Rotten Habits in Public!

CherieAmour

Okay. I am at the end of my tether. Yesterday evening and again this morning I had to stand in very close proximity to no less than 3 people picking their noses for a considerable amount of time! This is revolting!

Do these people think they cannot be seen?
Do they care?
If they knew I could see would they do it anyway?

Other habits I have been subjected to in the recent past on the street/bus/train include people picking dry skin and eating it, picking their ears and eating it and picking food out of their teeth, checking to see what it is, examining it for some time and then eating it.

Is evolution taking a step backwards? Will we all resemble apes in the not so distant future? From what I’ve seen lately some folk are well on the way….

Giving a dirty look isn't an option as it involves watching the vile act until they notice your look of disgust!

Does this annoy anyone else as much??? How can we get them to stop this repulsive behaviour??

AlmightyCushion

Just pick up the biggest, heaviest thing that you can find/lift and throw it at them. Mindless violence wins all the time.

Spud83

People scratchin the arseholes really is the most disgusting thing i have seen. i dont mean a quick scratch the people who reall get in there and give it a good go. its horrible.

aidan_walsh

CherieAmour wrote:

How can we get them to stop this repulsive behaviour??

Everybody does something that disgusts somebody else. The only cure is mass genocide, or seclusion.

Or, stop worrying about it, look the other way, and be happier for it.

Kintarō Hattori

Hmnnnn where are you seeing all these revolting people? I commuted for years and years and never saw so much. Occasionally you might get some dirty fecker, but certainly nothing on the scale that you've experianced!

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well we did evolve from apes

Kintarō Hattori

alanmurphy83 wrote:

People scratchin the arseholes really is the most disgusting thing i have seen. i dont mean a quick scratch the people who reall get in there and give it a good go. its horrible.

But sometimes it has to be done..... oowww the itch. I know I'd rather try and scratch a really really bad itch than walk on and try to ignore it.

Tha Gopher

alanmurphy83 wrote:

People scratchin the arseholes really is the most disgusting thing i have seen. i dont mean a quick scratch the people who reall get in there and give it a good go. its horrible.

Id love to hear your solution to needing a real bad scratch in public, or how to go about adjusting your pants when you get a ferocious horn on the bus.

Honestly

Spud83

eo980 wrote:

But sometimes it has to be done..... oowww the itch. I know I'd rather try and scratch a really really bad itch than walk on and try to ignore it.

Come on nobody else wants to see you do that. Find a bit of privacy and do whatever the hell you want then.

rusalka

Yep, I only posted earlier about the guy I sat next to on the train yesterday. Feet stunk to high heaven, and picked his nose and ate the boogers all the way! :eek: :eek: :eek:

I'm still wondering what's the polite way to say "Wash your feet, buy some odour eaters and stop eating your snots you dirty fu*ker!".....

People who file their nails, apply their makeup (infact, anyone completing any part of their "toilette" in public!), bite their nails/skin and spit it out, pick their nails/skin and flick it, also totally gross me out...... :eek:

lemansky

Tha Gopher wrote:

Id love to hear your solution to needing a real bad scratch in public, or how to go about adjusting your pants when you get a ferocious horn on the bus.

Honestly

use the force:D
But seriously I'd love to hear the solution as well...

Kintarō Hattori

alanmurphy83 wrote:

Come on nobody else wants to see you do that. Find a bit of privacy and do whatever the hell you want then.

I don't want anyone to see me doing it either, but sometimes.......... And a private space isn't always handy when your walking along on the street! Face it Alan, sometimes we have to do bad things!

CherieAmour

aidan_walsh wrote:

Or, stop worrying about it, look the other way, and be happier for it.

I can look the other way but even the fact that I know their still doing it makes me nauseous

I do appear to have been subjected to an awful lot of it lately and it's not always in the same place, my frustration at it prompted this thread.

Yes, agreed, it is truly excrutiating to have "an itch" but I think I would put up with it til I found a toilet or something rather than do an archaeological dig in the middle of Abbey Street or wherever...

Duggy747

I don't mind people picking their nose (fúck off if you eat what comes out!!), scratching their arses (come on, we all get the itch in public) but what I can't stand is people who spit!! Especially big, dirty green balls of goo.

Last Friday while waiting for a bus this young skanger (peaked cap, greasy flat fringe, bumfluff moustache, tracksuit tucked into socks) must have had a serious saliva overload. Even while he was talking he'd spit a nice long string of saliva into the same spot every 10 seconds.

"So yea, I couldn't be*spit*lieve what happened over at Mac*spit*Donalds!"

CherieAmour

Agreed! Skanger spit is vile in its frequency and the manner in which they incessantly do it - would you let someone with a bad cough who doesnt want to swallow it cough the occassional loogie or is it rotten full stop?

Don1

Spitting should be outlawed again like back in the TB days. Other disgusting stuff like nose/arse picking, I mean really, please, stop! Nose picking solution: tissue. Arse picking solution: better personal hygiene! Unless you are on medication that induces severe rectal itching! (that was in some Wayans brothers film)

Duggy747

CherieAmour wrote:

Agreed! Skanger spit is vile in its frequency and the manner in which they incessantly do it - would you let someone with a bad cough who doesnt want to swallow it cough the occassional loogie or is it rotten full stop?

Ah, the odd spit here and there is grand if you got a cold and you need to get rid of it or whatever. Problem is people walking by will think you're a dirty fúcker.

Ruu_Old

People breathing too loudly, just stop. Ahhhhh can't take it anymore, wreckin' me head *runs off*

syklops

Some people obviously have more time on their hands then me. Or they have more mental RAM. I get on the bus, or stand at the bus stop, and think about the things going on in my life, and short of a honey walking past, dont take a blind bit of notice of the people around me.

And what is so disgusting about picking your nose in the first place? The nose is connected to the throat, which connects to the mouth, and what comes out of your nose is not smelly brown filth, but rather sweet and non smelly. So what does it matter if people like to touch it or even taste it? It could be alot worse!

Kintarō Hattori

syklops wrote:

Some people obviously have more time on their hands then me. Or they have more mental RAM. I get on the bus, or stand at the bus stop, and think about the things going on in my life, and short of a honey walking past, dont take a blind bit of notice of the people around me.

Good Stuff.

Archeron

CherieAmour wrote:

Agreed! Skanger spit is vile in its frequency and the manner in which they incessantly do it - would you let someone with a bad cough who doesnt want to swallow it cough the occassional loogie or is it rotten full stop?

How about when they shoot one out, but some part of it stays stuck to their bottom lip, and it does a bit of a bungee thing and then splashes all over their trousers and they rub it off with their hands.
Then you're left with a scobie with spit on his chin, lip, legs, and hands.

hshortt

Tha Gopher wrote:

Id love to hear your solution to needing a real bad scratch in public, or how to go about adjusting your pants when you get a ferocious horn on the bus.

Honestly

Talk it down!

Creamy Goodness

people having their hands (yes i used the plural) down the front of their abercrombie's

workaccount

I wonder how women cope without farting.

hshortt

workaccount wrote:

I wonder how women cope without farting.

haha, I have coffee coming down my nose now! Thanks!

mcauley

syklops wrote:

Some people obviously have more time on their hands then me. Or they have more mental RAM.

.....SIGH......

CherieAmour

Archeron wrote:

How about when they shoot one out, but some part of it stays stuck to their bottom lip, and it does a bit of a bungee thing and then splashes all over their trousers and they rub it off with their hands.
Then you're left with a scobie with spit on his chin, lip, legs, and hands.

Yeurgh!

I'm getting many a scummy memory having read that! I saw an old man on O'Connell Bridge one day about 2 years ago putting a finger on one nostril and projecting snot through the other - and it all went horribly wrong..... I'll say no more:(

fortuneg

Few weeks ago i had this aul fella on the bus sitting infront of me, he obviously had some skin condition because his entire (bald) head was covered in sores and scabs.
Every few minutes he'd reach up and have a good long scratch, this produced a smell like cornflakes and caused a shower of flakes & scabs to rain down on my lap.

Delicious!

Can't stand little scangers down the back of the bus gobbing all over the place either, they can do it all they like on the street I don't care, but on the bus is just being a prick.

lemansky

CherieAmour wrote:

Yeurgh!

I'm getting many a scummy memory having read that! I saw an old man on O'Connell Bridge one day about 2 years ago putting a finger on one nostril and projecting snot through the other - and it all went horribly wrong..... I'll say no more:(

Speaking of the elderly...once while on Pearse Street I found myself walking in front of an old lady. She was the type who looked like the nicest person you could meet, and ni fairness she probably was. The point is that she didn't look like the type of person who would do what she did. I received a text message, stepped in towards the side of the path out of the way to reply, this meant that she walked by me. A few steps later, she stopped, did what was described above, although she pulled it off properly, then gobbed what she didn't spray out of her nose down on top of it. Another passerby kind of looked at her, the old lady just smiled, cleared her throat and went about her business.

lemansky

fortuneg wrote:

Few weeks ago i had this aul fella on the bus sitting infront of me, he obviously had some skin condition because his entire (bald) head was covered in sores and scabs.
Every few minutes he'd reach up and have a good long scratch, this produced a smell like cornflakes and caused a shower of flakes & scabs to rain down on my lap.

Delicious!

Can't stand little scangers down the back of the bus gobbing all over the place either, they can do it all they like on the street I don't care, but on the bus is just being a prick.

Thats just not nasty! Also when they piss on the bus...tends to happen later on in the day, but its just disgusting. The problem is they're already doing it by the time you notice, so there's no point in telling them to stop. Not that they'd listen.

One of my friends, whose dad is a dublin bus mechanic, used to have a summer job in one of the garages cleaning the buses that were in. There were times when he didn't enjoy it.

thehomeofDob

You all have nothing on the monstrosity of public behaviour I have witnessed! I was in Burger King in cork earlier last year, there I was sitting at a table for two with my significant other - facing each other. Right behind her, at a table by himself sat some elderly man, I would say gentleman, but alas read on.
He's sitting there eating his burger and chips, and he starts coughing badly. All of a sudden, he starts getting sick out his nose! It just came flowing out all over his burger, chips, clothes, the table and the floor. He kind of wipes some of it around with his napkin, then he goes back to eating his sick covered food again!

I promptly put stood up, took hold of the girlfriend and walked out. There's not much that will stop me from eating, but that was hideous.

Not a habit, but none the less, completely horrifying.

Spud83

Ok this for everyone who wants to know the solution to scratchin your ass in public.

1) Wipe your ass, that should really cut down the frequency of said itchs.
2) Find a pole to rub against like cats, or rub your arse along the ground like dogs ya animals.
3) I dont care how ya get rid of it deal with it without me feeling physically sick from the sight of you with your finger half way up your hole.

A variety of over-the-counter and prescription anti-itch drugs as well as many home remedies for itching relief, such as ice, cold water and antihistamines among several that are effective.

Sometimes scratching relieves isolated itches, hence the existence of devices such as the back scratcher. Often, however, scratching can intensify itching and even cause further damage to the skin, dubbed the "itch-scratch-itch cycle".

A number of plants are traditionally seen as natural remedies for itch. For itch caused by mosquito bites, stinging nettles, or poison ivy in the woods, one may use the juice of the jewelweed plant. Another remedy is dock, traditionally used for nettle stings. These traditional remedies often conveniently grow in the areas where the cause (mosquitos, poison ivy, nettles, etc.) is common.

The mainstay of therapy for dry skin is maintaining adequate skin moisture and topical emollients.

arybvtcw0eolkf

It really gets my tits wobbling when I see young lads in tracksuits, hoodies and hands down their bollox!.

That and spitting. Barring pissing or ****ting in public I don't think there's anything as disgusting.

Duggy747

alanmurphy83 wrote:

Ok this for everyone who wants to know the solution to scratchin your ass in public.

1) Wipe your ass, that should really cut down the frequency of said itchs.
2) Find a pole to rub against like cats, or rub your arse along the ground like dogs ya animals.
3) I dont care how ya get rid of it deal with it without me feeling physically sick from the sight of you with your finger half way up your hole.

Ah, but you can't beat a good ol' dig at the crack of yer arse. Problem is it always occurs when your out in the busy streets and it'll randomly happen. For further embarrasement you try to contain yourself but it gets worse so you end up walking a few steps like your own shíte flew back up your arse.

barrett1965

alanmurphy83 wrote:

People scratchin the arseholes really is the most disgusting thing i have seen. i dont mean a quick scratch the people who reall get in there and give it a good go. its horrible.

That's gross. :eek:

lemansky

Duggy747 wrote:

Ah, but you can't beat a good ol' dig at the crack of yer arse. Problem is it always occurs when your out in the busy streets and it'll randomly happen. For further embarrasement you try to contain yourself but it gets worse so you end up walking a few steps like your own shíte flew back up your arse.

crosstownk

Duggy747 wrote:

Ah, but you can't beat a good ol' dig at the crack of yer arse. Problem is it always occurs when your out in the busy streets and it'll randomly happen. For further embarrasement you try to contain yourself but it gets worse so you end up walking a few steps like your own shíte flew back up your arse.

Ha ha! That had me laughing behind my screen and the rest of the office looking at me like I'm mad (which could well be the case)

I agree with a previous poster - I pay little attention to what others are doing. But sometimes observing those rotten habits can be unavoidable.

Naikon

Smoking.

beans

Fairly sure someone jerked off in our urinal at some point today. That's fairly gross... if not really in public, but still

RosieJoe

OP, nose picking at it's worst! I was on the LUAS a while back and a middle aged man across from me was picking his nose, examining it and wiping it on the window ( nice big smear he had going as well!)

I told him that it was f*cking disgusting and that I wouldn't expect my 3 year old to do something like that.

What does he do then... Pulls a tissue out from his jacket and wipes the snot off the window :eek:

lemansky

ah jesus!all over the window!

RosieJoe

And not just a little bit, looks like he had spent a lot of effort making the mess he did!

So next time you nod off on public transport, try not to lean against the window!;)

michaelanthony

Women who pick matter off their hair or face, examine it intently and then discard it by rubbing their fingers. I see it all the time and it's gross.

lemansky

RosieJoe wrote:

And not just a little bit, looks like he had spent a lot of effort making the mess he did!

So next time you nod off on public transport, try not to lean against the window!;)

It certainly does explain the suspicious trails left on the windows.....lucky I was always too afraid to lean my head against them!

dame

Arse scratchers - go and get some worm pills for yourselves you filthy yokes!

Spitting - no need, no medical cause so just don't do it.

Picking the nose - tissue.

admiralofthefleet

spitting, makes me sick

kyp_durron

Personally I find women who pick their nose in public highly erotic.

Muzzy

Snot Rockets
Obvious nose pickers
People who need to clear their throat but don't and still continue to talk
Burping
Sneezing without putting your hand to yer face
Popping spots
Talking with mouth full and spitting bits of food
Spitters

Brian Capture

sh*ting in public is pretty gross.

Saw someone do it in Fleet Street. I was standing around ten yards away waiting for a friend.

Pebble dash scutter.
Obviously had the runs.

Was asking passers-by for tissues to wipe himself.

No takers.

So pulled up his trousers and walked off. Left the sh*t on the pavement. A dog went over to it and licked it.

How anyone can consider dogs to be decent animals after this sort of activity is beyond me.

Has anybody ever shat or farted a blood clot?

Amalgam

I asked for a slice of pizza in a fast food place off Dame Street. As the person turned I noticed them pick their nose, rub and flick, with the food hygiene gloves on. I hadn't payed, they moved back to the counter. I turned and left. I felt like retching outside the place.. ugh.

Amalgam

Forgot this.. old fellahs usually, the bright green apple crumble type phlegm. On the DART, casual as you please, head down, two horsey coughs and up come a big gobstopper of throaty goodness. Not a bother. Dirty looks from about 3 passengers, no-one says anything. Goes back to checking race fixtures in a tabloid.