‘I asked her to put her feet down’: Train passenger plants their feet on another passenger's seat, refuses to take them down when confronted

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Eleonora Bader
Dec 14, 2023 9:00 PM EST

Public transit attracts all kinds of people, and a big chunk of them are the type you wish you'd never have the pleasure of encountering in your life. Imagine you are on a train, and all these people are packed on it. You've found yourself a nice window seat, and the beginning of your journey goes smoothly. Then, something unfortunate happens… Your nice, quiet seatmate leaves, and a loud, rude one sits across you instead. She begins chewing loudly, mumbling, and eventually, puts her feet on the seat next to you. If you aren't livid at this point, are you even human? This story made me want to track this Karen down and give her a piece of my mind.

The above story happened to OP, who was on a train ride and encountered someone who just didn't have a polite bone in their body. OP tried standing up the Karen, but found it really hard to do so, as this Karen had an especially entitled attitude. For the whole story, scroll down, and then when you're done scrolling, here is an elderly woman who tried to push a man in a wheelchair off of it, and to take it for herself.

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    "Your feet are touching me!" 47
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    I asked woman to put her feet down from beside me M I was on a 2-hour Amtrak train, sitting in the dining car with my food. This guy sat across from me (4-seater table, but comfortably seats 2, one on either side).
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    He leaves to get food, this woman, in her 40s or 50s comes in, asks if 1 or 2 people are sitting where that guy's stuff was. I said 1.She sat down. Took up a lot of the space. The guy comes back and takes his stuff and leaves, presumably back to his seat.I continued sitting. She ate, at one
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    point moved her Chipotle bag a bit into my space but I didn't care as much. When she was done eating, she proceeded to stretch her legs under the table and put her feet up right beside me. I asked, "can you move you feet down, they're right beside me."She stared at me, and didn't
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    say anything. I then added, "I don't appreciate it."She gave a face so I let it go. Then as I'm eating/reading, she coughs 3x, never covers her mouth. And burped 3x, never excuses herself. At one point, she mumbled something about "Young [something] chewing bubble gum.] I was chewing gum but not sure what that has to do with anything.
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    At one point, I was done eating but didn't want to get up, since I was reading and wanted the window's view. She puts her feet up again (for the 3rd or 4th time now) and her feet touched my thigh and stayed there. I said, "Please put your feet down, they're touching me."She makes a show of looking under the table to where her feet
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    are, and they're right beside me, since I'd shifted but her shoes were touching my coat on the seat. Then she says, "You kicked me and didn't even have the courtesy and decency to apologize." I said, "When did I kick you?"
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    She said, "Under the table."I said, "If I did, it was unintentional, and I'm sorry, but you've intentionally put your feet up when I asked you not to." Then she crossed her arms and did that parental nod, like, "I'm not even going to dignify this with a response."
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    I'm annoyed partially because I feel powerless, that I can't even get someone to put their feet down, but proud of myself for speaking up when I wasn't comfortable. I'm still annoyed, though.
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    jcrodeghiero 2 days ago why doesn't this stuff happen to me!!! i'd just reach over & start stroking her feet while maintaining eye contact & licking my lips.... ASSERT DOMINANCE! but i might be all outta f's to give & teenagers have numbed me to gross feet.... Reply Share 832
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    . AdventurousReward663 1 day ago Yeah, "these toes are really nice. Can I have one? Just a little one is fine." Yeah, I'd make her leave (2) 142 Reply Share
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    content_great_gramma · 2 days ago When she said "I'm not even going to dignify this with a response." my reply would have been "Of course not. You do not have any dignity." Reply Share 309
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    WestWindStables 2 days ago Play her game, kick your shoes off and prop your feet up on her lap. Reply Share 104
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    Particular-Try5584 2 days ago She's just trying to crowd you out of the table/seat so she can have it all to herself. Next time say loudly enough for everyone to hear "Get your FEET OFF MY
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    COAT" and when she has a go back say "I was here first, and will not be bullied out o my seat" again loud enough for the crowd to hear you. 105 Reply Share
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    ReasonableChance4841 · 2 days ago You weren't being powerless. You did what a civilized person would do. Reply Share 223
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    Ok-Scheme8634 · 2 days ago Why didn't you at any point of this, pour water on her feet? That's literally the only appropriate response if you want a real behavior change. ↑ 83 Reply Share
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    00 Maynards_Mama. 2 days ago She was looking for a Karen fight. Reply Share 57 neuroscience1970 OP 2 days ago I'm guessing she wanted the table for herself so trying to make me as uncomfortable as possible to get me to leave.
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    o Sea_Norse_8447. 2 days ago Dude you're not powerless. Meet rudeness with rudeness. Personally I would've open mouth sneezed right on her feet complete with spit spray. She calls the conductor/aide and she's gonna have to explain how her feet were even in a position to be sneezed on, outing her as the in the process. Reply Share 72 ●●●
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