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By *iamondCougar OP Woman
over a year ago
Norfuck! / Lincolnshire |
I travelled down to London this morning - hour and a half train journey. I realise it’s an opportunity for some to catch up - work or personal but this morning I sat next to a woman who made one call after another. She clearly isn’t GDPR friendly, I knew all about her role at Scottish Widows before we completed our journey! On my return journey the couple behind me discussed anything and everything, from mental health to her birth plan and his wife not allowing him to see his kids!  all at everyone’s expense within earshot.
Is it just me or do people have no respect for either personal space or those around them?
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Some of the stuff I hear on my daily commute is shocking!
And some of the things I have read just in plain view on tables - lots of council staff. Maybe they think I can't read upside down. Maybe I shouldn't be reading it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Bizarrely I spent a rare 30 or so minutes each way on public transport today and most overheard conversations were moaning about one thing or another. Christ, we are a miserable bunch of bastards! |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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I think people get engrossed in a conversation and forget others which is a bit... I'll be honest, I quite like hearing people talking about stuff when I'm on the train, it's really interesting. Last week I got to hear the joys of someone trying not to talk about sex but clearly talking about it. I sent audio snippets to a good friend. 
If I'm not in the mood I go to the quiet coach. Try that.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've set up a Patreon to help buy you some AirPods, I don't usually like to talk about my charity work but I'm here.
I had AirPods with me but couldn’t concentrate on music"
Alright, no need to brag |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't know old boy. I only travel by Sedan chair. Carried by two Amazonian bare breasted Swedish blondes...
You bloody wish! "
..wish it wasn't so bloody expensive!: |
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It's symptomatic of the selfishness emanating from Thatcher's UK onwards, that cultivated a diminished respect for others, as self was all that mattered. It somewhat suppressed the reserve people were known for. It's an unpleasant aspect of the country and was fanned/involved in Brexit |
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"I travelled down to London this morning - hour and a half train journey. I realise it’s an opportunity for some to catch up - work or personal but this morning I sat next to a woman who made one call after another. She clearly isn’t GDPR friendly, I knew all about her role at Scottish Widows before we completed our journey! On my return journey the couple behind me discussed anything and everything, from mental health to her birth plan and his wife not allowing him to see his kids! all at everyone’s expense within earshot.
Is it just me or do people have no respect for either personal space or those around them?
Rant over.... it’s been a long day "
Did you not book first class DC? |
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By *iamondCougar OP Woman
over a year ago
Norfuck! / Lincolnshire |
"I travelled down to London this morning - hour and a half train journey. I realise it’s an opportunity for some to catch up - work or personal but this morning I sat next to a woman who made one call after another. She clearly isn’t GDPR friendly, I knew all about her role at Scottish Widows before we completed our journey! On my return journey the couple behind me discussed anything and everything, from mental health to her birth plan and his wife not allowing him to see his kids! all at everyone’s expense within earshot.
Is it just me or do people have no respect for either personal space or those around them?
Rant over.... it’s been a long day
Did you not book first class DC?"
I would of GMF but I didn’t make the booking! My company paid for it - 1st class doesn’t feature in that instance  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I travelled down to London this morning - hour and a half train journey. I realise it’s an opportunity for some to catch up - work or personal but this morning I sat next to a woman who made one call after another. She clearly isn’t GDPR friendly, I knew all about her role at Scottish Widows before we completed our journey! On my return journey the couple behind me discussed anything and everything, from mental health to her birth plan and his wife not allowing him to see his kids! all at everyone’s expense within earshot.
Is it just me or do people have no respect for either personal space or those around them?
Rant over.... it’s been a long day "
they are just self absorbed nobody gives a crap anymore, they board a train with food and drink and leave their rubbish for somebody else to pick up, luggage on seat when people are standing, feet on seat, animals on train which is fine if you're an animal lover and then you have the d*unks lovely journey had by all, you just have to suck it up buttercup |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I speak Arabic, Urdu, and Russian fluently, and found it amusing during my vacation in the UK listening to the conversations of some of the ethnic minorities who were chatting in their first or second language,totally unaware that at least one person could understand what they were saying.
Especially when I would just say to them "excuse me but have you got the correct time and then wish them a good morning, afternoon or evening" (which ever it maybe), their faces normally dropped knowing I understood everything they had been saying. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Reminds me of the Victoria Wood sketch about the couple having sex on a train, nobody says anything
When they'd finished, they light up a cigarette and someone pipes up 'excuse me, I think you'll find this is a no smoking carriage'  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I watched a man do his wanking on his laptop the last time I was on a train
Was he hot glueing it?
I tentatively googled that and it came up with spunking on a figurine "
Exactly... |
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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago
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"Reminds me of the Victoria Wood sketch about the couple having sex on a train, nobody says anything
When they'd finished, they light up a cigarette and someone pipes up 'excuse me, I think you'll find this is a no smoking carriage' "
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"I’m pretty certain that most of the premier train operators offer seating in quiet carriages to cater for those that don’t like to hear other talking. "
Which they just ignore and carry on the same |
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By *iamondCougar OP Woman
over a year ago
Norfuck! / Lincolnshire |
"I’m pretty certain that most of the premier train operators offer seating in quiet carriages to cater for those that don’t like to hear other talking. "
Indeed they do; but I didn’t book the ticket my employer did, or I would have selected that option. ( better still 1st class) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like listening to random conversations. I think the worst one I heard was when I was sat on the tram and the woman in front of me was describing her vagina in great detail. It had gone all red and crusty, very dry and burnt after she had spent too long on the sunbed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm not sure I view it as them having no respect, rather as more symptomatic of people playing their life out on social media, much like here at times.
I often think they're just not aware that maybe not everyone wants to hear their phone conversations...amusing though it is at times |
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By *r MoriartyMan
over a year ago
The Land that time forgot (Norfolk) |
"On Planes or Trains I just try and sleep. Stick my noise cancelling headphones on, close my eyes and pretend nobody else exists.
Sounds a perfect solution "
I can sleep anywhere though.
I took a nap next to the dance floor in a night club and the police dragged me out as thought I had taken an illegal substance, I was just tired. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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It's one thing I don't miss about commuting is the people who talk loudly about their lives to the point I can't hear my music or concentrate on my book - that and the rude ignorant people who like the Ben Elton sketch "gotta get a double seat" 
Mind you my favourite commute moment has to be when a vibrator rolled from under the seat just vacated by a young lady and proceeded to roll back and forth with the movement of the train while me and the other four occupants of the block of seats grinned at each other in embarassment no-one wanting to pick it up!! Let alone shout out to the young lady who'd got up to check whether it was hers!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't know old boy. I only travel by Sedan chair. Carried by two Amazonian bare breasted Swedish blondes..."
Swedish Amazonians? they’re rarer than unicorns |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I very rarely use public transport but I got a train from Liverpool to Nottingham on Saturday to pick a car up I’d bought on eBay. It was a varied journey. A Chinese mother and son who was about 4 sat adjacent to me and the mum opened a bottle of fizzy water which the kids had been shaking, it exploded all over her, face, hair, clothes, laptop etc, the kid didn’t stop laughing for ages and his laugh was infectious, that was funny.
Then a young couple got on and they started watching a film on a phone with the volume of full, that pissed me off, they were totally oblivious to anybody else, they didn’t stay on long though.
Then two ladies in their 59’s got on and set next to me and one of them had a new toy boy, sounds like he has some issues but he’s good in bed and his mum and dad own a caravan in Wales which he can use whenever he wants. He hadn’t told his mum how old his new bit of fluff is tho which was pissing off the lady, he friend was telling her that she only looks mid 30’s anyway, lying bitch.
I do enjoy people watching, it can be fun. |
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I was on a train a while ago and there was a middle aged couple watching some show o their iPad on full volume and laughing super loud. It was clearly irritating everyone so I had to laugh when a girl in her early 20s walked up to them and said 'this is a train, not your fucking lounge, put some headphones in' and them just sat back down |
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