Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren) (10/26/90)
Index Number: 11295
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WS> Yeh, there is one thing worse. When she offers her seat
WS> to the blind man, and he insists that she stay there, and
WS> that he is fine standing up, and she still insists, getting
WS> everyone elses attention, and then in order to end the
WS> problem, you have to take her seat to shut her up. I have
WS> seen this happen several times.
DA>
DA> Walter: The scene you describe certainly does happen. However,
DA> I am not sure
DA> of your position. Should the blind person take her seat to shut
DA> her up, keep on
DA> insisting, or walk away.
My position is one thing, and what finally has to be done is
another thing. I think I would rather stand, but when I can't get
out of the situation anyother way, there is nothing left to do, but
sit down to quit drawing attention. When a person gets up, and
refuses to sit down, and practically pushes you in the seat, there
is nothing left to do. I don't think that is worth drawing all
kinds of attention to. As far as walking away, where are you going
to walk to on a crowded bus.
Walter
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Internet: Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.orgDonna.Siren@p19.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Donna Siren) (10/26/90)
Index Number: 11305
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
DA> WS> that he is fine standing up, and she still insists, getting
DA> WS> everyone elses attention, and then in order to end the
DA> WS> problem, you have to take her seat to shut her up. I have
DA> WS> seen this happen several times.
DA>
DA> Walter: The scene you describe certainly does happen. However, I am
DA> not sure
DA> of your position. Should the blind person take her seat to shut her
DA> up, keep on
DA> insisting, or walk away.
I know that I couldn't take a ninety year old man/woman's seat even
if it did cause a scene. I think that the people watching would
think more of me for refusing the seat and insisting that he/she
stay there.
Donna
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