Woman swapped seats with 'creepy' man who kept leaning on girl in bus: 'He just bumped into her too many times'

A woman said she stepped in and swapped seats with a man who kept leaning on the girl sitting beside him on a bus, after noticing him bumping into her “many times”.

In a Threads post on Oct 25, user @gentletours.co recounted the incident, saying she took a detour to keep the girl safe and even swapped seats with the man so she could “talk to her friend’s daughter”.

‘I hope someone will be that kaypoh auntie’

Gentletours.co said the “signs were all there”, claiming the man leaned on the girl unnecessarily and bumped into her accidentally, “just too many times”.

“Girl was just squashed up against the window, texting on her phone,” she wrote.

She shared a video showing a man in a blue shirt seated in front of her on the bus. He appears to lean towards the girl sitting beside him before shifting back upright.

Gentletours.co also attached a screenshot of a message translated into Chinese using Google Translate, which she presumably showed the girl.

It read: “Are you ok? The guy next to you was being creepy.”

“I hope that if my students, niece or kid get caught in a situation like that, someone will be that kaypoh auntie,” she said.

In the comments, gentletours.co said the incident took place on bus service 145, which was travelling from Balestier towards City Hall.

Stomp has reached out to gentletours.co for comment.

In response to Stomp’s queries, SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu said they are committed to providing safe and secure rides for passengers and making every trip a pleasant one.

Passengers who encounter or witness such behaviour can alert the bus captains, who are trained to handle incidents for assistance, she said.

“We urge all passengers to respect one another’s personal space and be respectful of fellow commuters. Any behaviour that makes others feel uncomfortable or unsafe is unacceptable,” Wu stated.

She added that everyone should be able to enjoy a safe and comfortable ride without feeling intimidated or harassed.

‘Thanks for being a protective stranger’: Netizens

The post amassed more than 407,000 views and 130 comments, with netizens commending gentletours.co for stepping in.

“Thanks for doing this and being a protective stranger to the girl,” a user wrote.

Many others shared similar experiences on public transport, thanking her for speaking up.

In response to a comment highlighting how frequently such encounters happen, gentletours.co described it as a “nightmare” for many girls who take public transport daily.

She also recounted an incident in which a man leaned on her, prompting her to poke him in the stomach with a ballpoint pen.

“I aspire to be a kaypoh aunty too one day,” another commenter said.

This article was first published in Stomp . Permission required for reproduction.

一名女子表示，她注意到一名男子在公交车上多次撞到坐在他旁边的女孩，于是上前与该男子交换了座位。

10 月 25 日，用户 @gentletours.co 在 Threads 上发帖讲述了这起事件，称她为了确保女孩的安全而绕道而行，甚至还和那名男子换了座位，以便“和她朋友的女儿说话”。

“我希望有人能成为那位凯波阿姨。”

Gentletours.co 表示“种种迹象都表明了这一点”，并声称该男子不必要地倚靠在女孩身上，并且多次不小心撞到她。

“女孩当时就挤在窗户边，低头玩手机，”她写道。

她分享了一段视频，视频中一名身穿蓝色衬衫的男子坐在她前面的公交车上。他似乎向坐在他旁边的女孩倾身，然后又直起身子。

Gentletours.co 还附上了一张使用谷歌翻译成中文翻译的消息截图，据推测，她把这张截图给女孩看了。

上面写着：“你还好吗？你旁边那个人有点怪异。”

“我希望如果我的学生、侄女或孩子遇到这种情况，会有人像那个好心的阿姨一样伸出援手，”她说。

gentletours.co 在评论中表示，该事件发生在 145 路公交车上，该车当时正从 Balestier 开往市政厅。

Stomp已联系gentletours.co征求意见。

针对 Stomp 的询问，SBS Transit 发言人 Grace Wu 表示，他们致力于为乘客提供安全可靠的乘车服务，让每一次旅程都愉快舒适。

她说，乘客如果遇到或目睹此类行为，可以通知公交车司机，司机受过处理此类事件的培训，可以提供帮助。

吴先生表示：“我们呼吁所有乘客尊重彼此的个人空间，并尊重其他乘客。任何让他人感到不舒服或不安全的行为都是不可接受的。”

她补充说，每个人都应该能够享受安全舒适的乘车体验，而不必感到受到恐吓或骚扰。

“感谢这位素不相识的保护者”：网友

该帖子获得了超过 407,000 次浏览和 130 条评论，网友们纷纷称赞 gentletours.co 的介入。

一位用户写道：“感谢你这样做，感谢你像个陌生人一样保护这个女孩。”

许多其他人也分享了类似的公共交通经历，并感谢她勇敢发声。

针对有人评论此类事件发生的频率，gentletours.co 将其描述为许多每天乘坐公共交通工具的女孩的“噩梦”。

她还讲述了一件事情，当时一名男子靠在她身上，于是她用圆珠笔戳了戳他的肚子。

“我也渴望有一天能成为一名kaypoh阿姨，”另一位评论者说道。

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