A man recounts his harrowing experience on an eight-hour flight where a woman in the middle seat repeatedly refused to move, despite his pre-booked window seat and his need to access the restroom.
A 40-year-old man shared his frustrating experience on Reddit after an eight-hour flight where a 'entitled' woman refused to move from her middle seat. He had pre-booked the window seat for added comfort due to his size, explaining that while he is overweight, he doesn't require two seats. However, the situation became a dilemma when the woman wouldn't budge to allow him access to the toilet.
The frustrated flyer described the ordeal: 'I just got off a long flight, the kind where even the comfiest seats feel like torture racks. The flight attendant assigns a woman to the middle seat. Nice person, we exchanged greetings, no problem. Here's where things get tricky. Nature called a couple of times during the flight, and let's just say squeezing by in that cramped space is an exercise in contortionism at the best of times.' He further elaborated: 'The woman in the middle seat politely refused to get up whenever I needed to use the restroom. The lady in the aisle seat was very accommodating and would get up any time either I or the lady in the middle needed to get up.' While acknowledging the inconvenience caused by repeatedly getting up, he believes it's a necessary part of using public transportation. 'Now, I get it. Nobody wants some sweaty dude brushing past them. I tried my best to minimize contact, literally sucked in my gut and held my breath like I was underwater. But even with all the contorting, there was some unavoidable brushing past.' At the end of the flight, the woman made a passive-aggressive comment about 'personal space' and how uncomfortable he made her feel. Honestly, I felt terrible. Didn't mean to make her feel that way, but what else was I supposed to do? Hold it for eight hours? Ask her to physically get up? Since she repeatedly didn't get up and indicated I should squeeze by, I had no reason to think she was too bothered by it.' Seeking advice on social media, the man's post garnered numerous responses. One user commented: 'You're nicer than me, my response would have been: 'Ma'am you refused to get up, so my only options were to either encroach on your personal space or pee on you. I'm sorry you feel I chose the wrong option'.' Another passenger, who identified himself as a larger person, suggested: 'Big guy here myself. Just wondering why you chose the window seat? I usually book an aisle seat, because it gives me space towards the aisle. The only problem is that sometimes you get bumped by the trolley, but that's not too bad.' A third person sarcastically added: 'If she was so concerned with personal space she shouldn't have gotten on an airplane.'
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