It's one thing for shoes on the seat, it's another thing when it's your bare feet with your sandals sitting on the seat next to you.
This teenage girl (18/19?) was slouched down enough that her bare feet were on the headrest of the seat in front of her. That's bloody gross.
I saw this as I climbed the stairs of a coach on the 7:15 train leaving Oshawa. I stopped and stood at the top of the stairs and looked at her, exasperated as hell, and said to her, "Really?! This is not your living room. Get your sandals off the seat and get your feet on the floor".
She looked at me, rolled her eyes and stayed in position. I called her a twat and moved on.
It's because people stopped caring that we've created these idiots. When we got to Ajax, I noticed she no had choice but to sit upright. I love that the woman who went to sit down made it a point to get a hand wipe out of her purse and clean off the head rest. I nearly wept.
It can be very hard sometimes, but try to take a glass-half-full approach. Hundreds of us ride the GO together every day, and for the most part we're perfectly pleasant to each other. It's just a handful of inconsiderate oafs who stand out.
ReplyDeleteThat is true. I was just super grumpy.
ReplyDeleteChrist, when I think about riding the bus back in England years ago. Smoking on the bus. Tossing fag ends on the floor. Gum stuck everywhere. All sorts of stains. Feet on the seats was the norm. Buses were regarded as a toilet form of transit (yes and there was some of that too...;) ). We've come a long way baby
ReplyDelete"Anonymous Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteChrist, when I think about riding the bus back in England years ago. Smoking on the bus. Tossing fag ends on the floor. Gum stuck everywhere. All sorts of stains. Feet on the seats was the norm. Buses were regarded as a toilet form of transit (yes and there was some of that too...;) ). We've come a long way baby"
My mom grew up England. From what she tells me about public behaviour at the time, it certainly wasn't wherever you're from!