Welcome to Boston, Students! (An Annual Open Letter)*

[gnomi]

So, it's that time of year, when the students return (like swallows to Capistrano) to Boston. And thus it is time for yet another "gnomi explains it all" post. Not that any of the people this post is directed toward will actually see it, but it'll make me feel better

Comments

[woodwardiocom]

This is established local tradition

I have pretty much never gotten on the escalator at a T station without there being at least one person standing on the wrong side, and I commute on the T. Calling it "established" is a wee bit hyperbolic.

[madfilkentist]

It's also an "established" tradition to be loudly offended when someone objects to their blocking the whole escalator.

[woodwardiocom]

I have never seen that. There's occasionally some passive-aggressive "standing too close", or an "excuse me", but I haven't seen "loudly offended".

Of course, neither my anecdotes nor yours are "data". I'd be interested in a formal study...

[gilana]

There's also the reminder that should you be on a crowded T while wearing a backpack the size of a small toddler, take it off and put it at your feet. Because if you slam it into me one more one I will feed it to you, bite by bite.

[vettecat]

I think the swallows don't mess up traffic nearly as much.