Having just spent a week working in France, it was refreshing to see that the same lack of etiquette on public transport applies to that on our own tube:
- pushing/shoving to get on and off the carriage: check
- lack of eye contact and polite conversation: oh yes
- no apparent queuing system for seats or space: indeed
- unpleasant body odour: unfortunately so
- loud music: loud eurotrash music
- ill people spreading germs by not covering mouths: in abundance
- bags on seats: every which way - why am I even surprised?
I even had an elderly woman purposely poking me with a stick at each stop then cackling to herself. Perhaps she was trying to be friendly and I'm just being mean but there was something about her cackle and her unwillingness to speak to me apart from this that made me think perhaps not.
So, it leaves me with no other choice than to consider taking The Little Book of Tube Etiquette worldwide. I always wanted to do something to help the planet, perhaps this is my contribution?
Le Petit Livre des règles de conduite Tube - catchy eh?
The Little Book of Tube Etiquette shares the humorous experiences of commuting on the Tube and the tongue-in-cheek etiquette that fellow tube users should follow. This blogs features excerpts from the book and ongoing experiences of the London Underground
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
The Little book of Tube Etiquette illustrations
front cover
The Little Book of Tube Etiquette illustrations
If I were mayor, I'd have tube detectives
The Little Book of Tube Etiquette illustrations
Let others off the tube before you get on
The Little Book of Tube Etiquette illustrations
Dont be ill on the tube
The Little Book of Tube Etiquette illustrations
I dont want to hear your loud music
No comments:
Post a Comment