To think that the woman next to me on the train is judging me...

[chocolatesaltyballs22]

....for eating my dinner! (Leon chicken satay box, not very stinky). She keeps side-eyeing me every time I take a mouthful. Am also a tweny by it tipsy after post off-site drinks. It's been a looooong day ( up v early for train to London then full day of meetings).
She's going to be even more enraged when I get the mince pie dessert out in a minute!

Maybe she is allergic to peanuts. (I am and would be side eying you out of anxiety)

Sounds delish. She's probably just envious as am I

Good choice from Leon

at OP casually enjoying a two course meal on the train.

@DontTouchTheMoustache
Wouldn’t you say something or move if it was that serious?

I always assume that most upholstery on planes/trains etc must be impregnated with years of peanut antigen!

Gotta be done when it's on expenses!!!

Offer her some

I used to go by train to visit my parents. I found a really good Indian take away near Preston Station so I used to buy a meal when changing trains there. I got loads of dirty looks from others as I enjoyed my curry.
I always take wine in a chillies bottle these days, I can drink it and no-one know what I'm drinking

I’m just going to be honest. She can probably smell a mixture of bad breath/alcohol breath sort of mixed with the scent of the food ie think how gross coffee breath is vs the scent of coffee itself, it’s probably so unpleasant for her. Smells on trains carry differently than elsewhere so it’s more intense? Eg I never really notice the scent of McDonald’s but can certainly smell it on a train.

Oh god I can cope with people eating near me - especially when I’m travelling as the smell knocks me sick.

i was just coming on to see if you were eating a bag of carrots...my friend just posted on FB that the person next to her on the train was eating their way through a bag, and she was definitely judging them

A bag of carrots? Sounds like someone goes to slimming world

You’re probably making loud geschmaking noises, being as how you are probably staaaarving after a few sherries and its mega tasty?

Well now you’ve got a lot more people judging you too OP!

Tbh I wouldn't eat a meal on a train, especially not sitting next to a stranger. But that's just me. Could be any reason really: your food smells, shes allergic, you chew loudly, you're interrupting her doing something with constant movements/sounds of eating, shes hungry and just eyeing up your food etc.

No carrots. And I don't have bad breathe. How rude! Ah well you judgy people can all fuck off as you're jealous of my Leon dinner!

Haha maybe she is pregnant? I was so grumpy when pregnant if someone sat next to me on the bus I'd huff and move to another seat! I'm usually the kindest biggest (pushover) but not when pregnant. I turned evil 🤣

Also, bear in mind I won't be home til at least 10pm, so should I just starve in the meantime?! Is that what you want for me?!!

I wouldn't be happy if a drunk person sat next to me with hot smelly food.

What you are doing is pretty anti-social.

@John470322 what is the Indian takeaway called? I commute through Preston a lot Misses point of thread

I have a craving for chicken satay now.... 🤤

Trains in the evenings in December are chock a block full of half pissed people eating. I'd really not be judging you for that.

Drunk people eating smelly food on public transport are annoying.

It is pretty anti social to eat entire meals on a train.

When the offender is drunk, even more so.

I'm not drunk - I've had two drinks. And my dinner does not smell. There's someone across the aisle loudly crunching crisps - now they should be shot!