Eating on Trains

[likepebblesonabeach]

I travel on the train daily to work, 30 mins each way. I've just came back from a 3 hour train journey and was shocked that a family of 4 got on with fish and chips. The whole carriage was stinking of fish and chips and the majority of passengers were on the train the whole journey so had to put up with this for 3 hours.
AIBU that if you travel on public transport you should be aware of those around you?

Hm.. I don't buy hard boiled eggs, so that might explain it. Thanks for the tip I will continue not buying them.

I googled the chemical process of the smell and it still seems the normal non-overcooked eggs should be fine.

@ZiriForGood I'd say most boiled eggs are "overcooked" by definition. They all smell. Soft boiled/fried etc aren't as pungent but you can't really take them in a lunchbox.

Can't believe people think eggs have no smell they are literally one of the smelliest food especially hard boiled, as someone said they can have quite a farty smell hence "eggy farts" 😂 or saying something smells of rotten eggs. Horrible things. My son likes hard boiled eggs but I'd never allow him to take them to school for lunch because they stink and he would be made fun of, same for eggs sandwiches they are very antisocial!

I know, apparently it's your own fault for over cooking them too! Any boiled eggs stink. As soon as you open an egg sandwich or a boiled egg the farty smell wafts out.

Hard boiled eggs do smell yes: I love them and they are my go-to breakfast but if I’m out of the house I eat them whilst walking along the road to work/ sitting on a bench outside rather than in an enclosed room. In the same category as re-heating fish in the work microwave.

I think you are being very precious OP about eating on trains. People travel long distances, have busy lives, health conditions, children to feed, get caught out by the great British summer when they were hoping to have an outside picnic etc, etc. Part of public transport I’m afraid, babies cry, luggage gets in the way, bacon sandwiches smell. Such is life.

No time at all for the poster earlier calling people enjoying a McDonalds on the way home ‘disgusting pigs’. Horrid way to talk about people enjoying a few chips after an enjoyable evening. Live and let live.

😂😂Totally agree!

Still got full dining on some Welsh trains. No reheated rubbish, proper food cooked fresh: https://tfw.wales/ways-to-travel/rail/food-and-drink/first-class-dining/first-class

Eggs definitely stink

But Egg sandwiches are a classic part of an Afternoon Tea so hardly antisocial

It's a suggestion in response to the previous quote - maybe read the thread?

I just feel bad about the egg thing because I take hard boiled eggs to the office all the time in my lunchbox as I honestly can't smell them at all

Eggs smell regardless of how they're cooked.
I can only assume the eaters get immune to the pong, like those who are adamant their pets don't whiff.

They wouldn't really smell contained to a lunchbox, even though I have been able to smell them through containers before. I do have a dog nose though. I doubt it's a problem if you have them at lunch unless you're peeling and eating them at your desk!

What's the consensus on Scotch eggs then?

They smell like sausage and egg.

Err... Yes that has definitely happened

I will take them somewhere else to eat now.

I think everyone has a different sense of smell. I honestly can't smell eggs at all. But I find the smell of tuna totally overpoweringly awful.

Oh this thread was not what I expected. Hot food - hmm not good. But years ago i commuted to London from Portsmouth harbour daily. Once i saw a couple who did the same commute unpack an entire picnic of baguette, pate, fruit and red wine and followed their lead from that day on.

It's not universally agreed though.

Some people have strong random distastes for the smells of random foods. Some people don't care at all. Some people have a mild dislike but shrug it off.

Some foods are more disliked than others perhaps, but I'd bet if you started a poll there'd be a big split on whether eating eg smoked salmon sandwiches, next to a random customer was fair enough or a massive breach of the social contract.

The menu changes regularly

I can't imagine any of that was particularly smelly food though.

I love your username @likepebblesonabeach .

I became so overwhelmed on a long train journey recently, that I upgraded to get away from the smells and eating noises. I couldn’t really afford it, but it was that or get off the train.

It would only bother me as it would make me hungry.
I've been on a few long train journeys recently (five hours or so) and we've had sandwiches and crisps to eat. Actually not many people ate much, we did have a table which helped! I don't recall anyone having hot food.

Do they smell different at 8am to 8pm?

Just out of interest how do you cope in restaurants, cafes, eating with family and friends? Or in normal everyday situations?

Do people not eat in first class then?

How do people who can't cope with others eating on a train manage to cope when flying? The meals on a plane often smell and people often bring macdonalds or kfc type foods on board a plane!

Unpleasant at any time of day but yes first thing in the morning is worse!

I think in any context (not just on public transport) most people’s stomach would turn at the smell of something strongly savoury, for example curry, at breakfast time but they’d be ok with it later in the day.