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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Future-Fold-6085 on 2023-10-03 11:40:44.

I didn’t say that outright, but I just couldn’t think of a better way to phrase it. It’s just my tone had given off a vibe that was asking her to fuck off.

I (18 M) was traveling on a train. There was hardly space for anyone to sit. A few stations later, when a couple of people had dropped off, there was breathing space, but there were no vacant seats left anyway.

A pregnant woman entered the compartment and was apparently looking for a seat. Mine was the one which was immediately visible when she entered, and the people who had adjacent seats next to me were much older.

I wasn’t sure whether I should offer mine or not. I was just thinking through it when an old woman who was seated a little ahead asked her to take mine. She told the woman as in “Take his seat there, there’s enough space for you to sit.”

I didn’t like that she was directly asking the woman to walk over and claim my seat, and I protested. I told her “Hey, you can’t just ask tell someone else to claim my seat. It’s mine, I get to decide.”

She asked me whether I couldn’t see that she was pregnant, and that as a young man I had the ability to stand. Everyone was eyeing me as if I had said something wrong, but I got pissed off. I wasn’t having that nonsense.

I told her that I am not doing it, and she began to accuse me of not having respect for elders, etc. A few others asked me to give up mine too, but I didn’t listen. I told the old woman that she has to mind her own business, to not interfere in my affairs, and that I have every right to remain there. She looked extremely cross and I probably came out with a bad impression on everyone, but I didn’t like her attitude.

AITA?