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Conflict over seat saving in public waiting areas

💚 healthsocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A person in India reports frustration with individuals placing personal items on vacant seats in crowded public waiting areas like airports and hospitals to reserve them for others, and asks for guidance on the social etiquette regarding this practice.

Who's affected: People using crowded public waiting areas in high-density environments and possibly others in the same situation.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A mobile app that tracks real-time occupancy and seat availability in large public transit or hospital waiting hubs.
  2. A community-led signage campaign for public spaces that defines fair-use policies for seating to reduce interpersonal conflict.
  3. A portable, lightweight folding stool designed for travelers to carry in high-density areas where seating is frequently unavailable.
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Real voices

“I've come across this rude habit of some people in the waiting areas at airports or hospitals wherein they place something... on a vacant seat”

Source: Stack Exchange (interpersonal) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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