Why don't more people thank the bus driver....

When they get off the bus? I have no idea why but it really bugs me when they don't. Doesn't take much to just say thanks as you get off at your stop.

Edited as I know some people do thank them.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

You seem to unearthed a strong strain of rudeness I think based on sheer snobbery;

"Why should I thank the driver or shop-assistant for providing me with a service? He / she is only doing his/her job!"

It implies smug superiority in people with limited manners and who'd rather not travel by public transport or do their own shopping; but would be very upset if their own work, far more important than bus- or till - driving, was not acknowledged or credited by their own employers or customers.

MartinII · 70-79, M

@ArishMell I regard that comment as completely unfair, and frankly slightly offensive.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@MartinII it was not meant as either because I did not aim it all, let alone identify the offenders.

MartinII · 70-79, M

@ArishMell There is absolutely no basis for your imputation that people who take the view quoted in your second paragraph have the motives described in your third. Also, the bus driver and the shop assistant are completely different cases. The shop assistant is doing something for an individual customer. The bus driver is driving a bus which will usually have many passengers.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@MartinII I'm sorry but I don't differentiate between the shop worker and the bus driver in that way. Both are serving many people.

My point was simple: - some, not all replies imply a degree of considering whether someone is worthy of acknowledgement by what they do, not for doing it.