Sunday, November 28, 2010

subway etiquette.

this was a long time coming. I firmly believe in not using a blog as a bitchfest but public transportation has become such an often and awful part of my daily existence I feel the need to make a few comments...
1.  do not eat on the subway. little snacks sure. I can’t eat while watching intervention/hoarders/dexter etc. and I consider the subway to be filled with real life characters of those programs.
2.  I will always give up my seat for seniors. But dear women- approximately late forties, early fifties ish just be happy you don’t look like a senior. Do not look at me with those judging eyes and think 'oh must be nice not to have grey roots,  no bags under your eyes and a tight little body'. I work just as hard as you and it is not my fault you're stuck with the walking dead twenty years later.
3. It is okay to laugh at a good nut, I’m not talking about some unfortunate case that suffers or has clearly been drinking mouth wash. But some one who puts on a good show, have a good chuckle. Recognize them as human, they are performing whatever song or prophecy for a reaction, and who couldn’t use a smile on the subway. 
4.  Guys picking up girls on the subway, don’t. That’s it, just don’t. The only thing we are thinking about on the subway is why the @#$! isn’t my boyfriend driving me, or I really need a dude with a car.
5. To the woman that hissed at me last week and moved to the opposite side of the car. WHAT!?  I was braiding my hair… gawd.
...more to come I am sure, would love your own comments and additions.

3 comments:

  1. http://www.blogto.com/city/2010/12/whats_the_most_annoying_ttc_rider_behaviour_/

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  2. i don't know about #4. i've had some boner-worthy moments on the subway in NYC.

    I don't know if Toronto is like this but there's certain standards to uphold and acknowledge depending on different subway lines too. if I was on the L train to BK on a friday night, I expect to eye-fuck dudes in tighter ripped jeans than me, storm trooper boots and obnoxious novelty t's. On the 6 going to the Upper East Side, I didn't stand a chance with the young profeshs unless I had a perfect manicure, coif and some awful bag with an obvious logo.

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  3. thanks becky. this should also be made clear that the TTC in toronto is WAY less metro chic than the NYC subway.

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