We Delhiites are so accustomed to travelling in the Delhi Metro that we tend to ignore the unduly worries caused by the people in it. We may be untouched with the snarling traffic on roads but certainly ready to brave the ‘difficult’ and ‘unpleasant’ conditions in the train. We list down a few such things that make travelling in the Delhi metro nothing less than any ordeal. Here is a list of annoying Metro traveler habits that we detest!
1. Playing loud music on their phone speakers: Okay we get it that you listen to all the cool soundtracks but we are so not interested. People listening to songs, out loud, need to understand that a public place has some un-said rules that should never be disobeyed.
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2. Shamelessly letching at people: This problem is with most of the men and even women, at times. You may find some or the other person constantly staring at you for any reason. You may start feeling to be bare but that one shameless person won’t stop this act. What to do? Run away or face it; that’s your call!
3. Talking out LOUD: You will certainly get to know someone’s life history while travelling in the metro. One can talk normally and expect the other person to hear you. You don’t have to make your voice travel all the way to the other person. That’s precisely why you use phones right?
4. Staring into people’s phones: Here comes the worst of all when you have people constantly staring at your phone screens for nothing. Face it! you are not here to spy or to gather information for some PhD of yours. The phrase ‘Live and let live’ sits apt her where people should certainly mind their own business.
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5. Push you away to stand close to doors: It’s like a human hurricane. Once you are caught in it, you can’t get out of it and this is a classic example of battling to stand at the spot where you were. People will come and go; eye your comfortable space that you found for yourself and even trick you to snatch that spot from you. If you are smart, you know how to deal with such pests.
6. The smell prevails: Face it, one has to bath, shower, apply deodorants and everything when you know you will have a class shave with people in the metro. Those smelly armpits or clothes or even hair; it certainly beats the shit out of anyone.
7. Passengers with their fatal farts: And we go ewww with a thought of it. A train which is closed, moving fast with lots and lots of people stuffed in it and there comes that deadly fart that certainly makes you feel breaking the doors and running away. Please everyone; a basic decorum to follow in a public space; do we need to say that anymore?
8. Occupying space which is actually meant for 2: No sir, this metro is not ‘your’ oyster. So, please keep your legs to yourself! Also, sleeping on seats and taking as much space as you want; have some mercy on other people as well!
In all, we do appreciate the metro for the way it has made our lives easier, but it surely needs to look into this problem which is growing day by day.
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