See It, Say It, Sneezed It

On the underground train going from Heathrow into central London, it starts filling at my station. There was a woman who appeared to be a tourist (suitcases, T-shirt with “London” on it, American accent), and a man about two seats down.

The man sneezes twice. Very common on the tube.

Woman: “You need to get off the train.”

Man: “Excuse me?”

Woman: “You can’t be on the train sick. That’s not fair. I’m immunocompromised.”

Man: “I’m not ill. If you’re immunocompromised, I’d suggest either getting off the train yourself or wearing an FFP3 mask.”

Woman: “No! You need to get off this train!”

The man just ignored her at this point.

Woman: “I’m calling the police!”

The whole tube laughed so hard, she started shouting obscenities and left the train at the next stop.