What behavior by train passengers bugs you the most?

Monday 07th April, 04:26 AM JST

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Wottock_Hunt at 09:39 PM JST - 8th April

I've never seen the point of shoving and jostling the rest of the herd so you get on the escalator before them, only to lose the use of your legs the instant you've got both feet on the machine. Especially when there's a perfectly good flight of stairs right next to it.
Ritornello at 11:14 PM JST - 8th April

Farts.
eastokyo at 02:38 AM JST - 9th April

How hard is it for people to buy the correct train ticket or have their SUICA card charged up? I seem to be behind way too many incompetent losers who lock up the ticket gate with their inappropriate commuting.

As for the not sitting next to the non-descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu foreigner, I say enjoy the space. Ham it up, and watch those cramped on the other side in discomfort squirm as you spread out and lie down if need be.
Honne at 06:47 AM JST - 9th April

Seriously for myself, aside from some of the things mentioned, one thing that drives me up the wall are the epic talkers/storytellers/gossipers on longer train rides. I'm not talking about the ones that speak quietly either (those folks I have no problems with). It's the ones that talk really loudly so that everyone can partake of their conversation for 2-3 hours nonstop. It is even worse when it is on a limited express or shinkansen. One late afternoon coming back from Kinugawa Onsen on the SPACIA Ltd Express, these group of guys were at it all the way. I know the suit working on his laptop in front of me was super annoyed as I could see him put his hands over his ears.
Taka313 at 06:54 AM JST - 9th April

Fazool2, That's a new one on me. I'd have to say the ultimate in bad behavior would be drunken salarymen peeing their pants on the train. Granted, in well over a decade, I've only witnessed it twice but that is about 10 times too many. There's a reason why I consider going to Tokyo to be punishment.

In general however, it's the asshats that won't give up their seat for the pregnant or elderly. If within range, their toes are fair game in my opinion.

Taka
fireant at 07:48 AM JST - 9th April

Gropers. If they can't get a piece of action with someone they know, why inflict their juvenile personalities on a stranger? Actually saw this salaryman (about 50) grope this high school girl. She was putting up with it - I don't know why. I casually walked over and kneed the culprit in the small of the back, followed by a quick 'sumimasen' but he got the message and the girl smiled at me. I'm sure his back hurt for a few weeks. (edited for potentially offensive content)
vanillablue at 10:39 AM JST - 9th April

Aside from the one person talking when the entire car is silent, I really hate seeing a male with a porno mag with a girl sitting next to him. (Worst time I saw this was a schoolgirl sitting next to a 20-40 year old male with a book full of glossy, full-page porno shots and he's flipping through it right in front of her.) Also, watching males sitting across from schoolgirls and trying to glimpse up their skirts. Some are nasty obvious about it.

The blatantly obvious objectification of females drives me, a female, INSANE. When I was 13, an older Japanese salary man took out his "piece" on a JR train and smiled at me. We were the only two people in the car. It scared the crap out of me!
anderstungtwist at 04:15 PM JST - 9th April

Some people clip their fingernails - usually multitasking obasans.
notimpressed at 04:46 PM JST - 9th April

I hate it the most when I take th efirst train home after a night out and fall asleep on the train and wake up half an hour away from my usual stop. I vow never to behave that way again. PLease dont blame me, the trains here only run once ever 30 minutes and its aong way to go for a night out.
Ultradude at 04:28 PM JST - 10th April

On a daily basis the truly annoying thing here in Tokyo is the people who somehow think they'll get off before me when I'm standing in front of them, right in front of or orientated towards the doors. It is obvious I'm getting off too but sometimes even before the train stops and the doors open they're pushing me. Why do they want to touch me or anyone? Irksome... Nothing a swift elbow doesn't cure, of course.
ka_chan at 02:12 AM JST - 11th April

What ever happened to wearing masks? I'm seeing more and more people, usually under 30, not wearing masks when they are sick and coughing in peoples faces. Do they want a pandemic?
Crime on Amtrak or subways? When was the last time you ever rode one?
namabiru4me at 09:38 PM JST - 11th April

Had a guy once that was making loud sighs while blowing out of his putrid mouth onto me. I turned around and gave him a complete look of disgust...he then moved on. Saw a guy doing the Jr High girl grab. Walked over, excused myself and stood in front of her. There is a crazy dude that always talks on his keitai and uses big gestures. It was entertaining at first, but he and "this other person" always have the same conversation. Having a putrid smelling guy sitting anywhere in the vicinity. People sucking their teeth. ..and the list can go on...
pizzaboy at 07:54 AM JST - 12th April

the toothsuckers, utterly annoying. The older guys who chew gum while with their mouths open like their 3 year old, wanna slap em silly.
flammenwerfer at 05:34 PM JST - 12th April

Sleeping passengers whose head falls over onto my shoulder.

...but if a gorgeous young woman does it, then it's all good :-)
Pukey2 at 01:12 PM JST - 13th April

I was on a crowded train the other day, and right in the middle was a high school girl, crouched on the floor!

I've had two high school girls come sit next to me around 10am on an ordinary commuter train, and start eating their ramen which they had bought from the convenience store.

Noisy high school girls. High school girls who use the train to put one-inch make-up on their faces. High school girls who try and adjust their min-skirts on the train to the point where their knickers are showing.

To be fair, high school girls aren't the only guilty ones. I've seen middle-aged salarimen spit onto the floor (and one of them starting smearing it all over the place with his shoes). And there was that oyaji who ate cashew nuts, dropping them all over my feet, banged into my knees without saying sorry and then proceeded to throw his garbage underneath his seat.