A woman whose fiancé suffers from a disability was left irate after a train passenger deprived the man of a seat, despite thinking they had carried out a "courteous" act.
She revealed that her partner has very poor joints, giving him pain and difficulties with his ankles, knees, and hips if he has to walk for extended periods of time, so she booked a seat for a train journey.
The carriage was quite full on their recent trip, so they were glad to have the seat reserved for the man to travel in comfort, reports the Mirror. When they got to the reserved seats, however, there was a person already in it, and their explanation for being there made the couple even angrier.
Taking to Reddit, the woman said: "Bingo, found it. My name up top. I tap the young man on the shoulder and quietly inform him that I need that seat for my partner. He says that his seat is right next to mine and he moved to give an older man his seat.
"Okay. Cool. But you're in MY PARTNER'S seat. That I had reserved specifically for HIM. If you want to be the gentleman and offer courtesy don't do it at the expense of others!
"You just end up looking like a massive a*****e. Neither me nor my partner had the energy to deal with him and thankfully we did end up finding a seat for him but God am I still miffed. S**** you, random guy."
Fellow Reddit users spoke of their experiences of travelling with a disability, or with someone who has one, and could empathise with the couple.
One person wrote: "My ex is disabled.. the amount of times I've had to fight to even let him enter or leave a train before anyone else WHILE ON CRUTCHES is infuriating. People suck."
Another advised: "If you are in the UK, get a sunflower lanyard. It's so helpful for hidden disabilities. Not everyone recognises it but post-pandemic, quite a few do and are more accommodating."
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