What irritates Poles about public transport? “People’s personal hygiene is often lacking”

Some people use it every day, others only occasionally. However, almost everyone has encountered a situation on public transport at least once in their life that raised their blood pressure. – I’m tired of getting on the bus with a stroller and asking for a seat where it should be waiting for me. Just getting on the bus with a stroller and a baby under your arm is frustrating.” – We asked in our survey what else bothers Poles.

What do Poles dislike about public transport?

– Difficult question. Sometimes crowds, sometimes lack of personal hygiene of people and passengers, and sometimes late buses – said one of our interlocutors. Another admitted that what bothered her the most was the noise there. – Noise. I’m not from Warsaw. Where I live is great. It’s very noisy here, she emphasized.

The topic of hygiene and noise was also raised by one of our readers. “Some people seem to regularly forget about the existence of water, soap and deodorant… However, lack of hygiene is not the only nerve-racking element of using public transport. Is it just me or do you feel that people in public transport cannot behave? How can it not be artificial? crowd at the door, loud telephone conversations,” she wrote.

What irritates Poles about public transport? ‘People’s personal hygiene is often lacking’ (illustrative photo) public transport Photo Dawid Żuchowicz / Agencja Wyborcza.pl

Poles about public transport: Warsaw has great transport

However, when it comes to the functioning of public transport itself and its connections in Warsaw, our interlocutors agree on its quality. – Nothing bothers me. I believe that we have very good communication in Warsaw. Very well developed, you can get everywhere. Really clean, okay, said one passer-by.

– Nothing irritates me. Only during the election campaign, when politicians take photos of themselves. In my opinion, everything has improved over the last 10 years, there is a lot of improvement. I’m not talking about Warsaw, I’m talking about my city, Krakow. Public transport there works great. I think that in Warsaw, what people who come from abroad often tell me is that Warsaw has great public transport – added another.