The man took to TikTok to share his unfortunate encounter with what should have been a 'romantic' trip out on the Thames

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Man takes a date on Thames hot tub boats but gets laughed at and 'pelted with ice cubes by people on yacht'

 

 

Finding the perfect date spot in London can be a difficult task. But it was even more difficult for one man, who was pelted by ice cubes whilst taking his girlfriend on a romantic hot tub trip down the River Thames. The man took to TikTok to share the unfortunate story of how he was subject to verbal abuse about his choice of date location as passers-by shouted at the pair before a group on a yacht took their chance to torment the couple.

If you've been down to the waterfront by West India Quay, it's likely you've seen several groups in their swim gear travelling down the River Thames in a hot tub, which sits just above the surface of the water. The tubs travel directly beneath the bridges and walkways across Canary Wharf, where many of the city's workers are rushing past in their three piece suits and formal work attire.

TikTok user Joe Leggett and his girlfriend decided to take a romantic trip down the Thames but soon came to regret ever getting into the steamy tub as they became a laughing stock and were pelted with ice cubes by people in the business district of the capital.

 

Speaking to his 408,000 followers, Joe said: "Me and my girlfriend booked this as a romantic trip, but I don't know what we thought was going to be romantic about sitting in a little boat going along a stinky stream of p*ss in the middle of Canary Wharf where everyone and their dogs are going to be watching us float around like idiots.

"It started off alright until we start going down the little bit with walkways either side and its very thin so everyone is in talking distance.

 

"As you can imagine everyone's staring. There was not one person who walks past who doesn't look and think 'ooh there's some d***heads in the hot tub'.

"The majority of people actually shouted stuff at us - one shouted 'nice nipples you mug'."

 

If being verbally assaulted and being mocked for his nipples was not enough, just a short ride further down the river, Joe and his girlfriend could not have foreseen what they were about to be subjected to.

The tiny tub rolled up by a yacht where a group were enjoying a party but when they spotted Joe and his girlfriend floating by all attention turned onto the couple, who were already regretting their date idea.

Joe continued: "There was a group of people having a party on their yacht, as they look at us in the hot tub come cruising by the person at the end grabs the group and they start launching ice cubes at us. I'm now sat in the Thames in my swim shorts showing everyone my body taking cover to flying ice cubes."

 

What was meant to be a relaxing and romantic trip down the Thames turned into anything but, and in his closing statement to his followers, he said the main takeaway from the date was that next time they'll just go to a spa.

The novelty of the hot tubs on the river Thames is something that has no doubt caught the eye of many Londoners but taking the step to actually strip down to swimming gear and take the plunge is something that does not appeal to some.

After Joe's unfortunate date, it's clear to see just how easily a novelty trip can turn into an uncomfortable and embarrassing way to spend an afternoon.

[Athy]

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