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Do you have any odd habits or rituals when riding public transit? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by Bluetreefrog to c/asklemmy

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really odd in general, but might be for first worlders because I apply the same principles even in developed countries:

Bag in front to avoid pickpockets.
Sit/stand close to a door for quick exits in case of emergencies, but not too close to avoid thieves grabbing your stuff before the doors close.
Try to so sit behind the bus driver. They’ll protect themselves first by instinct in a crash so you have a higher chance of survival.
Decoy phone in case of a robbery, although I don’t do this often anymore.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

pickpocketing, robbery... are you from Papua New Guinea or something?

[–] slazer2au 3 points 1 year ago

Na, more likely a tourist heavy area. People pay less attention to themselves in an unfamiliar place, too busy looking at the sceanary.

[–] Sea_pop 1 points 1 year ago

Lol when I was in PNG I don't think I saw one bus but that was in '05.