Do you ask people on the bus/train to move their bags?

Yes, I always ask people to move their stuff. I also ask people to turn their crap music off as well. I don't always get a favourable response to that ?

I'd ask. Hopefully without the kicked puppies look though.

I hope if I was so away with the faries that I didn't notice I was doing it that someone would ask me nicely too, I'd hate to think anyone's day had got off to a bad start due to my thoughtlessness.

Admittedly though, some people are just selfish and don't care that others have to stand.

I don't commute, but have had this happen on a Virgin train a couple of times. On both occasions I've just smiled at the person and said "do you mind if I sit there?" It worked.

Some people just don't seem to have a conscience.

I have asked people to move their bags from seats so i can sit down,it annoys me that they think they get the full seats.

I have to ask customers at work to move their bags,they sit on one table with their bags on the chairs belonging to the next table,they do not like to move them even when we have other customers looking for somewhere to sit.When i ask them to move their bags you would think i had asked them if i could remove their liver with a rusty spoon.

I ask, and if they refuse, ask them if they have paid for a seat for their bag.

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JellyBabies Husband here - trying to learn about babies though getting distracted?

I have teams all over the country and regularly travel to Norwich or Sheffield by train (Nat express/ Virgin). Its nice to have a couple of seats, though if someone wants to sit down and its full, I will always willingly move over. I find that on the busy days all seats get taken, and if you ask to sit down they always move, I mean its not as if the passengers have paid for 2 seats. On the virgin trains the conductors always try to seat peopl, though as they never have enough coaches on, theyhave to ...

You're politer than me, I'd say "move that or I'll move it for you" if they refused!

It doesn't bother me when the train's quiet, but it really pees me off in rush hour!

I will always ask. And then if they refuse, I ask if they mind me either sitting on their lap or sitting on their shopping.

Not that I ever have sat on shopping. Oh no

People would run screaming in terror of being squashed if I threatened to sit on their laps - especially now with my current physique LOL - maybe I should try it for a laugh ?

I always did.

This reminds me of my (slightly mad) Aunt who got on a bus full of schoolkids. One of them had his bag at the window and he was on the other part of the seat. She asked him to move in, he said no. She asked again. She then said "if you don't move along, I will sit on you." He didn't move. She sat on him. They all laughed and he got a very red face and moved in and sat in the huff with his bag on his lap.

Yes I ask people to move their bags, afterall I've paid for a ticket and if there is a seat being taken by a bag, I'll ask for it to be moved. More often than not, people I've asked have got huffy as if you're asking them to do a huge thing......it's moving your bag from the chair to the floor, takes less than 2 minutes.

Belfast City buses are hectic for it, and... Sorry but it's always women...

Some of them look at you like you've slpped them when you ask if you can have a seat, after you've had to raise your voice a few decibels to get them to acknowledge you at all.

By way of sexist penance, I'll mention that many moons ago when I were in London, me and the mates used to accentuate the Belfast accent and look a bitshifty in order to secure a seat each.... Nobody would sit beside you!!!

I am thoroughly scratching my head here at the concept of people refusing to move their bags. People actually say no??! I have and always would ask people to move their bags. In fact, and this might make me a little bit evil, in the past I have been known to choose a seat specifically next to a person hogging the seat next to them with their belongings (when the overhead rack is also empty) because I can't stand to let them get away with taking the piss like that.

I had someone sit on my bag once... train was crowded and my bag was on the floor near me. I told the guy to get off it as my laptop was on it and he gave me attitude giving out about there not being seats so he had to sit on something. I had to physically remove my bag from under his arse and keep it on my lap despite the fact that it weighed about 12 kilos.

I commute every day on the stansted express, i get on/ off one stop from the airport (depending on if its morning or evening) and it amazes me how many people from the airport put their massive suitcases and backpacks all over the seats rather than in the luggage racks - i always get a seat as i travel so early but it still irritates me that that people take over so many seats but them i think i'm just getting more grumpy and intolerent the longer i commute ans older i get!!

If people have bags, and the train is busy, I look at the bags, and ask if I can sit down. To date, I've never had a problem. As far as I see it, I paid more for my ticket than their bag did. (Of course, if somebody produced a full price ticket for their bag, I'd back down. However, I think this is unlikely.)

I've never had to ask someone to move their bag, but I am quite astonished that people dont do it automatically when the train/bus starts to get busy.

On a slight diversion, I was similarly pissed off on the way home from my hols in Florida. It was a 2-4-2 seat plan, and we were in the 4 in the middle. The woman in the row in front had the whole row to herself. She reclined every one of the 4 seats even though she was only sitting in one of them! How fucking rude! So I had way less space, even though there was no need for it to be reclined. Inconsiderate feckers

i hate travelling

Hye, Ive just realised I managed to swear in my post above, how did i manage that? Does it not usually filter it?

I did this at my hen night.... the train was absolutely rammed and so there was very little bag space. My suitcase was quite big so I put it on the chair next to me as there was no luggage space by the doors, nothing spare between the seats and it was too big to go above our heads.

I had a friend who had dropped out of the trip (London to Edinburgh) and so we had a spare ticket we had paid for that we couldn't get a refund on. A man asked me to move my bag and I said politely I had nowhere to move it to. He asked if I had bought a ticket for it and was very surprised when I produced one

I can't believe that people won't move bags when they are asked! That's bizarre.

Although I think MP3 players are leading to people being less aware of their surroundings (and therefore more inconsiderate): I was trying to look at a magazine shelf in WH Smiths at the weekend and a very well dress maturish man was reading a photography magazine whilst listening to his music - and would he move out of the way so I could get to the magazines? Would he feck. I'm not even sure he knew I was there.

I also can't believe that people actually refuse to move their bags! How fecking rude.

I'm in the camp whereby I actually make a beeline for someone hogging a seat with their bag. Looking for trouble, me? Never!

I had a row with a woman once. She was sat on the outside of a two seater by the train door. I asked for her to move so I could seat in the empty seat. She said she was saving it for her boyfriend at the next stop. I said no your not, I'm going to seat there, please move. She refused. I said something along the lines of if you don't move and let me in you selfish cowbag I'll climb over you and get in the seat myself. She swore at me and moved so I could get into the seat. I thanked her and sat down. When her boyfriend got on at the next stop she told him and he started shouting at me. I stood up, told him a few home truths and they walked further along the carriage.

Barstewards.

I don't think I should have to ask. If someone is off in fairy land and hasn't noticed the train is full I will ask them to move their bags but if they are just being plain ignorant I'll just look like i'm about to sit on their bags and they'll usually whip them away pretty quick!