Nail filing/painting on the train.

[OhStopIt]

It's 7:55. I understand I may be slightly cranky an irrational at 25 weeks pregnant and mega uncomfortable/tired, but the woman opposite me is filing her nails, the window is open, the shavings from her nails are floating around the table (gross), it's loud, and annoying, and she has now pulled out a bottle of nail polish which I suspect she is about to paint them with. I can't stand the smell of nail polish.

AIBU to think that a train journey is not the place to paint your nails and give people like me a headache?!

Yes, I'm grumpy 😁

Wtf?
The nail shavings floating would make me wanna vom. That is GRIM.
Put your feet on the table and ask if she minds adding a coat on your toenails.

I think it’s fine. You’ve probably already inhaled way more dead skin today than nail dust anyway.

I might paint them; if I was absolutely desperate - but filing them is gross; and I've never actually painted them on a train.

I agree with you doing personal grooming on public transport is disgusting. Oddly I've only seen it happen when I've not been pregnant so it isn't your hormones.

She was just filing then straight on to the table it's disgusting. And she's not on her second coat. It stinks. I am currently like a bloodhound though so may smell worse to me than others...

The filing (unless over paper or similar) is definitely a no no but the painting wouldn't bother me.
We've all run out of time before.

Putting on a coat of mascara because you were in a rush or applying a bit of lip gloss, totally fine, but anything that leaves a residue/smell such as nail shavings/painting IMHO is just eugh!

Maybe I'm weird, neither of these would bother me? It's only nail shavings, considering the amount of people who cough/sneeze without covering their face, let their germy children run wild, change nappies on the train table (yep, seen it happen) etc it's pretty inoffensive. I get what you mean about the smell of polish though, that wouldn't bother me personally but I can see why it would bother some people.

No I agree with you. Grim

There is now a man next to me fast asleep catching flies and snoring like a fucking trooper. Generally having an irritating journey. You know when usually it might not bother you so much but because you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, everything is irritating?

I have a feeling this is going to be an all day thing!

Agree. Anything that smells or leaves a residue - brushing hair, spraying perfume, filing nails, nail polish - is a no.

I could cope with the filing (although the noise is awful) but nail polish is too much - the smell isn't pleasant and it lingers.

I get it we pick up germs all day. There is a pile of nail shavings on the table. If I put my freshly moisturised hand on the table to steady myself then lifted it up I would have a fine sheet of nail shavings glued to my hand. It's just eurgh.

Filing - if she absolutely must.

Nail varnish - just no. It smells so strong and the fumes could be an irritant for an asthmatic in such an enclosed space. I hope she spills it on herself.

I’m annoyed by personal grooming in a public space anyway but this is definitely unacceptable.

It’s rude op agree. My hate is people brushing their hair right by me and hair floating onto me. They usually have really manky brushes too filled with dead hair

Grim and really inconsiderate.

There was a woman painting her nails on the London Underground the other day. The smell was horrendous and it was stupid of her to even try since the train was moving far too much for her to be able to do it neatly anyway. It's incredibly anti social to inflict that smell on others in a confined space though, it's bad enough at home.

I was on a hot a hot stuffy bus last week and I said " No, that's too strong a smell" when a young woman next to me started painting her nails. She stopped, possibly amazed that she was having to halt her make-up routine which had been going on (with no smells) for the previous 10 mins.

Yep, hair brushing annoys me too! Thankfully I have box braids so get up in the morning and my hair is done. Bloody wonderful!

Filing in a public enclosed space is vile. I've been on a tube where someone was clipping their nails, pinging everywhere. Nails are very germy. Totally grim.

Polishing is a major no no. You, whilst pregnant shouldnt be trapped in an enclosed space while pregnant inhaling the nail polish smell, it's full of chemicals. Same for anyone with asthma etc. Very selfish and antisocial

Filing is much more acceptable if it's a quick broken nail type job.

Polish is a no on trains and I have asked someone to stop before.

No polish certainly, the smell of that would bother me more than the filing! I often paint my own nails sitting in the garden due to the chemical smell!