General Etiquette

Of all the problems associated with driving, deciding who may ride in the "shotgun" seat may not be critical. However, it often causes much controversy and debate as to the rightful occupant of...

I've seen it over and over: well-meaning people thinking that they are helping a blind person and are actually impeding them. Here are some steps to help a blind person:

Yet another how to pointing out the patently obvious? Not on my account. Although giving a seat to the elderly may seem as easy as Step 1, Get up, Step 2, Give seat- it's not that simple on the...

Trains are a blessings to the environment since many people could ride on them as opposed to crowding streets with cars. However, not many people know how to behave inside these trains. Please...

Like Mother Teresa's saying "We can't do great things, but we can do small things with great love". There are many things which we would like to do to help others, but circumstances...

If you are a regular train commuter you probably spend roughly two hours a day, 10 hours a week, or 500 hours a year either on the train or waiting around at the station. I, for one, jealously...

An airplane cabin is a small, confined space packed with a variety of people anxious to reach a specific destination. Travelers experience different levels of stress and have different coping...

Face it, most people cringe when they see an adult board an airplane with a child. Who loves screaming babies? Who cheers when a child runs down the aisle and knocks your arm off the arm rest? Or...

While many of us find that on a short flight chatting with your neighboring passenger is amusing and passes the time, others of us frequent fliers prefer to take in some personal time which is...

Don't you wish there was a universal rule book of how to be polite on an airplane? It should be passed out with every airline ticket. Perhaps you can get the ball rolling by observing these steps...

Calling a seat check is used in some social circles to reserve your seat when you get up for a short period of time. There are also other versions of the seat check; some groups choose to call out...

If you take a commuter train to work, you know that conversation is scarce and most commuters want privacy in order to listen to music on their headphones, read magazines or get a jump on their...

There is nothing worse than being trapped on a plane and sitting next to a sniveling, inconsiderate, hogging-the-arm rest, "Hey I sell fertilizer for a living, what do you do?" guy who is really...