Taking a rush-hour bus can be a socially complex experience.
It’s a minefield of exaggerated politeness, enforced tolerance and occasional (and unwelcome) banal conversation.
Above all, it’s a lot to ask when you just want to make it to work without touching anyone.
If you’ve been boarding the buses, these are things you probably do twice a day and wish you didn’t.
1. You have memorised the exact time that every person arrived at the bus stop and know precisely in what order they have the right to step aboard.
2. You cannot help but read the Tinder messages that the passenger beside you is typing into their phone. Cringing does not prohibit you from following the conversation with perverse interest.
3. You see the same people, at the same time,… Read the full story