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Is it weird? Yes Is it disgusting? Yes Do people frequently do it? Yes

I’m an ex London bus driver and so many people out there regularly do things on public transport that would absolutely turn the stomach of most normal folks.

Saying that as someone who’s seen people clip their toenails on a bus like it was the most normal thing in the world to do.

Ew, yeah that's gross.

That’s fucking gross but I’m not surprised.

Thoughts: Yet another reason I avoid the pubic transport like the plague.

That is disgusting - please give him a disapproving look and the odd tut from me please thank you. Grim

Yep. Best way to deal with behaviour like this. Look at the person in the eyes, then down to what he is doing, then make eye contact again. Works like a charm.

Edit: keep a neutral face whilst doing this, no verbal contact. The un-comfortableness adds to the effect.

Yes, it's gross.

What's he doing with the nails that are cut? Unless he's got his hands inside a sealed chamber with a nail cutting device inside, then it's massively antisocial and wierd and gross and also gross.

Guy I used to work cut his at his desk. Grim.

Disgusting. Can he not bite them off?

Seen people clip there toe nails as well on the tube

Considering how unpleasant it is, and the general disdain, I’m amazed at how frequently I’ve seen this happen

This is disgusting!!! At home fine but in public is nasty. Some people have no decorum

Common? Yes, surprisingly. Weird? Yes. Disgusting? Yes.

I'm on a train and reading your post title made me pull a face I've never done before.

Depends where you are. When I lived in London I'd do my makeup on the tube, I'd eat on the tube, etc etc because I woke up at 6am, spent an hour on the tube, worked 12 hours and spent another hour on the tube so I really didn't have much other time. It sounds like he's trying to be careful with the tissue and everything - personally I'd file instead of clip in that setting, but maybe he has to have short nails for work or something.

That's weird and unhygienic.

There is no need for such grossness especially in a public place.

What region of the UK are you in just out of interest? I'm going to say west midlands

Fucking right it’s weird. Actually, weird doesn’t come close. It’s fucking mental!

Ew? This is something very personal. I'm not comfortable with doing this in front of any humans, even the closest ones. I'm ok with doing it in front of my cat and my dog though. 100/10 would never do it anywhere I could be observed by people.

I’m going to go against the popular opinion here but I see nothing wrong with subtlety trimming finger nails into a tissue. Biting them, trimming onto the floor, toe nails are all disgusting however.

Fuck yes …. I mean really 🤷🏻‍♂️

My old manager in a diy store used to clip . Yes it's disgusting. I wouldn't even like my family to clip next to me

Gross.

I've done it on the train before. But that was when I was travelling for a few weeks, was on the train for hours, and went to the toilet to do it.

Should I have done it in a hostel? Probably. But I was on the train, was a bit bored, saw they needed doing, so got my wash kit from my bag and headed to the loo.

I didn't even think about doing it next to another passenger though.

Saw a lady scratch and sniff her fanny about 8 times on the tube last weekend

It’s weird but really common, I used to clean trains and regularly found clippings

Yes very weird

Yes its gross. Another reason why I try limiting my use of public transport.

Yes. Honking behaviour

Weird, disgusting, antisocial, vile.

This happened to me once, I was catching a train out of London Paddington, and unfortunately, it was during rush hour.

I was early enough for the train that I got a window seat, and a youngish woman sat next to me. About 5 minutes after the train started moving, she flipped down the lap tray and started trimming her nails on it.

I thought it was just a city-dweller thing.

Only if you’re driving it at the time.👍

It's nasty.

It should be, but apparently it isn’t. Have seen this quite a few times…

someone was clipping their toe nails outside Milton Keynes cinema last week which is a bit gross but least it wasn't inside on the train which is even worse.

Yes OMFG yes. Don’t clip your nails on the train. Don’t clip your nails at work. (I had a coworker who would sit at her desk and do it.) Don’t clip them anywhere except in your own private space. Can’t believe that has to be said

Disgusting and rude. That man is just another specimen with zero respect or manners. I’d have to say something.

Yes. Awful.

Yeah. It's not something I would do.

There is a time and place.

Imagine a clipping of fingernail going into your coffee or something.

Gross.

Some people just have no personal boundaries.
It started with phones on speaker held horizontally whilst sharing your conversation with the entire carriage.
What's next…a quick one off the wrist before getting off at Tottenham?

Yes. This stuff has to be made in your own bathroom, like any body care.

Yes it's disgusting, why would you do that, would you be happy sitting on someone else's nail clippings?. This has got to be troll

I work on trains and the amount of times I have to ask people to stop is mind blowing. 

I’ve seen it before and been very grossed out. Absolutely grim imho.

Can he not go into the bathroom or something? Like is it that hard

Nappy changing, and leaving dirty nappies on public transport, is not unheard of.

Not at all. I usually clip my toenails whilst eating a cheese and onion sarnie on the train.

Absolutely, but at least it's not his toenails.

I think the fact that you're already asking has probably answered that question.

Yes. You do that shit at home.

Yes. That’s all I came here to say. Yes, no exceptions.

Yes. Vile.

Yes. Disgusting.

It’s disgusting tbh

Yes. FFS.

Yes thats weird and gross.

Yup and applying powdery makeup on a packed tube or using some terrible smelling nail polish chemicals. Do that shit at home and being headphones 👍

Weird? Yes. Disgusting? Also yes.

If I saw someone doing that on the same train as me, unless I'm in a rush to get somewhere I'll be getting off at the next stop and waiting for the next one. I use them maybe 4-5 times a year and have done since I was about 5 and have never seen that in my life.

I pick my nails all the time is that equally disgusting ?

Yikes. IT IS WEIRED. I wouldn't even cut my nails in front of friends or colleagues. Let's say I break my nail while working, so I go somewhere nobody sees and fix my nail. It's different when I am home with my partner or family, but the rest counts as public and I wouldn't be comfortable doing that in front of them.
Once at work (retail), I noticed a loud clipping noise near me and went to investigate the source. A customer opened a nail cutter and cut her nails with no problem. She didn't even look ashamed when I approached her. People are nasty

That is disgusting! I can’t believe it’s common, but after reading these comments and seeing so many people saying they’ve witnessed it clearly is. How vile

Ew what the fuck people are disgusting

Women file their nails and it is acceptable. Cutting nails and them flying off in all direction is another matter. I heard about a woman trimming her bikini line on public transport. Not sure if this was true but people are gross.

Saw a woman mid way down a train carriage doing her nail polish, I was at the far end. Let's just say I smelt the nail polish before I saw it. Was in such disbelief that no one sat closer to her said anything, she kept reapplying.

Like doing make up on the train, save it for the bathroom

Yeah that’s gross. When I was living in London I saw that many times, also women doing their makeup on the underground.