A Tale Of Two Sitters
PUBLIC TRANSPORT | RIGHT | SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
(I’m on the Metro (subway) during rush hour. Arriving at a station, I see a little girl with a bandaged leg and a crutch getting in the car with her mother. Since there are no seats available, she stays up. A few seconds later, a young man dressed like a thug on a seat behind them calls to the mother.)
Young Man: “Ma’am, take my seat for your child.”
Mother: “Oh, thank you.”
(As soon as the young man gets up, however, a middle-aged lady in a business suit jumps into his seat without saying a word.)
Young Man: “Ma’am, I gave my seat to the little girl, not to you.”
Middle-aged Lady: “You should’ve said so.”
Young Man: “You were right in front of me and clearly heard me. Besides, it’s obvious this girl needs a seat more than you.”
Middle-aged Lady: *angrily* “What’s your point?!”
Young Man: “My point is that you’re rude and impolite.”
Middle-aged Lady: “Who the f*** do you think you are to talk to me like that?! Do you know WHO I am?!”
Young Man: “I think I am someone much more polite and well-educated than you. And to who you are, I frankly don’t care.”
Middle-aged Lady: “YOU LITTLE F***! My husband owns [some big company]! I’m infinitely much richer and more powerful than you!”
Young Man: *grinning* “So, powerful and rich you take the metro to go home?”
(Stunned, the middle-aged lady looks like she’s been struck by lightning. She sheepishly leaves the car at the next station. The young man then turns to the girl and her mother, who are literally speechless.)
Young Man: *to the mother* “Sorry for that. There’s your seat!”
(The whole car cheered and applauded him. Whoever you are, Metro gentleman, you have my thumbs up!)
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