The hell that is London

[swee'pea99]

Coming home on the tube during rush hour after a meeting, a bloke saw my crutch and started getting up to give me his seat. I stopped him halfway and said no it's fine, really - I'm ok. He sat there for about 15 seconds, then got up saying no I'm sorry I just can't. Sit down.

London - the hellhole where people apologise to you for insisting on giving you their seat.

 

[Cycleops]

Still some proper gentleman left.

 

[Drago]

Damn the man to Hades! Who the hell does he think he is?

 

[Milkfloat]

I initially read that as crotch and was really confused.

 

[Paulus]

Manners and politeness in London?
Of course. It's not quite the hell hole it is made out to be.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

Sorry about that. I was visiting from the North, just for the day. It won't happen again.

 

[Drago]

I initially read that as crotch and was really confused.

'Confused' being a traditional Midlands term for 'aroused'.

 

[Milkfloat]

'Confused' being a traditional Midlands term for 'aroused'.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

'Confused' being a traditional Midlands term for 'aroused'.

So the man was aroused and after 15 seconds felt he had to be erect, so you could let go of your crutch?

 

[Globalti]

S'funny but often on a tube journey I strike up conversations with people next to me and I find most Londoners just as happy to chat as those in the provinces. The reputation city-dwellers have for being taciturn is just because they can't walk around making eye contact with everybody.

 

[Beebo]

I hope you gave him swift head butt.
It’s the only way to deal with these pushy people.

 

[Drago]

This is how I imagined London to be (absolutely. definitely, not safe for work, the easily offended, those of a religious persuasion, diabetics, or anyone liable to have an attack of the vapours!)

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jTifRi3qDkU

 

[Sharky]

Not only, but also, I was on a crowded tube a while back and a lady sitting in one of those seats that had a sign "Give up your seat to somebody old and feeble".

They offered me their seat, but I kindly declined, saying "I don't look that old do I?

But we had a friendly chat.