What annoys you the most when using public transport?

@UK_Shree (3603)
December 3, 2008 3:11am CST
I know what gets to me - people who do not have the courtesy to move when you need to get past, those that consume smelly or difficult to handle foods on the train or bus. And it's so rude when people want to read a massive newspaper on a really busy train and half of the newspaper ends up on your face! Smelly people are annoying too... What annoys you? I realise things will be different in various parts of the world so it would be very interesting to hear what you all say!
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@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
3 Dec 08
one - bus or jeepney (philippine public transport) that's filled up and still keeps admitting passengers until you are like sardines in a can two -seatmates and drivers with bad odor three- fare collectors who don't give appropriate change four- defective hand bars, or hand supports five- reckless drivers
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@UK_Shree (3603)
3 Dec 08
Hi there, you gave a really interest response! Your first point sounds as though it may be similar to India - I live in the UK but when I have visited India in the past, I have experienced similar situations where they keep on accepting passengers even though the vehicle is clearly full!!!
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
5 Dec 08
yes, that's probably the same picture. india's way of life tend to be similar with ours in some sort of fashion. in my side of the earth, even the rooftop of the jeepney gets filled up. i once tried that when i was a kid....ADVENTURE!!!! hahaha
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@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
7 Dec 08
well i guess i'm not the most tolerant person in the world so a lot of things annoy me. i take the MRT (subway / metro) to work everyday and i'm always getting annoyed. some mornings it'll be people who don't queue. i'd be waiting at the door and they'll just saunter up and cut right in front of me. some days i'll get the reading-newspaper people. it is really inconsiderate in a crowded train when everyone else is squeezed together while this fellow just open his full-size newspaper. another type of person that irritates me will be those who lean on the grab poles. i mean, doesn't the name tell them something? it's called a grab pole because it's meant to be grabbed at, not leaned on.
@UK_Shree (3603)
8 Dec 08
I'm a bit like that too - I get annoyed by different things depending on my mood
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@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
6 Dec 08
Hello, UK_Shree! What annoys me most when using public transport are the pissed off people. We all know it is pretty hard to be on a crowded bus. And, sometime, you will have to leave the bus. But people won't open passage for you, and sometimes, even when they do, the path is not large enough for you to go. So, you accidentally push some people around while trying to walk. Not like making them go far, but only touching them and trying to pass. They get all angry and start complaining. Why is that? They are on a public transportation. If they need comfort, why didn't they buy a car or pay a taxi? If it is because they can't, then they should get used to that. There is no way to pass in that small corridor without touching anybody. Things like that happens. It is also useless to complain. Respectfully, Munhozmib.
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@UK_Shree (3603)
6 Dec 08
Hi munhozmib! Lol.... I know what you mean! I don't know why everyone can't be courteous, or at least civilised! Thanks for your response...
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
3 Dec 08
Annoying experiences in a public transport: 1. Reckless drivers who would drive as if they own the road and would not mind of the safety of passengers. 2. Overloaded bus 3. Smelly passenger 4. Passengers who would exchange stores so loud disturbing the others 5. Conductors who do not give change 6. Seat mate who would sleep and even snore loudly 7. Seatmate who would talk aloud in his/her cellphone 8. Drivers who would violate traffic rules and hence when apprehended by police the passengers are suffering delays and disturbances.
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7 Dec 08
Here is a list of what annoys me about public transport. 1) Pickpockets - I do not condone dishonesty and these people are scoundrels. 2) Inconsiderate people - I see some people who are healthy and able not giving up seats for the women and the elderly. 3) People who lack good hygiene - Some people do not care to smell good. 4) Noisy people - Some people talk so loudly as if they were in a private vehicle. 5) People who do not give way - Some people do not move aside when people are entering / leaving the bus.