Shaken foundations...

[alexpgp]

Galina reports that her world was shaken the other day when she was on the Metro with her sister... and someone got up to offer Galina their seat.

"It would appear I have now officially joined the ranks of the 'elderly'," said Galina during our daily conversation yesterday.

The official expectation of the Metro system, which is repeated every few minutes on the train's intercom, is for passengers to respect each other and to give up their seats for the handicapped, the aged, and mothers with small children.

And so it goes.

Cheers...

Comments

[platofish.livejournal.com]

I fear I've experienced something similar....a couple of nights ago a guy in his late teens/early twenties said 'Sir, are you finished' as I was walking away from a machine in the gym.

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

I'll bet she comes home with a more vivid hair color ;p

[skipperja.livejournal.com]

Have I mentioned that a young man on the Moscow subway got up and offered me his seat? And I was 10 years younger than I am today!

[velvet-granat.livejournal.com]

Geez, she was lucky! Although there are still men around who will give up a seat to a standing woman, regardless of her age - my dad is one of those.

[marketeer]

The Washington Metro has recently had a PR campaign about courtesy and giving up seats to people who need them more. It seems to be working.