chating to the opposite sex on public transport.

Dublin_Andy

does anyone else find it very easy to talk to people you dont kno on the luas or bus, especially with the opposite sex?? i find going into college on the luas in the mornings or coming home a conversation sparks out of nothing with the person beside you or whatever...though in my case i never start the conversations. its interesting. maybe we are all gettin friendlier or something lol

Nevyn

Last time some guy started trying to chat me up on a bus a second one tried to out do him and they ended up trading blows while I moved to sit elsewhere, with the guy I had accompaning me. The easter weekend was certainly intresting.

The only members of the opposite sex that chat to me on public transport.
Are the kind of people who want to distract me so they can eat clumps of my hair.

GirlInterrupted

Moonbaby wrote: »

The only members of the opposite sex that chat to me on public transport.
Are the kind of people who want to distract me so they can eat clumps of my hair.

:eek:


And with that I'll put the brother thing on hold....

Stheno

Moonbaby wrote: »

The only members of the opposite sex that chat to me on public transport.
Are the kind of people who want to distract me so they can eat clumps of my hair.

Urgh do you mean the drunk/drooling/slobbering/gropey one's who like to put their head on your shoulder and chew your hair? Whilst all the time the rest of the passengers snigger at your obvious discomfort?

/shudder

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

:eek:


And with that I'll put the brother thing on hold....

Ah jaysus, that's not fair, Moonybaby deserves to experience normality

GirlInterrupted

nouggatti wrote: »

Ah jaysus, that's not fair, Moonybaby deserves to experience normality

The assumption being that my brother is normal?

Okaaaay, I'll go with that....:D

lynsalot

nouggatti wrote: »

Urgh do you mean the drunk/drooling/slobbering/gropey one's who like to put their head on your shoulder and chew your hair? Whilst all the time the rest of the passengers snigger at your obvious discomfort?

/shudder



Ah jaysus, that's not fair, Moonybaby deserves to experience normality

There were two men on the luas this evening who stank from high heaven. They were reeking of sweat and one was sitting opposite me and kept trying to catch my eye... wish ppl wouldn't try talk to you lol he kept kicking off his sandals and his feet were stinking oh good god the thoughts of it.... bleurgh

GirlInterrupted

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

:eek:


And with that I'll put the brother thing on hold....

What Nouggatti said!

Stheno

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

The assumption being that my brother is normal?

Now now don't be getting above yourself there, I was posting that in the spirit of her experiences of hair chewing males. Most males would be within the "normal" range compared to that

And where are the photos of said brothers?

GirlInterrupted

Moonbaby wrote: »

What Nouggatti said!

Well, okay. But the drooly/sleeping on the shoulder/hair chewing stuff is normal to my brother...:)

nouggatti wrote: »

Now now don't be getting above yourself there, I was posting that in the spirit of her experiences of hair chewing males. Most males would be within the "normal" range compared to that

And where are the photos of said brothers?

Beat me at an arm wrestle and I'll post pictures of the lot of them, in swim shorts.:)

Stheno

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

Well, okay. But the drooly/sleeping on the shoulder/hair chewing stuff is normal to my brother...:)



Beat me at an arm wrestle and I'll post pictures of the lot of them, in swim shorts.:)

ok you've four brothers, is it just one who does the hair chewing escapades?

NP with the arm wrestle , suggest Moony as the referee/adjudicator

Latchy

Thaedydal wrote: »

Last time some guy started trying to chat me up on a bus a second one tried to out do him and they ended up trading blows while I moved to sit elsewhere, with the guy I had accompaning me. The easter weekend was certainly intresting.

Now that I would love to see ,two blioke scrapping over Thaedydal on a Luas

But perhaps exchanging verbals instead of trading blows

nouggatti

nouggatti wrote: »

NP with the arm wrestle , suggest Moony as the referee/adjudicator

Motion seconded and passed. Prepare to upload do battle.

Supervalu is where I get chatted up by relatively normal blokes.
I am worried that it is because they fancy, the contents of my shopping basket more than me though.

This weeks one did it chessily infront of the checkout girl who was unamused. He died a death as we all waited for me to get a chance to escape.

Stheno

Moonbaby wrote: »

Motion seconded and passed. Prepare to upload do battle.

Supervalu is where I get chatted up by relatively normal blokes.

Am prepared, will go into training from tomorrow by hauling a few servers around.

Am mildly fascinated by this whole chatting up in supermarkets thing, do people really do this? And how do they start?

Am also mildly fascinated that people talk to each other on public transport.

Latchy

Be prepared to get the old biddy and harmless drunk sitting beside you wanting a chat . In between the tanned blonde twenty something babe of course .

GirlInterrupted

Moonbaby wrote: »

Supervalu is where I get chatted up by relatively normal blokes.

I've noticed this trend recently. Never did before.

nouggatti wrote: »

Am mildly fascinated by this whole chatting up in supermarkets thing, do people really do this? And how do they start?

They wait behind you in the queue, and as soon as you turn your head a little, or catch their eye, they'll make some remark about something in your basket.

This is why its a good idea to hide anything of the feminine hygiene variety under something bigger. You don't want that brought up in small talk, really.

Stheno

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

I've noticed this trend recently. Never did before.



They wait behind you in the queue, and as soon as you turn your head a little, or catch their eye, they'll make some remark about something in your basket.

This is why its a good idea to hide anything of the feminine hygiene variety under something bigger. You don't want that brought up in small talk, really.

I imagine not, the most exciting experience I've had in the supermarket is being id'd buying booze

Scarinae

Nearly every time I get the Nitelink by myself some randomer tries to chat me up. I don't really take it as a compliment - how desperate do you have to be to try chatting someone up on the way home after a night out? It just reeks of "I am desperate and didn't manage to pull in a club, so any girl sitting by herself will do"

Interestingly, I found that reading a book on the Nitelink makes me a prime target for weird men. Now I just pretend to be asleep, but even that doesn't always work.

Dublin_Andy

lynsalot wrote: »

There were two men on the luas this evening who stank from high heaven. They were reeking of sweat and one was sitting opposite me and kept trying to catch my eye... wish ppl wouldn't try talk to you lol he kept kicking off his sandals and his feet were stinking oh good god the thoughts of it.... bleurgh

jesus... thats rough. very charming lol

you couldve started a conversation with them by saying " shower often?? " lol

yeah theres alot of smelly people on the luas, wel on the sandyford line anyway lol. coming home from college today the smell of sweat lol

I have a theory that shopping for their own grub drives the Irish male to despair their singledom.

Give me an Eastern European who is more interested in acquiring his vegetables anyday.

Dublin_Andy

Fishie wrote: »

Nearly every time I get the Nitelink by myself some randomer tries to chat me up. I don't really take it as a compliment - how desperate do you have to be to try chatting someone up on the way home after a night out? It just reeks of "I am desperate and didn't manage to pull in a club, so any girl sitting by herself will do"

Interestingly, I found that reading a book on the Nitelink makes me a prime target for weird men. Now I just pretend to be asleep, but even that doesn't always work.

maybe they are just bored and want to just chat... just because a guy starts chatting to a girl, doesnt mean he s trying to get stuck into her you know... but if they are fairly tipsy on the Nitelink when doing this they probably are desperate lol

Scarinae

Dublin_Andy wrote: »

maybe they are just bored and want to just chat... just because a guy starts chatting to a girl, doesnt mean he s trying to get stuck into her you know... but if they are fairly tipsy on the Nitelink when doing this they probably are desperate lol

Ah but when they unsubtly ask you if you have a boyfriend, compliment your hair and ask for your number chances are they are trying to get stuck in

Dublin_Andy

Fishie wrote: »

Ah but when they unsubtly ask you if you have a boyfriend, compliment your hair and ask for your number chances are they are trying to get stuck in

tut tut... thats very retarded indeed lol

asking them questions is something you do when your in your teens lol

they are letting the side down big time

beks101

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

They wait behind you in the queue, and as soon as you turn your head a little, or catch their eye, they'll make some remark about something in your basket.

A tad OT, but I really, really hate randomers of any description commenting on the contents of my shopping basket.

Otherwise, I kinda like being chatted up in the supermarket, although it doesn't happen near enough. It was a common thing when I was in the States, being stalked in the frozen foods aisle and followed to the check out and then the ploy for your number...unnerving, but ballsy!;)

Maddison

God yes....If I was in another country I would still talk to anybody....Its shutting me up thats the problem:D

shellyboo

I *hate* people talking to me on pubic transport. It's like, can you see these things in my ears? My headphones? There's music coming out of them, and I am trying to listen to it. Please go away.

Acacia

No hot men have tried to chat me up on public transport, I'm afraid. Unless they were drunk on the Nitelink, but then it's always something like, "You're one fine looking lady...hiccup..." .

Aside from that, the only strangers who talk to me are the token weirdos who everyone else has managed to avoid. *sigh*

Leslie91

I don't think I've ever spoken to a stranger of the opposite sex on public transport.

I do however always offer members of the fairer sex have a seat ahead of me or allow her walk on/off before me (chivalry is not dead!).

All I want is a thank you and a smile. It makes my day when I get it.

Galvasean

Moonbaby wrote: »

Give me an Eastern European who is more interested in acquiring his vegetables anyday.

Oh my God how dare you compare Eastern European men to Irish men!!!! :mad::mad::pac:

Only people who ever talk to me on public transport are the crazy ones.
There was this one guy who was convinced he was 'the real Slim Shady'. He kept rapping at me. Out of abject terror all I could say to him was 'Very good' while smiling and nodding.

1huge1

I love chatting to random people, be it on public transport or wherever, as long as they look friendly, makes the journey go faster.

Its always interesting coming up with ways to start talking to a stranger.

Ginny

People don't talk to me on public transport, but they do seem to zone in on my seat and basically sit on me even when there's empty seats nearer them, its bloody annoying.

Morgase

People asking where the next stop is or whatever is ok.

People trying to chat to me for the sake of conversation or chatting me up is not ok.

Yes I'm a horrible person but there you go. As shellyboo says, the headphones are on (giant dj headphones that are really obvious) and they are on for a reason! The book I am reading is also another indicator for all to leave me alone!

mental07

shellyboo wrote: »

I *hate* people talking to me on pubic transport.

Hee hee.........

Blush_01

I've had some really, really interesting conversations with guys on the train.

I really like those random conversations.

entropi

1huge1 wrote: »

I love chatting to random people, be it on public transport or wherever.

I've only had the one time this happened, last bus to town from tallaght, some dude around 19 or so starts explaining how he got jumped on by 5 lads etc and because i wore my college hoodie with "sports therapy" on it, he proceeds to believe i'm doing a purely medical degree and asks me what he should do about his broken nose:P

I explain that although i'm a qualified CFR (cardiac first responder) i'm only good for massage right now, but he should get it seen to by a doc lol.

Strangely enough ive never had any other convo on a bus or the luas with a girl/woman...i must be either too normal lookin or too ugly for them or something:P

RacoonQueen

I usually have my headphones in. Someone did tap me on the shoulder a while ago and told me it was an awful shame that he can't chat up good looking girls on the bus anymore because of ipods, I agreed and put my headphones back in. :pac:

Sea08

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I usually have my headphones in. Someone did tap me on the shoulder a while ago and told me it was an awful shame that he can't chat up good looking girls on the bus anymore because of ipods, I agreed and put my headphones back in. :pac:

Ohhh... Burn! is that what we still say now?? Or is it zoom zoom zoom? I can't keep up with these things.

I've only really tried it once, when on the bus back to college and we ran into traffic which turned the hour and half journey into three hours. Had a great chat with the girl next to me who was doing pharmacy and then of course I got of the bus without ever trying to get her number. Oh well all worked out for the best in the end.

TriceMarie

Thaedydal wrote: »

Last time some guy started trying to chat me up on a bus a second one tried to out do him and they ended up trading blows while I moved to sit elsewhere, with the guy I had accompaning me. The easter weekend was certainly intresting.

lol same thing happened to me outside a club one time...with alot of insults thrown at each other,which they nearly started a fight...=S not cool!

Caliden

Has anyone gone any further than chatting to someone on public transport?
i.e. exchanged numbers or whatever?

Cant help but think it would be creepy even if they were a nice person

Gyalist

Caliden wrote: »

Has anyone gone any further than chatting to someone on public transport?
i.e. exchanged numbers or whatever?

Yes. More times than I can remember.

Cant help but think it would be creepy even if they were a nice person

If you're brought up to only speak to the opposite sex after you've consumed alcohol, I can see why you'd think that it would be creepy. Not everyone was brought up that way though. It really is no big deal.

Galvasean

Caliden wrote: »

Has anyone gone any further than chatting to someone on public transport?
i.e. exchanged numbers or whatever?

Cant help but think it would be creepy even if they were a nice person

As I recall once...

Psychotic mother's boy Bruno Anthony meets famous tennis professional Guy Haines on a train. Guy wants to move into a career in politics and has been dating a senator's daughter (Ann Morton) while awaiting a divorce from his wife. Bruno wants to kill his father but knows he will be caught because he has a motive. Bruno dreams up a crazy scheme in which he and Guy exchange murders. Guy takes this as a joke, but Bruno is serious and takes things into his own hands

Piste

If someone starts talking to me on public transport, aside from asking me something like "what's the best stop to get off at for X" or "have you the time?" I'm usually civil enough but not very forthcoming. I tend to be a bit suspicious of strangers, which is a bit of a pity really, if you take the "a stranger's just a friend you havent met" point of view. If someone asked me my number on a bus after just a few minutes of talking I probably wouldn't give it to them.

minidazzler

Piste wrote: »

If someone starts talking to me on public transport, aside from asking me something like "what's the best stop to get off at for X" or "have you the time?" I'm usually civil enough but not very forthcoming. I tend to be a bit suspicious of strangers, which is a bit of a pity really, if you take the "a stranger's just a friend you havent met" point of view. If someone asked me my number on a bus after just a few minutes of talking I probably wouldn't give it to them.

I have this mentality for certain situations but then not for some.

Public transport, No I don't like to talk to people on the Bus full stop, never mind talking to strangers.

Hitch-hiking, I will talk about everything with whoever picks me up. I would also give my number because they have already proved to be sound.

GirlInterrupted

minidazzler wrote: »

Hitch-hiking, I will talk about everything with whoever picks me up. I would also give my number because they have already proved to be sound.

I saw a movie called ''The Hitcher''. It wasn't pretty.:eek:

If you are picked up by a psycho and don't get axe murdered Mini, don't push your luck by giving them a second chance with your phone number!:)

Galvasean

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

I saw a movie called ''The Hitcher''. It wasn't pretty.:eek:

If you are picked up by a psycho and don't get axe murdered Mini, don't push your luck by giving them a second chance with your phone number!:)

It was the hitcher in the movie who was the psycho.

GirlInterrupted

Galvasean wrote: »

It was the hitcher in the movie who was the psycho.

Pedant.:p

minidazzler

Galvasean wrote: »

It was the hitcher in the movie who was the psycho.

Shhhh. Your letting them know about me.