like all these things, it's our fellow humans that are the problem
Most of the complaints about commuting are concerned with the irritating behaviour of fellow commuters. The fact that some bastards just don't understand the unwritten social rules, or aren't bothered about adhering to them, is universal surely?

It's worse on this website because most of us are British, and therefore completely averse to confronting someone who is being inconsiderate. No-one does tight-lipped supressed rage like we do.

I was really annoyed with a woman on the train the other day. I was in an aisle seat and she was just across from me. She stretched out her legs into the aisle, which meant that every person who walked past had to adjust their angle to avoid being tripped up. This resulted in me being whacked by numerous bags and receiving several facefuls of arse-cheek.

Why the hell didn't I say anything? She probably didn't even realise, naively thinking that it was a nice perk of an aisle seat that you could have a bit more leg-room and wondering why no-one else was following suit.

Also, why do people keep walking up and down the train?
(slowly play it cool, Trig, Tue 6 Mar 2012, 17:20, 1 reply)

Because pissing on your seat is frowned upon.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 6 Mar 2012, 17:21, closed)