Annoying things people do on trains
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BrabusMog said:
Lol that's such a ridiculous comment, it doesn't take courage to politely ask someone to turn the volume down 
Yeah I had that with three scumbags on the Thameslink a few years back.Blasting out tinny rap from a mobile phone. Everyone in the near vicinity rolling their eyes and looking uncomfortable- so I asked politely if they wouldn't mind putting in headphones.
Got some abuse - so I followed up a very polite request that they understand it's annoying other people, come on guys just turn it off please....
It escalated to them threatening to stab me. I called BTP and they realised it was suddenly their stop (right...of course) and decided to get off. Since they had to walk past me I told the, again politely, worst rat faced one that if he tried that lunging at me thing they do to try to scare you or spat at me then regardless of there being three of them he'd be in hospital.
They got off and then people in the carriage including a few blokes piped up with 'oh well done' etc.
I actually lost my temper with this lot - I've just been threatened, abused and you all kept quiet...pathetic.
Just to add to one of the comments above. A friend of mine tried to stop two guys causing trouble on the overground near Crystal Palace. Seemed to work but as he was getting off one of them shoved him hard from behind, he went flying on to the platform and ended up with six or eight stitches in his head. Cowardly attack.
In both of the above BTP did try to identify the people but nothing ever came of it.
Edited by jdw100 on Saturday 1st July 05:35
A few years back, my kids went to school at Snaresbrook and used to take the pleasant 'overground' trip back home to Epping along the Central Line. Passing through places like Loughton and Debden, there were plenty of restaurants and takeaways along the way, and my lad shared the carriage with a small, very neatly dressed middle aged Chinese gentleman, with a briefcase on his lap, who perhaps had business of some sort to take care of.
And three English youths. They were giving him stick. Getting in his face, shouting "chinky-chinky Chinaman" at him, and so on. He sat impassively staring ahead of him, until one of the youth got too close, putting himself in range. In my son's words, a fist just shot out and the youth's nose exploded all over the carriage. They were just pulling in to a stop, and the other two grabbed their mate by the collar and pulled him out onto the platform. The Chinese guy just remained there unmoved.
I told my son that he had just learned something that my old man had once told me. Dad came from Poplar, and was brought up there close to Limehouse in the 1920's, where Chinatown used to be. He was well familiar with the Chinese community. "Son," he told me, "never, ever, f**k about with a Chinaman."
And three English youths. They were giving him stick. Getting in his face, shouting "chinky-chinky Chinaman" at him, and so on. He sat impassively staring ahead of him, until one of the youth got too close, putting himself in range. In my son's words, a fist just shot out and the youth's nose exploded all over the carriage. They were just pulling in to a stop, and the other two grabbed their mate by the collar and pulled him out onto the platform. The Chinese guy just remained there unmoved.
I told my son that he had just learned something that my old man had once told me. Dad came from Poplar, and was brought up there close to Limehouse in the 1920's, where Chinatown used to be. He was well familiar with the Chinese community. "Son," he told me, "never, ever, f**k about with a Chinaman."
xjay1337 said:
Claret Badger said:
Guy on the phone on the train last night. Loud and the worst language ever. Almost continuous F this and C that. People gave dirty looks etc but no one does anything. I decide to have a word when getting off at my stop (he is staying on). Very politely tell him that the whole carriage can hear his bad language etc. He tells me to "F off you Pri.." I actually half smile at him and just say Really? Really? as its just quite amusing to me how people can reply like that to a reasonable request. He then with all his force pushes me off the train; i.e. through the doors onto platform. I fly through a crowd of commuters and crashland to the floor on my backside, hitting my head. Police involved and guess I shuoldnt say any more, but its another stereotypical example of why people just wont stand up for themselves or others any more :-(
Very sad.
I reckon Id do it again though!
Surprised you admitted to having it handed to you.Very sad.
I reckon Id do it again though!
Shakermaker said:
What is wrong with "Excuse me, would you mind turning the volume down?"
I pointed out to someone loudly talking on the phone that they were in a quiet zone - "I'll decide if I wanna end my call innit?" And then goes on to tell the person on the other end "I'm just getting some abuse from someone, it's going to kick off in a minute" etc etc etcIt won't stop me asking someone to turn something down, but as others have said, it can lead to confrontational situations.
As for eating a bucket of curry on a train - just don't. It's fecking disgusting for everyone else. Innit?
NDA said:
As for eating a bucket of curry on a train - just don't. It's fecking disgusting for everyone else. Innit?
It was an entirely terrible and regrettable idea, except for the bag which proved quite useful. There weren't any convenient purveyors of inexpensive non-smelly food around, unfortunately.The eating on the train theme just reminded me of another one I actually saw happen on the Tube. A guy was not getting on too well with the takeaway that he had bought, felt ill and spewed it all back up again into the paper bag he had carried it away in. Those of us sitting immediately opposite, were trying to not watch, hear or breathe in while this was going on. When we got to the next station, he tucked the bag down by his feet in front of his seat, got up and went out the door. Enter another bloke - wearing thong sandals - making right for the same seat. Seeing the bag sitting there, he decides to kick it out of the way, not noticing that being made of paper, and full of liquid, it was starting to wilt and disintegrate with its disgusting load. Everyone else saw it coming, but it happened so fast we couldn't get the words out in time. As he kicked the bag it exploded all over his be-sandaled foot.
BlackLabel said:
That's minging. I see people wiping their feet all over train seats quite often. No wonder they end up so filthy. General public are scum.One that always annoyed me in stations is people walking up the wrong side of the stairs. I’m sure lots of stations have this, but at Bristol Temple Meads every set of stairs has a banister in the middle, and signage to indicate that people walking up use one side and people walking down use the other.
Every day without fail someone will decide that they don’t want to walk in the huddle of people using the correct side, so they’ll try to go down the ‘up’ side.
Completely selfish however it did provide me with great amusement because I would walk right next to the banister (which is where these people usually walked, because being as close as possible to the correct side makes it okay right...?) and then not change course for a single one of the b
ds. So they had to try to awkwardly squeeze past me and everyone else hopefully negating most of the time they would have saved.
Every day without fail someone will decide that they don’t want to walk in the huddle of people using the correct side, so they’ll try to go down the ‘up’ side.
Completely selfish however it did provide me with great amusement because I would walk right next to the banister (which is where these people usually walked, because being as close as possible to the correct side makes it okay right...?) and then not change course for a single one of the b
ds. So they had to try to awkwardly squeeze past me and everyone else hopefully negating most of the time they would have saved. Jbeale96 said:
One that always annoyed me in stations is people walking up the wrong side of the stairs. I’m sure lots of stations have this, but at Bristol Temple Meads every set of stairs has a banister in the middle, and signage to indicate that people walking up use one side and people walking down use the other.
Every day without fail someone will decide that they don’t want to walk in the huddle of people using the correct side, so they’ll try to go down the ‘up’ side.
Completely selfish however it did provide me with great amusement because I would walk right next to the banister (which is where these people usually walked, because being as close as possible to the correct side makes it okay right...?) and then not change course for a single one of the bds. So they had to try to awkwardly squeeze past me and everyone else hopefully negating most of the time they would have saved.
Similar situation at the DLR station at Tower Gateway. Every train that comes in passengers are told to leave by the right hand side, by far the majority of passengers leave by the left hand side because it takes 1 second less to leave the station. passengers getting on the train are met with a wall of people, many with pushbikes and you have to fight your way to the train. Every day without fail someone will decide that they don’t want to walk in the huddle of people using the correct side, so they’ll try to go down the ‘up’ side.
Completely selfish however it did provide me with great amusement because I would walk right next to the banister (which is where these people usually walked, because being as close as possible to the correct side makes it okay right...?) and then not change course for a single one of the b
ds. So they had to try to awkwardly squeeze past me and everyone else hopefully negating most of the time they would have saved. Cliftonite said:
BrabusMog said:
I developed a cold overnight and my tissues were in my other laptop bag, so I was a sniffling tt on the train this morning. Apologies to anyone within earshot - it would have pissed me off so much if I were listening to it 
Use your sleeve, or paper from the loo?t on the train this morning. Apologies to anyone within earshot - it would have pissed me off so much if I were listening to it k off 
As it’s gets colder, more people sit down with massive coats on, instead of putting them in the luggage rack. This means I get to rub arms with a stranger for 45 mins. Even worse if it’s been raining and they smell of wet dogs/chip fat.
The other day I saw an old lady (65+) in first class wiping her bare feet on the seat opposite. Mmmm Granny cheesey seats!
The other day I saw an old lady (65+) in first class wiping her bare feet on the seat opposite. Mmmm Granny cheesey seats!
wormus said:
As it’s gets colder, more people sit down with massive coats on, instead of putting them in the luggage rack. This means I get to rub arms with a stranger for 45 mins. Even worse if it’s been raining and they smell of wet dogs/chip fat.
The other day I saw an old lady (65+) in first class wiping her bare feet on the seat opposite. Mmmm Granny cheesey seats!
Agreed and related to another of my bugbears, trains now have the heating on full, even though it's been a hot October so it's hot and uncomfortable. (This isn't only train related, offices are the same...)The other day I saw an old lady (65+) in first class wiping her bare feet on the seat opposite. Mmmm Granny cheesey seats!
So how can the muppets with their big winter coats on just sit there even though it's mild outside and the train is baking hot?
wormus said:
As it’s gets colder, more people sit down with massive coats on, instead of putting them in the luggage rack. This means I get to rub arms with a stranger for 45 mins. Even worse if it’s been raining and they smell of wet dogs/chip fat.
The other day I saw an old lady (65+) in first class wiping her bare feet on the seat opposite. Mmmm Granny cheesey seats!
I remember on the underground they used to smell of last night's tea and of course stale alcoholThe other day I saw an old lady (65+) in first class wiping her bare feet on the seat opposite. Mmmm Granny cheesey seats!
One woman rubbed her bare feet together and it sounded like dry sandpaper. I almost screamed
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