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This came up recently when a friend of mine was up visiting from California. We got off the bus at the end of the line, and everyone leaving the bus thanked the driver. She thought this was strange, but I thought it's normal! I always thank the driver, and so do most people around here.
So, do you say thank you to your driver?
@JustMarriedinDC: That's what I thought too, but my friend just thought it was so weird
Always, if people in NYC can manage to do it I don't know what excuse anyone else has.
@CallmeC: haha, fair enough. I like to think the same goes for Canada lol :P
Always! I would feel so bad getting off the bus without saying anything.
I generally don't take the bus but I do thank the bus driver when I do and that does not seem weird to me.
Now, after I've thanked the toll booth operater, I realized that it was weird. What am I thanking them for? Taking my money?
When I took the bus on a regular basis I would say "good morning/aft/evening" when I got on. Might have said thanks, but not all the time.
I don't ride a bus, but the times I have ridden one I always say "Thank you". I realize that I pretty much thank everyone. I thanked a police officer after he gave me a ticket once. I dunno, I guess it's just me being polite. I'm not thanking him for the ticket, or thanking the driver for the ride, but it's like I'm thanking them for being semi-pleasant while doing their job... or thanking them for doing their job well? Hmmm... I guess I never thought about it before.
Funny story though- I draw blood in a peds clinic, and a little boy (about 5 or 6 yrs old) came in and had his blood drawn. His mom told him to thank me, and he did. On the way out, I heard the little boy ask his mom "Why do I thank someone for pokin' me wif a neeeedle?" I almost died laughing!!!
I was just wondering this yesterday!! FI and I both work at a hospital so we have to use park and ride. After our quick bus ride back to our parking lot, everyone always says "thanks" before getting off the bus. I was wondering if it was just a southern thing, or if people in big cities with huge public transport systems did it too!
I always do, however, I usually never hear anyone else say it. I only take the bus in the mornings though, 4 times a week, so I am not on public transit long enough to make a great generalization. :)
Oh dear... I'm in the minority here. FI and I talked about this before. I don't thank bus drivers because I think it's condescending to thank someone for doing their job. He disagreed and gave lots of other examples where you thank people for doing their jobs, so I see the point.
I take CTA in Chicago and yes I thank the driver. I always great the driver with a "good morning/afternoon" etc. A lot of people do but I think it depends on who busy the bus is on how many people do. If its real busy and loud it is about 30% if its a normal bus ride about 70% people do and on a "empty" bsu 90% of people do.
@redheadem: Why is it condescending to thank someone for doing their job? Just curious. I always thank people who are doing something for me, whether they are being paid to or not!
ETA: I think I always say thank you because I appreciate what people in the service industry do and have to put up with on a regular basis. Dealing with the public generally sucks, and sometimes it's just nice to know that you're appreciated.
I ride the bus every day and I always say thank you. I hear other people say it too. And yes, I'm a New Yorker. We're not as mean as they say ;)
@MissBoPeep: I do the same thing. While in Europe it didn't quite translate. I'd say 'thank you' five times while shopping or eating and I couldn't help myself. No one really got why I was thanking them so profusely!!
Yes, but I thank everyone who does something in any manner to "service" me - be it make my food, drive my transportation, hold a door open, etc. Why not? People like to feel appreciated, and especially a job like driving a bus where you see a huge shuffle of people and barely any acknowledge your existence...
I also make a point to say "hello" or "good morning" to my bus driver. Even if he/she doesn't answer back, it's gotta mean something/feel good to have people acknowledge you're A) there and B) a human vs. a workerbot.
When I worked food service, it was so nice when customers thanked me, said hello, etc. rather than act like I didn't exist or was only there to make food/take change.
@jocember: Amen! This is basically what I was trying to say but I was having trouble putting it into words!
It's nice to see so many people actually thanking the driver :)
@MissBoPeep: It's probably not, I just know that I have felt awkward at a few jobs in the past when people thanked me for just doing my job, not something specific.
I always say thank you no matter what type of job you have.
Absolutely. Every single time I take the bus. And I also tell them to have a nice day/evening. Anyone who has ever worked somewhere where you have ot interact with people should know what a difference it makes when people are polite and pleasant (dare I say, friendly!?!?) And I'm in NYC.
If I exit through the front door, I always thank the driver.
DH thinks it's strange -- he asks why I thank someone just for doing their job. But my reply is that driving a bus doesn't seem like the most pleasant job to have, so we might as well make it a positive experience in any way we can. I have seen bus drivers here deal with some absolutely terrible people, and I like to make an effort to be one of the nice people.
@DaneLady: Ha yes I have definitely thanked a police officer for a ticket before. While I was crying. Manners are a strange thing.
I'm with OPs, I pretty much thank people for everything.
Sometimes, I stupidly reciprocate when people say "enjoy your _______." Like at the airport ticket counter, the person will say "enjoy your flight" and I'll respond with "Thanks, you too." Then I feel dumb for the rest of the day.
Always. Unless they've been rubbish (e.g. stopped for 5 mins to ring their mate and this made me late for work), in which case no because I'm not happy. But always usually. And that's in England - totally normal and everyone does it.
I'm from California, and everyone thanks the drivers if they get off at the front door. I think it differs from city to city though.
I do when I get off at the front of the bus but if I leave at the back then I don't. Just depends. I actually started doing that when I was catching the campus bus in college and it stuck.
I take a bus to and from work everyday. I always thank the driver on my way out. I think it's quite normal.
My aunt taught me to do it when I was little in NYC. I did it in Boston and I do it in Virginia. I don't notice people thanking the driver down here.
This is the aunt who keeps extra copies of tourist maps in her bag to give to people who are lost in midtown. Coolest. Aunt. Ever.
haha I've done something similar Them: Happy birthday! Me: Thanks, you too! Me: ....... *facepalm*
I'm from Montreal and I always thanked the bus driver when I used to take public transit. Doesn't hurt.
I voted other because sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I really try to leave by the back doors as often as possible because I hate when people get off the front at a busy stop. But if I hear the driver being nice and gracious to others I will go out of my way to exit by the front and say Thank You, have a nice day.
I don't take public transit, but I always thank the driver of the school buses I ride on for class trips and events like that (I'm a teacher). I can't imagine just walking off without saying it!
There's no sometimes in your poll ;) If I get off the front doors, I usually thank the driver. But normally I just get off the back.
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