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A TikToker's 5-second video of a train passenger tapping their feet on a seat in front has blown up as people debate the behavior

A train passenger with their feet up on a seat.
A passenger went TikTok viral after they appeared to put their feet up on a train seat and laugh.Michael Godek/Getty Images
  • A TikToker posted a video of a train passenger's feet tapping on the seat in front.

  • The upload went viral and received over 5.1 million views and 5,500 comments.

  • It sparked debate about train etiquette, and some viewers wondered if they were being baited into outrage.

A TikToker's train etiquette has infuriated viewers as part of an ongoing trend for videos that cause debate about how people should behave on public transport.

On May 10, a TikToker who goes by @strajca posted a 5-second video that appeared to be filmed on a train, and showed the passenger behind the camera putting their feet on the seat in front. A person could be heard laughing as the shoes tapped on the fabric, while a fellow passenger a few seats away stared at them, glanced down at the feet, then looked directly at the camera and stood up, where the video ended.

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The caption of the video read "Welcome to Switzerland," and included the hashtag #sbb which is a shorthand for Swiss Federal Railways, who did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

The video quickly went viral, reaching over 5.1 million views in five days, and prompted over 5,500 comments, the majority of which appeared to chastise the TikToker, saying his actions were inconsiderate or immature, as it would make the seat dirtier for future passengers.

But there were some commenters who defended him. One user wrote they would do the same themselves if the train were empty, as they felt it wasn't causing any real issues for anyone else.

Some comments suggested the TikToker had deliberately filmed the controversial behavior to rile up passengers in order to get a reaction they could post online. The video was the first one from the user, and the topic of passenger etiquette has raged on TikTok in recent months, especially when it comes to appropriate seating behavior, which often goes viral.

In June, a user who goes by @Mr_Boris_Becker received over 17.2 million views and a huge wave of support from over 14,300 comments after he confronted a passenger for sitting in his reserved seat on a train.

The debate has come up in the air too, as multiple TikTokers have gone viral for sharing how they dealt with fellow plane passengers who asked them to move from their reserved seats.

In March, TikToker @mewhiskers123 said she refused to move from her pre-booked window seat when requested by another passenger, and a month earlier, TikToker Audrey Peters went viral when she said she refused to move from her middle seat to let a family sit together. Both uploaders received overwhelming support from viewers who felt they were in the right.

The TikToker @strajca has over 2,700 followers on the app and just one other video, which appears to show them interacting with a touchscreen on a flight. They did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

For more stories like this, check out coverage from Insider's Digital Culture team here.

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