Things that annoy

[BlasterBates]

Pregnant women who expect me to give up my seat on the tube.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I've been oop North and I can't say I've noticed much difference to do with manners in some of the big cities there. It's OK if you come from a small village where 'please/thank you' is the norm, however the pace of life in London is so fast, you may not have the time for courtesy and niceties.
In the same way, if you came from 'Sleepy Hollow', you will find that New York is probably one of the rudest places to live, however - if you ever got to meet any - NYorkers are some of the nicest people. Same goes for London and Londoners, if you are an ignorant visitor.
I use the tube regularly and it's just a fact of life that train drivers don't wait for everyone to get in before they decide to shut the doors, so if you don't want to wait for ages until the next one, you jump in when you can. Why are some people so slow and take so much time to exit, it beats me. I tend to think that some may do it deliberately-as several times I've seen them smiling when others are left behind. So hurry up and don't take your time, slow Northeners/Polish/tourists. Stop listening/humming to your ipod/mp3/walkman/etc or reading your metro/city am/lite/etc free rags and pay attention to the stations.
And don't get me started on the pregnant women that do stare at people. Why is always a man that gets up and never a woman? Seldom akcnowledged by means of a 'thank you', so why bother? It's a chicken and egg situation, have people stopped being courteous because others stopped respecting their courtesy? Think about it!

I pity the outlook that excuses rude nasty aggressive behaviour on the basis of the (often illusory) prize of a few vital seconds saved. It always makes me smile when I arrive at whatever the next bottleneck is just before the rude scum that pushed past me - it's really quite pathetic.

[oracleslave]

I pity the outlook that excuses rude nasty aggressive behaviour on the basis of the (often illusory) prize of a few vital seconds saved. It always makes me smile when I arrive at whatever the next bottleneck is just before the rude scum that pushed past me - it's really quite pathetic.

I agree with your sentiments. Isn't it the ability to rise above this the important bit regardless of where you are.

[realityhack]

I've been oop North and I can't say I've noticed much difference to do with manners in some of the big cities there... ...It's a chicken and egg situation, have people stopped being courteous because others stopped respecting their courtesy? Think about it!

Dow Jones - you have some good points there, but you may also have hypertension. Breathe, calm, everything's ok, it's all good, think of fluffy bunny rabbits or something....

There. And relax.

[chicane]

I agree with your sentiments. Isn't it the ability to rise above this the important bit regardless of where you are.

I guess it depends if you believe that making their aware of the inappropriate nature of their behaviour will do anything to change it.

[Marina]

German students/tourists lurching about on the tube (or anywhere) with two hundredweight rucksacks.

How do I know they're German you may ask? Easy, anyone carrying a rucksack the size of a small elephant always is.

[oracleslave]

I guess it depends if you believe that making their aware of the inappropriate nature of their behaviour will do anything to change it.

I used to do that. It become wearisome after a while so now I just observe the idiots disapprovingly.

[Xenophon]

People who break down at the lights in their knackered old Audi and then take ages to push it out of the way.

Tsk...

[realityhack]

Here's an idea...

On the Piccadilly Line - the one that comes in to London from the Heathrow terminals, why can't the design & layout of the carriages allow for more dedicated luggage space than your average tube train? Just a thought. That way, you don't have luggage on seats and we don't have to climb all over your suitcases to get a foothold on the way into town.

I used to live in Northfields and it was an absolute nightmare travelling in every day. Thank God I don't have to use the tube anymore.

[BlasterBates]

...ah I've got it

The Tube.

I think that covers everything.