Ten things I hate about commuting:-
1. People who talk too loudly on their mobile phones
2. People who listen to their music too loudly, so I can hear it too
3. People who sit next to you in soaking wet coats
4. People who sniff
5. People who eat very smelly food that makes the carriage stink for hours
6. People who insist on walking along the platform trying to text or still to read their book/newspaper
7. People who are total strangers but try to talk to you (usually old!)
8. People who are too fat for their seat, and squash across onto yours
9. It’s unreliable, overcrowded and expensive (actually that’s three, but never mind)
10. It’s such a waste of time!
Ten things I like about commuting
1. You can read (you can’t if you are driving a car)
2. You can sleep (ditto)
3. It requires very little thought / effort to do it
4. You can listen to your favourite music without car sharers asking for something else
5. You can blame late arrivals/early departures vaguely on ‘the trains’
6. It’s a little bit of ‘me’ time for line learning, thinking about life etc
7. You can eat pretty much anything (but see aforementioned comment about smelly food, and try eating a take away Chinese whilst driving the car!)
8. Can’t think of anything else (amazed I thought of seven!)
9. Ditto
10. Ditto
Things I hate about commuting (I drive to work)
ReplyDelete1. Idiots who drive too fast on icy roads.
2. It is an hour out of my day when I can't read/work/do something useful.
3. People who have no lane control.
4. Construction.
Things I like about commuting:
1. From heated garage to heated underground parking, no need to get wrapped up.
2. I can play my music AS LOUD AS I WANT.
3. I don't have to share space with other people.
4. I am not tied to any transport schedules.
I used to commute by bus and all the items in your list applied to me. Since driving, the only thing I really miss is the reading time.