Man with a knife

sprite1275 · 2 Jun 2016 at 18:11

I was enjoying a walk round the gardens/grounds of a hall the other day with my family. There was a foreigner in front of us when all of a sudden he grabbed a big stick, whipped a knife out and started stripping the bark off it.

I didn't know what to think of this. Why is he carrying a knife around with him? Does it really matter? Is it What he's used to in there own country?

Either way it was a bit freaky as it's not something you see every day and not when there's just a lot of family's walking about.

anyone here carry a knife around with them?

sprite1275 · 2 Jun 2016 at 18:21

VincentHanna said:
You sure he wasn't some sort of staff member?

No he wasn't

sprite1275 · 2 Jun 2016 at 18:23

BusError said:
I've had a knife in my pocket or bag since I'm 11 or so. It's pretty common in france. It's a tiny thing these days, perhaps 2inch blade?
I open parcels, strip wires, cut my nails, occasionally cut cheese with it in the car on long journeys, sharpen pencils, use it for lunch at the shooting ground and that sort of things...

Cutting cheese while driving, there's got to be a law for that somewhere

sprite1275 · 2 Jun 2016 at 18:27

Avenged7Fold said:
What size knife? i know many people that carry round a knife as a tool

I'm not sure but I think 3" and under is legal.

I know builders, fisherman, etc might have one while there doing there thing but just seemed strange on a quiet Sunday afternoon out for a walk.

sprite1275 · 2 Jun 2016 at 18:46

Haggisman said:
Is that really relevant?

Yes

sprite1275 · 2 Jun 2016 at 20:12

I'd say him being a foreigner is relevant as maybe where he is from whipping your knife out and sharpening sticks is part of a family day out.

Like I say I didn't know what to think about it really but personally I would feel uncomfortable getting a knife out in that situation.

sprite1275 · 2 Jun 2016 at 20:19

sprite1275 · 3 Jun 2016 at 19:15

Diddums said:
Would you have thought twice about it if it was an English person? I can't help but think that the fact he was a foreigner weighs rather heavily on your thoughts.

Oh my God I'm so Sorry, did I say foreigner oh my god I'm so sorry, oh no did I say God? Oh no I'm so sorry.

sprite1275 · 4 Jun 2016 at 00:18

Diddums said:
No need to apologise dear, calm down. I don't think anyone cared really, I just thought it was rather odd that it seemed to play such an important role in your thought process.

Its ok love im calm, im just saying sorry for saying a word you seem to have a problem with. I didnt say it played "such an important role in my thought process" you did. It played a part though if you read the op.

Back to the matter in hand i shall be honest and say i didnt know the laws on carrying knifes around. I thought it was against the law to carry any blade in public but as this thread has brought up 3"< non locking knifes are leagal and plenty carry them which is a suprise to me.

I can understand carrying swiss army knife/multi tools etc as they are very handy. To whip a knife out around familys i think is a bit weird.