Farting on trains

[Mermaidsgalore]

It seems to happen quite frequently these days, and 99% of the time it's men. It's disgusting, I know sometimes it's not deliberate but leaving a stench like that for other people is vile, and you can't always open windows on trains, like the Avanti one I'm currently on.
If it's not that, it's people chewing their nails and then wiping it on whatever they find, picking their nose, generally disgusting habits to do on a packed train. Again the vast majority are men.

Better out than in!

It's yet another man- hating thread... that's all

For the farter sure, not so much for those around them 😷😄

Women can be just as bad. The worst I saw was on holiday when the woman next to me at the evening buffet picked her bum through her sundress and then carried on gathering food, without even cleaning her hands afterwards.🤢 It disgusted me and put me off my food.

Also I've worked in places where used tampons and pads were left next to the toilet rather than being disposed of.

Well this is the most stupid thing I’ve read today, congratulations!

The only vile creature here is someone who groups a whole gender together and chastises them - that’ll be you. 😘

Is this the usual MN man bashing thread or is it about farts because I have IBS and have to own up to dropping a few in my time. It really depends on what I've eaten. I absolutely can't eat anything with onions in as that makes me very bloated and windy.

You can't be on a train surrounded by people and expect nobody to fart!

Anyway, farts are hilarious. Comedy gold. 🤣🤣

Just clench! It's easy! What the hell are you all eating that you can't go a couple of hours without passing wind?

😂love this post😂😂

i do prefer fart over perfume

I think the assertion that most people can hold in a fart... for apparently any amount of time... is a bold one. What do you base that on PP, because 'I can', is insufficient data and not sound science.

Loads of people cannot (source: I talk about this sort of thing to everyone I know..), any more than they can control stench, volume or pitch.

If you're particularly sensitive to the noxious fumes produced by other humans the best plan is to avoid being in confined spaces with other humans.

And why is everyone acting like Dom Joly now with their phones on full blast? Everyone has flashy earbuds but no one is using them. Baffling .

So who was swearing then? Confused.

Eau de Toilette indeed.

just like being in a primary school, very farty

It’s MN, any excuse to blame/hate men for something.

You really are a man hater! I have IBS and suffer with wind. So sad you are so intolerant.

I don't think it is odd to assume that most people have some kind of rudimentary sphincter control that allows them to not fart the instant they feel the urge thus allowing them to wait a little while for a more socially considerate moment (I.e. getting off thr bus, train, out of the car etc). Sure if you are stuck on the London to Glasgow train or half way across the Atlantic on a flight you might have to take Elsa's cue and let it go.

Carry some air freshener and when someone drops one, wrinkle up your nose, mutter “disgusting” (so everyone knows it wasn’t you) and spray liberally.

Yes, I agree.

For a long time the only people on public transport were the people who had no choice but to be there. Anyone who was financially and physically capable of driving didn't catch a bus or train for about 18 months. So for that 18 months the drunks/losers made up a larger proportion of passengers than previously and they kind of relaxed into poor behaviour to the point where it became normal.

Now ofc with all the strikes a lot of people will drive if they can because it's the only way to guarantee you'll get to where you need to be so we've not really had a sustained patch of time where lots of people who know how to behave use public transport, for years.

That's just childish.

What about the people who can't help it?

I have IBS. The one time I tried to hold it in I ended up up throwing up all over the carriage (2 hour train journey) because I ended up being so sick from the pressure in my stomach.

Not everyone is gross. Some of us genuinely cannot help it.

Someone on the Tattle thread has just compared MN as the reverse, female version of Reddit and the Incels.

Sometimes, like on this thread, I can see the analogy.

I have IBS as well. I wouldn't wish it on my worse enemy.

You never know when or how something you've eaten is going to affect you. Even a biscuit (another one of my killers is oats) can send me over the edge.

Luckily I've found that public places with toilets are quite sympathetic if you mention that you have IBS or Crohns and need a toilet fast!

Same. I've had people literally fart in my face, no clothes on. They can't help it.

I'd recommend wearing a good face mask, not looking at people, and learning to drive. The things you can't control, you need to learn to ignore.

lol
sorry but this thread amuses me, although I do understand. Public transport sucks for many reasons. Can't they just go to the toilet and do it?