To the moron who sat beside me on the Northern Line between Waterloo and Clapham at about 6pm yesterday,
Yes, the tube in the rush hour is overcrowded. Most of us just accept that and make the best of it. The fact that you wear a nice pinstripe suit does not make you more important than the rest of us and definitely doesn’t give you rights to more space than us. If you were really as important as you seem to think you are then you company would send a helicopter to take you to and from work.
Of course, whilst you were complaining about anyone who dared to object to your behaviour, I just did that British Thing and concentrated harder on my book. I realise now that I should have got involved as the two people who said something to your were both “only women” and therefore you’re probably thinking that their opinions don’t count for anything.
Well you’re wrong. You were exceptionally rude. Please learn some manners before you try to engage with the general public again.
Pinstripe-clad people and public transport is generally not a good combination. I recall once when I was on a train down to London from Manchester – things started badly when one such pinstripe-clad chap was asked nicely by me if he’d mind removing his briefcase from the seat that I’d paid for. He then proceeded to sigh everytime I turned a page in the book I was reading (cause turning pages is really loud, obviously). To block out his incessant huffing and puffing, I put in the earphones from my CD player (without actually switching it on). This seemed to be the final straw for him and caused him to get up and go sit over the other side of the train!