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Which Is the Best Seat? is a viral debate about what seat on a New York City subway train is best. Following the spread of the original tweet in January, the tweet's caption, "All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat," has been used as a phrasal template for parodies and other subjects for debate (similar to Where Y'all Sitting).

Origin

On December 31st, 2019, Twitter[1] user @gplatinum_ posted a photograph of a subway train with numerals on each seat. They captioned the post, "All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat?" The tweet received more than 14,000 likes and 1,700 retweets in less than three days (shown below).


gabe @gplatinum. All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat? 4 5:47 PM · Dec 31, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone

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The following day, late-night talkshow host Desus Nice shared the tweet[2] and the caption, "90% of videos that show subway fights involve seat 4." Within 24 hours, the tweet received more than 34,000 likes and 3,400 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).

That day, others began sharing variations of the debate. Twitter[3] user @thisdiegolopez tweeted a Subway sandwich restaurant with the caption, "All my sandwich eaters, which is the best seat at subway?" The tweet received more than 3,000 likes and 140 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, center).

The following day, Twitter[4] user former New York City mayor and 2020 presidential candidate tweeted a photograph of himself standing on the train and the caption, "I always stand." The tweet received more than 1,900 likes and 190 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

On January 2nd, Twitter[5] published an Events page on the debate.

Desus Nice @desusnice 90% of videos that show subway fights involve seat 4 gabe @gplatinum_ · Dec 31, 2019 All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat? Show this thread 3. 6:37 PM · Jan 1, 2020 · Twitter Web Client
Diego Lopez @thisdiegolopez All my sandwich eaters, which is the best seat at subway? 56 14 3:58 PM · Jan 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone 5E 2'
Mike Bloomberg @MikeBloomberg I always stand. Do not hold doors Do not hold doors Prionty Seeting EANA VA ATIO @gplatinum_ · Dec 31, 2019 gabe All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat? Show this thread 3. 12:39 PM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App 2.

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katie honan @katie_honan All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat in the Cessna Grand Caravan seaplane operated by Blade? 35 11:42 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App
Michael Roston @michaelroston All my fellow NASA @Commercial_Crew astronauts, which is the best seat? 4 2 11:53 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App
Lousy Librarian @LousyLibrarian All my library people: which is the best seat? (The answer is 4. The stains on 4's upholstery are merely a recent juice box spill while the stains on all the others have less pleasant origins.) LITHA 15 7:24 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Josh Jackson @jOsh_jackson All my Members of Congress, which is the best seat in the House? 3 6 7:09 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App
dom nero @dominicknero all my pacific north westerners, which is the best seat? 2 3 9:14 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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Which Is The Best Seat?

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About

Which Is the Best Seat? is a viral debate about what seat on a New York City subway train is best. Following the spread of the original tweet in January, the tweet's caption, "All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat," has been used as a phrasal template for parodies and other subjects for debate (similar to Where Y'all Sitting).

Origin

On December 31st, 2019, Twitter[1] user @gplatinum_ posted a photograph of a subway train with numerals on each seat. They captioned the post, "All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat?" The tweet received more than 14,000 likes and 1,700 retweets in less than three days (shown below).


gabe @gplatinum. All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat? 4 5:47 PM · Dec 31, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone


Spread

The following day, late-night talkshow host Desus Nice shared the tweet[2] and the caption, "90% of videos that show subway fights involve seat 4." Within 24 hours, the tweet received more than 34,000 likes and 3,400 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).

That day, others began sharing variations of the debate. Twitter[3] user @thisdiegolopez tweeted a Subway sandwich restaurant with the caption, "All my sandwich eaters, which is the best seat at subway?" The tweet received more than 3,000 likes and 140 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, center).

The following day, Twitter[4] user former New York City mayor and 2020 presidential candidate tweeted a photograph of himself standing on the train and the caption, "I always stand." The tweet received more than 1,900 likes and 190 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

On January 2nd, Twitter[5] published an Events page on the debate.


Desus Nice @desusnice 90% of videos that show subway fights involve seat 4 gabe @gplatinum_ · Dec 31, 2019 All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat? Show this thread 3. 6:37 PM · Jan 1, 2020 · Twitter Web Client Diego Lopez @thisdiegolopez All my sandwich eaters, which is the best seat at subway? 56 14 3:58 PM · Jan 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone 5E 2' Mike Bloomberg @MikeBloomberg I always stand. Do not hold doors Do not hold doors Prionty Seeting EANA VA ATIO @gplatinum_ · Dec 31, 2019 gabe All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat? Show this thread 3. 12:39 PM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App 2.

Various Examples


katie honan @katie_honan All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat in the Cessna Grand Caravan seaplane operated by Blade? 35 11:42 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App Michael Roston @michaelroston All my fellow NASA @Commercial_Crew astronauts, which is the best seat? 4 2 11:53 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App Lousy Librarian @LousyLibrarian All my library people: which is the best seat? (The answer is 4. The stains on 4's upholstery are merely a recent juice box spill while the stains on all the others have less pleasant origins.) LITHA 15 7:24 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App
Josh Jackson @jOsh_jackson All my Members of Congress, which is the best seat in the House? 3 6 7:09 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App dom nero @dominicknero all my pacific north westerners, which is the best seat? 2 3 9:14 AM · Jan 2, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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