This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 49. Tube driver talk I was getting on the Northern Line the other morning and the young guy that speaks on the tannoy, announcing the trains, made the commuters a little bit happier. He stood in the middle of the platform, speaking into his speaker-thingy in a such a way that it was as if......

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 43. Tube guilt I often experience a huge amount of guilt when I am travelling on my way home from work and someone I know from the office is on the same tube carriage as me. If I know them well I force myself to make contact but if I don't know them that well,......

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 42. Listening Got on my train last night, listening to my iPod and reading a book. From out of nowhere a man comes up to me and starts saying something to me. I take an earphone out and to my utter horror he says: “Can you turn that music down?” Oooh, he had a bit......

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 41. Piss Poor Personal Space Getting on a packed tube is stressful. We all know that – everyone is worried that they won’t get on, so they push and then someone has to say, “Can you move down please?” (and no matter how you say that – it weirdly always sounds aggressive). Then because you......

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 39. Consider I stepped off the tube at Bank the other morning to let some people off, and because it was so packed it took ages. All of a sudden the driver announces that he is about to shut the doors and I yelp and (in a ‘every man for himself’ style) dive back on......