being a life long new yorker i can tell you that would never fly here… those guys would get their faces punched every day. I was getting on a train and the doors were closing, and another passenger pushed me into the car so he could get on — if i wasn’t a foot shorter and 15 years older and a lady — i woulda punched him.
I was in Tokyo 20 years ago, and we were using the subway to get around. Our guide stepped onto the train, my partner stepped onto the train, and. . . the train was full. Beyond full. But if the train left – with our guide – I would be LOST lost. So I pressed in. Rude American I am. I smiled with joy when I got onto the train! Then looked down, and realized that half of my feet were outside the track the door would close on. . . I squeezed a bit more, and got my heels onto the train with the rest of me. . . No pushers then, not rush hour. Interestingly, the packed environment loosens quite a bit when the doors close, as folks in the middle of the car move closer together.
Not a subway but a local train. I’ve heard that there used to be people to push everyone into trains and subways in Tokyo, but I’ve never seen it. I’ve seen some pretty full trains, but nothing like that … even when I’ve been in Tokyo (though granted I’ve never ridden the subway at rushhour).
How would anyone in the center ever get off?
being a life long new yorker i can tell you that would never fly here… those guys would get their faces punched every day. I was getting on a train and the doors were closing, and another passenger pushed me into the car so he could get on — if i wasn’t a foot shorter and 15 years older and a lady — i woulda punched him.
H1N1 virus anyone?
I was in Tokyo 20 years ago, and we were using the subway to get around. Our guide stepped onto the train, my partner stepped onto the train, and. . . the train was full. Beyond full. But if the train left – with our guide – I would be LOST lost. So I pressed in. Rude American I am. I smiled with joy when I got onto the train! Then looked down, and realized that half of my feet were outside the track the door would close on. . . I squeezed a bit more, and got my heels onto the train with the rest of me. . . No pushers then, not rush hour. Interestingly, the packed environment loosens quite a bit when the doors close, as folks in the middle of the car move closer together.
Not a subway but a local train. I’ve heard that there used to be people to push everyone into trains and subways in Tokyo, but I’ve never seen it. I’ve seen some pretty full trains, but nothing like that … even when I’ve been in Tokyo (though granted I’ve never ridden the subway at rushhour).
Looks like my morning commute.