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More pervy creepiness from London weirdos

Honestly, just when I think London can't possibly shock me more, my white noise air raid siren screams and lunatics come flocking to me like iron filings to a magnet.

So, a few days ago I was banging on about the weird cult member/suit man who openly stared at my cans during our business meeting. And this morning while sitting on the tube, some guy must have been channeling a chinese acrobat, in order to contort himself so he could look up my skirt.

I'm beginning to feel very prudish being here, as there are just way too many weirdos interested in only small portions of me and in entirely inappropriate settings.


So, today's moment goes something like this: I'm sititing on the tube, with about 30 others in the carriage, so it wasn't like it was even a subtle move on behalf of the lunatic fascinated with my crotch! And I have knees firmly together, to avoid crotch flashing to the people sitting directly opposite me (just like my mum taught me), when at Camden Town station I notice the person opposite, genuinely sliding down in his chair, til he almost became horizontal to stare up my skirt. And that's not the worst bit, I made eye contact with him doing this, which I would assume would be the normal "fark off mate, you freak and weirdo from hell" check, or at least is in Australia, and he KEPT doing it. AND, as if that's not enough, he had his kids with him!

Seriously, what kind of country am I in where random perviness is a daily occurance?! While I had the occasional guy stare down my top on the train in Sydney, they at least had the grace to look embarrassed when I caught them.

This does at least explain why Hugh Grant didn't move to somewhere like New Zealand after being caught with the strangely masculine looking (is it just me?) Divine Brown in a compromising position all those years ago. Apparently the Brits simply don't have the embarrassment gene, which given the Spice Girls, Jordan and Prince Andrew really does seem incongruous.


I'm telling you, the freakiness of the inbred royal family looks normal compared to some of the people who have attempted to befriend me, or at least been fascinated with parts of me.

And as if my tube friend wasn't enough, yesterday while on Oxford St (near Selfridges, even, so in the relatively posh part of Oxford St) one of those people who work for charities to get cash from you asked me if I'd give him a hug after I'd said no to giving him cash.

So, 3 weeks in the country and already my white noise-ometer is screaming.

Things can only get better, right?!
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2. October 11th 2006 @ 20:49. Jane D Says:
I really, really hope you're talking about the hug.

No, but I turned him down nicely. And he seemed to take it well.
3. October 12th 2006 @ 10:21. spain01 Says:
Of course I am talking about the Blog unless you have something else to report. London has always been a repository of weirdoos and it is interesting to catch up with them in your posts.
4. October 12th 2006 @ 10:37. Jane D Says:
Yes, it's true. Especially as I'm staying near Camden Town, so not exactly the sanest of places, but by far the most fun. And so given my ability to draw lunatics to me and my location, none of this is surprising to me really.

I have nothing else to report, and certainly if I did, a public blog wouldn't be the avenue I'd choose. Sorry to disappoint. Maybe you need to check out something like www.ratemycameltoe.com, which is not a site I've actually visited, but I'm assuming it's not exactly a book club site.
5. October 12th 2006 @ 12:43. Flack-master Says:
The other day I'm on Petersham Station and watching the station personnel (whose sole social skills training involved watching old newsreels of Stalag and technical manuals on vacuum cleaners) attend to the arrival of an unfortunate who had obviously escaped from a mental health group home. That was a long sentence - yes?
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If they had shepherd crooks they would have been employed in steering this obviously distressed character towards the steps from which he had stumbled down. I'm sure that they lamented the decline of fire brands as an adjunct to crowd control in recent years.
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It was upsetting for the wardee and myself but I felt that enough interest had been generated by the sympathetic morning crowd - at least enough to ensure that the unfortunate chap would not be teased or tortured.
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I turned to the woman standing on my left and made some - I thought apt for the occasion - comment whereupon she opened her mouth and what sounded like a very angry buzzing sound emanated. Christ I thought! What was in that stuff I took last night? Weird person - nice tits though.
6. October 12th 2006 @ 13:02. Jane D Says:
Petersham station is filled with lunatics, mostly because of the enormous number of them who live in close proximity. And it will only be a matter of time before the station is incorporated in the Inner West Vegas that is Petersham RSL, currently vying for the title of most vulgar display of neon lighting and poker machines (albeit with cheap tap beer) since Marrickville RSL went soft and West Leagues took out their "24 cultures on one plate" all you can eat buffet.

Ahh, just talking about the inner west has made me nostalgic. Is Perama still as good as I remember?
7. October 14th 2006 @ 03:13. katyzzz Says:
Where does it show?
Anything weird just has to suit me!



You're a candidate for me. Anything weird just has to be. Apply at my place, see you soon!
8. October 14th 2006 @ 09:14. Jane D Says:
Wow, it's like comments by Dr Seuss.

9. October 14th 2006 @ 10:35. Chantal Says:
Haha!

I'm very sorry for your discomfort but your story was very well written and I'm afraid I did have a chuckle at your expense!

I have to say, tho... I dont think it's London.. there's a lot of that in ole Sydney town as well, I guess it depends where you are!

Ps. It's not just you.... (re Divine B.)
10. October 14th 2006 @ 13:27. Jane D Says:
Somehow when it happens/happened to me in Sydney it was normal. Here, given the entire hauhty/colonial superiority of the Brits, it is just plain pervy. Needless to say, I've been dressing in a tube appropriate way now and only wearing jeans!

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