A woman was left extremely puzzled after a man ordered her to move her bag and let him sit down next to her in an almost empty train carriage.
According to the woman, there was only around five or six other people in the entire carriage, so she had sat down in a four-seated area, reports the Mirror.
After she made herself comfortable, she was approached by a man who demanded she moved her bag so he could sit next to her - even though there were plenty of empty seats.
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Confused by this behaviour, the woman collected her things and moved to a different four-seater so she'd be left alone, Once again, the man followed her and made the strange request.
Taking to Reddit, the disturbed passenger recalled: "Before I could even get my shoes off, the dude was standing in front of me and said, 'move your bag'. I asked why.
"He said that he wanted to sit there. I answered that he had been wanting that certain seat that I vacated for him, so I don't see why he would want to switch seats.
"He scoffed and explained that it was not about the specific seat but about 'entitled people who think their bags deserve a seat'. I told him that I moved once for him and wouldn't move again.
"He made a movement as if he wanted to grab my bag and I raised my voice saying 'don't you f****** dare!'. He started lamenting about entitled people again. I told him 'I moved for you. There are hundreds of free seats on this train, sit somewhere else."
At this point, the disgruntled man, who was said to be in his 50s or thereabouts, gave up and returned to his seat, where he began to loudly complain about 'entitled b******' in what she thinks could well have been a fake phone call.
Reaching out on Reddit, she clarified: "To be clear, when a train fills up, I of course gather my stuff and vacate seats around me so that others can sit.
"But I don't see why I should let some rando boss me around and invade my personal space for no reason."
Many people came to the woman's defence, as the vast majority agreed that he wouldn't be following a random man about like this on a train.
One person wrote: "This guy is a creeper and looking to cause trouble with you, a woman. Good for you not putting up with it."
Another commented: "If the train was half-empty, it's not his business what you do. After you moved and he followed you, he escalated the situation and frankly, he behaved like a certified creep. The move to grab your bag was a big no-no.
"Good thing you raised your voice: too often women are inculcated by society to be quiet, to be nice, not to cause a scene."
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