Holding Carpark Space with Your Body

LFier2 on 23/09/2022 - 21:16
Last edited 25/09/2022 - 12:10 by 2 other users

So, went to Floriade Canberra today and they got a public carpark attach to it. We went around and were about to leave as there were no free carpark when we saw this car leaving. Drove up and then this lady came and just stand in the middle of the free space when we were already blinking.

Asked her to move aside and her next line was she is reserving the space for her family car!! Like wtf??? Is that really something in Australia where you reserve a carpark by standing in it?!! Especially in a public space?!! Like every single car were doing the right thing by going around and looking for a space and this lady who by the way speak really well English just walk up to the car space and stand there saying she is reserving it! Told her there are not such thing in Australia and she still didn't move. We gave up and just thought some people does not know the rule of the country they are living in.

Later on, i was enjoying the flowers display with my family and she came to harass me and threatened my family inside Floriade as she didn't appreciate I told her that no one do that in Australia! It might be a thing in India or Asia but not here (as I'm Asian myself and saw it there)! So, now I'm just wondering if this is a new rule and if I should do the same next time as it's seems that covid have make people totally out of mind?!!

Automotive Parking

Comments

    • Willy Beamish on 24/09/2022 - 13:47

      Yeah but even then, you wouldn't act like a complete animal, you would just explain the situation and assuming the other person is not a complete douchebag they would understand.

  • Fatnashreturns on 24/09/2022 - 11:35
    +1

    Just accelerate

  • Dreamcast on 24/09/2022 - 11:45
    +3

    It's part of the common philosophy that has taken over Australia, which is inconvenience others for your own convenience.

    Selfishness is on the rise!

    • ass3ts on 24/09/2022 - 13:56

      "inconvenience others for your own convenience" - it's almost a cultural thing in Japan to prevent this.

    • BuyOrNot on 25/09/2022 - 12:08

      Selfishness is on the rise!

      That is inevitable with a rising population.

  • jzdhgkd on 24/09/2022 - 12:12
    +3

    Next time this happens just park your car in front of her and lay on the horn until she gives up or loses her hearing.

    Then I'd go park elsewhere because I ain't risking some randoms causing damage to my car!

  • xtremehell on 24/09/2022 - 12:18
    +1

    Our cities will have more room for people and parking in the future, so these kinds of incidents will hopefully be less of a problem.

    • Takeonme on 24/09/2022 - 12:59
      +4

      Hahahahahahahahahhahaha

  • skillet on 24/09/2022 - 12:24

    The main question is she hot?

    • berry580 on 24/09/2022 - 13:55

      Valid question, given her life is worth a much as the damn car space.
      Sounds like you can probably bang her for $2.

  • ass3ts on 24/09/2022 - 13:31

    I've seen this done by people from various nationalities and socio-economic backgrounds in all continents except Antarctica including white people at fancy ski resorts. The harassment after the event is a different story though.

  • Willy Beamish on 24/09/2022 - 13:46

    Nothing racist about what you said, don't listen to these absolute snowflakes telling you otherwise.

    It's not a thing in Australia, we don't do that. If there's a parking space there and you are the first to it with your car then you park there. You don't block other people from parking there because your car is not there yet. You do not own the parking space, it's there for everyone's use and not for reserving.

    It may be a cultural thing, but definitely a douchebag thing.

    • CocaKoala on 24/09/2022 - 23:30

      It's not a thing in Australia, we don't do that

      Come down to fountain gate on a Saturday afternoon and you'll see a few of these ones.

      • Willy Beamish on 25/09/2022 - 12:54

        Melbourne =/= Australia, just like Tas.

        • CocaKoala on 25/09/2022 - 13:08

          Nothing happening anywhere in Australia happens "in Australia" by that measure of yours.

          Melbourne is in Australia and there are clowns that hoard parking lot like that here, so it happens in Australia. I'm not saying it's normal though.

          • Willy Beamish on 25/09/2022 - 14:32

            @CocaKoala: You have a severe misunderstanding of the measure tbh.

            Melbourne is a woke shithole filled with crime.

            • CocaKoala on 25/09/2022 - 18:06

              @Willy Beamish:

              You have a severe misunderstanding of the measure tbh.

              Someone here said that people have seen this kind of nonsense since the 70s or 80s in RSL clubs and on the days of major sporting events (not exclusively in Melbourne, I'll have you know).

              Melbourne is a woke shithole filled with crime

              Your personal opinion isn't adding any credibility to your argument.

              • Willy Beamish on 26/09/2022 - 22:36
                -1

                @CocaKoala: Not an opinion when statistics back up both of those claims. Pretend it's an opinion all you want, you're allowed to be wrong.

                • Autonomic on 27/09/2022 - 10:05

                  @Willy Beamish:

                  New South Wales
                  Personal crime victimisation and reporting rates
                  In the 12 months prior to interview, during the 2019-21 reference period, 3.7% of persons (241,600) experienced physical and/or threatened assault.

                  Victoria
                  Personal crime victimisation and reporting rates
                  In the 12 months prior to interview, during the 2019-21 reference period, 3.7% of persons (198,000) experienced physical and/or threatened assault.

                  Guess Sydney =/= Australia too.

  • berry580 on 24/09/2022 - 13:54
    +1

    Hot topic, anything that mentions any race is going to be labelled racist. To answer your question, hogging the car space with one's body is just plain rude and only done by people with little to no self dignity or self worth.

    The car space is valued as much as his/ her life, can you imagine what a low life that is?
    My cavoodle does better than that.

  • zeoko on 24/09/2022 - 14:06
    +4

    I'm from India and I don't support this behavior. Finding a car park should be fair to everyone. Going over and blocking it in person is not fair, not here, not anywhere. I would have not moved till she moved.

  • dumvamp on 24/09/2022 - 14:28
    +1

    Horns are much louder in cement structure parking towers, and i dont thinkbher poor little eardrums would last too long being real close to that level of sound.

    Also i have a big bullbar and a big rear bar,, the bullbar moves thing really well, but i might be able to see her… the rear bar moves things really well, and any officer would find it really hard to prove that i reversed in, saw a crazy lady standing in an empty spot and deliberately backed into her. Cos theres a solid 85-90% chance shes shorter than the top of my tray and why would a reasonably careful driver expect to find a crazy indian woman standing behind my car in the middle of the space, out of view of my mirrors. Lol.

  • Simoneee on 24/09/2022 - 14:46
    +3

    If this scenario happened to me. I would wait for them to leave and deflate all the tyres. At the end of the day, I'm not the one that's going to be stranded in a parking lot…

  • Ughhh on 24/09/2022 - 14:50
    +1

    Did they have a new/nice car?

    Whoever ends up getting the spot, wouldn't you be worried about the other party being crazy and coming back to key your car or something?

    It should be legal to bonk someone on the head In certain circumstances!

  • MrFunSocks on 24/09/2022 - 15:02
    +2

    You let her get away with it so you basically told her that it's ok to do.

  • Morphio25 on 24/09/2022 - 15:17
    +1

    If it was me I would've just kept inching my way into the park. She'll either move or she'll get hit. I've got a dashcam so if she tries anything it's all on camera.

  • Whomastadon on 24/09/2022 - 15:24

    OP pussed out.

  • fullmetal on 24/09/2022 - 15:30
    +2

    my body my choice

    • ntt on 26/09/2022 - 09:58

      it would be "my body my ch…. why are you running over me????"

  • trantonz on 24/09/2022 - 15:36

    If I were you I would be freaking pissed off but again I might just move on to find another spot. But if someone approach and harass me like that, I would be dang sure have that person on the camera.
    I'm a small 5''6 Asian dude and more than a few times someone that is twice my size harass me while on the bus, having lunch at work, … As soon as I take out my phone, start recording them and ask if they're threatening me, all of them would just leave me alone.

    • us3rnam3tak3n on 25/09/2022 - 09:11
      +1

      It's a shame that you're receiving this behaviour but I think you're doing the right thing by making them reflect on it.

      • trantonz on 25/09/2022 - 10:56

        thank you

  • frostman on 24/09/2022 - 17:20

    I recently experienced this crap with a woman in Bicentennial Park.
    Driving around on a sunny day, massive queue of people looking to park, this lade standing there with her hands on her hips.
    I pulled the window and said, "sorry, you can't do that, you dont look like a car to me"

    She said in broken English: "Yes, my daughter she comming now 10mins , sorry no park".

    I repeated it again, and her (old) husband came down with a singlet acting tough asking her "what's going on??"

    At that point i had 0.5 seconds to respond by escalating the matter and driving the car through her, or just leave her alone - I chose the latter.

  • mrvaluepack on 24/09/2022 - 17:55
    +1

    You have car keys, and if you remembered which spot she was blocking… Just saying…

    • hopper on 24/09/2022 - 22:07

      What if they have a tesla which I heard records every angle

      • mrvaluepack on 25/09/2022 - 07:34

        So? Dont park so near them that they would be able to identify your car rego

  • GreyOZ on 24/09/2022 - 17:55

    I had a similar experience with a Indian lady I chickened out.
    I have a number of Indian male friends they
    tell me they have similar experiences. It seems educated Indians are scared of their wives. The beliefs that Indians beat their wives may be true only for a minority of not educated ones and only in India.

    • skillet on 25/09/2022 - 12:56

      Domestic violence can happen anywhere in this world it's not just certain country. It just so happen that the certain country has an extremely high amount of arranged marriage which results in domestic violence and abuse.

  • ribze1 on 24/09/2022 - 18:02

    It's unacceptable behaviour.

  • davowan on 24/09/2022 - 18:02
    +9

    Wait… so saw your tiktok… and while it seems like EITA here… You recorded them and said "it's ok we'll make you famous for holding car park". Then you gets upset when they confronted you inside for recording them?… it seems like everyone did something here that resulted in consequences… imagine that

  • Kempe on 24/09/2022 - 18:42
    +3

    Just let them have it then key their car

  • anonymous coward on 24/09/2022 - 18:43
    +4

    Both of your actions seem ridiculous.
    Sure I can understand why you think its discourteous. But just go find another spot. Not worth getting stressed over…

    • Makaveli99 on 25/09/2022 - 18:00

      That true. I get pissed off & want revenge but that negative energy is no good & better to focus on self & be on happy path haha. Easier said than done

  • Tomhaigh1 on 24/09/2022 - 18:47

    Forget about it, she did a wrong thing and one day I will catch these kind of person on my dashcam and make it viral.

  • wtfnodeal on 24/09/2022 - 19:36
    +2

    Did you tell her to look under her shoes that your pet germ called 'little strong' that had been reserving the parking space for you before she stepped on it and killed it?

  • shutuptakemymoney101 on 24/09/2022 - 20:04

    LOL, I would have taken up a spot right next to her in the empty carpark - two can play at that game. lol

  • nonparticular on 24/09/2022 - 20:14
    +7

    Personal experience told me this kind of reservation is wrong. I went to a school concert and was about to sit down and was told that the seat had been reserved. I moved side way and still was informed that these next few seats were reserved for friends. I saw the back row still had a free seat and I asked if I can move there and I was given the "permission". Throughout the concert, the 4 seats that they reserved stayed empty. After the concert, I asked where were their friends; they apologised and asked me to understand their position of being asked to reserve seats. I told them that I probably had done the same, but now I learnt from this experience, I wouldn't do it in the future and I hope they can see it that way too…

    Car parking spot is for car, not for people standing there to reserve. I dealt with this before and luckily I got out of the situation unscathed but not pleasant.

    I was backing my car into a parking spot and had to stop because of a person standing in the spot. So, I tried to reason with her: no reservation, parking for cars only, I don't see her parents coming any time soon… etc. Nothing worked. I had time and was curious to see the "family" so I told her that I won't move… But she didn't get the message. After a while, her parents arrived in a luxury SUV and politely asked me to move my car. I refused, in the same polite tone: "Sir, if you see I'm doing something illegally, you can ask the guard to give me a ticket"… "But, she's a girl"… "I would never ask a girl to do this"… Then things escalated: You @#$%^& son !#family !#race… I remembered my dad told me not to retaliate with the same language because it made me losing my cool. So I took out my phone and pretend to record: "Sir, I'd like to record this and play back to you when you've calmed down…". She finally found another spot for her parents and I finally got my parking spot. But it wasn't pleasant at all.

    • CocaKoala on 25/09/2022 - 18:27
      -1

      I remembered my dad told me not to retaliate with the same language because it made me losing my cool.

      Good on you for keeping your cool. There's just nothing to win from these unpleasant exchanges.

  • ChatCPT on 24/09/2022 - 20:25
    -2

    For all those saying it’s not a race thing. Wake up and check your facts

    If whites did it must have been before cameras were invented! Lol ie back it the day

    Here’s another one from last week
    https://fb.watch/fKB6ZiKOWm/

  • FlyingMiffy on 24/09/2022 - 22:03
    +1

    Should have just backed the car into the spot anyways

  • hopper on 24/09/2022 - 22:06

    Record it, post it on YouTube, tictok, reels and other social media…. Earn money 💵 and afford valet parking

  • Wiede on 25/09/2022 - 00:24
    +1

    Someone did that to me once. I move my car closer slowly towards the person then placed it on park. Took my phone to start recording, then I blasted my horn. Felt so good. Told her if she touch my car i will give the recording to the police. She left

  • guster33 on 25/09/2022 - 01:59
    -2

    This irritates me so much for so many reasons. All I will say is there was a clear right and wrong initially but both of you come across terrible in this even if she started it. Next time use your horn or your accelerator and not your racist brain.

  • ChipsChicky on 25/09/2022 - 03:23
    +3

    I saw same thing happening in UAE, the guy just hit the Indian Lady and Parked his car, She called the police and police told her that she was at fault.

    • CocaKoala on 25/09/2022 - 18:39
      +1

      Looks like the same Indian lady has been going around the world reserving parking spots by standing there, eh? 😀

      • ChipsChicky on 25/09/2022 - 20:04

        Lolz, maybe. Next time OP shall remind her that what happened with her in UAE 😂

        Today i saw some Local or European lady in St Kilda, trying to block a spot along with young kids (12,13 years of age). She called her hubby maybe and perhaps he told that he got another spot or is far and she left the spot.

        More like an individuals action rather a race, i believe.

        • CocaKoala on 25/09/2022 - 20:26
          +4

          I agree, it's more to do with individuals and their conditioning rather than race/ethnicity/whatever else.

          • ntt on 26/09/2022 - 10:15
            -1

            @CocaKoala: both. there are higher chances to happen with particularly cultures/ areas where people who were born. It's hard to accept the truth

  • tobuyRnot2buy on 25/09/2022 - 04:15

    Hi, I am from India. I dis not see people doing that there, could be more parking spaces. Unfortunately I have seen some people doing that here.

    • tobuyRnot2buy on 25/09/2022 - 05:59
      -2

      Did*

    • hopper on 25/09/2022 - 08:39
      +1

      I seen many times near temples, was indian too

  • jackking on 25/09/2022 - 07:46
    +11

    Obviously uncool behaviour from the lady but no need to call out any race. For all you know she is from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Australia or somewhere else. This is no different to people assuming all us asians are from China, eat dogs and are bad drivers. Some are and others are not. Take a chill pill on the race and stay open minded.

    • Makaveli99 on 25/09/2022 - 11:33
      +7

      Yea 100%, already comments here reference cows, caste system etc. yup people are narrow minded & generalise, it shows their intelligence.

  • LoserScott on 25/09/2022 - 07:59

    How do you reserve parking space in India, curious… because it sounds like a injury scam

    • hopper on 25/09/2022 - 08:38
      +5

      They first bring a cow, then dance in the spot and finally ring call centre from a 7/11 store nearby.

  • Makaveli99 on 25/09/2022 - 08:46

    That lady in 100% wrong. Only you should say lady and not bring up ethnicity into the post. You should simply say lady. You may think ethnicity played important part in this but might have jumped to conclusions/bias.

    • hopper on 25/09/2022 - 08:52
      -2

      I see nothing wrong in that. I seen many Indians doing near temples in melbourne.

    • tikei on 25/09/2022 - 15:51
      +2

      Why even bring up lady then? Just say person.

      Like it or not, there is a trend that Asians tend to do this more often.
      Speaking as an Asian who knows many Asians.

      • Makaveli99 on 25/09/2022 - 17:56
        -1

        As you have people in comments bringing up conclusions & judgement & referencing caste system, 7/11, cows etc, the Stereotypical bs. Instead of looking at individual level, it’s become generalised based on ethnicity etc

      • Autonomic on 25/09/2022 - 19:52
        -1

        there is a trend that Asians tend to do this more often.

        Is there? Or is it just confirmation bias?

        • tikei on 25/09/2022 - 21:52

          Yes there is. It's called cultural differences. Of course in every race there would be people doing it, but if you have a random sample of the same number of Aussies and same number of Asians, the percentage of the latter group doing it would be a lot higher than the former.

          • Autonomic on 25/09/2022 - 22:53
            +1

            @tikei: Based on what though?

            • tikei on 25/09/2022 - 23:28

              @Autonomic: What's your view based on? The assumption that everyone's values and habits are the same even though people are brought up differently?
              How much cultural knowledge do you have on another ethnic race, speak their language, and how immersed are you in that culture? Because if you don't, and you assume you know things about them, that's rather self absorbed.

              • Autonomic on 26/09/2022 - 01:02

                @tikei:

                How much cultural knowledge do you have on another ethnic race, speak their language, and how immersed are you in that culture? Because if you don't, and you assume you know things about them, that's rather self absorbed.

                Which is exactly what you're doing…?

                • tikei on 26/09/2022 - 20:32

                  @Autonomic: Huh, I'm of a certain ethnic, grew up and lived there for years, speak the language fluently and then came to Australia, where I've also lived here for years and speak the language fluently?
                  If you want to dismiss someone's years of life experience in different countries and noticing cultural differences as confirmation bias then you do you.

                  • Autonomic on 26/09/2022 - 21:31

                    @tikei: What do you mean by "there"? "Asian" encompasses billions of people and hundreds of ethnicities. You know them all? Do you even know the ethnicity of the person OP is referring to? How? Based on a few seconds of footage?

                    • Makaveli99 on 27/09/2022 - 22:00
                      +1

                      @Autonomic: @Autonomic using actual logic but @tikei is like those people who believe the earth is flat. They actually think they right & are smart. They think with narrow mind & making conclusions & over analyse & being too judgemental.

    • skillet on 26/09/2022 - 13:44

      Meet the wrong person she won't be a lady anymore.

  • goraygo on 25/09/2022 - 09:29
    +4

    Happened to me when I was at Mount Wilson. Some Asian dude stood at the spot where a car just left and refused to move until his family car is over. I didn’t move, parked right across so no one gets in. we can all get stuck for as long as possible. He gave up after 2 mins of yelling at my car horn trying to over come it. Lol.

    I don’t think we should back down and encourage such behaviours.

  • afah0447 on 25/09/2022 - 10:19

    Wow….this isn't India and the caste system doesn't exist here. Leave your old attitudes at the door if you wish to migrate to Australia.

  • IanC on 25/09/2022 - 11:17

    Did you ask if the family car was coming from India, interstate of local?

    Bit harsh if it was local and would only be 30 minutes or so.

  • gentlecrack on 25/09/2022 - 11:58
    +10

    OP, truth be told, while I agree the lady was in the wrong, you are a hypocrite.

    You called out someone else racist when when they mentioned Chinese yet two days later you did the same thing and were asked to leave race out of such discussions when you made remarks on Asians and Arabs.

    I hope you grow wiser and get rid of the prejudice.

    • Makaveli99 on 25/09/2022 - 20:57

      Wow that’s crazy, not very nice.

    • Eeples on 25/09/2022 - 21:09
      +1

      Crumbs.

      OP certainly sees things through a racial lens.

    • skillet on 26/09/2022 - 13:45
      +1

      Makes me wonder if these stories are made up to stir racial hatred.

  • infinite on 25/09/2022 - 12:20
    +1

    You just drive right up against people like this, then slowly inch forward at the slowest speed possible. They'll back away each and every time. You never allow tards like these to cuck you out of a car park.

  • dowhatuwant2 on 25/09/2022 - 13:58
    +1

    Just run the (profanity) over next time.

    • IanC on 25/09/2022 - 14:01
      +2

      Perhaps try to curry favour first

      • ntt on 26/09/2022 - 10:18

        man….

  • wtfnodeal on 25/09/2022 - 15:52

    If reserving a parking bay is a right thing to do, why stop at one particular spot/bay? Why not take it to a whole new level to have all the spots/bays reserved by standing in front of the car park entrance or by blocking all the traffic from getting into the car park?

  • ausginnygin on 25/09/2022 - 16:02

    She thinking like a CAR and then L plate OP shows up. i can see why she is upset.

  • UFO on 25/09/2022 - 16:39

    Turn into the spot as much as you can (to prevent another car getting in), turn off engine, turn on phone camera, and wait it out. The person standing there will eventually get the picture that you aren't playing, and they can't do that. A car spot is not reserved by a person. If anything it's obstructing traffic (an offence).

  • pnalarobe on 25/09/2022 - 16:48
    +7

    This has happened to me too and only recently. I just started reversing into the park anyway. she moved out of the way whilst on the phone screaming then the family arrived and we had a punch up and a welcome to Australia cultural lesson was provided.

  • BangkokBreakfast on 25/09/2022 - 18:45

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/951618864874073/permalink/55…

    Is this you? Was shared in a Canberra Facebook group

  • A-boy on 25/09/2022 - 19:28
    +1

    I dont think so that she is an indian lady… Normally indian dont go and chase people specially if they are in a wrong spot…batter clarify that as lots of antiindian comments are here…

  • iTaco on 25/09/2022 - 20:05

    Would OP have reacted the same if it was true blue good on ya mate Aussie standing in the car park

  • Eeples on 25/09/2022 - 21:04

    …. and yet I have a childhood memory from 50 years ago of my 'anglo' grandmother doing this in the Grace Bros car park at Chatswood.

    EDIT: I have written anglo so the OP feels comfortable with their worldview of considering everything from a racial reference frame. yw OP.

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