Transit blog Second Ave. Sagas (or is it Second Ave’s A Gas?) has the news that a man in Australia has written a book on subway etiquette. (For what it’s worth, Second Ave. also has a pretty sweet photo of a somewhat self-centered subway rider at that same link.)
Martin Merton, an American expert on subway etiquette, will soon be publishing a book in Australia called There’s No I in Carriage. The book, according to Dr. Merton’s Website, covers topics ranging from the obnoxiously loud cell phone user or iPod-headphones wearer, the rider unable to hold in a fart for the duration of the trip and of course the perennial favorite, the seat hog.
Speaking of Merton, this guy is a complete lunatic. A self-proclaimed “train etiquette” expert, he’s got some pretty entertaining video on his site showing how he handles the loud cellphone talkers and prodigious backpack wearers.
It’s called satire.