Tell me what you think. On public buses, there are certainly annoying people. Three examples are people who are rude to you, such as those who are sitting next to you in an empty bus or who are talking loudly on their phones. I beg you, I demand it, and I implore that you agree with me. These people ruin public transportation for all of us.
I have a problem with those people who sit right next to me on the bus when it is empty. This behavior is deemed to be unnecessary, irritating and downright uncomfortable by 80% people according to research. Do you find this behavior to be annoying? Imagine you’re on your way to home after a long day of school. On your way home from a difficult day at school. The luxury of a full bus is a great thing. You start to fall asleep as you realize there will be many stops on your way. As polite as we are, we say “No” and then shift to the opposite side of the bus and press right up against a window. The rest of your trip would be spent in uncomfortable silence as you try to keep from touching them. This will lead to moving closer to the wall, where germs may exist. It would be your responsibility to apologize at your next stop when it was your turn to awkwardly shuffle them past. What do you think?
Second, people on buses who have very loud discussions are annoying. Since when is it acceptable for someone to talk loudly to their friend in another language while on a crowded bus? It’s worse when you do it in English. We then become rude. Listening to a discussion you are not interested in is a problem. My brain listens to the other person’s side of the conversation when I cannot hear it. It fills in the gaps. Can’t these people whisper? Or heaven forbid they hold their thoughts till the bus is out of sight?
After a long and tiring day, I find it most irritating when people try to engage in long, meaningless conversations. This may be the only opportunity we have to do our own thing without being interrupted by anyone. We don’t mean to be rude. We simply need quiet and space. I can tell that my body language is telling them to leave me alone. >>. It’s fine to try small talk; I get that. But to force conversation on me constantly? That’s rude.
This is what makes your trip unpleasant. I am not unreasonable, nor do I dislike the average commuter.
