- I commute daily, mostly on the Go train these days, with the occasional subway ride thrown in for good measure (or when I miss the last Go train). One thing that I've learnt to deal with is the crazy crowds everywhere you go enroute to the office.
- First, it starts off on the platform at the train station. You've got the people who start to line up where they think the door of the train will stop when the train arrives. So people continue to line up behind them. Then you get the people who are so innovative, that instead of continuing the line, they start a new line up, right beside the original one. Before you know it, there are people everywhere. And when the train arrives, it's a safe bet that the doors aren't all that close to where the line started, so everyone just makes a dash for the doors. Mostly civilized, but of course, there are those who believe that they deserve to push and shove their way to a seat.
- When the train gets to it's final stop, and it's time to get off, there are people coming from upstairs on the train, merging with the people downstairs to get off the train. It's funny to watch as most people don't make eye contact and refuse to merge -- they pretend not to have seen you. Mind you, there are some very nice people who let you go (this has happened quite a bit lately).
- When you get home, and it's time to find your way out of the parking lot, once again, there are numerous lanes of merging traffic. Not surprisingly, people drive like they walk. But the funniest thing is when someone refuses to let you in, ends up getting stuck *right in front of your car*, and then won't make eye contact, or look in your direction. Frankly, I'd be embarrassed too if I couldn't spare the extra 10 seconds it's going to cost me to let people in.
- But the absolute worst of all -- the thing that makes me wonder where the face-punching-Union-Station-man is, is when people slither through open doors, knowing full well there are people behind them, and don't even make an attempt to hold the door. Even worse is when people are moving so slowly that they just barely make it through the door, and you've got to fully open it to follow them through.
- And people like that always seem to be oblivious! I followed a lady today who did this through 4 consecutive doorways. Not even once did she attempt to hold/stop the door from closing.
- I rode the train home and thought, there has to be a term for people like that. I'm not sure what it is, but I've decided to make one up. ;)