Selfish travel trend dubbed the ‘height of entitlement' is sparking outrage amongst UK commuters.. so are YOU guilty?
Commuters have taken to social media to share their rage over the public transport faux pas.
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'Pole hogging' is when a train passenger leans their whole body against the vertical poles on Tubes, preventing other passengers from holding on.
'Biggest pet peeve'
One Londoner, Jess Richardson, described the habit as her "Biggest pet peeve."
"Please just hold it like a normal person so I don't have to touch you when I don't want to fall over," she raged in a video posted to her TikTok channel, @jessrichardson9.
Another infuriated commuter, Alice Hadfield posted a picture of a woman leaning against a pole on a busy London Tube, on X with the caption: "Pole hoggers are the worst."
And over on Reddit, another furious commuter shared a snap of another "pole hogger" on the Underground.
"Busy commute to work and this woman is leaning against the pole, on her phone, taking up as much room as possible preventing people from getting on the train while leaning on my hand the entire commute," the enraged traveller penned.
"She turned around and angrily stared at me like I was invading her personal space.
"The entitlement is simply incredible to witness."
The post was flooded with replies from other Brits, equally infuriated by the trend.
One commuter raged: "I hate hate hate people who do this.
The Selfish Travel Trend Annoying Public Transport Users Everywhere
"There's literally no reason you can't just hold it like everyone else!
"Even if you're desperate to use your phone you can do so one handed!"
Another person exclaimed: "I had someone do this the other day to me.
"I kept moving my fingers into his back. The worst part was I had my hand there before got on…"
A third fumed: "I hope she stumbles and falls when the train stops."
More 'selfish' travel trends
This comes as commuters have been sharing their rage over passengers who listen to TikTok videos on full blast with no headphones.
"This happened to me this week," one commuter wrote on social media.
"The guy behind me was raging at the youth of today, turns out to be a 50+ year old wino playing the tunes."
Another wrote: "It's because, as a nation, we've been sold the idea that selfishness is best."
And mums have been blasting "selfish" parents for leaving their kids unattended in the pool whilst on holiday.
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