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Equal Rights v/s Chivalry

Well as u all know i can`t use the car or drive any vehicle of any sort at the moment. So I have have to take the always very crowded bus. Well the conditions are not that bad everyday (that's what I keep repeating to myself). But still there are times when the the public trys to amuse me by displaying their off-key personalities (behavior fit to get them admitted into a mental hospital).

Like today, when we were packed like sardines. Actually even packed sardines I think wud have more room. Well I guess the gods were happy with me today because I was actually sitting when the guy next to me gets up and offers the lady standing, his seat. While she is attemping to sit down, a guy almost pushing her to the ground, (if there was place to fall that is) sits in the seat and smiles broadly at her and seemed definitely very smug and content with himself. Well I said as many evil curses as I knew (but not aloud of course because he did look kinda huge and big).But as they say its the thought that counts.

Anyway I guess the huge and big guy believes in equal rights of both men and women but isn't he taking it a bit too far. It was like actually seeing a chivalrous man of the past first, followed by a sample of life as it is today.

Comments

glenn said…
i've had a couple of problems with people barging into a seat I've offered to someone else. Ive never failed to embarass them. I've made them get up and give up their seat. I've also had women who i have offered a seat, be rude & ungrateful. I think it works both ways. theres an awful lot of ill mannered people around.
11:35 pm
KD13 said…
C'mon I thought you were a fighter! Where's that safety pin I told you to carry about when you need it?!? One good jab n that guy would have thought twice about sitting next to you. Actually use it well and you can have the whole seat all to yourself everyday :)
11:25 am
CrazyRhyme said…
@ Glenn - Smart move. A very subtle way of letting other know that you belong to the chivalrous category :)

@ Karen - Well i used to carry a safty pin in my pocket but after i poked myself with it. It brought a drastic end to carring any kind of weapons
I decided I am more than enough to deal with any problems.
3:24 am
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