Carole,

It bothers me no end too.

I catch the train home most evenings, and here in Melbourne they have a free newspaper called MX. Great paper, no loonnnngggg stories, just short and to the point.

The amount of people who LEAVE IT on the train when they get up is appauling. It is not hard to carry it off and throw it in the bin on the station platform.

So, about 2 weeks ago, a man read the paper from cover to cover, and shoved it inbetween the seats. when he stood up, I grabbed the paper, stood up and followed him as the train slowed down and said loudly.

"Excuse me, You left your paper". He looked and said "NO, I was finished with it". So I shoved it at his chest and said "Then throw it away, you lazy sod!"

Needless to say, he took it, and rushed off the train.......... and I can gladly say, no-one else left their paper on the train that night either!

I am with you, if an older person had said that to me, I would have walked back and picked it up - and looked around fearfully for my Mother who would have really had something to say!!!

I am off to Singapore next week, and will take pics so we can see CLEANLINESS!!!