Etiquette on public transport

Tarzana2 · 17-02-2015 02:24PM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

I always go to the people that have their bag on the seat beside them and sit down even if there are other free seats. It's just a f u right back at the person.

Often when my bag is next to me on the seat, I'm just spacing out as I tend to do on public transport. It's not a deliberate attempt to stop people sitting there. And maybe people put their bag next to them on an empty bus/train because they can see there are loads of empty seats and wouldn't do it if it was more full.

somesoldiers · 17-02-2015 02:29PM

What annoys me about the prebook seats is that often Irish Rail don't turn on the names til it's too late example
I'm travelling Dublin to Sligo Fri evening 5.05 train, bound to be jammers. I have not prebooked so get there early
I get there at 4:30, take a seat where there are no names lit
5:00 the train is full, the names lights up. Some one gets on and says I am in their seat

what should i do?

bear in mind the Ts&Cs

***Please take your seat 20 minutes in advance of departure***
http://www.irishrail.ie/legal/terms-of-use

not sure how this works when people have booked seats and get on after the start of the journey

Grayson · 17-02-2015 02:31PM

Tarzana2 wrote: »

Often when my bag is next to me on the seat, I'm just spacing out as I tend to do on public transport. It's not a deliberate attempt to stop people sitting there. And maybe people put their bag next to them on an empty bus/train because they can see there are loads of empty seats and wouldn't do it if it was more full.

Or the ground is manky wet. The state of some buses.

efb · 17-02-2015 02:38PM

Yes that music out loud cr@p- students on train now playing their tunes drinking cans talking so fcuking loudly- I just moved carriage #DonegalTuesday aaargh

newport2 · 17-02-2015 02:40PM

People who appear to think that once their bag is slung over their shoulder/on their bag that it's no longer a material object, hence they don't have to allow space to prevent it banging off other passengers as they manoeuvre their way around.

Tarzana2 · 17-02-2015 02:58PM

Grayson wrote: »

Or the ground is manky wet. The state of some buses.

Exactly! I hate putting my bag on the ground on public transport. Beside me or on my lap depending on how full the space is.

foggy_lad · 17-02-2015 03:15PM

valoren wrote: »

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.

But if you stand behind the driver at the luggage area you just block every other person getting on the rush hour bus! Get yourself upstairs if fit enough or stand but in the wheelchair space so people can get past you.

When I see a window seat reserved on the train I will sit in the aisle seat and the person will usually abandon their reservation because they were hoping to have the two seats together and my eau de pish perfume:-D

Been told on a train before that a person had paid for the seat beside her but even if you do this anyone else can sit in that or any empty seat not marked as reserved! You are not allowed buy tickets just to hold seats empty for the journey!

A.Partridge · 17-02-2015 03:43PM

My pet hate.

When all seats are full and it's standing room throughout the carriage you always get some jerk/jerkess who will sit on the floor?

What the hell is all that about?

jungleman · 17-02-2015 04:04PM

1. When in the distance you can see someone waiting at a bus stop, just standing there.

2. The bus pulls up, they step inside.

3. Then they decide to sling their handbag up at the windscreen, fumble around for their purse (taking items out of the bag one-by-one until they find it).

4. Their fat little fingers fumble around for coins, which are then slowly inserted one-by-one into the slot beside the driver, only pausing to stop and ask "HOW MUCH IS IT INTO TOWN?". Then the fumbling continues until the fare is paid.

Idiots not having their change ready is the most annoying thing in the world when travelling on Dublin Bus. Especially when you can see them in the distance, just standing at the stop all gormless and empty of thought, with an expression of pure "duuuuuuuhhhh" on their face.

Dog of Tears · 17-02-2015 04:15PM

jungleman wrote: »

Idiots not having their change ready is the most annoying thing in the world when travelling on Dublin Bus. Especially when you can see them in the distance, just standing at the stop all gormless and empty of thought, with an expression of pure "duuuuuuuhhhh" on their face.

I presume these are the same people who stand at checkout tills, let the attractive Polish lady scan all there groceries through before looking mildly surprised that they now have to actually pay for their shopping.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 17-02-2015 04:23PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

- people asking for change on the luas. Change starts within yourself!!! Junkie bastardjaws.

Brilliant. I need to remember that for future record.

A beggar asked me 'could i make a phone call?' the other day. They started shouting and roaring at me when I directed them to a phone box. No fooking way i was handing over my phone to them.

keithclancy · 17-02-2015 04:49PM

somesoldiers wrote: »

What annoys me about the prebook seats is that often Irish Rail don't turn on the names til it's too late example
I'm travelling Dublin to Sligo Fri evening 5.05 train, bound to be jammers. I have not prebooked so get there early
I get there at 4:30, take a seat where there are no names lit
5:00 the train is full, the names lights up. Some one gets on and says I am in their seat

what should i do?

bear in mind the Ts&Cs

***Please take your seat 20 minutes in advance of departure***
http://www.irishrail.ie/legal/terms-of-use

not sure how this works when people have booked seats and get on after the start of the journey

The way it should work is the seat sign should be lit at every stop saying X place to Y place, so you know how long you can sit in the seat for.

Why does it even need to display a persons name ?

somesoldiers · 17-02-2015 05:09PM

keithclancy wrote: »

The way it should work is the seat sign should be lit at every stop saying X place to Y place, so you know how long you can sit in the seat for.

Why does it even need to display a persons name ?

yes a bit strange in today's data protection mad society .....handy if someone wanted to stalk them afterwards I should think.

frankoreagan · 17-02-2015 05:32PM

When the inside of the bus windows are all fogged on a wet morning cos the driver has the heating on full blast, don't get pissy if I open one of windows beside me to let some fresh air in.

The mainly (young) people who sit on the seat in front of you sideways with their legs stretched out, so you're stuck looking at the side of their slack jawed face for the entire poxy journey.

Ranchu · 17-02-2015 05:47PM

frankoreagan wrote: »

When the inside of the bus windows are all fogged on a wet morning cos the driver has the heating on full blast, don't get pissy if I open one of windows beside me to let some fresh air in.

The mainly (young) people who sit on the seat in front of you sideways with their legs stretched out, so you're stuck looking at the side of their slack jawed face for the entire poxy journey.

So everyone behind you gets soaked and frozen? Are you mental?

Philo Beddoe · 17-02-2015 05:53PM

Ranchu wrote: »

So everyone behind you gets soaked and frozen? Are you mental?

If the driver has turned up the heat so high that the bus is ten degrees hotter than it would be in mid-summer, nobody is going to be frozen, and they're already soaked in sweat.

foggy_lad · 17-02-2015 05:56PM

keithclancy wrote: »

The way it should work is the seat sign should be lit at every stop saying X place to Y place, so you know how long you can sit in the seat for.

Why does it even need to display a persons name ?

It used to work that way, would show up as "reserved from Xxxx station" but now it doesn't show till the train has reached that station:rolleyes:

One of my pet hates is people(scummers) who put feet on seats another is those who play loud music that everyone can hear!

Ranchu · 17-02-2015 06:19PM

Philo Beddoe wrote: »

If the driver has turned up the heat so high that the bus is ten degrees hotter than it would be in mid-summer, nobody is going to be frozen, and they're already soaked in sweat.

Don't be daft. If it's raining and someone opens a window it soaks the people behind not the person that opened the window and the cold air that is so cold the driver has the heating on is going to hammer the people behind as well. Not the person opening the window. That sort of carry on would get you a slap on most buses.

Eutow · 17-02-2015 06:26PM

Philo Beddoe wrote: »

If the driver has turned up the heat so high that the bus is ten degrees hotter than it would be in mid-summer, nobody is going to be frozen, and they're already soaked in sweat.

They won't be soaked in sweat, but they will get the rain and wind blowing in their face because of the twit that opened the window.

NachoBusiness · 17-02-2015 06:31PM

I must be one of the few people who couldn't give a fcuk about people eating on public transport. Why should I be bothered by some fcuker having something to it? I mean, if they make a racket or get some on me, I'd be annoyed but just sitting there minding their own business eating? None of my bloody business tbf.

Sheepy99 · 17-02-2015 06:32PM

All the replies in this thread seem like a classic case of people giving out just for the sake of it.
If any of those things really bother you that much then you've got problems or else you need to go to bed earlier to prevent you from being a grumpy **** in the morning.

17-02-2015 06:38PM

I'd rather the bus window open than super germs being passed around

suicide_circus · 17-02-2015 06:44PM

I've come to realise that all the manners and courtesy I was brought up with as a child are a complete hindrance on public transport.
Try to get off a dart at a city centre station at 5pm? Now I just shout "EXCUSE ME" in their faces until they part like the red sea. It doesn't appear to register with them that its more efficient to allow people off before getting on.

jimgoose · 17-02-2015 07:07PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

I've come to realise that all the manners and courtesy I was brought up with as a child are a complete hindrance on public transport.
Try to get off a dart at a city centre station at 5pm? Now I just shout "EXCUSE ME" in their faces until they part like the red sea. It doesn't appear to register with them that its more efficient to allow people off before getting on.

Heh! I just remembered the Subway scene in Predator 2. Want some candy??

:):)

Cuban Pete · 17-02-2015 07:29PM

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!

Actually, it has nothing to do with the testicles. From a post on Reddit:

The balls thing isn't right in my average-sized-balls-having experience. However, there are relevant differences between men and women in the pelvis. In particular, the angle of the ischium to the pubic symphasis is about 90 degrees in women while being 60 degrees in men. The ischium is the bone that makes up the majority of the acetabulum, the socket that the head of your femur fits in.

Bottom line: when women sit relaxed, with minimum effort being put into holding a specific posture, their knees pull together because of the shape of the femur, the femoral head, and the acetabulum. When men do the same, their knees pull slightly apart (though not to the sometimes ridiculous extremes I see in those creepshot websites of men behaving badly on the subway.)

The more you know!

FBWT · 17-02-2015 07:32PM

keithclancy wrote: »

The way it should work is the seat sign should be lit at every stop saying X place to Y place, so you know how long you can sit in the seat for.

Why does it even need to display a persons name ?

It kinda works like that. I think if you book for one of the intermediate stations the display says something like "reserved from Limerick Jct". Then when the train reaches that stop it displays the name.

Donalh · 17-02-2015 07:40PM

Took the 17A bus once from Ballymun to Coolock, some junkie had taken a hefty, green, physeptone induced crap in the aisle of the top deck. There was no seating or standing room left downstairs so rather than be late for work i had to step over it and sit about 6 feet away from it. Now tell me you have something to complain about!!

Rezident · 17-02-2015 08:13PM

In Germany they have signs up to stop people listening to loud music, Irish people are very ignorant about this - and so many people have those AWFUl sh1tty apple earphones that blare the music outwards, get a proper set of earphone or turn it down you inconsiderate idiots.

Eating on public transport is disgusting too, the smell, the sound, there will be some inconsiderate prick munching a packet of crisps on the train every single day. Without fail. No respect.

AlekSmart · 17-02-2015 09:30PM

NachoBusiness wrote: »

I must be one of the few people who couldn't give a fcuk about people eating on public transport. Why should I be bothered by some fcuker having something to it? I mean, if they make a racket or get some on me, I'd be annoyed but just sitting there minding their own business eating? None of my bloody business tbf.

Absolutely 100%....mind you this view alters somewhat when you have to scrape half-digested Nacho off the backside of your strides.

Fact:- Less than 50% of fast-food brought on board Public Transport is actually eaten.;)

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 17-02-2015 09:47PM

AlekSmart wrote: »

Absolutely 100%....mind you this view alters somewhat when you have to scrape half-digested Nacho off the backside of your strides.

Fact:- Less than 50% of fast-food brought on board Public Transport is actually eaten.;)

http://tinypic.com/r/uy6g1/8

Nobody has any business bringing that much fried chicken on public transport that others have to sit around. Vulgar bastards

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