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The real takeaway is this: If you want a seat, and there is one open way in the back, that is the one to grab. It's usually the case that people in real need of a seat never make it to the back of the bus, unless not one person offers a seat. Even then, you don't have to feel guilty because it's not like the person who needs a seat will go back 15 rows with the hope that someone in the back will be more courteous.

On a related note... if you are sitting on a crowded metro and your stop is approaching, never get up until your car is in the station. Once, in NYC, I stood up on a crowded train as it was about to pull into the station. The train stopped 25 feet before the station and we were stuck for 20 minutes. Having gotten up from my seat, all the standees were left with spreading newspaper on the floors and then sitting on the papers. I don't think anyone would like to sit on the floor of a subway without something like newspaper to sit on. Have a seat on a crowded train? Don't give it up until you see the station.

by MikeR on May 18, 2012 3:31 pm • link • report

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