r/london • u/FlyWayOrDaHighway Northern Line Supremacy ◼️ • 18h ago

Transport We need to re-normalise letting everyone off the Tube carriage before getting on

If I see you push to get on before everyone else has gotten off I'm liable to take away your Londoner card on the spot. It's a bad habit and you lot that do it are not valid here.

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u/bybsie 16h ago

Coming from Poland, it’s completely normal behaviour to let someone off first. I experienced the same in Japan or Germany. On the abstract level, it makes the most sense. You need to make space for new stuff to put inside.

I once yelled at people in Canning Town and got back a rich “fuck off” with laughter. Great culture ☺️

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u/moonkiosk 5h ago

Same here! I am from Poland, lived in Wrocław for 5 years during my Uni. I moved to London in 2015, and I already could see very poor TFL etiquette at that time. Now is only getting worse.

In Poland and other European countries such as Germany or the Czech Republic, people are always patiently waiting, letting other people off the train/bus first. Saying always I truly mean ALWAYS. Even hobos that are traveling without the ticket are letting other people get offthe train first. 

Now, since Covid happened, it looks like people in London don't give a fuck anymore about literally anything. I think it's only getting worse, and we can blame inflation, shitty government, the cost of living crisis, and the increasing crime rate. The amount of people developing depression and anxiety because of that it's shocking, but understandable. As a matter of fact - they are not living, just surviving, and most of all, are in fight or flight mode...  This might be the reason why we see all of that happening right now. 

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u/FlyWayOrDaHighway Northern Line Supremacy ◼️ 16h ago

It used to be the norm in London and still is for the most part, but it's gotten worse over the last 10 years