My train stalled in the tunnel under the river for 45 minutes yesterday.

We were packed in like sardines, no AC, and a guy near me started loudly explaining his entire fantasy football draft. I finally just put my headphones on and stared at the ceiling. What's your go-to move when you're trapped with annoying strangers?

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harperg761d ago

Read a thing once about people using "strategic invisibility" on public transit. Basically, you make zero eye contact and get super absorbed in a single boring task on your phone, like deleting old photos. The goal is to look so uninteresting that no one tries to engage.

susan6491d ago

My friend tried that once but got so into sorting her contacts she missed her stop. Kind of backfired.

elliot_patel1d ago

Honestly, that fantasy football guy sounds like a welcome distraction from just staring at the wall. Tbh, leaning into the weirdness around you is way better than trying to hide from it. Susan649's friend had the right idea getting super into a task, even if it went too far. Sometimes you just gotta join the chaos and ask that guy who his sleeper pick is for week three.