever you hold on to it.",
"The floral bag kind of looks like a diaper bag. It’s possible the guy standing is holding a baby. ",
"What's manspreading?",
"Haha, relax dr Phil. That girl there on the bus is acting kinda cunty putting her bags on the seat. But it’s just a photo, who knows? Maybe if I asked her for the seat, she would instantly remove the bags to the floor board and say, “of course!” And even with a smile! Or not. Who knows, I’m simply commenting on my guess as to her actual response to me, based on similar experiences iv had, with similar girls with similar looks. I ride a bus in and back out of a city often, cheaper commute than driving. And, I can say,with certainty 😉, that more times than not the response was worthy of labeling the rude young ladies, “cunts”. \nWhy? Because who acts like that other than a cunt? 🤣 so relax dr Phil and try not to get so bent out of shape over comments on the internet that are posted by teenaged brats, am I right? \n\nEdit: change dr Phil to sgt. authority. ",
"Somehow this comment is controversial... ",
"I didn't realise Society = Controlling how people sit. You're madder than fuck about how other people sit? Get a hobby, you overly offended child.",
"it usually requires them to be in close proximity to gain their attention, you jackhole.",
"Did you just assume my gender? How dare you! Sexist pig.",
"> Good for you. It's not a fucking issue. No one can tell anyone else how to sit. To think you have the right to control other people to that extent is unbelievably arrogant. And to say every male human is just like you is obviously stupidity. You can do something easily that other men say they can't, and you choose to ignore them. I'm not going to make the obvious comment here, but maybe your genitals are smaller than other peoples, and that's why you find it so easy? Not trying to be rude, but it is a legitimate question. If you don't have a problem, and they do, you immediately suggest they are lying. Maybe they are telling the truth, and you have never experienced it due to physical differences.\n\nI'm the offended one tho",
">ear·nest·ly\n\n>ˈərnəstlē/\n\n>adverb\n\n>adverb: earnestly\n\n>with sincere and intense conviction; seriously.\n \n>\"they earnestly hope to come back in the summer\"\n \n>synonyms:\tseriously, solemnly, gravely, intently;\n\nI suggest against pedantry if you're not going to double-check to make sure you're actually being correct about it.\n\n>I have plenty of female friends, and I am highly respected by my female co-workers (actively sought out for guidance) and have never had any complaints from anyone.\n\n[Mmhmmm.](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/walkingdead/images/6/6a/Doubt.png/revision/latest?cb=20131203000806&format=original)",
"Let’s just leave the Jonas Salk of coding alone, I think we all owe him at least that much for saving all our lives. ",
"You're offended by people sitting. I'm offended by your assertion that all Men have the same Biology, and that anyone has the Authority to tell other people how to sit. \n\nYou mention Society. I think you mean American Society. How people sit is not exactly a worldwide issue. But man, it's an easy issue to virtue signal about.",
"If someone didn't move their bags you'd keep on walking pal",
"Think of the sense of pride and accomplishment ",
"We do not know that was the last available seat. Perhaps he was there first and just wanted to stand. Happens all the time.",
"When my wife was pregnant, there was a duchecicle that did this on the subway. There stood my wife, 8 months pregnant in the middle of summer. I even asked, \"can you move your stuff so my wife can sit down?\" She ignored me so I just picked the stuff up and let it drop on the floor so my wife could sit. The lady jumped up and was about to say something to me when about 10 other people all at the same time shouted variations of\" sit down and shut up\" at her. I enjoyed that. ",
"lmao this post triggered a lot of people, 68% upvoted",
"The AMC I go to has armed security :o",
"https://i.imgur.com/BSthefV.gif",
"Answer the question.",
"> And if you dare to tap her on the shoulder...\n\n\"**ARE YOU SEXUALLY HARASING ME?!!!, THIS CREEP IS SEXUALLY HARASSING ME!!!**\", that's what you gonna hear ",
"This guy public transportations",
"[Marcus Theaters - they rock my socks](http://www.marcustheatres.com/)",
"Lol I only read the part that said Dr. Phil. Only kidding brah, have a nice day xD",
"Oh poor boy, you don't even imagine how deep into shit you're gonna get.",
"Standing next to them? I had to spell that out for you?",
"Hey i dont hear any complaint when a water bottle when you’re thirsty, snacks when you’re hungry, napkins when youre snotting, ibuprofen when you have a headache, a bandais when you cut yourself, all those coupons for the random shit you want, and a brush to comb your stupid ass hair! I’m prepared as fuck! \n\nEdit; i am just kidding. I wear a medium crossbody bag I gave up the tote bag life because lugging all that crap around all the time is dumb. Thats what a car is for. And why cant you like put that crap in your lap? ",
"Most well balanced individuals will be pretty consistent with their online personas and real life.",
"A victim's mentality.",
"So refreshing to see the top comments are basically saying \"no big deal.\" I'm so fucking tired of people trying to score points for their sex/gender/whatever. We gotta stop assuming the worst in people right off the bat.",
"It’s more funny if you replace it with the edit. 😉",
"I do this too on the night trains or buses when there are lot's of seats left, icky stuff on floor dont want my bag there.",
"When you came looking for those -300 points at the bottom and only find 0 :(",
"https://i.imgur.com/mor2d9H.mp4",
"I agree with this.",
"I would have just asked her to move her stuff and if she refused moved her shit on the ground myself. ",
"She looks like a high maintenance princess. ",
"Went to a theater while visiting Estonia a few years ago. Was genuinely confused at first when they asked which seats I wanted and showed me a diagram. So much better than the old US first come, first serve free for all.",
"Rude is to block a seat with your shit, imo ofc.",
"Figure-8 starting from the buds, then wrap rest around the center, and stick plug into wrapped part at the end. No more nests.",
"Put the outside bag on top of the middle bag, and then slide into the seat and firmly press the two bags against her.",
"I don't have the balls to block a seat with my shit seeing people that is standing.",
"It is, who do you think you are to block a seat with your shit while there's no more seats and there's people standing?.",
"Bitch baggin",
"Unless there's a bottle pointing up... or a used dildo.",
"Repeat it, but in the german way: “Your shit doesn’t need it’s own seat. Move it so I can sit.”",
"Easier fix. Just stare at her and say \"you smell really good\" while drooling.\n\nNow you have two seats for yourself.",
"*wedge",
"She looks like the woman talking about manspreading on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svFqv2VUsfI&feature=youtu.be&t=13s",
"That's not a valid excuse? Really? That's bold of you. ",
"\"I don't want to frighten anyone but there may be a bomb in this unattended bag\"",
"Sure it does.",
"Here in Japan, many people will put there bags on their laps even if they are the only one in the train car. Courtesy is amazing here. ",
"Gen-X here. Baby boomers are entitled cunts. Millenials can be annoying, but baby boomers can be the most awful people because their generation was born on third and thought they hit a triple. \n\nI've never had a millenial threaten to call the cops on me for disagreeing strongly with them, but I've had it happen in several neighborhood and park altercations with baby-boomers over the years. It's their version of the safe space they mock millenials for. I'm not an aggressive guy, but I've gotten into arguments with babyboomers about them illegally parking and blocking my access to a driveway, them walking down the middle of a disc golf course and then getting mad when discs almost hit them, cursing them out because they don't believe pedestrians have any rights, and the list goes on.",
"You are not correct. Now fuck off.",
"If you use the word man as a prefix for existing words unironically, you're 100% a cunt.",
"Eh who cares unless your exhausted and need to sit down or you will die. Get off your high horse and stand like a statue you ignorant fucks. Us ceramics are ashamed of others not standing.",
"Older millenials are in their mid 30s, about to hit their late 30s. Not really that young. ",
"You read it right",
"That's still pretty young. It also doesn't take away from what I'm saying.",
"She accused me of (verbal) harassment, she didn't accuse me if physical assault, but it's not at all far fetched given her disposition. Read the comment. What's pathetic is that you feel the need to gaslight and misrepresent what I'm saying and constantly edit your comments to remove and inject personal attacks, like calling me a pussy. r/iamverybadass\n\nAlso the court of public opinion can be just as damaging as a court of law, and pretty much everyone's actions are determined by risk assessment of hypothetical situations.",
"Call it what it is: she-bagging",
"If the bus/train/metro is crowded, then yeah it's rude. If it's not that busy, I don't see the problem. \n\nAsking someone to move their stuff to the ground takes 2 seconds, and if you ask in a rude manner, you're really not any better than the person who claimed that seat, right? ",
"That's bullshit. I've met plenty of female characters in my 12 years of DnD experience.",
"> And if you dare to tap her on the shoulder...God help you\n\nyep and that'd be assault in the state of Virginia",
"Our local theater got bought by AMC last year and they don't have that yet.",
"I dont get man spreading. My balls need air bitch.",
"We are all assuming the bus/train is crowded, obviously if it's not you just sit on another seat. You shouldn't need to ask a jack shit, you shouldn't block a seat on a crowded bus/train on first place, which is the point.",
"Thank you for providing the definition of entitlement.",
"It wasn't my proudest fap",
"It's not just the US. In Japan it's also rude to take up extra space so when you go on to public transport most people sit with their bags on them. It's considered a bit self-centred to try to take up more than your fair share of space and people in general don't like direct confrontation.",
"HAHA. The fact that the idea of being grouped with other people triggers you to this extent proves your lack of self awareness.",
"I know, I wanted to be clear you're acting out of fear.\n\nIs that fear rational? Well you're a huge pussy, so you have a bias toward that type of behavior. I think we'll have to agree to disagree here.",
"I'd have gone out of my way either way, because the other seats were not as conveniently located. I don't know about you but after hopping on a train I don't survey the entire car looking for bags before sitting down, I tend to pick one that is totally empty if available, and if not then one that is convenient and has a free spot.",
"Yeah, good luck in court with the sexual harassment case, buddy.",
"If you wrap them over -> under they won't get the memory of the bends in them and you run less of a risk of damaging the cable.",
"Of course it's subjective. Though elderly are usually the more polight population on public transit. The cotnexf of this post seemed to be about young able bodied entitled people. ",
"Don't help. That's fine. But then you can't bitch about your club and its bad reputation. ",
"I post a lot of unpopular facts on reddit.\n\nMost people respond aggressively with personal insults while avoiding my facts.\n\nJust like your lady from the hogging the seat story people cannot help exposing themselves as being pure cunts.\n\n\n",
"Nah that’s not the F. I rode the F to work every day for a couple years. It’s an A or D train - the whole cutout with the perpendicular seats gives it away.\n\nEdit: nevermind, upon closer inspection this is an R46, so A/C/F/R",
"Hahaha stop crying",
"i'd say they're about equal",
"Knowing the full story it's completely innocuous, but a stranger grabbing your shoulder for no apparent reason (which is how it seemed from the woman's perspective, until she saw the car) can be very threatening.",
"Did you see The Last Jedi there, by any chance?\n\nIt could be that they only do it for the big blockbusters. I went to two different AMC theaters, both times I saw that. Both were 3D presentations. So you get the idea -- they're a bigger deal than, say, I, Tonya, ya know? We'll both required to pick an available seat to reserve for each ticket.",
"I was looking for the opposite of man-spreading, so I thought this was supposed to be about a dude closing his legs at first. That headphones girl has got some pretty big feet. Finally figured it out tho... Now I'm going to bed.",
"When I did that, my cat just bit my butt...",
"all good my friend, mistakes happen <3",
"Nope, it’s an R46 built by Pullman in Chicago 1975-78",
"[Are you sure?](http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/11/nyregion/subway-door-closing-accidents-lead-to-transit-authority-study.html)\n\n[Really, really sure?](https://www.theepochtimes.com/man-dies-after-getting-caught-by-subway-doors-in-new-york-city_1968495.html)\n\nETA Maybe today, but my mother wasn't a person to lie or embellish about something like that. She grew up during the Great Depression. Drama wasn't a luxury.\n\nETA ETA: Looking into it, I can see that they are designed not to move if the doors are open. It would be good if an old conductor could weigh in.",
"That’s not manspreading. It’s pervert blocking.",
"I don't. You can get 15$Bluetooth headphones now, your fault lolol",
"My bad. Even worse that it's forty years old.",
"Mirror?",
"I'm just saying, why do I have to fix my shit and others' too? Shouldn't they be fixing their own shit?",
"Again, chump, you're splitting hairs. It's clear what I meant. Listening to a file and transferring a file are not the same thing. They're not in the same ballpark and not even the same fucking sport. \n\nIt's clear you couldn't tell your asshole from your elbow to know the difference. Of course you're not \"getting into this\" because you have no idea that near CD quality of BT streaming isn't the same as actual analog sound. Why the fuck would anyone serious about what they do use subpar sound to mix and reference? They don't. BT streaming is not the same as BT file transfer.",
"I'd move 9 of that 10 apology percentage into either the altercation bucket or the passive aggressive bucket",
"Transferring files is not sound. You don't listen to files being transferred and regardless of the transfer medium, the whole file is transferred. When you stream over BT some of it is lost in compression. \n\nYou tarded?",
"You don’t understand:\n\n- signal processing\n- compression\n- digital vs analog\n\nYou’re claiming in the one retarded lmao",
"Yep, went to see TLJ and bought my tickets online. It's branded as an AMC classic which is their most basic theaters without some of the extra fancy stuff that some AMCs have. It is still all of the old seating as well and none of them are numbered.",
"It was a joke. \n\nAlso that sounds like you pulled that out of your ass. ",
"https://www.google.com/search?q=manspreading+is+not+half+as+bad+as+this&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqm-W5oPzYAhUIzWMKHa3ZD-sQ_AUIESgB&biw=412&bih=718#imgrc=Ht1cEHmCQHt6NM:",
"Seriously. How is transferring a file of a medium, not streaming but transferring a file, as in, I have a picture I can send you, via Bluetooth the same as listening to a song over BT? It's not. You're a special kind of dumb. Please don't talk about audio quality with anyone. You'll ruin everything.",
"> Again, chump, you're splitting hairs. It's clear what I meant. Listening to a file and transferring a file are not the same thing. They're not in the same ballpark and not even the same fucking sport. \n\nI am astonished how little you know about signal processing, compression and digital vs analog. I don’t know what to say.\n\n> It's clear you couldn't tell your asshole from your elbow to know the difference. Of course you're not \"getting into this\" because you have no idea that near CD quality of BT streaming isn't the same as actual analog sound. Why the fuck would anyone serious about what they do use subpar sound to mix and reference? They don't. BT streaming is not the same as BT file transfer.\n\nThe method of transferring digital information is itself meaningless. I don’t know how you don’t know this, and claim to know even the tiniest basic thing about audio.",
"Maybe, just maybe they have earned the right to be somewhat entitled over the 60/70 year life. But yh i get ya, arseholes only belong to one specific group i.e arseholes, not just the youth.",
"Holy shit. I don't think you get the context. I said BT streaming is not used in a recording environment. I said BT is used to transfer a file. Like a whole audio file at once to take from one spot and put somewhere else. Not stream or listen. Not a lot lost whereas streaming is crazy lossy over BT. It can manage at best 265mpbs which is okay but not awesome. You want to argue that \"it's all data transfer\"? \n\nI don't think you understand this at all. They are not the same. Stop. Just stop.",
"I'm taking back the upvote I gave you because of those cringeworthy edits. ",
"Probably some computer nerd who thinks he knows sound. He's got like... The best sound card by realtek.",
"Lol",
"Fumbucker, butt we all know the score.",
"In Australia it really depends on the time of day and how long the movie has been showing. If it is a new release seats are reserved. If it's been out a few weeks and the middle of the day they don't bother. ",
"Omg are you me ?????",
"Tell that to Aziz",
"did mommy buy you the wrong colour iPhone?",
"You don't even know what conversation you're having. Go home dude.",
"You clearly don’t. This comment seals the deal. You should really look up compression, distributed computing, how it works, and why a digital transfer medium makes absolutely no difference in signal quality.\n\nIf you suggest it does, then your argument is technically equivalent to using monster cables to improve video and audio quality. Those two arguments are completely analogous.",
"The irony.",
"If you had even an introductory knowledge you’d understand. I am shocked that you don’t know this, have you never in your life encountered this concept before?\n\nThis is like year 1 stuff here.",
"Why isn't manspreading as bad? Are men really afraid of assault/unwelcome come-ons from the opposite gender?",
"Holy fuck. \n\nI said the only reason you'd find BT in a studio is for file transfer, not streaming. I never said anything about the quality of file transfer over BT. Just that it's what they use sometimes. \n\nI don't go.to McDonalds where you work and tell you how to make fries because you said they make burgers on the grill, do I?don't tell me about my job. You can't even follow a conversation about it let alone tell me about compression. Wanna explain the LA2a compressor reissue by UA vs the vintage LA2a or you just going to BS your way through it.",
"Mmkay",
"As a woman, I don't give a fuck how other women sit.",
"No. Piss off.",
"Is there a Best of Reddit type sub where you can post comments like this where someone thinks they are in discussion about dogs but it's actually about comics or something?\n\nr/cmywayintoaconversation",
"I once saw a fat girl taking up one and a half seats, and put her bags on the seat next to her that wasn't half taken up. That's three seats on a bus where many had to stand.",
"Year one what? Bullshittery?",
"Upvotes for everyone!",
"No, you didn’t. You’re literally lying boldface now just to save face.\n\nThere’s no point trying to explain anything to you, you’d rather argue than learn.",
"Mirror? Best I could find: https://imgur.com/a/5XsEW",
"Please reread the conversation thread. You don’t have to respond, you’ll be embarrassed.",
"Maybe just ask kindly like how others in this thread point out? I swear this has gotten to the point where people will find any reason to shame and dislike men",
"Isnt the anger about manspreading more to do with the sexism than taking up part of a seat?\n\nLike, a man won't get chummy with another man by spreading his legs, but some men just don't give women the same courtesy. \n\nOr does sharing the back seat of a car not translate to public transportation?",
"She-bagging",
"No sir,. I'm talking about literally mentally unstable people. You don't simply \"put them in their place\". ",
"No he doesn't but it's general politeness, that guy is clearly standing there or the guy above said he was tired etc, you think one might look around after a bit and say, \"oh sorry\"and move your bags.\n\nI wouldn't put my bags on the floor straight away if I didn't have to either but if someone was hovering near the seat I would. I'm from London so have spent my life on public transport tho so. \n",
"They're trolls from SRS. Great to laugh at, not so great to make logical conversation with.\n\nIf I were you I'd just chuckle and move on.",
"Yikes, poor guy. I'm glad it at least worked out for him in the end\n : /",
"Preach",
"It's not so much the fact that the fix is easy, it's the fact that they intentionally make a problem to be fixed for their own luxury of personal space. It's also a barrier a considerate person does not put up, meaning the seat hogger is betting on you taking the path of least resistance and taking the free space of non-hoggers before anyone thinks about inconveniencing the hogger.",
":^)",
"In reality, you could just ask her to move her bags and she likely will. Saying that looking and talking to women will possibly make you a harasser is disingenuous. If that were true, society wouldn't function at all. We are not in a \"climate where any interaction with a woman can be labelled harassment\" unless you think that groping, masturbating in front of, or saying sexual comments to strangers or co-workers are normal/ typical interactions between men and women.",
"Man spreading is just as bad",
"god, you're a tool.",
"Me too, I'm a server and the amount of stupid of all ages astounds me.",
"Bag spreading.. ",
"Just walk up and cheerfully say, \"Move your shit\" and then proceed to manspread the fuck out of that seat.",
"M'lady",
"Seems like the constant tension in the cable would be detrimental over time.",
"Maybe I've had a bad experience with bitches, so I jump to the bitch assumption. Why do I have to jump to another assumption?",
"Jesus christ. This has nothing to do with social anxiety. It's about her awareness. Have you ever ridden the NYC subway in your entire life? This thread is full of kids who don't have a clue what they're talking about.\n\nThe point is, when a train is that busy (there are multiple people standing and every other visible seat is taken) get a clue and put your stuff on your lap. End of thread\n\n",
"Used to be the case in my town in America.\n\nHad no problems.\n\nNow it's reserved seats.\n\nWhat changed? Why? ",
"Ah, this explains my previous confusion. I go to theatres when they are usually half empty. So reserved seats or not, it doesn't matter when half the seats end up with no people.",
"Mirror?",
"Totally with you, but not everyone wants a conflict over a seat for a 10 minute ride.\n\nI'm playing devils advocate here, I'd be the guy asking her to move her stuff even if there was another free seat. ",
"It isn't new and it isn't specific to US. I worked a few months in London back in the late 90s and was surprised at how people would not get up from seats in the Tube for older or disabled passengers. I did (as the crass American.)\n\nMy buddy was stationed with the Marines in Japan in the late '80s and tells the story of getting up for a pregnant woman on a train and a teenager grabbed the seat first (he removed him by the scruff of his neck.)",
"was so going to say I lived off the A/C line and the older cars are pretty rare (but still there).",
"Not sure if body language super chill or if she’s afraid of human contact.",
"Man, that’s me every single day. ",
"You talk like a 13 year old COD girl. Fact is, I didn't generalize anything so not sure what cat shit you're smoking you autist.",
"I know exactly what I'm talking about. It's called experience and you clearly haven't used a recent, high quality, BT device. Get over yourself you pathetic liar.",
"Every generation except yours from your point of view will be shit until you die. That’s just how it is. Everyone sees the generation they grew up with as the status quo and the time period they were happiest. \n\n\nThere are ignorant dickholes no matter the generation, take for example our president.",
"I might be that crazy city dweller that has no problem giving someone a light backhanded tap to get their attention. ",
"Lol wait what?",
"Most people would move if you ask them to. I haven't had any issues with people moving their stuff. I just think people should be aware and move their stuff off of the seat if the cart becomes full. It's just common courtesy. Some people do this intentionally so people who are afraid to ask won't ask, like occupying the outside seat while keeping their items on the seat closer to the window. It's just annoying to see people go to lengths to hog seats sometimes. lol ",
"You don't know her; don't assume malice in what can be explained by ignorance. I wouldn't usually write a comment like this, but this just seems like an unnecessary attack on her character which we know nothing about. \n\nIt's unreasonable to assume that she's doing any of those things with ill intent. It's stupid to assume animosity instead of asking politely for the seat like a normal person. Unfortunately, half the people here don't understand this. ",
"Southwest and their no assigned seating bullshit makes for some interesting social interactions. ",
"I never sat near a stranger on the subway again.",
"Yet I'm capable of having a discussion without resorting to 4th grade insults. How's that workin out for you in life?",
"You're a coward.",
"Thaaank you! I once looked at a woman to get her to move bags (that were taking up a seat on a crowded bus). She said no. I said I wasn't asking for her permission. That was an awkward journey.",
"That's the thing though, a lot of us were forced to go to college while not being educated or informed enough or even mature enough to realize what we were getting into. I personally didn't make a mistake, but I certainly would've liked to know what my choice meant for my future. I'm in way less of a dire situation as some of my peers are for the same things I've already said. Also the two options you propose aren't the only options even though you act like they are. We need to address the fact that income today hasn't adjusted well with inflation. We need to address the lack of valuable jobs for college graduates compared to when our parents graduated college and we need to address the costs of education, none of those things were options you mentioned. That's the problem, not whether going to college is a good choice or whether debt should be forgiven. ",
"You politely ask the cat?\n\nOn a related note, when I took an angry air to try and direct one of my former cats away from a spot she stole from me, she would just look up at me, half close her eyes, reach out a paw on the seat, and one-handed kneed the cushioning while purring. A full on: \"I'm so happy I stole your stuff.\"",
"its her actions, not her looks.",
"But Apple *did* make a phone without a headphone jack.",
"Yeah, I used to take the A/C then switch to the F. Usually get more recent cars except for the A line which is usually an older one.",
"More often than the average European is even thinking about the US. Even your president does it.",
"had this exact problem watching movies on christmas with the nieces and nephew and my parents. a guy and his wife sat with their grandkids in our reserved seats. said they'd reserved them. \n\nhe showed us a paper showing he had the same seats reserved... well he had them reserved for a later time. \n\nmanager came in and tries to kick the guy out and lots of anger ensues until my parents are just like - \"its cool man, we can sit right next to you and it wont be a big deal. \n\nhe comes and apologizes and says he was wrong... of course after the movie. ",
"Yeah I usually just ask them to move their stuff and sit on it if they don't (haven't had to sit on any stuff yet)",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15iLHlJPp_0",
"Self absorbed twat ",
"LOL nahh well imo I find it good mental exercise ... ",
" Don't keep your bag on the seat. Easy. ",
"It's not about solving it once, it's about people stopping to do it",
"Nope, I've only recently started speaking about gender issues after my gf adopted some radfem views and we debate a lot at home. Don't act like you know me dude.\n\nEnough with the bullying, hollow accusations, and reddit gatekeeping bs.",
"PM me terrible ways to pickup women. ",
"Heh, I imagine if I said this, the entitled passenger would just scowl at me and say some racist slur. ",
"Except, that I have tried this, as a smallish woman - and the dude got super aggressive with me for asking him to not spread out over two seats. So I stopped asking dudes on the bus to stop being assholes.",
"I wouldn't recommend tapping someone who's wearing headphones(personally, I use them to escape external input because I have tinnitus and auditory overload symptoms and am likely to jump at something like that), but if it's an issue, definitely get their attention via other means. ",
"Bingo. I wear big bulky headphones not only to drown out the outside world when I need peace the most(I haven't heard silence in three years), but also as a visual deterrent for people trying to initiate \"conversation\"(I get catcalled a lot and this reduces both that and being propositioned by solicitors by about 50%).",
"I live in Seattle, I ride the bus every day. I also understand that dudes have balls and therefore sit with their legs spread. That being said, I see some dude sitting like [this](https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/wp-content/uploads/manspreading-e1441314705441.jpg) every single day. This goes far beyond just needing room to be comfortable, and into obnoxiously taking up space in a place where you should be at least making an attempt to be considerate to those around you.",
"It's not poor etiquette at all. \n\nReally what *she* is doing is rude and when she gets upset and makes a scene ... that would again be her being rude ... \n\n... but just the fact that she's flagrantly ignoring customs and proper etiquette indicates it's completely up in the air how she might respond as she either doesn't know or doesn't care about the customs.\n\nI had a woman once start screaming at me after I politely asked her to move, then very gently moved her out of the way of a crowd of about 200 standing behind the both of us. She had cut in front of a crowd of commuters, then took one step onto the *empty* train and set all of her bags in the doorway.\n\nOf course everyone was quietly laughing at her yelling at the guy who just stopped her from getting trampled ... but that wasn't going to stop me from getting berated.",
"Manspreading has absolutely nothing to do with sexism, men do it because they have a penis and testicles between their legs and squishing their legs together is uncomfortable.",
"Some of them wear balaclavas and gloves. Some of them wear that and black socks.",
"A literally mentally unstable person belongs in a mental institution. That's a place, and they should be put in it. They aren't better off aimlessly roaming the streets or public transportation.",
"Found another?",
"Hardy har har",
"Mirror?",
"You and I are making the same points, but I'm in the negatives :D\n\n>He's already decided to be unreasonable. I just have to decide how creeped out his leg-press makes me feel vs. how much I want to be sitting\n\nThat's exactly what I meant. Usually when it happens I tend to spread/push back till our legs are more level, but only to the side of me that he's sitting. Usually they give. Rush hours in Manhattan could be the worst, but when it's crowded like that during rush hours I usually give up my seat for others anyway. ",
"Very few women spread their legs open on public transport, that's why I'm saying it's almost exclusive to men (not just because of the definition). Mansplaining or womandriving on the other hand shouldn't have those names because both men and women do those things. Explaining something to someone who probably knows it better than you or driving badly isn't exclusive to a whole gender, whereas sitting with legs spread is.",
"I didn't say you or anyone else were lying, i was simply stating the difference. I agreed its annoying and an invasion of privacy",
"It's a YMMV thing- Unfortunately I have been blessed with testicles(vestigial and nonfunctional as they may be), but while I can close my legs, I can't cross my legs when I wear a skirt. I expect that will get easier if my hips widen and once those cancerous little lumps(they don't actually have cancer, but they help about as much) are gone. Women tend to have wider and slightly rotated hips, and of course weight is also a factor. \n\nThat said, I do actually see some odious guys testing people's patience and airing out their testicles on the bus(yes, I know it feels fantastic to get some air there on a sweaty summer day, but do it at home).",
"I get her reasoning. A small girl on a public bus by herself. Maybe she had a bad experience in her past. It wouldn't hurt to ask her to move her bags though.",
"This requires doing a little bit of homework, but your little buddies can actually go temporarily back up into the canals they originally descended from- it feels a bit weird at first, but it's pretty comfortable and you're no longer limited by that protrusion while you remain tucked.",
"I believe most people when they say that(and this is speaking as a resenting owner of a pair of very nonfunctional testicles), and I'm not complaining about those people. What I do complain about is when you've got someone who apparently thinks their nads are the size of tennis balls and actually is taking up two seats airing them out. On an unrelated note, you can actually push the testicles back up into the inguinal canals and they shouldn't pose an issue with that until they re-descend- also, YMMV based on thigh thickness.",
"Headphones on, looking away, she’ll be pissed off by the time you manage to get her attention, I would expect a confrontation",
"It's not a burgh, more of a boro.",
"How do any of those things excuse aggressiveness and rudeness to other people simply because you don't agree about a handbag on a seat being a big deal? ",
"I'm not tall, but I've got long legs- you can sit slightly diagonally without taking up too much extra room either on the seat or into the aisle.\n",
"It's a YMMV thing based on how thick your thighs are. Unfortunately I have testicles(hopefully I can make them disappear in a few months), but I can close my legs without issue, especially if I'm tucking. Nobody's asking for \"perfect close\", just not splayed out like you're airing them out.",
"I'm a nitpicky weirdo that stares at everybody on the bus, and by my estimates, it's probably 1/5 of them in the bus route I usually take.",
"If your nads are the size of tennis balls, you really should get those checked out- you've probably got blood clots or something.",
"Absolutely. I rocked up once and someone was in my seat. Me: \"Excuse me, but you've got the wrong seat, you're in my seat\". Dickhead: \"We were here first, and there's plenty of seats left, go sit over there <smirks at girlfriend>\". Me: \"Look, I understand trying to find your seat is probably difficult for you as you haven't learned your alphabet, but it should be easy to understand that I'll get you kicked out if you don't get out of my seat <smirks at his girlfriend>.\n\nThey left, and got kicked out of the seats they moved into too. Ended up in crappy seats in a full cinema.",
"I'm 5'7\", can barely do it but it slides apart instantly if I'm in nylon-based leggings(so warm, but so slippery). But we're not asking for \"perfect\", just that \"those people\"(you probably don't do it, but about 10-20% of the guys on my bus route go comically wide) be a bit more considerate.",
"Mirror? pic was removed",
"If you position it right, it should push your junk up, not squish it.",
"Seriously? \n\nAlright, if you want to prescribe to the posters line of thinking, then by the same logic you don't know anything about the needs of the woman with the handbag on the seat. Maybe she has a crippling fear of people sitting next to her. Maybe she was assaulted on the train before and likes to keep a distance due to the persisting trauma of the event. Who knows what could be the matter that she feels the need to have her bag on that seat, but surely there is some reason. As the other person said, you don't know what issues someone might have. \n\nSo, are you saying that you are so lacking in empathy and so inconsiderate that you would not only deprive her of her comfort seat, but also attempt to publicly shame her Online? Just have her place the bag on her lap? No. The world isn't that simple. Get your head out of your ass. \n\n",
"But why is it such a burden for you to ask her to move her things? Why assume those people don't want to stand?",
"YMMV heavily on risk factors, but you are right that generally it's a few bastards that ruin things for everybody else- for example, LGBT women(cisgender or otherwise) are at a much higher risk(about 2x and 8x respectively). \n\nAnyway, there is something to be said for displaying your junk as a method of deterrence- both that and piling your stuff everywhere are presumptuous, but honestly the former is a lot more hostile in appearance, even if the person doing it isn't entirely conscious of it.",
"> nothing to do with sexism\n\nIncorrect, it has to do with sexism against men.",
"Now I finally understand how these people think.",
"But they *are* roaming around everywhere. There simply is no place to put them, so we have to just deal with them the best we can. ",
"*sigh* where do I start?... okay, we’ll, I had the nicest taxi driver I’ve ever had in Munich, but everyone on the metro didn’t give a fuck about anybody else, people in the bars were very cliquey, and the few people I did manage to strike a conversation with had this attitude of superiority that was quite remarkable, and not in a good way. BMW Welt and the local palaces were great though but tourist attractions don’t make someone want to return just by themselves. Arriving down in Garmisch felt like another planet to be sure. Can’t wait to go to Berlin some day though, heard great things, but now we’re off topic...",
"So the poor introverts and socially anxious passengers just get fucked then? Is that what you're saying? ",
"Collectively, we should be able to do better than leaving them to navigate public spaces alone with essentially no mental health services.",
"You're preaching to the choir, man. I'd do anything to get these guys off the street. They get help, we get peace and quiet, and everyone benefits. But that isn't the way major cities run, sadly. ",
"I’ve heard Munich has a lot of immigrants, but then also that it is a part of Bavaria, and they have a real ‘not in my backyard’ thing going, so because of that, automatically anyone who doesn’t have perfect German should go back to the Hoffbrau Haus and stay there. Maybe that’s ok for most people who want some kind of Disneyland experience, but I like to find out more about the local feel of a place, and as far as local hospitality goes, I’d rank Munich below Paris, which is saying something. If you want a down to earth good time go to Dublin",
"TL;DR",
"Shh",
"Nah, it’s a huge city though. ",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/4dkw2s/question_on_privacy_laws_in_de_is_street/\n\nCultural difference. You can't just walk up to someone in Germany, take your phone out and take a picture close up while mumbling something about \"no reasonable expectation of privacy\" without looking like a drugged up asshole. \n\nPeople would find that way less acceptable than blocking a seat in a train.",
"I've never ridden public transport and hope I never have to. Glad I have a car. But we're not talking about a nice person asking you to hold groceries and it was hypothetical and a joke.",
"No I know. Just saying my comment was meant in the next context of soneone tossing their bags on your lap.",
"I tried this on a bus last weekend. The guy said he was expecting a friend so I took a seat behind him. Of course, he lied and just wanted to spread out. I spent the 2.5 hour non-stop express boring a hole into the back of his head as he occasionally looked back knowing that I knew he was full of hist.",
"I was talking about the guy taking the picture, fuck nuts",
"Sorry, I do not understand what you mean, have a nice day, sir.",
"Also notice how she's doing the \"see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil\" routine. Pretending like she can't see the guy standing there and clearly wanting to sit down. First, I'd ask her nicely to move her stuff so I could sit down. If she got mouthy, I'd throw it on the floor and plant my ass, then do a man spread.",
"Every time I mentioned people doing it on purpose, you would bring up people not doing it on purpose. I just wasn't sure how you wanted me to interpret that. ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯ ",
"That's interesting, now I wanna go and see for myself, haha. I'm actually going to Dublin soon, do you have any tips? ",
"oh sorry, I didn't mean u are ok about man spreading, sorry about the context. I dislike both cases, but with man spreading I've had real asshole people being more invasive and annoying because of bodyheat and sweat.",
"Yea, you'd definitely do that mate. Sure thing.",
"Wow, projecting much?",
"Except you're all just assuming she's oblivious based on some random picture that captures a fraction of a second of her entire train ride.\n\nFor all you know she already offered the seat to everyone in the immediate area and they declined. Is she supposed to sit there fully attentive and ask them every few seconds just in case some douchebag decides to turn her train ride into a photo op to try to shame her on reddit? At what point is she allowed to relax and not be focusing on the guy standing next to her anymore?\n\nThe assumptions in this thread are absolutely mind boggling. Everyone wants to concoct some story where she's a demon, and for what? To look down on her so they can feel better about themselves?\n\nThere's literally **no** context to this picture.",
"sorry special snowflake, public transit is not a safe space. better stay Online.",
"And what if you asked if they wanted to sit down and they said \"no thank you, I'd rather stand\"?\n\nAre you still not a \"nice\" person?\n\nDo you stop being a \"nice\" person when you look out the window on a boring train ride for a fraction of a second?\n\nIs the person taking candid pictures of strangers on a train to post them to social media a \"nice\" person?\n\nI hope you can see how asinine this whole thing is.",
"[HA HA HA HA WTF!](https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/wp-content/uploads/manspreading-e1441314705441.jpg)",
"Why you have to be such an entitled piece of shit that must put your crap on a empty seat when the bus/train is full?",
"You are so amazing!",
"To be fair, Munich has a reputation of pretentiousness even amongst other Germans. I would say that most people tend to be polite, but there is this weird superiority complex here that is totally undeserved. Munich isn't the world class city that the locals like to think it is. Ok, it has great opera and some nice museums, but there is a total lack of restaurant and music scenes which I think are important. Part of that stems from a lack of a desire to do anything inventive or out of the ordinary.\n\nThe sense of entitlement flairs up from time to time if anyone disagrees with you about anything. It's like people live to argue even if they don't know you. I've been confronted countless times by strangers who feel the need to tell me everything wrong with America even though the \"facts\" they use are usually half informed at best and the points they make are often hypocritical. It seems that some people would prefer to focus on the problems in another country while completely ignoring the same things going on in theirs. Of course, they're enlightened and superior, so why would they listen to reason when I try to explain context...\n\nPeople in Munich also love to talk about money, which i find odd. The funny thing is that they make ok salaries for Germany, but would be making three times as much in the States. Don't brag to me about your job and how well you're doing bc a) it's gauche and b) I guarantee I have more money. Of course I don't say that, though. Just roll my eyes...\n\nSorry for the rant, but that's the short version. This is just a pretentious place that is no more than a backwater village compared to \"real\" world class cities, but the locals still have a weird superiority complex.",
"So call it something else, she-bagging. I never see men put their purse or shopping bags in the seat next to them like this. Clearly this is gendered. And worse: there's a biological basis to men spreading their legs slightly. Whereas I'm pretty sure women aren't born with an oversized purse.",
"But guys do this too and are equally annoying",
"sorry, not what I was intending. Sounded like you were insinuating it was always on purpose. I guess I misread",
"Men put their backpacks and shopping bags on the seats next to them.",
"Feminists have been doing this to men for years. Don't women want equal treatment?",
"Did you even read the comment that I initially responded to; you know the one that you felt the need to call me an asshole over? If so, then you'd realize it was that person who insisted that people be treated like snowflakes, who aren't capable of asking someone to move their belongings. My comment here was pointing out the absurdity of their statement.",
"I know it's supposed to be hot, but I don't love that her sweaty ass is seemingly uncovered and bareback on a public seat.\n\nThis happens at the gym alot too. I'm just not into it.",
"That's part of the definition feminists concocted.",
"How should I know why she put her things there? Maybe she has a good reason, or maybe she just assumes that anyone who wants the seat will just motion for her to move her belongings and that will be the end of it.\n\nAgain, my question to you is why is it so hard for you to ask her to move her things? You said it was a great burden. Why is it a great burden? Try not to dodge the question this time in your response.",
"Instances like that - completely reasonable and forgivable. The shithead in the OP though? Not at all. ",
"I agree. But then you can't complain that your club has a shitty reputation. Here's another example:\n\nYou belong to a country club. Its a great place. Nice pool. Great golf course. The kids love it. Oh, and they don't allow jews, blacks, mexicans, asians, catholics, muslims, etc.\n\nSo even though \"you personally don't have a problem with *those people*\" as long as you stay a member, you're complicit. Hence, either get them to change the policy or get out. \n\nOR you can stay a part of that club, that's fine. But if you do, you will be judged accordingly. Its really that simple. \n\nSee you're trying to have your cake and eat it too. I'm simply stating that you can't have it both ways.",
"Very rarely. This is definitely a female thing.",
"Don't underthink it either; That's a poor and selfish assumption for public mass transit...",
"\\>posts in /r/vegan \n\nDamn, soy really does make your balls shrink.",
"Holy fuck dude, did you read my comment? The sexist thing is thinking women have hysteria and can be cured by fucking them. What? I'm convinced you either didn't read it at all our replied to the wrong comment. \n\nI don't give two fucks about \"manspreading\" dude.",
"Are women the only people who put their stuff on the seats next to them?",
"u mad bro?",
"lol, I don't think you're wrong for thinking that since that's what I thought when I wrote it. I just wasn't sure if you were aware of it, or what. BUT then the rest of the conversation happened it seems like we're basically in agreement about the whole thing either way sooooo. ",
"Coming from Japan I had a love of public transit. In Japan it is safe, clean and people were polite. But after one month living in the US and dealing with the American public I rented a car for the rest of my 3 year stay in the US. Public transit in the US is simply horrible and a big part of the problem is the public itself. ",
"Exclusively? No. Likewise you can find some women who sit with their legs spread.\n\n\nBut yeah it is primarily a woman thing.",
"is it hugh mungus /s. no but seriously though you couldn't be bullshitting any harder. Unless you live in Saudi Arabia. Saudi dudes are pretty fucking rude sometimes.",
"wtf are you talking bro?",
"well.\n\nYou seriously cannot comprehend how a woman, in this rapey society, may want to take obvious efforts to appear as though she is not inviting someone to make conversation with her? Seriously?",
"Don't bother with him, he hangs out on SRS literally spamming anti-white hatred every day. He's either a troll or mentally damaged.",
"Really? Because men don't bring stuff with them on public transit?",
"\"If you can't live without committing sins, you don't deserve to go to heaven or belong to this church! Oh, by the way... we get to decide what is a sin, and it's whatever we feel like on a daily basis. Good luck ;)\"",
"LOL\n\nOr both?",
"That's a pretty weak comparison. Being complicit with others' personality flaws in public isn't like being complicit with racism in a group of people I know. It's the difference between an argument in a metal tube with a stranger and a conversation with someone who's likely been a friend for a long time if I'm a member of the club. \n\nI *have* to use public transit. Correcting strangers will only make it harder. There should be signs for this stuff. In London they remind people of ettequitte rules all the time. There's signs detailing lanes on the escalator, there's signs stating people should be let off before people like on, and in my week in London I never saw people being dicks about the subway, whereas it's a daily thing in MA.",
"No. I just think you're unable to read comments and understand them.",
"> she just assumes that anyone who wants the seat will just motion for her to move her belongings\n\nThat's the problem, nobody should need to ask a dumbfuck to move their shit, if I'm carrying something delicated on a bag, I carry it on my lap, there's no excuses, you're being a piece of shit if you block a seat because yes.\n\n\"oh I'll put my shit on the seat so if someone needs to seat, they must ask me to move the shit\", gtfo entitled piece of shit",
"The picture shows no other empty seats ",
"The reason is they are an asshole. ",
"But then that gets into the issues with the physiological differences between males and females (including the width of the pelvis) that make sitting like this more comfortable for some men. \n(btw, thank you for actually responding instead of just mindlessly downvoting with no counter argument).",
"That's not policing people. Not even close. It's saying don't be an asshole. ",
"Women do this just as much as men. This isn’t a gender issue, it’s a common decency issue. The sooner you come to terms with that, the sooner you’re going to be able to walk up to the person space invading and muster up the courage to say “hey, pardon me”.",
"That's a super naive view of the world. Everyone has some quality that would piss off someone else - you included. Are you an asshole for not being aware of it.. even if you only do it once.. or should people tell you if you're doing something that bothers them?",
"You claimed it was a burden to ask her to move her things. You still haven't explained what that burden is. How are you burdened?\n\nFurthermore, you claim to be outraged at this woman's \"inconsiderate\" behavior, and yet here you are calling me names and attacking me with profanity laden insults simply over a disagreement about whether or not it's a big deal that someone has a bag on a train seat. Do you not see the hypocrisy in your own behavior? If this woman is a piece of shit for possibly inconveniencing someone in the most minor if ways, what does that make you for the behavior you've exhibited here towards a stranger that hasn't done anything wrong to you at all?\n\nWhat's worse, a bag on a seat that someone might want, or someone who behaves like you are behaving right now?",
"I'm guessing your quality is not knowing what words like naive mean. \n\nNot taking up multiple seats on a crowded bus/train is basic level not being an asshole. It's so easy that you can't do it on accident. \n\nIt's not up to me to teach you not to be an asshole. That's your parents job. They did poorly.\n\nLast this is more making fun of assholes than being bothered by them. If I see this on a train it doesn't ruin my day. I just think \"wow glad I'm not friends with that asshole\" and stand because I have legs. \n\nAnyway have a nice life using words you don't know the meaning of. ",
"Ok so for you is not inconsiderate to block the seats with your shit, ok. Obviously you're a piece of shit that looks forward to cause inconvenience to others, just wait until you face someone that is having a bad day, i'll see you crying \"why the poeple is so rude and mean omg\"",
"No bueno, no no no, you'll have to deal with some crazy ass bitch screaming that you're sexually harassing her.",
"Not as often. And it's not simply having bags, it's putting them next to you rather than in your lap or on the ground. \n\n\nMen don't tend to have expensive purses they always take with with and refuse to put on the ground because it's dirty.\n\n\nSo yes, this is a primarily female issue.",
"Yeah you're totally not being naive with such a simplistic black and white view of a single interaction.\n\nYou completely ignored my question too. Are you an asshole for the things you do that annoy people, or would you prefer that they let you know? Would you respond as brashly as you have to me and deny there's any issue or would you attempt to be reasonable?",
"No, having to ask someone to move their belongings isn't a problem for me.\n\nI think it's far worse when some deranged person starts aggressively cursing at me and constantly calling me a \"piece of shit\" simply because I don't agree to everything he believes. \n\nI believe that if you think about this for a moment, then you'll easily see that it is you, and not this woman in the photo, who is truly the bad and inconsiderate person.\n\nI'm going to block you now, because I don't wish to interact with you anymore. I've seen your character, or lack thereof, and I don't need another look ever again",
"this makes sense if the ticket has the seat number, like those plane or train tickets. otherwise it is just stupid. ",
"or just sit on it? ",
"Hysteria? No! I was implying they're sexually frustrated. \"It's in your head\" as in \"It's your problem\" not \"You're crazy\"! \n\nDamn. I was replying to you, yeah, but it seems like we've been a bit lost in translation. Now it makes much, much more sense. ",
"Yeah because the nebulous concept of 'sin' is totally equivalent to the very cut-and-dry concept of sexual harassment. Clearly all the people telling you to stop hitting on your coworkers or talking about your dick to strangers are just puritans.",
"Watching the responses of this thread I believe you're the problem, because thanks to people like you, other do whatever they like and not caring if they're causing inconveniences.",
"Burden of proof is on you. Find the comment that says I'm lying and post it.\n\nEdit. Wait. I'd rather call you out myself to show you I never mentioned transfer file quality.. here is my comment. \n\n> No. I'd sell you cables over BT though. Ironically I do work in pro audio and most of our gear that has any wireless capability is wifi as opposed to BT. In fact BT enabled gear we do sell is limited to data transfer and almost never transfers sound.\n\nBut reading is hard for you. Quit your bullshit and go home.",
"I honestly didn't read into the comments at all before I posted that. I suppose I should have.",
"Once again I ask, am I the only guy who is able to sit with his knees touching and be perfectly comfortable? Apparently guys on Reddit all have balls the size of tea kettles.",
"That's patently false. I have never encountered a woman sitting like this. The fact is we socialize women to take up less space while we often don't teach men to to be spatially aware of others in public. It's absolutely a gender issue, and they have actually done studies on it.",
"Yeah, no it isn’t. You can just scroll up through the comment thread. Everyone coming here can and is doing that.\n\nGet your shit together.",
">very cut-and-dry concept of sexual harassment\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n5E7feJHw0",
"yeah lmao",
"In this rapey society. Wow. If you really think its that bad, you should probably be going out with a chaperone. Or just staying in the house.",
"I have to assume your the same poster as above due to your similar broken use of English. \n\nGeez, you used another profile just to bother me more about this, and you have the nerve to complain about other people being rude... Wow.",
"Same thing happens when you ask a woman, she freaks out. The point is that sex is not the problem, people are. Ya dig?",
"You’re*",
"good thing the concept of being uncomfortable so you can fit in public seats for short periods of time that you spend on the bus exists. \n\nEither be a man and suck it up, or cut those precious balls off that you're so upset about. ",
"That is neither a fact nor is it obviously false. You’re speaking anecdotally and latching onto gender inequality as a means to give you credibility.\n\nI’d like to point out that you’re making this argument in a thread based around poking fun at women doing exactly this — being obnoxious, rude, and occupying like 2-3 seats with shopping bags. I’ll say it again: this is not a gender issue, it’s a common decency issue.",
" Thanks for this really original comment. You sure showed me. ",
"Not at all. That person said American people are the worst people in the world. I wouldn’t use a product that the worst people in the world made.",
"God that's such bullshit. ",
"politely *at first...*",
"do you mean microegression? whatever you said isn't a word",
"hang on, are we talking about spreading your legs *out,* or just having the angle between them be greater than 0 degrees? bc the former ain't good posture\n\na healthy position generally has a degree of verticality to it, lightly engaging mainly the abdomenal and upper back muscles",
"well, that's a problem, but it can't exactly be corrected by posture, can it?",
"I see many men on public transportation literally every day, and I've never seen anyone get called out for manspreading in real life.\n\nI mean, one of the mass transit ettiquette PSAs mentions it, but if you're hearing it frequently it's probably a regional thing. Or you have really long, confusing legs",
"Well to clarify, I'm in a bit of a weird state. I've got thick thighs and a pelvis that's more in line with typical male physiology(hoping that changes, but not banking on it), but I can close them without much issue(can't cross them if I'm in the wrong bottoms though because some of my winter clothing's slippery).",
"You're delusional, mate.",
"No, a woman has never become violent with me when I politely asked her to move, however, this has happened with men on numerous occasions. Ya dig?",
"Did I fucking insinuate I was too scared to ask someone to move their fucking stuff? No. I didn't. I'm just talking about being cautious and why some people, understandably so, pass and just try to find another empty seat. ",
"Quick",
"A pretty weak comparison?\n\nThe view of evangelicals regarding catholics, muslims, jews, hindus, homosexuals, and minorities ARE ACTUALLY HORRIBLE. That's a fact. \n\nAnd I never said anything about tackling a random guy on the train and wagging your finger at them. I'm talking about seeing blatant acts of intolerance and prejudice and confronting them accordingly. \n\nAgain, silence only benefits the oppressor and this isn't really just about evangelicals (but they are a good example) its about people just being dicks in general. There's too many people making exceptions or just walking away even when they see downright dickish acts. \n\nI'm not saying the answer is a nanny state. But we ALL have some social responsibility. Especially when it concerns groups of people we associate our lives within. \n\nYou attempting to split hairs about being a SJW is just a sad attempt to avoid any real personal responsibility. Simply put, its not enough just to worry about oneself. Bc when we see others being assholes and we do nothing, we're complicit. ",
"Lol, explain ",
"Burden of proof is on you now.",
"Try again.",
"I think we found the guy who sits to pee.",
"I think we found the guy who sits to pee.\n",
"sounds like you're a homophobe ",
"I like my personal space, don't want girls doing it either.",
"Nope, I rarely take public transportation, this was on the way into a football game I had tickets to. The lady herself was probably just one of those types of people that's never happy in their life and decided to pick me out as a target. It was just embarrassing for me since I really couldn't take up any less room than I already was. I wasn't even sitting next to her or anything, but I think it had more to do with the fact that there was a rather large woman sitting next to me, that was just as uncomfortably wedged into her seat and this woman saw herself as a champion for this other woman. ",
"Well maybe cause im not in NYC dipshit",
"I bet you dont.",
"yup\n\nhttps://www.fastcompany.com/40489989/heres-the-ever-growing-list-of-men-accused-of-sexual-harassment-since-weinstein",
"shebagging",
"> Show me you can use grammar, Big Boy\n\nWhy are you sexually harassing him, you fucking creepy rapist?",
"what the fuck is wrong with you? \n\n",
"Burden of proof is on you. You made the claim, back it up.",
"Try again.",
"I don't like being touched by strangers, so I'm real sensitive to not putting my hands on anyone. Especially when they can't see who's doing the touching. ",
"Don't care anymore.",
"hey me too! worked in Park Slope for a minute.",
"Flatiron here :-P I work at the same spot but moved elsewhere - now instead of A-F (switch at W4) I just take the R/W.",
"I don't. People who cross their legs on the subway are assholes.",
"Fucking hell, is **this** the hill you are choosing to die on? Lighten up, move on mate. All the best.",
"?? Wasn't talking to you at all so I'm not sure why you decided to chime in. I'm hardly dying on this hill, I was having a fun conversation and when it stopped being fun for me I stopped commenting. ",
"Does the picture show every seat in the train? Does the picture show how the train looked before the last stop? It's very easy for a subway to be nearly empty and in a stop or you look up and it's packed. But I guess it's easier to blame someone being an asshole than not realizing what's going on.",
"Yeah, it's called a 'forum'.\n\nI honestly think you were embarrassing yourself. If you put so much time and effort into an inconsiderate minority (**loved** the fat excusing BTW), what are you like in casual conversation? :\\",
"You're welcome to that opinion. I don't think my view is extreme and I've made my points clearly. I do not think that one's genitals entitle them to more space on public transit and I don't see why that view is so controversial. There are comfortable ways for a man to sit that do not restrict the genitals without their knees being three feet apart (which happens, I see it frequently).\n\nAnd call me crazy but I don't think its productive or useful to mock people for their body size on the Internet. Do you think that mockery is what would make people lose weight anyway? There are many explanations for why a person might be fat, and sure, it could simply be that they're the idiot whale that Reddit thinks every fat person is, who's never read a nutrition label in their life and doesn't know why they're obese. Even if that's the case, what on Earth is the point of sneering at them for taking up space on a train car? They can't just take off the extra 100 pounds in an instant to fit into the seat. Being that large typically comes with other health issues, such as knee and ankle problems, so it also cannot always be expected that a person of that size could stand anyway. ",
"Burden of proof is on you.",
"Wew lad, you should just take a quick google on that and get back to me. You’re in for a wild ride. ",
"I think you're skipping over the part in the middle, where you touch someone's stuff who is already out of touch with reality enough to give their bags seats, and then they start attacking you. All of y'all thinking you can just touch a stranger's shit and then just have the rest of that bus ride be business as usual are in for one hell of a rude awakening. ",
"> I see it frequently\n\nOk.\n\n> And call me crazy\n\nI am. This is such a non-issue in my opinion that I just wonder why people like yourself go on and on and on about something I have seen maybe once in 40 years.",
"Prey tell how to correct hip splay and ball sack existence?\n\nMen sitting closed legged is uncomfortable and un-natural and strenuous. ",
"So, rather than accept that there are some things that happen that you might not witness, you're going to operate on the assumption that events only happen if they're directly observed by you and that everyone else who says this is a frequent problem they encounter must be lying? I lived in New York for four years and I saw this frequently on the subway. I have friends who still live in the city and I get texts about how irritating this is all the time. Just last week a friend texted me that a man was man-spreading and taking up space on a full car and then *reached into his pants to adjust his penis,* while staring at her the whole time. Whether it happens around you or not is irrelevant to whether or not it happens at all.",
"Yeah, see this is kind of what I meant in my original reply...\n\nGrow up FFS. You know over 150 people died in Kabul two days ago, right? But heavens, be ready on the text button in case you notice any nasty, evil, inconsiderate **men** and BE SURE to tell your friends all about it!! TUT.\n\nFuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck me, I'm pretty convinced your trolling me here. B-Bye",
"I don’t have to prove you made a comment on Reddit. You can press the comment thread buttons yourself, you’re a big boy now (I hope).\n\nTry again.",
"So there is no proof. Got it.",
"I'm perfectly aware that there are other problems in the world than man-spreading. But that's not what's being discussed here, in a thread talking about inconsiderate people on public transit, so I didn't bring up any of those issues since I'm not a fan of \"what-about-ism\" style debates. Am I supposed to text my friends about geo politics at all times? Am I not allowed to have an opinion unless I'm a foreign aid worker?\n\nAnd how am I the one trolling you when you started this entire conversation?",
"Going off what information there is. \n\nIt's not so much blame as an observation. I know this is personal for you but try to get over the fact that people made fun of someone online. K bye",
"Ok, so you have used personal experience, so will I.\n\nI have encountered a few women who inconsiderately put their luggage / bags on empty seats.\n\nWhat is the 'name' for this behaviour please?\n\nAre we going to go down the route of - they are doing so in order to ensure no nasty, awful, **predator** men creep on them?\n\nSo - What. Is. Your. Point?\n\nThere are inconsiderate **people** in life - wow, who knew.\n\nSome delicate flower came up with 'manspreading', and it is utterly and completely absurd.\n\n...what more needs to be said?",
"There's no name for that behavior because its not a common enough problem to warrant a name. On an empty or nearly empty bus/train I see nothing wrong with putting bags on seats or sitting with legs wide, since there is an abundance of open space and yes, women who feel unsafe can put items on the seat next to them so they aren't harassed by men. Which happens very frequently. I fail to see why you're mocking the idea that men can be predatory towards women when there are thousands of stories of exactly that occurrence happening. But again, that's not the issue at hand. We're talking about man-spreading.\n\nIf the public conversation had begun where people noticed the frequency with which men sit in an inconsiderately space-inefficient manner, and people agreed that is was space-inefficient and that we should all be more aware of how much room we take up unnecessarily in public spaces, it probably wouldn't have a name. But that's not how the conversation went. Men accused of man-spreading instantly became enraged that these \"feminazis\" wanted them to sit with crossed legs, like sissies??? How dare they! Like all things, it became womens' own faults for being too sensitive, for being too emotional and taking things too personally. Men haaaaave to sit that way, its uncomfortable to sit any other way! (As if we don't all feel uncomfortable on public transportation)\n\nMy point is this: Everyone should be courteous when in public spaces where space is limited. Still not sure how that's so inflammatory.",
"> There's no name for that behavior because its not a common enough problem to warrant a name.\n\nNice double standard, lovely hypocricy.\n\n> and yes, women who feel unsafe can put items on the seat next to them so they aren't harassed by men.\n\nFuck you twice. I've never been harassed by more men than women, just some mentally ill **PEOPLE** and guess what? Poor, frail little female me managed to deal with it allllll by myself! :O\n\nHow dare you continue the tired stereotype of predatory men and weak women - speak for yourself love, you don't represent me.\n\nWe have nothing further to discuss.",
"That's really great for you that you've never been harassed on public transit but that's so, so far from the norm. Every single woman or female-presenting person I know has been harassed on public transportation. I'm not exaggerating. Every. One. I was on a train with a friend in the middle of the day when a man seated across from us proceeded to describe in vivid detail how he wanted to fuck us both, and how his girlfriend would take our boyfriends. I've seen men masturbate while staring at other women (myself included,) I've seen men scream at women for not offering them attention, and I've heard my friends' stories about getting followed to their apartment buildings. I am by no means continuing a stereotype of weak women, every woman I know is strong and capable as hell, but i'm gonna keep talking about predatory men as long as they're around, since they don't seem to be going away when women like you stick their fingers in their ears and ignore the problem.",
"That’s literally the opposite of what was said. Why are you like this? What’s wrong in your life that makes you this way?",
"Except when I've commented multiple times that he should just man up and ask her to move her stuff, then no, it's not a reasonable assumption. Especially when my comment is expressing, very clearly, why some people just don't care to interact. That's the only angle I'm pushing, not one where he needs to be afraid to ask a simple question. ",
"That was polite by Glasgow standards. ",
"How often do you ride the subway? ",
"But there's no evidence that 'manspreaders' are displaying their junk as a method of deterrence. There's good reason to believe it's done for comfort purposes, and no evidence so far to think it's to keep people from sitting next to them. \n\nIf someone looks at a person sitting like that and thinks \"Dear God, this man is displaying his genitals to express his hostility towards me!\" instead of \"ah, yes, men have narrower hips\", that indicates to me that the person is suffering from a kind of social anxiety. That is not a remotely accurate or healthy interpretation. \n\n",
"Look, I've got manly hips, thick thighs, testicles, and long legs too- if your default spread is any wider than 60^o, you need to see a chiropractor and a doctor, and you need to consider a bit more underwear support if going below 15^o claps your nads between your legs- they've got plenty of room to move either forward or in(yes, they can do that). And yes, I know that most men don't spread that wide, but we're not complaining about those people- spreading your legs that wide, especially in certain kinds of bottoms, does put quite a bit of visual attention on your junk. \n\nI didn't say \"omg they're showing me their junk\", I said that the body language can appear hostile. People read different things from any given statement, but it's up to the person saying it to clarify, not to go \"jeez why are you so offended?\" and cement whatever \"unhealthy\" interpretation they might've had. Mindfulness is not an unusual or \"extra\" behavior- presumably you practice it every day.\n",
"Damn, you should look into a career in field management and pest control, you've got the perfect credentials for it.",
"Useful, and accurate analysis.",
"As opposed to your example, which is totally grounded in reality and has 100% happened and wasn't meant as a way to try and downplay the seriousness of something, not at all!",
"> but we're not complaining about those people\n\nExcept people *are* complaining about those people. And even for the ones that are spreading far wider than that, it isn't exclusive to men - women will sit like that sometimes, or put their belongings next to them. So why call it manspreading? We already have a word for being an asshole. It's called being an asshole. And it's usually easily remedied by just politely asking a person to stop. \n\n> I didn't say \"omg they're showing me their junk\", I said that the body language can appear hostile.\n\nThe point stands. If someone reclining in a seat appears hostile, then the person perceiving the hostility needs help, not the person sitting in a chair. \n\n> but it's up to the person saying it to clarify\n\nSo if I wear a shirt saying \"I'm manspreading for comfort, not out of psychotic hostility\", would that make the people you're thinking of more comfortable? And should we require that of everyone? And since that interpretation is so arbitrary and insane, it could apply to nearly anything in an indecipherable way. How would we know if a given mode of existence needs prior clearance with a subset of the population? \n\nAfter a while, it just sounds like you're advocating for the normalizing of psychoses or disorders, and that's an Awful Idea. I understand that people have anxiety and interpret things in a delusional way - I know because I have anxiety, and I have before interpreted things in delusional ways. It makes no sense to blame anyone in that scenario, but it's certainly not on the person being misinterpreted. ",
"Just asking for proof. You won't provide it so there is no proof. The burden of proof is always on the accuser. Always.",
"yeah I don’t know what you mean exactly, but there’s a whole range of positions between “closed legged” and “spread eagle” to choose from\n\nfor example: thighs don’t need to be more than 35 degrees apart, legs don’t need to be extended. \n\nit’s a silly way to sit, frankly.",
"What an entitled bitch, I guarantee she never opened her dates locked car door in her life. People like this shoulda been swallowed.",
"who are you to claim this? Honestly, you don't have balls nor male hips so where do you get off telling men how to sit comfortably?\n\nThis is not a debate, this is you being told how men sit comfortably. Just accept that or admit you are demanding that men sit uncomfortably.\n\nDo you know what happens when two men sit together? Then bump knees *shock horror*",
"It’s **your** comment. When someone says something then says “I didn’t say that” there’s no burden of proof on the accuser. You’re just trying to sidetrack this because you’re an angry internet ant.\n\nNothing about your life is going to improve this way. The way you feel about your life is reflected in the way that you act.\n\nSome day, you’re going to look back on this and be embarrassed.",
"I was joking, you’re a retard",
">Honestly, you don't have balls nor male hips so where do you get off telling men how to sit comfortably?\n\nlol, so you think I’m a double amputee or something? my lower body’s still intact\n\nin multiple decades of leg-and-ball-having, the only times my posture felt right resembling that weird bowlegged spread you always see on subways was when:\n\n1.) I just got off a treadmill or something\n\nor 2.) I was REALLY stoned. Like out my mind, like stoned enough to sit upside down\n\nso in most circumstances, I’d think sitting in any of the normal human seating positions would be pretty easy",
"Yeah, stay towards the south side at night, like you’ll be ok within a block or two north of the river, especially seeing as an alright bar Wigwam (previously the legendary club Twisted Pepper) is there anyway. Definitely go to the Bernard Shaw for a pizza and a beer in their double decker pizza bus, thats a really good place. See what’s on at Sugar Club they usually have good live acts. Go walk up Killiney hill, and also the Sugarloaf, and catch the DART (train) from the city down to Bray and do the Bray to Greystones walk, if you’re into pretentious hippy food get lunch at The Happy Pear in Greystones. Oh yeah, you also gotta go see Trinity Library, it’s quite cool.",
"Still got nothing? Let me know when.",
"you have no balls. nice try",
"Thanks so much! The Trinity Library is definitely something we'll do, and I'll check those other places out! We plan to do a 'pub day', we essentially want to spend the whole day visiting pubs. Do you have any recommendations for good and cheap bars to drink some beer? ",
"Darn, I was really itching for an internet fight. I guess the real issue is I'm still not smart enough to really understand what you said. sigh",
"Yeah, but I actually *am* entitled. ",
"It's not hard to add a number to a seat. \n",
"Calm down. You could literally just ask her to move her stuff. Jesus Christ guys, women aren’t that bad.",
"Naw. Im just someone who doesnt appreciate assholes outside of work. And im not a proctologist or a pornstar. Blue collar workers. I digress. Everyone can be amazong or as i call it a decent person.",
"I'm afraid you're beyond such explanations, my friend. Godspeed.",
"why wouldn't i have balls? you know you're in a reddit comment section, right?\n\nalso is there something wrong with your legs",
"It's important to note that this is very bad for you in the long term. Your testes need to dangle to regulate their temperature. if you pull them up and in they will overheat and can cause permanent sperm loss. \n\nNinja Edit: Although on reading your comment again I think you're into some sick shit bro.",
"Yeah it's all good. I have no idea why you're being down voted so hard core. ",
"Overheat-related sperm loss is a *very* long-term problem rather than a short-term one(and honestly is vastly overstated even if you go balls to the walls with it in any but the hottest climates), but I was never fertile and I'm not actually a sadist as my username would imply. Besides, even if you never tuck, you can still sit such that your balls go forward- if you're clapping your balls between your legs, that's entirely your fault.\n\nAlso, nice to know that doing what I can for now is \"sick shit bro\"- not all of us are lucky enough to be born \"normal\", and honestly what I'm doing would be pretty fucking tame even if it was a fetish.",
"Damn was public transport slow that day?",
"> Also, nice to know that doing what I can for now is \"sick shit bro\"- not all of us are lucky enough to be born \"normal\", and honestly what I'm doing would be pretty fucking tame even if it was a fetish.\n\nFair enough! You do you then m8 ;)",
"Describes the driver perfectly tbh",
"How can one unironically walk around basically half-naked like this?",
"Okay, it sounds like the temple bar will have you covered. If you just wanna pub crawl, that’s where most tourists go. You’ll stumble on lots of good places over the other side of Dame st though, e.g. The Mercantile, P. Mac’s, Hairy Lemon. /r/Ireland will sort you out ;)",
"\"If you're a Muslim and afraid of being profiled as a terrorist, maybe you should take a long hard look at yourself here\"\n\n\"If you're black and people think you're a drug-dealing gangsta, maybe you should take a long hard look at yourself here\"\n\n\"If you're a woman and people are afraid you'll accuse them of harassment just for talking to you, maybe you should take a long hard look at yourself here\"\n\nFunny how that works.",
"A couple times a week, trains too. Not that that has anything at all to do with this out of context picture.",
"no u",
"im giving you a taste of how obtuse people can be when they divide issues by sexes. ",
"women become just as angry and are just obtuse as men, get over yourself. \n\nBut you seem to be a sexist that thinks men are evil so go to a therapist to talk about your daddy issues before it ruins your life. ",
"Oh honey, *pat pat* perhaps you should read at least a few studies about the gender discrepancy of violent crimes, before you go opening your mouth and saying dumb things on the internet.",
"Agreed like how feminists try to claim all interactions with males is \"threatening or harassment\" speaks volumes about their world views.",
"Agreed like how feminists try to claim all interactions with males is \"threatening or harassment\" speaks volumes about their world views.",
"Is the fear rational? That would depend on who you ask, Brian banks would absolutely say it is rational, and I doubt a male tough enough to play for the NFL isn't some \"huge pussy\". So honestly you just sound like an idiot. You're trying to claim someone is a pussy for doing something to protect himself. I guess everyone is a \"huge pussy\" for wearing seatbelts in cars, and looking both ways when crossing the street. ",
"Where do you live where you do not regularly see this on public transportation (both men and women) and how does adding context by providing one's own experience not have to do with this?",
"Where *I* ride the train and what *those* people do are not the context of *this* picture. It's totally irrelevant redirection.",
"I sure am adding more context than you are even if it's purely anecdotal by asking these questions. You even pointed out things previously without context, e.g. your comment on how for all we know she could have offered her seat and nobody took it. So fiction is more factual that anecdotal experience then. \n\nI have a hard time believing you take a train but don't have any personal experience with similar situations. ",
">I sure am adding more context\n\nWhich is precisely the point. You're just *making shit up* and saying \"well maybe it's this so it *must* be this. Look at how awful and evil and uncaring this person is!!!!\"\n\n>You even pointed out things previously without context, e.g. your comment on how for all we know she could have offered her seat and nobody took it. So fiction is more factual that anecdotal experience then. \n\nNo, not at all. I illustrated how you could *just as easily* make up hypotheticals that painted the person in the picture in an *entirely* different light. I never said \"this must be true, lets judge her on that,\" exactly the opposite. I pointed out how the picture doesn't support **either**, because it's super easy to make up bullshit and not care about the real context of the picture.\n\n>I have a hard time believing you take a train but don't have any personal experience with similar situations. \n\nAnd you keep trying to build this strawman about how often I take public transit to somehow discredit me, except it has absolutely nothing at all to do with the circumstances of this picture. Frankly I don't care what you have a hard time believing, but you're clearly doing the same thing to me that you want to do to her: build a story in your head so you can hold completely imaginary social slights against a stranger.\n\nThe only thing that matters in judging this woman are the specific circumstances that happened in this picture, which **we don't know**. Everything else is just vapid assumptions.",
"Do you even know what the point I was making was? \n\nI had said \n>Yeah, it becomes her responsibility the moment she puts it there and being oblivious is the problem.\n\nTo which you replied\n> For all you know she already offered the seat to everyone in the immediate area and they declined\n\nDo you not see the difference between the two? Mine is rooted in what the picture suggests. Your statement has no bearing and is much more assuming than mine. The person in the picture had done enough to warrant a picture, which doesn't necessarily disprove your point that she offered the seat but definitely leans in my favor.\n\nTo ignore all of these factors and my original point to push a narrative while condemning me is both hypocritical and reeks of cognitive dissonance. \n\n>And you keep trying to build this strawman about how often I take public transit to somehow discredit me\n\nHere is the definition of a strawman, in case you did not know.\n\n>an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument.\n\nLet us go back to what you had said:\n\n>I illustrated how you could just as easily make up hypotheticals that painted the person in the picture in an entirely different light\n\nSo a strawman?\n\nI am not trying to build a strawman against you. I am literally just asking you because any person who takes public transportation where I live has seen this time and time again regardless of gender, which you are trying so hard to push. I am also trying to further my knowledge of a place where this does not happen by asking you where you are from. You seem so eager to hide from these questions. Could it be that you do not actually take a train as often as you say and are embellishing your story to appear more credible. I am just \n\n>[making] up hypotheticals that painted [you] ... in an entirely different light.",
"I suppose it is part of my ontological security, or maybe some psychoanalysis could conjure an explanation :x\n\nedit: I sometimes think of \"death by mob\" as my worst nightmare. seeing all the faces that are unable to listen to reasonable argument, driven by hivemind.",
"that does sound pretty terrible",
"I know exactly what point you're making. The point you're making is that because you made up your own hypothetical context for this picture, it *must* be reality and that's enough to demonize this stranger.\n\n>Do you not see the difference between the two? Mine is rooted in what the picture suggests. Your statement has no bearing and is much more assuming than mine. The person in the picture had done enough to warrant a picture, which doesn't necessarily disprove your point that she offered the seat but definitely leans in my favor.\n\nWhich doesn't matter, at all, in the slightest. It doesn't matter how credible you think your theory of what's happening might be, because it could very reasonably be something else entirely. You don't know what's **really** going on in this picture any more than anyone else does, so you can't just make an assumption and decide that this woman is a terrible, heartless person denying strangers a seat. Again, you can't assume she's not either. You can't assume **anything at all** about what's depicted here.\n\nThere's nothing hypocritical or reeking of \"cognitive dissonance\" about understanding that you can't fairly judge this person's actions without more context than what this picture gives.\n\n>Here is the definition of a strawman, in case you did not know.\n\nI know exactly what a strawman is, thanks. You're intentionally misrepresenting my personal experiences with mass transit and attacking that misrepresentation, as if that somehow discredits what I said and lends support to your idea that your contextless assumptions about this woman are valid and reasonable. That fits the definition of a strawman as cleanly as it possibly could.\n\n>Could it be that you do not actually take a train as often as you say and are embellishing your story to appear more credible\n\nJesus Christ man, how many times do I have to say it? **I'm not even asserting that my example is the fact of what happened in the picture**. It's literally just an illustration to demonstrate that there are plenty of other totally reasonable contexts for what's shown in this picture, because you can't just make up a hypothetical story and push it as fact. How often I do or do not ride the train has absolutely zero to do with the validity of that statement, but you're also totally fucking wrong in your assumption about me and my time spent on trains and subways anyway while you're **quite literally** explaining how you have a strong confirmation bias towards this situation. Just because people where you live can be dicks on the train doesn't somehow magically prove this woman is acting like that.",
"oh get over yourself \n\nNOBODY should be forced to interact with a stranger, male or female.\n\nAll you have to do is agree that NOBODY should behave in a manor that forces someone to ask them for permission to use basic public things like seats on a bus. This isnt nor should it be a sex thing, you get it yet? Im sorry you are afraid of men. ",
"At no point did I say that either gender was more rude, I said men are more likely to react violently than women, THIS IS A SCIENTIFIC FACT, it has been studied and peer reviewed:\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_crime\nhttps://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21858\nhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1635092\n\nNumbers don't lie. I was not saying at any point that women aren't often rude, I'm saying that men are more likely to be react violently when confronted. \n\nI'm not afraid of men, I am simply pointing out obvious statistics of why a lot of women don't approach men and say, \"Hey can you move, so I can sit there. Many women are afraid, because of these numbers.\" \n\nAlso, nice ninja edit of your ad-homenim attack, it really didn't add anything to your argument by saying \"Oh, shut the fuck up you fat ass sexist.\" \n\nI'm sorry you think it's sexist that I'm simply telling you whey a lot of women would rather just stand than approach a man who is taking up two seats, instead of politely asking him to move. Grow up, man. We have a lot of real sexism issues against men, such as the lack of fathers who get custody, or people not taking men seriously when they talk about sexual assault. This isn't one of those issues, and you are detracting from those issues when you refuse to look at the real situation.\n\n\n\n",
"I don’t really thinks that’s an appropriate sample size ",
"Whoa, is that you?",
"I'm well aware. In fact, a large majority of western nations are probably feminist in principle (myself included). Most people believe in gender equality. And that in itself proves my point.\n\nThe label and movement has long been tainted beyond repair, thanks in large part to mainstream media and universities borderline brainwashing our youth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cMYfxOFBBM\n\nGullible? Considering I literally worked for Snopes for 4 years, \"gullible\" wouldn't be a very accurate word to describe me, friend. Easily outraged? Meh. Maybe a little ;)",
"That victim complex!",
"so why do you think we live in \"a climate where any interaction with a woman can be labelled harassment\" when this has literally never happened to you in your whole life?",
"Personal experience is not the only way to learn.",
"No, but when your whole life of personal experience directly contradicts some sweeping, huge belief you have about how the world operates between two demographics that each make up about 50% of the population, maybe it's time to reexamine that belief? Maybe the news stories you're reading have a bit of selection bias?",
"No, you did not correctly read what I wrote.",
"care to elaborate?",
"Sure.\n\nYou either did not read what I wrote carefully, or you just did not understand it.\n\nI don't really care. You seem to make a lot of assumptions about me, based on I don't know what. So, my expectation that you would actually read what I wrote, instead of what it appears you wanted me to write, is very low.\n\nMy guess is that you are looking for some argument, and you don't need me.",
"Disagreeing with you is bullshitting? I know my experience dude.",
"Where do you live that people lay all over the bus seats on the regular? I have a very hard time believing you.",
"that's not really an elaboration at all, I meant \"How did I misunderstand you, and what did you mean to say?\"\n\nBut I agree this doesn't seem to be worth the time.",
"You fucks are just that, fucks, people make their own life livable. This was the most wasted post of insolence, deal like a fucking adult.",
"your gay",
"How about chill the fuck out. tap her on the shoulder and ask “excuse me, may I sit here” that’s it.",
"> Most people believe in gender equality. And that in itself proves my point.\n\nYour point that the crazy radfems are no longer a minority? Because \"most people believing in gender equality\" directly counters that. What is \"most\" if not the majority?\n\n\"The label and movement has long been tainted beyond repair,\"\n\nThe label and movement has long been opposed by people like yourself, to varying degrees based on social acceptability of the time. When women wanted to vote, people considered them radical. \n\nYou say you're \"well aware\" that 99% of feminists are passive feminists that simply believe in gender equality. At the same time, you say all of feminism has been tainted by the actions of a growing subsection of feminism. Which is it? \n\n\"Manspreading\" is simple a dude being an asshole, taking up two seats when he doesn't need to. A woman doing the same with a bag is equally douchey. We can acknowledge this without indicting every fucking person that considers themselves a feminist. \n\nNo one cares that you worked for Snopes, it's not only unproven, but it also doesn't mean you can't be gullible, especially over issues that you apparently are so emotionally susceptible to, to the point of rabid incoherence in what you have to say about the topic.\n\nPeople like you are every bit as detrimental to gender equality than the ridiculous radical feminists. By labeling the simple statement that both men and women can be selfish asshole a \"straw man\" fallacy in justification for criticizing the notion of feminism in general, you're not furthering the cause. \n",
"How the fuck were you planning on comparing that? This is just more vague emotional bullshit. \n\nSo answer the question. Have you spoken with most feminists? Do you know their view on this? ",
">How the fuck were you planning on comparing that?\n\n\nBy counting.\n\n \n>So answer the question. Have you spoken with most feminists? Do you know their view on this? \n\n\nLol.\n\n\nYou made a claim about people on Reddit, have you spoken to all of them?\n",
"West Village String Quartet in NYC is really good. I tip them whenever I can because I enjoy their music. Thanks for the reminder to look them up and buy the music. \n\nThen there's the woman who manages to sing off key songs. Her voice isn't that bad, but she picks things like songs from Frozen and Wicked that don't suit her vocal range. I don't have musical training or know a lot about music. Unless someone's singing is really awful, I can't tell they're singing off key. But with her I can tell. The thing is if she stuck to songs more appropriate for her vocal range, she'd be a fairly good singer. Instead it's like nails on a chalkboard. I immediately put my headphones on if she's performing.",
"Ok, so if someone's clearly intoxicated or emotionally disturbed, which is obviously not the case with OP, you would confront them, rather than stand? Be careful, I know someone who got physically assaulted that way. Not for seats, but another subway etiquette issue. ",
"Levels or responsibility:\n\n1. Asshole who left the sandwich on the seat. Shouldn't have left the sandwich on the seat.\n\n2. Flight attendant to notice the seat is being taken up by a sandwich and handle the situation. You know because he or she is actually being paid, though insufficiently, to do so.\n\n3. Person who threw the sandwich to the floor to get a seat. Not the way I would personally handle it. I'd probably handle it to the flight attendant to take care of. But still, a very small percentage of responsibility vs. the previous two.",
"Now let me define “late to the conversation” for you......",
"Yep, my usual mode of transit. Though like you, I don't do it on the subway unless the car is nearly empty. \n\nI sit in the last row because it usually means I don't have seat mate. If the bus isn't full, usually it's just 3 of us in the back row (coach style seating, but no bathroom, so last row has 5 seats and seats don't recline).\n\nI'm going through perimenopause. Woke up with 2 hot flashes one night this week for a total of 3 hours of sleep. Busy schedule at work and I had to be on/outgoing as I was meeting new employees. I was hoping for a bus nap. It was before 6:30 am, so bus wasn't very full, but lots of aisle sitters and people with bags in their seats. \n\nWoman boards at the last stop. She doesn't want to disturb any of the people in double seats. But she has no problem making those of us in the last row move stuff. Which, fair enough, public transit. \n\nBut now that we have 4 people, that means we have to shuffle like a Rubick's cube to let the first person who wants to exit get off the boss. Which if the bus is full, that's fine, part of the gamble you take sitting in that row. But if it's not, why wouldn't you just ask someone to move their stuff out of an aisle seat or window seat, which minimizes the shuffle getting off the bus? \n\nThe woman in front of me is in full recline, like she's on a fucking Barcolounger at home, with her bags in the aisle seat, snoozing away. I made sure I gave her seat an extra little push as I put my bag in my lap. I don't envy her because she's young, I envied her because she was sleeping which is what I wanted to do.\n\nThough to be fair, she wasn't leaning into the aisles. A lot of people take the aisle seat, put their stuff in the window seat and then lean out into the aisle. I just think, WTF? You have 2 seats to yourself and you take up the aisle too? I once saw a dude in flip flops stretched out horizontally, sitting up and taking up 2 seats, the aisle and another seat! I'm thinking, if he just slouched a bit, he could take up the entire row. I had to say excuse me so he'd move his flip flop clad feet so I could exit. WTF is wrong with people? \n\nAnd of course, the woman who boarded at the last stop decides she'd rather sit closer to me (female) than the 2 dudes next to her. And proceeds to yap on her fucking phone in a predawn conversation. ",
"I'd say at least 50% of the time, people are just being oblivious and move their stuff quickly when asked. A lot of them even apologize. That's been my experience when saying I'd like to sit. \n\nAnd if I fall asleep or I'm zoned out and being the oblivious person, I promptly move my stuff once asked and apologize. \n\nSo on either side, I prefer the polite method first.",
"I found most of the bus drivers and my fellow passengers to be extremely nice the several times I had to wear a surgical shoe or boot. And the time I had to wear a knee brace.\n\nBus drivers would lower the bus to make it easier for me to get on/off. The regular driver who drove the route home would look out for me to see if I was nearby. He saw me walking to the stop one day and I thought I'd have to wait for the next one, but he waited for me and told me he looked to see if I was trying to get to the stop.\n\nAll but once, when I was standing, someone offered me their seat.",
"That's fantastic. Thank you for sharing that with me.",
"That works. Also, \"I'd like to sit, please.\" works for me. Usually they move. Sometimes they apologize for not realizing I needed a sit. Occasionally, I get an eye roll, etc. But I can live with that.",
"Same here. I often take an express bus, which means the bus tends to fill up/empty out at predicatable points. But throw in some bad weather or a bus is missing from the schedule and it gets more crowded than usual. I have insomnia and I often have to go in early for work to get things done. I sometimes fall asleep on the bus. And if it gets crowded, I've experienced people waking me up a few times by either sitting next to me or asking me to move myself/my stuff so they can get in/out or have the seat. I always apologize and move it as fast as I can. ",
"You're welcome :) There was one driver who tried to close the door on me with the knee brace and two drunk women who threatened a fellow passenger who wanted to fight me when I had the surgical shoe and a cane. I asked them not to threaten to beat other passengers, which was probably a stupid move on my part. \n\nBut they were the outliers. The vast majority of people were considerate and kind.",
"Ahh yes, because we all can devote copious amounts of time to being on Reddit. Not like people have to do any pesky things like work for a living or such. Or do errands, spend time with relatives or friends, etc. Or commute, which a lot of people commenting on this thread probably do. \n\nYou are aware that Reddit or the subs will archive after a certain amount of time? This post is 5 days old at the time I'm posting this. ",
"I work, make a living, and do all of those thing.\n\nNot quite sure why you are so bothered at this point.\n\nEnjoy your day....🙄\n\n",
"If you see people standing around you, meaning seats are full or close, you shouldn't have to be asked to move your bags to the floor. ",
"I wasn't. I totally wanna get paid.",
"I've seen several hysterical comments about feminists not caring about innocent men losing jobs and they all direct back to that one single tweet by a single person. I'm sure that most mad opinions have at least a single tweet supporting them.",
"Yeah no. Every once in while you’ll here a story like this in Canada, like the guy who trapped robbers in his garage while waiting for police. But it almost never goes anywhere, it might go to court but people don’t get charged. If someone tries to steal my backpack and I shoot the dude, yeah it might not go so well. However if I kick him in the nuts and smack him with a water bottle I’ll be fine. 1-2 friends is anecdotal evidence. ",
"Fine is a relative term.\n\n70% of people can't afford a $200 expense. Do you know how much a criminal lawyer charges?\n\n\nLet alone the amount of time off work you'll need and the whole hey boss sorry I was in jail for a few days thing that can happen in some cases ",
"70% of Canadians can’t afford $200? That’s a bit much. There are people that can’t afford a sudden expense of $200 but it’s not 70% of people in Canada. \n\nShow me some credible sources. I’ve heard of this a decent amount and there’s maybe 1 case that I can vaguely remember. He didn’t even go to jail though, a couple of guys pressed charges.",
"Ok white night",
"Yeah the G is a piece of shit.",
"What if it contains glass",
"Well my friend, when I hear someone lose their shit I'll just turn around and go \"TheColonelIRLD it's so good to meet you!\"",
"See! proof!",
"Yeah, but I was in the one seat part of the bus, so there was no seat next to me, lol, he just tried to sit on my lap. I think he was drunk and it was late at night. \n\nThis is sort of the type of bus, but not exactly. The single seat design is similar:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdFnStpbEZ8",
"THIS IS TOO TRUE.",
"That's just plain selfish, ignorant and general lack of consideration. Stupid moll. You get plenty of them on PT too. 🤤",
"We have a saying in Australia, \"The worst thing about public transport is the public.\" I see inconsiderate, stupid behaviour every single day. ",
">\"By labeling the simple statement that both men and women can be selfish asshole a \"straw man\" fallacy in justification for criticizing the notion of feminism in general, you're not furthering the cause.\"\n\nI'm sorry, when did I label anything a \"strawman fallacy\" exactly? You mean when I pointed out your tiresome #NotAllFeminists \"no true Scotsman\" fallacy, perhaps? Which I then immediately addressed by pointing out how obviously NOT ALL FEMINISTS are radical idealistic harpies, but that it's virtually impossible to ignore that the 3rd wave movement's representation in mainstream media and academia, *as a whole*, has become increasingly more polarizing among men and women alike, more politically intolerant in its inclusiveness shifting ever-closer towards actual neo-Marxism, and has overall alienated many folks who believe fully in gender equality but are simultaneously sickened by the current state of the movement and its increasingly divisive political climate in general? Is that what you're referring to?\n\nLook - you may not believe it, but I myself...am a liberal! I voted for Bernie Sanders in the primaries and Hillary Clinton in the general election, and yes, I'm a feminist too! *gasp*\n\nBUT, my entire point was that the 3rd wave inter-sectional movement specifically has gone so far off the deep end in recent years, I choose to not use the label. As I've said before, in my eyes it has been tainted by years of idealistic normalization. In the media, in our schools, in pop culture, everywhere. And I'm far from alone in thinking so. It's incredibly divisive, brash, and counterproductive, even IF a lot of what it teaches is still perfectly valid in terms of its sociological core tenants.\n\nIn fact, as I've said again and again and again - I agree with an overwhelming majority of it! I believe white privilege is a legitimate problem which needs solving. I believe that women still get the short end of the stick in several cultural and legal aspects, and that we need to actively work towards resolving these disparities. I believe in feminism.\n\nYou wanna know what I don't believe in? *Modern*. *3rd-wave*. *Radical*. *Feminism*. Aka, the WAY in which these principles are \"taught\". The blatant bigotry and inability within the movement to allow honest discourse to occur on any given platform. The extreme aversion to the 1st amendment. The monolithic identity hyper-focused black and white *groupthink* mentality which inherently places more value on those with a certain skin color or set of genitals in discussions, whilst scorning others to \"check their privilege\". They're trying to win people over...by shaming them for even talking. For even challenging them. And what's more disgusting, is that they're grossly generalizing detractors based on skin-tone and gender. Lest we forget Buzzfeed's greatest hit, the condescendingly vomit-inducing \"New Years Resolutions for White Guys\". You know who's persuaded by that insepid horseshit? Absolutely nobody. Including women.\n\nhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/column-why-millennial-women-dont-want-to-call-themselves-feminists\n\nThe truly delicious icing on the cake is that in many ways, you've illustrated my point. You compared me to a moderate during the civil rights era, a classic strong-arm tactic - \"you're either with us or against us\". All because I brought up my misgivings of the current state of mainstream feminism and why I chose not to identify as one. Not to use the word. Semantics. That's what caused you to say I was no better than a bitter old 60's era racist clinging to his regressive views. \n\nThis binary identity-obsessed mindset used to be hilariously absurd, maybe 4 or 5 years ago, but at this point...it's just sad. Depressing.\n\nAnd it's fucking everywhere."
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Manspreading isn’t even half as bad as this.
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"New Balance sneakers, the sign of a cop that doesn't give a fuck. ",
"Thanks grandpa",
"My sister bought a pair of those for her husband (63). Well they didn't fit, so he gave them to my husband (35). I've been making fun of him ever since. Luckily they aren't velcro strapped. ",
"Velcro straps are the best?...\n\nNo need to loop the loop, just strap those badasses on and off you go.",
"If you click through to the gallery you might notice, as I did, that one of the freshly minted troopers looks just like Leonardo DiCaprio.",
"Fuck the both of them. ",
"Go fuck yourself. ",
"Was it an iron cross..? For his part in the invasion of pola..oh wait, just a Massachusetts statie. Nevermind",
"The Mass. State Police are juggling about half a dozen scandals right now. Two of the top dudes resigned within the last couple months *and* plead guilty to some charges. The Pittsfield police department, in the Berkshires, is notorious for racially disproportionate arrests, among other forms of overly-aggressive policing. Use ya fuckin' brain ",
"It's deeply systemic. Until we can fundamentally rethink and reconstitute policing in America there isn't anybody who involved who gets to wriggle out of being complicit. Enough's enough. \n\nTo put it more directly: acab",
"Is he a cahp?",
"<hugs> It's OK, buddy. Have a lovely day.",
"Jesus christ they look and dress like nazis!",
"Huh, their uniforms look suprisingly military-esque",
"I'm not looking to help in this situation. \n\nIf there are MANY good cops they deserve to be summarily fired, as they have failed to check the increasingly outrageous and devastating actions of their brethren. \n\nI'm well beyond \"a few bad apples\" at this point though. It's clear that the default position of policing in America is one of antagonism , violence, and mendacity at all levels. At best officers are complicit in this with their silence. Anyone with a true impulse to help people would have resigned long ago. \n\nAlso, fuck you. ",
"> I'm not looking to help in this situation.\n\nUnderstatement of the year award. You DON'T want to help, you just want to bitch and complain without having to do anything.",
"They're immaculate. ",
"you got a 1400 on the SATs. you're an astronaut not a statie",
"Boi, almost every military parade uniform looks like that. Nazis were a militaristic government...\n",
"fuck cops.",
"This is a wonderful moment for a grandfather and a grandson, but those State Police uniforms look like they might march into Poland. \n",
"Well done Mr. Damon",
"You scuff ‘em then you get shot. ",
"You say that about everything. It’s a real fixation you have. ",
"Serve & protect, in good faith & integrity. ",
"I’ve got a pair of those Air Dads also. ",
"That was pretty much the typical state police uniform nationwide in the 1930s (minus the bright French blue, of course). The Mass staties just never updated the look.",
"My Dad wears size 11.5 width AA. New Balance are the only sneaker manufacturer that makes that size.",
"He ha he hahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA",
"Honestly though the German military tradition goes way way back. That's why it wasn't a big stretch to convince people to kill for the nazi's, a lot of what the Nazis did to civilians was what Germans had been done for hundreds of years to conquered areas.\n",
"Agreed, I hate seeing pictures like this and all the bootlicking that accompanies them. ",
"My dad wears EEEEEE. Didn't even know they made shoes that wide until he found them at new balance.",
"\"Now get out there and shoot some blacks.\" \"Grandpa stfu!\"",
"Check out the ones we have in New Jersey....",
"Must be a proud grandpa, as he should.",
"Lol dad shoes.",
"Can confirm it's a grandpa, he's wearing grandpa shoes.",
"Yeah, you know what I mean, dont ya? You know i'm right. Well, don't speak too soon. The wheel's still in spin. ",
"And New Balance makes/assembles over [4 million shoes a year in the U.S.](http://www.newbalance.com/made-in-us-and-uk/), which is ~25% of all their production. They also make shoes in the U.K. as well. Great sizing, pretty decent community investment for the price. ",
"Sir, Thank you for your service to the people of Pittsfield. And God bless your grandson for following in your footsteps. Trooper stay well and be safe. Welcome to the family 🇺🇸",
"confession, didn't know how to loop swoop and pull until i was 27. always used the bunny ears",
"Still don't, also 27. Share your secrets.",
"I don’t even know how to explain it, started doing the loop method so my wife wouldn’t make fun of me for being a child. Jokes on her, am still a child",
"Be quiet Mahk",
"Surprisingly? What would you expect them to look like?",
"Nothing screams police state more than dude in the background wearing his military awards.",
"These guys are studs. 7,000 people take the Mass state police exam for about 200 spots. ",
"Like police uniforms"
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Retired Pittsfield Police Officer Enrico Giardina, 91, pins a badge on his grandson, Adam Simeone, at Massachusetts State Police graduation.
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"I expected a cheesy joke about the wedding night. was pleasantly surprised. ",
"Nice",
"Ah yes, the bees, the birds and the flaming rocks",
"I swear to god this never happens...."
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Volcano erupting during a wedding
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"Picture was taken in Warwick, NY.",
"Nothing. Cluck you. ",
"NSFW: big cock."
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What the cluck are you looking at?
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"Looking back, did I really need to smash all those pumpkins?",
"Despite all his rage, he is still just a rat in a cage.",
"Thanks for ruining the band, Billy.",
"The VIP escort behind him apparently shares the same feelings"
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Billy Corgan being sad on Thunder Mountain
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"🇺🇸USA #1 🇺🇸",
"She is hot too.",
"Glad to have ya ",
"Feminist hate her ",
"religion is so fucking stupid. \"wear this piece of cloth on your head because you're a lesser person\" Goddamn mongoloids. ",
"The shocking truth about chess, will shock you",
"\"Chess? Aint that the one where funny lookin' castle gets to checkers the horse? Hyuk!\"\n\n#Murrica",
"Sucks that a country has to let go of it's talent just because of this reason. If anything, the country should encourage the players and nurture the talent. Taking such measures would actually scare future talents from taking any initiative or interest",
"Nice decolletage.",
"> Goddamn mongoloids.\n\nIf you are going to insult a group of people might as well get the region right. \n\n",
"What happens when you don't play properly? You lose your queen. ",
"You mean worldwide adherents to all oppressive and repressive religions? ",
"dont worry guys! Trump is going to send her back to Iran!! ",
"Found the guy who turns any and every conversation into politics.",
"See can check my mate any day.",
"She's here legally.",
"[through a megaphone] \"Pawn threatens bishop...\"",
"The real Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla. She'll rook your world.",
"Yes, the number 1 reason she had to wear such a garment in the first place.",
"For choosing how she dresses? No, that pretty much makes her a feminist icon.\n\nDo feminists hate the fashion police that want to forcibly disrobe women? Yes. \n\nDo feminists hate the fashion police who was to forcibly cover women? Yes. ",
"Beautiful",
"That's why she's wearing that in a colder climate. Good move. ",
"Absolutely. Beauty AND brains. Scary.\n\nEdit: Downvoters can jab themselves repeatedly in the groin with a metal fork.",
"\"Wear this piece of cloth so you don't make men sin by tempting them to lust after you by existing\"\n\n\"Also cover your ankles. Those ankles are [too sexy](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d8/c5/8c/d8c58c70bd1426ae796a06ee3f311b79--dat-ankle-funny-pics.jpg).\" ",
"i dunno man mongoloid is a pretty funny insult no matter what",
"Wut",
"Username checks out..",
"/u/HumanNutrStudent, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must directly relate to the event in the picture. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n* Rule V - Submissions must not have urls in media descriptions/album URLS.\n\nIf you fix this issue, you can [message the moderators](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Request to restore submission by /u/HumanNutrStudent) to have your post restored.\n\nIf you are a professional artist or photographer, and this is your own site that you're linking to, please [apply for Verified flair here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/wiki/professionals).\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/HumanNutrStudent&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkiyd/dorsa_derakhshani_one_of_the_top_chess/?context=10\\))",
"Then it would be racist ya dingus."
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Dorsa Derakhshani, one of the top Chess Grandmasters from Iran, now plays for the US after getting banned from her own national team for refusing to wear a hijab
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"he rode me like a horse....",
"Weight as light as a Hobbit. ",
"He’s riding bitch as usual ",
"Ring bearer bearer. ",
"Nice boots!",
"Happy birthday OP!",
"/u/b00m, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must directly relate to the event in the picture. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/b00m&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7tkj55/happy_birthday_frodo/?context=10\\))"
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Happy Birthday Frodo
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"Smart man, he didn't choose his bodyguards just for their height or weight. I bet each of these two fellows could fuck you up in an instant. ",
"If this picture was from a computer game his bodyguards would be the pre boss fight minibosses",
"They're probably also packing serious heat."
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Jason Momoa is more physically imposing than his bodyguards.
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"Why are these birds attacking a T-Rex in the ocean?",
"No, Constantinople.",
"Why they changed it, I can’t say.",
"That’s nobodies business but the Turks",
"The people just liked it better that way /shurg",
"You can often see some awesome groups of dolphins around there https://i1.trekearth.com/photos/32889/dolphins_at_kalamis_dsc_0282_b.jpg",
"*not Constantinople ",
"Great shot. Thanks. ",
"Ur welcome"
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In istanbul
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"that would sink",
"This has to be a Jurassic Park promo",
"It looks like a tooth.",
"definetly, dont really get why its on here",
"Crazy how nature do that",
"Yes it would. I didn't think of that",
"I don't think is real dude. I'm sure it's not",
"Los cinco muertes",
"Mildly penis, anyone?",
"[Not sure, but...](https://i.imgur.com/zBOm1PQ.jpg)"
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The island of death
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"Borg cubes!",
"Companion cubes! ",
"\"Aliens\"",
"Putting the odium in sodium! ",
"Damn I want an electron microscope",
"But why are they cubed?",
"Indirect Stormlight Archive joke",
"I don't know if there's a better answer than \"because that's the shape they make\". I'm sure someone has modeled sodium and chloride atom size and bond strength to offer a virtual model, but ultimately so many questions like this come back to the basic foundations of the forces at play in the universe.",
"They're shaped like that because that's the shape they make, lol. The most basic building block of any crystal is called a unit cell. NaCl crystals have a unit cell shaped like a cube, and since the crystal is made up of repeating unit cells, you can only make cubes.",
"Aliens.",
"The ancients never left, too bad that we giants never will be able to use the stargate.",
"Resistance ^^to ^^diabetes is futile.",
"Your suffering will be legendary, even in hell.",
"That makes me wish I could rinse it off.",
"I said no salt, NO salt. Big grains of salt.. ",
"Well, can't you make more or less any shape out of cubes (aka minecraft?) ",
"I'll take this with a grain of salt.",
"It's possible, but crystals usually grow to minimize energy. In most crystals this means minimizing surface area, and when building out of cubes, the minimum area to volume shape is a cube. ",
"Wouldn't that still be a \"sphere\" of cubes (think badly rendered ball) ",
"The universe was minecraft all along...",
"Everything's on a cob!",
"Looks like something out of Maze runner. ",
"~~diabetes~~\n\n\nHypertension",
"Hellraiser cubes",
"No, because that would be way too unlikely to happen under regular conditions. Not that it is not possible, but from what I've found they have only managed to do grow spherical salt crystals in the range of 100-500 microns. Realize that even in these SEM images, you are looking at millions of atoms, and all of these atoms had to be deposited on top more atoms underneath them and there is no reason for the layers to not fill in the corners of that \"badly rendered sphere\". As a general rule, the macrostructure of a crystal emerges from the shape of it's unit cell. This can be seen in a lot of salts and minerals too.\n\nEdit: Billions and Billions of atoms in a salt grain*\n",
"Flavacol crystals are pyramid shaped, which is apparently why they stick better to popcorn :D",
"Yuck, I'm gonna start washing my salt",
"Oh so that is why it tastes like it does",
"The salt is a lie.",
"It's amazing how the salt factory cuts em all up in such small cubes. What a world we live in.",
"Damn lootboxes are everywhere.",
"So that’s what DSP is made of ",
"Mario blockheads??",
"I'd imagine that the shape of the unit cell is determined by the shapes of the component molecules, polarities, and so on?",
"Looks like \"kronol\" from Snowpiercer! ",
"Finally, a \"_____ under a microscope\" post where I go to the comments and it's actually what the title says.",
"In salt mines where they have billions of years to form, crystals as big as washing machines have been found.",
"If this is from an electron microscope, why is there a light source coming from the side? Electron microscopes send out electrons and then detect them on the way back, like sonar",
"If you think of crystal growth as an \"algorithm\" it might help to make sense. Consider a 2x2x2 crystal (i.e. being considered as both a \"sphere\" and a \"square\" so it is a trivial shape). The crystal will the grow on the \"easiest\" (i.e. the growth place that requires the least amount of energy) place. Which is just any point of the surface of the 2x2x2 shape. The NEXT lowest energy position to grow will be adjacent to this 1 molecule sticking out. This is because being adjacent to two crystals makes it easier (lower energy) for a molecule to grow in that spot. And so on until you end up with a 2x2x2 cube with each surface covered. The next \"easiest\" spots to grow will be the \"edges\" of the 3x3x3 cube. These are easier to grow onto than the new surfaces because these spots are adjacent to 2 molecules. After these spots are filled in it will be a 3x3x3 cube with missing corners. The corners will have 3 adjacent molecules and will be the easiest place for molecules to grow.\n\nIf this makes no sense I can try to make a bad paint diagram",
"This is salt, not sugar.",
"Is there a subreddit for pictures like this?",
"Beats Antique's Puzzle video",
"It doesn't make any sense. (actually it does but I just want you to draw that shit.)",
"I was expecting an overwatch joke for some reason",
"Shut the fuck up! Natural cubes? What is this black magic?",
"salt really is the building blocks of life.",
"This is the best pic I've seen on Reddit lately.",
"[We have such sights to show you... ](https://i.imgur.com/ymzwLG8.gif)",
"Why is it solid? Where are the spaces?",
"Fascinating. Thanks for posting this pic. ",
"Eh, like everything else today, it's processed.",
"It doesn't work out that way. I'll give an example.\n\nSay you have a cube of 27 unit cubes. Total surface area is 54 square units (6 faces, each of 9 square units).\n\nAdding one cube on any face results in an increase of volume of 1 and an increase of surface area of 4 (covering one face of the existing cube, but leaving 5 faces of the new piece exposed.\n\nIt doesn't matter where on the cube you add this new piece, the volume and surface area will change by these amounts. The next piece, though, does care.\n\nAdding the next piece (unit cube #29) to the crystal, you have two choices - either a place not adjacent to unit cube #28, or a place adjacent to it. Adding it, say, on the center of another face to more closely approximate a sphere, you again add 1 volume and 4 surface area. Adding it adjacent to the last cube added, however, increases volume by 1 and surface area by only 2 (covered two faces up, leaving four of the new cube exposed). As you add more and more pieces to this same face, the ratio of volume increase to area increase continues to go down, until the final pieces (into a corner or a hole in a side) will increase volume and either keep area the same or reduce it (depending on how the pieces are placed).\n\nBecause the edges are jagged cubes and never smooth out, you don't get the nice reduction in surface area that a sphere normally gets."
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Grains of salt under electron microscope
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"His face is priceless ",
"That mom has some nice legs ",
"Surprise, confusion, affection, kids are the best filterless displays of emotion.",
"Good thing it wasn't the other way around...\n\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2013/12/11/living/6-year-old-suspended-kissing-girl/index.html",
"He's like \"oooh!\"",
"Well that’s insane.",
"Right!?",
"I’m pretty sure he was actually making that sound of I remember correctly."
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Big brother watching little brother get his first kiss on his birthday.
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