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smokeythemechanic t1_j3oawqb wrote

If someone tries telling me what I could or couldn't eat, or for that matter when or where I'd probably tell them to walk away before I react, because people trying to control my behavior in a free country run the risk of assault possibly even being thrown from said public transport. No I don't think that's too harsh, bothering someone else with your problems especially in public and on a transport is a recipe to catch a whooping. I've been on a bus with people enjoying durian, I didn't bother them about it, I've been on a train/ Boston T when someone shit themselves, also didn't bother them. If you feel the need to observe someone doing something not at all pertaining to you and then tell them what they can and can't do, it's your problem not their problem.

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Maleficent_Rope_7844 t1_j3qmjir wrote

Not really what OP asked.

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smokeythemechanic t1_j3qmr5p wrote

Explaining how I would react and why, is what the OP was looking for.

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Maleficent_Rope_7844 t1_j3qpffb wrote

Let me ask you- while you didn't bother the person that shit themselves on the train, would you find it "appropriate" to shit oneself on a train or other public transport?

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smokeythemechanic t1_j3qrc6e wrote

It's public transport, some people are incontinent, some are bums, some are drunks and some are you and I. Why is it appropriate to get into someone else's business because it makes you uncomfortable? When driving a car on a two lane interstate highway, you see someone coming up fast in the left lane, do you pull in front of them to slow them down, or do you let them do their thing? Also for reference the people eating durian fruit was 100% worse than the guy that shit his britches.

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Maleficent_Rope_7844 t1_j3qsbqq wrote

Fair enough, bad example.

You're still missing it. Whether something is "appropriate" or not in a given setting is a matter of opinion. It doesn't automatically mean if someone thinks someone else's behaviour is inappropriate that they will do something about it.

To use your analogy- I don't think it's "appropriate" for people to do 90 on the interstate around here like many people often do. But like you say- do I pull out in front of someone I see flying up the left lane? No, of course not.

Or, back to the eating thing, I personally wouldn't eat anything like durian or another strong smelling thing in public if it's likely to bother other people. I'm considerate, so I don't think it's "appropriate". But again, of course I wouldn't bother somebody enjoying some smelly snack.

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smokeythemechanic t1_j3qsq8t wrote

Appropriate or not is an opinion. Till someone is doing physical harm or threatening physical harm, stay tf out of it, otherwise be prepared for people to physically harm you for getting in their business

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Maleficent_Rope_7844 t1_j3qsy2s wrote

No shit "appropriate or not is an opinion".

OP literally asked "is it appropriate to..."

OP did not ask how you personally would respond to somebody bothering you in a public setting in 'merica.

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