Train cramming

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:01 pm

Has anyone ever tried cramming onto a train like this?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKnWHa8k8VQ

Now I can see where all those adult anime train jokes come from.

Belldandy16 · Post by **Belldandy16** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:27 am

daaaang!

i would so die of claustrophobia!

Massacrist Manslayer · Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:38 am

Tin can of human sardines.

I'm the one at front that drive trains for a living an never seen anythink like it where I work, hang on - do cattle count?

crackpot27 · Post by **crackpot27** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:42 am

Wow that's terrible

I think I'd invest in a bike

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:01 pm

I like when the train pulls away and you can see all the people that are smashed up against the windows.

It would be tough to breathe though.

jenn-b · Post by **jenn-b** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:27 pm

One of our rides was tight...but not that tight!

graymouser · Post by **graymouser** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:53 pm

Eep, what happens if you are in the middle of the group when you get to your stop?

Along the same lines, what happens when the doors open again? Do they all fall out?

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:46 pm

I was definitely on a few rush-hour commuter trains like that when I was in Japan. There were uniformed men on the platform whose sole job it was to push people onto the train, if they didn't fit. At bit funny, except for the fact that some poor Japanese person's face is being jammed into your armpit for an undisclosed duration. Luckily, I was traveling with someone who is over six feet tall, so at least I was somewhat protected from the crush -- not many Japanese people would want to piss off a gigantic gaijin.

But I do vividly recall the day I left. I had my suitcase with me and ended up standing on my suitcase in order for both it and me to successfully fit on the train.

Eep, what happens if you are in the middle of the group when you get to your stop?

People, in my limited experience, are pretty nice about letting you OFF the train. After all, they want more space. It's only getting ON the train that things get a bit vicious.

dude_moose · Post by **dude_moose** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:43 pm

The bus I took back and forth everyday to school in Kyoto would sometimes feel that full

You'd think that if the bus were COMPLETELY full, the driver wouldn't stop if a stop wasn't requested, but they always do. Like, full to the point that it HURTS. I wonder how people decide whether they should get on or just wait for the next one >.> My stop was fairly early in the route, so there was always space when I got on, but the schoolgirls usually monopolized the seats. I've been on uncomfortably full trains too :-/ Not an uncommon occurrence when you rely on public transportation, and so does everyone else.

Eep, what happens if you are in the middle of the group when you get to your stop?

Usually if you repeat "orimasu" (I'm getting off) or "sumimasen~~" over and over, with your body turned sideways (so it's easier to squeeze between people) and one hand in front of you kinda like this

(only with your right hand though)
to part the crowd, you can usually get through ok. Buses, in Kyoto at least, always have one way traffic: you get on in the back and pay when you get off in the front. This also helps a little.

Now I can see where all those adult anime train jokes come from.

Actually, it's such a problem that, during the morning commute, there is usually a train car that is women only to prevent any "uncomfortable situations" that male passengers might create

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:21 pm

dude_moose wrote:Actually, it's such a problem that, during the morning commute, there is usually a train car that is women only to prevent any "uncomfortable situations" that male passengers might create

I've heard of those. All the more reason to have it if the trains are getting so full like that somewhat regularly. I didn't know they got so packed like that.

So what happens to the people who are sitting down? Are they just crammed in sideways on the seats or are a few of them sitting on each others lap?

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:30 pm

I was on one of those on my last trip to Japan. We were going to a festival and used the subway for the first time. Of course, everyone was using the subway to go to the same place we were going. We were shoved up against the opposite side doors. Lucky for my friends and I, we were next to a stroller so we didn't feel that cramped. And the ride was only 10 minutes.

theultimatebrucelee · Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:40 pm

dude_moose wrote:Actually, it's such a problem that, during the morning commute, there is usually a train car that is women only to prevent any "uncomfortable situations" that male passengers might create

aw what the..I'm soo getting on that

well luckily I heard those subs are really fast and gets you where you wanna be in minutes so you don't get off with any broken rips..

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:44 pm

theultimatebrucelee wrote:aw what the..I'm soo getting on that

I think you'd have to look something like Jun Watarase from Happiness to be able to pull that off.

theultimatebrucelee · Post by **theultimatebrucelee** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:22 pm

Keropi wrote:
theultimatebrucelee wrote:aw what the..I'm soo getting on that
I think you'd have to look something like Jun Watarase from Happiness to be able to pull that off.

or yuki from cross days.. ... ... what to say about yuki..I donno, well so far cross days is epic fail, too much yaoi going on(full anime cut scenes!!), I want yandere dammit!! before this I didn't even know theres yaoi visual novel, the creator over at overflows prably no longer sine after creating school days, what the hack is he trying to accomplish now, I'm sure his group spent at least 3 years on this project, shame beyond humiliation

now just why did I get off topic again

they made a figurine of Jun btw, with removable @#%!&@^(&_@@ ..and apparently got sold out really quickly..

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:39 pm

theultimatebrucelee wrote:or yuki from cross days.. ... ... what to say about yuki..I donno, well so far cross days is epic fail, too much yaoi going on(full anime cut scenes!!)

Hmm...is that why it's called Cross Days?

So there is a trap in Cross Days eh? I looked him up on Google and I only see Yuki Cross Vampire Knight pics.