The people defending this. It’s really not difficult – bag in one hand, pole in the other. That top handle is very convenient for holding.
Politely ask if they can put it down. Tbh most people are pretty receptive.
I’m starting to tire of these type of posts – if someone does something vaguely offensive that you find that annoying, then speak to them.
Eh I won’t be the first to point out that post covid the etiquette on the tube took a dive. Is it coming back? I don’t think it is.
💯 put it on the floor between your legs! The only reason would be if they had issues bending over (?!)… if there is a genuine reason I’d love to know
Not the backpack people in the Reddit comments 😭
I once told this guy to take his massive backup off as the tube was packed and he was taking a space for two… I was not rude but asked him politely and in return I got punched. In the end I had to report the incident to the TFL police but they couldn’t track him down.
Most people simply don’t have spatial awareness. Most will usually take it off if you ask too. People aren’t evil, just in their bubbles.
Never attribute to malice something that could easily be ignorance
I’d much rather have a backpack in my face than a shoulder tbh
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I’m not putting my bag on a dirty floor, anywhere, much less the floor of a train.
However, if I were to use a backpack, I would hold it by the top handle, much in the same way my *9-year-old* does when we are in a shop/on the train.
If a child can do it, so can an adult 😊
For all the people saying they like to shove, push, or yank on the backpacks people are wearing, before doing that please at least check that the person isn’t disabled. Not everyone has a spare hand to hold their bag in.
I can imagine forgetting to take it off and then not wanting to annoy people by moving and shifting to take it off. Or getting on the tube when it’s not super full and then it getting full immediately. Lots of reasons.
Why do people take photos and post them online rather than than just politely ask if they could move their backpack?
Tbh, if you’ve forgotten to remove it, its pretty hard to take off now you’re in the packed train
Lean into them until they realize their fucking backpack is taking up everyones space.
People taking photographs of their annoyances in public places belong in the same bin as these people.
Did you politely ask them to remove it or if they were even aware that is bad etiquette?
Or did you just take a photo to seethe over on Reddit?
PS I don’t think you know what the word ‘shoving’ means.
At Stratford, the TFL guys on the platform will scream TAKE OFF YOUR BACKPACKS before entering the train to make room for more people and frustratingly nobody listens
You’d be surprised how many people are not self-aware of their actions, let alone themselves, when out and about.
Ignorance, it’s not just London.
Even on less busy trains and tubes I’m still inclined to take it off and put it between my legs.
Idk, I guess I was raised right, props to mum.
Instead of going on reddit and being passive aggressive maybe open your mouth there? We might live in a better society if people expressed them selves
I swear before lockdown most people knew now to do it, but in the last year or two it’s been constant, people squeezing on with backpacks on and not caring that they are in the way.
I’ll admit, when I first moved to London, I was one of those people who kept their backpack on. I honestly didn’t realize how much space it wasted.
I think stations should announce “please remove backpacks” just like they do “stand on the right.” It would help newbies learn and make it much less awkward for the rest of us to ask someone to take their bag off.
Fun fact: you’re legally allowed to punch someone who does that in the bollocks.
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The people defending this. It’s really not difficult – bag in one hand, pole in the other. That top handle is very convenient for holding.
Politely ask if they can put it down. Tbh most people are pretty receptive.
I’m starting to tire of these type of posts – if someone does something vaguely offensive that you find that annoying, then speak to them.
Eh I won’t be the first to point out that post covid the etiquette on the tube took a dive. Is it coming back? I don’t think it is.
💯 put it on the floor between your legs! The only reason would be if they had issues bending over (?!)… if there is a genuine reason I’d love to know
Not the backpack people in the Reddit comments 😭
I once told this guy to take his massive backup off as the tube was packed and he was taking a space for two… I was not rude but asked him politely and in return I got punched. In the end I had to report the incident to the TFL police but they couldn’t track him down.
Most people simply don’t have spatial awareness. Most will usually take it off if you ask too. People aren’t evil, just in their bubbles.
Never attribute to malice something that could easily be ignorance
I’d much rather have a backpack in my face than a shoulder tbh
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I’m not putting my bag on a dirty floor, anywhere, much less the floor of a train.
However, if I were to use a backpack, I would hold it by the top handle, much in the same way my *9-year-old* does when we are in a shop/on the train.
If a child can do it, so can an adult 😊
For all the people saying they like to shove, push, or yank on the backpacks people are wearing, before doing that please at least check that the person isn’t disabled. Not everyone has a spare hand to hold their bag in.
I can imagine forgetting to take it off and then not wanting to annoy people by moving and shifting to take it off. Or getting on the tube when it’s not super full and then it getting full immediately. Lots of reasons.
Why do people take photos and post them online rather than than just politely ask if they could move their backpack?
Tbh, if you’ve forgotten to remove it, its pretty hard to take off now you’re in the packed train
Lean into them until they realize their fucking backpack is taking up everyones space.
People taking photographs of their annoyances in public places belong in the same bin as these people.
Did you politely ask them to remove it or if they were even aware that is bad etiquette?
Or did you just take a photo to seethe over on Reddit?
PS I don’t think you know what the word ‘shoving’ means.
At Stratford, the TFL guys on the platform will scream TAKE OFF YOUR BACKPACKS before entering the train to make room for more people and frustratingly nobody listens
You’d be surprised how many people are not self-aware of their actions, let alone themselves, when out and about.
Ignorance, it’s not just London.
Even on less busy trains and tubes I’m still inclined to take it off and put it between my legs.
Idk, I guess I was raised right, props to mum.
Instead of going on reddit and being passive aggressive maybe open your mouth there? We might live in a better society if people expressed them selves
I swear before lockdown most people knew now to do it, but in the last year or two it’s been constant, people squeezing on with backpacks on and not caring that they are in the way.
I’ll admit, when I first moved to London, I was one of those people who kept their backpack on. I honestly didn’t realize how much space it wasted.
I think stations should announce “please remove backpacks” just like they do “stand on the right.” It would help newbies learn and make it much less awkward for the rest of us to ask someone to take their bag off.
Fun fact: you’re legally allowed to punch someone who does that in the bollocks.
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