Attention all subway users....this is a public service announcement. I would like to list some subway etiquette for those of you who.....well, quite frankly need it! This is directed particularly those that are on the lines that I use and therefore directly affect my day. Now, I understand that if you have never used the subway before it can be quite overwhelming, and therefore this is a purely informational announcement. However, if things do not approve, and I have to address this again I will not be as pleasant!!
First, you know when you see those silver bars both vertically and horizontally placed strategically throughout the subway cars...yea, those are BARS FOR YOU TO HOLD ON TO! They aren't just for show, you can actually touch them and hold on. The benefit to doing so is that then when the subway starts and stops you don't fling your body into me. Which really helps everyone. Because then I don't have to check my ankle for your shoe marks and you don't have to see my death stare. If you cannot handle this, then you should sit.
Secondly, I don't care how crowded the subway cars are...don't touch me. In a city as bustling and crowded as NYC I still need my box of personal space. For example, when I am standing and appropriately holding onto one of the rails, do not touch my hand. And especially don't repeatedly do it or it will result in previously said death stare. And to go along with this, when you are standing so close to me that your hair is touching my hand (ew) it will be stuck in my ring! What do you expect.
Lastly, when everyone is standing to the side of the subway car waiting to board DO NOT push and jump in front of me. Are we not all trying to go to the same place? Of course we are, and odds are we are going to be standing right next to each other and you will have already ruined my trip. Death stare time....for your entire trip with me.
