Comments on: Take The Bus

By: qui

qui — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:11:03 +0000

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By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:30:13 +0000

I agree that it is fascinating to people-watch, but I have experienced a very odd phenomenon here in Japan. While commuting on perhaps one of the busiest public transit systems in the world (Tokyo) I noticed absolute silence. The Japanese patrons of the rail are extremely quiet. They keep their heads down, usually buried into a book or some minuscule electronic gadget and they make not a peep. It is insane. I almost went insane riding in complete silence while everyone avoided making eye contact. Though, I was able to enjoy my book and ipod.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:20:04 +0000

My favorite train story: One day when not one but two men were on the bus trying to make some money, Hustler #1 took it upon himself to instruct Hustler #2 on good hustling techniques. Hustler #2 was just shaking his cup loudly asking for some spare change while Hustler #1 was selling some books he had just stolen from the Borders downtown. Hustler #1 told #2 that if he wanted to just flat out ask people for money, he should try the commuter rail rather than the subway train. On the “Caucasian train” he had made over $200 the night before! He doesn’t like to ask his black brothers for money though, on the black train he gets some books from Borders to sell to them.

By: allie

allie — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:44:22 +0000

i just stumbled upon this blog, and i love it! i am a huge proponent of public transportation and i have been for a while, but my trip to germany made me even more so! i am from the states, and it seems from the comments that most of your readers (and i’m assuming you?) are from europe, where i would encourage you ALL to take the bus more often. it’s hard trying to convince people here, where besides in new york city (i live in new york state), the public transit is mediocre at best by most people’s standards, they take longer, and you know us americans, always in a rush.

By: Katrine

Katrine — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:12:10 +0000

Taking the bus is cozy. I live in Denmark where it’s very dark and cold in the winters. I love taking the bus home in the evening because, even from the outside, it looks so warm and inviting. It gives off this yellow glow and is very warm. I like it so much, in fact, that I often take the bus instead of riding the train even though it takes longer.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:59:36 +0000

This surely applies for huge cities, since there is very good public transportation and streets are public, it is wise to take a bus or tram. But in smaller cities the public transport is awful and often a car traveling is not a bad idea.

Indeed everything depends on what is quicker. If your public transport is 3 times less than your car travel, your decition is made.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:19:39 +0000

My favorite thing about public transportation is that I own a parking spot that I rent out to a sucker with a Land Rover for $185 a month. That covers an unlimited ride pass each for my husband and I with a little left over. It’s like I get paid to ride!

By: Matt Kreiling

Matt Kreiling — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:45:28 +0000

Other good things about the bus -

Merry pranksters who are also bus riders may say at any time that they are “on the bus” or “off the bus” and no one will know that they are actually talking about psychedelic journeys.

Also, when was the last time you heard “bus crash?”

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:54:26 +0000

And this reminds me of an expression they use in the Czech Republic: “jezdit sockou”

Literally translated, it means “driving with social services” – and is used as a synonym for taking public transport …

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:52:24 +0000

Occasionally I get my wife to drive me to work. I make her wear a peaked cap, whilst I sit in the back with my newspaper.