Why I Hate You. Part 29

Crowding the Entrance Area Before the Doors Open —

Even Though 200 People Still Need to Get Off

The Human Wall That Brings Everything to a Halt

Central Station. ICE 1234 pulls in.

It is the final stop.

There are 800 people sitting on the train.

Everyone wants to get off. Standing on the platform are 600 people.

Everyone wants to get on. The logical approach would be: First, the 800 get off; then, the 600 get on.

Step by step. As has always been the case in the history of public transport.

The reality:

The 600 storm the doors the moment they open. They want to be first. They want a seat.

They want space in the luggage rack.
The result: a helpless chaotic tangle of two currents attempting to move in opposite directions. Shoulders bump. Suitcases collide.

What these people apparently think: “If I don’t get in *right now*, I never will.”