Having been well brought up *cough* I always offer my seat up to old people and pregnant women. This morning as I made my way back to the flat all bright eyed, bushy tailed and still rather drunk after no sleep but lots of time spent with lots of lovely friends, I offered my seat up to a pregnant lady on the tube.
She looked shocked, then took me up on the offer with a smile. She got off before I did, and I angled my way back into the newly vacated seat with hard won skill.
In a move like mine yesterday but with a little smile rather than whatever my facial expression was doing yesterday, she turned back, leaned closer to me and said- "I'm not pregnant. Cheers for the seat though."
Oh, my. How embarrassing.
I love it though- you just would wouldn't you?
I'm having flashbacks to that time in Mothercare when I asked the lady going into raptures over baby shoes when her baby was due.
Blah. I might just stop being nice in future.
She looked shocked, then took me up on the offer with a smile. She got off before I did, and I angled my way back into the newly vacated seat with hard won skill.
In a move like mine yesterday but with a little smile rather than whatever my facial expression was doing yesterday, she turned back, leaned closer to me and said- "I'm not pregnant. Cheers for the seat though."
Oh, my. How embarrassing.
I love it though- you just would wouldn't you?
I'm having flashbacks to that time in Mothercare when I asked the lady going into raptures over baby shoes when her baby was due.
Blah. I might just stop being nice in future.
5 Comments:
At 06 July, 2006 21:59 , Inexplicable DeVice said...
How cunning these fatties are. Eat enough to look pregnant and the world is your oyster (which they would probably eat)!
At 07 July, 2006 11:23 , Devine Dora said...
See, fat people are jolly! Your act of kindness was in good faith. How were you to know they weren't really pregnant?
At 07 July, 2006 12:43 , Anonymous said...
A woman actually asked me if I'd give her my seat, then sat down and started reading.
Cheeky, no?
And it just isn't the same, asking someone to be olde-worlde polite; it's like asking someone what they want for christmas then wrapping it up.
T x
At 07 July, 2006 15:37 , Clarissa said...
Stop being nice. It is overrated and just gets you into trouble. Now I need to start taking my own advice! x,
At 22 July, 2006 06:57 , Anonymous said...
Looks nice! Awesome content. Good job guys.
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