Yesterday  I wrote about people collecting for WOŚP’s charity event without any trousers in Warsaw’s subway. Well, they were not the only ones without the pants.

For the first time ever Warsaw participated in Annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 8th 2012. Participants rode between Wilanowska and Ratusz-Arsenal subway stations. This global event was started by Improv Everywhere in New York in 2002. 

The No Pants Subway Ride is annual event staged by Improv Everywhere every January in New York City. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness, with dozens of cities around the world participating each year. The idea behind No Pants is simple: Random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter without pants. The participants do not behave as if they know each other, and they all wear winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves. The only unusual thing is their lack of pants.

Once on board, they act as they normally would. They pretend to not know any of the other pantless riders. If questioned, they are supposed to tell folks that they “forgot to wear pants” and yes they are “a little cold.” They are supposed to insist that it is a coincidence that others also forgot their pants. They are supposed to be nice and friendly and normal.

If any of you participated in this ride, either in Poland or in a different country, please share with us what was your experience and reaction of other people on the subway.

Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)