A pregnant woman from Australia has put middle-aged men on blast for using the courtesy seats on trains and refusing to stand up for her.
The woman, who didn’t reveal her identity posted to Reddit on Wednesday to express her outrage after she experienced men rush past her to grab a courtesy seat on a Sydney train
‘Very obviously pregnant (could not possibly make a mistake) and hot, but beaten for the courtesy seats on trains by two middle-aged males in gym gear,’ she wrote.
‘This happens daily. So displeased with the selfishness.’
‘I know they might be disabled but the frequency with which this happens is beyond a joke and not every middle-aged male are often disabled.’
‘Young men, old men and pretty much all women are great at offering their seats but middle-aged men get your act together,’ she wrote
The post attracted lot of comments with many sympathizing with the lady .
So ridiculous because as a middle aged man I grew up during a time when travelling on public transport this was something we were taught,’one user wrote.
‘They should be shamed repeatedly for their sh**ty actions.’
Another said: ‘If you’re taking that seat from someone who needs it, you’re uber trash and need to have your foot stomped.’