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What is the worst public transportation annoyance?

What is the most annoying?

  • Pole leaners

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • People standing on the left of the escalator

    Votes: 17 34.0%

  • People pushing to the doors between stations

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • People squeezing themselves on a too full train

    Votes: 3 6.0%

  • Roller bag owners

    Votes: 5 10.0%

  • People who take up a seat with their bags

    Votes: 4 8.0%

  • All of the above

    Votes: 10 20.0%

  • None of the above (I love everyone)

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 8 16.0%
  • Total voters
    50
DCs metro sucks so hard. Always broken and there are tons of people in every category of annoyances: pole leaners, annoying teenagers, homeless, loud, govt workers, tourists, etc. Its so awful I'm mad just thinking about the goddamn red line.
 
LadyDeac03 said:
Thanks! I posted on another thread earlier this week that we just got her on Saturday. Might be starting a new thread soon asking for some much needed advice...
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1st piece of advice- Minimize the amount of times you refer to it as a "rescue". It's a dog. That you bought. No one jumped into a burning building and pulled it to safety.
 
I went with bag on seat out of those choices, but really, I'd go with people who are loud. Either screaming into their cell phone, speaking loudly to the person/people with them, or listening to their iPod at an absurd volume.

Although there's nothing worse than being on a non-air conditioned train in the middle of the summer.
 
PhilliesDeacs said:
listening to their iPod at an absurd volume.
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Can't believe I forgot this too (I guess I haven't encountered it recently enough to register). I'm pretty sure if I can hear the lyrics to the song from the other end of the Metro car, you are doing (or have done) some serious damage to your hearing.
 
Meeting a friend from Charlotte tomorrow to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival. Already dreading the fucking tourists.
 
It's the jackasses like the ones that take up the entire escalator and the ones that stand of the left that do it for me. Pisses me off.
 
those who are just completely oblivious to other passengers. this encompasses a lot... but mostly pertains to slow walkers.
 
DeaconCav06 said:
Tourists. Hands down.
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This is my vote. Let me add a special case for big groups of tourists. Most specifically yahoos visiting for bowl games. I lived in Atlanta when NCSU went to whatever it was called then, Peach Bowl I think, and they were just STUPID, seriously not even knowing how to ride an escalator. That big one in Peachtree Center was like the 8th wonder of the world to them.

To show I'm not picking on conference rivals, arguably worse are cheese-heads. I lived in LA when Wisconsin went to the Rose Bowl and good lord, they walked around like they owned the town, not realizing NO ONE CARED. That's a tad off topic because I didn't encounter them on public transport (train didn't exist then).
 
I have a little more patience for tourists. We are all there at some point, and we cannot be expected to be experts in every single new environment. With that said, there's some very common American cultural concepts that most American tourists SHOULD be able to grasp.

I agree with lbE that my main gripe would be with people who are oblivious of their surroundings/others. You're in fucking public - be aware of your behaviors and actions.
 
1. People who don't like my singing.
2. People who won't give me enough money for a sandwich.
3. People who are in a hurry.
4. Locals who ride the same route everyday and act like they own the place.
5. People who keep staring at the urine stain on my crotch.
6. People who tell me to turn down my iPod.
7. People who look over my shoulder to watch porn on my iPhone.
8. People who won't squeeze in so that I'll fit on the train.
9. People listening to my phone conversations.
 
HailToTheDeacons said:
I have a little more patience for tourists. We are all there at some point, and we cannot be expected to be experts in every single new environment. With that said, there's some very common American cultural concepts that most American tourists SHOULD be able to grasp.

I agree with lbE that my main gripe would be with people who are oblivious of their surroundings/others. You're in fucking public - be aware of your behaviors and actions.
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Tourists bring their huge bags and have strollers and huge maps and just stop in the middle of the platform to check their map. The girl I dated in Wake would play DMX every day when she had to transfer at Metro Center when working on the Hill one summer.
 
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