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What travellers do to shun other commuters
Saturday August 04, 2012 08:58:24 AM,
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London: Commuters on a
train employ all kinds of tactics to avoid interaction with other
travellers. These include the "hate stare" or one that says "don't
bother me", says a new study.
The study by Yale University says commuters use many other
tactics, including putting their bag on the next seat, checking
the phone, putting on headphones and pretending to be asleep, the
Daily Mail reported.
The research published in journal Symbolic Interaction found that
the tactics had nothing to do with age, race or social background,
but based on people's desire for comfort.
"We engage in all sorts of behaviour to avoid others, pretending
to be busy, checking phones, rummaging through bags, looking past
people or falling asleep," said Esther Kim of Yale University.
"Sometimes we even don a 'don't bother me' face or what's known as
the 'hate stare'," Kim said.
Passengers keep a free seat by leaning against the window and
stretching their legs out, pretending to be asleep and putting a
large bag on the seat.
Some put a coat on the seat so it looks taken, while others lie
and say it is already occupied by someone else.
Passengers even sit in the aisle seat with music turned up so they
can pretend not to hear when someone asks for the empty window
seat.
Some place several items on the spare seat and people find it is
too much hassle waiting for them to be moved.
Some commuters gaze out the window with a blank stare, while some
just avoid eye contact.
One rider told the study the objective was just getting through
the ride, and that fat people who sweat more and may be more
likely to smell should be avoided.
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