Pulses (of cities, of me)
People here routinely thank their bus drivers. Not just overly nice people either -- I've seen young, old, tourist, local, friendly, unfriendly -- at least a couple of people every bus ride I take say thank you to the bus driver on their way out the door. Some yell it as their going out the back doors, others come to the front door so they don't have to shout, some say it as they're walking past the open door -- however they do it, it's done. And it's lovely, especially when the bus driver (last night it was a heavily tatooed guy with a mohawk) respond with a cheerful "Have a good evening!".
I'm sure there's shitty busdrivers and rude passengers, but so far I haven't seen many of them.
In other news, I've gone from liking Regent to being full-blown in love with Regent. All the signs are there -- pounding heart, giddy demeanour, desire to be with my new love as much as possible, crazy rushes of hormones making me see only the good and none of the bad, and absolute, overwhelming happiness. It's wonderful and it's insane, and if I neglect this blog (or any of you) in the coming weeks because of my infatuation, I beg your forgiveness.
posted by bento at 12:47 PM
4 Comments:
Yeah, thanking the bus driver was a weird adjustment for me too! I still have never really seen a rude one, and now it feels pretty natural to call out a thanks if they're likely to hear me.
4:17 PM
Strange, everyone thanks them in Montreal too. And says hello when they get on the bus. Of course, I've also heard a fair number of people loudly cursing out the bus drivers when they're late or miss someone's stop, so I guess the *average* politeness here is probably less.
8:44 AM
Weird, I used to hear people thanking the bus driver all the time in high school (when I started taking the bus regularly, so I fell into the habit too). But now, after not taking the TTC for so long, I'm suddenly the only one saying it.
Just so long as you don't start stalking Regent or giving it pet names (pumpkin, muffin, or similar).
6:07 AM
A regular occurrence in Halifax as well. If Vancouver's anything like Halifax, just wait until you get back to wondering around Toronto - the contrast between the polite, generally happy citizens of Halifax and the (generally) bitter cynical ones of Toronto is quite astonishing. (Warning: the previous sentence contained mass generalizations).
Glad to hear you're enjoying Regent so much!
P.S. Mountains are beautiful!
6:43 AM
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