Bus etiquette?

Fbjm

I don't get buses often, but from my limited experience, what is expected of me (the customer) is to drop €2.30 into the slot thing and the driver prints me my ticket.

So I got on a bus just five minutes ago with my earphones plugged in, got €2.30 out of my wallet and dropped it into the slot. The driver looked at me questioningly. I took my earphones out to hear what he wanted to say, but all he did was continue staring quizzically at me. I tentatively uttered "eh... €2.30?" he shrugged and printed me my ticket.

What did he want from me?

sensibleken

Head

TwoShedsJackson

Probably wanted you to at least pretend to interact with him, rather than just throwing your money in and expecting him to be telepathic.

Degsy

Fbjm wrote: »

What did he want from me?

Please or thank you would be nice.

listermint

Its usual practice to tell him where you are going so he can decide if your ticket needs change printed on it.......

mawk

Maybe he was lonely?

awesom_o

Usually, I take one earphone out and drop the coins in, stating how much I'm paying.

I don't know if this is the case, but on older buses, the coin slot doesn't count your change so you have to say it to the bus driver. I don't know though, just a theory.. I'm probably wrong though.

Harry Angstrom

Wouldn't it be more appropriate to rename this thread "Earphones Etiquette"?

Elliee

Ehh.. More than likely wanted to hear where you wanted to go and make sure you were paying the right fare? bus fare dodgers. rife.

--Kaiser--

Bus ****!

-Kenny-

* In Country Voice*

"Stand Clear Luggage Doors Operating"

you were rude and expected him to be telepathic and you're complaining...?

Elliee

Maybe you've a big dirty snot hanging outta your nose and he was trying to tell you but you were too rude by having the earphones in, in the first place so he thought meh, and shrugged. Id go look in the mirror.

hondasam

Fbjm wrote: »

I don't get buses often, but from my limited experience, what is expected of me (the customer) is to drop €2.30 into the slot thing and the driver prints me my ticket.

So I got on a bus just five minutes ago with my earphones plugged in, got €2.30 out of my wallet and dropped it into the slot. The driver looked at me questioningly. I took my earphones out to hear what he wanted to say, but all he did was continue staring quizzically at me. I tentatively uttered "eh... €2.30?" he shrugged and printed me my ticket.

What did he want from me?

Hello, can I have a ticket please, thank you. take your seat.
He cannot read your mind.

fran oconnor

You should have taken off your headphones and said 2.30 please from the start, this is the ignorance of being a podestrian:rolleyes:...

Unique User Name

It depends on which bus it was. If you're in Dublin and it was a 77, he was probably expecting you to charge past him with a joint in your hand. Actually paying may have taken him by surprise.

BBDBB

maybe it wasnt a bus and you just surprised the hell out of a van driver

James Forde

Manners you inbred!

im invisible

hondasam wrote: »

Hello, can I have a ticket please, thank you. take your seat.
He cannot read your mind.

well now, i'd say it was pretty obvious what he wanted...

having said that, i used to work in a rural bar, and you'd have lads comming in, not acknowledging you, having a chat with the other old lads, then five, ten minutes, maybe even half an hour later giving out because i hadnt got their pint filled...

starch4ser

i usually fire a load of coppers into it, nowhere near the actual fare and tell the driver the fare, some time 30 or 40 coins, bit of a nightmare to expect the guy to count it all up...

mikemac

There are different fares, you don't just drop in the money
You tell the driver what you are paying

A please or thank you to the driver wouldn't kill you either

Orando Broom

Op, earlier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dRQr9DFDqU

hondasam

im invisible wrote: »

well now, i'd say it was pretty obvious what he wanted...

having said that, i used to work in a rural bar, and you'd have lads comming in, not acknowledging you, having a chat with the other old lads, then five, ten minutes, maybe even half an hour later giving out because i hadnt got their pint filled...

It's nice to be nice, a bit of common courtesy goes a long way.

Larianne

hondasam wrote: »

It's nice to be nice, a bit of common courtesy goes a long way.

I lived with a girl from Sligo in Sydney that came home amazed one day saying the school children were awful polite, saying Thank You to the bus driver getting off the bus. Never occurred to her that it was politeness and that most/some Irish people do it too. :cool:

Diddler1977

Fbjm wrote: »

I don't get buses often, but from my limited experience, what is expected of me (the customer) is to drop €2.30 into the slot thing and the driver prints me my ticket.

So I got on a bus just five minutes ago with my earphones plugged in, got €2.30 out of my wallet and dropped it into the slot. The driver looked at me questioningly. I took my earphones out to hear what he wanted to say, but all he did was continue staring quizzically at me. I tentatively uttered "eh... €2.30?" he shrugged and printed me my ticket.

What did he want from me?

You need to indicate to the driver either where you are going or what ticket your are purchasing i.e "€2.30, please" or "City Centre please".

After you retrieve your ticket, "bus etiquette" would be to say thanks to the driver and then take your seat.

Tesco Massacre

Anyone sit in the front seat upstairs so they can pretend they're driving?

Obviously I don't, but I'd like to know if people do that sort of thing.

mikemac

And if it's Dublin Bus 78A you wave a battered piece of cardboard which is clearly a fake pass and then smoke and drink and annoy everyone :mad:

I'll gladly pay a surcharge to get STT on my bus

fran oconnor

Unique User Name wrote: »

It depends on which bus it was. If you're in Dublin and it was a 77, he was probably expecting you to charge past him with a joint in your hand. Actually paying may have taken him by surprise.

No such thing as the 77 now.

o1s1n

On the subject of Bus etiquette (actually all transport etiquette)

What's the deal with people not knowing the personal space rule? If there are a **** load of free seats, why the hell did you just sit on the two seater right beside me?

Or if you're sitting beside me due to the bus being packed, and eventually two seaters free up all over the place, why haven't you moved? Are you lonely? Do you think because we're sitting beside each other that makes us friends?

V_Moth

-Kenny- wrote: »

* In Country Voice*

"Stand Clear Luggage Doors Operating"

Just for you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf8Lxpe0AT0

pajunior

I love threads where the OP gets ripped to shreds.

Always a good laugh.

hondasam

Larianne wrote: »

I lived with a girl from Sligo in Sydney that came home amazed one day saying the school children were awful polite, saying Thank You to the bus driver getting off the bus. Never occurred to her that it was politeness and that most/some Irish people do it too. :cool:

Two little words please and thanks,some people cannot seem to manage to say them.
I laugh when in the UK if you get a bus and say good morning, the driver looks at you as if you are a fruit cake.

Unique User Name

fran oconnor wrote: »

No such thing as the 77 now.

Well it's been a while since I lived on the south side. Assuming the 77a still exists, replace 77 with 77a in my post.

Larianne

hondasam wrote: »

Two little words please and thanks,some people cannot seem to manage to say them.
I laugh when in the UK if you get a bus and say good morning, the driver looks at you as if you are a fruit cake.

This happens to me in my college library. One librarian nearly choked on her Roses chocolate when I said Happy Christmas to her.

Kinda sad really, eh?

danniemcq

you are probably one of them ones that get into a taxi and don't say where you are going

Saila

Larianne wrote: »

This happens to me in my college library. One librarian nearly choked on her Roses chocolate when I said Happy Christmas to her.

Kinda sad really, eh?

it was because you didnt say happy holidays to her you evil woman, how PC are you ffs :pac:

beerbaron

Saila wrote: »

it was because you didnt say happy holidays to her you evil woman, how PC are you ffs :pac:

Also, it was February.

Biggins

Larianne wrote: »

I lived with a girl from Sligo in Sydney that came home amazed one day saying the school children were awful polite, saying Thank You to the bus driver getting off the bus. Never occurred to her that it was politeness and that most/some Irish people do it too. :cool:

I was raised that way and my children are being raised the same.
Its all about respect and politeness. If you have those two attributes to begin with, your on your way to being a much better, nicer responsible citizen. One our country can be proud of, at home or abroad.

Napper Hawkins

o1s1n wrote: »

On the subject of Bus etiquette (actually all transport etiquette)

What's the deal with people not knowing the personal space rule? If there are a **** load of free seats, why the hell did you just sit on the two seater right beside me?

Or if you're sitting beside me due to the bus being packed, and eventually two seaters free up all over the place, why haven't you moved? Are you lonely? Do you think because we're sitting beside each other that makes us friends?

Do what I do.

Hum the "Looney Tunes" theme tune while looking right at them with your eyes unfocused.

Guaranteed a good chunk of the bus will be yours within minutes.

dfx-

mikemac wrote: »

And if it's Dublin Bus 78A you wave a battered piece of cardboard which is clearly a fake pass and then smoke and drink and annoy everyone :mad:

I'll gladly pay a surcharge to get STT on my bus

Ah, the 78A is harmless...

..as long as you don't touch anything or breathe in :eek:

Fran1985

as has been said, tell him where you're goin or how much you're paying. He's not there to read minds. A please and thanks is also just basic manners.

Also, speaking of bus etiquette. Turn your earphones down. I HATE having to listen to other peoples thinny music at full level. Wrecks my head! And don't have a private phone conversation on a packed bus.

Bus etiquette

--Kaiser--

o1s1n wrote: »

On the subject of Bus etiquette (actually all transport etiquette)

What's the deal with people not knowing the personal space rule? If there are a **** load of free seats, why the hell did you just sit on the two seater right beside me?

Or if you're sitting beside me due to the bus being packed, and eventually two seaters free up all over the place, why haven't you moved? Are you lonely? Do you think because we're sitting beside each other that makes us friends?

Just smile your best smile and tap the seat beside you repeatedly. No one will sit beside you ever again

Conway635

o1s1n wrote: »

On the subject of Bus etiquette (actually all transport etiquette)


Or if you're sitting beside me due to the bus being packed, and eventually two seaters free up all over the place, why haven't you moved? Are you lonely? Do you think because we're sitting beside each other that makes us friends?

That's an interesting one.

I'll usually move to the free two-seater, but then inwardly worry that the person I was sitting beside is wondering what was so wrong with them that I had to move away at the first opportunity.

C635

kfallon

Larianne wrote: »

This happens to me in my college library. One librarian nearly choked on her Roses chocolate when I said Happy Christmas to her.

Kinda sad really, eh?

Well to be fair to her it was the middle of July :pac:

Manners cost nothing!

u_c_thesecond

I was on a bus last week , had not been on a bus in about 2 years.Was travelling from Waterford to Tipp so sat on the bus with my ipod in and this man behind me starts having a conversation on his mobile and i could hear him through the i pod- he had some gob

The bus was packed and he telling the person on the phone how many people were on the bus, describing them etc. Then the "i miss you cookie bear" crap started. I got off the bus 2 stops early and called a friend for a lift- couldnt listen to that **** any more!!!:mad:

Larianne

Saila wrote: »

it was because you didnt say happy holidays to her you evil woman, how PC are you ffs :pac:

beerbaron wrote: »

Also, it was February.

kfallon wrote: »

Well to be fair to her it was the middle of July :pac:

Manners cost nothing!

Yes, yes yes.

People who do their make-up on the bus really annoy me. I mean, why bother? You're going to look shít any way with your wonky applied make-up. Plus those who paint their nails or spray perfume on the bus, Are you Having a Laugh??? :mad:

kfallon

Larianne wrote: »

Yes, yes yes.

People who do their make-up on the bus really annoy me. I mean, why bother? You're going to look shít any way with your wonky applied make-up. Plus those who paint their nails or spray perfume on the bus, Are you Having a Laugh??? :mad:

This is ok if they've just farted tbh!

o1s1n

Conway635 wrote: »

That's an interesting one.

I'll usually move to the free two-seater, but then inwardly worry that the person I was sitting beside is wondering what was so wrong with them that I had to move away at the first opportunity.

C635

The above is okay if you're moving to a free two seater. However, if it's just one free seat, which someone is already sitting beside, then that's cause for concern.

I've had that happen a few times. One guy stood up on a train and walked to another seat beside someone else. Funny thing was it was facing me. Which he didn't seem to cop until he sat down and I was staring back at him with a puzzled face.

Tesco Massacre

Conway635 wrote: »

That's an interesting one.

I'll usually move to the free two-seater, but then inwardly worry that the person I was sitting beside is wondering what was so wrong with them that I had to move away at the first opportunity.

C635

Or there's the soul-crushing scenario of sitting beside someone only for them to move to another two-seater which already has someone sitting there. That happened to me once, and it hurt.

fran oconnor

Unique User Name wrote: »

Well it's been a while since I lived on the south side. Assuming the 77a still exists, replace 77 with 77a in my post.

77a is still om, and the 77 is only gone a few weeks. I was more saying it to let people know

Buceph

BUS ****!!!


I'm a bus wanker too.