Gobsh1tes on Public Transport

Idiophreak

aileth wrote: »

There used to be a really creepy bloke who used to get on my bus when I was younger. Greased back hair, late 60's, brown leather stained jacket. He would always go and sit next to a woman/girl sat by herself even if the bus was empty and would then proceed to talk at them about his bicycle and how his dog died. Every woman knew him and you could hear the collective sigh when he got on.

Looking back now, it was bloody creepy!

Probably 10 years ago, I used to get the bus to work and back. There was one bloke that got on the same bus as me every day...He must have been mid-40s and wore full military get up, fatigues, beret etc and was carrying a paper bag, in which he claimed was a bomb. He'd put the "bomb" on the seat next to him and sit there staring at it and sweating for the duration of the journey.

If anyone tried to sit on, move or get close to the "bomb", he'd go absolutely *mental* at them, screaming and shouting until they backed off. In retrospect, it's strange that nothing was ever done about him...but as long as nobody went near the "bomb" he was fine, nice and quiet, kept himself to himself. Shared the bus with him for around 18 months I guess, and the bomb never went off (phew).

Just another member of the ranks of "bus people" - and just another reason I now drive

Wicked_witch

When I got the bus to work in my teens there was a young woman who often got on who had some sort of mental health problem- no idea what but she would think aloud all the time and unfortunately was very touchy about random things. One time, she got very annoyed because a male passenger was wearing jeans similar to hers and spent the journey muttering loudly about how bad he was and another day she got annoyed with a totally inoffensive elderly woman and started saying rude things about her. I couldn't help wondering why she didn't have someone travelling with her to look after her, as anyone could have taken offence back and attacked her, especially as presumably she does it when not on a bus as well

Abbafan1972

I travel on the bus to work and back 3 times a week. It's not so bad these days, you get the odd loud mobile conversation and "leaky headphones", but I just try and ignore it.

A few years ago though, I can remember this weird bloke who used to get on a few of the buses I caught and he always used to sit in the very 1st seat at the front and mimic the noises that the bus made, such as the doors opening and the brakes etc, it was quite comical. He always wore a brown "flasher" mac and I think he worked for the council!

More recently, a woman that lives close to me was on the bus talking loudly on her mobile, she was gradually getting louder and louder. The bus was approaching the terminus, so there was only about 4 people left on, there was a woman reading her book and she kept looking up, I had my headphones plugged in, I had the volume as loud as I was prepared to go, but I could still hear her inane conversation, talking about meeting someone for a night out.

In the end I had to say something to her and tell her to talk quieter, I think the woman reading her book was pleased!

PinkLipgloss

The last time I visited back home (Scotland) I was honestly shocked by the amount of teenagers on buses/trains listening to music via their phones without using any headphones!

Complete and utter disregard for others.

I realise I must sound like Victor Meldrew.

bubblesbonbon

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aileth

PinkLipgloss wrote: »

The last time I visited back home (Scotland) I was honestly shocked by the amount of teenagers on buses/trains listening to music via their phones without using any headphones!

Complete and utter disregard for others.

I realise I must sound like Victor Meldrew.

Nope, that's incredibly annoying. It's bad enough when they have their music so loud and really cheap headphones that you could sing along to what they're listening too, but that takes the biscuit.

Although I do find the bad headphones a bit funny sometimes. The other day I was on the tram and this middle aged businessman got on and was listening to Rihanna Umbrella on MAX volume. It made me smile They don't seem to realise anyone else can hear!

When I worked further out, I used to listen to audiobooks on my ipod and gaze out of the tram window. There used to always be this lad who got on and like me (creature of habit) sat in the same spots. He always had his music on blast/crap headphones and the amount of times I got accosted by people who thought the music was coming from me was astounding. Some people were straight up rude, "Can you turn that bloody racket down?" And when I said it wasn't me, offered them an earphone to listen to the audiobook, they were rather sheepish.

I think the lad must've been invisible as it was only me that got told off

PinkLipgloss

Public transport here in Japan is generally bliss.

No one talks / listens to music. Most people read newspapers/books or simply nap!

Idiophreak

aileth wrote: »

Nope, that's incredibly annoying. It's bad enough when they have their music so loud and really cheap headphones that you could sing along to what they're listening too, but that takes the biscuit.

Although I do find the bad headphones a bit funny sometimes. The other day I was on the tram and this middle aged businessman got on and was listening to Rihanna Umbrella on MAX volume. It made me smile They don't seem to realise anyone else can hear!

When I worked further out, I used to listen to audiobooks on my ipod and gaze out of the tram window. There used to always be this lad who got on and like me (creature of habit) sat in the same spots. He always had his music on blast/crap headphones and the amount of times I got accosted by people who thought the music was coming from me was astounding. Some people were straight up rude, "Can you turn that bloody racket down?" And when I said it wasn't me, offered them an earphone to listen to the audiobook, they were rather sheepish.

I think the lad must've been invisible as it was only me that got told off

I actually find the headphone music to be worse...I don't know why, but tinny music or stuff on the edge of hearing makes me feel quite nauseous, whereas music out loud (through a phone) is just annoying.

In either case, I generally make an effort to bop along to whatever they're listening to. I hope that when they see that a fat white nerd likes what they're listening to, listening to it at ear-splitting volume might lose some appeal.

lincroft1710

PinkLipgloss wrote: »

Public transport here in Japan is generally bliss.

No one talks / listens to music. Most people read newspapers/books or simply nap!

Yes but isn't it on Japanese public transport where a lot of young women are molested?

Hezzawithkids

My daily bus commute seems to be infiltrated by people from the Eastern bloc who apparently must spend the entire journey (including time waiting at the bus stop) on their mobiles 'talking' as loudly as possible in their native language (Polish, Lithuanian, or whatever). I wouldn't mind but I don't even get the vicarious pleasure of eavesdropping as I can't understand a bloomin' word! :cool: