I've been on both the New York 'subway' and the Underground in London.
No one on the 'subway' seemed to mind how crowded it was.
I took/rode the 'subway' to midtown.
(..) - Oh, he got distracted. - Yeah. Your aunt, my wife, had to walk blocks alone... ...in the middle of the night and then wait in a deserted subway station... ...because you got distracted. Ben, sweetheart, honestly... ...I am completely capable of walking home-- You will not defend this boy! (..)2012 The Amazing Spider-Man