Subway Rider Puzzles Twitter by Freaking Out at Lady Working on Laptop

You don’t have to ride the New York subway for long to realize that it’s a place where people can and will do just about anything. Sure, the MTA supposedly have a bunch of rules to put a stop to this, but does this work? Of course not. Public transit is a slice of life, …
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Fiery International Reddit Dispute: Cool Things From Other Countries the USA Should Adopt

The USA has a lot of things that its neighbors (even the far away ones) should adopt, but the country is also lacking in some areas, and that is what this popular Reddit thread is here to discuss. Let’s state a few of the obvious, like the tax system, the bathroom stalls, and public transportation… …
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Venture Capitalist Roasted For Whining Over Cost of 4-Block Uber to Olive Garden

Once upon a time, before Uber, before cell phones, and before the Internet, people used to walk places. At least that’s what we hear. As a city-dweller who doesn’t own (and can’t drive) a car, and someone who is perpetually late, I’ve taken my fair share of stressed-out Ubers. But I draw the line at …
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Woman Gets Dunked On For Being Against Smoking on a Train

I’m young enough that I don’t remember when it was legal to smoke indoors. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and South Park both covered the issue of banning smoking in bars in 2006 and 2003, respectively. I’m guessing that’s when the issue was at its peak in the discourse, and I was nowhere near old …
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Bizarre and Entertaining Subway Sightings That Summarize the Joys of Public Transport

The subway, the underground, the metro, the tube — whatever you want to call it, this form of public transport has been taking city dwellers from A to B for nearly hundreds of years. As anyone who uses it regularly will tell you, the system is far from perfect. They’re horribly busy at peak times, …
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Twitter Users Argue Whether 23 Minutes Is A Long Time To Walk

Depending on age, mobility level, and price range, many of us have a whole host of transportation options open to us these days. In fact, all of these can be so convenient that we forget about the most important mode of transport: our own two feet.  Walking is not only the cheapest way to get …
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