Would you laugh at someone if he/she stumble and badly injured

L[Deactivated] on 13/03/2015 - 19:24

Now this is something that can't fit into any particular forum but I thought wise and considerate ozbargainers can be the best people to share with. Long story short, I stumbled on a footpath today, fell on the concrete turf and badly injured my right knee. I couldn't keep my balance. Seeing that someone started laughing from the other side of the road so loudly that instead of looking at me people looked at him and he thought he should laugh even more to prove that he is not a damn stupid. I was really shocked to see such a reaction and when I asked him why he laughed, he said it was really a fun seeing someone stumbled and fall with bad bruise. I asked him whether he would take it as a fun if someone else laughed at him in a similar situation and to avoid look stupid he said he wouldn't mind. Much to my surprise all of his friends came forward and said they had a huge fun out of it.

My question to my ozbargainer friends:

1) Would you laugh if you see someone stumbled and get bad injury? or

2) Would you come forward and help that person stand up and throw some words like "Are you okay?"

Yes there are low lifes in our society but even those low lifes would expect someone to show minimum courtesy when they are in such a situation. Why? Because we are all human being.

This is my very first post in Ozbargain and your thoughtful opinion would at least heal the wound.

General Discussion

Comments

  • Smulder on 13/03/2015 - 19:34
    +45

    I would probably laugh initially when the person fell, but once I realised they were hurt I would show more concern.

    Though I don't know if I would consider a bruise to be 'badly injured'.

    • edgar28 on 16/03/2015 - 15:48
      +3

      that's my initial thought, but I did saw someone fell and the 1st thing in my mind was "are you ok, do you need help?"

      the person said no help required, and try to stand up herself, but fell again……
      the second time actually gave me a shock….. she still says no and walked away……

      after knowing she was alright then I thought that it's a bit funny ( when it happened the 2nd time ) but not at that very instant…

    • pointless martyr on 17/03/2015 - 13:39
      +2

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

  • mooney on 13/03/2015 - 19:36
    +44

    Did you really get a bad injury or was it your pride that got hurt?

    I've stacked it a couple of times myself (and hurt myself) and still saw the funny side of it.

    Stop taking life seriously my friend.

    • spiff on 16/03/2015 - 15:20
      +20

      The fact that he posted this thread means he's taking himself too seriously.

      There should be a separate category of forum posts titled "seeking validation".

      • Charity on 17/03/2015 - 05:13
        +4

        Ozbargain would need to upgrade their server capacity for that category.

  • noyesmaybeok on 13/03/2015 - 19:44
    +4

    Depends on how funny the stumble was. Would help afterwards of course.

  • Almost Banned on 13/03/2015 - 19:51
    +45

    When I read the title of your post I thought 'oh, poor thing'.
    After reading your post I changed my mind.

    • pointless martyr on 17/03/2015 - 19:10
      +1

      Yeah, i expected bone through skin at the very least.

      A bruise? Cmon man! And to call someone who thought it was funny a lowlife? Puhleees

      OP needs to take 1 teaspoon of concrete per day until they feel the need for affirmation start to wane

  • rambutann on 13/03/2015 - 20:04
    +1

    Yeah I would probably laugh then help but a laugh would be had.

  • zrach on 13/03/2015 - 20:20
    +10

    How serious of an injury are we talking about? Not that serious I assume since you were not screaming in pain and still had the time to ask him why he was laughing.

    If it was a friend who stumbled, yes, I would laugh out loud. (unless it's a super serious injury)

    If it was a stranger, I would probably check to see if the person was ok.

  • zolinger on 13/03/2015 - 20:40
    +1

    Sorry, dont think you received the consolation you had hoped for

  • boonanza on 13/03/2015 - 20:50
    +6

    I'm waiting for my postcard…

    • [Deactivated] on 16/03/2015 - 20:44
      +2

      Hi Dad

  • drdolphin on 13/03/2015 - 21:58
    +5

    So you didn't get the sympathy you wanted at the time, so you joined up here to get it? I think you need to stop taking yourself so seriously pal, you'll live longer!

    But to answer your question, no I wouldn't laugh. However, people falling is generally considered funny. Ever heard of slapstick? It's a natural human reaction, although laughing out loud in that situation seems a bit cruel, why do you care?

    Also, it's not a bad injury. You fell, we all do at times. Go to a hospital and get some perspective over what necessitates a bad injury.

  • spychiatrist on 13/03/2015 - 22:05
    +7

    Watch Australia's Funniest Home Videos, and similar. People do tend to laugh - but it does not follow that they are happy you got hurt. It's an initial reaction thing. Though from your story, the other person seemed like a jerk laughing out loud.

    • mafmouf on 18/03/2015 - 18:06

      Anything other than <Insert western country>'s Funniest Home Videos. I cringe.

  • Axelstrife on 13/03/2015 - 22:25
    +6

    "badly injured"
    Sounds like you are extremely exaggerating the word badly as you had to of walked over to him to ask him "why?"

  • [Deactivated] on 13/03/2015 - 22:43
    +4

    I would have to wonder about the person who was laughing at you..its obvious he doesnt have a life.
    To even embarrass himself laughing out loud so other strangers can see him laughing tells me he likes others to notice him (attention seeker)and probaly is not busy enough that he has to pay attention to your life.
    Actually I would be embarrassed to start laughing so loud so that everyone would look at me ..but now I find people like that around that want other peiple to look at them so they talk or shout out loud.

    I find there is a lot of immature people around nowadays.
    They want to be noticed. .they want people to look at them…im not sure why…even where i live i see girls screaming in the streets on weekend nights to see if people look at them.

  • X3 on 14/03/2015 - 03:44
    +1

    Yes I wld laugh by reflex if it looked funny which wld abruptly end if a person was actually injured, seriously or not.

    Yes I wld also try to help if possible.

    Yes there are lots of douchebag human beings around and the one across the street along with his friends clearly are examples of apex douchebags.

    Now go check your knee for a torn ACL or PCL!

    • 2ndeffort on 16/03/2015 - 15:22

      Trust me when I say that you would already know if you had torn your ACL. I went home in denial when i did mine and pretended that limping around like a 90 YO and having a knee the size of a melon was normal. After a week or so I went to the surgeon and he did the twisting test…confirmed pretty quickly that an ACL Reco was needed.

  • woz on 14/03/2015 - 07:39
    +6

    If it's a genuine accident - no. If there was stupidity involved - then absolutely. So all skateboarders that fall off rails are fair game, as are train surfers, graffiti artists, people who are drunk, plankers, dangerous selfies, etc.

  • mic180802 on 14/03/2015 - 07:51

    Does it really matter if the person is a stranger? I.e you won't see them again..

  • inherentchoice on 14/03/2015 - 13:19

    I try not to laugh. However I honestly get confused about what to do when someone has a fall or accident.

    Saw a lady topple over on her high heels right in front of me in a crowded area. Lots of people rushed over to her. They all wanted to help her so why should I get in their way? What could I seriously have done to help?

    Recently there was a pile up of trolleys and people at the end of the travelator. The lady in front of me literally got squashed as the moving trolley wedged against the handrail and pinned her. A man managed to pull the trolley out and she collapsed on the ground clutching her abdomen (which got squished) and wincing in pain. I finally found the emergency stop but it the damage had already been done so in hindsight I felt like I shouldn't have stopped the travelator. People kind of stood around her while she talked in a foreign language to her adult daughter/companion. I stood back but didn't leave in case they might have wanted me as a witness or something. Someone predictably asked her "are you okay?" She winced in pain but then said "Yes". Her companion helped her up and she limped away still wincing in pain. As I was driving out of the car park she was still hobbling over to her car and clutching her side in pain.

  • SlickMick on 14/03/2015 - 16:04
    -2

    I'm laughing at you know, just hearing your story :) I'm assuming your not old or disabled, just unco, right?
    It's a shame that you had to get hurt for our entertainment, but I reckon it was worth it.

    It's not funny for an elderly or disabled person to have difficulty, but if a young fit person is going to take a fall, you need to find some good in it. So thanks for sharing - you've made it worthwhile now.

    I particularly appreciate the idiots doing ridiculous things with skateboards or whatever. Really serious injuries that they totally deserve, and just for our entertainment.

  • DEvok on 14/03/2015 - 21:52

    It just happened at the wrong place at the wrong time, it's not always like this.

    Well every person is differnt from my point of view, And differs from person to person.

    if I stumbled across someone that did something silly and looked simply funny I would probably laugh, but after noticing some injuries I would accompany first aid help if needed. Some others may laugh and walk away, but you will find most in today's society, "especially Australians will help"

    All the best.

  • peteru on 14/03/2015 - 23:51
    +1

    There are entire TV shows based on having a laugh at people getting hurt. And a lot more seriously than a bruised knee. Whatever your moral compass tells you is obviously at odds with whatever the society you live in finds acceptable. The reaction that the moron on the other side of the road had is purely a result of media conditioning. If you want to complain about this particular issue, you should have taken up the issue with the regulators that control what is on TV years ago. Those are the people who more or less set the standards as far as what is socially acceptable. Unless of course you find it perfectly OK to laugh at other people getting hurt when it's on TV, but find it objectionable when it happens to you in real life.

    IMNSHO, bummer about the fall and your hurt feelings! Hopefully your injury is not serious, heal and get on with your life. ;-) No point in dwelling on something you can not change - I'm sure there are more important things in your life.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2015 - 00:35
    -5

    To those who think I am here for any sympathy, they are wrong as I already received it from some people that day. I am considering it more of a social experiment through a real life scenario. The purpose of my post was simply to know whether I should also laugh at the same situation and what would people think of me. I did see people stumbling on station stairways but it didn't cause me laugh, rather helping them up. May be my hormone didn't tickle me enough to laugh. When blood comes out of your knees and hands, it is a bad injury and I had that. Going to hospital is a serious or critical injury and lucky it wasn't that serious but 'exaggeration' is a wrong word to explain the situation. I still had some stamina to cross the road and ask him why. It was not a situation to take part in the fun side of it.

    To those who would come forward to help people, my hats off to them.

    • King Tightarse on 15/03/2015 - 00:45
      +3

      "Much to my surprise all of his friends came forward and said they had a huge fun out of it"

      I am going to go out on a limb and say a something I think may be true but is not PC or right at all, but could be the answer: Some people are straight up racist/bigoted, right? If you are from a visually identifiable racial group and the "laugh-er" does not like your group, for whatever reason, he or she may delight in "one of you" coming a cropper (falling over). They may laugh in an over-zealous or mean spirited way "to" their friends at your accident. It's wrong, its ugly, but its within human nature and a possible reason. This would especially apply to a group of younger men without their own families as they are less likely to have developed their general tolerance or empathy.

      • Tal_Shiar on 15/03/2015 - 03:07

        People falling over and it being funny is all about the fall, and not their skin colour, bigots will vent regardless

      • SydStrand on 15/03/2015 - 15:03

        Doubt it. What's with the paranoid racial persecution on OB these days… Can't get interviewed? Racism. Can't get seated at a restaurant? Racism. People laughed at my misfortune? Racism.

        Yes, the person who laughed was probably a prat but it's not the sign of societal rot you seem to think it is. I probably wouldn't have laughed because I just don't find physical gags funny but evidently millions of people do, or they wouldn't watch funniest home videos of the 3 stooges. His reaction isn't particularly mean nor unexpected.

        • King Tightarse on 15/03/2015 - 15:22
          +4

          "could be the answer"
          As in it's a possible match with these circumstances, but without interviewing the laughing guy, there no way of knowing.
          It doesn't have to be race, it could be anything visually identifiable as "other" - insert Collingwood supporter if you like, point is if a group of young guys have a preformed opinion of a group and they see one of "those guys" go down hard, they may very well laugh it up loudly to each other. Especially in the "in your face" way the OP described.
          Unpleasant? Sure, no doubt, but I find it easy enough to imagine.

        • SydStrand on 15/03/2015 - 20:16

          @King Tightarse: I think you're reaching if you land on racism or bigotry. The OP didn't say he's from any minority group, or wearing any immediately identifiable religious clothing, no sporting or national paraphernalia, no gang colours, etc. If you trip and fall in the street and Nelson Muntz laughs, it's probably because he thinks it's funny.

          Especially in the "in your face" way the OP described.

          The OP got his dignity a little wounded, he's probably projecting and you're over-thinking.

        • King Tightarse on 15/03/2015 - 20:28
          +5

          @Strand0410:
          The OP's post is basically an open question; "why would behavior like this happen?
          What I wrote was my immediate personal reaction to his story, no over-thinking here. Simply wrote out what I thought about his story and qualified it as a "possible" scenario. I suggested bigotry or racism as possible reasons, that's all. They match the situation and I have seen behavior like that before, but the OP is the best to judge as they were actually there.
          The OP writes as if English is not their first language, so it further opens up that possibility as suggested above.
          You need to be realistic, Strand. Behavior like that happens.

      • mightyfes on 15/03/2015 - 19:11
        +3

        I completely agree with what you have said, I think the -ves are probably from people that deny how much they discriminate. Its not just about race either; I've seen a really fat person take a fall while they were out with their kids and the people around were pointing and laughing. I was so disgusted.

    • eediot on 15/03/2015 - 16:22
      +3

      ROFL! You're "injured" yet your first instinct is to limp across the road to confront someone who's had a laugh? Could've resulted in more "injuries"…

    • ankor on 15/03/2015 - 23:15

      Why did you need to go to hospital? Did you need stitches?

    • [Deactivated] on 16/03/2015 - 20:53
      +2

      You don't need help, you grazed your knee. I feel that you need to look up a term that might be new to you. Google 'Cry baby'.

    • belongsinforums on 16/03/2015 - 21:07
      +2

      "This is my very first post in Ozbargain and your thoughtful opinion would at least heal the wound."
      ..
      "To those who think I am here for any sympathy, they are wrong"

      wot

    • Charity on 17/03/2015 - 05:42
      +2

      I still had some stamina to cross the road and ask him why.

      LOL.

      This proves you weren't injured.

      Now, dust off your pride
      Your leg is fine
      Pretend you are a man
      and don't waste anymore of everyone's time on your self-entitled bullshit

    • johnno07 on 19/03/2015 - 02:27
      +1

      Well aren't you just a delicate little flower!

  • freakatronic on 15/03/2015 - 01:58

    Scumbags laugh at the pain and misfortune of others. To excuse it as "fair game" just more clearly defines them as scum. Take it as a lesson in human nature and make sure not to show your pain in public.

  • ceebee on 15/03/2015 - 07:00
    +5

    I feel your pain. I can be kinda clumsy sometimes. When I was about 20, I was waiting for my brother to finish work, so I decided to browse the shops nearby. While walking across the parking lot towards the entrance Target Country, I stumbled over a pot-hole I hadn't seen, and rolled my ankle. It made a kind of odd cracking noise and I crumpled in a heap. I was in absolute agony, and couldn't move for a good two-three minutes, sitting there clutching it. Although I was by myself at the time, there was a youngish guy— maybe a couple years older than me, about five meters away, who was walking towards me as it happened, and who saw me fall. I remember I was basically looking at him as I fell. As I sat there on the parking lot floor (in the middle of the road, I might add) waiting for the pain to subside, he… walked straight past me, not even acknowledging me, while I sat there in tears. Not even a, 'are you ok?' — for the record I would have said yes even though I wasn't. It was really awful. I mean, I was still in the middle of the path of cars— even though the entrance to the store was about a meter away, so I managed to limp into the Target and sit on a chair when the pain subsided enough that I could finally move.

    So I mean, he didn't laugh but it had a similar effect on me. It was a moment I really needed help, and I had been totally ignored, and yeah, it kinda sucks. It made the moment worse, actually. I mean, when it first happened, I thought I'd broken my ankle since I couldn't move it for the first few minutes. And back then I was kinda fat, (I have since lost weight) and it made me feel like I wasn't a person worth helping, even when I was clearly in pain. It made me feel awful.

    So because of that, I wouldn't laugh, no. I'd absolutely offer to help, too. However, I can't lie, there are moments people fall that illicit a kind of gut reaction of laughter from me. Often it bubbles up and is like a nervous reaction, and I don't mean it. Like I unfortunately do it with my boyfriend occasionally because he's clumsier than me, but he always seems to 'stack it' not just fall. I mean, I'm always concerned and always ask if he's ok, and it's always tumbles and nothing serious, but I can't help that he rushes and bangs his toe and it's kinda funny, even though it hurts. (No blood though). It could be that this guy had a nervous reaction and then had to justify it by being a douchebag because he'd been caught out.

    But people aren't all crappy: When I went to Singapore about two years ago, I was walking along with my brother on Orchard Road, where I stepped on a raised bit of pavement, which pushed my shoe sideways off my foot. When I went to step again, my shoe was not level, so I lost my balance and wobbled kinda waving the air until I totally faceplanted, mostly landing on my knee. In hindsight it probably looked really funny. My brother didn't laugh, but he stood there asking me if I was alright, helped me up a little, and I slowly sat and then stood up. Suddenly a guy comes out of nowhere (he must have been quite a bit away from us because I didn't notice anyone near us when I fell) and rushes to my side helping me up the rest of the way, and asking me if I'm ok. When I say yes, (I was fine, I only got a sore knee for a few days) he's like "Are you sure???" I had to insist and glares at my brother as he leaves. I look at my brother and I'm like, 'I guess you weren't doing a good enough job helping me— try and look more concerned next time.'

    But it really made my day— I just found it funny that the guy was very concerned and insisted to help when I was with someone and was already getting help, as well as not obviously hurt in any way. It was really nice that some people can care.

    tl;dr — No I wouldn't laugh. Yes I'd help. There are always good/bad people in this world. For every person that wouldn't help, there's someone that would.

  • Weezle on 15/03/2015 - 09:50
    +7

    Life tip: learn to laugh at yourself.

  • X3 on 15/03/2015 - 10:46
    +1

    Heck just reading some of ppl's falling over stories made me laugh a little just then. Its not unnatural.

    I actually went flying once - was running down an empty escalator (the flat ones, not stepped) and at the end as I stepped off my flip flop broke and seriously, I went flying- cartoon style. I actually cracked up laughing myself then I looked up, the numnut from the locksmith stand was giggling. He gave me a fist bump cos I caught my fall and didnt fall face first.

    BUT the OP's description of the guys across the street indicates that they were mean spirited pricks. Thats not cool.

  • urzu on 15/03/2015 - 15:10
    +1

    I don't find the gag of falling down particularly humorous; it makes me cringe more than anything. So I'd certainly be over to offer some help.

  • WatchNerd on 15/03/2015 - 15:12
    +1

    Who cares.
    What's this got to do with finding a good bargain?

    • rolypoly on 15/03/2015 - 18:04
      +8

      Slapstick gets cheap laughs.

  • mightyfes on 15/03/2015 - 19:16

    Maybe if they are unhappy inside and seek pleasure in the misfortune of others.

  • moogi27 on 15/03/2015 - 20:08

    Dunno if your title describes your scenario that well considering it was just a bruise.. It was rude of them to laugh, but what can you do about it? Not everyone thinks the way you do, some people could care less if you're hurt.

  • love2buy on 15/03/2015 - 21:43

    Was your phone alright? I'm asking bcos now a days people are more concerned about their phones when they do take a fall as i have witness so many times.

    • Serapis on 16/03/2015 - 23:21

      I saw some guy fall in the gap between a train and the station platform because he was too busy on the iphone but he wasn't hurt, just stunned.

      It was hilarious.

      • pyro love bird on 17/03/2015 - 10:50
        +1

        Was this in Perth?

        • Serapis on 18/03/2015 - 00:49

          Sydney, I saw that Perth one on youtube tho, same thing but this guy wasn't stuck that bad

        • mafmouf on 18/03/2015 - 18:10

          @Serapis: Which station? I'm really curious.

  • OzzyOzbourne on 15/03/2015 - 22:12
    +3

    what you have to realise is, that some people are so dissatisfied or unhappy with their lives or so insecure, that making someone else feel bad, humiliated or increasing their suffering is their only way to make themselves feel better.

    Other people are just dumb.

    It's not worth your breath to entertain either of the above.

    Or he could have had a medical condition which causes him behavioural problems, this is also surprisingly common, which starts in childhood and gets worse when they become adults.

  • moza on 16/03/2015 - 07:44
    +1

    Did you slip on a banana?

    Were you texting on your mobile phone whole walking and that made you lose concentration and trip.

    Were you trying to do something silly?

    If it was one of these three things, I would laugh. If you just tripped for no reason I'd probably feel sorry for you, turn the other way to pretend I didn't notice so you wouldn't feel bad, then keep an eye on you from across the street just to check that you were ok.

  • backpaqer on 16/03/2015 - 08:22

    I'd laugh!
    I've fallen stupidly in the past and if you don't laugh, particularly at yourself, it hurts even more…so I laughed at myself despite destroying a $200 pair of trousers…they were old enough to warrant going and buying a new (better fitting) pair (as I'd been stacking on the weight).

  • frostman on 16/03/2015 - 08:39
    +2

    I was "running" to a meeting a few months ago, with a suit and leather-back organizer, when my front foot hit an uneven surface, this caused me to literally tumble - but almost mid air before I crash landed on my back, I attempted the military 'soft landing' and did a roll to break the impact. I rolled twice on the footpath, and ended up at the feet of 2 middle age women. (good looking too)

    Ofcourse, they didnt know the roll was intended hence thought I was badly injured they rushed to aid and to their surprise, I just got up, patted myself and said to em, "this is something that 007 would do", and walked away, they smiled in amusement and awe.

    I wouldn't laugh if a female falls, only if a male does. Females shouldn't be laughed at.

    • 2ndeffort on 16/03/2015 - 15:26
      +3

      'They smiled in awe?' Might be a bit of optimistic thinking there, any chance they wanted to burst out laughing but were too polite?

      • frostman on 17/03/2015 - 08:06
        +1

        lol oh well, it was a cool move, I my suit ended up in the bin after that though

    • Tal_Shiar on 16/03/2015 - 17:14

      I wouldn't laugh if a female falls, only if a male does. Females shouldn't be laughed

      Double standards eh? A fall is a fall, if you are compassionate enough you should be able to tell when a situation is okay to laugh or give them assistance , doesn't matter if it's a woman or a man, just don't go pointing and laughing and crying from laughter, that's rude!

  • prabh on 16/03/2015 - 10:24

    Dude, relax!
    I started laughing with the people that laughed at me when at the cricket, when I slipped and did my ACL!!
    I instantly knew I wasn't playing any more games that season, and also knew there were medical bills to follow, and time off from my contract job. But I fell, so what if I fell, all good. Move on and wipe the bruise off mate. Please don't expect everyone to be your band-aid ;)

    P.S. Saying it like it is, sorry if it is rude.

  • peteru on 16/03/2015 - 11:03
    +3

    Well, as luck would have it, I just had an opportunity to experience something similar.

    Backyard accident this morning. I took a blow to the head with the blunt end of a 1.8m crowbar, which bounced of a metal water tank. Blood spraying everywhere. There was no one to see it or help. It wasn't funny for the first 2-3 minutes or so, while I was trying to stop the blood from squirting everywhere and could not see anything because the blood was in my eyes. It wasn't funny for the next 5 minutes either, as I was trying to clean up enough to get myself inside the house. Once I realised that besides a bruise, maybe a few stitches, a permanent scar and having to explain what happened to everyone for the next few weeks/months, I was going to be OK, I had a bit of a giggle about it myself. By the time I got to surgery an hour later, I was laughing at it and joking with the doctors and nurses. And you know what? It actually helped a lot. Better to laugh at it and be grateful that you only end up with four stitches, a scar and a sore arm from tetanus injection. It could have been a lot worse.

  • Abaddon on 16/03/2015 - 13:51
    -1

    I'd laugh until I realised the person was hurt.

    Unless it was Tony Abbott, in which case I'd keep laughing.

    • AlienC on 16/03/2015 - 14:08
      -3

      Haha good answer. I would also laugh if it was Tony Abbott or adding to this point Old little Johnny the mousey face Howard.

      • Rorschach on 16/03/2015 - 14:51

        Just picturing you guys laughing makes me laugh!

      • AlienC on 19/03/2015 - 02:35

        looks like we have some old little johnny howard and maybe even current tony abbott supporters in here right now gasp

    • 2ndeffort on 16/03/2015 - 15:28
      +1

      Lets not get political!

    • edgar28 on 16/03/2015 - 15:59

      honestly, if I'm beside person at that very instant, I wouldn't laugh but will be concerned of the person's well being.

      I might laugh after the bad media repeatedly showing at certain angle making fun of the person…….

  • AlienC on 16/03/2015 - 14:07

    Depends probably not. But if it was really funny I don't think I would be able to control it and have no choice in laughing at the matter.. sadistic humours and all haha.. oh man I am not a good person.. I am surely going to hell lolol.

  • spiff on 16/03/2015 - 15:18
    +2

    I just laughed at that story. Bad bruise does not mean bad injury.

  • 2ndeffort on 16/03/2015 - 15:29
    +8

    I would probably laugh but I would try to keep it very discreet. if the person looked hurt I would choke back the chuckles and try to help!

    I remember an incident at Knox shops once when an old lady's mobility scooter lost all braking power on a travelator thing, one of those moving ramp things like an escalator but without the steps. The scooter lurched forward skittling people as it plunged the length of the ramp. There was screaming, shrieks and moans from everywhere, but as it was moving at all of about 2 km/hr most people managed to press themselves to the side and get out of its way. The worst most people had to endure was a panicked old lady slowly descending past them whilst screaming. As the carnage subsided , nobody was badly hurt but I think the old lady had to be taken away to the nearest coffee shop and medicated with scones and coffee to help calm down until the ambulance folks arrived. She was seated in the scooter still, about 3m from the bottom of the travelator still shaking and screaming from the ordeal. Behind here was a path of slightly shocked, mildly bruised and thoroughly panicked shoppers. I also found it funny that she was the person everybody rushed to help when essentially she rode the 'chariot of pain' all the way through the maelstrom crushing and maiming others whilst she was seated securely in her padded chair. Nobody seemed too bothered about the people that might have had a foot run over etc.

    It was easily one of the funniest things I have ever seen! I had to limp away doubled over with both hands over my mouth to try and avoid roaring out loud with laughter. When i made it behind a column/pillar and looked around there was another guy in a shopfront doing the same thing as me, when we both exchanged a glance we both lost it and started laughing uncontrollably!

    • peteru on 16/03/2015 - 16:08

      Thanks for that. The last part made me laugh so hard that my head started bleeding. See post above!

    • illz on 16/03/2015 - 17:06
      +1

      LMAO

      This is the greatest story I have ever heard.

      Chariot of pain!!!!! hahaha

      Dude, your a great story teller, anymore to share?

    • pyro love bird on 17/03/2015 - 10:53
      +2

      I like the way you tell stories.

  • illz on 16/03/2015 - 17:04
    +5

    About 5 years ago I was living in London and was walking through the slippery snow compacted road to get home.

    I was extra careful as I was wearing slippery leather work shoes.

    I was almost home, the last stretch to my flat. I could see it in the distance.

    Then I see two wanna be gangsta dudes walking towards me.

    We are looking at each other then they both slip on their asses but semi regain, holding onto each other.. They laugh and so do I, asking them if they are all good… I literally took 2 more steps and my feet went flying up in front of me, landing on my back (I'm 6'6). They lost it laughing & so did I, I definitely lost that one.

    Brushed my self off and continued my penguin walk home.

  • phoenixx on 16/03/2015 - 19:42
    +1

    Pft badly injured?

    I once was right walking behind an older guy who was wheeling a trolley and slipped backward smashing his head against the concrete and had the loaded trolley fall on him. I and a few others ran up to help and make sure he's was okay. If it requires assistance, there will always be a few to help.

    I'm sure your ego was bruised worse than anything else.

  • [Deactivated] on 16/03/2015 - 20:51
    +1

    Im sorry, but that is a graze. and I would laugh at you if I saw it, and I laugh at you thinking that this is a bad injury. A bad injury to your knee would be exposed bone, a broken knee cap, or something requiring some sort of urgent surgery. What you have is nothing, most people wouldn't even think twice about it.

    If you think that the step above this is called 'a critical injury', as you posted above, I suggest you get your translator out. A critical injury is something that poses a real and present danger to your life. Pretty unlikely unless you chop your entire leg off in a fall. Even then, there is a good change that you will survive if you get treatment quickly.

  • Serapis on 16/03/2015 - 23:14

    Look for the positives, i mean could be worse - they could've come and beat you up or stolen your stuff when you fell

    Let people laugh, at the end it doesn't matter and you shouldn't stress over it anyway, you're only causing yourself more pain

  • lplau on 17/03/2015 - 08:56
    +3

    Yes its funny when somebody walks into a glass window thinking its a door lol.

  • pyro love bird on 17/03/2015 - 10:57

    No its not nice when people laugh at you on pain. Though sometimes it is a natural reaction. I'm quite clumsy myself and back in highschool, bolted down the corridor straight into a guy flinging opening his locker, fell flat on my butt. It hurt a lot at the time, but it's just funny now that I think about it. I think in hindsight you'll probably think your fall was a little funny, but that's not to say that the guy would laughed at you is ass

  • Ughhh on 17/03/2015 - 13:27

    It usually gives me a small chuckle when someone falls, unless it was badly injured- as in broken leg etc, not a wimpy graze.
    But then when an adult bitches about it on a forum……

  • ChatCPT on 17/03/2015 - 14:21

    "This is my very first post in Ozbargain and your thoughtful opinion would at least heal the wound"

    Im going to go out on a limb and say you guys made OP feel better

  • [Deactivated] on 17/03/2015 - 14:48

    Wrong place to post such a story!
    I like your words there; "but I thought wise and considerate ozbargainers can be the best people to share with."
    Most of these people are looking for some free or $1 to 50c deals!
    you got your answer to your poor judgment in the first 5 replies.
    but I,d not laugh and would come to help.
    Lets face it I was in Asia awhile ago, the real culture I saw there made me feel ashamed being Australian yet we blame Americans.

    • lplau on 17/03/2015 - 17:06

      I'm guessing you haven't been to China lol. Even if you have a baby laying in the middle of the road nobody would do anything.

      • [Deactivated] on 18/03/2015 - 12:36

        No I was not in china and based on all heard and saw China never would be in my list. You are right there, maybe some are not as good,
        But many of these Asian countries including Japan, south korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, are amazing, nice and kind people, respectful, caring and working hard. Some have better countries than Australia.

        • Tal_Shiar on 18/03/2015 - 13:26

          You're just making generalisations now….

        • [Deactivated] on 18/03/2015 - 14:02

          @Tal_Shiar:
          Now you are going to tell me everywhere has good and bad? but I am saying in general.
          You are not saying some people in ISIS are nice people, BTW?
          Don't wanna go to philosophic details
          the point is clear, rest is trolling!

        • lplau on 18/03/2015 - 14:24
          +1

          There is good things about China but sadly there is just too much scamming similar to certain places in Europe.

          Sadly being a good Samaritan in China doesn't always reward you.

          The best customer service and niceness of people would be Japan. Everybody treats you as if you are family, or sometimes even better than family lol.

        • King Tightarse on 18/03/2015 - 15:45

          @lplau:
          Thats just because of the Samurai/Bushido sytem. You learned to kiss ass or you got your head chopped off. 99% of the smart ass DNA is gone. Japan is candy-nice on the outside, scratch a little deeper to find the thruth. A lot deeper.

        • Tal_Shiar on 18/03/2015 - 16:41

          All I'm telling you is you're making generalised statements without facts. Unlike you, I don't have deep seeded content for countries :)

        • Ughhh on 18/03/2015 - 16:55
          +1

          @King Tightarse:
          Don't scratch too hard, otherwise you may find some tentacles

        • lplau on 18/03/2015 - 17:14

          @King Tightarse: everything could be just a act, however I rather the person at the store act like that than to get their stink eye when you ask them to a look at a few things then decide not to buy it.

          I remember wanting to buy a bag in Australia to a look at a few of them then decided not to buy it, the guy looked like he wanted to rip me a new hole.

          In Japan I've done something similar and they were still happy and ask me to come again.

          Only people who wants to justify their nastiness would knock Japan and say it's all a farce.

        • King Tightarse on 18/03/2015 - 19:26

          @lplau:
          I agree mostly with what you are saying, well up to the point you made a sweeping binary "the only people who" statement which was plain silly.
          I agree customer service can be just hopeless in Australia and rarely is in Japan, and even if the Irassaimasse sounds a bit robotic sometimes, it's a damn site better than a bored "ya right?".
          But…some of my close friends from Japan will speak of the true inner black heart under all the cuteness and simulated cooperation. Source- lived and worked there for two and a half years.
          For further reading, check out pretty much any POW account off their experiences in WW2. Not so much with the super happy genki cuto, more of the beat you until you piss blood, then behead you.

        • [Deactivated] on 18/03/2015 - 21:59

          Well I don't get the point of scratching that hard, you'd probably hurt yourself first.
          Good people are good when you are good and that is enough.

  • strikerzebra on 17/03/2015 - 15:05

    You said you were badly injured but then said you had a bad bruise?

  • syousef on 17/03/2015 - 16:26

    Why are you wasting your time worrying about what strangers do? And why are you posting this here?

  • Schezwon on 17/03/2015 - 17:10

    Yes why not! Seen people walk into glass doors.

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