Londoners horrified by 'Tube Chat' badge encouraging them to interact on the tube
This is not a thing. It will never be a thing.
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LONDON -- Londoners have united in their collective horror at a mysterious initiative involving the Underground transport system.
Someone, not TFL, has been handing out badges at London Underground stations bearing the words "Tube Chat?" in an effort that gravely underestimates the British fear of social interaction.
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The backlash to this "unnatural" concept came swiftly on social media, and the response can be summarised concisely with a resounding, "nope."
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On the bright side the uniquely British response has been pretty hilarious. Here are some of our favourite responses to #Tube_Chat:
Horror was a common reaction.
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Some people were cautiously into it.
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The juxtaposition of Britishness and anti-Britishness was not lost.
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Entrepreneurial spirits were excited by it:
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Some people were really distracted by the weird inclusion of an underscore in the hashtag.
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And the team at Mashable all collectively hung its head in shame at this:
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