A plane passenger has been heavily criticised online after sharing how he got revenge on a man stealing his leg room.
We’ve all been in the situation, you’re sitting in a packed flight and you have to deal with someone that doesn’t have a perception of personal space.
It’s something you would only wish on your worst enemy, but this Reddit user was given a lot of grief for what he did when he found himself in that situation.
He shared how he came face-to-face with an entitled traveller with other social media users, though they couldn’t seem to agree on his weird response to the situation.
We’ve all been here – even looking at the image might make you feel uncomfortable (Getty Stock Image)
The man wrote: “I was on a packed flight, in one of the last rows of an MD80 [a mid-sized airliner], right near the lavatory (bathroom). Was settled in my aisle seat and right before they close the boarding door, this burly biker-looking dude gets on and has no space in the overhead for one of his bags.
“He puts one in the last space in the overhead, then to my surprise, stuffs his small duffel bag under the seat in front of me, where my (minimal) leg room is. He gives me this dirty look, daring me to say something. I pretend not to notice, he takes his seat on the other side of the plane and we take off.”
But after dealing with the passenger’s bag by his feet for the whole journey, he decided enough was enough.
As the plane started to descend, the man went to the toilet and took an opportunity that he just couldn’t miss.
He explained: “I go into the lav, and there is the typical puddle of urine on the floor in front of the toilet. I rub my foot into the puddle (I was wearing an old pair of sneakers), come out of the lav and hop on my other foot back to my seat.”
I think you can tell where this is going.
He took his frustration out on the passenger’s bag (Getty Stock Image)
The Reddit user went on: “I then rubbed my p***-covered shoe bottom all over the duffel bag at my feet. I got off the plane before the biker dude (he was in a window seat a couple rows back) so I didn’t get to see his reaction but I hope he enjoyed the aroma.”
This revenge story was music some users’ ears, as one admitted that they did something similar in kicking someone’s bag into the aisle.
However, many saw issue with the way he dealt with the situation, as one said: “Having just come back from a 14 hour plane packed in like a sardine, I am a little triggered by this post. Biker dude or not, I would have said something or called the flight attendant for an abandoned bag.”
Another agreed: “Yeah this is where you have to be an adult and speak up.”
A third commented: “Should’ve called over the flight attendant and informed them that it’s an unattended bag.”
What would you have done in this situation?
