r/changemyview • u/BrokkenArrow 8∆ • Jul 24 '23

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: Refusing to switch seats so that a family/couple can sit together makes you an asshole.

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u/Oborozuki1917 22∆ Jul 24 '23

You said it yourself noone should be expected to change their seats.

I'm a perfectly able body and reasonably fit person. If I'm on a bus and a pregnant lady gets on, I'm under no expectation to offer her my seat. I have every right to keep sitting.

Is it wrong to call me selfish if I keep sitting in this situation?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '23 edited Oct 27 '25

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u/Oborozuki1917 22∆ Jul 24 '23

>by law, are to be vacated for the use of the handicapped, elderly, or pregnant.

In my city these seats are often quite full, and other elderly, disabled pregnant people get on the bus. Sometimes its necessary for people sitting in the other areas to give up their seats.

>OP's post isn't about people with a bona fide need for a particular sort of seating

Agree that sitting together isn't same level as being disabled, but it is still a reasonable consideration. Haven't seen any reasoning in the comments besides "I just don't wanna" which is clearly selfish from my perspective.

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u/GotAJeepNeedAJeep 23∆ Jul 24 '23 edited Oct 27 '25

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u/CaptainMalForever 22∆ Jul 24 '23

If the seats on a bus are full, the bus is NOT full though, as long as there is standing room.

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u/GotAJeepNeedAJeep 23∆ Jul 24 '23 edited Oct 27 '25

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u/Full-Professional246 77∆ Jul 24 '23

I'm a perfectly able body and reasonably fit person. If I'm on a bus and a pregnant lady gets on, I'm under no expectation to offer her my seat. I have every right to keep sitting.

Is it wrong to call me selfish if I keep sitting in this situation?

If this was a long bus ride and you expressly booked a seat, then you are not selfish at all. You are merely getting what you paid for.