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I'm chinese (native nyc), but I have to say mainland Chinese immigrants are the worst in the subway.
I agree that although the midwest transplant hipster is midly annoying, at least they all have nice American midwest manners. Thats why they make great waiters.
Why do so many women just love hugging the pole in the subway train? It is one of the dirtiest thing to do. It's mainly short women that likes to hug or lean against the hole then they give you a bad stare if you try to hold on to the same pole.
They are my biggest pet peeve...You know who you are!!
These are the people that have just come from shopping, for the most part, and they have several large bags. I also see it amongst women with purses who are just on the train and haven't come from shopping. These folks will occupy another seat either in front of them, or next to them, with their baggage. And then when they know that people are looking for seats, most of the time they will not voluntarily remove their bags. They start staring downwards, pretend they're sleeping, stare out of the window, etc, and act completely oblivious. Oooh, this irks me! They behave selfishly and don't seem to care about the fact that that people have a right to sit down, and that the extra seat does not belong to them or their belongings...
Unless you have paid an additional fare so that your bag(s) can have a seat, then you NO RIGHT to block a seat for your things.
Why do so many women just love hugging the pole in the subway train? It is one of the dirtiest thing to do. It's mainly short women that likes to hug or lean against the hole then they give you a bad stare if you try to hold on to the same pole.
Well, I'm short and I can say that I do this (eg hug the pole..but I don't give an evil stare) from time to time.
I'm 5'2" and my arms hurt attempting to hold on to the overhead hand metal bars that on the trains. There aren't any extra seats, and certainly no man is going to get up and volunteer his seat. So, I need something to hold onto and it's usually that pole. Holding on to it from afar is uncomfortable, so I hug the pole. Granted, I'm not sliding up and down it, and certainly don't try to hog it from other passengers. I only get irritated when people keep sliding their hands up and down on the pole and touching mine. I guess this is inevitable, but I don't like having other people touch my hands on trains. It makes me feel icky.
What do you guys think about strollers in the subway?
Me, I personally try to avoid bringing a stroller on the train if I can out of courtesy. I will try to take alernative means if possible (Ferry, walk, drive etc).
If I do take the subway with my infant, I use a Bjorn carrier. If there is no other choice, I will at least collapse the stroller and carry the kid.
My wife on the other hand, has no problems jamming the stroller into a packed subway train.
What do you guys think about strollers in the subway?
Me, I personally try to avoid bringing a stroller on the train if I can out of courtesy. I will try to take alernative means if possible (Ferry, walk, drive etc).
If I do take the subway with my infant, I use a Bjorn carrier. If there is no other choice, I will at least collapse the stroller and carry the kid.
My wife on the other hand, has no problems jamming the stroller into a packed subway train.
I wouldn't subject my infants to that especially during rush hour. Makes everything feel third world whenever people do that.
What do you guys think about strollers in the subway?
Me, I personally try to avoid bringing a stroller on the train if I can out of courtesy. I will try to take alernative means if possible (Ferry, walk, drive etc).
If I do take the subway with my infant, I use a Bjorn carrier. If there is no other choice, I will at least collapse the stroller and carry the kid.
My wife on the other hand, has no problems jamming the stroller into a packed subway train.
When my son was an infant, I had him strapped to my chest the 2-3 times he was on the train. The only time he went in a stroller on the train was when we went to the Bronx Zoo (not during rush hour), and we took the train so the kids could get the full BX experience. Taking a stroller on the train sucks.
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Strollers USED to be a tolerable pain in the ass but NOW some of them are the size of a Cadillac Escalade and filled with children, clothing, toys, groceries. Like portable day-care centers.
The rules for dragging them into subway cars should be the same as for bikes, primarily this one:
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Bicycles cannot block aisles or impede passenger movement.
Make that MORE stringent than for bikes because they are so much larger.
The rules for strollers on the subways is that they're supposed to be FOLDED at all times.
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