Questions tagged [public-transportation]
Questions about situations that arise while on public transport such as trains, buses, coaches, planes or boats.
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Bully on public transport [closed]
While riding the bus to the station this morning, at the last stop before the station (approx. 300 m away), a woman with a rollator, holding a cup of coffee, tried to get on via the middle door. I ...
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How to ask a man to not take up more than one seat on public transport while avoiding conflict?
I live in a big city (in Paris, France) and take public transportation every day. I'm perceived as a woman and I will sometimes have to sit near people who spread out and take up more space than just ...
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How to interact with a person asking for change without giving them false hope?
I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. When I'm on the subway, I will often see them going around asking for money, food or "just a smile."
I know these people--like anyone--...
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Complimenting a complete stranger on public transportation
The other day, I was in the subway when I saw a bag with a very funny joke on it. The joke made me smile, so I wanted to compliment the person wearing it (my thought was that they brightened my day ...
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public transport: how to know (non-verbally) if someone needs a seat?
I'm someone who gets easily physically tired. This means that, on public transportation, I will almost always look for a seat.
Some days, there are no seats available but I'm so tired that I will ...
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Requesting someone to give up their seat to me on public transport if I have an invisible disability?
I have an invisible disability. I do not really want to disclose what it is, but I have trouble standing up on public transport for longer than a few minutes. I would like to sit down. Now, the bus/...
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How do I deal with people being overly forward on the bus?
I take the bus a lot. (I don't own a car, it's not feasible for me to do so). Mostly, I sit in my seat and I read or I check my phone, people tend to leave me to do my thing.
However, in the past ...
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How do I tactfully ask a flight attendant what's going on if I know my plane has a problem?
I think it's worth explaining that I fall on the autism spectrum, so certain answers that may seem extremely obvious to others are not at all obvious to me.
So I was on a flight recently (let's say, ...
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How can I offer priority seat to a plus sized lady that I assume is pregnant?
Firstly, please do correct me if it is not right/respectful to use the phrase ‘plus-sized’ as I am unsure of how it would be taken as, in other countries/cultures.
Sometimes I face the situation and ...
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How to Handle Openly Hostile Strangers On the Subway? [duplicate]
Three times on my commute around town on the subway, I've encountered people who are openly hostile for whatever reason, potentially drugs or alcohol or maybe just naturally violent. In two cases the ...
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How do I approach the issue of someone reading what's on my phone when I'm on public transportation with them?
This is a problem which I face when I travel using public transportation.
I have a habit of checking my messages, call data or Stack Exchange stuff that I missed and other social media stuff while I'...
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How to approach incredibly rude persons on a train
Last weekend, I took the last train home. It was small (only one wagon), some people were drunk, which was okay, as they kept to themselves. I started listening to an audiobook and drifted off to ...
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How to acquire information from a confrontational stranger
I recently encountered a situation where I felt it was important to ask a stranger what they were doing/if everything was alright or prompt them to explain themselves, however, after they acted ...
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I want to sit down on the bus but someone's bag is in the way, how can I ensure this isn't the case when I lower my posterior onto the seat?
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I travel on the bus a lot. Twice a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year (minus a few weeks holidays) and I love it. It's a great time to unwind, to people watch, to lose yourself in thought ...
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How do I tactfully avoid interacting with a person I meet on the way to work every day, at a subway station?
This is not a question about how to say no to street vendors. I specifically want to know how I can avoid interacting with a particular person who just happens to be a street vendor. He could be any ...
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