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Anon waits at a bus stop (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I can't imagine interacting with strangers at all under any circumstances (as long as it's on a bus).

Signed, Sweden

[–] espentan 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's so inconsiderate to interact with strangers in an environment they cannot escape.

Greetings from Norway

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I assume the Finns are not even commenting here as that would be too much interaction

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

You can't escape outside? That's like the least restrictive place ever.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can’t imagine interacting with strangers.

Signed, me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hello there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

general kenobi

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Hey, that's not fair. We have a plethora of "ushekta"s to employ in various transit-related scenarios:

I want to sit here, please jump in/remove your backpack/whatever
I need to get off here, please allow me to exit my seat
I bumped into you, sorry about that
The bus is getting full and you need to move back to make space for more people

We live in a society after all

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You use words for I need to get off here, please allow me to exit my seat?? Barbaric. A good rustling of your belongings, maybe a shift in the position your sitting and, if all fails, judgemental but thankful eye contact should be absolutely sufficient. Maybe MAYBE paired with a mumbled excuse me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Verbal communication is naturally a last resort if your fellow passenger does not pick up on your non-verbal cues.

This naturally also comes with the responsibility of not accidentally showing non-verbal cues and making someone think you need to get off and as such leave their seat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Ah yes, the dread all too sudden move in the seat. In such a case the only reasonable thing is to get up and stand for the rest of the ride. Worst case you might just have to walk home. The damage is already done.

I remember crying all the way to the next stop as a kid because I was too awkward to let my seat neighbour know that I needed to get up to press the stop button. In defence of the bus and its inhabitants everyone was very supportive. Good times!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Point 2 and 3 are valid points (btw I love the phonetic spelling of ursäkta)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I would've thought the bus world be displaying the sorry I'm full sign when there's a passenger on board in those parts of Europe 😜