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Post by Nora on Nov 15, 2018 7:20:03 GMT
yeah exactly, i often cough from alergies too and its not like you can do much about it - I also try and caugh away from anyones direction and cover my mouth, as quickly / often as realistically possible. i can see how the sound and proximity to caughing may be annoying to some but unlike with blowing your nose stopping or quieting caughing is extremelly hard when its about to happen or starts happening. WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU? Nora. Nice to meet you.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Nov 15, 2018 7:25:54 GMT
Funny story. Good thing it ended amicably.
I was on a bus one time and my cell phone rang (this was around 2005) and the guy next to me--middle aged--says: "I am getting out of here." So he got up and moved into the seat in front of me and said to the guy next to him: "idiots with their cell phone."
Later on another bus trip the same guy was there and some woman at the back of the bus answered her cell phone and the same guy got out of his seat, walked back and said to the woman: "Do you mind? Some people are trying to sleep."
Obviously there are a few WTFs in this. Like, it is a bus-they are noisy, how could he hope to sleep well anyway. Secondly, the woman's cell phone was extremely quiet and yet he heard it and walked 6 seats back to make a scene.
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Post by poelzig on Nov 15, 2018 8:29:26 GMT
Other. Pathetic and sad. Seems like something an embarrassingly needy person would make up
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Post by Marv on Nov 15, 2018 10:38:15 GMT
If anyone gets mad at other coughing or sneezing or sniffling...especially during cold and flu season...they can go fuck themselves. Sounds like this guy might’ve been borderline mad and then turned playful. A guy tried to fight me over a parking space earlier this week. So these interactions can go either way.
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Post by Nora on Nov 15, 2018 12:57:20 GMT
i was on a long haul bus today and coughed. a guy (mid to late teenager by my estimate) in front of me turned my way and gave me a look. like “your cough is annyoing” look. at first i kinda wanted to apologize but then i thought “look dude, this is an involuntary reaction and its not like ive been caughing the whole way this is like the third time in one hour so just deal with it”. so i just gave him a look back. he didnt quit though and kept looking at me. while turned around in his seat. i took it as a challenge so i returned his stare. we did this for about a minute when i openly said: “i can do this forever” to which he replied “me too”. i then said “am not quiting” to which he said “me neither”. i then said he is in a disadvantage because he has to keep turning his head in order to keep staring at me and i was sure that must be uncomfortable. he said he didnt mind. we continued the staring contest for full 5 more minutes (!!) before the bus got to its final stop. by then i was really amused by all this. the kid was pretty good at it too. i ALMOST lost the game at one point by nearly bursting to laughter but he held his own very well. when we got to the final destination we both broke the stare and then shook hands and complimanted each other on our staring abilities. we laughed, said our names, chit chatted for a bit more before we split. while it certainly was an unusual human interaction in the end i enjoyed it. it was a welcome break of a routine in the adult life. if u witnessed this interaction what would u think of the two obvious strangers engaging in it? and would you enter a staring contest with a stranger? and if u would, do u think u would win? Crack me up Nora. It appears these odd and strange little incidents\altercations are quite a common occurrence in your life.
What I want to know though young lady, is did you put your hand over you mouth when you coughed?
yes sir. like my mum taught me.
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Post by Nora on Nov 15, 2018 12:58:32 GMT
Other. Pathetic and sad. Seems like something an embarrassingly needy person would make up welcome. and good morning.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Nov 15, 2018 15:04:41 GMT
fixed thanks. also love your quote. thats should have been an option in the poll too LOL! I'm just glad you didn't get killed. You do live in NYC after all.
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Post by Nora on Nov 15, 2018 15:54:59 GMT
fixed thanks. also love your quote. thats should have been an option in the poll too LOL! I'm just glad you didn't get killed. You do live in NYC after all. oh no this was i Europe. Just got back to NyC from a business trip in Europe - I had NO sense of fear though om the bus, it was full of people, daylight, safe country (well what is safe anymore right) and the kid didnt look crazy. to me it was just a fun moment. on a NYC public bus i think i would be more cautious yes. I
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Nov 15, 2018 16:51:20 GMT
LOL! I'm just glad you didn't get killed. You do live in NYC after all. oh no this was i Europe. Just got back to NyC from a business trip in Europe - I had NO sense of fear though om the bus, it was full of people, daylight, safe country (well what is safe anymore right) and the kid didnt look crazy. to me it was just a fun moment. on a NYC public bus i think i would be more cautious yes. Europe! Yeah! Now it makes sense! On a NYC bus that same transaction could end deadly! LOL
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 16, 2018 0:28:56 GMT
Nora'course now the big cough / sneeze thing is you're 'sposed to cough / sneeze onto your upper arm instead of your hand so that you don't then touch anything with your slimy germ laden paw. Nose wiping on the sleeve is still frowned upon, however !
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Nov 17, 2018 17:21:35 GMT
Europe! Yeah! Now it makes sense! On a NYC bus that same transaction could end deadly! LOL Are you eyeballin' me brother? You is goin' down! "Ey, yo! Did you just bump me? What you got, son?! WHAT CHU GOT?!"
(Never mind that its a crowded bus or train)
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Post by Nora on Nov 17, 2018 18:01:38 GMT
Nora'course now the big cough / sneeze thing is you're 'sposed to cough / sneeze onto your upper arm instead of your hand so that you don't then touch anything with your slimy germ laden paw. Nose wiping on the sleeve is still frowned upon, however ! my slimy germ laden paw reaches into my purse and takes out my germ killing cranberry & mint flavored bottle of slime and slimes my paw all over in the effort to degermatize it of course. ah ah!
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 17, 2018 18:03:16 GMT
Confident.
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Post by Nora on Nov 17, 2018 19:30:52 GMT
oh and i forgot to enclose a picture of what the guy reminded me of and the look he was giving me for the first minute. he looked quite similar to barry keoghan from killing of the sacred deer. maybe because of this association the whole thing felt somewhat cinematic.
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Post by Nora on Nov 17, 2018 19:32:10 GMT
Sounds like he was bored. i think we both were. it was a long ride.
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