Bus

I’m going to have a wee rant here and I’ve got a feeling that I’ll be on my own with this one. Nevertheless I shall persevere.

What’s the deal with bus drivers? Well not bus drivers actually but bus passengers.
Why do people feel the need to thank the bus driver as they get off the bus?

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m as polite as the next person, probably more polite actually but I don’t understand why bus drivers get this special treatment.

As passengers are getting off the bus they’ll give the driver a cheery thank you as if he or she has done them a favour.

They haven’t given you a lift to your door! You’ve paid actual cash money for a service. And you’re getting off the bus nowhere near your door.

I’m not a miserable old curmudgeon honest. When I get on the bus I say please for my ticket and thank you when I get it but I refuse to thank the driver for the “lift”.