London boy loses his balance on the train, and before he knows it, his finger is in an old man’s ear: ‘Why is my life like this’

We have all experienced that split-second loss of dignity on a train when a sudden lurch sends us flying. But one London commuter just set a new gold standard for “rickety” train trauma.

TikTok creator Tobias Cordes (@tobias_cordes_) is inducing secondhand cringes after sharing his recent experience on the Southeastern high-speed line. In a matter of seconds, he went from a simple stumble to performing an unintentional invasive procedure.