Gothamist: NYC Subway Peeves, Each Nail Clipping at a Time

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Fatback

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:28:14 -0500

I think half of you are racist, sexist, and have a fear of the heavy....get a life...your $2 is worth the same as theirs.....if you don't like it...walk......cause skinny folks and those who work out sweat and stink even worse....

Not Amused

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:23:41 -0500

@#125, I do have the utmost respect for my fellow commuters. No I don't take up two seats, Thanks for the Ron J. reference though . You ask any man and they will tell you that sitting with their legs cramped up like that is very unconfortable . For some of us it's painful and unatural. As far as my thighs, There not greasy, There normal man thighs . Since you want to talk about thighs, How about the people that will try to squeeze there big asses into one solitary seat in between other people knowing full well that they can't fit their . They end up sitting on both persons seated on each side!!! Talk about grease, and thighs!

Not Amused

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:11:58 -0500

Attack of the "FATTIES" That's why I choose the corner seats.

Not Amused

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:10:11 -0500

@ #113, dO YOU HAVE BIG BOOBIES? Do you show them off for the riding public to enjoy? If not then why are you complaining . Oh and while were still on the subject, I don't like people who get on the train with smelly fast food . It stinks the whole train up . Look I like KFC to, But keep that shit in the bag ! When your done eating don't leave the remains on the train. Take it with you and dump it in the trash. Also to the dumb-ass that took a dump in the conductor's booth on the "M" train . You nasty M*$#@$%^F$%^er!!! I know you get off at Knickerboxer Av. You thought that was funny I wish I had my camaraphone with me that day . Nasty bitch !!!!!!!

fat and proud

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:56:23 -0500

I have some bad news for those of you hating on fat people. Our numbers are increasing exponentially. Some day in the very near future we will be in the majority. Be afraid, be very afraid....

I Hate Fat Slow People Who Take Up Too Much Space

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:23:58 -0500

My own particular beef is with the people ahead of me who take one step into the train, then stop to survey the car while all the available seats get grabbed up by people who come in other doors and now you are stuck behind the idiot and get no seat. This happens to me ALLLL the time. It's all I can do to keep from running these tortoises over. Fat people should be banned from public view. Better yet, ship them to Africa to feed to all those starving people.

Trilby

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:22:39 -0500

This is hysterical-- love the racism!: "Hispanics...stand in the doors and lean on poles and blast music on their crappy headphones. Black people tend to eat stinky things, drop the wrappers on the floor, and sleep on the benches, and sit with their legs spread out. Indians stink, Asians have huge bags and laundry carts full of crazy shit, white people read newspapers. Women have strollers and tend to be really fat." What's so hurtful about racism, usually, is that it's TRUE! My own particular beef is with the people ahead of me who take one step into the train, then stop to survey the car while all the available seats get grabbed up by people who come in other doors and now you are stuck behind the idiot and get no seat. Also, hate the fatties. Hate the pole-huggers. Hate loud people. Oh, the racist quoted above forgot to mention the Asians who shout loud gibberish to each other. Also, ANYONE who talks during the morning commute. No, no, no!!! It's quiet time, idiots. And what about the school kids en masses at 3pm? GROAN! HATE to get stuck in a car full of high school or junior high kids. And what about the friggin out-of-towners who wear pastel clthing, travel in huge, doe-eyed groups, and let their spawn SWING from the bars!?!? They should rot in hell. And I'm just getting warmed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike Hayes

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:26:09 -0500

Greatest Subway Story Ever While on the LIRR (which is possibly worse than the subway could ever hope to be), a guy whips out his cell and starts talking loud enough for the entire car to hear him. My friend waits until he's done and then calls his wife and screams "HI HONEY" into the phone. He then said "NO HONEY, NOTHING'S WRONG...I JUST FELT LIKE BEING A DICK ON A CELLPHONE."

Always happens

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:11:45 -0500

I ride the D everyday uptown and I swear there's this girl named Marina who follows me. She is always on my train and i swear she rubs up against me and grabs my junk everyday ~ how annoying.

Rides the N train

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:04:06 -0500

Apparently no one likes other people riding the subways with them. I don’t know what to tell y’all, maybe move to LA? Then you can hate on traffic and other drivers. Subways are smelly, gross, nasty things. We ride them because we can’t afford cars/parking/daily taxi rides. Most of you probably hate the other people on the subway because they remind you of the shitty commute you have, but you know what, they hate you and their shitty commute too, so let’s just try to get along. But while we’re talking about hates: 1) People who stand an inch in front of my face. 2) People who get all aggressive on crowded trains. 3) Strangers who yell at each other, hint, if you are yelling at a total stranger, the jury is out on whether or not they are crazy, but you certainly are. Subway loves: 1) When the train operator forgets to turn on the interior lights before going in the tunnel and only remembers one stop in, so for the whole ride through the tunnel it’s like being in a haunted house subway train. Though this probably emboldens the subway gropers so maybe it should be a hate. Also, how does the conductor realize the lights aren’t on? Does someone finally tell him? Is he signaled by a train conductor on the train across the platform? 2) The conversations you can overhear. For example listening to a single mom with a loud Queens accent describe having a threesome with a couple in front of her kid, punctuating each sentence with “Wait, it gets weirder.”

TrueStory

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:47:59 -0500

One time I saw tow kids get on(they looked just like brother and sister) and they just started going at it, making out, groping, hands down each others undies. Then an older couple gets on, old enough to be the kids parents, and they just start peeing and pooping all over the place, and using the mixture as a massage oil as they start giving each other a sexual massage, which is when the kids join in with the older couple. Then a hunched over little lady got on, and she started rubbing up against all the poles and licking them and lubing them with the afore mentioned goo. Then she proceded to do the same on the pole of a little old man sitting and shaking in the corner of the car. They said something about the aristocrats, but I was too busy vomiting to know what they were talking about.

Tex

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:19:05 -0500

Last week, I grabbed a beautiful woman's ass in the subway. She responded by punching me in the balls. I came immediately.

l

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:47:39 -0500

in reference to NotAmused...honey, if Ron Jeremy can sit with his legs closed, so can you. There's nothing there that's so big that requires you to sit like a baboon with your legs spread wide apart. And nobody else on the train wants your grimy thighs in their space. You want to take up three seats with your 'equipment,' PAY FOR THEM. Or else try behaving like you were raised in civilization and have consideration for others.

sth

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:46:47 -0500

Peeves: Train conductors or temperature systems that don't respond to the actual temperature outside. If it's 50 degrees out, the A/C SHOULD NOT BE on. Strollers Spitters Eaters Parents Children Annoying, self-righteous parents Obnoxious, loud, crying and screaming children Pregnant people Pregnant people who expect you to give up your seat. It's like you're doing the world a favor bringing more people into it. It's not a damned miracle - dogs and rats can do it too. Noone cares about you and your distended belly and your entitlement complex. People who don't move out of the way when people try to get off the train. People who SIT ON SUBWAY STEPS. Do you not realize that this is a bottleneck area? People who lay across 3-4 seats worth of space in a crowded train. People who can't seem to work a shower or find soap. People with mammoth-sized buttocks taking 2-3 seats. People who are likely to vomit. If you're that drunk/sick, take a CAB. People who actually *shove* you straight out of the way to get to a seat or to the door to the next car. Likes: People who talk to themselves incoherently. This can be really funny. People who sing/air$instrument to themselves. Usually funny. An empty train car.

mh

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:36:55 -0500

mihow: this sentence led me to think of a chick magnet. "I mean, unless I wanna pick of chicks or dudes." sorry. Goodnight. signing off.

another hater

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:28:02 -0500

Fat people, black people, asians, and hispanics. You all need to learn some manners you low-life pigs. On the flip side, the most polite riders seem to be at the Grand Central-Times Square shuttle. Not surprising. White people know how to behave like human beings.

mihow

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:01:06 -0500

it is a chick magnet. But I'm a gal who is now married. If only I had had that car back in college...

mh

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:56:42 -0500

mihow: smart move as long as no rust. Volvo is a good car. Chick magnet? Dual purpose.

bumbaclaut

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:55:19 -0500

turtle: You are a boob or do you wish you had them?

mihow

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:36:05 -0500

Thank you, mh. I gotchya now. Yeah, I knew they cost more than 2500. :] I purchased a 75 volvo. Hot car, but I totally don't rely on it. I mean, unless I wanna pick of chicks or dudes.

nick

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:29:02 -0500

ah man, i wrote a big long rant and it never went up... come on jen, i spent like 20 minutes writing that.

mh

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:17:06 -0500

Sorry: Echo:

mh

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:15:59 -0500

mihow, mihow, mihow, mihow: My suggestion was only for those that are so disgusted by the events on the train, to the point, that they want to get off. If five people split parking lot space then it can be the same price as a train ride. The traffic is not bad early in the morning. Also you can park around 1st or 2nd Avenue below 14th street. Again, you have to look early in the morning. Then to park near your job, of course it depends on where you work, smaller cars make for better parking. There are many Toyota's that are expensive and inexpensive. They cost a lot more then $2,500. Can afford one mihow? For car pooling: You have the HIGHLANDER (fully loaded) 4 X 4 or Front wheel drive only: $35K Built on a car chasey, therefore, has a smooth ride like a car. If you have good credit, low payments. Some companies will reimburse gas milage. Check out your company's policy. You have the 4 RUNNERr, (4wheel drive) Sport Edition (fully loaded) $40K You have the SEQUOIA (4 wheel drive) fully loaded $47K Then you have the more expensive: LANDCRUISER (only fully loaded) $55K If you prefer a car: Camary XLE $35K (depending on package) Avalon XL or XLE $40K (depending on package) Matrix XR or basic $17k to $20K (Depending on Package) Corolla S, CE $15K to $19K Camary SE LE $17K to $21K Eco $13K This would be your best bet for parking.

mihow

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:46:27 -0500

I totally know what we need, we need a Guardian Angel group for the subway!

turtle

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:41:34 -0500

@ #100: "drop a bra size or three"?? do you really have any understanding of how boobs work?

bumbaclaut

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:35:06 -0500

Marky: Your moma was knocked up when she had you. Now sit your ass down.

aimee

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:41:42 -0500

what about the people who cough or sneeze and after they've wiped their noses with their hands, they put their gross hand right back on the pole that i have my clean hands on. YUCK.

La Leone

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:45:35 -0500

You'll ALWAYS encounter stubborn, rude, and selfish people hogging seats, poles, and slothing through the stations as slowly as possible. That's a losing battle... Yet there ARE serious increases in the of amount of males molesting women and exposing themselves -at all hours. This is not whining. This is very real, sick, and appalling. Confronting subway pervs is scary and super intimidating at least. I try to do all I can to stay vigilant though, because I've been molested and traumatized. And NO, I don't mean a guy staring at my breasts! There's nothing you can do about that. They'll stare, it will always suck, and NO, I DON'T wear low cut shirts. Something you CAN do is speak up in non-scary, non-life threatening situations. I am always asking someone politely to please remove their backpack and put it on the floor. Someone ignorant is always poking me in the back w/a huge backpack that they've insisted on wearing on their shoulders. One hugely annoying station Grand St. on the B/D. No one EVER sticks to the right side of the stairs. People ALWAYS use baby carriages (and by extension, their babies) as battering rams. No one lets you exit the train w/out swarming inside. People spit all over the platforms and tracks, as this is commonplace throughout Chinatown. Instead of bitching, I have learned how to say "Excuse Me," "Please move," etc., in several common Chinese dialects. Believe me, people JUMP out of the way - and it's not that they've suddenly became conscious of their own ignorance. They never expect to see a "Lo Fan" yell at them in Chinese. Now that I do this in Chinese, it inspires me to pretty much ALWAYS speak up in English, to others, when I find something extremely offensive going down.

kim

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:21:35 -0500

I see fingernail clippers all of the time and that was my BIGGEST peeve of all time..until..a really rude woman squeezed herself in between myself and another passenger to sit and pulled out a nail scissor and started cutting the dead skin off of her foot. On the train. Sitting next to me and someone else.

kim

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:20:45 -0500

Noah

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:50:18 -0500

I hate when people, especially at rush hour or during high-traffic, get in the train and refuse to walk towards the middle... They just congregate by the door, so you can't get in. What's the deal there? Also, I hate the stripper-pole style bars. I know they are necessary, they are just gross. Whenever I touch them, I must wash my hands before doing anything else. It's just nasty. I blog a LOT on subway etiquette. For a big city with a big subway system, I feel that is one area that we need a lot of work on.

mihow

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:45:36 -0500

Hey mh, where do you park your killer inexpensive toyota when you commute in from wherever it is you live? Or do you not work in the city? sure, I can afford to buy a car but paying to park the thing while I work? Even if I could afford a parking spot in the city, they aren't always available. What are you talking about? Buy a car? I do own a car. Paid for it in cash. Granted, it cost me 2500 bucks but there is no way I'm going to try and drive it from Brooklyn every day and park it in Midtown while I work. I'd rather walk. I have, actually, well, jogged.

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Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:37:23 -0500

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Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:36:43 -0500

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serotonin

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:35:20 -0500

I have a problem with people who have problems over non-problems. Specifically, to women who have flatter themselves by thinking all men want to grope their asses. Hands at your sides is roughly ass-height. Sure, some men will grope, but it doesn't mean that all ass contact is a grope. A vagina does not an attractive woman make. Sometimes I can't find anti-bacterial soap fast enough after an accidental encounter. If you have a problem with sound from headphones - you are on a subway! The very nature of the transportation is hardly comparable to the ocean sounds of a nature CD. If the sound of the car on the tracks doesn't bother you, "headphone overflow" shouldn't either. ... and if someone is getting onto a car with a fullout stereo, likely hip hop or thrash metal, well, we're forced to listen to muzak in elevators and 80s soft rock in malls, so the world has to balance itself out somehow. As for pregnant women, I agree with past posts. It may be the "right" thing to do, but should never be expected. If I am required to take any level of responsibility for that child beyond my tax dollars going towards support or at least public education, then I better at least be getting a BJ out of the deal. There is no such thing as an immaculate conception. Not my jizz, not my biz. Make a t-shirt.

Buzzard

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:31:15 -0500

For those who remember the Jerry Curl Juice days, I was on a packed rush hour train in the 80s wearing a brown leather jacket. When I got off the train my friend commented on the "oil" stain I had on the back of the jacket....ruined!

mh

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:29:38 -0500

If you have a problem with people doing things you don't like in the public areana; GO BUY A CAR!!!! It is a public space. I hate the trains and don't ride them because of the behaviors of some of the passengers. The last straw was the performers. I didn't ask for a trumpet solo during the 6pm rush hour when i am tired and want peace and quiet. I can get you a good deal on a Toyota. Provided you have good credit, I can get you 0% financing for 4 years or a nice low payment on a lease.

Not Amused

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:04:56 -0500

Note: Everybody please look at "Kath bags " breasts. This is something that she wants, If you don't want guys looking at your clevage then don't advertise them shits! If this isn't the case and you just have big breast then either deal with it , Let the offending party know that you don't like the attention focus on your breast, Or drop a bra size or three.

m

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:00:46 -0500

It all comes down to this: self-absorbed people account for nearly every one of our pet peeves. Crazies account for the rest.

Not Amused

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:56:20 -0500

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!! You people are something else. The nail clipping, ( Esp. Toe-nails) The fat asses in your face, The farters, The jackasses that talk loudly on there cellphones, The baby strollers on a crowded train, The fat folks I have to give them a pass. They can't help the fact that there fat ! As far as the complaint about men who sit with there legs open . You all can blow me ! I can't help it , I was born with a lot of "Equiptment" . My "Stuff needs room to breathe ok, It's not my fault that the lot of you complainers weren't born with a "FIRE HOSE" and "NUTS" between your legs ! Deal with it. OH, And to the ladies that like to bang their bags against seated passengers legs. Fuck you ! I don't have a problem with giving you my seat. Provided that I feel like standing the duration of my trip. You don't own the subways and courtesy is just that , A "Courtesy" ! It's not your right have have a seat on a crowded train, For that matter the seat that you want . I had this lady banging her bag into my leg last week, I kindly inquired as to why she continued to hit me with her bag . To my surprise she told me that she was tired and wanted a seat . She stated that because she worked hard (Like she knew what the hell I do for a living)and that I should give her my seat . I stated no and if she hit me one more time I was going to slap the shit out of her ! She got off the train at the next stop ! Guess she didn't want any of me .

Marky

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:37:07 -0500

Dear Knocked-up Sluts and Old People, Until you start paying more for the subway or bus, I have as much of a right to a seat as you do. I'm sorry the condom broke and you got knocked up. I'm also sorry that you have one foot in the grave. Just f------ stay home and stop f------ complaining.

Chris

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:33:27 -0500

@ #28, Jen: "But the absolute worst is when people push themselves into an already ridiculously packed rush-hour train. Ugh, armpits and morning breath! Wait a few minutes; the next one might actually have seats!!" Are you kidding me? If the next one might actually have seats why don't you just get off? If you care so much about not being crowded on the subway just travel at 4 am. Did you ever think that the subway is crowded during rush hour because everyone has to get to work. People like you should be banned from the subway.

Jim

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:29:18 -0500

Fat people. Need I say more?

j

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:26:27 -0500

pregnant subway humor

d

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:24:51 -0500

Here's what particularly annoys me: Bikes - WTF. It's a bike. If you're so into biking, why don't you bike home? Strollers - Too large for a train, sorry. Pregnant women - if you can afford to live in NYC and if you can afford to have children, you can afford to take a cab.

Samantha T

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:19:37 -0500

"Anyone who's old enough to get pregnant, is old enough to ASK for a seat if she needs one and nobody's paid any attention to her. In fact, there's something wrong with ANYONE who can't ask for a seat when he/she needs one. Just ask! Most people will give you what you need if you ASK. It goes both ways. Nothing more ridiculous than someone standing there looking all indignant and unable to speak up for him/herself." I believe having good manners means you don't put somebody who needs it in the position of having to ask for help. Nobody is commanding anybody to yield to the pregnant/disabled/elderly. We're just pointing out that you're kind of an asshole if you don't do so voluntarily.

carolitajohnson

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:04:28 -0500

Anyone who's old enough to get pregnant, is old enough to ASK for a seat if she needs one and nobody's paid any attention to her. In fact, there's something wrong with ANYONE who can't ask for a seat when he/she needs one. Just ask! Most people will give you what you need if you ASK. It goes both ways. Nothing more ridiculous than someone standing there looking all indignant and unable to speak up for him/herself.

Joe

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:37:20 -0500

I don't like people who ride subways.

Miquel

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:35:50 -0500

I have a problem with all the 'new-NYers' who have no reference for how the subway used to be. They feign shock, disgust and outrage over everything not middle-class to make sure everyone around them knows that they too think (that whatever the offense is)it is offensive, and therefore they fit in. It's like status-reaching... On L, this guy was drunk or sick and semi-conscious and had puked right down on the floor, clearing a seat right next to him on a crowded train. The yuppies who got on were disgusted, so i began to put my arm around him and glare at all of them when they would make their horrified faces. I love NY.

Jenny Craig

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:55:05 -0500

I love watching the rats run around the platform while waiting for my train. New York is a dirty old town. Fat people are a huge problem.

ryan

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:40:34 -0500

Lately, I've become a big fan of the folks who push a stroller and leave it completely "open" (meaning "not folded up") while the kid either (a) runs around the car or (b) stands on a seat. It's fine to have the kid run loose. Fold up the stroller and make some room. The other day, I witnessed a woman who came flying into the car, zooming in front of people about to get on the train (she nearly clipped one potential rider in the calf). As she entered the car, her boyfriend/husband/babydaddy came in through a different door...holding the kid. FOLD UP YOUR STROLLER. *** I've got a problem as well with the people who can't seem to smell themselves. NOTE: If you notice EVERYONE AROUND YOU get up with panic-stricken faces and vacate the car at the very next stop for the two cars on either side of yours? There's a good chance that smell is you. *** Finally, do we really need full mariachi bands or multi-person percussion groups on a subway car? FIND A PLATFORM. I don't feel like seeing how high I can crank my iPod, since you started your tune RIGHT NEXT TO MY FUCKING HEAD. athankyou.

Kojak

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:45:06 -0500

Lol this thread is hilarious Hating fat people seems to be the trend these days. They do take up alot of space don't they?

Matthew

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:15:45 -0500

For a bunch that are supposed to be tough as nails, New Yorkers sure are a sensitive bunch of tits.

charshiu

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:59:35 -0500

People who sit at the base of stairs. The last thing I need is to trip over your fat head and kill you.

balls

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:55:47 -0500

I hate when people don't move their legs when I try to give my enormous balls some extra room. I hate when people won't walk around me when I have a nice door-leaning spot that I don't want to give it up just because it's a local-or-express-across-the-tracks stop. I hate when people don't think I am jacked enough to deserve more than half a door for my door-leaning (even if I wasn't so muscular, the door crack feels nice against my spine). And I really hate when people sit next to me, talk, or make any other type of noise. Finally, I hate women over the age of fifty because they cause so much indecision about whether or not giving them my seat would be an act of kindness or an insult drawing attention to their feebleness and horrible old age. Really finally, I hate black women when they spray their perfume towards me: I just went to the gym and didn't feel like showering, get over it. These are usually the same women who move when I try to feel their thighs. Grow up New York subway riders. Learn some fucking manners.

Booty

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:14:40 -0500

i'm surprised no one has mentioned how fucking annoying it is when people sit on the subway steps and remain there even when they see a horde of passengers coming right at them trying to come or go. seriously...go fucking kill yourself. this post has gotten me all worked up. right before going to bed. wonderful.

lexie

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:30:18 -0500

I won't give up my seat for a child either. When I was a kid (not THAT long ago, the 80s!) it was considered polite for kids to give up their seats to adults. Why has that changed?! There's no reason a healthy kid can't stand. Ten to one, their joints are in a lot better shape than mine are. Also, a lot of these kids behave abominably on the train...running, crashing into people, swinging on the poles, screaming. Their parents don't control them. I've seen parents let their kids hog three and four seats or disturb other riders. They're not getting my seat.

quiet guy

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:25:50 -0500

Late-night pet peeve - groups of loud, stupid drunk people, barfers, and the occasional drunk jerk who acts all psychotic.

Steven

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:14:22 -0500

People who enter the train and dont move all the way into the car. My biggest peeve is people who dont move out of the way to let people off the train.

Velvet Sea

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:05:24 -0500

I've seen an old lady tweezing her chin hairs on the train. Nasty. Eating tunafish sandwiches on the train should also be illegal, even if they're dolphin free. Today there were people selling remote control lanterns on the G: http://velvet-sea.blogspot.com/2006/09/craziest-thing-for-sale-on-subway.html

Gwin

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:51:48 -0500

A couple of comments: I agree with the person who said they always see people give up their seats for pregnant women (as it should be). I know I always do, and if I don't notice someone else beats me to it. Bikes on the subway are indeed a pain in the ass - and I say this as a cyclist. They are really only supposed to be in the 1st and last cars anyway... It's hard to give up your seat to an elderly person because he/she might actually take offense. It's not as easy as the pregnant thing. Oh and to those heartless people saying kids should stand -- shame on you. Kids have to take 3 steps for our every one -- why not let them sit on the subway if they look like they need a break?? The masses of people blocking the stairs is a HUGE annoyance. I usually just barrel through them -- they better get out of my way if the train's sitting there! (If not, I'll just wait for the next one). And of course there's the pushing onto the train the second the doors open - absolutely NO excuse for this whatsoever, and yet it continues to happen (especially in Chinatown -- sorry but it's true).

Pete Smith

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:18:44 -0500

I hate most the P.R. and D.R. thugs/kids who through rubbish all ove the train, come on your in the USA now. I guess this runs in the family, when you see the size of the mom. Put your Chicken Bones in the bin.

kath Bags

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:05:48 -0500

I love it when old men steer down my top, it makes me so wet – NOT! Guy's get a book or look up – not down my top.

Starbucky

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:01:29 -0500

I hate fat people, and people who fart on my leg while travel on the good ol MTA. The subway is a gross place. Did I mention that I hate fat people? I also hate real-estate brokers they really suck! I also hate SATRBUCKS has anyone else noticed that Mahaatan is turning into an island of Starbucks stores? NYC is one big tourist trap get out while you can.

Gristléd Bünching

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:01:09 -0500

Once I actually saw a man flossing on the train. He was standing, on a crowded train, with one arm looped around a pole. Every time the train lurched, I cringed, waiting for a tooth to come shooting out or at least blood.

Maya

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:39:38 -0500

Along with many other things that have been mentioned, one of my subway pet peeves when I lived in New York were the people who would sit on the seats and prop their feet up on the poles like they were at home chilling in their living room. When little kids have to stand up and hold onto the pole, the crap and grime on the bottom of someone's shoes is now going to be all over their hands. There is no need to use the pole like a foot rest.

Rupert

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:25:17 -0500

I bet it was the NY Post

Samantha T

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:14:22 -0500

"also this one time my friends saw a pile of feces on top of some newspaper, and to top it all off there was a pair of glasses on it." I just cut and pasted this to send to somebody and accidentally pasted it into something I'm working on at my job! Whoops.

meloyellow

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:09:28 -0500

Sometimes I want to give up my seat for a person who appears to be elderly, but I'm afraid of offending them. How old does someone have to look to appropriately give up your seat? Oh and my pet peeves are nail clippers, pervs and streams of people who just can't seem to realize they should move to the right when you are trying to go down the stairs!!!

Samantha T

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:05:46 -0500

"also this one time my friends saw a pile of feces on top of some newspaper, and to top it all off there was a pair of glasses on it." I don't know whether to laugh or cry about that. I really don't.

mihow

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:04:17 -0500

Regarding Kevin's comment: I think people are afraid to ask people to stop. We're all a little passive-aggressive when it comes down to it. Thing is, here, if you say something to someone there is an albeit slight chance you'll get stabbed by some "well-dressed crackpot" or someone will throw potato chips or chicken bones at you. Plus, there really isn't anywhere to run on the subway. Numerous times I have contemplated saying something to someone believing that others would come to my rescue should I need it. But that doesn't happen. Most of the time, people just turn up their headphones and wait for the confrontation to stop. I'm pretty sure people are aware of the fact that it bothers others around them. People who drive down the shoulder during a traffic jam (making an even bigger traffic jam), women who piss on the seat or flush their tampons down the toilet and leave it there for someone else to clean up are aware of how unfair they're being. People can get away with it because no one can or will do anything about it. For person I see that rips up the social contract, maybe one is called out. We just aren't ballsy enough. We're all a little passive-aggressive. But maybe, like you said, the reporters should stop people (since they will most likely NOT be beat to hell) and ask people to kindly stop. I dunno. I’ll try turning this thread around a bit. Instead of saying what I’m annoyed with, I’ll talk about what I have been guilty of based on what was written above. I have been guilty of leaning against the bars when someone else is sitting in the seat closest to the door. Now that I know just how much it bothers people (and it has bothered me as well, go figure) I'll try and stop doing this. I haven't, however, EVER farted on anyone while doing so. You'd have my permission to promptly kick my ass.

bg

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:52:55 -0500

Top five worst: 1. Entitled fashionistas with huge $500 tote bags who insist on bashing you with them over and over during crowded rush hour. 2. Men who think their balls are so big they need room to spread out extra wide and take up two seats while rubbing their polyester-clad thighs against yours. 3. Being stuck behind really obese people who slowly and laboriously trudge up the stairs - as if its going to make any difference! Please, take the elevator to haul that fat ass up. 4. The guy with the f'ing mountain bike who sits down and takes up two seats while his bike blocks people from getting in and out during rush hour while the dirty tires rub up against you. 5. Women with long, painted fingernails who insist on eating fried chicken and sucking on the bones. The smell and the sight of this is just too much.

Snugg Digemz

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:08:25 -0500

i hate when people are too cool to hold onto a pole or lean on a wall. now all of a sudden mr cool violently bumped into you cause he doesn't understand the laws of physics. also this one time my friends saw a pile of feces on top of some newspaper, and to top it all off there was a pair of glasses on it. tourists who are so amazed to be on the subway for the first time that they are totally aloof to the fact that their shopping bags are constantly hitting you

fallcollection

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:58:28 -0500

Someone should show this post and comments to the terrorists so that they realize that attacking the nyc subway system would only hurt the dirty, migrant, miserable too-poor-for-cars people of America, i.e., NOT the demographic that terrorists are usually after! Uh, not that any segment deserves to be attacked at ALL, of course. Just pointin' out the extra foolishness of a subway attack.

Stewart

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:51:53 -0500

Two comments: 1) People who try to hold onto the pole with their buttocks (you know, standing againt it with the pole in their butt crack). 2) Actually saw a little old asian lady slip our of her ninja shoes (you know with the split toe), put her foot up on the empty seat next to her and clip her TOENAILS!

sw

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:31:11 -0500

In addition to the pet peeves mentioned, one of my biggest are all the guys who refuse give up their seat for a the elderly or parents with young children. I once watched this hipster hogging an end seat and listening to his iPod while a 4 year-old girl was standing next to him with her dad, saying "Why can't we sit down?" And the hipster kept smiling at her and making faces to amuse her. Give her the f-ing seat if you want to be her pal.

Kevin Walsh

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:24:20 -0500

The subways are full of nail clippers, cell yappers and gum smackers, and people always complain about them in articles like this. Yet, thousands of people go ahead and enjoy these activities, regardless. I'd like to see the subway reporters actually ask these people if they're aware if what they does bothers a lot of people. Or maybe...just maybe... cell yapping, gum smacking and nail clipping really don't bother most people...just a vocal few? Just asking. www.forgotten-ny.com

A.C.

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:24:18 -0500

I will not give up my seat for a child! I work all day/run errands. What do kids do? Play. They can handle standing for a while.And these days it can be so hard to tell who is pregnant and who's just fat that people are scared to be polite and possibly get hit in the head by an obese woman.

msk

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:11:39 -0500

The gropers really are a problem. Also short men who end up with their heads at breast height -- not so much fun. I also hate when parents use their baby strollers (with children in them!!!) as a way to keep the door from closing. Hello? You could either end up separated from your kid or fling it out of the stroller???!!! And eating on the train is just gross. As is begging. And giving money to the beggars -- give to a charity, not to people breaking the law by begging on the trains...

Danny

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:54:07 -0500

hate when people sell those candy's (m'm's starbusts for their basketball team or themselves), bootleggers selling dvd's, people dancing when the subway train is moving and then ask for money at the end...

mihow

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:39:44 -0500

I wish people didn't eat on the Subway. Plus, I really hate seeing a bunch of discarded chicken bones. Maybe it's just the L, but I see a lot of chicken bones. I fucking hate the chicken bones. Holding the bar freaks me out, too. Especially when you see men doing this.

yvo

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:29:43 -0500

haha you opened up a can of worms there. i just want to emphasize that it is much easier to get on a train that is empty than a train that is full, especially when it's full of people who want to get off because they WILL push you back out of the train! i hate it! people who don't shower, people straddle your legs, people who put their legs all over, ....

mihow

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:29:18 -0500

I need to point out how amazingly awesome that story that EdEx wrote about is.

Peter

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:28:28 -0500

Chirpers on elevated lines, large groups of woman tourists who all scream in unison as the train accelerates or stops normally (not knowing to hold on, stomping toward you with hands held out), pole huggers on crowded trains (god bless my excessive height).

stop it

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:26:49 -0500

people who walk in, out or to the top of the subway stairs and stop promptly like no one is behind them. i'm convinced these are the same out-of-it folks who can manage to take up an entire sidewalk while talking on their cellphones.

Meredith

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:21:19 -0500

also: people who transport their bikes on the train DURING RUSH HOUR deserve a special place in hell. Absolutely. There's nothing like having to rub your skirt/dress/pants up against a dirty bike tire/chain because everyone has to squish into the train.

gross

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:12:12 -0500

i once saw something eating a bowl of cereal with a glass bowl and a metal spoon on the subway. wtf? did they pour the milk in at home or on the subway? i hate people who yell, from the top of the stairs: "hold that train!!" when they see the train on the platform. a) as if anyone will b) as if there are no other trains c) as if the entire train should be made to wait for them to drag their fat ass down the stairs. also: people who transport their bikes on the train DURING RUSH HOUR deserve a special place in hell. thank god cell phones don't work on subways (yet). there is a spot near canal on the N,R where they do work for a second or two and some jackass always has to try to make a call.

Toby

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:12:07 -0500

Worst door holding story is this woman who had a MetroCard goes into the station, gets on the train and holds the door whilst her friend waits on line and gets a MetroCard from the Railroad Clerk in the token booth.

ding

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:10:29 -0500

PLEASE leave your already read newspapers on the train. i love it.

jared

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:10:15 -0500

I hate it when they skimp on the lettuce and tomatoes. Oh wait. Wrong Subway.

Minh's fan

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:08:08 -0500

Dear Minh, I said extra f'in soy sauce. Jesus. You rock, -Guinea boy

MT

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:07:11 -0500

I can give you some solace with the staring girls. It grosses me out when I catch a guy staring down some poor girl so I do the same to him. You should see how uncomfortable guys get when another guy is blatantly staring at them. It's HILARIOUS. Hopefully they are learning their lesson. Just promise me you'll come to my aid when someone decides to fag bash me for getting revenge for you.

Angry Asian

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:06:55 -0500

Obese and smelly people shouldn't be allowed on subways.

Irritated

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:03:00 -0500

Um...Annie? The next time that happens to you, scream "GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME, YOU PERVERT!" and then knee him in the nutsack. He won't be doing that again for quite a while...

Chelly

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:02:50 -0500

I remember one time some dude sitting across from me on the train pulled out a whole raw carrot and started munching on it. I thought that was the most weirdest thing ever.

beth

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:01:32 -0500

I'm sorry, maybe it's just the trains I ride, but whenever I see a pregnant woman, I nearly ALWAYS see someone give up a seat for her. Not everyone may jump at once, but I've seen a lot of big bellies in the past few years and can only think of one time I ever saw someone who was preggers left hanging. I think people are pretty good about it in general. How about: people who wear backpacks on crowded trains? If the train is at all crowded, people, you've got to take the backpack off your back. Otherwise you'll just smash into the people behind you.

Chivalry, Inc.

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:59:07 -0500

Why is it that pregnant women think the world has to stop for them. Lately, it's the breast feeders in toy stores. But the women who think they're owed a seat are almost as annoying. I'll always give me seat up to a pregnant woman (because it's a nice thing to do), but when you start thinking it's owed to you, (or you're allowed to whip your tit out) just because you got knocked up...that's when you can start standing the entire way.

Minh

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:58:30 -0500

wow i didn't realize there was so much hate in nyc. i admit that when i see a larger person come on the train i pray to god they don't sit next to me, but if it happens i deal. i don't know if they have a thyroid problem or an eating disorder. it's a PUBLIC train and they paid too so I guess we just have to deal with each other. And even though I'm asian I try to keep my huge bag and laundry cart filled with rice home. I don't think it's ever going to change and if you have to take the subway then DEAL.

REALITY CHECK

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:58:05 -0500

I can understand giving a seat to the elderly, the disabled and pregnant women because they have true physical limitations. But giving a seat to a parent merely because they have children is unnecessary. I will give a seat to a really little kid, but not to the parent, who is a perfectly healthy adult with two legs. The waters don't have to part just for people who have children. We, as human beings, spend most of our lives as adults. Why do we have to walk on eggshells for children?

Buzzard

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:57:47 -0500

And another thing...how close does another man's crotch have to be to your head (as your read book)in order for it to be inappropriate? Mind your privates people!

Samantha T

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:54:04 -0500

Oh, I can't stand to sit and watch NOBODY give up their seat to an elderly person. This blindness happens far more often with the elderly than with the pregnant, I've found (though it's also appalling when it happens to a pregnant woman). There was a woman on the train this morning who looked about 90 and nobody gave up their seat. I wanted to say something, but was afraid I'd get jumped.

lexie

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:50:11 -0500

Men who have to sit with their legs sprawled far to the side or jam their elbows into those around them. They take up the space of three people because they can't be bothered to close their legs. Parents who use their strollers as battering rams and take up too much room in the aisles, multiple seats, etc. What are you teaching your kids, when you're busy using their strollers to run over people's feet and push them out of the way? Agreeing on the sexual assault issue too. A lot of "men" (and I use quotes, because real men don't do this...) think it's cute to grope women on the trains or encroach on their space. Not to mention the flashers and other assorted pervs. Disgusting.

New Yorker

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:50:10 -0500

NJ transit? What is this shit you talk about? This is gothamist, not suburbanist.

GiGi

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:50:05 -0500

* Men whose hands ALWAYS manage to brush your ass on crowded subway cars. Never your shoulder. Never your arm. ALWAYS your butt. * Young black guys who rap loudly while riding the train. * If you're sitting on an end seat, people who stand against the railing so that their asses are in your face. * People who lean into you as they fall asleep. * Eating on trains, period. Are you THAT hungry that you can't wait 'til you get where you're going? * You're seated and a woman (it's ALWAYS a woman) standing near you repeatedly knocks her shopping bags into you. It doesn't even have to be "bags" plural. It can just be one small plastic bag. I'm convinced it's a passive-aggressive gesture on her part because she feels SHE should be the one sitting. * People (usually MEN) who fart on subway cars. Look, we're in a confined area. Can't you wait until you get off the train? * Panhandlers. Except that one who does the magic tricks. He's cool. * Subway preachers. ALL of them. * Staring. It's rude.

Samantha T

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:49:06 -0500

Yes, yes, YES to the people who pointed out when somebody puts their ass next to your head when you're sitting on the outside seat. It makes me so damn nervous and, yet, I know I'm kind of unjustified in saying anything. Ditto to the loud-ass headphones and the audible Gameboys. I was sitting next to somebody the other day who was brushing her hair. Not flossing or nail-clipping, but I still thought it was rude as hell.

mortonstreeter

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:48:00 -0500

BABY STROLLERS! fold that shit up.

ABC Girl

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:45:25 -0500

Well if it makes anyone feel better, NJ Transit bus riders endure the same issues, and some worse issues: men never close their freakin' legs, people listen to music blaring on their headphones so you can hear it rows away. People smell. They cough & sneeze without covering their mouth/nose. They also don't use tissues. Many people curse or talk loudly into cell phones throughout the ENTIRE ride. On NJ transit buses there's only one exit/entrance and I especially love the people who carry a thousand bags and smack everyone on the head sitting in the outside rows trying to lug their crap in with them....

this girl

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:39:57 -0500

buzzard: love you. i once saw a pregnant woman TURN DOWN a seat offer. that made my day.

Kern

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:38:54 -0500

My biggest annoyance on Subways, especially crowded subways, are those folks who hold firm to their belief that the ceiling-to-floor poles in the center of cars are there for them alone to lean against while they read or wrap a leg and arm around. Those poles are there for a group of riders to hold on to, especially those not tall enough to reach the cross bar above the seats. Also, spitting on subway platforms. Why? Dear lord, why?

Jen

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:36:30 -0500

Chris, you're so right about the visitors who have no sense of what's appropriate to say in a confined space. The worst is when my mom huffs and puffs about loud passengers. I have to tell her to shut up before she starts a fight! But the absolute worst is when people push themselves into an already ridiculously packed rush-hour train. Ugh, armpits and morning breath! Wait a few minutes; the next one might actually have seats!!

chris26

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:35:15 -0500

This one particularly. http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html

janelle

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:34:24 -0500

nose-pickers (usually i only see men doing this). disgusting.

chris26

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:33:58 -0500

I cant believe that no one has mentioned this article. the best NYMag has put out in a long time... http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index.html word

five sandra oh

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:33:20 -0500

I hate it when a rider get's off the train and drops his crappy pot metal gun on the platform. OH, I miss the eighties.

hater

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:33:11 -0500

Hispanics, particularly Dominicans and Mexicans, have no train etiquette, and stand in the doors and lean on poles and blast music on their crappy headphones. Black people tend to eat stinky things, drop the wrappers on the floor, and sleep on the benches, and sit with their legs spread out. Indians stink, Asians have huge bags and laundry carts full of crazy shit, white people read newspapers. Women have strollers and tend to be really fat. Thats why I walk, ride my bike or motorcycle, fuck all of you degenerates.

javster

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:32:55 -0500

krunkymunky: what works for me is running down the stairs at full speed. 8 out of 10 people move out of the way. The ninth gets bumped and I say excuse me. The tenth moves but says "hey, watch it man!" To what I reply "Stay to the fucking right you moron!" Okay, I don't say that, but they move and I get on the train...

Jez

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:30:54 -0500

I hate the people who stand sideways against the outside seat (instead of the door) so their asses are squished up in your face. It makes me claustrophobic. This happens ALL the time on the F line.

Anna_Rexic

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:28:47 -0500

i hate fat people on trains, on planes....and, well, in general.

Guy

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:27:56 -0500

I'm personally deeply offended by people who listen to their headphones SO LOUD that I can hear their music even with MY headphones playing music. Oh and let's not forget the jerks who insist on not holding onto any poles so instead decide to jam their backs and buttcracks onto one so that noone else can hold onto it (even after they get off because the pole is sweaty, auuugh *vomit*). Leaving trash on the seats is also inexcusable behavior. Like I saw you leave that goddamn soiled tissue with your snot all over it when you got off, a**hole. Why are people so disgusting and rude?

Fatty Free Trains

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:27:12 -0500

Fat people who take up too many seats. Once on a really crowded train during rush hour, I happened to get an "end" seat. There was an empty middle seat and the other "end" seat was occupied. There was enough room for a person of modest proportions. At the next stop this fat woman honed in on the empty seat and charged towards it. Before sitting down she aggressively giggled her fat ass left and right, pushing the other guy and I away and carving out a greater space for her fatness. Thank goodness I only had two more stops. Another time during the am rush, the train was packed and bursting at the seams. Just as the doors were about to close, this fatty hurled herself into the crowd. There was a collective groan amongst the masses.

gross

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:26:52 -0500

i hate it when people decide to hug the subway poles during rush hour. HELLO, six people could stay balanced and not take down the entire train if you didn't love that pole so much!

T.M.

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:23:04 -0500

On the flip side, the most polite riders seem to be at the Grand Central-Times Square shuttle. Everyone usually waits patiently for riders to get off before they get on. Being such a short ride there isn't time for clippin' or pukin' either.

Dog Foo Yong

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:19:19 -0500

I hate the people that stare at me as I clip my nails.

andy

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:18:20 -0500

I've seen a particular Queens E-trainer on a few occasions who goes into full floss mode, shooting plaque and food everywhere.

Buzzard

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:17:08 -0500

I say to the preggos and elderly, stay home if you cannot stand up for twenty minutes, my $2 price of admission is no less valuable than yours! Waaaaaaaaaaa......

krunkymunky

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:14:04 -0500

for me it's not just people that try to get on the train when people are getting off, but also the wave of people coming up the stairs that take up the entire width of the stairwell. meanwhile, you're trying to get down the stairs to catch the train that they just arrived on. the people coming up the stairs have already gotten where they need to go ... can't they make a little room so that others won't miss the train? another peeve: people who get on the train and then stop cold as soon as they step through the door so that you run into them from behind. similar to my pet peeve of people who stop and just stand there at the top of an escalator or on the other side of a revolving door.

DogFriedRice

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:13:24 -0500

Why so much hate? Don't you know the Buddha loves you all?

bill brasky

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:12:23 -0500

I KNOW I should not say that it bugs the crap out of me when heavy (fat, whatever) people take up more than one seat, but it does. I also hate when people play electronic games and dont turn off the sound effects. However, my biggest peeve is when there are three inches of seat between two people and some one insists on squeezing their (usually HER) ass into the space making everyone else shift, looking for any extra room. There is never any extra room, deal with the pole, please.

SunRa

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:11:04 -0500

I hate it when I'm eating on the train and someone asks me for a bite or someone steps up in my face and is all like, "OhmyGOD! That smells sooo good! Can I" - Uhm, no you can't okay? Fukin' behemouths...

Ace

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:10:30 -0500

Men who won't close their legs. Cell phones esp those walkie talkie ones that beep. Stinky food. Stinky fellow passengers.

edEx

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:09:11 -0500

I once saw something mildly hilarious on the train. A man was clipping his fingernails (gross as hell in public, that noise alone make me cringe) across from him was a female gothic-looking college chick who, by the look on her face, was very grossed out. she actually got up enough moxy to ask him to stop. he rudely answered, "it's my train too, if it bothers you move!" that said, the woman took his "my train too" rant to heart. She stuck her finger down her throat and started gagging. the man (nail clipper), looked at her perplexed–(the noise of the gagging and his face was priceless), she kept doing it until she started puking right in front of the guy, narrowly missing his shoes, who was so grossed out he moved to the other side along with everyone else who moved away from him. It surely was gross as sin, but hilarious because of the circumstances; nail clipping in public. Only in New York.

annie

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:08:20 -0500

how about when men press up against you and put their hands on your thighs? sexual assault is a major problem on the subways.

Jim

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:07:19 -0500

I saw some dude clipping his fingernails this morning on the N. Just gross...

x-new yorker

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:03:37 -0500

People who lean on the door that don't move out of the way when people are getting off. Also people who try to get on the train when people are getting off.

Chris

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:03:25 -0500

How about when you're sitting in an inside seat and the seatmate refuses to move his/her legs out of the way so you can get through? Or people who insist on reading the newspaper on an overcrowded train? BTW, is anyone else incredibly embarassed when they take friends/visitors from outside the city onto the subway, and they start chatting with you at "social volume" and not "subway volume?"

Mark

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:02:25 -0500

People who hold the door open for minutes on end drive me crazy, especially during rush hour. There... will... be... another... train... coming... and you're making me late.

j

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:00:27 -0500

i saw someone clipping their nails once and thought it was absolutley reprehensible.. I and 5 other people watched him with looks of pure disgust, and he didnt even notice. and we werent trying to hide it. also the people trying to get on before a full train can get off is a huge gripe of mine.. i usually am not so nice about it and just walk into them. then there are the people that are so fat that they take up multiple seats, or are very difficult to walk around.. choke down a salad once in a while please.