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I was on the Caltrain on my way to South Bay. On weekends they run slow trains, so I was engrossed in a novel. On one of the stops two guys get on the train, and take up the seats across from me. The big SF giants game had gotten over recently so the train is full of people returning from the game. These guys start creating chaos by shouting out saying “I’ll give $20 to the person who gives me their iPhone charger for an hour”. Getting no responses, they walk around the carriage asking people loudly if they can “give their charger, bro” etc. I politely said i wasn’t carrying my charger, and got back to reading. I guess they were super disappointed so they started off on a tirade - “Everyone’s got chargers here and no one ain’t giving’ them to us, man.” And then targeted me - “this B%#%# ain’t even from my country. We gave up our lives for this country in them wars, man. This is our country. She’s got a charger in her purse and she ain’t givin it to us”. I glared at them for a bit cos I couldn’t understand why they had started off like that. I let it pass cos they were both looking stoned / on drugs or were drunk. But two or three stops later - they again started off using profane words and pointing at me. I left the carriage. One guy looked at me but I was alone in the crowd. Reason for posting here: anyone had the same experience?
This is America, if you haven’t been targeted for your race/gender/TC/life situation, then you haven’t had the full experience 😂 In all seriousness though, it’s never fun, but it teaches you exactly how not to act to fellow human beings.
Haha got it.
If they felt it necessary to do this, I assure you, their lives are probably way worse than yours. Nobody whose cup is full would find it necessary to do this. Only those whose cups are empty will behave this way. So be glad your life is not as pathetic as theirs. Next time, pull out your phone and start recording. Most will back off when you do that. They likely won’t attack you if it’s a crowded train. And then post it on social media - so that they become famous for what they did. No need to respond to them. They don’t want to change. All you might want to ask innocently is “Which war did you fight?” That’ll shut them up. They probably haven’t fought any and they don’t know what exact war their “ancestors” fought either.
I’m glad you are safe.
This is why I own a car.
Their lives are hell because people like you moved in and priced them out. Sorry the fact that they are vocalizing their displeasure makes you uncomfortable but I assure you their lives are worse than yours.
should we now feel sorry for those racists? maybe gift them some apple chargers to soothe their suffering? and what makes you think their lifes are hell - how could you possibly know? many non-tech jobs pay well
Priced them out of what ?, Their neighborhood, gentrification has little to do with immigration, And if that's the problem it's your American developers and real estate owners who are doing this, blame them dip shit. If you mean jobs, most immigrants in tech are making bank and that's cause we are smart and we get shit done, racist idiots could never do these jobs anyways as it requires the capability to think that their hillbilly ass don't possess, also lots of companies have openings tell em to prepare their resumes and give interviews and we'll find out.
so these 2 guys gave up their lives and died in war zones? and now are back from the dead harassing people? 🫣 on a serious note, sorry this happened, but that’s why I prefer a car. public transport is fine somewhere in NYC where everyone uses it, but in most of places in US it sucks
As a female..just don’t use public transportation Solo and definitely not at night / post a game etc. Sucks but this happens a ton, simpletons demand attention and when you don’t give it to them..they get angry..it’s gross but happens all over the globe
Best advice I can give you when you’re stuck in situations like this is to start looking at them like they’re a dissected specimen with a curious growth and a weird tentacle. That look freaks out aggressive men, it’s confusing to them because they expect fear or aggression and only have a pre-programmed response to either but not that look. When they target women they expect you to be frozen with fear. Anything out of that range is shocking. Or start laughing full on. Not a nervous chuckle. A full on belted laugh. They scutter away like cockroaches.
You did the right thing by walking away. It's a form of rejection. And nothing hurts like rejection.
this is common to happen anywhere across the bay area
Hmmm
i would just make sure to stay away from them during any encounters