I was sitting on the train, trying to read a book. There were these people sitting three rows in front of me, talking really loud. It was something to do with someone's relationship or whatever, I wasn't really listening. Anyway, I tried to block them out and continue reading. Then one of them said something that shocked me. I couldn't believe they'd actually said that out loud, on a full train!
Instead of saying exactly what the comment was, we've included it into out list of 15 things you should never say whilst travelling on public transport.
1. Religious discussions. Regardless if its anti or pro religious, just don't start. You're bound to annoy or insult someone, and that could just end badly.
2. Politics. We respect you have an opinion, you just don't have to share it, especially with someone you don't even know.
3. That mass sum of money you just won. (and if you do so happen to mention it in a whisper, avoid saying that you still have the cheque, or worse, the cash.)
4. Please refrain from insulting the woman across from you by pointing out how badly she is dressed. It may be true, but you should at least wait until after they get off to laugh. Or for my bilingual friends, be quite positive they to don't speak your language.
5. Your results from the doctors. Believe us, no one near you needs to know that you have not contracted anything after that one night stand.
6. Your encounter with someone whose gender is still not clear, or the events that took place therein.
7. Having an argument on a mobile phone. Commenting that your boyfriend has been to jail as a threat is not a good idea either.
8. For the women passengers, your time of the month. No one but you, and perhaps your doctor, needs to know that, especially those sitting around you.
9. When gossiping, never use full name of the people you are discussing. You never know if the people around you are friends or relatives of them.
10. Boasting about how you fare evade and never get caught.
11. How to avoid jail time by lying to the judge or blaming it on another person. You probably shouldn't admit that this is how you got out of it too.
12. Discussing how a newly released movie you just saw is the best thing ever and explaining everything that happens in it, in detail.
13. Mentioning how much you actually torrent.
14. Any topics of conversation that could be deemed inappropriate to talk about if your grandmother was sitting next to you.
15. What happened on the last episode of Jersey Shore. No one cares.
Fifteen.
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