Comments on: Moments of Rural Humiliation

By: anthony wong

anthony wong — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:49:22 +0000

to the question, do nobody say please anymore in london i would like to answer that by saying we dont say anything to the driver anymore as it is a flat rate now. so u either silently show your freedom pass, or daily bus pass, or press your oyster card to the reader or just hand in your £2.

By: More Rural Bus Timetables « Town Mouse

More Rural Bus Timetables « Town Mouse — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:24:48 +0000

[...] so I thought. But as I handed over my 2 quid – and remembered to say please and thank you – I asked the driver if the ring’n'ride service had been [...]

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:00:45 +0000

Ah, but he can say what he likes – I’m hardly going to wait for the next bus…

By: Ross Angus

Ross Angus — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:54:51 +0000

Surely you were both equally rude, but he did it deliberately. So he’s also malicious. And self-righteous.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:39:26 +0000

Have you none at all?

By: The speaking goat

The speaking goat — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:06:48 +0000

Remember to get down on your hands and knees next time…..

I grew up believing that the manners were in the tone of the request rather than the words used.

If only there were buses around here…

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:28:00 +0000

Rhona and Jo – are you trying to get me thrown out?

Manners are a tricky one. I always (and it’s a London habit too) thank the driver when getting off a bus, but I hadn’t thought too much about saying please when getting on. Probably because I just used to use an oyster card so you don’t really interact with the driver at all.

By: emma c

emma c — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:09:15 +0000

Ha ha! Goodness, sounds hilarious. Country busses are weird here in Middle Europe too. On several occasions on trying to pay my fare, the driver has irritatedly waved me onto the bus, without explanation. On timidly asking, I got, ‘Ze maschine iss not verking!’ Travelling without a ticket at the behest of the driver makes me think, will he stick up for me if we get checked? I think you just have to go with the flow..

By: WOL

WOL — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:50:27 +0000

I had manners “instilled” into me as a child — and the force of habit is so strong that even though I am now “of a certain age”, not only do I still say “please” and “thank-you,” but I “sir” and “ma’m” too — and if you don’t think that gets looks when I ma’m some little dumpling half my age!

By: rhona

rhona — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:20:33 +0000

PLEASE see Bigtown the next time. Please.