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Don't understand.

Robert124

I often have difficulty understanding human behaviour.

This thread is about travelling by bus.

A while ago I mentioned that I didn't understand why some people never rang the bell on the bus when they wanted to stop a bus and get off, instead they went up to the bus driver and said, "next stop please."  Is this a form of etiquette that I'm unfamiliar with?

Now I had problems with a day trip by coach.  The driver insisted that everyone say their name verbally to him so he can check his printed list.  He refused to look at our tickets or boarding passes, which have our names printed on them, he kept saying, "you must tell me your name", someone showed him a ticket, the driver told him that he can't look at it because it would just confuse him, and insisted they they say their name to him.

Is this another form of etiquette?  

I thought it would make more sense to check the printed name on the ticket with the printed names on his list.  Because speaking a name can cause confusion with unusual names and how they're pronounced.

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  • i have never seen that happen.... everyone rings the bell on the bus were im from. im from up north west though in wigan.

    everyone says thanks when they get off... i find that the strange part lol why thanks, hes just doing his job and you paid him probably more than what the journey is worth and then risked getting infected by all the sneezing passengers inside, plus its a bit weird talking to stranger especially saying thanks or anything like that it feels cringe to me.

  • in reply to Caelus
    Caelus said:
    i find that the strange part lol why thanks

    That is just common courtesy.

    The job is probably grindingly dull so having someone express a little appreciation for the driver doing a decent job probably makes them feel a little better about themselves.

    It costs nothing and can bring happiness so why not? Spread a little joy in the world.

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  • in reply to Caelus
    Caelus said:
    i find that the strange part lol why thanks

    That is just common courtesy.

    The job is probably grindingly dull so having someone express a little appreciation for the driver doing a decent job probably makes them feel a little better about themselves.

    It costs nothing and can bring happiness so why not? Spread a little joy in the world.

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  • in reply to Iain

    dunno it feels weird. saying something to some random stranger.

    i feel their job would be ok, its driving around. the only boring part is that it will be the same route all the time and they will have to boringly stick to the very bottom of the speed limit and stop all the time lol

    putting up with unruly passengers can be annoying though, i think if i was bus driver id just ignore them and tell them to get on and shut up so that the disruption is avoided. i wouldnt wanna step beyond my driver screen or get too close to the passengers, they will all have germs... i been on the bus enough to know everyone only goes on there when they are full of a cold and they often beeline towards you sit behind you and cough on the back of your head all the time, or infront of you so their germs can drift downwards to you. dont like busses for the germs on it lol this was even before covid haha dont get me started on trains too, the only time i got on a train i caught the cold off someone on it the first time and was sick all month.