rail racism... - Page 5

Tim Deegan · 06-12-2011, 16:02

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Originally Posted by Russ

Change that to 'a possible health hazard' and you're in the right area.

It is a possible health hazard, but that isn't the link. The link is that people can find them both offensive.

Russ · 06-12-2011, 16:18

In all my 37 years I have never heard of anyone being 'offended' by smoking

Tim Deegan · 07-12-2011, 08:25

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Originally Posted by Russ

In all my 37 years I have never heard of anyone being 'offended' by smoking

Many people find cigarette smoke offensive. Especially if they are forced to inhale it because someone else in the room is smoking.

Pauls9 · 07-12-2011, 08:31

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

Many people find cigarette smoke offensive. Especially if they are forced to inhale it because someone else in the room is smoking.

Absolutely right.

Russ · 07-12-2011, 13:16

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

Many people find cigarette smoke offensive. Especially if they are forced to inhale it because someone else in the room is smoking.

The thing is, so many people these days love to be offended for the sake of being offended (usually in the hope of getting a compensation cheque) that anything they don't like will be regarding as 'offensive'.

I've never smoked, never will and can't stand the stuff but I can honestly say I never have or will be 'offended' by someone smoking. Annoyed most probably but never offended.

Tim Deegan · 07-12-2011, 13:48

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Originally Posted by Russ

The thing is, so many people these days love to be offended for the sake of being offended (usually in the hope of getting a compensation cheque) that anything they don't like will be regarding as 'offensive'.

I've never smoked, never will and can't stand the stuff but I can honestly say I never have or will be 'offended' by someone smoking. Annoyed most probably but never offended.

Well isn't that the same thing?

If someone doesn't like something that someone has done, without any regard to what may annoy other people. Then I would say that they are offended by it. Although you may choose to use different words to describe the same thing.

Most people find a bad smell offensive. Now if you don't smoke, and you hate the smell of smoke, then cigarette smoke can be as offensive as lets say a fart.

Russ · 07-12-2011, 13:50

Plenty of people on CF annoy me, very rarely do they offend me.

Tim Deegan · 07-12-2011, 14:38

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Plenty of people on CF annoy me, very rarely do they offend me.

Well you are obviously a laid back sort of person, who doesn't take offence easily.

thenry · 13-12-2011, 13:16

not racism but its rail related

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...Loco-hero.html

Derek · 13-12-2011, 13:24

You don't mess with the big man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uKDm...eature=related

**Chris** · 13-12-2011, 13:27

Pure dead brilliant. I wonder how wee Ned completed his 20 mile journey from Polmont to Edinburgh Park.

**Damien** · 13-12-2011, 13:28

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Originally Posted by thenry

not racism but its rail related

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...Loco-hero.html

Bet they felt awkward when they realise he did have a valid ticket after all.

**Chris** · 13-12-2011, 13:31

Not according to the video he didn't.

He had a single from Edinburgh Park to Falkirk (I think - the audio is difficult). He was on a train from Falkirk to Edinburgh Park. The return journey. If he had the correct ticket, he clearly didn't show it to the guard there and then, otherwise there would have been no trouble.

The stop he was thrown off at, Polmont, is a couple of stops up the line from Edinburgh Park by the way. He had a long walk home in the dark.

**Damien** · 13-12-2011, 13:33

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Originally Posted by Chris

Not according to the video he didn't.

He had a single from Edinburgh Park to Falkirk (I think - the audio is difficult). He was on a train from Falkirk to Edinburgh Park. The return journey. If he had the correct ticket, he clearly didn't show it to the guard there and then, otherwise there would have been no trouble.

Nah I was joking. Although I kind of hope he does have a valid ticket because that would be more amusing.

Stuart · 13-12-2011, 13:37

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

Well isn't that the same thing?

It's perfectly possible to be offended without being annoyed. It's also possible to be annoyed without being offended.

For instance, I find it offensive when somebody posts a link to that Let Me Google That For You, rather than just a link to the search results. It offends me because that site has quite a patronising tone. It also offends me because the person may already have googled their question, and found nothing useful, so registered with a forum in the hope of asking a human. It doesn't annoy me though.

But this is getting off topic.