Because I feel (and I have actually mistaken that) they are pregnant and I get up to offer my seat to them!
If she is pregnant, I have done a wonderful deed but giving them my seat to them. I feel really proud of myself on such days.
If she is NOT pregnant, I lost my seat and trust me, NO WOMAN likes to be called pregnant especially when she's not. It's like a slap in the face. Hurts.
I think I understand what's going through your head now. I'm not the kind who politely smiles and offers the seat. I actually chit-chat because I want to confirm that the person I'm offering my seat to, is actually pregnant and not some sly, plump female who is taking my seat on grounds of looking pregnant. So there is 50-50 chance of me being right.
Sometimes I have been right, sometimes I have lost my seat.
Also, for those who do not know, there are 2 laws that work in buses - (Dimple's laws, not Murphy's)
1) The day you are super tired and don't have strength to stand- you will never get a seat.
2) On days you are full of energy, you will find a seat to rest your ass on without any difficulty.
So when the latter happens, I do not miss an opportunity to rest my ass. I may have let it go for short distances, but since I live in a village out of Mumbai, I don't usually do that.
But when the former happens, I do the following things to gain sympathy:
- Look all sad and tired (I already feel that from inside, but now I have to "show" it)
- Look at my watch, look at the crowd and sigh.
On rare occassions, someone actually gets up and tells you to sit down in their seat even though there are equally good competitors around. Bless that soul.
But somedays, according to the laws, you just can't help but stand in the crowded bus, get pushed around and give dirty looks to stupid men staring at you.
But somedays you have all the luck. I hate such days :-P
15 comments:
interesting account there! well written. But i thought you could always make out the difference between a pregnant female and a plump female! nevermind
so much for being nice... it is advisable to stand always... no duties or guilt that way... we can always sleep an hour extra to make up for the tiredness...
here s rule for train: wen u r tired and feeling low, ders no seat in de compartment...and wen ur in de mood for door standing, d entire compartment is empty!
well i seem to have forgotten the best rides cos of my bike...interesting account...good light read...
That is exactly why when I get the window seat, I continue looking out the window.
Females are weird that way.
And I have never had some fellow get up and offer a seat! I shall have to learn this 'looking sad ans sighing' technique from you, yes.
well... I once confused a fat man for a pregnant women... imagine the scene...
it was intense..
as for getting seat... I usually act a bit drowsy or over sleepy... it works tough i like standing.. the seats the too short for my long legs...
I can write a theses on Bus journeys.I have never been offered seats.Not even the Handicap one.They claim no such provision for mental handicap.My favourite seat of all time is that single one right in the front.The only time I have offered seat to someone was during my first journey to a comparatively aged sikh.But with time I learnt the rules.I have never offered a seat since.
For some reason i hate sitting on the ladies seat. Don't do so even if they are empty. Weird right?
Trust me, NO MAN likes to be called pregnant ............. :-)
@Anna:
Lol. I can never get myself to sit on the single front seat. I feel weird coz EVERYONE who gets out of the bus, looks at you.
(Females are weird that way, quoting Ashmita :P )
@Rohit:
Yes, I have seen that men don't sit on the ladies seat even though it's empty!
@Maddy Lol we'll stop :P
I have to agree with yugandhar, i miss the bus journey...
I usually give my seat to females. But if everyone does what you do... id give my manners some rest now on. Anyhow.. Iv been offerd a seat a couple of times. I always wondered why.. Rahul mightve just solved my case here..eeks
yep..this is exactly what happens and luckily some times, some ppl have got up to offer their seat after seeing my super size extra large bag and my sad face(it does work!!) and there are those days! X( nice read!
I think as interesting the post was-the comments are equally interesting..agreed wid ashmita-keep looking out of the window...bus journeys are fun coz i get to sit everyday-from home to college !!
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