I am learning this from this thread! I didn't even know people wouldn't thank a bus driver/taxi driver (not thanking a taxi driver is beyond rude imo).
Takes literally two seconds to say thank you, come on.
i suppose it is but they should not expect it and i shouldn't have to feel forced to say it, i have a nice car anyway so i don't need to use the bus service
I'm glad you have a nce car, did you thank the person who sold it to you?
I thank everybody, it just comes automatically, I even thank the ATM when it dispenses my money though I could kick myself afterwards.
Awww. I used to thank the ATM when I was little and would be with one of my parents when they were taking money out; but that's only because I thought someone actually worked inside it to dispense the money and I thought it was so rude that my parents weren't thanking them
I tend to walk about more these days, but when I do get a bus or taxi I say thanks. Its like they say, manners cost f--k all. A thank you here, a smile, simple things like that are good, and its not exactly hard to do either, so why not?
i don't just to be rebellious, i would say some people thank the drivers just because the person in front did and they are afraid of people thinking they are rude. Taxi drivers, that's a bit different, they usually help you with bags and what not
I say thank you to bus drivers, taxi drivers, delivery people, the postman if he's delivering a parcel, people who hold the door, and cashiers. It doesn't mean I think they've gone above and beyond their job description, I'm just being polite.
I forgot to add servers/waiters, probably because I rarely eat away from home.
I don't know if I still fit into the "younger generation" category that has been typecast above (I'm 24) but I thank the bus driver every time I get off the bus, have done since I can remember. I even thanked the driver the other day when the gears failed and we had to wait in the rain for a replacement bus!
As a point of interest, when I was at Bath uni, 99% of the people getting off the bus to campus said thank you (these would have been mostly 18-21ish year old students). I'm now doing my postgrad in Coventry and I'd say 80% of people say thank you. I don't know whether the difference is due to geography or the difference in target passengers (greater proportion of general public).
Good manners really make a difference, I drive a bus and saw a young man running for the bus so I pulled in at a bus stop and waited what felt like ages for him to catch up, he got on, flashed his pass and without a word sat down, when he got off never said a word. So a couple of days later I'm approaching a bus stop and see same young man trying to cross a busy road to get to the bus stop, did I stop and wait for him? what do you think!, an example of how a lack of manners can can come back and kick you up the arse, that one little word 'thanks', can make a difference. Those on here boasting of their lack of manners will be looked down upon by others even if you're too obtuse to realise it.
I don't really use buses or taxis frequently but when I used to catch the bus a lot I would always say thank you. I know I'd appreciate it if I were a bus driver.
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I am learning this from this thread! I didn't even know people wouldn't thank a bus driver/taxi driver (not thanking a taxi driver is beyond rude imo).
Takes literally two seconds to say thank you, come on.
I'm glad you have a nce car, did you thank the person who sold it to you?
Awww. I used to thank the ATM when I was little and would be with one of my parents when they were taking money out; but that's only because I thought someone actually worked inside it to dispense the money and I thought it was so rude that my parents weren't thanking them
Of course not - they were "just doing their job"!
(always think you can tell a lot about someone by the way they treat retail staff/waiters/customer service reps etc...)
I think it's something that's done in smaller towns or rural areas. Probably different in big cities due to the much greater numbers of passengers.
Evidently they do for some on here!
Amen to that! There are some miserable ones on here. Taking a couple seconds of say to thank you, or just one word... Thanks is hardly much to ask.
I think it stems from birth, their mother taking a look at the sprog and not thanking the midwife for delivering it.
Oh, I do this. Although now I just kinda nod my thanks to the ATM. Just slightly so no-one notices
To all the DS's who also do, thank you, you are the people whose manners make the days a little more pleasant.
Sweeping generalisation time.
To those that don't, I suspect you are of the younger , me me me, generation who think you are the most important people in the world.
You aren't, by a long shot.
Always.
Do it without thinking tbh
I forgot to add servers/waiters, probably because I rarely eat away from home.
As a point of interest, when I was at Bath uni, 99% of the people getting off the bus to campus said thank you (these would have been mostly 18-21ish year old students). I'm now doing my postgrad in Coventry and I'd say 80% of people say thank you. I don't know whether the difference is due to geography or the difference in target passengers (greater proportion of general public).
Although once I didn't say thank you to a driver but that's because they were extremely late and cost me time at work.