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Clipping toenails in public?

19 replies

ForeverFaithless · 28/03/2022 18:48

I brought my boys to the local indoor climbing walls for a training session, I have to hang around in the seating /eating area as they're still underage and must have a parent available.
So of course I'm on my phone & laptop. Not paying too much attention to other groups of people.
Bloke sits down directly to my left, didn't really notice until I heard the sound of nail clippers while out of the corner of my eye I can see he's bent over his feet.
He does both feet then pulls on shorts (didn't notice he had removed clothes?!!), then wanders off to go climb.
I'm not unreasonable in thinking this is really bleurgh am I?

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Sittingonthefence83 · 28/03/2022 18:49

Eurgh that's horrible.

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 28/03/2022 18:49

Why did he take his shorts off to cut his toe nails?

Did he cut them in his pants in the park?

museumum · 28/03/2022 18:50

It’s icky. But climbing shoes are so tight he might have had to.

Bonjovispjs · 28/03/2022 18:51

Yeah, that's gross!

JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue · 28/03/2022 18:51

Very bleurgh. But I opened the thread wondering if DNiece was posting about having seen somebody cutting their toenails on the London Underground this morning ...

vodkaredbullgirl · 28/03/2022 18:51

eww

AntiHop · 28/03/2022 18:52

No excuse for that. Disgusting. I've seen people do it on public transport too.

BurntEnds · 28/03/2022 18:53

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE

ForeverFaithless · 28/03/2022 18:53

I know climbing shoes are snug but why couldn't he do it at home, and wash his hands afterwards!?

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BurntEnds · 28/03/2022 18:53

Who has voted YABU?!

Lockheart · 28/03/2022 19:19

Not sure why he had his shorts off, but in my experience lots of ablutions and grooming are now considered acceptable to do in public.

No end of people do their nails and makeup on the train, they faff about with their hair, I once even saw a man apply (roll on, thankfully) deodorant.

I personally think it should all be done at home but that's just me...

Hankunamatata · 28/03/2022 19:21

What! Yeah that's several step too far. Boke

Qwill · 28/03/2022 19:22

Urgh, I saw someone do this on the bus once.

ComDummings · 28/03/2022 19:23

I saw someone doing this on a train once. I mean, is there any need? Yuck.

Bayleaf25 · 28/03/2022 19:33

Just ewwwww. Who is voting YABU?

BigRedDuck · 28/03/2022 22:06

Should be illegal

LYSHB · 29/03/2022 08:33

Some grim fucker did this in a bus I was on

TwoShades1 · 29/03/2022 09:24

Definitely not ok. Climbing shoes are tight so if he needed to cut his nails he should have gone to the bathroom to do it, that’s probably the most appropriate place in this situation (assuming he couldn’t do them at home)

incognitoforthisone · 29/03/2022 10:11

Bloody hell. If he needed to cut his nails to put his climbing shoes on, he could have gone to the loos to do that. Especially if he also needed to remove his shorts?! Unacceptable.

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