Greeting the driver when getting on a bus!

Wurly

On the bus today, I noticed a large number of people didn't acknowledge the driver as they got on.

Some had tickets so didn't need to speak to the driver directly but they completely ignored him and just walked on past.

Others simply threw their money into the slot, didn't even say how much or state their destination and took their ticket without saying a word.

Then there were some that stated where they were going but didn't greet the driver or say thanks when taking their ticket.

I honestly cannot understand this. Is this not the height of utter rudeness? I can't imagine walking into a shop and not saying hello to the person behind the counter or saying thanks when being given my change. I'd say during my whole bus journey, 2 people at most either greeted the driver or thanked him getting off. I would actually be embarrassed to just throw my money into the slot without saying anything. Why is this acceptable? Has common courtesy gone out the window?

manlad

Cos most drivers are asreholes

OutlawPete

I hate that crap.

If a Bus driver stops and I am the only one getting on or off, I may say cheers.

But this lark of a hundred people streaming off a bus and every single fcuking one of them saying 'thank you' - is cringe factor ten.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Yes, it is.

The problem is that there's an attitude that said person is a servant and therefore should not be acknowledged. It gives the customer a sense of superiority. Seen it happen to waiting staff and customer service staff as well.

Risteard

I generally take out my earphones and say hi and then thank them when I get off the bus. It's just manners tbh.

CreepingDeath

He doesn't provide a personal service, he drives a predefined route.
If he dropped me right outside my house he'd get a bit more appreciation.

And as a second thought, I don't like the way the self serving Dublin bus unions try to resist productivity improvements.

abouttobebanned

When I get off the bus and say thank you I'm always the guy that he ignores.

topper75

When the economy started contracting here again, I harboured a foolish hope that people would recover their common Irish decency.

It didn't happen; now we have an Ireland with the same economic jobless feel of the '80s and the arrogant 'mé féin' manner of the '00s.

Some drivers can be ar5eholes as manlad said, but are we then supposed to outdo their bad manners?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Try it on the LUAS. Bang on the windscreen as you get on/off and wave!

Joey the lips

This thread was done before under "do you say hello to your bus driver"

The resounding pole lies somewhere between he is a nice man but a [EMAIL="p@#ck"]p@#ck[/EMAIL]

eightyfish

I say thanks when I get off 'cos my granny told me to.

arsenallegend

i say thanks cause its good manners

MistyCheese

Trí wrote: »

Has common courtesy gone out the window?

Yes. Yes it has.

I'm more shocked when someone does show common sense and courtesy these days. For example, one day I moved aside on a footpath to let a child cycle past. The child said "Thank you." I nearly fell over in surprise! If only more kids were as polite and well mannered.

But it's not a great sign that something like that sticks out instead of being the norm.

ScumLord

I say thanks to the bus driver if he lets me out at a junction when I'm driving my car, if I do take the bus and there's few people on it I usually end up sitting up front talking to the driver.

admiralofthefleet

i never say thanks getting on or off because most drivers dont say it to me. i say '€1.80 please' and the driver says nothing so i say nothing back. when im getting off i just hop off and dont even acknowledge the driver

petes

MistyCheese wrote: »

Yes. Yes it has.

I'm more shocked when someone does show common sense and courtesy these days. For example, one day I moved aside on a footpath to let a child cycle past. The child said "Thank you." I nearly fell over in surprise! If only more kids were as polite and well mannered.

But it's not a great sign that something like that sticks out instead of being the norm.

Nice and polite. Still shouldn't have been cycling on the fcuking footpath though!!

m@cc@

I say thanks when I get off the bus, doesn't cost me a thing to do it.

Wurly

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i never say thanks getting on or off because most drivers dont say it to me. i say '€1.80 please' and the driver says nothing so i say nothing back. when im getting off i just hop off and dont even acknowledge the driver

You still say please though. Which is something.

These people today were literally just throwing their money into the thingy and saying absolutely nothing. Who the f*ck do they think they are!!:mad:

Captain Darling

CreepingDeath wrote: »

He doesn't provide a personal service, he drives a predefined route.
If he dropped me right outside my house he'd get a bit more appreciation.

And as a second thought, I don't like the way the self serving Dublin bus unions try to resist productivity improvements.

Hmm, its not like you're being asked to suck his nob though. A simple comparison would be thanking a shop assistant for your change in a shop.

Same difference really, but still, i'd be slow to thank someone if they had a face like a slapped arse on them.

alwaysadub

I usually say how ya getting on the bus to pay my fare,and i always say thanks getting off the bus. It's just manners

--LOS--

when I get on I normally say "hey, 1.60" just from force of habit, I may even add in please, except the other day when I said "hey, 120" getting on the 120

I say thanks most times getting off and when the bus driver has waited for me after legging it to the bus (this is rare though, basturds)

But tbh I don't think it's rude not to as they normally just stare blankly at me if I say hello and I can imagine it is well irritating to be the bus driver that has to greet everyone.

ScumLord

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i never say thanks getting on or off because most drivers dont say it to me. i say '€1.80 please' and the driver says nothing so i say nothing back. when im getting off i just hop off and dont even acknowledge the driver

They probably hate it when every second person wants to say hello to them.

minidazzler

How's it goin'?

Thanks.

Nice one.

Those are the only three phrases I use unless I know the driver. In that exact order, Getting on the bus, after taking the ticket and getting off the bus.

vangoz

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i never say thanks getting on or off because most drivers dont say it to me. i say '€1.80 please' and the driver says nothing so i say nothing back. when im getting off i just hop off and dont even acknowledge the driver

I just say 2:20 please and thats it. Getting the bus to and from work the last 4 years, I'm not gonna say hello and thanks each time, every single day.

MistyCheese

Insurgent wrote: »

Nice and polite. Still shouldn't have been cycling on the fcuking footpath though!!

Oh I agree. You see, the child's mother was cycling on the road so I suppose they thought it was safer. It would be - until they knock some poor unaware pedestrian over. Still, so many would have just sailed past with the attitude "get outta mah way".

Sure I was was nearly ran over by someone yesterday who was driving on the footpath. Now she had an attitude about it, like it were me in her way. Erm, love, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DRIVE ON A FOOTPATH!!

Captain Darling wrote: »

A simple comparison would be thanking a shop assistant for your change in a shop.

I smile and say "hello" to shop assistants. I've gotten looks from some like I'm fresh out of the looney bin! I've gotten plesant conversation out of others though.

Novella

I can't remember the last time I was on a bus but yeah, I'd definitely say hi or whatever. It doesn't really matter that he's "just doing his job" or not dropping you outside your house, it's nice to be nice.

alibaba12

Novella wrote: »

I can't remember the last time I was on a bus but yeah, I'd definitely say hi or whatever. It doesn't really matter that he's "just doing his job" or not dropping you outside your house, it's nice to be nice.

Have to agree, I havent taken the bus in years, but would have always say hi, thanks etc to the bus driver, was brought up that way, its nice to be polite even if its not extended back.

Busi_Girl08

I say thanks if he stops for me up the road from the bus stop, or if he waits for me when I'm running up the road like a mental person towards him.

I usually thank him on reflex when he gives me my change, and I thank him when I get off.

And no, no all bus drivers are assholes.

Cookie_Monster

ScumLord wrote: »

if I do take the bus and there's few people on it I usually end up sitting up front talking to the driver.

tut tut, don't make me tap the sign.

*tap, tap, tap*

Azureus

Id always say ''2.20 please'' and thank you when I get my ticket. Also say thanks when I get off the bus. Its more out of reflex than anything, would find it quite weird to hop off and say nothing.

Its the same in shops. If I dont say please and thank you its only because I found the shop assistant very rude, its my way of saying 'ha! take that, if youre gonna be rude I will too!' although Im sure they dont even notice. Which is why Ive recently started being overly polite to these people, it seems to irritate them even more

Degsy

I have a rule..if when i say "1.80 please" on the way in and he couldnt be arsed to reply i will NOT say "thanks" or anything when i'm getting off.
It takes no time at all to say Hello or Thanks..a lot of thse blokes are the height of ignorance.

CreepingDeath

Degsy wrote: »

...a lot of thse blokes are the height of ignorance.

There's a lot of that going around in the public sector.

Degsy

CreepingDeath wrote: »

There's a lot of that going around in the public sector.

Yes..and no such thing as a rude check-out girl,barman,bouncer or shop asistant.
Oh yeah..and bus drivers are semi-state so they're not public sector.
Coach drivers and taxi men on the other hand are private sector so whats your point?

I always have to ask the fare when getting on the bus as I don't use it very often, so I would always have acknowledged the driver by the time I've paid. And I would always say thanks getting off. Costs nothing to be polite.

And if you're argument is "but they're all ignorant bastards" then you're really no better than them. Maybe they think all their passengers are all ignorant bastards which is why they don't say hello in the first place.

big_show

"How'ya?" or "How's it going?" as an introduction.

A simple "Thanks" or "Cheers" on the way out.

Quite similar to making love to a beautiful woman...

Sykk

Bus Eireann and Kearns.. Yeah I go out of my way to say "Hey thar."

Dublin bus - Most of the drivers are scumbags so I don't waste my breath on them.

Sykk

Sykk wrote: »

Dublin bus - Most of the drivers are scumbags so I don't waste my breath on them.

You must know an awful lot of bus drivers to be able to come up with that majority verdict!

rednik

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Try it on the LUAS. Bang on the windscreen as you get on/off and wave!

Thats what a lot of older people actually do.

TC cork

A bit of courtesy is no harm... if you get a response ure glad you didsay thanks

1071823928

i always say hi when i get on the bus in the mornings, i usually get the bus at the same time everyday so its nearly always the same driver, and they're all really nice on my route and say hello back. i always say thanks getting off aswell.

--LOS--

Sykk wrote: »

Bus Eireann and Kearns.. Yeah I go out of my way to say "Hey thar."

Dublin bus - Most of the drivers are scumbags so I don't waste my breath on them.

Kearns? You goddamn culchie!!

*I get that bus on occasion*

But agreed, private bus companies are way nicer to deal with (apart from that one grumpy git on kearns but he's excused coz he know littal englishh)

petes

I have no problem saying hello or "How are ya" when getting on and saying cheers when getting off.

I'm not however going to try and have a conversation with him when I get on either like I've seen some people do.


Another thing. Do people say hello to lollipop men?

I pass one on my way to work every morning and we exchange pleasantries!

phasers

Saying hi when you get on a bus is weird imo if you have a ticket, because there's no reason to interact.

Saying thanks when you get off on the other hand is just good manners because the driver got you to your destination.

Sykk

Deleted User wrote: »

You must know an awful lot of bus drivers to be able to come up with that majority verdict!

I don't know any of these people. And quite frankly don't want to know them

orourkeda

topper75 wrote: »

When the economy started contracting here again, I harboured a foolish hope that people would recover their common Irish decency.

It didn't happen; now we have an Ireland with the same economic jobless feel of the '80s and the arrogant 'mé féin' manner of the '00s.

Some drivers can be ar5eholes as manlad said, but are we then supposed to outdo their bad manners?

I harboured a similar hope. Irish decency is gone forever. Anyone below the age of 25 wouldnt know irish decency if it bit them on the arsecheeks

orourkeda

phasers wrote: »

Saying hi when you get on a bus is weird imo if you have a ticket, because there's no reason to interact.

Saying thanks when you get off on the other hand is just good manners because the driver got you to your destination.

Do you have a reason for passing them by without acknowledging?

phasers

orourkeda wrote: »

Do you have a reason for passing them by without acknowledging?

Why would I acknowledge them? They don't acknowledge me, nor should they have to. I doubt they care if people say hi.

Anyway, there's a sign on all buses saying "Do not talk to the driver."

You're all breaking the rules.

phasers

phasers wrote: »

Anyway, there's a sign on all buses saying "Do not talk to the driver."

You're all breaking the rules.

:pac:

She speaketh the truth!

ejmaztec

I always used to give the driver a bag of oats for the horse.

big_show

orourkeda wrote: »

I harboured a similar hope. Irish decency is gone forever. Anyone below the age of 25 wouldnt know irish decency if it bit them on the arsecheeks

Sweeping statements much?

I am very considerate of other people and I'm 24! :eek:

nachoman

I always feel that I have to say thanks, cause if I dont the bus driver
might freak out! and initiate a nationwide strike.