People with lack of manners and courtesy

[thcbongman]

This is a rant to people who lack basic courtesy and manners. I believe potheads in general are more well-manner than mainstream society.

What I describe is simple courtesy. I ride the subway, but this is applicable in all areas of life, driving, in a store, on a bus etc.

In general, there are people who are physically able to stand up that sit in a seat, and there's a pregnant woman or an elderly standing up. Conventional wisdom would be to offer you a seat. There are countless times, I seen this happen, and no one offered to give up their seat.

The trains are set-up in a way people tend to congregate by the doors because of the lack of room. It gets very crowded. At stops people want to get out. Conventional wisdom tells us, you should step out the train temporarily and let people out. It's amazing how many people are so selfish, they block people's way.

I'm sure all of us has story to tell of people who are rude, and selfish. So let it rain! Let's show everyone on the net that stoners are civilized, polite and upstanding citizens, that we are leading the cause to be the best human beings we can be.

thcbongman Reviewed by thcbongman on 08-09-2007. People with lack of manners and courtesy This is a rant to people who lack basic courtesy and manners. I believe potheads in general are more well-manner than mainstream society. What I describe is simple courtesy. I ride the subway, but this is applicable in all areas of life, driving, in a store, on a bus etc. In general, there are people who are physically able to stand up that sit in a seat, and there's a pregnant woman or an elderly standing up. Conventional wisdom would be to offer you a seat. There are countless Rating: 5

[Breukelen advocaat]

I ride buses and subways. I will usually offer my seat to an elderly person, someone with a disability, or anyone who asks because they need to sit down. I do not consider pregnancy to be in the same category as disabled or elderly, so I don't normally offer my seat to pregnant women - but I would stand if I were asked.

One of the most annoying things in NYC is when people hold the trains' doors and keep them from closing. This causes the majority of instances when trains go out-of-service.

[BobBong]

It can really depend..
If there are other seats around, you can be sure i'm not movin'. I work good 10 hour days at times and i'm fried when i hop on the subway to go home. I'll be damned if i'm standing for anyone until it's my stop. Usually though, at that time the subway is not really full of people and it's not so much of a problem.

What really gets me though are the people that put their bags on the 2nd seat beside them and don't let anyone else sit there.

Rush hour = 1 seat per person. Not 1 seat for you and 1 seat for your belongings.

[fasterspider]

Are you by chance in New York City where you were not born and raised?
Making eye contact with another New Yorker is grounds for a fight nevermind asking a New Yorker to move out of your way or give up their subway seat.
Me, I was born and raised in New York but left a long time ago and I am a gentleman in public believe it or not. Chivalry is not dead with me, I open doors for and step aside for and am always courteous with women. Men? They are men and do not care one way or the other. Only a women cares about stupid shit like that.

[thcbongman]

No I'm not in NYC, I'm from DC. NYC subway riders are way more polite from experience, and people that live in DC are apparently more "sophisticated." By their manners displayed, opposite would show.

And I don't deem having basic etiquette to be only gender-related. If a car is so stuffed, people are literally crushed against one another, someone has to move to let people through. It's not about asking. It's about showing basic courtesy.

[fasterspider]

No I'm not in NYC, I'm from DC. NYC subway riders are way more polite from experience, and people that live in DC are apparently more "sophisticated." By their manners displayed, opposite would show.

And I don't deem having basic etiquette to be only gender-related. If a car is so stuffed, people are literally crushed against one another, someone has to move to let people through. It's not about asking. It's about showing basic courtesy.

It has been a long time since I rode the Metro but, I do remember it being crowded. I do not remember people being worse than New Yorkers though.
I live in L.A. and we have subways now a days too. Things get silly at rush hour here just like they do back East but it is nothing like riding a new York City subway. People, even people you would not expect to be are courteous {Kids} for the most part on the subways here.
People do get up for others to sit down here which kind of blows my mind because on the freeways above, no one gives an inch.
I hope your level of courtesy and patience stays on the top of your personality while you contend with DC public transportation and have a very nice day.

[thcbongman]

Exactly, it's ironic. The polite ones are generally the younger crowd. The people I see are being rude are generally from higher social statuses and older, which sometimes boils my blood, but I remind them gently you should show basic etiquette when people are coming off.

And thank you, you have a great day as well!

[Reefer Rogue]

There's no need to get off the train to let people on or off. I agree people should offer seats on a bus to the elderly or pregnant or women with small kids if there are no more seats available. I'm not gonna give up my seat if there's another one they can sit in.

[napolitana869]

People wouldnt give me their seats on the metro and bus when I was on crutches. I dont know its because they dont know or they dont care. I would like to say that on the occasions where someone did give up their seat for me or for someone else when I was watching they were the type of people who you wouldnt think would do it. They were the young guys dressed in "urban wear", not the clean cut guys in business suits.

[4twentE]

Making eye contact with another New Yorker is grounds for a fight nevermind asking a New Yorker to move out of your way or give up their subway seat.

Men? They are men and do not care one way or the other. Only a women cares about stupid shit like that.

^LMAO

People do get up for others to sit down here which kind of blows my mind because on the freeways above, no one gives an inch.
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No kidding. At least motorcycles only need half an inch.