‘What’s something you overheard on public transport that you definitely weren’t meant to hear?’ – 23 NSFW eavesdropped shockers
13.
‘Someone giving out their personal details, bank details and NI number. As in enough to properly rinse them if I were so inclined.’
–Firthy2002
14.
‘I was on an LNER train to York that was so packed I had to stand by the carriage door. Two women were stood nearby and they were having a conversation that made an otherwise crap journey wonderful.
The gist was one of the teachers at the school they work at was having an affair with one of the other teachers and it was causing a rift between the entire staff team. The teachers including the women talking were having to act nonchalant around the children if not for the professionalism then for the fact that the person being cheated on was also a teacher at said school. No school was named but the gossip I was overhearing was immaculate.’
–itsNaterino
15.
‘Overheard on a bus – someone who was apparently involved in an Elon Musk-related legal case was seriously ripping into his colleagues over the phone for majorly messing something up. I don’t remember which of Musk’s scandals exactly it was about but it was in the news at the time, so I recognised what he was talking about.’
–DerwentPencilMuseum
16.
‘I overheard two insurances or bankers talking about buying up purchase data from various food retailers. And that it was going to be used to alter people’s premiums based on healthy choices in the near future. They spoke for a good two hours so it’s hard to remember all of it.’
–Away-Opposite919
17.
‘Not public transport, but in a cafe where I used to work. Three people at a table wearing local council lanyards.
–PistolPeteWearn
18.
‘About 25 years ago on the train to London the gobbiest lady I’ve ever heard alighted and in an incredibly loud voice kept phoning people and gossiping about her ‘relationships’ with men in quite vulgar detail.
After about half an hour of this (and lots of eye rolling amongst the passengers in the carriage) she gave her number out to someone on the phone and I managed to write it down on my Nokia and text: “I think I speak on behalf of this entire carriage that you seem to be quite the slag.”
Instant and glorious silence.’
–Howard1981
19.
‘Bloke telling his mate how disappointed he was about his experience of taking poppers before going for a shit “for science”.’
–Doily_Enjoyer
20.
‘”…..So then I had to go to the party with superglue up my nose”.
Overheard a female work colleague of about 50 say this during her bar shift.’
–raulmonkey
21.
‘Woman got on a morning commuter train, forgot to mute her tablet, which proudly announced to the whole carriage: “You are not ovulating today!”‘
–Alienor77310
22.
‘Conductor left the PA live on the train as she spoke with another guard…
Can’t wait til we get to Reading. Haven’t seen my man in two weeks and I’m gagging!‘
–DutchOfBurdock
23.
‘A girl on the seat behind me having very descriptive phone sex without even trying to whisper.’
–JavaRuby2000
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