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So I was sitting on a bus today, it was gonna be a 4 hour journey, and it was less than 5 minutes before the bus had to leave. It’s literally empty except for me and 4 other passengers.
So last minute this guy comes on, looks around for a while, and then asks to sit beside me. Quickly thinking to myself that I don’t wanna be stuck beside a stranger for 4 hours when I don’t have to be, I get up from my seat and tell him to go ahead, in the nicest way possible.
I then moved a couple of seats behind the row I was sitting at. He gave me a really dirty look then and when I was getting off the bus, he rolled his eyes at me. Oh, also it’s a direct bus by the way, there were no stops along the way.
I understand that my actions probably seemed very rude, but I just honestly didn’t feel like sitting beside a stranger for that length of time, when the bus was basically empty.
Like it’s nice to stretch yourself out on a journey that long and not have to mind someone else’s personal space, and I also didn’t feel like talking. But I feel guilty thinking I offended him or upset him, like the more I think of it the more guilty I feel.
He obviously wanted someone to talk to but if it was a short journey I would’ve , but I didn’t wanna be stuck with him to find out he’s a weirdo and then make it more awkward by then moving after talking to him.
But then I still have the nagging feeling I was rude or could’ve hurt him, and his facial expressions definitely implied it anyway. So Am I Wrong And Rude ?
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