Do you offer seat when you are on a bus?What a bad experience I have......

Hey there. I will always offer a seat to an elderly person if I can. I have some walking difficulties myself and because I am young no one offers me a seat even when I have my walking stick. If I am sitting in the seats reserved for the elderly and disabled people look at me with contempt as though I have no right to be there. People judge way too quickly and make very quick assumptions about other people.

ya i do , bc they need our resspeect love & sympathy

I often offer my seats to anyone who is in need of it, such as the elders, children, disable people and so on. I don't have to sit on the seat as I already sit in the office most of the time. So it doesn't matter that I will stand in the bus. Sometimes others will offer a seat for my son, and it is very kind of them. It is a good cycle. So when I see others need a seat, I will offer it. I love China

I also feel embarrassed when I offer a seat to elders and they say no. Sometimes the old lady or gentlemen would say thank you and take it but sometimes they don't look too happy and tell me to seat back down. I guess they feel capable and doesn't want people to help them. Still, I always ask just in case they want to sit.

same incident happened to me not with old man when i was travelling in the bus i saw a man who is fully tired and i offered him th seat he was so pleasure and thanked me a lot

I live in a city whose buses are always very crowded.At first,I offer seat to most of the old people standing around me.But after a few times,I found that I'm very tired,because finding a seat in such buses is so difficult.Standing a hour with a heavy bag is very usual.So,now,I only offer my seat to people that seem he or she really need it,not to all the old ones.

Yes, I do it to the elderly/disabled/pregnant etc, if and whenever I feel I can. However, there are times when I don't - usually when I'm too exhausted to do it, and also while traveling long distances. After all, I may be young, but I am also a human and I suffer the same pain as they do, once my span of endurance ends. Your experience with the old lady is not shocking either - although it is unexpected, it is not a distant possibility for someone to be taken aback when they are taken for old. As it happened in your case, sometimes people might take it the wrong way and feel insulted by your kindness - but I feel there is nothing to be regretful about it. Sometimes the actions can be faulty, but the intentions or the feeling behind the act will be perfect, which is what we have to look at. As long as your feeling is right, your conscience doesn't eat at you, regardless of how others feel and you can be at peace with yourself.

I always offer my seat in a bus,not only to old people but for pregnant woman and woman carrying little kids.I can understand their difficulty in a crowded bus.But this only suits in a town bus where the travel will not exceed more than an hour.But in a long distance journey,I won't offer my seat.In fact,I think people who will face difficulties should not board on a crowded bus for a long journey.Cheers!

Yes, i do offer my seat but on condition. 1) They mustbe very, VERY old. (I always notice some auntie/uncle level and not grandma/grandpa level act like they are too tired/in pain but once they get seat, their act disappear just like wind - hate this kind of people!) 2) Pregnant, mother carrying baby(ies), blind, disable person - must give seat. 3) People with too many things to hold - i hold it for them but NOT my seat. 4) Father with small kids - i offer to hold their kids, but NOT my seat. Thank you!

I would offer my seat to any older person or a child. The older generation has been in this world a lot longer than we have. They have put in their time and work. It is their time to be pampered and looked after. I always respect them in any way that I can. The lady that you spoke of may have been having a bad day or just plain didn't feel good. You never know what goes on inside their mind or body. Don't think that all of them are going to react in the same way. As for children, I always give up my seat then too. It is safer for a child to be seating.

I always offer my seat to an elderly person or pregnant women, women with small children etc. Even when i was heavily pregnant i would still offer my seat to somone, if they chose to take me up on it then it was up to them but i still think it is courteous to at least offer

Yes, but sometimes. If it is not so crowded, I will usually ask politely whether the elder or disabled need that seat so as not to annoy them. Because there are always some people with a young heart:) According to my experience, only the blind will never deny your invitation while it is extremly difficult for them to stand on a swaying bus. Those who do not need seats will tell you. Sometimes it is not because they do not want to be seen old, but that they find it very hard to stand up again. Last month I met a couple on a morning bus. At first none of them sat even there were empty seats. Later the woman sat down. When they wanted to go off, her man helped her to stand from the seat but did not succeed. I offered my hand and found that both their knees were nearly ankylosis. So the man could not force heavily and the woman could not stand up. What a pity! But if the bus if full, it will be very hard to see them. And even if you see them, it could cause a lot of trouble for them to battle through the crowd. Thus I am not so willing to offer my seat. However, if the driver asked people to help them, I will respond.

I was raised in Georgia and have always been taught chivalry. I think its incredibly rude for young people to not offer their seats to older passengers, or for men to now offer their seats to women. But I suppose that is the world we live in now. Most people are just worried about themselves.

Hi, Ive always avoided sitting near the front of the bus for those reasons, but if I was at the front of the bus Id give mine up to an old person. Also, the people with prams, you can either ignore them or sit there feeling guilty, Id sooner just give up the seat and know Ive done at least one good deed for that day

oh yes... i had done that many times in the past... especially to the elderly and disabled people... i think it is just the right thing to do and i had never been rejected before... i expect that people will do that to me as well when i grow old later... so i better do the right thing from now... :-) take care and have a nice day...

I have, a few times, I even asked other person to stand up and offer his seat to this person, not old, but a pregnant lady and a lady with small kids. But I'm not doing it in a rude way, I try to be nice and in a good way so that the person I asked do not feel offended. I have to do that because it make me feel uneasy to see these people stand when there are younger people just sit and relax. Well, that's me and my braviness. Luckily no one ever feel offended and become angry to me. Sometimes I become too courages for no reason.

Depending on who we are talking about really. But in general, most people will offer seats to old ladies or men, or the less fortunate. Of course, young ones under 10 years as well.

In some ways, we are obligated to stand up so that certain others can sit down such as a pregnant woman, an elder or possibly a handicapable person that utilizes the bus' seating areas for the ride rahter than the handicap area. I certainly take my time to consider who gets on the bus when I am already seated. I do not feel obligated, it's just within my nature to show the courtesy and respect to those necessary of it. If you are one that does not do this, I still believe "to each their own".

I always offer a seat to an elderly person or even on a woman whenever I ride a bus or a mass transport system like Metro Rail Transit. I am just used into doing this behavior and it was started since my high school days. I don't really mind if it is good or not but for me it is just a routine that I automatically do.

Yes, when I am on a bus, I am courteous and offer seats to older people who have nowhere to sit. When I am old, I would not wanted to be treated like this, so I gladly give up my seat.