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Why do elderly get pissed at the young for not offering them a seat?

When I was on the bus yesterday this elderly lady was scolding, "I'm waiting for one of these youngsters to get up and let us sit down!" None of them did. Some of the elderlies got angry. One teen said, "Why are they getting pissy. We got here first."
So I got up and offered the lady to sit. A guy did too. She was like, "Well thank you young lady. At least SOMEONE was considerate to loan us a seat."
The other elderly lady got off the bus angry scolding, "I'm just going to get off because these youngsters refuse to lend us a seat and selfish little bastards!"
The bus driver didn't do anything about it. If it was a younger person that complained about wanting a seat, they probably get scolded at.

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Stark

😐 honestly I don’t care for old people and I know a lot of them don’t care for young people, and probably wouldn’t care for me after hearing that lol. But I still treat them with respect. Thinking about my grandma being in a situation where some jerk is just being a bit inconsiderate towards her, because they feel entitled or that she’s not owed a seat simply because they view it as a first come first serve situation even though she’s frail and blind, and can’t really maneuver very well on her own is kind of depressing and selfish. You’re not obligated to give anyone your seat no matter what position they’re in, and no one is entitled a seat it’s really just about common decency. That’s really all it boils down to.

JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F

@Stark This is such a great response!