Sitting Next to People Who Take Too Much Space [Episode 165]

There are many small discomforts in modern life—slow Wi-Fi, coffee that cools too fast, and elevator buttons that don’t light up when you press them—but few things test human patience as consistently as sitting next to someone who takes too much space. Whether it’s on a crowded bus, in a packed movie theater, on a long flight, or even on your own couch, the experience is universal. Almost everyone has a story, a moment of suffering where they silently questioned humanity, gravity, and the lack of personal-space education in society.