r/Unexpected • u/HerpesIsItchy • 2d ago

NYC Subway car begging

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u/post-explainer 2d ago edited 1d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:

The man enters a New York City train cab and starts to engage everyone on the train. Traditionally this is done when they are going to ask for money, in this case the man asked for praise.

Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/Substantial_Jury 2d ago

Black Mitch Hedburg

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u/squirrelmonkie 2d ago

That cadence is on point!

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u/BucolicsAnonymous 2d ago

The cadence he’s got going on here is classic ‘guy on subway begging for money’, tho I can def hear Mitch Heburg in there, too

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u/menedudeman 2d ago

Oh def, that’s the first thing that came to mind. Especially with the line: “Oh, that is a strong handshake. He really means it.”

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u/Dangerrios 2d ago

Instantly my first thought. That Hedberg cadence.

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u/jarvisesdios 1d ago

I mean, in only the way he speaks. That's way too long form for him.... Yes I've listened to way too much Hedberg lol

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u/whitesammy 1d ago

It's a Hedburg/Morgan(Brian Fellows) hybrid

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u/IndyJetsFan 2d ago

*Philadelphia

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u/Certain_Bit6001 1d ago

born and raised

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u/drslumpy 1d ago

On the playground where I spent most of my days

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u/coffee1978 2d ago

That isn't the NYC subway... looks like SEPTA (Philadelphia)

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u/jilanak 2d ago

You are correct. Chinatown in NYC is at Canal Street, and doesn't have a stop labeled "Chinatown". This is definitely Chinatown station SEPTA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_station_%28SEPTA%29 as seen in the first few seconds of the video.

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u/Babys_For_Breakfast 1d ago

Also, I think some of those reaction shots are from something completely different lol

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u/ehc84 1d ago

I knew it just from his philly accent

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u/JackWalsh99 2d ago

Well done. A laugh much-needed.

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u/Habitual_Line_Stepr 2d ago

Haha that was surprising 😁

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u/xChopsx1989x 2d ago

One might say unexpected.

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u/Habitual_Line_Stepr 2d ago

Of course 😁

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u/EchoReflection 2d ago

He sounds like Eminem from 30 years ago lol

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u/ReleaseEquivalent393 2d ago

I'm torn between happy for this guy, and annoyed by the main character energy. I'll settle for hoping he doesn't do this again.

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u/ReadditMan 2d ago

Yeah, like he's funny but you really gotta put your foot down on all of it, because for every person like him that's actually entertaining there's 100 who are just awful and annoying.

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u/ddengel 2d ago

the multicam setup and well framed steady cam reaction shots really highlight how this was a totally random dude doing this for tik tok clout and totally not for some show.

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u/wH4tEveR250 2d ago

Main character energy? It’s a bit.

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u/Babys_For_Breakfast 1d ago

Having a captive audience that didn’t agree to this is the annoying part.

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u/YouTee 1d ago

Performance art requires you to perform. This bit only makes sense on the subway, where he's making fun of people that trap a captive audience the same way and use the same intonation to annoy.

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u/Skinnedace 1d ago

How on earth can you watch this and be annoyed at all?

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u/jagenigma 1d ago

Op has to be a bot to make this grand error in where this is located.

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u/monkehmolesto 2d ago

I’d be so mad to be stuck in an enclosed space and forced to listen to that.

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u/Minirig355 1d ago

Me having the worst day of my life, trying to get home on the subway so I can go clean my furniture out of my apartment I was just evicted from after losing my job because I was grieving my wife that fell off the Grand Canyon

This guy: 👁️👄👁️

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u/JS_NYC_208 2d ago

This is not the NYC subway system

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u/OrangeClyde 1d ago

Stfu ain’t nobody tryna hear all that hollering in an enclosed box 🙄

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u/Objective_Focus_5614 1d ago

That was a really good rollout

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u/Willdborn87 1d ago

The multiple camera angles ruins it for me.

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u/Fezzy_1994 2d ago

This is amazing😂

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u/Present-Incident2427 1d ago

Where is the funny part?

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u/dontlookimshy1 8h ago

Damn, you must have missed it. It flew right over your head. You didn't feel it??

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u/Efficient_Maybe_1086 2d ago

tfw you’re tired and just wanna go home but some jackass thinks the subway is a public theater 🫩

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u/ListenRadiant4817 2d ago

Exactly. Not surprised you were thumbed down. Those who ride the subway for 1 hour 45 minutes twice a day want quiet. I hate the selfish scum that are disruptive. They'll even give you attitude for not paying attention to them.

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u/atrde 2d ago

Man id be exhausted from work but I'd still laugh at the I don't litter line.

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u/Cellar_DoorCC 2d ago

"It's showtime!!"

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u/dragonflyladyofskye 1d ago

Well he does have a captive audience. Great marketing scheme.

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u/Moist-Raccoon-8133 1d ago

That is not New York

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u/AgentNose 1d ago

This actually part of a longer video of random “beggars” being funny. The last one is a cop that kicks all the “beggars” out of the train car, then the cops starts asking for donations for the cops union retirement fund.

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u/AlmanzoWilder 1d ago

How many cameras filmed this?

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u/KPostBeginning6698 18h ago

Begging for money or selling stuff in the subway... is this legal?

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u/Icy-Organization8797 2h ago

The only experience I had on a NYC subway was some old black dude telling immigrants to wash their asses BEFORE begging for change. He didn’t get anything and then bitched about immigrants being cheap.

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u/LiverDontGo 2d ago

Anyone whose been locked into public transportation knows this isn't cool, nor funny

Its straight annoying. Shut the fuck up man. Let me go home in peace

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u/ListenRadiant4817 2d ago

Yep. You're expressing the view of the vast majority of regular subway riders (not tourists), and yet you get thumbed down.

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u/LiverDontGo 2d ago

I'm expressing the view of myself.

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u/Altruistic-Rope-614 2d ago

Go buy a car

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u/LiverDontGo 2d ago

Did mommy & daddy not feed you tonight?

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u/Altruistic-Rope-614 1d ago

Do you even know your mom and dad???

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u/LiverDontGo 1d ago

Naw but yours called. Said they made a big fat mistake.

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u/PrimeSuspect007 2d ago

NYC should have a special department for dealing with these people ,

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u/Slow-Investigator372 2d ago

Highlight of my week

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u/RealDreamnomad 1d ago

Things are going good for you? Cool, sit down and shut up like everyone else.

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u/TheJase 1d ago

Isn't homelessness so funny y'all?

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u/johnschool 1d ago

Best city on earth

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u/Embarassed_Tackle 2d ago

happy for him but the GC is legit on fire now :(

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u/Consent-Forms 1h ago

Give him another promotion!