sometimes bein the gentleman can get you into trouble though. offering your seat the fat bird cos she looks 8 months in.
''Im not pregnant''
That's what the badge is for. Helps avoid those embarassing moments. Our carriage in the mornig is like an incubator at the moment. There are at least 3 pregnant women. Unfortunately the two that aren't my wife have learnt that I will give up my seat rather than have them stand so they just come and stand near me every day now, the bitches!
Anyone tried to queue for a bus at North Greenwich? BUNDLE!!!!!!!
Had a lookalike of Bill Bailey push past everyone and punch them so he could get on the 132 first when he wasn't there first, should of done him for assualt, what a knobjockey.
Whats worse is getting on the bus there after an event has ended and the late strugglers from the tube
To be honest it is the same problem across the world. In Singapore there has been articles in the paper on a regular basis about not giving up seats for pregnant or old people. Alot of people pretend to be asleep, so they don't get asked.
You only have to see the parents in action to see where young people get it from. Two points that will be unpopular I know but true nonetheless: one - although in your case SHG it was unavoidable, pensioners have all day to travel, why clog up the trains etc during rush hour, and: two, pregnancy is not an illness, it's a choice. If you commute to work, and you decide to have a baby you know there are days when you will be stood up all the way.
Also, the tubes generally are a huge melting pot of different cultures, nationalities, etc no idea if they all know of the same culture...although that's not to say that plenty of English people don't it anymore either.
Surprised you didn't say anything, have done a few times and a few people are suitably embarrassed enough to offer their seat.
Baby on board so you must give up your seat for me? People might not have seen it anyway, and she's only 5 months... you'll find once she hits 7 months she will get a seat constantly.
That's not always the case, my partner never got offered a seat on the bus when she was 7+ months! I always give up my seat to the elderly, disabled, or pregnant women, its respectful.
Not read every post but being the father of two teenagers with brilliant respect and manners I do tend to find that it is people of all ages, especially the elderly who have no manners whatsoever. The amount of times my 13 yo daughter will be pushing the trolley around tescos and wait for people to walk past or move the trolley do people can get to staff. The elderly are the worst for no saying thank you or even noticing she has helped them, this is closely followed by middle aged people. Teenagers get a raw deal on this subject and half the time people are to blind to see when people are being courteous or pleasant. Just the age we live in. Some people have been dragged up, that's all there is to it.
I had cause to accompany my 78 year old mum to Guys Hospital this morning making the journey by tube from North Greewich station. Service was good and train not packed but seats all taken. Now everyone could see that my mum is a little old lady that would have been far more comfortable and less likely to be buffeted by the journey if she had a seat. That much to me is obvious. Of the fourteen seats in our section I estimate two were taken by persons over sixty. The remaining twelve by ages which I estimate averaged mid thirties ish and of both sexes. Not one of the twelve offered the seat to my mum the old dear. I offer my seat regularly to anyone who I consider in more need of being seated than I do. Am I just that bloody old fashioned to expect this act of what I consider common courtesy or have we finally sunk that low. I suspect the latter but am still very very disappointed.
Well come to 2012 travel club --- and the next generation of travellers -- some dont give a F**k about others once they get a seat i witnessed two men fight over a seat one evening on the way home from work -- yet there was another seat free just a little way up the train when they started scrapping and both in mid to late 40s - w**kers
Golden rules always give your seat up to a Pregnant lady and for any lady or gentlem who needs it more --simples perhaps BR and the Underground should advertise that.
got to go and get me train now !!!!!!!!!!!!!
think thats a darned good idea ...why dont we have signs like that ?
Also, the tubes generally are a huge melting pot of different cultures, nationalities, etc no idea if they all know of the same culture...although that's not to say that plenty of English people don't it anymore either.
Surprised you didn't say anything, have done a few times and a few people are suitably embarrassed enough to offer their seat.
As a Millwall fan surely you simply rip the seat out thereby removing the cause of the problem....
Also, the tubes generally are a huge melting pot of different cultures, nationalities, etc no idea if they all know of the same culture...although that's not to say that plenty of English people don't it anymore either.
Surprised you didn't say anything, have done a few times and a few people are suitably embarrassed enough to offer their seat.
As a Millwall fan surely you simply rip the seat out thereby removing the cause of the problem....
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Put all the carriage windows through too!
Annoys me when there is a clearly pregnant lady or an old woman with a walking stick or impaired movement and everyone either shuts their eyes, sticks their head in their book or looks the other way. Doesn't take much to get up & offer your seat.
I also hate anyone who doesn't say thank you when I've opened the door/held the door open for them.
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Whats worse is getting on the bus there after an event has ended and the late strugglers from the tube
Then again I never travel on trains or buses and I refuse to give up the driving seat in my car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, the tubes generally are a huge melting pot of different cultures, nationalities, etc no idea if they all know of the same culture...although that's not to say that plenty of English people don't it anymore either.
Surprised you didn't say anything, have done a few times and a few people are suitably embarrassed enough to offer their seat.
Teenagers get a raw deal on this subject and half the time people are to blind to see when people are being courteous or pleasant.
Just the age we live in. Some people have been dragged up, that's all there is to it.
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Annoys me when there is a clearly pregnant lady or an old woman with a walking stick or impaired movement and everyone either shuts their eyes, sticks their head in their book or looks the other way. Doesn't take much to get up & offer your seat.
I also hate anyone who doesn't say thank you when I've opened the door/held the door open for them.
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We were on the same wavelength but I must have been a few seconds behind as yours says 11:59 and mine says 12:00.
Respect that's why