This was also my interpretation, as a former straphanger plebe. Take the courtesy that's offered, if only for the sake of expediency, it's hot, the bus smells, just siddown.

Ironically it's actually kinda unintentionally progressive imo. He's basically forcing her to actually speak up and assert herself instead of playing the "make the man tell me to do" game.

This is so true

Pronounced like leaf. Apparently it basically means "gladly". Seems to have died out in the early 20th century.

lief
/lēf/

adverb
Readily; willingly.
"I would as lief go now as later."

Gladly; willingly; freely; -- now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief.
"I had, or would, as lief go as not"

Except that she actually did want to sit and was just playing that silly overpolite game. True wasn’t playing tho.

That would be Leif.

"Lief" I have never encountered before, it means gladly or willingly.

This is the second time this week I've learnt a new (old) word from Mr. True.

He's the exasperated annoyed grumpy person in us that wants to overreact to everything, so absolutely. Kind of cathartic though, very relatable.

Like every comic he goes from 0 to Violent rage immediately. I love it and I'm horrified by it the same time.

Yeah, but he's a cunt for our times.