If someone gets on the bus and it's too crowded to get a seat by themselves, they sit next to a stranger for the ride. I've noticed some people, once the bus empties enough that there are free seats, will then get up and move to a seat away from the stranger they were sitting next to. Now, people do this because they are uncomfortable being so close to someone else they don't know, but would this be considered rude? If I am sitting next to someone and they get up and move to a different seat part of me, at least, will think that there was something about my person that made it unbearable to sit next to me. I'm sort of insulted.
I'd be interested to know if there is a right or wrong in this situation.
Dude, I see this all the time in Japan. "What'sa matter? 'Fraid of a little tender love 'n care?!" I shout. That never brings the person back. In my mind, it's to be understood that the more space one has on the train/bus, the better, and as such it is only to be expected that a person will move away when a seat opens up. Nevertheless, I can't help but wonder if I smell or something every time it happens. I don't know what the official rule is, but I'm sure it's disappointing.
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