India, July 12 -- 'A train passenger has sparked a discussion about travel etiquette after refusing to exchange his carefully selected seats with a family that wanted to sit together. The man said he had booked the seats in advance and did not believe he should be expected to give them up simply because another group wanted adjoining seats.

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Sharing the incident on Reddit, the passenger explained that he follows a simple personal rule when faced with requests he does not wish to accept.

"I have a personal rule: if I don't want to do something, I'll say no. No fake smiles, no guilt, just a polite 'no'," he wrote.

The man said he and ...