Etiquette on public transport

Jawgap · 17-02-2015 10:41AM

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

Public Transport section is the Wildebeest crossing the river..The Crocodiles are rolling past in their cars.The Lions are looking down from their Helicopters. All the Hyenas are in their vans..:D

I thought cyclists were the hyenas? Or maybe they're the gazelles.........

sunshine and showers wrote: »

The worst people are the ones who won't get up and move for the old person/pregnant lady/person on crutches.

Get up ta fúck!

I do remember once on the DART getting up to offer a pregnant lady a seat and getting a mouthful of abuse for my trouble! I had to be 'rescued' by an old dear who, very politely, explained to the pregnant lady the value of courtesy!

The King of Moo · 17-02-2015 10:41AM

I don't like when people don't acknowledge the bus driver when they get on the bus.

Grayson · 17-02-2015 10:42AM

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

I don't go out of my way to do it obviously....but if I am looking for a seat when the train is busy and see a man taking over the seat beside him by doing the splits then yes I'll go for that seat....in the same way as I would go for a woman whose bag is taking up a seat.

What you said is that you make a point of it. If you were just taking the only available seat you wouldn't be making a point of it. making a point of it implies that you will target those people over anyone else.

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

I also make a point of going to the men who insist on doing the splits in their seats. I get that there is a reason men sit like they do but no man can be so well endowed that he can't tidy himself up when some-one needs a seat!

Dog of Tears · 17-02-2015 10:45AM

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I think that makes you more of a tool. How do you know they won't move it when it gets busier? Its hardly in the way if there's other seats.

Nope.

The people who put bags beside them on seats do it in a territorial way to try to define their ownership of the entire seat.

These people will rarely move their bags without being expressly asked to and are invariable **** of the highest order.

Jawgap · 17-02-2015 10:46AM

Surprised it hasn't been mentioned thus far, but train etiquette is just super simple stuff.......

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/queensland-rail-etiquette-posters

poisonated · 17-02-2015 10:47AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Oh god, where to start.
- food on public transport. Nobody wants to see you milling into fried chicken like a wild animal. Crunching your way through a bag of crisps. Slurping your drink. Licking your fingers.
- aul ones who sit on the outside seat and have their bags on the inside. They usually try avoid eye contact too, and the train absolutely heaving with people.
- aul ones on the platform who waddle past you with their elbows out, determined to get on the train before you.
- people having really long private conversations quite loudly.
- people listening to music too loud.
- people who are surprised to find out they have to pay for their bus fare and stand for ages picking out coins holding up everyone else behind them.
- those tiny spaces for your legs on some of the Seats on the bus, wtf? I wear 26inch leg jeans, I have little legs, and I'm really uncomfortable. Can you imagine how taller people feel? Wedged into a seat like that.
- when people try talk to you
- when I have to sit near a kid
- getting groped and spat at on the luas
- junkies on the luas
- smellies on the luas
- aggressive people pushing into me when the luas is clearly full
- fat aul ones who take up two seats
- kids whining for seats
- people with buggies during rush hour
- people asking for change on the luas. Change starts within yourself!!! Junkie bastardjaws.

I would elaborate but I've to go wash my hair

Agree with all of these except the food one. Sometimes you get a chance to eat while waiting for the bus but other times the bus comes quickly and I amnt going to let my food go cold while I sit on the bus.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 17-02-2015 10:49AM

poisonated wrote: »

Agree with all of these except the food one. Sometimes you get a chance to eat while waiting for the bus but other times the bus comes quickly and I amnt going to let my food go cold while I sit on the bus.

Well I was sitting on the train last night. Two aul ones, a party bucket of supermacs chicken between them and I was absolutely heaving, grease all over their faces, mowing into it, bones on the table. Oh Jesus.

Jawgap · 17-02-2015 10:49AM

poisonated wrote: »

Agree with all of these except the food one. Sometimes you get a chance to eat while waiting for the bus but other times the bus comes quickly and I amnt going to let my food go cold while I sit on the bus.

How about getting the next bus?

punisher5112 · 17-02-2015 10:52AM

poisonated wrote: »

Agree with all of these except the food one. Sometimes you get a chance to eat while waiting for the bus but other times the bus comes quickly and I amnt going to let my food go cold while I sit on the bus.

Your not allowed food or drink....

Barna77 · 17-02-2015 10:52AM

Trying to get off the DaRT and a wall of people are waiting on the platform like hungry hyenas on a prey, blocking the doors. I usually carry my gym bag and a few times I've been pushed backwards as it got trapped by some asshole that wouldn't wait for people to get off the train first. Now I just push my way and I couldn't give two fúcks what they think.
Pensioners are the worst offenders. They'd walk at 0.05 m/h, but they run at speed of light when getting on a train.

the groutch · 17-02-2015 10:54AM

gadetra wrote: »

Being in a queue of a load of people getting on the bus. There is a change/leap queue and a card queue. Someone elbows on and stands, motionless in the card queue on the bus until they het a break in the change queue to pay, blocking everyone in the card queue getting on and holding everyone in the coin queue up. Trivial but the self-centered lack of consideration kills me. I don't know how they don't feel the burning shame of holding everyone up.

this is even more true of OAPs.
they will regularly block the queue on the right, waving their bus pass from afar at the driver, who is too busy dealing with people paying with cash or shorter leap journeys.

kylith · 17-02-2015 10:55AM

Oh, I do hate guys who sit like they have two soccer balls between their legs! Ratchet those knees together a few degrees there, Jimmy, 15 minutes won't castrate you.

kylith · 17-02-2015 10:57AM

Barna77 wrote: »

Trying to get off the DaRT and a wall of people are waiting on the platform like hungry hyenas on a prey, blocking the doors. I usually carry my gym bag and a few times I've been pushed backwards as it got trapped by some asshole that wouldn't wait for people to get off the train first. Now I just push my way and I couldn't give two fúcks what they think.
Pensioners are the worst offenders. They'd walk at 0.05 m/h, but they run at speed of light when getting on a train.

I find a call of ''scuse me, coming through' and judicious use of the elbows a great help.

Loughc · 17-02-2015 10:59AM

Two things that annoy me on Public Transport,

1. People that think they can skip the queues while boarding a train/bus/Luas. Oh don't mind me I was only standing here for the last 10 minutes, you just got here, by all means cut ahead of me and jump on before giving anyone a chance to even get off the train/bus/luas.

2. Spanish teenagers over to learn english, they flock onto Public transport in groups of 50 at a time, stand directly beside an exit and proceed to make the most amount of noise that even the guy sitting next to you with the loudest earphones in the world can't block out.

AudreyHepburn · 17-02-2015 11:00AM

Grayson wrote: »

What you said is that you make a point of it. If you were just taking the only available seat you wouldn't be making a point of it. making a point of it implies that you will target those people over anyone else.

I phrased it wrong, apologies if I have offended you in some way.

I should have qualified it by saying when it's busy I do it.

Sorry.

rainbow kirby · 17-02-2015 11:02AM

Fat people who stand blocking the single doors at the ends of a tube carriage.

People with huge quantities of luggage on rush hour trains

People with large numbers of children on rush hour trains

People who eat smelly food on rush hour trains

People who read broadsheet newspapers on rush hour trains, bonus points if it's something pretentious

People who move hell and high water to try and get a seat, then only go one or two stops

People who won't get up from the outside seat on a bus when you're trying to get off with multiple large shopping bags

People who need to rummage through their bag/pockets for their Oyster/debit card/ticket at the ticket gates when there's a huge queue behind them

kylith wrote: »

I find a call of ''scuse me, coming through' and judicious use of the elbows a great help.

Getting off the train like you're Paul O'Connell breaking tackles helps too :pac:

efb · 17-02-2015 11:06AM

Long distance train/luas commuter here

1. Shut up! Or At least use that indoor voice you learned at primary school
2. Have your money/ticket ready
3. Don't block the aisle use the storage spaces provided
4.take your crap off seats
5. You don't own ALL The table
6. Don't have massive full blown conversations on the train
7. Don't block the gangway with your feet by sitting incorrectly
8. Get up in time to exit the train, but as they decide to leave the station

Grayson · 17-02-2015 11:14AM

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

I phrased it wrong, apologies if I have offended you in some way.

I should have qualified it by saying when it's busy I do it.

Sorry.

It's ok. I phrase stuff incorrectly all the time.

It's very easy to confuse "I do not make a point of going up to" with "I make a point of going up to"

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 17-02-2015 11:19AM

Grayson wrote: »

It's ok. I phrase stuff incorrectly all the time.

It's very easy to confuse "I do not make a point of going up to" with "I make a point of going up to"

If your balls are so big that you can't keep your legs together, pay for an extra seat and stretch to your hearts content

Grayson · 17-02-2015 11:26AM

efb wrote: »

Long distance train/luas commuter here

1. Shut up! Or At least use that indoor voice you learned at primary school
2. Have your money/ticket ready
3. Don't block the aisle use the storage spaces provided
4.take your crap off seats
5. You don't own ALL The table
6. Don't have massive full blown conversations on the train
7. Don't block the gangway with your feet by sitting incorrectly
8. Get up in time to exit the train, but as they decide to leave the station

I was heading to cork for a wedding during the summer. A load of drunk lads from limerick got on at limerick junction. They were heading to Cork for a stag. They took up the far end of the carriage I was in. There were probably 10-15 others in the carriage. They were just screaming and roaring at each other whilst drinking cans. A couple of complaints were made and the female ticket inspector asked them to be quite. They just shouted back at her. Eventually she went to everyone else in the carriage and said she'd help them move their bags/luggage if they wanted to move to another carriage.

Up to that point I'd actually been having a nice journey.

valoren · 17-02-2015 11:28AM

Idiots who don't understand the physics of bags with shoulder straps.

AudreyHepburn · 17-02-2015 11:31AM

Grayson wrote: »

It's ok. I phrase stuff incorrectly all the time.

It's very easy to confuse "I do not make a point of going up to" with "I make a point of going up to"

Less of the smart comments please

Grayson · 17-02-2015 11:31AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

If your balls are so big that you can't keep your legs together, pay for an extra seat and stretch to your hearts content

It's wrong to take up two seats...unless there's seats available.
If I have a seat next to me I'll spread out a bit. Everyone including women do. If someone sits next to you, you automatically kinda shift further inside.

Picking on someone because they're sitting comfortably is wrong. If there's only a couple of seats left then work away and make them shift in (no-one should be allowed take up two seats if there's a shortage) but if you're just doing it to make them feel uncomfortable then you're a nasty person.

valoren · 17-02-2015 11:33AM

You know it's going to be rush hour busy.
You know you're only going a couple of stops.
You're one of the first people to get on.
Yet you sit right at the back of the bus.
Then you tut and sigh as you have to squeeze past the people standing in the aisles, when you have to get off.

Grayson · 17-02-2015 11:35AM

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

Less of the smart comments please

You said all that stuff, not me. It was very clear what you said. It's not up to misinterpretation.

I'm going to stop responding to you now. I pointed out what you said and that's all I really need to do.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 17-02-2015 11:35AM

Well I think it goes without saying if there's enough seats so as you don't have to sit next to someone, happy days. But, when I get on the train it's the second last stop and it's always packed. If I see two seats - one free, or one with some scrote with their bags on it, trying not to make eye contact, I'll ask the one with the bags to move her ****.

efb · 17-02-2015 11:40AM

Grayson wrote: »

I was heading to cork for a wedding during the summer. A load of drunk lads from limerick got on at limerick junction. They were heading to Cork for a stag. They took up the far end of the carriage I was in. There were probably 10-15 others in the carriage. They were just screaming and roaring at each other whilst drinking cans. A couple of complaints were made and the female ticket inspector asked them to be quite. They just shouted back at her. Eventually she went to everyone else in the carriage and said she'd help them move their bags/luggage if they wanted to move to another carriage.

Up to that point I'd actually been having a nice journey.

Urgh- stag/hen parties

Tiddlypeeps · 17-02-2015 11:46AM

Grayson wrote: »

Picking on someone because they're sitting comfortably is wrong. If there's only a couple of seats left then work away and make them shift in (no-one should be allowed take up two seats if there's a shortage) but if you're just doing it to make them feel uncomfortable then you're a nasty person.

Agreed, it's petty in the extreme.

I'd normally keep my bag on the seat next to me on an empty luas/bus and then put it on my lap when it starts to fill up. It's not to stop anyone sitting there, it's just more comfortable not holding on to it. I had never even considered before that there were some people that would be so offended by my actions since they have absolutely zero effect on anyone... It's very strange, life must be pretty boring if these are the things you choose to get worked up over

Dog of Tears · 17-02-2015 11:58AM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I had never even considered before that there were some people that would be so offended by my actions

This thread has served some function.

marnie d · 17-02-2015 12:08PM

I thought this thread would be about people picking their nose beside you, snorting loudly, teenagers cackling loudly or someone shouting down their phone, not a whinge about someone with their bag on the seat beside them when there are other seats available. I do this all the time, if I have bags of shopping I'm not going to crowd them all on to my knee unless someone needs the seat beside me. And I have had someone make a point of insisting sitting beside me when there are loads of seats free, all that does is make me get up and move away from the weirdo at the next stop. From reading this thread I bet it was a boardsie.

Etiquette on public transport

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