Comments on A Seattleite in Paris: Vomit inspired upholstery

Hannahinmotion - that makes sense, it's just so un...

2009-05-04T23:25:00.000+02:00

Hannahinmotion - that makes sense, it's just so unpleasant to look at...

Polly-Vous - I'd rather not think about the nasties. Maybe the extra-wides are...never mind, I won't go there. :)

I liked the old pattern so much more: relatively ...

2009-05-01T01:57:00.000+02:00

I liked the old pattern so much more: relatively soothing, and it looked a bit like the RATP logo. The new fabric is gross, as is the attempt to make the buses sunny on the inside. The new extra hand-holders are a plus, maybe.

But thinking about Hannahinmotion's comment, I've always worried a little about the foam-y fabric seats on the bus, and what nasties lurk therein.

Also some buses now have -- egad-- extra-wide seats. I presume it's just so that couples, or a parent with a child, can double up.

Boston redid a number of their train seats with so...

2009-04-29T22:47:00.000+02:00

Boston redid a number of their train seats with some equally barf-worthy upholstery recently. When I asked someone why they hadn't chosen a better pattern they told me the pattern was ugly for exactly that reason - So when it gets 'nastied on' nobody will really notice.