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If aliens ever visited Earth and you wanted to show them just how unique, diverse, and bizarre humankind can get, you should take them for a ride on the subway. There’s something special about public transport that brings out the strangeness in some folks.
The Paris metro is no exception! The ‘Les Gens Dans Le Métro’ ('People in the Metro’) Instagram account documents the strangest sights that Parisians have seen on the subway. We’ve collected some of the funniest and oddest photos to share with you. Scroll down to check them out.
Bored Panda got in touch with the founder of the project, Gaëtan Lagarde, and he was kind enough to answer our questions. You'll find our interview with him as you read on.
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EM 1 year ago (edited)
Can't understand why the comment 'Hope it's faux fur' has been hidden or downvoted. Is compassion being sensored now?
Zoe's Mom 1 year ago
Not a fan of killing for luxury items, but if it is real, it's probably a vintage piece.
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Ken Beattie 1 year ago
I was thinking it looked like a cosplay. That might be it.
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Lagarde told us that he first started ‘Les Gens Dans Le Métro’ all the way back in 2016, nearly a decade ago.
"I had recently moved in in Paris to work," he told Bored Panda.
"And I discovered the pleasure of taking the metro every day," he said.
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Valek Fermiga 1 year ago
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.... Well, except in this instance, very worth it....
Salty_Sasquatch 1 year ago
I'm just wondering, is she/he (the blue dinosaur looking thing?) alive?
Lagarde opened up to us about what inspired him to start the Instagram account in the first place. According to him, one day, he saw two men sitting underneath a poster that said 'Bêtes De Sexe' ('Sex Beasts').
He thought that the sight was amusing, so he took a photo, and this gave him the idea to create the account.
Bored Panda was curious to get Lagarde's opinion as to why so many strange things happen on the metro. According to him, "People forget they are on public transportation."
"Taking the metro has become mere routine and some 'useful time' to do something," he said that commuters use this time to do whatever they need to do to save some time, without caring who is around them.
"Also, people are crazy," Lagarde joked.
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Bewitched One 1 year ago
It's not just dude to the right. It's the man behind him too, their faces are hilarious
Norah Reilly 1 year ago
Actually, I'm envious. I don't think that I have ever been that limber.
Gabby M 1 year ago
LOL Not a "bit" full on prosthetic. It's how he can accomplish this magnificent stretch
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Dahungryfella 1 year ago
Everyone always:"where's Waldo?" No one ever: "how's Waldo?" Poor guy!
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Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
It looks like line 14, serves the "Pyramides" station, near the Louvre. There may be a ball :)
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
When you realized you are *really* late for Marie Antoinette's birthday...
Salty_Sasquatch 1 year ago
Oh wow. I'd like to make one for me, but (a) tough to find a pattern in my size and (b) I haven't been near my sewing machine since I made a couple masks at the beginning of the pandemic. And not for some years (decades?) before that.
The founder of ‘Les Gens Dans Le Métro’ was kind enough to share some advice for anyone visiting Paris for the very first time.
“My advice for first-time visitors is that if you take the metro, keep your phone close to you to catch a funny moment to DM me,” he urged everyone to participate in the community that has formed around the Instagram account.
However, on a more serious note, Lagarde warned visitors to "please, beware of pickpockets."
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Ben Churchill 1 year ago
Hm, where do those sheep normally live in Paris? LOL, I'm having a hard time remembering ever seeing a sheep farm in the city limits.
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The Original Bruno 1 year ago
Ah... pants on fire.... .looks like a Burger King ad.... took me a moment.... clever....
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Marketing genius at work! I also love at the bottom, it's telling you to eat some fruit to be healthy, so...don't just eat these Pringles.
Daniela Lavanza 1 year ago
Since it's in France, let's sing Johnny: "allumeeeeeeeer le feeeuuuuuuu"! :-)
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Wingsofwrath 1 year ago
Tbh, have you been in Paris traffic? Taking the Metro is faster most of the times...
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wayne whitson 1 year ago
🎶 "Jingle Bells, Barman Smells, Robin Laid An Egg, THE BATMOBILE HAS GOT NO WHEELS🛞🛞"
Stefaan De Clerck 1 year ago
So Batman has an entrance to the Batcave somewhere in the Paris Metro? I sense a new Netflix series in the making here.
‘Les Gens Dans Le Métro’ has been around for quite a while now. It was first started nearly 8 years ago. The Instagram page has grown by leaps and bounds, especially after it was picked up by the media in 2018. At the time of writing, the account boasts a very sizable following of 547k followers—and counting! Meanwhile, the project also has a jaw-dropping 307.6k followers on TikTok.
Over the years, the page has been covered by a variety of French news outlets. Meanwhile, the team running the project has also published an activity book to keep you busy while on the Parisian subway system.
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Chris Miller 1 year ago
He would need to be eating a baguette at the same time too.
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Mrs Irish Mom 1 year ago
When the pub is closing and you dont want to leave the 11 euro glass of wine behind
Stefaan De Clerck 1 year ago
When you are sitting on a terrace or in a park and it suddenly rains, causing your glass of wine to be diluted by the rainwater, the metro is apparently the solution.
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Whoopdeedoo 1 year ago
He has to carry that with him to and from the metro, not to mention in-between trains. I've literally asked my mom to do this tho lol
The person behind the wildly popular ‘Les Gens Dans Le Métro’ Instagram account, Lagarde, is originally from Burgundy.
He told ‘Le Parisien’ that the vast majority of the photos shared on the account are real. Some images, however, are of people doing artistic performances.
According to Lagarde, Parisians have a unique relationship with the metro system. They use their commute to put on makeup, do some work, exercise, and anything else you can think of.
He also pointed out that when commuters forget that there are other people around them, they stop caring about their opinions.
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Dave Baxter 1 year ago
Her right arm would be just as strong as her left... if only she spent less time on her phone...
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Vicki Perizzolo 1 year ago
What was the name of Terry Pritchetts Nac MacFeegals cheese that ate rats??
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PinkPanda 1 year ago (edited)
Nobody seems too fazed to be riding the subway with the grim reaper lol
Mark 1 year ago
You'd be surprised how weird metros can get and other people just don't care
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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago (edited)
That brings back warm fuzzy Pythonesque memories.
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Oliver Weedon 1 year ago
death of rats must be off in the tunnels taking care of the rats in the metro
Meanwhile, the founder of ‘Les Gens Dans Le Métro’ told ‘Actu Paris’ that the account was originally meant only to make his friends laugh. Lagarde said that, since he’s not Parisian, when he first arrived in the French capital, he was very curious and even took photos of the people he saw.
For Lagarde, the success of the entire project comes down to contrast. On the one hand, you’ve got the dreary atmosphere of the capital’s metro system. On the other hand, this is juxtaposed by the peculiar and mind-boggling events taking place.
“We see in the photos that people are making faces. And even when something crazy happens, they remain indifferent,” he told ‘Actu Paris’ that the goal of his account isn’t just to be funny. It’s also to encourage people to react.
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Lotekguy 1 year ago
Someone's about to be very disappointed when she learns how far any beaches are from this train's route.
Sergio Bicerra 1 year ago
Maybe she told her friends she's learning how to swim and they told her she better train a lot.
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Bogdan Chelariu 1 year ago
So I guess that's the reason the cheese above is not wrapped... They ran out! :))
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One of the coolest things about the account is just how popular it is among the Paris metro staff. Lagarde has previously revealed that they sometimes send him messages. “They love the account and tell me they've seen incredible things on surveillance cameras. Unfortunately, they can’t share them with me…” he said.
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PiAnisum 1 year ago
I love it when people do their style. I may not like it but I fully respect it, since I got judged way too often during school and started to feel uncomfortable in my own skin. Now I think too often about what others might think and it ruins the joy of wearing beautiful things for me. So I admire everyone with the guts to push through and enjoy their style.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
I used to do that to myself. I'm creeping up on 60 this year and am DONE with worrying about other people's thoughts. Wore a neon pink wig to our karaoke night this Valentine's Day, my first wig for non-medical reasons, and it was so much fun just seeing everyone's reactions. Do it, PiAnisum. Wear what YOU like, fork the rest of 'em!
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According to ‘The Paris Pass,’ the French capital’s metro is the fourth oldest and one of the most established systems in the world. It was opened back in 1900, after the Paris World Exposition. During the Second World War, members of the French Resistance used it to resist the German invaders.
These days, it is the second busiest metro system in Europe.
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Bozo B. Clown 1 year ago
"I have to get there before Raoul does! How the heck do I even get there???"
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Lotekguy 1 year ago
That's because whenever they escape, they disclose family secrets to anyone who will listen.
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It’s not just the Paris metro that is so bizarre. There’s something particular about public transportation that increases the likelihood of you seeing strange things. During a previous interview, Bored Panda spoke to Rick McGuire, the creator of the ‘Subway Creatures’ social media project, focusing on subway weirdness in New York City.
According to McGuire, there are many “unique, talented, and crazy people who use the subway system on a daily basis.”
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Dave Baxter 1 year ago
Hahaha! Here in Cornwall, UK, it's usually arrogant BMW drivers who get their cars stuck on our beaches. Great to see their stupidity extends across the channel, too.
Stefaan De Clerck 1 year ago
That happens more often. In Antwerp there is an entrance to the metro right next to the entrance to an underground car park of a hotel and sometimes a hurried guest of that hotel takes the metro instead of entering the underground car park.
Vivian McBride 1 year ago
French Beemer drivers are as crazy and entirled as American Beemer drivers.
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Bella 1 year ago
What has been up with America shaming lately? I’ve been reading comments so much more frequently than usual on here, in regards to bashing. I can’t help where i was born. But I can tell you, that I don’t care where people are from, and I would never ever say a comment like this about another country. This needs to stop please
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Florence O'Grady 1 year ago
If one of them gets lost and the police ask what were they wearing, they can say what I'm wearing.
Breadcrumb. 1 year ago
This is great how else do you find your partner in a crowd if you two get separated.
Auntriarch 1 year ago
Yeah, my parents tend wear beige or grey, nightmare to find them
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pineapple87 1 year ago
Scuse me, miss. Would you mind turning so my face won't be in your crotch if I sit down?
Joseph Stillman 1 year ago
been to new york, those seats will break your back, that's one way to prevent thatish
Eric Williams 1 year ago
Think about how she would have to dismount if you sat there...take all the time you need.
There’s always something new to see, even if you’re a public transportation veteran. “New Yorkers can relate to it, and everyone else can’t believe what they are seeing. Just when you think you've seen it all, something new happens,” McGuire told us earlier.
“People can be easily intimidated by the NYC subway system, but, in general, it isn’t that hard to navigate. Some sage advice would be to stay away from the edge of the platforms, and if you see an empty train car, just remember—there’s probably a reason it’s empty in NYC.”
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Cosmologistinterntobe (human) 1 year ago
honestly, how can u not do that. i would 100% do that, if I had a few more inches...
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Omima mimi miki 1 year ago
looks like the elephant from the coldplay music video :And dreamed of para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Every time she closed her eyes.
Stefaan De Clerck 1 year ago
Babar the Elephant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babar_the_Elephant)
Which of the photos did you find the weirdest, dear Pandas? What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen on public transport? Have you ever taken the Paris metro before? If so, did you witness anything particularly odd? Scroll down to the comment section to share your thoughts and experiences.
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Lucky2BAlive 1 year ago
I owned a pair of these ski booties a long time ago, they are cute but heavy.
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Lucky2BAlive 1 year ago
Instead of The Highway to Hell, they chose the train. OR “I swear if one more person wants to confess”
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BoredPossum 1 year ago
Poor chameleon. Judging by everyone's jackets, it's way too cold for it.
Dee Rutherford 1 year ago
That sure looks like a real lizard. Maybe it’s taunting the guy with the frown.
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michael Chock 1 year ago
I really want to release a couple dozen chickens in the subway tunnels now.
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Phil 1 year ago
I've got to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate. I've got to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate.
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Natty Tempest 1 year ago
Plot twist. It's not a style. Stood too close to a puddle when a truck passed!
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aashi chaudhari 1 year ago
like those made in china monkey drum things that just go up and down by the joint
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Lucky2BAlive 1 year ago
I was just thinking of that. Not quite the most epic of splits.
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pineapple87 1 year ago
Uncle Pierre is going to have a hard time chewing his morning croissant.
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Eric Williams 1 year ago
Relax people...she's a foot model keeping her foot cool and smooth for the upcoming shoot.
Will Schnipke 1 year ago
I lost my shoes too stepping in the subway door it got caught and me and my gf tried to get it out but no luck. She’s a true one or he or they
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Saint Thomas 1 year ago
It's weird in french as well (exactly for the same reason that it's weird in english). Looks like a bad "Supreme" knock off.
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Eric Williams 1 year ago
She's the man spread police. A little tap on the 'nads will sort things out.
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Fabian Bernard 1 year ago
As a native Parisian, I can relate on how no one bats an eye about what's happening in Métro or people look. Took the RER once, a topless guy just wearing a boxer was here casually holding the bar, no one cared
Fabian Bernard 1 year ago
As a native Parisian, I can relate on how no one bats an eye about what's happening in Métro or people look. Took the RER once, a topless guy just wearing a boxer was here casually holding the bar, no one cared
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