…and a seemingly 95-year-old granny.
The subway was full, and an elderly lady whose age seemed almost 95 years old sat in the pregnancy priority seat. She was someone whose deep wrinkles showed the toughness of the life she had been through.
If I were pregnant, would I be able to ask her for the seat? I definitely would ask other people, but someone as old as her? Not quite. I wouldn’t even stand in front of her, but would rather go to another carriage and find an available pregnancy priority seat. There were no priority seats available for the elderly so I would rather let her sit there.
I believe that’s why we are supposed to leave the priority seat for pregnant women empty, so that pregnant women wouldn’t have to think about asking someone for a seat or go through the uncomfortable feeling of asking.
If that elderly lady hadn’t been sitting in that priority seat, it would have been empty for pregnant women (it was supposed to be empty at least), and somebody would have given their normal seat to the elderly lady (somebody was supposed to be that kind at least).
The priority seats for pregnant women are supposed to be kept empty and we are supposed to give up our seats for the elderly.
Is it that difficult?