Friends of the bus driver

[JoeBlow]

Huge pet peeve.

I would like to know why so many people on city buses love to hang out by the bus driver.

Really annoying and really like shooting yourself in the foot.

 

[glasgowjohn]

Maybe to save the 1,25?

 

[RobinsonGO]

Huge pet peeve.

I would like to know why so many people on city buses love to hang out by the bus driver.

Really annoying and really like shooting yourself in the foot.

Right...

I sit in the back and watch another younger guy walk in; they slap hands, kiss cheeks and do there thing as the bus is picking up speed and there are cars flying on either side. The bus driver could at least pretend he is paying attention. haha.
But hey he is not holding a bottle of whiskey....
Or...at least I can not see it.

 

[JoeBlow]

Right...

I sit in the back and watch another younger guy walk in; they slap hands, kiss cheeks and do there thing as the bus is picking up speed and there are cars flying on either side. The bus driver could at least pretend he is paying attention. haha.
But hey he is not holding a bottle of whiskey....
Or...at least I can not see it.

Hey dude!

No, I'm talking about regular passengers who just stand in the narrow aisle that goes from the driver to the rest of the bus; people just stand in that aisle way while one has to go around them and/or step on their heels.

I just feel like screaming "what the fuck are you doing standing here when there are people trying to get on the bus!" or something similar in Spanish.

Does this happen in other countries?

I know it doesn't in Mexico because drivers are continually telling people to move to the back.

 

[elhombresinnombre]

How good's your castellano? Can you hear what they say? Does it go somethng like: 'Hey! It's that Estadounidense again. Let's do that thing where we all bunch up at the front near the driver cos it really p*ss*s him off!'

 

[Hache]

Huge pet peeve.

I would like to know why so many people on city buses love to hang out by the bus driver.

Really annoying and really like shooting yourself in the foot.

Welcome to the club, Joe. Make yourself at home. I'm a local and have been asking myself the same question for over 30 years. Of course that I don't see that too often as I only take the bus as an absolute last resource. I know the Grim Reaper will come for me one day, but at least I try not to run into his arms.

You should have seen what buses were like before ticket machines, when drivers handled the money while smoking a cigarette (smoking was allowed at least for "the boss", as the drivers liked to call themselves), all of these at a speed slow enough to remain subsonic. And the "buddy" was already there...

This calls for an anecdote. It was 1990. I was waiting for the legendary 60, "El Glorioso" ("The Glorious"), line of proud, fearless drivers. To make it short, I was late and I needed an extra-fast ride (I was young enough to think I could only die of old age). I was on Avenida Luis Maria Campos, step-on-it zone. Speed was guaranteed, but I needed adrenaline. I got lucky. I jumped on the bus as it didn't even stop completely. A sign on the windshield read: "Coraje A Bordo" (Courage Aboard). As usual, the copilot was there: "Vamo', loco, a fondo loco, a fondo, vamooooo'!!!"