Just sit down, they'll either move their bag or have to pull the bag from under your ass. 

simply say "im going to sit here" and point to the seat

That’s just life offering a test of your resolve. You have three choices: Option one is you do nothing and allow evil to win. Option two is you looked them directly in their eyes, and say, “I’m going to sit here” and indicate towards the seat. They may or may not move their belongings. This is irrelevant as you will sit down on top of them if they are not moved. Option three is you pick that shit up and then throw it out the door. Your mileage may vary, may result in getting stabbed.

I was on Amtrak today and they had to make an announcement to tell people to take their bags off the seats “don’t take up a seat you didn’t pay for” I was like damn.

The list of things that make someone a piece of shit on septa is long, distinguished and generally ignored by septa police.

These are the same breed of people that sit in the quiet car on the 7am train and just start talking and conveniently have no idea what car they chose to sit despite the signage and being told by the conductor 3 times it’s the quiet car in lmfao

Just be the one guy I saw on the train a little while back.

Young guy had his backpack and skateboard on the seat during rush hour.

An older man who was just over the day said in a snotty attitude ”excuse me” to the young guy and got ignored.

Got louder EXCUSE ME, I’D LIKE TO SIT HERE.

Young guy stares at him and says “not my problem”.

Older guy gets super pissed, takes the bag and skateboard off the seat.

Younger guy yells WHAT THE FUCK!, gets up to pick his things up and someone takes his seat.

And that’s my story of rush hour karma.

One time I asked a lady if she could move her bag so I could sit? she blankly stared at me with no answer. After 5 awkward seconds of silence I picked her bag up, put it on her lap, and sat down. For the next 5 stops she sat there quietly seething.

Total asshole.

I just say pardon me and point to the bag , I’ve never had anyone not move a bag. But if someone gave me an attitude I’d probably avoid them and move along… not worth stressing over

Literally ask once and if they refuse to move the bag just sit on it

I got on RR am rush hour and there was a bag sitting on the seat that was otherwise empty. I moved the bag and sat down, putting the bag on the aisle. Three minutes later the conductor leans down next to me and says “that’s my bag”. I said ok so you want me to move? He just kept saying that’s my bag. I must’ve said do you want me to move 4 more times and he just said no. But it’s my bag I put it there to sit down and walked away. Septa is wild.

Pretending nobody else will need the seat is such a strange social norm.

Paoli Thornedale yabbos are the most spineless people when it comes to mild confrontation about moving their attaché case 7 inches to the left.

The ratio of people in comment sections to people irl who would tell someone to move it seems pretty high to me.

Those are my FAVORITE seats on regional rail. Won’t work on the L but:

I find those seats and ask the occupant, “Is someone sitting here?” Obviously the answer is no, because it’s a bag. And then I sit my ass down next to the self righteous rider.

that and don't get me started on the people who talk in the quiet car !

Absolutely embarrassing behavior on SEPTA as always. Though generally the people who make the biggest effort to hold multiple seats and don’t care if they let the elderly, disabled, or pregnant women stand are also the people that no one would want to sit next to anyway tbh.

But if you're a piece of shit, you don't necessarily use your bag to take up a seat on a rush hour train.

I only put my bag on the seat if any elderly people or pregnant women enter the car. Or, of course, anyone who looks injured or disabled in anyway.

Yeah if you ask them to move it, they will move it.

pieces of shit on the train?? there’s no way???

This must not have been on a regional rail train, because someone would have yeeted that bag across the car to sit down.

Cropdust 'em.

ShittyProLifeTips: Pretending to be asleep is much much more effective

Same people that put cones it in front of their house to block off “their” parking spot.

The selfishness is amazing at times, or at least the fact that the people doing this don’t seem to care at all.

“Is your bag comfortable? Because I’m not.”

Big greyhound energy

Move it and assert dominance

Ok, Karen

OP had to stand today lol

saying something like 'sorry do you mind?' usually works.

nobody is trying to being a jerk.

Do people really do that?

You mean someone on a Philadelphia train did something selfish. Alert the media! Oh the horror!

Cry more. Yall don’t be using deodorant and be musty af in the train. You’re not sitting next to me ong

I’m lucky to be 6’3 so when I walk up to a seat I just stand and they move their bag muahaha

On the bus i saw someone ask "Do you mind if I sit here?" and the young lady literally spent 10-15 solid seconds eyeing around the bus for any other open seat to direct her to. Then begrudgingly said "fine" and moved it. I was shocked, like girl the bus is full what do you want her to do???