Annoying things people do on trains

[JD PH]

I can hardly believe what I've just witnessed. On a PACKED train out of London, full of families and tired looking folk, I've just witnessed some gopping, foul-mouthed TOWIE wanna-be discussing her conquest from last night over the phone. Except she didn't just call the equally annoying person, she decided to video called them. She also had her volume on maximum so we could hear her friend's opinion and decided to speak as loudly as possible.

A passenger sitting near her asked her to pack it in, which she ignored. Luckily we then went through a tunnel.

Got me thinking - what horrendous things have you endured whilst travelling by rail?

Edited by JD PH on Tuesday 8th December 14:14

[NDA]

Eating a bucket of curry - there's a woman who does it regularly.

[Vocal Minority]

Breathing. Coughing. Making noises of any description.

(I commute twice a day on the train)

[ClaphamGT3]

Eating soups from Wasabi. I just want to dash the fouls stinking liquid in the face of the inconsiderate, ill mannered f*cktards.

[StuTheGrouch]

Existing.

I hate being near others, especially on fking trains

[Podie]

Eating
Coughing
Snoring
Feet on seats
Bags on seats
st headphones
Using a mobile
Texting / typing on a mobile with the sound on
Trying to get away with no paying

[okgo]

Podie said:

Eating
Coughing
Snoring
Feet on seats
Bags on seats
st headphones
Using a mobile
Texting / typing on a mobile with the sound on
Trying to get away with no paying

All of this.

A new one that I can add that I didn't know was a 'thing' = using a touchscreen phone with huge fake nails, the tapping is enough to drive me insane! Worse than the people who leave keyclicks on as you noted above.

Generally where I live its all commuters and people don't generally speak on the train, however I've been unfortunate enough to have been sat a couple of times with 4 women that seem to know each other. You would think there was nothing else in this world besides kids worth talking about, its ALL they talk about. Loudly.

[Axionknight]

People who sit in the quiet carriage and insist on making noise, conversations, electronic devices or whatever.

Kindly fk off.

[Comfortably Numb]

anonymous said:

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Pretty much this. I'd also add coughing/sneezing in the direction of others and rushing on/off the train like a life depends on it.

[JD PH]

okgo said:

A new one that I can add that I didn't know was a 'thing' = using a touchscreen phone with huge fake nails, the tapping is enough to drive me insane!

Yes a thousand times over! Since when we're grotesque, massive talon like nails considered attractive?!? Dreadful video call woman today did this too, whilst simultaneously adjusting her hair every 0.06 seconds.

[Monkeylegend]

JD PH said:

I've just witnessed some gopping, foul-mouthed TOWIE wanna-be discussing her conquest from last night. Except she didn't just call the equally annoying person, she decided to video called them. She also had her volume maximum so we could hear her friends opinion and decided to speak as loudly as possible.

You can't leave it there, we need to know all the gory details.

[Gargamel]

Buy earphones, play music - relax.

[JD PH]

Monkeylegend said:

You can't leave it there, we need to know all the gory details.

At the risk of sounding old, I genuinely only understood every third word and that was "innit" more often than not. And that's not even a word! Apparently the poor sod - that she presumably trapped somehow - was "bare ream" and "totally her bay" [sic], which genuinely means nothing to me. Perhaps it's simply a colloquialism that didn't make it as far as Surrey?

[Podie]

Gargamel said:

Buy decent earphones, play music - relax.

EFA

[Cotty]

JD PH said:

Got me thinking - what horrendous things have you endured whilst travelling by rail?

People. Go on tell me whats worse.

Empty carriage no problem. Start adding people and it all goes to st. Eating smelly food, clipping their nails, listening to loud music on headphones so everyone can hear, talking on the phone, smelling bad, people unable to control children, making a mess, blocking the isle, arguing, shouting, fighting. Seen it all and more, shamefull.

[JD PH]

Gargamel said:

Buy earphones, play music - relax.

+1, although she was shouting so loud in her annoying trampy voice I was worried about having my music on too loud in order to drown her out. I was therefore in danger of becoming one of the very people I (and by the sound of it several of you) hate!

[Condi]

Monkeylegend said:

JD PH said:

I've just witnessed some gopping, foul-mouthed TOWIE wanna-be discussing her conquest from last night. Except she didn't just call the equally annoying person, she decided to video called them. She also had her volume maximum so we could hear her friends opinion and decided to speak as loudly as possible.

You can't leave it there, we need to know all the gory details.

Exactly. At least this sounds amusing, which is more than can be said for what 99% of people do on trains.




Worst one Ive come across was eating a tuna sandwich on a packed train at 7.30am. Just no.

[JD PH]

Condi said:

eating a tuna sandwich on a packed train at 7.30am. Just no.

[Podie]

I often see a guy drinking Stella at 7am... (He's heading home after a shift, but jeez it's hard to stomach)

[Monkeylegend]

Condi said:

eating a tuna sandwich

Is that a euphemism?