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[–] [email protected] 103 points 9 months ago (4 children)

A few years ago I regularly took the same morning bus to work. There was this maybe 16-17 year old kid who sat on the back and would listen obnoxious rap at full volume on his phone, while hogging the whole seat row with his stuff.

I had my headphones on but the hideous rap blared so loud I couldn't hear anything else. In my country we rarely interfere with other people's business, everyone was just sitting tight looking pissed off.

After few minutes I stood up, walked to the kid and told him to either turn that shit off, use headphones like everyone else or I'd throw his phone out at the next stop. He looked at me for a moment completely dumbfounded but turned the noise off and left the bus at the next stop.

He never took the same bus again.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You were everyone's hero that day.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's easier to do when you're a tall man and happen to look like a bike ganger ;)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thank you.

Please all other bike ganger-looking people do this for us poor masses who suffer through this garbage

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I'd happily pay higher fees if the transit companies hired people like you to do this all the time!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What is obnoxious rap? How does it differ from regular rap?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I strongly dislike rap in general, but this horror was something that was probably home made by the kid himself or his friends. All I remember about the "lyrics" was that they involved some kind of rape fantasy.

That was the breaking point for me.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I live in Finland. We do not clap.

Everyone on the bus remained silent, just you are expected to be while in public spaces. This is our way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Damn. Now i desperately want to live in Finland.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

My family comes from Finland, and seeing these things make me wish to return to the Motherland

Then I remember you have to live next to Russians, and I'm still not sure if that's better or worse than being in the same country as Texas.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Do you like alcoholism? /s