Reviving the Blog
Dan has asked me to revive the blog, so I'm going to try and be more vigilant about posting. After all, I am now officially a webmaster at the Sierra Club, so I'm learning more about the power of the Web.
Today is a soggy day in San Francisco. My little black ballerina flats are soaked. I miss my pink galoshes that I thoughtlessly abandoned on the corner of Broadway and 122nd Street before I left NYC. (if anyone has them, I'll pay for the shipping to Cali.!)
A man with a very long, grey, stringy beard sat next to me on Muni this morning. I found this annoying since half the bus was empty. When he said "hello" to me 30 seconds into the ride, I ignored him. While that may seem rude, I actually think it's worse to try and engage people in conversation at 8:30 in the morning when they have no ESCAPE! He promptly gave up on me, and headed for an empty seat in the back.
The woman who replaced him a few stops later scolded the man who was standing in front of her--claiming he was in her "space." If she wants "space" why doesn't she take a taxi? I am thinking of writing a muni etiquette book. If you have any suggestions for what to include, please send them to me.
Today is a soggy day in San Francisco. My little black ballerina flats are soaked. I miss my pink galoshes that I thoughtlessly abandoned on the corner of Broadway and 122nd Street before I left NYC. (if anyone has them, I'll pay for the shipping to Cali.!)
A man with a very long, grey, stringy beard sat next to me on Muni this morning. I found this annoying since half the bus was empty. When he said "hello" to me 30 seconds into the ride, I ignored him. While that may seem rude, I actually think it's worse to try and engage people in conversation at 8:30 in the morning when they have no ESCAPE! He promptly gave up on me, and headed for an empty seat in the back.
The woman who replaced him a few stops later scolded the man who was standing in front of her--claiming he was in her "space." If she wants "space" why doesn't she take a taxi? I am thinking of writing a muni etiquette book. If you have any suggestions for what to include, please send them to me.
posted by Amy Ettinger at 2:21 PM
4 Comments:
The etiquette book should mention stenches and loudness.
cactuseaters,
you are right, but how should I separate the sections? One thought is to have different categories for alcoholic stenches b.o., and smelly food. Also, for loudness, I think I will devote an entire chapter to cellphone conversations.
Just call each other by name. Isn't that good etiquette?
There should also be a section on the minimum number of seats you should leave between you and the next person, when there is lots of room available. In a weird way it is kind of like going into a public restroom, there is this unspoken rule that you never take the urinal right next to someone unless you have to.
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