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Yeah, I got a backpack. You don't like me wearing it in the subway, feel free to pay for my taxi rides.
If the train isn't crowded, and if you are aware of your surroundings enough not to smack your backpack into another passenger then its fine.
On a few entertaining occasions I've seen people with large backpacks on crowded trains moving about carelessly and hitting people fairly hard with their packs, not apologizing and acting as if it wasn't their fault. A huge shouting match ensued on both occasions with unaffected passengers chiming in -- lets just say the guys with the backpacks always lost and ended up getting off the train at the next stop.
Being considerate certainly matters on the trains.
If I have PMS the backpacker is usually the first one to get a dose of my hormonal rage. Nothing more fun than a good ol' NYC subway shouting match, especially after I've had a bad day... I really let them have it then. Straight up retards with bricks on their backs...
There used to be (or perhaps still are) public service notices on the trains asking passengers to put their backpacks or large bags on the floor when the train is crowded. One of those "Courtesy is Contagious" things.
When I travel, I use a backpack as my carry-on. Unless the train to the airport is practically empty, I always take the backpack off and hold it by the top handle. I don't like the idea of smacking people with it. And I don't like being smacked either—whenever I see someone obliviously swinging their backpack into my face, I just give it a little "football shoulder push" to send it back in the direction from whence it came!
There used to be (or perhaps still are) public service notices on the trains asking passengers to put their backpacks or large bags on the floor when the train is crowded. One of those "Courtesy is Contagious" things.
Now they've just got pictures of enormous green handicapped folk demanding I give up my seat, nothing about backpacks. Fortunately my arthritic knees are still up to standing up with my backpack (it's not like it's a full-frame pack, just one of those Victorinox ones that it seems like half the city has)
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