Civility on public transit, or, keeping me from killing you.
With the rising price of gas forcing more and more people to seek alternative modes of transportation, it seems like record numbers of people are seeking alternative modes of transportation. Which means, in practical terms, that record numbers of people are abruptly shoving their way onto the buses and BART trains that have been my salvation for
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If you're having any kind of argument and you would be embarrassed if your most prudish great-aunt heard either your argument or your choice of language, you should be at least that embarrassed when perfect strangers hear the same from you on the commute. And then you should put the argument on hold until you're off the public transit vehicle.
Face it, there are some conversations and arguments that aren't appropriate for public transit--whose turn it is to load the dishwasher, if spoken at an acceptable decibel, is fine. Arguing about late child support payments or missed visitation*? NOT acceptable. Treat your personal problems with the same care you'd treat your Social Security number and your PIN for your ATM card; namely, don't share them with the public.
*That's personal experience right there--a couple was arguing in the back of the bus about failure to pay support and fulfill visitation requirements, and I was in the front of the bus (in the seat behind the driver!) and heard clearly everything they were arguing about.
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A guy was telling his wife he was staying late at the office to get his project done. And he would catch a later train, so could she pick him up at a particular time and not-typical station? (When he named it, we realized the station was on a different train line!)
And then they announced the next stop on the loudspeaker. Everyone in the car laughed, and several called out "Busted!"
We then were treated with part of his conversation with his wife, who'd just realized he was probably cheating on her...!!
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