How do people look at you when you are out and about?
The reason for the question,is i travel on the train a sopmetimes when there are no other seats on the train people will stand rather than sit next to me.
Well another example the last trip on the train,i was walking down the carriage and there was a seat next to a woman,before i asked if the seat was free she said the seat was taken and smiled at me.
For some reason i knew she wasnt telling the truth,and i think she was just scared about having me sat next to her.
would you do that or do you get the stame reaction when you are travelling on publis transport ?
I always used to think I had 'odd person magnet' tattooed on my forehead when taking public transport: I always seemed to end up next to the person insistent on talking nonsense, singing, being generally weird... or smelly. :shock:
some peopel just dont like sitting next to strangers.
maybe as you are so aware that people dont sit next to you you are giving off vibes of sit next to me sit next to me , and actually looking over kean?lol
i hate public transport,and would rather no one sat next to me.
xx fem xx
I think its a sign of the times we live in. Having lived largely in the country all my life I have no problem about sitting next to someone or striking up a conversation with them. I would respect their space within the confines of me sitting next to them. If they want to talk, fine, if not we'll look in opposite directions. I think this reluctance is more pronounced in urban/city areas where you are immediately branded as a pervert,mugger,or anything else you can think of before you've even sat down.
Our 'do-goodies' in our society now tell us to react like this instead of being friendly or at least the occasional conversation to help pass the journey away.
people generally look at me using their eyes and a puzzled slightly worried look
I am the nutter on the bus that nobody wants sitting next to them. I confess to making a point of always sitting on seats that have been "reserved" using luggage when travelling by train.
My technique for securing a seat without a neighbour is to knit. Its amazing how few folk are keen to sit next to a knitting man.
I always get people looking at me funny on the street.
90% of it is because I'm normally looking at them, 10% because there's something wrong I haven't noticed
Was it somone like G K Chesterton who was expert at keeping a railway carriage to himself?
Whenever anyone asked if these seats were free he would grin with leering menace, pat the seat next to him and say, "oh yes please, do come and sit next to me...."
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