“JayMatt19: I wasn’t making a point. The simple fact is that when I sit in the back (or even the middle) of a bus for a long time (like an hour), I get sick. The second fact is that I want to sit together with my wife. I think it is completely ridiculous to demand that a husband and wife should sit separately on a bus. If others want to do so, fine, but don’t force me to live that way.”
Yes you were making a point. Okay, fine sit in the front of the bus. But even you yourself are saying “I think it is completely ridiculous to demand that a husband and wife should sit separately on a bus. If others want to do so, fine, but don’t force me to live that way.” They are not forcing you, Egged forced you. Egged has two buses to accommodate all travelers. They failed to accommodate your beliefs, how dare you now try to change the 402 into a bus which caters your lifestyle. Why must you sit with your wife for all to see to show that you are objecting to your view that “they are forcing you to live that way”.
How would you feel if someone came onto the 400 (since the 402 was not running) and demanded that the men and women sit separately? Of course it would bother you, yet you think it is fine to do the reverse.
You also said: “I told the complainers on the 402 that they should direct their complaints to Egged, not to me. “
No, their complain is with you for your choice of violating the code of conduct for the 402 and your perceived justification of your behavior. Your complaint is with egged for not providing you with a bus which satisfies your “needs”. You are not the one to decide that the 402 will now become the 400 since you are on it.
You did have choices, you could have sat apart from your wife, you could have cabbed/taken a sherut. This sense of entitlement you have exhibited here is horrific.