The small public behaviors that say, my comfort matters more than your inconvenience. Press enter or click to view image in full size Image created by AI tool ChatGPT — the author has provenance and copyright There are things that irritate us in daily life that otherwise seem too small to matter. And yet they do. They are not huge problems, yet they happen so often…with strangers…in public…and most of the times in ways that could have been avoided with a little empathy. Over time, I’ve noticed something. What annoys me, is not the act itself. It’s the thinking behind it. Or the absence of it. The Seat That Expands Beyond Its Limits Flights and trains are probably the easiest places to notice basic manners. A bunch of strangers, packed together, trying to be comfortable without making life harder for each other. At least that’s the idea. But then someone spreads. An elbow on your armrest. A leg crossing into your side. A seat pushed all the way back without one glance behind. It’s not about those few inches.…