for example, in the subway train. There are lots of people who fall asleep during the ride. Is it polite to wake them up? because they might miss their stop and be late for work for example.
Or is it rude, what do you think?
i usually wake up people, because i missed my stop like this couple times.
2007-02-07 20:40:52 · 12 answers · asked by Lady of the Lowlands 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Penn Sta NY is the last stop into NY from Long Island, I always nudge someone who is asleep on my way out, if not, they could be there for hours, or worse, go back on a 45 minute ride to "somewhere" on Long Island. Just a slight nudge on the shoulder is O.K., most folks appreciate it, i know I would.
2007-02-07 20:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you woke me up at every stop I'd be a bit annoyed, yes! I think I'd only wake someone at the last stop. I've always woken up at my stop even though I sleep on the train a lot, I wouldn't like someone to wake me at other stops just in case. I'd think most people who fall asleep are confident enough to wake by themselves too, since otherwise they wouldn't do it (most of the time you can after all control it, if I had only a little ways to go or was somewhere I don't know the stops I wouldn't go to sleep). I know you mean well but I go to sleep on my own risk and I don't want to be woken up halfway through!
2007-02-07 21:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would appreciate it, but you never know. It's tough to know whether to disturb people's sleep. Like yesterday I was walking through a parking lot and saw a truck with its lights on, and when I got closer I saw that a person was taking a nap inside (people often take naps in their cars around there). I was worried that his battery might run out while he was sleeping and considered waking him up to tell him the lights were on, but then didn't because I thought he might not like being awakened. I hope I made the right decision.
I like starrypunk's idea of asking them what their stop is so you can wake them when they want to get off.
2007-02-09 08:38:56 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've got not, yet my son has in many circumstances. He has a protracted adventure to and from artwork. we are residing interior the East end of London and he has to shuttle to Crawley in West Sussex. First on the London Underground that are continually superb, then on the Brighton prepare. I even have fallen asleep status up! I used to artwork at a 24 hour inner maximum members Snooker club and do lots of shifts, one working into yet another and in many circumstances working from 5 pm via to 11 am next day. i replaced into positioned on steroids via my GP, which used to maintain me conscious for some reason, worked a double shift and the chief found me asleep status up against the bar, yet a minimum of he had the decency to deliver me residing house in a cab. i've got met each and all the right gamers on the professional-am competitions, Steve Davis (wonderful guy), Alex Higgins (an entire and utter drunken pig) Ronnie O'Sullivan (smug) and Denis Taylor (yet another wonderful guy) additionally Jimmy White, yet another extraordinary individual.
2016-11-02 21:09:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my personal point of view; I would thank to someone awake me up because I can catch my destination. maybe there will be different reaction from people when they have just awaken up.
Well, I think it depends on the way how u awake up people. However I dont know how westerner will react since I live in Indonesia.
2007-02-07 20:55:59 · answer #5 · answered by donatbollonk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must be real brave falling asleep on the subway
and you have to asses the person real carefully, do they look like they live there or are the dressed like hey are going to work, this is biggie. because they just may get scared and jump..that's OK if they are going to work, but if they live in the subway and they jump, they may jump you.
so look, thin carefully before you do this
good luck
smile
2007-02-09 09:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I would wake up gently someone unless I see he uses the train as place to sleep (like a clochard).
2007-02-07 20:52:03 · answer #7 · answered by Lorenzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would help if it is their stop. Since you most probably won't know where this stranger is stopping, you could nudge him/her on every stop, or you could just ask so that you could wake them when it's time for them to get off. I'd do that, and I'd appreciate it if someone did it for me.
2007-02-07 20:50:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not at all it happened to me once and i was extremely appreciative of da person who woke me up otherwise i wouldve been hella late to class
2007-02-07 20:49:56 · answer #9 · answered by Laura V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
youre doing the right thing. people should be grateful if theres somebody like you.
2007-02-07 20:59:37 · answer #10 · answered by mareko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋