Comments on: The Bitch Stare

By: Amity

Amity — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:21:48 +0000

I don’t always say hi (it sort of depends on if I’m digging around for my pass or change), but I always say bye & thank you when I leave.

You guys have a hugely important job and without you, I’d be stranded.

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:15:21 +0000

please oh please don’t always take it personally.
99.9% of the time when I’m on public transit, I have my mp3 player with and my headphones on – loudly – to block out the noise of the other passengers.

It’s just the way it goes. When you’re walking to your bus stop, it’s nice to have music to jam to, and once you get on said bus you really don’t want to listen to the BS of other passengers. Some routes are better than others, but I’m at the point now where I’m so used to having music with me, if I don’t one day I am thoroughly discombobulated.

Even so, half the time I make an effort to say a thank you or something of the like when leaving my bus.
I’m sorry your day is so dreary though!!!

By: jackie

jackie — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:08:04 +0000

I say Hi when I get on the bus and Thank You when I get off. Alot of drivers just ignore me. So that may be why people are not talking to you.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:36:11 +0000

I don’t do it because I’m still too tired from just getting up or too tired from just getting off work. At those points, I don’t want to stop and chat, I just want to get where I’m going.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:14:35 +0000

I always exit out the front door so I can thank the driver! It’s part of the ride for me. I appreciate MT workers!

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:16:14 +0000

I say hi to just about everyone, and don’t worry about it if they don’t say anything back. If there’s a regular customer who never greets back and it gets awkward I just stop saying hi to them.

By: Leon

Leon — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:51:58 +0000

It’s frustrating, isn’t it? It’s tough to cheerfully greeting every person that gets on, when I know most of them will act like I’m not there.

By: Rett

Rett — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:51:53 +0000

I say hi to my bus driver every time I get on, and when I get off I say thanks (if I don’t exit from the back door).

Sucks that you get the bitch stare, but just ask yourself, WWLD (What Would Leon Do?)

“Normally, when she was glaring at me, I would awkwardly avoid eye contact while she was paying. However, one day I decided to silently stare right back at her. There we were, glowering at each other as she paid. I didnâ€™t flinch, and eventually she looked down in defeat. She stopped glaring at me after that. Victory!”