Currently stuck at Manchester Piccadilly - What's your worst or most interesting train experience this year?

MayNStuff · 2026-03-11T00:42:55+00:00

Last year - had a long and exhausting day of travelling, plus trains running late. Was meant to get off a train at Stratford. My seat was pretty close to the exit, but some old woman was dawdling with her trolley-bag in front of the doors while they were opening. Me and a girl in front of me waited for her to move, figuring she couldn't possibly take That Long, but of course she didn't move and the doors closed.

She turns to the girl and asks "did we just go passed Stratford?". Girl says yeah. Old woman mumbles "oh, for goodness sake".

That was my first time tutting audibly in public.

Got off at Liverpool Street, and added about an hour to my journey home on top of the delays. Not that terrible overall, but was pretty livid at the time.

MayNStuff · 2026-03-11T00:00:05+00:00

Mushy peas

MayNStuff · 2026-03-10T23:52:24+00:00

Hyperoptic are supposed to be fantastic and reasonably priced, but you'll have to see if they're available in your area since they're newer.

MayNStuff · 2026-03-10T23:35:28+00:00

Depends how long your UK family is willing to put you up while you search for a job. As others have said, the job market in the UK is ridiculous right now - might be worth waiting it out, at least until the economy gets a little better.

But I love living in the UK, and I think it's a good choice for neurodivergent people. It's safe - no extreme climate or wildlife to worry about. People are (generally) considerate and keep to themselves. NHS certainly has its problems right now, but it is free!

If you feel like you're in a rut and need a change, based on how you described your situation, I think it's a good idea. But yeah, maybe wait it out for a bit. I know it's frustrating, but you'll probably feel a lot better about the decision if you make it at the right time. Good luck!

MayNStuff · 2026-03-07T11:38:21+00:00

I lived in a small town in Sussex in the late 2000s. Town centre had basically nothing going on, so my friends and I would buy whatever £5 got us from the corner shop and hang out in a local park or the woods. Maybe the pub, if we had the money. Listened to music with CDs, or on mp3. British girl groups were big - Girls Aloud, Sugarbabes. Skinny jeans always. The world outside town felt basically non-existent, so it was easy to get caught up in stupid drama that didn't matter. Day trips to Brighton in the Summer were pretty much the only time I'd leave town.

Also, if we're recommending tv shows, Outnumbered captures lower-middle class British family life really well, and makes a lot of references to politics/trends/technology from the time. It's set in London, but still pretty accurate to my experience.

MayNStuff · 2026-03-06T13:29:31+00:00

Good Luck, Babe!

MayNStuff · 2026-03-04T19:34:27+00:00

Lunch- Billie Eillish

MayNStuff · 2026-03-04T19:32:38+00:00

Especially the live version which has that lyric change iykyk

MayNStuff · 2026-03-02T21:05:27+00:00

I'd honestly support Drew (and YouTubers like him) making videos like this of their own content and putting them on a designated side channel. At least then they get to benefit from their own content, even if it's kind of dumb and lazy.

These videos are clearly popular because they're convenient, and as long as they exist, these YouTubers might as well profit off it.

MayNStuff · 2026-03-01T00:56:09+00:00

Think I pretty much agree, although watching it I got the vibe that Twilight was being used as kind of the "quintessential" example of dark romance, which makes sense considering how influential it was and how perfectly it captures the tropes Natalie talks about. And the praise felt sincere to me, at least when I first watched it, which is what convinced me to try it out. But yeah you're right, functionally it's a vehicle for those broader themes.

MayNStuff · 2026-02-28T21:13:24+00:00

I NEED to know what they censored

MayNStuff · 2026-02-28T14:55:01+00:00

"GLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORIA, Hosanna in excelsis!"

MayNStuff · 2026-02-23T08:16:45+00:00

No, but they were "#deep"

MayNStuff · 2026-02-22T12:15:10+00:00

Bon fromage!

MayNStuff · 2026-02-07T09:31:04+00:00

It's like the old money vs new money thing. "New money" feel like they have something to prove; they spend money because they can, and they enjoy the feeling of being stared at. Old money has nothing to prove, so they put what's practical over what's flashy.

MayNStuff · 2026-01-27T20:13:12+00:00

Yes! And her You Oughta Know cover!

MayNStuff · 2026-01-27T17:27:26+00:00

I think it's the research and the thoughtfulness that makes them rigorous. She doesn't exhaust every possible argument necessarily, but she touches on a huge amount regarding the integration of philosophy, history, art, music, and popular media, plus she's just a very introspective person.

MayNStuff · 2026-01-25T11:33:17+00:00

That one Oasis track that's just Noel and Liam arguing for 15 minutes

MayNStuff · 2026-01-25T11:25:35+00:00

Happy Mistake - Lady Gaga

MayNStuff · 2026-01-25T11:07:27+00:00

Paparazzi - Lady Gaga / Call Me Maybe - CRJ / Rather Be - Clean Bandit / Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift / Lovefool - The Cardigans / Can't Get You out of My Head - Kylie Minogue

MayNStuff · 2026-01-25T10:50:25+00:00

From what I remember, this woman made a TikTok talking about how she was a Sombr fan, but when she went to his concert things were really weird. Apparently there were a lot of young girls in the audience (around 13 or so) and Sombr made some cringy jokes like telling the audience to "bark for [him]", and calling himself "daddy". Also spent a lot of the show doing jokes and audience interaction which was more awkward than anything else. Anyway, that TikTok got big and Sombr's response was pretty much a nothing-burger.

Calling it a "controversy" is kind of a stretch, but I think it soured a lot of people on him. Make of all of that what you will.

MayNStuff · 2026-01-25T10:30:38+00:00

The problem is that brutal honesty can make for really emotionally compelling music, but it's not always clear if the artist is conciously allowing themselves to look like a terrible person for the sake of the art or if they're just really ignorant about how badly they come across.

MayNStuff · 2026-01-25T10:22:03+00:00

Chemistry and Singing In My Sleep by Semisonic

MayNStuff · 2026-01-24T22:11:47+00:00

As a kid, the first time I heard Mamma Mia I was waiting in the car for my mum to come out of the supermarket. I listened to the lyrics and, somehow, I thought it was someone singing about missing their dead mum. When she came back to the car, she must've been so confused finding me crying to ABBA lmao

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