1. The person who opened a can of tuna and nonchalantly ate directly from the aluminum while we all grimaced at the fishy sent.
2. The couple who gets on the subway in the middle of an argument. They may try to keep it civil while in a tightly enclosed space, but as likely as not fail. It’s either uncomfortable for everyone or almost fun to feel everyone on the train picking sides.
3. The guy singing to himself. He thinks he’s being quiet enough so no one else hears. He is wrong. (He might also be my boyfriend.)
4. People who leave their phone sound on and play games. DRIVES ME NUTS. But isn’t quite as disrespectful as
5. People who openly listen to music without headphones. NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR YOUR MUSIC. I actually said that to a guy doing this once, and guess what? Not only did he not turn off his music, he called me a bitch, repeatedly for the rest of the ride!
6. Subway preachers who don’t care about any destination besides heaven. This is aggressive preaching like you won’t see anywhere else.
7. Dude watching porn in the middle of rush hour. On the bright side (yes, there is a bright side) at least he’d not
8. Masturbating
9. Liquid of any kind.
10. Shit, Literal Shit.
11. Really, all empty train cars. There’s that split second of “Oh boy! I’ll get a seat!” followed by the immediate reality that an empty train car is almost ALWAYS bad. If you’re lucky. it’s empty because there’s no air conditioning. If you’re not lucky, yep, someone used it as a toilet.
12. Mariachi bands. They wear full mariachi regalia, including sombreros, and play traditional songs on guitar and concertina. I actually kind of like them…They’re the least aggressive subway performers and you never worry if they might hit you in the face like
13. Showtime Guys. The notorious gymnasts of the subway poles. Some of their feats are impressive and do take skill, but crowded trains make all these routines uncomfortable at best, dangerous at worst.
14. School groups where everyone is wearing matching shirts, all the kids are loud and take up the who car. They’re only on for a couple stops, but by the time they get off you know exactly who has a crush on who.
15. The rush hour train that is packed so tight, there’s no way you can get on. I don’t know if it’s more frustrating to not get on this train and wonder if the next one will be just as bad, or squish on the train and be closer the your fellow passengers than gummy bears squished in a bag.
Although the tiny rail system I travelled and worked on for many years is nothing like the Subway other than they both have trains I can relate to these. Nothing like getting a call to go clean a train car where someone has vomited, urinated or worse except maybe one where someone let the fire extinguisher off.
This is good, Mary.
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Ughhhhh, the empty train car! It’s such a gamble. Because I’m often taking far-flung trains at odd hours of the day, it COULD just HAPPEN to be an empty car! ORRRRR, it could be Your Worst Nightmare. These are all SO relatable. May I add a few?
16. That guy who starts off begging for spare change, and when he doesn’t reap the amount he’d hoped for, starts getting up in people’s faces and trying to start a fight
17. The crying baby — which is not so bad — whose mother starts yelling and hitting their child to get them to stop. Ummm. Should we call someone?
18. People who listen to music with their headphones, BUT! Sing along out loud, tunelessly. It’s like, the worst of both worlds of 3 and 5.
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Love this! And the person who plays their music loudly usually had the worst music you’ve ever heard! I second what Meghan said about the guy who starts asking for money too. At least a subway ride is never boring 😉
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Ugh, I kind of wish I hadn’t read this so I could spend the rest of my life in blissful ignorance.
Not too bad……I love NYC so I will take the good which outways the bad , but I got to tell ya next time I am on the subway I am going to have all this in mind lol and probably stand instead of sitting lol
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Wow, this takes me back, New York subways are the worst! Especially when you’re on an amazing first date with the most gorgeous guy, you get on the subway, sit down, just minding your own business, only to realise that there’s a full seat of pee opposite you, ready to spill over at any moment.
Not the ideal romantic setting. Although it didn’t ruin the date, so there’s that!
xx
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M…masterbating???
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