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Is standing up for children on public transport now the norm?

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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 861 ✭✭✭MeatTwoVeg


    These threads always seem to induce competitive bouts of white-knighting and thanks-whoring.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    Here's a mad wacky idea - let's respect the elderly and give them a fking seat!!!!!!

    Here's a wacky idea, equality for all. I wouldn't expect an elderly person to get up for me. I wouldn't expect a child to get up for me. Neither should expect me to get up for them and we all know where we stand, pun unintended.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,645 ✭✭✭RollieFingers


    Some bad men on this thread, seriously saying they'd leave an oap on a stick standing just so they can have a seat! No manners at all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭Glenster


    Is the world not complicated enough?

    Is my day not long enough?

    So now I have to have that google age recognition software on me at all times and be constantly scanning the crowd of people on the bus for some old dear who potters onto a bus at rush hour.

    Don't I pay her pension already, don't I subsidise her travel already, don't I wait weeks for a check up because shes getting 12 new hips a year on her medical card already?

    I don't ask for anything from anybody.

    Kids, women, old people all coming at me with their hand out, no wonder the suicide rate is highest among white males aged 25-55.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 393 ✭✭Mortpourvelo


    Glenster wrote: »
    Is the world not complicated enough?

    Is my day not long enough?

    So now I have to have that google age recognition software on me at all times and be constantly scanning the crowd of people on the bus for some old dear who potters onto a bus at rush hour.

    Don't I pay her pension already, don't I subsidise her travel already, don't I wait weeks for a check up because shes getting 12 new hips a year on her medical card already?

    I don't ask for anything from anybody.

    Kids, women, old people all coming at me with their hand out, no wonder the suicide rate is highest among white males aged 25-55.

    Wtf ???


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Help!!!!


    My sister was sitting on a crowded bus recently going to work when a woman who looked in her thirties got on with a child aged about 10. My sister didn't take much notice, but a few minutes later the mother said to the child 'well obviously no one's going to give you a seat so make sure you hold on very tightly'.

    I was telling a friend and she said she saw a mother ask a man if her child (who looked about 8) could have his seat, as it was dangerous for children to be trying to keep their balance on a moving bus.

    I could understand if she was talking about a 2 or 3 year old. But is it really now the norm for adults to stand up for children on public transport? :confused:

    Not so much for the child but I would probably get up for the mother, the same as I would get up for an elderly person.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Help!!!!


    Glenster wrote: »
    Is the world not complicated enough?

    Is my day not long enough?

    So now I have to have that google age recognition software on me at all times and be constantly scanning the crowd of people on the bus for some old dear who potters onto a bus at rush hour.

    Don't I pay her pension already, don't I subsidise her travel already, don't I wait weeks for a check up because shes getting 12 new hips a year on her medical card already?

    I don't ask for anything from anybody.

    Kids, women, old people all coming at me with their hand out, no wonder the suicide rate is highest among white males aged 25-55.

    I agree with the rush hour bit, same as someone getting on with a pram during rush hour when you can tell they haven't worked so had all day to get wherever their going. But the rest of it your on your own


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭MilesMorales1


    Sure I'll respect the elderly, I'll give up my seat for them no bother. Not some ****ty kid though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,744 ✭✭✭diomed


    There must be a Ph D in this for someone. What is the equilibrium point in bus seat offering between small child; elderly person; pregnant woman; obvious injury?

    They gave a Noble Prize in 2012 for "the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design". (nothing to do with horses :)) "students matched with schools, donors of human organs with patients in need of a transplant"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭_Jamie_


    MeatTwoVeg wrote: »
    These threads always seem to induce competitive bouts of white-knighting and thanks-whoring.

    I can't over how pathetic the accusation of white-knighting is. I think I'll get used to it but no, I still cringe every single time.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭_Jamie_


    Standing tickets could be used only via leap, with a tag on tag off system. That way the driver can see how many standing people are on the bus. He would also know how many seats are available and a seat could be assigned as you get on with your seated ticket. I'm sure this would be easily implemented these days. Seats couldnt be duplicated.

    If someone has free travel they can upgrade to a seat for a nominal fee, say €1 wherever they are going. It's only a suggestion, I never said they had to implement it.

    Onto your second point, if you get on after me and have to stand that's bad luck on your part. I wouldn't be getting up to let you sit down. I've made that perfectly clear throughout the thread. And if asked by some busybody to give up my seat I'd politely decline.


    Ha, OK, I officially don't believe you. You had me going for a while but with that last paragraph... naaaaw.


  • Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Glenster wrote: »


    Kids, women, old people all coming at me with their hand out, no wonder the suicide rate is highest among white males aged 25-55.

    That's exactly why I killed myself last year.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,802 ✭✭✭beks101


    I live in London and people not giving up or giving up their seats for kids is a non-existent problem on public transport over here. Most people don't do it for anyone these days, old, infirm, pregnant or otherwise unstable, despite protests to the contrary.

    Not only that, but people assume they're entitled to a seat for their bags/coats/newspapers too, and will sit on the outside seat with all their sh1t thrown over the inside one, stick the earphones in and eyes out the window apparently "oblivious" to anyone who gets on and might feel precious enough to want to sit down. I literally see this every day. I'll intentionally target that arsehole and tell them to move their bag every time.

    Public transport travellers are a grim indictment of humanity on any given day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭Glenster


    beks101 wrote: »
    I live in London and people not giving up or giving up their seats for kids is a non-existent problem on public transport over here. Most people don't do it for anyone these days, old, infirm, pregnant or otherwise unstable, despite protests to the contrary.

    youve just described a utopia where everyone is equal


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 393 ✭✭Mortpourvelo


    Glenster wrote: »
    youve just described a utopia where everyone is equal

    No, he's described a ****hole where no one has any concern for those who may be struggling; a place where no one gives a s**t about anyone else but themselves and where there is zero common decency.

    There you go Dublin City, there's your tourist slogan.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    No, he's described a ****hole where no one has any concern for those who may be struggling; a place where no one gives a s**t about anyone else but themselves and where there is zero common decency.

    There you go Dublin City, there's your tourist slogan.

    So you don't believe that everyone is equal and deserves to be treated as such?? That's a very backwards view.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,610 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    I honestly thought this was a joke but im on the luas right now and have some wan with her two spawn, id guess aged 2 and 5, 2 year old is sat beside me but shes staring me out of it to try and get my seat for the 5 year old or possibly even herself. Not gonna happen


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭c68zapdsm5i1ru


    I was on a luas yesterday and a young mother with a child aged about 7 stood up and got him to stand up as well so that my 80 year old mother and another elderly lady could have their seats.

    On the way home an elderly man on a walking stick got on and a teenage boy immediately jumped up so he could have his seat.

    I was flabbergasted, and I think my faith in human nature is being restored!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,667 ✭✭✭Hector Bellend


    Little Jimmy or Jimoleena will get a crack on the arse sooner than they'll get my seat on the bus.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,701 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    When we were kids we'd always stand up for pregnant women and old people and anyone with a walking aid
    When we were teenagers we added women who we thought were fat enough taut we could pretend we thought they were pregnant


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