6 SENIOR VS SENIOR

The streetcar was packed beyond capacity as people flowed passed the white line and stood on the front steps. At the next stop yet more people plied on as the passengers already in the streetcar tried to move back and make room. An elder  Caucasian woman stood on the front steps an argued with no one in particular that she's a senior and needs to sit down. She got no response. Dissatisfied by the non-reaction of others she turned to the woman she stood closest to who was seated in an entitled manner and said, "I am a senior I need to sit down."  Implying that she should vacate the seat. The woman seated, an obvious senior herself of Asian decent said to her, "I am a senior too," and remained seated. She looked at the woman standing with disdain, went hmmmm and faced forward chin high. Disgruntled and discontent the elder woman on the streetcar stairs became more vocal escalating her volume and launched into a diatribe of how seniors are supposed to be given seats and she is tired and needs to sit down. At first few paid attention to her monologue however eventually someone surrendered their seat to her. She pushed her way through the crowd and says thank you grudgingly but continues her soliloquy. I looked at her annoyed and said. "Please stop, someone has graciously offered you their seat, please be thankful and stop the complaining. Sit in grace and be quiet." She made some other remarks trying to engage another man sitting next to her, he ignored her, she had no other choice than to simply shut up.

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