Saying "Thanks" to the bus driver:

who_me · 26-09-2012 02:54PM

No

Slurryface wrote: »

When they stop charging I will say thanks, until then he/she is only doing what I paid them to do.
When was the last time a bus driver said thanks to you?

I always thank bus drivers, waiters/waitresses (especially waitresses).., I thank shop staff when they give me my change.. if I ask someone to do something in work I always thank them, and likewise I'd normally expect to be thanked when I do something for someone. Whether it's paid for or not has nothing to do with it.

26-09-2012 02:56PM

No

I'm so mannerly, i thank every post i agree with, even if i don't like the poster.:)

tmc86 · 26-09-2012 02:56PM

No

I always do, its just common courtesy! tough job too so you have to be grateful!

Jimoslimos · 26-09-2012 02:57PM

Thank fcuk for middle-exit doors!

iDave · 26-09-2012 03:02PM

I do on Bus Eireann not on Dublin Bus for some reason. Maybe because BE can do the job without a driver change halfway through

GalwayGuy2 · 26-09-2012 03:04PM

I always say thanks to anybody who does anything for me. You never know when you'll be at their mercy (Ie. Lost ticket, loose change, etc) and, in all honesty, showing respect gains everything and loses nothing.

plein de force · 26-09-2012 03:12PM

No

I always say thanks to the bus driver unless he's been rude to me when im getting on or drove like a maniac.

i wouldn't really notice though if somebody didnt say thanks

Fab phil · 26-09-2012 03:16PM

It's an Irish thing saying thanks other country's don't say thank you it's just us Irish are a friendly nation of people that's all

LordSutch · 26-09-2012 03:17PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Thank fcuk for middle-exit doors!

Phew, now that's a whole other thread

Jimoslimos · 26-09-2012 03:18PM

Fab phil wrote: »

It's an Irish thing saying thanks other country's don't say thank you it's just us Irish are a friendly nation of people that's all

Everybody does it in England anyway.

LordSutch · 26-09-2012 03:20PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Everybody does it in England anyway.

Now what did I just mention in the previous post.

Chauncey · 26-09-2012 03:23PM

You implied that the rest of the world is populated by rude, ignorant savages, or something to that effect.

LordSutch · 26-09-2012 03:24PM

Did I?

Chauncey · 26-09-2012 03:25PM

No, but it would have been nice if you did. This thread needs to be spiced up.

Lollipops23 · 26-09-2012 03:27PM

No

I get the bus every day and always say thank you. I think the only time I didn't was to an asshole driver who refused to let me off at my stop and kept going despite me pressing the bell and standing beside him before my stop. He was a knob jockey of the highest order who tried to give out to me as I disembarked. I told him to get fúcked a lodged a complaint after.

But other than that I always say thanks, having worked with the general public i know how far stuff like that can go.

naughtysmurf · 26-09-2012 03:28PM

On holidays in the south of france, on the local bus, everybody says thank you and goodbye to the driver when getting off the bus, they shout it from the rear door

BBDBB · 26-09-2012 03:28PM

No

I do.........as I play with his shirt buttons and then mouth "call me" at him through the windows as he drives away, I think I brighten his day a little

LordSutch · 26-09-2012 03:28PM

Chauncey wrote: »

No, but it would have been nice if you did. This thread needs to be spiced up.

I have always EXITED through the middle exit doors on buses in England, and the one time that I tried to exit through the front doors (I was new to London) the driver gave me a smart arse comment "Whats the problem mate, can't you exit through the middle doors like everybody else"

alroley · 26-09-2012 03:29PM

No

I always do

Slurryface wrote: »

When they stop charging I will say thanks, until then he/she is only doing what I paid them to do.
When was the last time a bus driver said thanks to you?

Yesterday.

Sir Pompous Righteousness · 26-09-2012 03:29PM

I was getting off the bus and was about 50 people getting off at the same time. Some roughian ahead of me tried to catch the bus diver off guard, so everyone's getting off the bus and all you hear is;

"Thanks", "Thank you", "Thanks", "Thanks", "****", "Thanks", "Thank you", "Thanks".

Bus driver didn't notice a think.

B0jangles · 26-09-2012 03:29PM

No

Slurryface wrote: »

When was the last time a bus driver said thanks to you?

Lots of times - the nicest was the driver who said "God bless, take care" as i was leaving - I'm not religious but I appreciated the kindly thought

(And btw I always say thank you)

kylith · 26-09-2012 03:32PM

No

I usually do. It's nice to get thanked for doing your job.

Jimoslimos · 26-09-2012 03:35PM

LordSutch wrote: »

I have always EXITED through the middle exit doors on buses in England, and the one time that I tried to exit through the front doors (I was new to London) the driver gave me a smart arse comment "Whats the problem mate, can't you exit through the middle doors like everybody else"

On the double-decker/standard length buses yeah that makes sense alright, but if I'm sitting towards the front of a bendy bus there's no way I'm walking half the length to exit! No driver has ever complained yet, though maybe they're just ruder in London.

Sykk · 26-09-2012 04:01PM

No

I always say thanks. You don't only say thanks for things you get for free..

Now if you were polite you'd give my post thanks.. No? Mannerless Japanese bastards!!

UCDVet · 26-09-2012 04:28PM

To each their own....but it seems awfully childish to thank the bus driver. Think of how frequently the bus stops and how many people get on and off. Does yer man really need to hear 50 'thank yous' per hour?

Pumpkinseeds · 26-09-2012 04:29PM

No

I usually say thank you, its just polite. I say thank you to whoever serves me in a shop, why not the bus driver? Unless of course he or she is an asshole. Seems to be something about some of the intercity drivers that makes them feel that they have the right to treat commuters like dirt. I really hate to see them bullying teenagers,tourists and foreigners, especially those that are alone. Its not big and its not clever:mad:

vard · 26-09-2012 07:43PM

Well you can't thank the bus driver in London.

Richard Hillman · 26-09-2012 08:01PM

No

Yes. I do refrain from doing it occasionally when i think he has done a poor job.

mikemac1 · 26-09-2012 08:06PM

No

vard wrote: »

Well you can't thank the bus driver in London.

Why not?

Are the buses cashless and the driver is sealed off in his cab?

LordSutch · 26-09-2012 08:08PM

Well you could, but it would involve walking up to the front of the bus (which is not the exit).

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