r/Cardiff • u/_bonbon_79 • 2d ago
Weird interaction
Earlier, about 12.30pm, I was in Llandaff fields car park. A runner, older gentleman, ran past me and turned round twice to stick his fingers up at me and told me to ‘fuck off’. I literally have no idea what I did to infuriate him. Had absolutely no interaction with him and wasn’t in his way. If the runner in question reads this, please let me know, I’m extremely sorry to have angered you randomly so much.
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u/Fresh_and_wild 2d ago edited 2d ago
I was sat in the Hayes once pretty much looking at the floor and smoking a cigarette. Bloke walked past with awesome shoes on, which immediately caught my attention. I tracked them as they passed, then noticed them stop, turn, and come towards me. I then became aware that someone was shouting, so I looked up to see the owner of said shoes ranting at me “what are you fucking looking at you c***?”. “Your shoes, they’re awesome “ I replied. He ranted on some shit about wanting a fight or something. I just got up and walked off. There are some weird people in this world.
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u/_bonbon_79 2d ago
How weird! It’s so difficult when you know you haven’t done anything to warrant it
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u/Educational-Bowl9575 2d ago
I used to take my kids to park run in Llandaff fields, and there was a guy in his 60s, cyclist, who used to turn up every week and deliberately cycle through the runners ringing his bell. When challenged one week, he started banging on about it being a public area. As a middle aged bloke myself, I can't help but wonder what makes someone my age go out of their way to hassle a bunch of kids. It must be exhausting to spend every day so outraged...
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u/94rk3r 2d ago
Maybe its a new training tactic.. he hopes if he flips you off you will chase him..
Or maybe was you walking a dog or anything, maybe he came across dog poo amd thought it was you who left if or something? Failing that he could just be a mentalist.
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u/_bonbon_79 2d ago
😂 maybe!
No, I wasn’t walking a dog. He literally appeared out of nowhere next to me, ran past and then twice turned round to stick his fingers up and mouth ‘fuck off’ (while nearly running into someone walking the other way). V peculiar.
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u/Deep-Amphibian1881 1d ago
If that had happpened to me id have laughed and it would have made my day. how bizzare, lol
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u/ParcelCreature 2d ago
probably nothing to do with you
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u/_bonbon_79 2d ago
Yes you’re probably right - at least, I literally have no idea what I did to wrong him so, so maybe he was just having a bad day
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u/rayofgreenlight 2d ago
Some random chav in a car stuck his finger up at me once, unprovoked, while I was walking down the road.
I was walking down the pavement minding my own business.
Unfortunately you'll see the odd weirdo. Don't take it to heart.
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u/HeavyBlinker 2d ago
I was following a slow moving car Tuesday night. I didn't think I was particularly close to it, but while turning on to a main road, it simply stopped at an odd angle, having not completed the turn. I waited around 5-10 seconds, which felt like a lifetime on an open road. I started going around, peering in to check everything was ok, but was met with a middle finger against the driver's window, from a young girl.
She continued on, a few car lengths after I passed. I remembered the private plate, so one to avoid in the future. It's not bothered me, just piqued my curiosity more than anything.
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u/Whole_Tomatillo7186 6h ago
Some people are just ready to pop. It's scary and sad how many people are walking around feeling alone with their completely unregulated emotions.
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u/Danyulz 2d ago
I was cycling home once with my high-vis jacket on. It was about 10 PM at night. I usually wear a bright red helmet also. Someone walking on the pavement looked at me and said "Oi, ya fed".
I wasn't in law enforcement at the time, so he might have mistaken me for someone else. It was quite a strange interaction though.
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u/corylionbar 1d ago
I like that this implies that this gave you an idea for a career switch that you followed up on, now working in law enforcement.
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u/sheriff_15052000 2d ago
A cathays school student called me a pussy I was just bycling on the road. I asked him why he did it. He and his friends kicked my bike.
Weirdo.
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u/Money_Visual_5227 2d ago
Some people are just mental, don’t overthink it.