Train journeys can be rather uncomfortable, especially those that are cramped with passengers to the brim.
While the lengthy journey is rather unpleasant, you commonly feel a sense of relief if you manage to claim a seat and enjoy the commute while resting your legs.
However, it's an unwritten rule that you should undergo the kind gesture of offering your seat to those who are less able to stand, pregnant, or those that have a child in attendance.
Taking to popular forum site Reddit, one man admitted his anger after two selfish passengers - who were "hoarding seats on the train" with their bags - refused to move for a mother and son.
The anonymous Reddit user explained: "So I'm on a packed train going from Milton Keynes to London. I'm sitting looking at two people both sitting on the aisle and blocking the window seat with their bags.
"I see a mum and her son looking for seats so I go grab them and tell them there are two spare seats over by me we just have to ask them to move.
"I ask if these people can move over and let the mother and child sit together. They both stand up and ask me where they should move. Granted I am tired and respond quite bluntly with 'I don't care just allow these guys to sit down'.
"One of them starts bickering with me saying, 'I'm sitting by my colleague' (even tho she was on a phone call the whole time). Keeps arguing saying, 'if someone wants to sit here they could just ask'.
"At this point, the mother and son have walked off to avoid the drama.
"I admit I could've handled it better myself but are the British public really so pathetic they can't use their common sense, have a bit of consideration for others and LET PEOPLE SIT IN THE AVAILABLE SEATS."
Since sharing his thread, Reddit users flocked to the comment section to slam the selfish passengers.
One person admitted: "It really annoys me, it's not hard to put your bag on the floor."
A second said: "I just need to give a look, no words. They always move. It's a fairly uncompromising look that communicates an intent to either sit on them, their belongings or the seat that should be empty."
Meanwhile, a third admitted: "As a mum I would have told one to shift their bag and put my son in that seat, the other one should know what's coming next, because they'll be getting up to let me into the window seat opposite son."
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