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david_carnell

david_carnell

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Twirly Wrote:

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> People who don't say "excuse me" or make any

> polite request when they need you to move, usually

> on the bus or train. They just shift around, give

> you a hard stare or trample you. What is wrong

> with asking? You're not going to burst into flames

> if you speak to another person in public you

> know!

>

> Myself, for responding to their fidgeting in lieu

> of a polite verbal request to get out of their

> way. I wish I could just sit and stare ahead of me

> and remain resolutely in their way until they are

> forced to actually ask. But I am far too polite

> (and English) for that. I shall have to get some

> blinkers for wearing on public transport. And then

> I get annoyed that they don't say thank you when I

> do move... grrr!



Were you, perchance, sitting on the outside aisle seat with a vacant window seat next to you requiring people to clamber over you to get to it?


That's a paddlin'!

Robert Poste's Child

Robert Poste's Child

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Twirly Wrote:

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> People who don't say "excuse me" or make any

> polite request when they need you to move, usually

> on the bus or train. They just shift around, give

> you a hard stare or trample you. What is wrong

> with asking? You're not going to burst into flames

> if you speak to another person in public you

> know!

>

> Myself, for responding to their fidgeting in lieu

> of a polite verbal request to get out of their

> way. I wish I could just sit and stare ahead of me

> and remain resolutely in their way until they are

> forced to actually ask. But I am far too polite

> (and English) for that. I shall have to get some

> blinkers for wearing on public transport. And then

> I get annoyed that they don't say thank you when I

> do move... grrr!


I so agree. I sometimes have to relieve my feelings with a sotto voce commentary as to a small child: 'Use your words', 'Say please', 'And now you say thank you' etc. Slight fear it may be less sotto than I think at times.

Seabag

Seabag

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Eating on the train/bus/etc


It's not the act of eating, its more WHAT is eaten


On the train back from Victoria a couple were eating a Curry EACH


They had these huge litre pots of steaming gunk, and proceeded to stuff thier faces with it


I'm all for dining out BUT DO IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE


An i'd pay someone to blow that friggin West Cornwall Pastie shop up


*Ahem*

Twirly

Twirly

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david_carnell Wrote:

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>

> Were you, perchance, sitting on the outside aisle

> seat with a vacant window seat next to you

> requiring people to clamber over you to get to

> it?

>

> That's a paddlin'!


Nope! I was on the outside. I had had to ask the chap to move his bag earlier to allow me to sit down on the particular occasion that prompted this post, but it's an extremely frequent occurrence these days.


And normally, when the window seat next to me becomes vacant, I scoot over to fill it, unless a) the next stop is mine b) I'm so laden down with bags that moving is not feasible. And even then I make sure that I catch the eye of anyone who might need a seat and make room for them to get in and sit down. Tis only polite after all.


Glad I'm not alone RPC. I tend to just give them a hard stare (to which they are impervious, usually). As for muttering less than sotto voce, I wouldn't worry as most of the time the offenders are wearing headphones anyway.

Jeremy

Jeremy

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> I had had to ask the chap to move his bag earlier to allow me to sit down


People who put their crap on the seat in a busy commuter train REALLY annoy me. (But it's not really irrational rage... incredibly selfish behaviour).


We've probably already had this, but people who saying "I'm liking" or "I'm loving" something. Bullshit McDonalds Americanised rubbsih.

BrandNewGuy

BrandNewGuy

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Twirly Wrote:

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> People who don't say "excuse me" or make any

> polite request when they need you to move, usually

> on the bus or train.


I agree if it's on a bus, but on a train so long as I haven't dumped anything on the seat next to me (and I don't), I see no problem with leaving the window seat free ? you can just walk past me, which is not the case on a bus.

Seabag

Seabag

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Jeremy Wrote:

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> Seabag Wrote:

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> > CrossTown Doughnuts are better

>

> You tried Bread Ahead doughnuts from borough

> market?


I eat about 2 doughnuts a year, so they've got to be good


I raise your Bread Ahead with a St John bakery, custard side filled



And get with the programme Dopamine1979


CrossTown have pushed Krispy Kreme out of thier consession in Selfridges


It's a Peaky Blinders style Doughnut War, up the West End right now

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