{"id":2497,"date":"2025-05-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:07:16","slug":"knee-knockers-are-clogging-the-london-tube-network-and-commuters-are-furious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/knee-knockers-are-clogging-the-london-tube-network-and-commuters-are-furious\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Knee knockers\u2019 are clogging the London Tube network and commuters are furious"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you heard of this latest \u2018annoying\u2019 commuter habit? (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s 6am on Monday, and along with the rest of London<\/a>, you\u2019re waiting on the Tube<\/a> with a tired mind and sandy eyes.<\/p>\n

Battling rucksacks and leaky travel mugs, you fight your way onto the Northern Line \u2014 there are no seats, that\u2019s usual.<\/p>\n

But this morning, it\u2019s worse: you\u2019ve tripped and fallen over the crossed legs of a fellow Underground passenger.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of irritating\u00a0commuter types who disrupt the journey from bed to desk.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve already told you about double-baggers<\/a>, who take one seat for their bum and another for their bag, and barebackers<\/a>, who endure the commute without AirPods or any form of entertainment.<\/p>\n

However, in the narrow confines of a busy carriage, none are more infuriating than \u2018knee knockers\u2019 \u2014 a term coined by Metro<\/strong> to describe people who sit with their legs crossed on crowded trains.<\/p>\n

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@brit_life_with_steph<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Whole Reddit<\/a> threads are devoted to the issue, while on X, a commuter named Maddie recently called out culprits:<\/p>\n

\u2018What\u2019s with everyone crossing their legs on the train?<\/p>\n

\u2018Today the Tube was packed and the woman with her legs crossed kept tutting when people banged into them. People standing in the aisle, whilst she was sitting pretty with her legs crossed.\u2019<\/p>\n

Others agreed, calling \u2018knee knockers\u2019 annoying, inconsiderate and selfish.<\/p>\n

As one person noted: \u2018I don\u2019t get it, it just makes it impossible for folk to get off the train.\u2019<\/p>\n

But are we making much ado about nothing?<\/p>\n

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