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“Train Karen” Harasses German Tourists Aboard New Jersey Transit

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 10, 2023November 13, 2023 24 Comments

a collage of people sitting on a train

German tourists were on the receiving end of a nasty verbal attack from a drunk woman on a New Jersey Transit train. Now “Train Karen” has lost her job. What prompted such a strange outburst?

Train Karen Tells German Tourists To Get Out Of “Our Country” On New York-Bound Train

Brianna Pinnix, who has been dubbed “Train Karen” was on a NJ Transit train with a friend bound for New York City. Seated nearby were a group of German lads. Pinnix approached them. It is not clear why, but she displayed signs of being drunk, which may have prompted discussion amongst the Germans.

“Are you German? What did you say, tell me what you said!”

She then raised her voice and said:

“Let’s not let immigrants take up our country…how about you get the f*** out of our country.”

This prompted laughter from two of the Germans but another one stood up in outrage before sitting down again.

Unhinged Karen in training goes off on unsuspecting German tourists in xenophobic NYC train rant.
byu/Mahomestyle inPublicFreakout

An unidentified companion pulled Pinnix back, explaining to her that the Germans were just having a private conversation and should be left alone and also that she could be arrested if she continued to harass them.

“Brie, don’t do this. You could be arrested”

But that did not deter Pinnix. She responded, “Babe, I love you, but get off me.”

The man, who does not appear to her her British husband, said, “Stop this right now, go sit down or I’m never going to talk to you again.”

Pinnix sat down, but then jumped again. Her friend told her, “‘I’m an immigrant too, you know that right?!”

Pinnix was later identified by the UK Daily Mail. She is a resident of  Yorkville, ironically a historically German immigrant neighborhood, in New York City. When her employer, pharmacy benefit manager Capital Rx was made aware of her conduct onboard NJ Transit, she was terminated.

She has also been accused of an earlier xenophobic tirade against a Scottish boss, calling him a “Scottish piece of s***” and adding, “I hope you will be deported.” But an investigation is moot at this point as she has already been fired from Capital Rx

After conducting a review of the circumstances, we acted immediately and terminated the employee in question. The former employee’s actions and words are not representative of Capital Rx, and we offer our sincerest apology to those who were hurt.

She has refused to go on the record and address what was going on that prompted such an outburst.

CONCLUSION

“Train Karen” Brianna Pinnix accosted German tourists with a remarkable tirade of anti-immigrant rhetoric. In a warning to anyone who might choose to run their mouths in a public place like onboard a train, she has lost her job over this. To the German tourists: you are most welcome here. Don’t listen to Karen.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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24 Comments

  1. Galoot Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 9:09 am

    Most important rule of dating is : Never get involved with a partner more unstable than oneself .

  2. Exit Row Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 9:21 am

    At least the boyfriend was the “Adult in the Room”.
    Lets give the boy credit..

    • Rozellev Reply
      October 11, 2023 at 8:28 am

      I don’t think her husband will be happy finding her with another man lol

  3. Lukas Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 9:25 am

    “‘I’m an immigrant too, you know that right?!”

    This is what killed me in this video, HAHAHA.

  4. Santastico Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 9:36 am

    Lost generation. The level of ignorance in this generation is mind blowing. They missed history classes in school.

  5. ed lewis Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 9:38 am

    Despicable behavior by Train Karen.

  6. Chi Hsuan Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 12:11 pm

    This is nuts, she should have taken her ire out on some of Biden’s illegal alien scum rather than some polite German tourists.

    • DC Reply
      October 10, 2023 at 2:47 pm

      Yeah, you don’t get points for just being racist and xenophobic against a different group…..

      Much less the silly politics about “illegal immigration” when every party and persuasion has been ignoring it (at best) or encouraging it for decades

      • Chi Hsuan Reply
        October 10, 2023 at 3:51 pm

        I get points for spending, flying, and staying at hotels dummy, don’t you know that? This is a travel blog after all. I get SATISFACTION when lefties call me racist and xenophobic because it lets me know I’m right.

        And Trump dealt very effectively with immigration by deporting illegals and turning them around at the border, while POS Biden is encouraging them to invade our country.

      • Derek Reply
        October 10, 2023 at 5:42 pm

        Calling out illegal immigration is not being racist

        It is pro enforcing the law

  7. GUWonder Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 12:16 pm

    Drunk loser can’t help herself from spouting out xenophobic lines. Why can’t I say I am surprised.

    Having been a lot in the Yorkville neighborhood on the UES of Manhattan, there doesn’t seem to be very much about it that has been German for many decades.

  8. L Lau Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 12:56 pm

    I don’t think this qualifies as a “Karen”. She’s more of a drunken racist/anti-immigrant.

    • DC Reply
      October 10, 2023 at 6:10 pm

      Whatever. You’re barking up the wrong tree, dope. Never said a thing about my politics. I’m a patriot, not a partisan. Besides, if it’s a travel blog, why do you post irrelevant comments to the article? Sounds like you want to feel justified or like the attention?

      Besides, it’s all of them from every party, buddy. How many illegals do you think Trump’s had working for him over the years? None of the parties or so called leaders care. They like the cheap labor.

      And “Derek”- he didn’t “call out illegal integration”. Just called fellow human beings scum. The name calling was there one, not a statement about border enforcement. So yes, racist.

      • DC Reply
        October 10, 2023 at 6:11 pm

        Reply to Chi Hsuan abive, not you, Lau. Darn formatting

  9. Kevin Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 1:00 pm

    She was berating them because that mf’er right there was not real.

    • Rozellev Reply
      October 11, 2023 at 8:30 am

      for the win!

  10. Travelgirl Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 3:25 pm

    Why didn’t her company fire her after her tirade about her Scottish boss??? How does any employee survive get away with that type of behavior?

  11. Madge Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 6:34 pm

    Republicans

  12. PM Reply
    October 10, 2023 at 7:25 pm

    I am still uncomfortable with the idea of someone losing their job due to conduct which is in no way connected to the employer. This may have been a horrible incident, but she still wasn’t there in a professional capacity and presumably neither did she turn up to work drunk a few hours later.

    • Nick Reply
      October 11, 2023 at 1:10 am

      @PM – you just don’t get it. Sad and scary

      • PM Reply
        October 11, 2023 at 3:20 am

        I really don’t. Beyond the substance of the matter, I also suspect that an employee in a public sector body and/or a unionised workplace wouldn’t have been dismissed for that.

  13. Jesda Gulati Reply
    October 11, 2023 at 5:37 am

    She’s not good looking enough to get away with that level of crazy. I hope her boyfriend dumps her and her dog runs away and finds a new family.

  14. rich Reply
    October 11, 2023 at 3:25 pm

    I used to spend a lot of time people watching in bars/clubs in Scottsdale. Often women, especially north of 35, would get very upset when they weren’t getting the attention they used to get when they were in their early 20s. And if some guy rejected them for someone younger, watch out.

    Is it possible she was upset that the young guys weren’t checking her out? Or was it all about the language?

    • GUWonder Reply
      October 12, 2023 at 12:25 pm

      Maybe the German-speakers said “ausfart” and this possibly drunk woman blew a gasket thinking they were talking about gases blowing from her backside or something else about her. Or she was trying to bait the guys into giving her attention.

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