*pissed*

[ene_gal]

I was on the bus this morning, on my usual way to work.  Seated beside me was this guy in business attire.  Nothing unusual so far.  I was minding my own business, plugged into my discman when he decided to take an interest in staring at me.

Everything I did, he stared...

Sent an SMS to my colleague, he stared at my phone and attempted to see what I was typing. Changed my CD, he stared.
Looked out of the window, he stared (I saw him from the corner of my eye).

I was so freakin' pissed, I looked back at him and he just stared back at me ! *duh*

Continued staring at me once every 10 secs until I hit upon a wonderful idea.

I typed this SMS to my colleague :

" Why do idiots sitting beside you on the bus enjoy staring at you when they can just mind their own f***ing business ? "

It worked momentarily because he looked away after reading my msg (held the phone in such a way he could read the message!).

After 30 secs, he was at it again...

My question : What do you do in such a situation ?  I was quite tempted to slap him actually.  I couldn't get away from the seat because it was a very crowded bus and I was seated at the corner at the back of the bus.

PS. No, I wasn't wearing anything remotely sexy or short !

[Mabel]

I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT!
I usually stare back at them - at a point just to the left of their face, so it's not too difficult to maintain eye contact, and just keep it up until they get uncomfortable and look away.
Either that or I just ask politely "Excuse me, but am I wearing something of yours?"
They usually get the message.....
Cheers
Mabel

[Burbage]

Several things you can do here.

1. Ask him if he's discovered God.

2. Throw an epileptic fit (gives you an excuse to smack him, hard).

3. Yell at the top of your voice that the guy next to you is staring.

4. Dribble

5. Call the police on your HP and complain about the harrassment.

I'm sure other people will come up with some good ideas also.

[This message has been edited by Burbage (edited 15-01-2002).]

[want_to_believe]

hey, take it positive. Maybe you are so beautiful and he was so impressed that he was totally speechless and can't get his eyes off you

[Mabel]

Burbage,  
Or you could always start talking into your watch, briefcase or handbag.... "Hi Tom, just patch me through to central will ya...I think I've got our man...can you arrange for the snipers to be put in place ...yeah, not sure if he knows it's me or not but he keeps staring at me so I'm pretty sure he's our guy...."

[Arry]

ene, just tell him point blank -- "Why don't you take a picture. It lasts longer." or just tell him that you have a friend with the name of Bruno who is looking for a well-dressed guy with nice eyes and a nice set of derriere. Look down to his bum and front to emphasise your words.  

And watch him scoot over.  

[Fabio]

Maybe it is because of your new belly piercing?  

[ene_gal]

Fabio : My belly was nicely hidden, so nope, dun think so !  

want_to_believe : Nope, I'm quite sure I wasn't stunning him with my beauty(!)...he was just being a d***

Burbage, Mabel, Arry : LOL !

[miffed]

It's amazing how these people can stare and stare and not stop. Do they know what they're doing or are they so thick it's subconscious? i always want to knock them unconscious. bloody weirdos!! when i get this sort of crap i give them the nasty sidelong glance and/or shift irritatedly in my seat hoping they would just buzz off. most of the time it works, they stop staring and try to find another seat. if it doesn't work then i would just ask them straight if they had some bloody problem.

[Imagine]

He was using his "imagination" that you were frolicking in a warm spa bath with nothing on but a smile and the warm bubbles were tickling your fancy and .... Well, use your imagination  

[Suzie]

You could always try picking your nose  

[ene_gal]

Er, great suggestions all round, but I do take the same regular bus every morning and if I start doing stuff like picking my nose as suggested by Suzie, that's not very good, is it ?      

Thing is, I do see this guy on the same bus in the morning too ! ARGH !  

[Hey]

Maybe he has seen you on the bus before, admired you from afar and couldn't believe his luck at actually sitting next to you.
Or maybe he was just weird.

[TassieBabesFiasco]

Had a similar experience once ene-gal. It was doubley weird because I was the ONLY other person on the bus. He squashed up against me so I couldnt get out. Major freak out. (Local suburb weirdo and couldnt believe how unlucky was but didnt want to aggravate him as basically saw him every second day).

Brggghhhh public transport!!!

Yes this was in Tasmania ha ha ha

[Nightshade]

Ha!  The strangest things happen to me all the time!  For example, while on the bus, i have been subject to some very unwanted attention from pervy-looking creeps attempting to converse with me.  One even blatantly pressed his groin against my shoulder!

In fact, just today this old wacko came up to me in broad daylight and insisted on making my acquaintance!  I politely declined, but despite my hints (some subtle, some downright rude) he kept trailing me until i managed to lose him by dashing across a road!