To the kids who go on my bus every morning, quit hogging the fucking two seaters behind the second door. When you see the bus filling with people and there are ten of them standing in the isle, pick your “precious” little knapsack up out of it’s personal seat and free up some damn space. It’s fucking rude. Learn some bus courtesy before you ride on one. It’s a form of public transportation, not a school bus. I don’t know why the bus drivers haven’t said anything yet. They probably can’t see you taking up the seats because of all the people without seats are standing in the way.
It’s kids like you that make me want to start yelling “GET OFF MY DAMN LAWN” by the age of 25.
—Feels bad for those standing
This article appears in Jan 22-28, 2009.
if your so brave why dont you say something to the kids taking up your precious bus seats
This is just rude for anyone to do, unless it’s a bus with few riders. And I suspect this is more the responsibility of the riders than of the bus driver, whose attention is primarily on driving and secondarily on encouraging people to make room for others who’re boarding – when the bus driver yells back “make room” people should understand that this also means move your damn backpack. If they don’t, you should ask them to move it. And tell them the fuck off if they don’t. Public embarrassment can work wonders.
Same with the people who sit in the aisle seat when their window seat is empty and all the other seats are full. If people should move to the back of the bus, then people with seats should also move inward to the windows.
Why don’t you ask them to move their shit? Ask for pete sake and if they don’t move their stuff, move it FOR them. I’ve seen it done and I’m not above doing it myself. Most people WILL move their stuff if you ask, because as Mole Rat says, public embarrassment does work wonders.
I really love how people bitch about crap they could probably easily fix themselves. It’s not the driver’s responsibility to make sure people have seats, or whatnot, it’s their responsibility to make sure people say behind the yellow line. They don’t give two shits who’s sitting and who’s not and who’s taking up two seats, etc, etc… You were one of those kids in elementary who told on everyone if they looked at you side ways, weren’t you? Expecting the teacher to magically fix all your problems. Well, doesn’t work in the world of metro transit, my dear. Most drivers don’t give two shits most of the time.
If you’re not going to bother saying “can you move your backpack” then please do us all a favour and shut the fuck up already.
I see this quite a bit as well!! All the time actually… I would like to mark it as people being afraid of some random person sitting next to them. They might get uncomfortable with a stranger being so close, in which case, get the fuck over it. If your going to be on the bus, your going to have to be next to a whole lot of random people.
Please don’t treat it like your own personal transportation.
I find the words “excuse me please” work wonders.
Punch them in the face and shit in their bag. Then say, “How’s your face feel, shitbag?!”