Have you ever ridden on public transportation? In Washington DC people commute by bus, train, car or walk. The train is called the Metro. In the Metro you can see a lot of people of different cultures, groups, ages, characters and personalities. The Metro are crowded most of the time and you may not even get seat to sit. There are some unwritten rule which you have to follow during travel by the Metro. So, when someone sits in the seat next to you, you have to give them space, collect your belonging and be alert.
Firstly, you can sit in the sit either left or right but make sure you give space to another passenger who sits beside you. You can sit comfortably inside the imaginary line made between two seats. Americans are seriously concerned about individual space. Moreover, they don't like to be touched and felt uncomfortable to talk closely. For instance, I saw a young american lady stood up immediately from her seats after a man sats close to her which was so embracing situation for a sitting guy. So, you have to draw a unseen border while sitting in metro for convenient journey.
Secondly, you have to keep your belongings with you for your comfort as well as safety too. You are allowed to take your belongings but you have to keep within your sitting area for comfort. You have to make sure you lock your bag zipper, do not keep your money bag open to be safe from the people with bad intentions. Similarly, put your big bag beneath your seat and hold your purse inside arms. As the Metro is crowed most of the time we heard the news of stolen mobiles, purses, bags and money frequently. So, you should keep your things near by you especially when the Metro is over crowed.
Thirdly, you must be conscious about whats going on around, notice the people around you and do not get busy on yourself. In the Washington DC there are people from all around the world with a lot of different ideas which may be good or bad. Bad guys may steal your belongings. You should listen to the operator and be aware of the each stops otherwise you may miss your stop. If you find some suspicious things or people you have to be attentive and inform to security officer. In this way, you can have safe and comfortable travel.
Conclusion, to have better ride on the Metro you should be careful about distance between people for comfortable travel, putting things with you to protect from bad guys as well as be attentive to prevent from unpleasant situation.
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