Extremely popular
It’s a good thing Isabel Kim was able to capture the scene in the metro; nobody would have believed it otherwise. That being said… with the amount of asocial people who use public transit: maybe they would have. Maybe that’s the reason Isabel’s tweet went viral so quickly. It’s so relatable.
Internet users were so obsessed by the story that they decided to make t-shirts. One person had the boy’s face from when the man sat down on his legs printed on a white shirt. What a hilarious moment! The t-shirt was even available for purchase. “The profits will go to my students, who would never take up extra seats with their legs”, the t-shirt maker said.