like i would rather deal with a crackhead singing miley cyrus on the 11pm bus downtown than deal with some fucking idiot cutting me off in traffic. at least the crackhead is actually likeable unlike literally everyone else on the road

  • sailorfish [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Not to be all condescendingly European, but that argument weirds me out so bad. How individualistic can Americans get lmao. I've had uncomfortable experiences with people on public transport. And? Who gives a fuck? Life sometimes contains uncomfortable experiences. When I bitch about public transport it's trains being late or buses coming too rarely, not that I have to encounter my fellow humans.

      • sailorfish [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Lol so a few years ago I went to LA and stayed at a friend's relatives' place. They were kind enough to show me around everywhere, but one day they were busy and I casually said that I'd just take the bus to look around instead. They were absolutely horrified, going, "What would we tell your parents if something happened to you???" Took me a bit to realise their problem was specifically with the bus, not just me wandering around town alone. In the end we compromised with me taking the tourist hop-on-hop-off bus :')