THE next time I complain about endless delays, heat or overcrowding on the Tube or buses in London I’m going to think twice after a new survey revealed five per cent of passengers had been spat at or puked on during their travels. Yuck.

The survey also proves that – according to Mobizine who commissioned the survey - Londoners are the least friendly commuters in the UK, with just a third of commuters saying they would strike up a conversation with a stranger.


Bizarrely, a third (29 per cent) of commuters admit to fantasising about the lives of their fellow passengers.

A ’10 Commuters Commandments’ has also been created from the survey of 1000 Londoners so have a read below and then add your own ‘commandments’.

1.Thou shalt not touch other people or interfere with them in any way.

2.Thou shalt not eat or drink.

3.Thou shalt never sit next to anyone unless it is absolutely necessary.

4.Thou shalt never hog handrails on busy transport.

5.Thou shalt honour thy neighbour by maintaining high standards of personal hygiene.

6. Thou shalt leave at least three seats between yourself and your neighbour.

7. Thou shalt never speak to fellow commuters unless completely necessary.

8. Thou shalt never, under any circumstances, make eye contact with follow passengers.

9. Thou shalt ensure access isn’t blocked by prams, suitcases or bicycles.

10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s newspaper.

By the way, the survey also found that 11 per cent of us have made a new friend while commuting and five per cent have even been asked out on a date.

I could be wrong, but maybe the five per cent who asked someone out on a date on the Tube were also the five per cent who got spewed on?