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Q: Do you watch TV shows while riding the subway to work in the morning?
I'm a zombie when on the subway to work in the morning. I'm neither awake nor asleep. I like to just gaze into nothingness and let the auto-pilot direct me off the train at the right stop. I've noticed that around half the people on the Beijing subway in the mornings are engrossed in a TV show. I just don't understand how they can watch stuff that early, not to mention on such a tiny screen. Baffles me time and time again.
10 years 43 weeks ago in Web & Technology - China
At that time in the morning, i am more concerned about avoiding someone either groping me on the pretext of being asleep and 'not noticing' where their hands are, or having enough space to reach the exit door when i have to get off. EDIT: and also keeping an eye out for pick-pockets
My city doesn't have a subway...takes me a 5 min bike ride to get to work. I have experienced it in London though...the difference is...no one's watching anything...they stare into nothing and all look like they are about to die...very refreshing...fills you up with positive energy...I still don't get it..why would someone live in London???
I can't read in a moving vehicle, motion sickness, I don't watch TV in China, don't ride a subway and don't work. I do watch legs though.
mArtiAn:
I just read one of your posts where you said you were the original road warrior. Now you get queezy driving the bus? I thought you were a grizzly bear! Not a ted....D......
Oh, you get it.
TedDBayer:
Barf has its uses, its a natural repellent and the only one known to work on Martians.
Mr Bean and America's Funniest Videos? How could I tear my eyes away???
Nope, But sometimes I just want to smash down theirs iPads, when they can not stop watching movies just for that 20 seconds, needed to transfer from train to exit. they walk all slowly, blocking my way, stay on the stairs with fear of afalling down, but eyes still stick with screen and not watching their steps 
But now, I started to watch Southpark . Of course, I stop watching while walking
nope, usually listening to music/podcasts to block out the noise
I watch the same horror disaster movie on my way to work every morning. I walk to my office but have to wait to cross the road.
Some of the things that I see happen on there, they couldn't make up in Hollywood. 
I did once, but the guy got angry that I was watching over his shoulder, and that I kept moving his arm out of the way of the screen.
No but I occasionally lean over to look at what the other person is watching from time to time...
I found solution for this long time ago, it is called motorbike 
and when this doesn't work out, like in winter, it is called free sit+wallet in inside pocket+mobile with full batteries. Try to get my attention then 
Oh, off the topic, having a big bigpack on subway, bus does miracles for personal space, whenever somebody comes to close, you just turn around 
