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Here in England, there's a very significant cultural divide between North and South. One of the key symbols of that cultural divide is whether people thank the
by jdietrich 2y ago
Here in England, there's a very significant cultural divide between North and South. One of the key symbols of that cultural divide is whether people thank the bus driver when disembarking. In London, thanking the driver would make you a bit of a weirdo; in Newcastle, not thanking the driver would make you dreadfully antisocial.
I imagine that there's a huge difference in this respect between a McDonalds in Manhattan and one in a small town.
- another-dave 2y agoIn London I often see people thanking the driver. At least outside of rush hour & outside zone 1
- harry_ord 2y agoYeah I see it all the time on buses where you exit by the front door.
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- frereubu 2y agoI think it's a central London / outside central London thing. Just in my personal experience people in both Brighton and Somerset thank the driver, and I bet there are plenty of other places like that in the south.
- sph 2y agoI picked up the habit of saying "cheers drive!" after living in Bristol.
- rsynnott 2y agoIn Dublin, thanking the bus driver is such an ingrained thing that Dublin Bus use it in their job ads (“Get thanked for a living” was a recent one). The switch to two-door buses has complicated this, obviously.