iPad dispute on train: Man blasts 'Friends' sitcom in quiet section, disturbing woman at work

A female successful her 30s who said she lives successful nan United Kingdom revealed a recreation play involving a alleged "personal space" usurpation — and why a friend coiled up chiding her astir her behaviour during a caller train ride. 

Wrote nan woman, "Not a superior aliases life-altering situation" — but she sought input from others nevertheless because it troubled her. 

Describing herself arsenic 33 years old, she said, "We person quiet sections connected trains and I booked my summons specifically truthful I could do activity connected a array successful nan quiet conception connected my laptop."

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She said her friend, who is 34 years old, "sat other me."

She past said that a man who was apt successful his 40s aliases 50s "sat adjacent to maine and astir 15 minutes into nan journey, starts watching ‘Friends’ retired large connected his iPad."

Just 15 minutes into a train trip, a female connected Reddit said an older man sat down adjacent to her — and began watching nan TV sitcom "Friends" aloud connected his iPad, without utilizing headphones. She said she'd deliberately chosen a quiet conception of nan train truthful that she could get immoderate activity done. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The female she, "I put my headphones successful but it was large capable that I could still perceive it."

She went on, "My friend and nan personification [who] sat adjacent to her were conscionable giving him soiled looks, but he was oblivious and munching distant connected his sandwich."

The female from nan U.K. described what happened next.

"Excuse me, would you mind turning that down conscionable a small bit, please?"

"So I said, ‘Excuse me, would you mind turning that down conscionable a small bit, please?' He said ‘no.’ Literally 1 connection — ’no.'" 

The female said that she past "mentioned that it was nan quiet conception of nan train," yet nan man "laughed astatine maine and said, 'Are you going to show connected me?'"

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The female connected Reddit wrote that it "was truthful bizarre and annoying, but my friend conscionable gestured for maine to enactment calm and time off it. So I closed my laptop and started watching pinch him. And commenting."

A female chose a spot successful nan quiet conception of nan train and planned connected getting activity done — but a man said down adjacent to her and played aloud an section of nan TV sitcom "Friends," which greatly irritated her.  (iStock)

The female said that arsenic she now watched on pinch nan man, she said to him, "Omg, I emotion this bit!" 

She besides said to him, "Watch nan adjacent part, it’s soooooo funny." 

She said she continued her moving commentary, besides saying to him, "Oh, is this nan 1 wherever X happens?" 

"I’m not a monolithic ‘Friends’ fan, but I cognize capable to get by."

She wrote connected Reddit, "I’m not a monolithic ‘Friends’ fan, but I cognize capable to get by."

She said nan man did not respond to her. 

He "just kept giving maine irritated looks, but I kept going," nan female wrote.

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"He moved nan iPad from nan array to his lap, without turning nan measurement little astatine immoderate point. So I conscionable carried connected peering complete his enarthrosis and commenting."

Then, she wrote, "he yet slammed nan iPad lawsuit shut, grabbed his backpack and walked off, presumably to find another spot connected nan train."

A man connected a train precocious insisted connected playing aloud an section of "Friends" connected his iPad, contempt sitting successful nan quiet conception of nan train and bothering others by his actions. Here's what happened during nan recreation controversy.  (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

The female went connected to relate, "I opened my laptop and carried connected working."

She said that later, aft she and her woman had gotten disconnected nan train, her friend told her that "I should’ve conscionable near it and not reacted to him."

But it was "a four-hour journey," nan female said, "and I had a batch to do." 

Plus, she said, "I paid other to get a array spot … successful nan quiet section. She said I could person offered him my headphones."

Her friend told her that she "invaded" nan man's "personal space" and shouldn't person done what she did.

The female pushed backmost connected her friend's proposal and said, "He's a alien so, no."

The Reddit poster said her friend told her that she "invaded" nan man's "personal space" and shouldn't person done what she did.

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However, nan female continued connected Reddit, "I didn’t touch him aliases move from nan confines of my spot astatine immoderate constituent — and she was like, 'No, but watching someone’s iPad is an a-----e move."

The female vanished with, "We’re not successful a fight, conscionable a lighthearted statement connected whether aliases not I’m [in nan wrong] for really I went about" nan situation.

"You had each correct to make him leave."

To day nan station has received complete 2,300 reactions and much than 300 comments.

Wrote 1 commenter successful reply to nan Redditor's post, "I ne'er prosecute pinch those kinds of people" connected nationalist transportation. 

This personification continued, "Anyone who is being that blatantly an a-----e successful nationalist for illustration that is doing it connected intent and looking for a reaction. Or a fight. And you ne'er cognize what they’ll do if you springiness it to them."

"That feline was disrupting different passengers pinch his behavior," said 1 personification astir nan recreation contention revealed connected Reddit. "You paid a batch of money for that summons and quiet space." (iStock)

Wrote different commenter, "He is simply a jerk, and you decided to play his game."

Another personification connected Reddit firmly stood up for nan original poster: "You paid other for your spot and [it's] nan quiet zone, [so] snitch away! It's not childish to person activity and deadlines. It's [wrong] to break rules connected intent erstwhile it is 100% avoidable."

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This personification besides said, "Please don't fto your friend show you otherwise. I cognize it's a lighthearted discussion, but mini conversations for illustration these slow spot distant astatine your confidence, too."

In nan U.S., wrote 1 person, passengers connected Amtrak "speak correct up and fto group cognize they are successful nan quiet car and show them to move."

Another commenter connected Reddit was rather emphatic: "Seriously! There is simply a quality betwixt letting thing spell and letting group locomotion each complete you. That feline was disrupting different passengers pinch his behavior. You paid a batch of money for that summons and quiet space. You had each correct to make him leave." 

This commenter added, "The different passengers astir apt hailed you arsenic a hero."

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This individual besides said that nan female was not incorrect — "and don't fto your friend show you otherwise."

Wrote different person, "I would person gotten nan attending personification to announcement and gotten [the man] kicked off. He should person gotten connected a different portion of nan train. Your friend needs to turn a backbone," this individual added.

Said different commenter, "On Amtrak successful nan U.S., nan conductor will enforce [the rules] and nan passengers [will] speak correct up and fto group cognize they are successful nan quiet car and show them to move if they don’t want to beryllium quiet."

A man connected a caller train thrust insisted connected playing aloud an section from "Friends" connected his iPad — disturbing others successful nan quiet conception of a train. Shown here, an section from Season 6 of "Friends." From near to right, David Schwimmer arsenic Ross Geller, Jennifer Aniston arsenic Rachel Green, Courteney Cox arsenic Monica Geller, Matthew Perry arsenic Chandler Bing, Lisa Kudrow arsenic Phoebe Buffay and Matt LeBlanc arsenic Joey Tribbiani.  (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached retired to New York-based objective scientist Dr. Jayme Albin, PhD, for master penetration into nan viral recreation controversy.

"This is wherever 2 wrongs don’t make a right," she said. "Clearly nan man was being antagonistic and not responding to nan organization rules of nan train, causing others to see him a ‘jerk.’" 

Added Dr. Albin, "However, I don’t needfully work together that nan female was invading his individual space. He was breaking that bound himself by blasting his iPad (and violating nan rules)."

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She besides said, "Sadly, it’s group for illustration this individual who make bully group do unreasonable things."

A man connected nan East Coast besides told Fox News Digital, "I would person nary patience pinch a business for illustration this. It was nan quiet car, period. The man should've abided by nan rules."