A woman took to Reddit to share a disturbing experience she encountered while travelling in a train recently. In the post, she revealed that the train ticket checker (TC), who checked her ticket, found her Instagram ID and sent her a follow request. She found this very uncomfortable and wondered if such things happen often. Keep reading for more details.
Train Ticket Checker Sends Follow Request To Woman Passenger
TC checked my ticket and then my Instagram LOL 👀
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A female passenger took to Reddit to talk about the creepy behaviour of a train ticket checker. In the post, she mentioned that she was travelling by train recently when she noticed that the TC, who checked tickets in her coach, had somehow found her on Instagram and sent her a follow request. She guessed that he got her name from the reservation chart and said the incident felt a little creepy, as it involved private information that passengers provide for travel.
In the post, she also stated that if this was a common occurrence and asked if anyone had experienced something similar. The user posted this incident on Reddit with the title ‘TC checked my ticket and then my Instagram LOL.’ This experience shared by the woman passenger is unsettling, and many users have commented on this.
Netizens Speak Out
The concerning incident shared by a woman passenger travelling by train caught the attention of many people on Reddit. Many found this behaviour completely unsafe for women travellers and shared their opinions in the comment section of the post.
One user wrote, “No, do not accept, please. This is just straight-up creepy behaviour. If you accept, you might get flooded with DMs.”
Another user added, “Sounds abnormal, and is not acceptable.”
A user who experienced a similar situation wrote, “Happened with me too, I am a boy.”
One netizen wrote, “I’ve never heard anything like this before. Please don’t accept the request and complain somewhere if there’s a way.”
One user joked, “OP must be so beautiful that the TC risked it all. Just joking, OP it is very creepy as hell. Stay safe from these creeps.”
Another user advised, “Avoid using real names on any social media.”
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