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It's so hot on the London underground in the Summer months that peoples behaviour becomes even more irritating. There are also a lot of tourists on the tube owing to school holidays (more on that later), as I am a Londoner I am clearly massively intolerant of people's confusion. Here are my top ten annoying things people do on the tube...
- When the train reaches a station, some people feel the need to lean out of the doorway looking up and down the platform before either getting off, or shrinking back in to the carriage. Very frustrating for those behind you trying to alight.
- Getting on to the platform and stopping right in the entrance so that nobody can get passed without risking their lives by stepping over the yellow line.
- Taking up more than your designated seating area and then huffing and puffing when someone tries to budge you over.
- Not giving your seat to an obviously pregnant woman. Rude.
- Groups of school children whether English or foreign is unbelievably annoying. I don't understand why you would want to opt for this method of travel. Surely it's hard to keep tabs on them all?
- Any kind of coughing, sneezing or sniffing is generally not acceptable on the tube at the moment. If you think you've got the swine, please avoid public transport.
- Pushing on to a train before you've let people off. No need to barge on.
- Men (mainly, although not exclusively unfortunately) sitting with their legs as far apart as possible.
- Trying to get through the ticket barrier with a ticket/oyster card that doesn't work and then doing it over and over again just to check whilst a growing crowd emerges behind you.
- PDAs. Not good anywhere, but don't you think the tube is unpleasant enough without watching someone essentially having clothed sex?
