And I'm the weirdo

TeddyTedson · 2013-02-18 13:23:05

So there I was going home on the luas Sunday evening when a woman about my own age sat down beside me. She took out her phone anyway and was texting away. After about 5mins I could see tears in her eyes and asked her what was wrong. She just looked at me and didn't answer. The crying was getting worse now so I said it…

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#32 18-02-2013 02:40PM

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What a weirdo...

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#33 18-02-2013 02:40PM

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TeddyTedson wrote: »

I popped them out of her head for a second to talk again

Luckily she wasn't saying that she was too warm.

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#34 18-02-2013 02:41PM

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Is it common to be that touchy feely in America? I think it's a bit of a culture clash, but taking out someone's earphones is a little bit creepy.
In Ireland if you see someone about to start crying you get awkward and maybe edge away:P

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#35 18-02-2013 02:41PM

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teddy, if i'm right and i saw this, as i was on the same route, then you also licked her face?? seriously...

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#36 18-02-2013 02:41PM

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Went a bit far like...

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#37 18-02-2013 02:42PM

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Well that's what you get for trying to indicate you care to some degree.

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#38 18-02-2013 02:42PM

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Were you very drunk Teddy?

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#39 18-02-2013 02:42PM

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You shouldve put your earphones in her ear and played some slow progressive jazz. She would have slid off the chair there and then.

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#40 18-02-2013 02:43PM

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Jesus OP. You need to look back on what you did and realise that some things are none of your business, especially not in a crowded public area. You gave that girl a nasty moment.

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#41 18-02-2013 02:43PM

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Actually, never mind the headphones, the pat on the back was a bit weird too.

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#42 18-02-2013 02:43PM

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Dont touch people.
You crossed the line there... she probably thought "this guy is touching me but probably is trying to be helpful in a creepy sort of way I'll just pup my music on and ignore him"...

Then you pulled out the 'phones... you went full creeper... never go full creeper.

I wouldn't pop my best friend's earphones out... just wierd man.

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#43 18-02-2013 02:45PM

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TeddyTedson wrote: »

So there I was going home on the luas Sunday evening when a woman about my own age sat down beside me. She took out her phone anyway and was texting away. After about 5mins I could see tears in her eyes and asked her what was wrong. She just looked at me and didn't answer. The crying was getting worse now so I said it again and she continued to ignore me. The poor girl was quite hysterical at this stage so I patted her on the back to let her know everything was going to be ok and she sort of smiled at me, but still said nothing. Then she put her headphones in and I popped them out of her head for a second to talk again and she screamed out so that the whole luas could hear, "get off me you weirdo". The stares I then got off everyone was scary. I had to get off at the next stop because I actually thought a mod was going to form.
You try to be nice and almost get killed in this country. In the states I would have been normal, but here I'm seen as a weirdo. I mean what's the problem with people!

Well, the story was dubious enough until you took the earphones out. None of this happened.

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#44 18-02-2013 02:45PM

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GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Is it common to be that touchy feely in America? I think it's a bit of a culture clash, but taking out someone's earphones is a little bit creepy.
In Ireland if you see someone about to start crying you get awkward and maybe edge away:P

Not when the hysterical one has a Glock in her bag.

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#45 18-02-2013 02:45PM

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Yep, have to agree with everyone here. You crossed the line with the physical contact.

Unless she was asking for it :pac:

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#46 18-02-2013 02:45PM

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Going around touching people is going to land you in trouble eventually.

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#47 18-02-2013 02:45PM

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1ZRed wrote: »

So that's where mods come from!

I think we may finally have a way forward with an upgrade of the Amp test.

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#48 18-02-2013 02:45PM

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The intentions were honourable but the actions were too familiar for a total stranger.

She erred on the side of caution before he felt entitled to pop out anything else.

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#49 18-02-2013 02:46PM

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Weird as f*ck imo. Patronising too. There's no WAY you would have went near that person if it was a bloke, but it was a poor little upset girl, awwww. Mind your own bees wax in future.

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#50 18-02-2013 02:46PM

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was it the green or the red line? ..if green she was in the wrong...if the red you're lucky the security lads weren't on board

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#51 18-02-2013 02:47PM

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TeddyTedson wrote: »

So there I was going home on the luas Sunday evening when a woman about my own age sat down beside me. She took out her phone anyway and was texting away. After about 5mins I could see tears in her eyes and asked her what was wrong. She just looked at me and didn't answer. The crying was getting worse now so I said it again and she continued to ignore me. The poor girl was quite hysterical at this stage so I patted her on the back to let her know everything was going to be ok and she sort of smiled at me, but still said nothing. Then she put her headphones in and I popped them out of her head for a second to talk again and she screamed out so that the whole luas could hear, "get off me you weirdo". The stares I then got off everyone was scary. I had to get off at the next stop because I actually thought a mod was going to form.
You try to be nice and almost get killed in this country. In the states I would have been normal, but here I'm seen as a weirdo. I mean what's the problem with people!

is this you?

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#52 18-02-2013 02:48PM

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Madam_X wrote: »

Yes, taking off her bra just to look at her tits can clearly be compared to lifting a sobbing woman's ear-phones to ask if she wants help.

That's not what he said though. He said he 'popped them out'

There's a difference between lifting a headphone set from someone's ear and popping out in ear earphones.

Both are bloody weird, but the popping version is weirder as that would require force rather than just lifting.

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#53 18-02-2013 02:50PM

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Did her headphones look like the guys in this photo?

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#54 18-02-2013 02:53PM

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I've a similar story OP. Some girl was on the train, standing holding the hand rail. I went up to her and told her she had nice boobs and rubbed around her boob and tweeked her nipple. Some girls can't take a complement. Probably a lezzer

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#55 18-02-2013 02:53PM

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jesus she could have manned up a bit ha should have just pointed and laughed teddy

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#56 18-02-2013 02:54PM

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So you picked the headphones out of her ears? Yeah, that is a sketchy thing to, and I doubt you'd be too happy if a fella did that to you.

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#57 18-02-2013 02:55PM

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People being very upset in public though causes awkwardness. If the person is very overtly upset, it's uncomfortable just to leave them crying, even if they say they're fine. Such awkwardness could easily cause someone to act clumsily or accidentally do something they wouldn't normally do. I think the OP deserves to be cut some slack. He meant well, he just enacted it in the wrong way, due to being caught up in the moment.

Fair play to him for trying to be nice to an upset person.

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#58 18-02-2013 02:56PM

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If somebody puts in earphones it is clear that they don't want to talk to you.

The fact that one wouldn't realise this is a sign of stupidity of the highest order.

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#59 18-02-2013 02:56PM

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Your tales get weirder and weirder Teddy.

Do you write for Podge and Rodge?

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#60 18-02-2013 02:56PM

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The Glasses and the mustache dont help either. Always remember ...

Never go hand to face.

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#61 18-02-2013 02:58PM

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Madam_X wrote: »

People being very upset in public though causes awkwardness. If the person is very overtly upset, it's uncomfortable just to leave them crying, even if they say they're fine. Such awkwardness could easily cause someone to act clumsily or accidentally do something they wouldn't normally do. I think the OP deserves to be cut some slack. He meant well, he just enacted it in the wrong way, due to being caught up in the moment.

Fair play to him for trying to be nice to an upset person.

God forbid you should feel a bit awkward when someone else is clearly devastated.

What normal people do is ask if everything is OK. If the person says yes and is not in any immediate danger, you leave them the fck alone. You don't keep harrassing them and you definitely don't pull out their earphones.

I agree with the posters saying he wouldn't have done it if it were a man. It IS patronising and weird. People have the right to be upset without having to explain themselves to complete strangers.

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