Would you stand for a pregnant woman on a train?

Question

Or an elderly person. Or a person on crutches? If not, why not?

I was shocked to hear a man say that pregnant women have only themselves to blame and he would not stand for one on a train/tube/bus.

You've reawoken my faith in the human kind!

Answer 1

I definitely have let other people sit before me and/or gotten up if they are pregnant, elderly or hurt but sometimes I wait a half a minute just to see if anyone else will get up first. I know it sounds horrible.... but I usually sleep on the train in the morning so a lot of times I probably haven't even noticed. But yes, if nobody else gets up, then I do. I'm just being honest.

Also, on some of the NYC buses the old ladies are mean. There was one time that this young girl was sitting in the front of the bus with her friend and those old ladies starting saying things to make her feel bad...talking about them right in front of them and being obnoxious. One of the girls started crying...as they were getting off the girl's friend said "I hope you're happy, just to let you know the reason why we were sitting up in front is because we are coming from the doctor where she got her cast removed". It was pretty crazy b/c the ladies looked shocked. They do that to so many people and never hear a peep back. I believe they should get the seats in the front but if they already are sitting, why do they have to worry about someone else who may come on the bus?

Answer 2

Yes, of course.
That's the most polite thing to do.
By the way, it's not only polite but a way to show your respect.
If you are a woman, you sure can be pregnant one day and feel the need of a place to sit (boy! how awful can it be to be pregnant in a full train, having such a need of a place to seat and rest and noone is seeming to give a damn!).
As an elderly, all of us will be elderly if we have the luck to live enough. Or you can have (hope not!) an accident and be on crutches by tomorrow...
So, not only polite and to show your respect and concert to the fellow citizen, but because also you can be in her/his place in tomorrow, next month or in a couple of years...
That's just my 2 cents. :o)
Take care dear.

Answer 3

Unbelieveable, but I see it everyday on the Washington DC Metro system. It's as if modern society forgot what manners are!! Kinda like everyone is out for themselves and nobody stops to think about thier fellow man.

Anyway, now off of the soapbox, I make it a point to give up my seat to those who may need it more than I do. It gives me a sense of helping out in a small way and, if you believe the whole karma thing, I think it pays off in the end.

I also make it a point to teach my kids that they need to be respectful and share where they can.

Just my two cents, hope it helps.

Answer 4

Absolutely,I'd even offer it without being asked.Not just women,men to,if they are very old or handicapped or even if its a young child.I am 33 and in good health.What is a minor inconvenience for me could be complete hell on say like a person with arthritic joints standing for hours.I basically treat others the way I'd want them to treat me and would hope if i ever found myself in those shoes maybe someone would do the same for me to.

Answer 5

Yes i would. That is how i was brought up and expect others to behave in the same way. I am "old school" but manners and common courtesy never go out of style. The ones that don't do this, are the ones that make the world the "its all about me" world we live in today.

Answer 6

Yes I would, and not just on a bus, and not just pregnant women.

I teach my two sons that whenever you see anyone in need of help even if it maybe an older lady or gentle men to offer it and never look away and think someone else will do it.

Answer 7

Did you not spit on that guy? You should naturally give you seat for a pregnant woman, a woman holding a baby, an elderly person or a person on crutches. For disabled people though, there are separate seats.

Answer 8

I come from a different generation, I reckon. I would give up my seat to any woman, pregnant or not, or elder person, not to mention someone with an obvious handicap. This may not always be the right thing to do nowadays, and I would not expect thanks. But I simply could not remain seated while an old person or a blind one or a pregnant one hovered above me clinging to a strap.

Answer 9

if they had no where else to sit..of course i would..its only the polite thing to do. besides if the train cam to a sudden stop i could take the brunt of a fall much better than someone who was pregnant ( risk of baby lost) older person( risk of something breaking) or a person on crutches ( another breaking risk)

Answer 10

Umm...

Of course I will, but the important question is, who would you offer your seat to? The pregnant woman, or the guy on crutches, Or the panting senior?

Or would you simply get up and out of the way, leaving them to settle that question by themselvs?