"So, we're doing onesies-twosies now?"

Apparently I bothered someone this morning when I got off the train. There were two cars exiting from one exit. I accidently stepped out of turn in front of a man, and he sneered about it as we got onto the platform:

"So, we're doing onesies-twosies now?"

Now, the following conversation is, in my opinion, sparked by not only what he said, but how he said it. If he had nicely said "Excuse me, I was next." I probably would have just said "Sorry, wasn't paying attention." But it sounded to me like he wanted to be an asshole and prove himself right about a trivial matter. I thought about it going up the escalator. He took the stairs.

When I was up into the station, I was in the middle of thinking how strange he was to have made a big enough deal to say something about it when I looked at him coming out the stairwell doorway.

"Don't give me a dirty look, I'm not the one that doesn't understand common courtesy."

'I wasn't paying attention, you don't have to be an asshole about it.'

"You're the one that did onesies-twosies."

'Sorry I ruined your morning.'

"Oh I'm ok, now you know how to do it..."

'I just wasn't paying attention.'

"...and I accept your apology."

So congratulations, wherever you are, you were right, I didn't follow common courtesy. I hope it makes you feel a lot better about yourself. I think I've learned by now how to share and take turns in my 20+ years since kindergarten. Next time I'm half awake after sleeping on the train I'll make it a point to count each person one by one as we get off so I don't accidently make someone one second later to work.

Besides, if people were that worried about getting to work faster, they wouldn't walk at a snails pace after they get off the train, or consistently block both sides of the escalator, or walk slow through every doorway, or stop in the middle of every aisle to look at the train arrivals and departures screen.

But I digress. People are so touchy. I'm not even paying enough attention to care if someone else twosies me.