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LightBug1today at 9:45 AM3 repliesview on HN

A third of the time?

Sorry, nonsense. I use the tube several times a day and it's a real rarity.

I do worry about the tube becoming a cacophony of phone calls, but really? Everyone message now anyway so I reckon that'll be a rarity too.


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nmstokertoday at 3:16 PM

I think it will depend on your route and the time of your commute. I see fairly distinct behaviour at different times on the tube & Elizabeth Line: come in or leave late and it's full of people who are much less considerate, go in with the majority and there's a bit more social pressure against being inconsiderate.

bspammertoday at 11:19 AM

I also never see this behaviour, but I pretty much only use the tube for commuting at peak times. I think commuters are generally better behaved. The sheer density of people means that anti social behaviour will get angrily shut down very quickly.

cm2187today at 10:00 AM

It may also be highly dependent on which direction you travel. When you travel east from the city, you get totally different demographics than when you travel west.

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