do you say thank you to the driver when you get off the bus?

pretty much everyone in NZ does (except in Auckland where everyone is a selfish jerk i think) and i can't really imagine a world without it

Yeah of course we do (in Southern California at least, the US is way too big to make assumptions all over)

 

We say thanks for pretty much anything a million times

Doesn't necessarily mean it's sincere just that we say it a lot

I tend to say cheers.

Which is the same thing.

Some people don't and I don't understand it as it seems an effort not to, rather than the other way around. Like they are making a point.

Also unrelated but I fell down half a flight of stairs once and said sorry to the steps

That's a pretty awesome response. Shows you in a good light.

We don't in Italy :embarrassed:

 

Well it depends, if the bus you're using is the one that you use to go to another city yes we do, but if it's the bus you use to go somewhere in the same city we don't because it's so confusing that if you don't want to get any trouble you have to leave the bus as soon as possible, so you don't have time to say "thanks"

The Italians remind me of the French in so many ways.

Do you queue?

The Italians remind me of the French in so many ways.

Do you queue?

 

For the bus? :thinking:

For the bus? :thinking:

 

Generally. And yes, for the bus if it's busy. I'm not talking like if it's got multiple entrances.

Oh yes we do, there's only one bus in our city so it's always confusing and full and stinky, I hate my city :(

They suck at queueing in France. I always let people go first. You do that in France and you're 8 places back.

I've been on one public bus and gave him an awkward head nod

Public transport is awesome. Perfect time to just sit and stare out the window and be allowed to. The transport I use is rarely crowded though.

I try to but it really varies on how shy I am feeling that day. I at least try and smile at the dude(tte) on my way out

No.

No.

 

Haha, wonderfully frank.

 

Is this part of your culture, or your own personal choice?

I usually do, yeah. But usually the people who get off before me thank the driver so I feel obliged to do it too otherwise I guess I'd feel rude.

I think it's just a part of the culture here. And anyway, you are supposed to exit the bus through the back doors so you don't really get to say thanks unless you raise your voice and people will probably be startled and stare at you like some kind of alien if you ever did that. People keep to themselves here so unless you know the driver personally then it comes off as a bit weird if you thank them. I live in a small town though I can't speak for the whole country haha.

But you are an Ainslien...

:angel:

I say thanks when I swipe my Oyster card but not when I'm getting off the bus. I used to do it when I first moved to London but people often gave me funny looks. No one does it here. I always say thanks when I'm up North though.

I prefer being up north.

But then I would say that as I'm a northerner.

I prefer being up north.

But then I would say that as I'm a northerner.

 

So do I! I don't like living in London but I can't leave unless I manage to find a job.

I think it's just a part of the culture here. And anyway, you are supposed to exit the bus through the back doors so you don't really get to say thanks unless you raise your voice and people will probably be startled and stare at you like some kind of alien if you ever did that. People keep to themselves here so unless you know the driver personally then it comes off as a bit weird if you thank them. I live in a small town though I can't speak for the whole country haha.

 

 

It's the same in Denmark as in Norway. So no.

 

If it is very crowdy in the bus and you sit in front close to the driver, then occasionally I have experienced that the driver let people in front exit the bus via the front door (but that is very rare), and then I always say "thank you", but it is not a given thing that all the passengers that are allowed to exit via the front door say "thank you", even though I think that a "thank you" would be in place.

 

Funny enough, if you are transported by bus in Denmark's second-largest city, Aarhus, then you enter the bus via a door in the middle of the bus and exit via the front door close to the driver. But even then, many passengers exit without saying "thank you".