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My petty gripe: Australians just don’t know how to act right on public transport
(www.theguardian.com)
People have fogotten what heaphones are for on phones.
this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
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I think the solution is Australia need more public transport so they can work on their manners
These are definitely common problems in public transport. On Bourke Street you might fight your way into a tram and stand pressed up against the door, only to see a huge uninhabited space a short way down the aisle that no-one is using. Crowd dynamics are weird.
If those are the biggest behavioural issues the author is worried about then I would question if she has ever even caught public transport.
Pee and poop and other bodily emissions, vaping, drunk or drugged, sadly mentally unwell and kids doing stupid shit are way higher on my list.
And beyond those, my main concern is keeping MY cool and not reacting or doing anything that gets me in trouble.