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13 Annoying Things People Do on the Train #StopIt

Posted by NWSO • January 4, 2011 • Printer-friendly

Ride the train in a city like New York long enough and you'll quickly notice that there are a lot of dumb people out there. Folks that are so lost in their own world that they don't even realize when they're being rude, disrespectful, or just plain obnoxious. Matter fact, a while back GangStarrGirl introduced me to a site called SubwayDouchery.com that’s dedicated to documenting the craziness and downright dumb ish that abounds in the mass transit system.

As a daily commuter I've come across a lot of strange characters underground (Remember the Brooklyn Shabba story?) and given the fact that the NYC MTA decided to raise fares again (the third time in three years) despite the blizzard that crippled my train line for nearly a week, today's post is a toast to the assholes, douchebags and jerkoffs that ride the iron worm. Consider it a wakeup call as some folks might not even realize that they're a subway douchebag but if you've committed any of the following infractions then you're guilty as charged.

1. PLAYING LOUD MUSIC

In case you missed the memo here's a news flash for you: They've invented something called headphones back in the 1930s that allows you and only you to hear the music you want. What I really don't get are those darn kids that blast music on their phones. Like seriously, that's as bad as dudes walking around with a boombox in 2011. #RadioRaheem

2. TALKING LOUD

It doesn't matter if you're talking on the phone or to the person next to you but if your voice is louder than the rumble of the train you need to take it down a notch. And is it just me, or do people that speak another language talk the loudest? It’s like they do it on purpose because they know that no one else can understand them.

3. WEARING A BLUETOOTH

It’s not like you can get service underground; so why the hell are you wearing a Bluetooth on the train? You just look dumb and that flashing light is just annoying.

4. MAKING OUT
I’m all for love and people being affectionate but there’s a time and a place for everything. Take your PDA and get a room already. I don’t need to see you slobbing down each other, especially if y’all are not hot. Keep it moving.

5. STEPPING ON FIRST & THEN BLOCKING THE DOOR

Yes, I’m one of those people that likes to lean up against the door, but that’s why I tend to let people go before me and I board last. However, there are those people that push past you and as soon as they step on the train they just stop and stand right there. WTF! You know people are right behind you so do like Ludacris and move trick, get out the way.

6. RUSHING FOR A SEAT… AND THEN GETTING OFF NEXT STOP

WTH! I hate those folks that bogard their way past you and the people actually getting off the train just so they can stand right in front of the opening doors to grab an empty seat. It was Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli who came up with the Pauli Exclusion Principle, which basically says that no two solid objects can occupy the same space at the exact same time. With that said, the people getting off need to get off first so your dumbass can get on. What makes it even worse is when the seat fiend gets off on the next stop. I secretly get a kick out of seeing them not get a seat.

7. SPREADING LEGS OUT TOO WIDE OR PUTTING BAGS/FEET UP

Men are the guiltiest of spreading their legs out (especially Black men) or putting their feet up on the pole or in the aisle, but ladies that put their precious bags on the seats are just as wrong. It’s one thing if the train is empty, but if it’s the middle of rush hour and you’re hogging up too much space you can actually get a ticket.

8. EATING/DRINKING

I know we all get hungry or thirsty in this busy world of ours so some of us have to get our grub on whenever we can but the train should be off limits—especially if it’s some stank concoction you made at home. Now you got the whole train smelling like boiled eggs and onions. Oh, and for the morning coffee drinkers, make sure your balance is on point because if you spill that piping hot stuff on me or my stuff, we’re going to have a problem.

9. FARTING

This is like the ultimate form of disrespect to the other passengers—especially to kids and little people, who are directly in the line of fire—and it becomes a mass game of who-did-it? That’s why I always feel bad every time I let one go in a crowded car like nothing happened. LOL I kid, I kid.

10. OPEN STROLLERS OR CRYING BABIES
I know we can’t all afford a car, but I know most parents at least wish they did. It’s not the fact you’ve got a stroller that ticks me off at times, it’s when you have that open stroller. Rush hour has got to be the worst possible time to try and fit a baby carriage on a train, but still people try. And I won’t fault any parents for having a crying baby because you can’t control that, but that doesn’t mean it ain’t annoying. #Sorry

11. NOT GIVING UP YOUR SEAT FOR PREGNANT/ELDERLY/DISABLED

I understand being tired after a long day but that’s no excuse for sitting on your ass while a pregnant woman, elderly person or disabled person stands right in front of you. That’s just all types of wrong.

12. WEARING A BACKPACK ON A CROWDED TRAIN
#C’MonSon Why are you wearing that big ass bag on your back acting like people can get by you. Common sense would say you should take your backpack off hold it in your hand or between your legs. Anything else is just uncivilized.

13. LEANING ON THE POLE WHEN IT’S CROWDED
I’ve seen this happen more times than I’d care to admit, but some a-hole decides that he/she is tired and is going to lean on the pole comfortably no matter how crowded the train is. The sad part is when people try to grab on to the pole and subtly poke them with their rings, the pole leaner has a nerve to get mad like they not only paid for the pole but also installed and polished it. GTFOH! That’s just mad rude, the only time this is even remotely acceptable is if it’s someone like the lovely lady below. As long as I’m behind her she can lean on any pole that she damn well pleases.

How many of these things have you experienced while taking public transportation (or a plane or bus)? Which one annoys you the most? Have you ever confronted someone for being that obnoxious? Have people just lost all sense of common courtesy towards one another? Are you guilty of doing any of the above? If so, have you ever thought about how you’re inconveniencing others? Are you a Subway Douchebag? What would you add to the list?

Speak your piece…

Tagged as: Bluetooth, Brooklyn Shabba, MTA, Radio Raheem, Subway Douchery

Papaya

I can't relate I live in stlouis lol I'm a new reader and I love all this nakedness without socks lol

Sidenote: her ass! Lol really??!! Lol
sunshyne84

They are all equally annoying and I'm gon leave it at that. Don't want to get worked up. lol
Papaya

Ooops I mean nakedness WITH socks lol
Belve10

And so out of the slums of reading and not responding I appear.

I got angry all over again from this list and its just Tuesday..
I will fight against #3 as I do that because it cures #1.
Folks call New Yorkers rude and in general most are very helpful.. BUT nothing sets a New Yawker into full beast mode faster than either doing things on this list OR being called out for doing things on this list. I have seen women in their 70's knuckle up, seen young Asian kids get punked by old Mexican ladies. Felt the sting of halitosis @ 6:45am (WTF!) I've tried to break up fights while hoping for bra pulling or at least a cheap breast rub. And I have asked for peace when I meant only for peace and quiet.

You want to curse out a New Yorker on the train rush hour?? smile and say Good Morning! all cheerfully.
Distinguished Gentlewoman

Sadly, I've experienced all of the above one time to many. You forgot the gum poppers. Mr. and Mrs. Thing come on the train dressed to the nines, designer bag in hand. And what do these paragons of sophistication proceed to do: annoy the entire subway car with their tacky, loud-ass gum popping. Real class.
http://www.speakresponsibly.blogspot.com Somethin’ Special

I cannot stand folks who sit on the outside seat of the bus and insist on giving you the side eye when you ask for the other seat. Like really if you insist on sitting there prepare to get up to give access to the inside seat.
Or even the folks who get on the bus and don't move past the front; leaving the back full of space. You are only despised more by the folks who squeeze their way on a crowded bus or train insisting there is space when there is none! Do you want to stand on my head?! Lawd there really IS a train behind this one!
Shay

You hit this post right on the nail. These reasons alone makes me HATE using MTA. Rush hour has got to be the worst time to get on anything. What I hate the most is when people fight with the doors to get in and literally are right on top of you because they didn't want to wait 5min for the next train to come.
RCTuri

I'm a professional commuter. I don't like commuting with others either because it's a race and they'll be in the way. This isn't a leisurely trip to the office, it's a mad dash.

I can't stand when I'm among a line of people running to catch the train before the doors close and on the approach, the person in front slows down to a walk right before they board. I've pushed people for that.

I can't stand when I'm trying to get off and the people will NOT wait before rushing on the train. I've yelled at people for that.

People who walk up the stairs slowly are a pain. People who block the stairs are a pain. People who don't offer their seat for children also irk me. Then you leave my kids standing then want to stare at them when they're cranky/fussy because they're standing up. Guys who check me out but don't offer their seat boggle me also.

Like Ans said, strollers during rush hour are ANNOYING. I can say that too because I have children AND I had a double stroller. I would only travel with them on off peak as to not make it harder for me or inconvenience others.

I want to scream when people act like they're trying to get by, you make room for them to pass and they don't pass, leaving you contorted in the position you only expected to be in for a second.

Then there are the people who ask me for directions when 'm wearing headphones, there are 50 other people on the platform, and hanging signs looming above. I've mastered the look of exasperation.

Traveling around on mass transit really upsets me.
RCTuri

Then the bus driver stops the bus! Ugh!
ronnie

Fortunately i have not had the pleasure of riding mass transit, however i had to endure some serious stanky b.o. flight passagers. Ugh.
The worst offender of public indecency.....(drum roll please) foot rubs at the dinner table in restaurants. I mean hand to foot, fingers between toes action. No bueno!!!! Beyond that ugly foot rubbing. Not cool.
Tanya

Washington dc metro has all those annoying people and more. & those darn teenagers talking loud & cursing no on one wants to hear that coming from a hard days work
da ThRONe

I guess it was time for an east coast bias blog.
RCTuri

Other cities don't have mass transit?
RCTuri

I've rode the Metro in DC and laughed at the cop who told me I couldn't bring my Sbux on there, not knowing I could have been arrested. Not being able to bring my coffee on the train is rage worthy. LOL
Cherie

Well, Im from London and the tube ride for us Londoners is much worse!!....we are packed together. So I often have to deal with armpitts in my face, hot breath on my neck and various smells in general. Alcohol was banned on the tube and trains a few years ago..so we no longer have to deal with the drunks!! lol
AD

da ThRONe is going to hate me for this....But your your list reminded me of the Seinfeld episode. Ya'll remember the one with Elaine is mentally screaming her head off for the train to move, Kramer scrambling for a seat, Jerry waking up to a fat naked guy sitting across from him, and George skipping a job interview for to sleep with the woman (prositute) he met on the train. LOL! This list and that episode makes me thankful for my vehicle!
AD

Opps, spelled (prostitute) wrong...but ya'll know what I was trying to say LOL!
EntertainmentsFuture

NWSO... great minds think alike because these are the issues that plague me on the MTA. THIS IS GONNA BE LONG
#2 Just freaking kills me. Especially those damn HS/JHS kids. I went to York College and it became so frustrating my first year,the rest of my academic career there I had to create my schedule according to the times they would commute in the morning and afternoon/evening. I would not take early classes that involved me being on the train with them or leave too early when they would be going home.
#7:(Men/Shims <--[a girl acting like a dude] spreading their legs too wide)benefits me at the Sutphin Blvd station on the "J" line headed back to BK. When them train doors open you would have swore it was a walmart on Black Friday... SHEESH!
#8: One time this woman was going in on this curry from her house... You and I both know everyone don't know how to make curry, but swear theirs is the best.. IT SMELLED LIKE ASS!!!!
#10:Some cant be controlled. But its when they're throwing their tantrums thats what kills me. and all these mothers do is say in a timid voice (stop Jayden, Pookie, baby, (insert ghetto baby name here) etc) UGH!!!
#11: kills me. Especially when ppl purposely turn their heads or close their eyes (man plz you was not sleeping until that disabled/elderly/pregnant person got on the train).

BUT HERE ARE A FEW YOU DID NOT MENTION
1.PPL SQUEEZING THEIR BIG ASSES IN A SPOT NEXT TO YOU MEANT FOR A CHILD.
2.GROWN PPL THAT LOOK DOWN ON KIDS AND THEY THEMSELVES ARE GETTING ON THE BACK OF THE BUS (B35, B44)
3.PUSHING TO BE THE FIRST ON THE BUS EVEN WHEN ITS EMPTY (APPARENTLY BKLYN IS THE ONLY BOROUGH WHERE THEY DON'T LINE UP FOR THE BUS)
4. EVERYONE CRAMPED IN THE FRONT AND THERE IS MAD SPACE IN THE BACK
5. USING THE TRAIN BUS AS A BATHROOM/BEDROOM/DRESSING ROOM. (this woman came on the train pulled her boots out a bag, her wig out her purse, changed her blazer, and put on her makeup <--WTF).
6.OLDER/SLOW PPL RUNNING TO GET OUT OF THE TRAIN AND END UP WALKING UP/DOWN THE STAIRS/ESCALATOR. (Broadway Junction J,A,C L & 149th Grand Concourse)
7.THE PANHADLERS (PPL ASKING/BEGGING FOR YOUR MONEY) THESE PPL COME WITH PROPS,STORIES, DANCES: "BASKETBALL" CANDY VENDORS ON EVERY TRAIN LINE, SPANISH GUY WITH THE "HORSE" (#2 LINE), HAITIAN BATTERY LADY [IN THE MP3 AGE] AND CURSES YOU OUT IF YOU DONT BUY ANY(J LINE). THE ITALIAN GUY WITH HIV AND CANCER(J LINE). THE "MILITARY VET" (#5 LINE), AFRICAN DRUM BEATERS(#4 LINE)...
NYC YOU GOTTA LOVE IT...LOL
http://spinsterscompass.wordpress.com Spinster

Don't forget the big ass prams with the crying ass kids, some of whom are too big to bee in a pram in the first place.
Chellz

I hate when I'm sitting in a seat close to the window, and a obese person trys to get all comfortable. I'm thinking you know your ass wasn't made for this seat. The othe halves gonna have to hang out baby. Stop tryna squeeze yo ass in this seat.I can't even grab my cell out my pocket.
http://nwso.net Gemini

I HATE! HATE! HATE! When I get on the J train and all the 3yr old Asian children are taking up all the seats as though the two parents (who are also sitting) paid a fare for each of them. I have yet to see one remove their child and offer anyone a seat. I never get up for them young, old, or pregnant. I hate people with runny noses that refuse to blow it but instead will make that snot snort sound. BLOW YO DAMN NOSE! STOP SWALLOWING SNOT! THAT'S NASTY! I love the smell of good mens cologne but it seems that every dad took a bath in their favortite five dollar knock off they got for Christmas. HINT: Less is more especially with the cheap stuff. If you drink like a fish please keep a mint in your mouth, there is nothing worst than smelling stale liquor through someones nose as they breathe...that also goes for, garlic, onions, curry, and coochie. I stopped my children with a look, if more parents practiced the look of death there would be alot less screaming kids on the train. Happy New Year Y'all!
http://www.gangstarrgirl.com GangStarr Girl

"3.PUSHING TO BE THE FIRST ON THE BUS EVEN WHEN ITS EMPTY (APPARENTLY BKLYN IS THE ONLY BOROUGH WHERE THEY DON'T LINE UP FOR THE BUS)"

LOL I made the same observation about Brooklyn, it seems BK is surprisingly the only borough I've been to where people weren't fiend out to get on the bus. But have to been to The Bronx? OMG the BX is THE WORST place in the city for that. And even worse is that BX buses are notoriously sucky. You'll be waiting a good 40 minutes for the bus during rush hour so imagine the off times. And it's those new flat buses that get crowded after like, 2 people. Can you imagine people rushing on and then standing in retarded spots, making things worse? OMG...y'all done got me started. *goes to woosah*
Mommy T-Rex

Im right there with the people asking me for directions when I have headphones on, which makes no F'ing sense to me, since 5 billion people are not jamming to the beat.School kids that are using the poles and handrests as a homemade Golds gym, seen this on the #3 and #2. The guys or gals that are nodding out and yelling at each other, and they are sitting right next to each other. And the classic not giving up seats to pregant/older/handicapped people.I have experienced this myself, being 7 months preggio and having Women, yes women give me seats while a handful of men, glared at both of us. The one that bugs me the most is the phone that is doubling as the mp3 player and instead of using headphones, treating all of us to the musical melodies.The subway is the fastest way to get places but is the most annoying way to get around, no question about it. Oh the person that jams their 400lb azz in a seat next to me made for someone that is 120lbs. One woman took my circulation out of my leg!
http://www.nwso.net NWSO

For those with penises and no kids, please explain what the hell a pram is? LOL

#Clueless
http://www.nwso.net NWSO

Question are these MEN asking you for directions? If so they might just be trying to holla since they can't say hello and you hear them. Just a thought.

#AsYouWere
http://www.nwso.net NWSO

Maybe you're just hot and men want to ask you directions so they can say they talked to you even if you have headphones on.
Rastaman

These are all common annoyances I encounter my daily commute, so much so that in many ways I have become immune to their effects. I hate to be an apologist but having seen many of these behaviors for many years I have some explanations for why they occur:

1, 2, 3 & 4: Is all about seeking attention. Most of the people who do those things publicly do them because they want to be noticed. Many are w/o purpose in their lives and the only way they can go about not feeling invisible is to annoy. NY is an unfriendly place in the sense that on public transportation we pretty much treat each other as if we are invisible. For people who feel like they are already invisible even a dirty look of annoyance is acknowledgement that someone notices them.
5-13. Is generally poor manners. Poor manners are a result of being selfish and inconsiderate. When we are inconsiderate we don't think about how we may inconvenience others around us. We are generally so self involved that we feel entitled to do the things we do. Another point is that many people just do not know how to conduct themselves in public. When I was in elementary school when they were teaching us how to cross the street was when we were taught to walk to the right; make people exit before we enter a space; also prepare to get off the train if your stop is coming. The general rules about comporting yourself in public. Those things I don't believe are still being taught in schools. So there are a whole bunch of people who don't realize they are doing something wrong until they get a forearm in the lower back on the train. Then it may be too late.
As far the farting, c'mon Man! According to Dr. Oz we pass gas at least once every hour. So there is nothing that can be done about that and holding it in can be more harmful than healthy, even if it’s momentarily unpleasant. It may smell like it going to kill you but I have yet to hear a case where the smell has actually killed.
Toi

Yes all of these are annoying train experiences but. You left out one: What about when you sit next to the door and the person that is standing at the door decides to lean on the pole with their backs to you with their a** in your face? Ughhhh!
http://spinsterscompass.wordpress.com Spinster

It's a baby carriage.
http://www.magz725.blogspot.com Maggie

I was nodding in a agreement with all your points till I got to the picture! hahah
justme

#2.....You are not Bill Gates, hang the damn phone up. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CLOSE A BILLION DOLLAR DEAL BY 5:00! THAT BULLSH*T YOU TALKING 'BOUT CAN WAIT TILL YOU GET BACK HOME! Oh, I regress.
Soulyn

This post cracked me up.
Omg....as I made my way to work this morning on the 3 train, I was thinking about some of these annoyances you speak of. Why is it that because both seats on both sides of me are empty, someone has to fit their big azz in one of them and expects me to move over to accommodate them. Why? Do you think I want to sit on the hump so I can be the one sliding from side to side as the train moves? No sir. I don't move one bit. You wanna sit? Find 2 vacant seats and make it work.
Soulyn

Ha!!! This one gets me every time.
So this past summer I witnessed a man getting on the 4 train and his face was full of sweat (Utica is the worst station in the summer). Why did he have to wipe the sweat with his bare hands and proceed to touch the polls with said hands....I. Cant. Take. It. People disgust me.
hmmmm.

Okay not to be mean or anything, but as an accoplished 19 year old college student majoring in Biochemistry, in Chicago, I would like to say that science and math books are not IN THE LEAST LIGHTWEIGHT. So in saying that, why can a man get up for an older woman or an older man, but see me struggling to get on the bus with this literally 20 lb. bookbag on my back, and not even budge????????
I feel like people don't have any sympathy for young people either these days, well not the respectable ones anyway....lol hopefully you all will think of me as one of them...but seriously if I LOOK tired, with this heavy LOOKING bookbag on my bag, hobbling on the bus, breathing hard, you can't even get up??!!! But this older woman gets on the bus and she doesn't even NEED the seat, but you won't give it to me.
Another thing, I believe people believe that older people are OBLIGATED to get a seat when they get on. Now I understand they old and what not, but just like you stood here for 30 minutes with yo shopping cart, I stood here for 45 minutes while the bus driver leaned the bus for you with my 20 lb. bookbag. Why can't old people feel sorry for us once in a while?????????????
hmmmm.

ugh i spelled accomplished wrong lol sorry
da ThRONe

Not my town which is the only one I care about. LOL

Wait is New Orleans still my town.......... Hell yeah it still is.
TheLeoGrl

A REALLY big ass baby carriage, LOL!!
http://nwso.net Gemini

I also hate when the train is not crowded and there is standing room throughout and sometimes a seat and that one nut decides to stand right in front of me to hold on. I change my seat or stand everytime...unless of course he is groin zone watch worthy then I stay and enjoy the ride.
Mommy T-Rex

@soulyn a few winters ago a hipster sneezed in his hand and it was the worst I ever saw, i mean a HUGE mess!! Then he wanted to hold onto the pole. I had to walk to the other side of the train, my stomach turned
Chanel

I was JUST about to say that! I have fond memories (NOT) of having to throw bows just to get on the BX19 bus. Remember when you'd wait for an hour and then three of them will show up at the same time! Gotta love it.
Corey

A lot of southern cities are built on top of water so subways are out. And quite honestly, with the exception of Atl people don't really ride city buses.
jodibanks

Im from Oakland, Ca and people out here still ride the BART and AC transit (bus), faithfully
QuoteMan

In NY, one of the craziest places to drive is in the city, esp. downtown…………… so you are always better off hoping on the train. But the downside, much like most have said – you come across some of the most weirdest ppl on the planet. You don’t need a passport to travel the world to see how others live their life - a metro card will take you half-way there.

Can sick ppl please wait till I get off my stop before they request for medical assistance ……….. Lol. That shit hurts when you are just one stop away and suddenly, the train stop cuz of a sick passenger. Stay your ass home if you’re sick. Smh
ms.virgo

yes chicks do lean on poles and if their butts are big enough it looks just like that
Maureen

Oh man, how I love NWSO (I knew you were gonna use that pictiure!)

When it comes to using public transport, people can do the rudest, dummbest things I've ever seen. Why else would you clip your nails/ change your underwear/brush your teeth/paint your nails/cut your hair/curl your lashes/pleasure yourself while riding the train? Why?!
If someone is being loud, I have my beloved iPhone to the rescue. In general, I try to be zen about it as much as I can. But Lord knows, I can't be zen 24/7! If your invading my personal space, I'm calling you out on your behavior. No FML for me, I'll open my mouth.

There's one moment I'll never forget: it was during summertime, blazing hot day. I was riding the tram, and an obese woman sat down next to me. She was soaking with sweat, her body was pushed up against me. She smelled awful and didn't even try to give me some space, in the corners she would lean heavily on me like I was an effing pillow. I endured it a short while, then asked her to move. She looked at me, said nothing. I asked again. Nothing. I then said 'Please move, so I can stand up.' She wouldn't. I asked her one more time, then I had enough and started to literally climb over her. She didn't ecpect this and got mad, then tried to hold me back. I warned her not to touch me again or else. The look I gave her must have been terrifying, because she stopped. I freed myself and got off at the next stop.
Maureen

I meant *picture, *dumbest, *you're and * expect btw. No more fast typing for me
sexxybrown

Very funny but very true. These are the reasons I started taking the express bus. Id rather pay the additional money. Plus the seats are cushy for my tushy, lol. One other reason I stopped was because of the loud, ignorant ass teens going to school. All the cursing and radio playinh I was ready
sexxybrown

...oops still not used to the touch screen.
....I was ready to choke those lil idiots out. Just so disrespectful. But honestly...the people on the express bus are aggy too with the cell phones. Such a shame what some of us have become due to technology. Smh.
Shannon

It's been awhile since my last comment, so hello to the group. Ans, WTF, way to ring in 2011 with a fever and trip to the ER, lol. Hope you're feeling better.

Now there's no subway where I live in Grove City, Ohio, but there is the Metrorail in Houston, which is my hometown, and I used to see a lot of these things whenever I had to ride the train, which is why I got a car.

A few things that should have made the list:

1. Personal hygiene--No one wants to smell your funk at 6:30 in the morning. After a long day? Please sit in the back near the open window. For the ladies that don't stay on top of things in that department, please don't ride the train, especially during your time of the month.

2. Babies--Crying babies I can deal with; I've even picked up and comforted a few--with parental permission, of course--and helped out with the stroller. That's cool. What's not cool is boarding the train with a baby in a soiled diaper that we can all smell--and then changing it on the train and leaving it on the floor for everyone to enjoy or even step on. Not cool and really nasty.

3. Children--What in the hell is so hard about controlling and supervising your children and not allowing them to scream and run all over the damn place? If I acted like that, my mother would knock some sense into me and it would have sunk in while I was flying through the air. Teach them to act like they have some damn sense, please.

4. Mr./Ms. "I'm tired so I'm going to sleep on the train"--I understand that people get tired no matter where they are, but is it really necessary to stretch out across three or four seats and cover up with your jacket and use your bag as a pillow? You're on a train, not your damn sofa. Other people would like to sit and would it kill you to simply get up and make room--without the attitude--when someone wakes you for a seat?

5. Loud conversation--Okay, cell phones are a fact of life and are here to stay. They are as much a part of modern life as eating and breathing. But if you see someone you know on the train, is there some reason you have to shout a conversation across the train? How about changing seats to be closer? No one wants to hear about how you almost missed before 11p at the club or what you and your SO did in bed last night.

These are just a few of the things I used to see on the train back home, but it always made me want to ask, "WTF is wrong with people?"
beth

Not a regular commenter, but I do read. I have a question for the woman with children, not to be rude but- why is anyone expected to give your child a seat? Is there something wrong with their legs? As far as I was concerned I thought pregnant/elderly/disabled were the only ones who fit into that category. After a long day at work, sometimes spending hours on my feet, the last person I'd give up my seat for is a kinder-gardener. Am I wrong for that?
http://www.wilderinreallife.com Wilder

I'm in the Midwest, Chicago to be exact, and it's the worst here. Maybe it's the slower and laid back pace or even the tourists and those foreign to public transit.

There have been many occasion where I've caught a pregnant woman standing and no one will give up their seat.

Also since there's a train from O'Hare airport some folks insist that their luggage (a small carry-on)get a seat. GTFOH

Hummer strollers need to stay where? On the sidewalk, bring little Josephine in a collaspible stroller (yes, the ones in the Dollar Store).

Dudes, half the time you're not that big so you do not require the space of your seat and leg area of another. I'm tired of squeezing my petite frame (emphasis on squeezing)in between a pole and your extended leg (close it and stop touching me with it).

Whew, I feel so much better. Thanks NWSO.

Oh one more for the guys keep your crotch out of my face when I'm sitting down. Yes, I saw you look down...nasty.