A Pushy Stranger Wouldn’t Leave Her Alone on the Bus—Until She Finally Acknowledged Him
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Folks, hang on tight…
Because this is a weird one!
And we think you’re gonna agree with us 100% on that statement.
Check out what a woman had to say about a fellow passenger on a bus who can best be described as…quirky.
Take a look and see what you think about this story!
You WILL say hello. I will not get off this bus until you do.
“After knee surgery I had a long recovery period in which my knee was stiff and slow.
Out of an abundance of caution I stopped driving during during times or on roads that have heavy traffic because if I had to slam on the brakes because somebody made an illegal lane change, bad merge, darting out of a lot or side street… I worried that my knee would just be too slow to stop in time.
Overly cautious but I’d rather drive only when sudden movement and pressure on my knee could hurt and damage things within the squishy bits.
Sounds like a smart idea.
So on bad days I take the regional shuttle service. Part of the public bus it offers door to door and seats 10 passengers or 6 + 2 wheelchairs. Out where I live usually about 4.
While I am on the bus I put on my headphones and focus on work: emails, Teams, maybe a work call, the point is I need to focus and concentrate.
Head down, I don’t even pay attention to others getting on and off.
Okay, this is weird…
One woman, probably late 60s or early 70s demands that everybody acknowledges her.
I usually sit in the back (quieter, less chit chat) but if I don’t acknowledge her she will come to the back and wave her hand between my face and whatever I’m working on (video call, troubleshooting a script, writing an email or report) to force me to look up and will not leave until I say hello.
What is the deal…?
She isn’t special needs, she has at least a part time job in retirement working in a restaurant, she just expects me to drop whatever I’m doing no matter what it us and say hello, ignoring the obvious universal do not disturb sign of the over the ear headphones (impossible to miss) , and will walk past the open door to wave her hand in my face, not caring if I am talking with somebody or not.
I have been in a Teams call and she just stood there saying hello until I put the other person on mute to say it back.
Fortunately once she gets a hello out of me she will ignore me the rest of the trip, but sometimes demands at least a nod as she gets off, requiring me to pay attention to her stop, even though I have much more important things to take care of than pay attention to who gets on or off just in case it happens to be thus one specific person.”
Reddit users shared their thoughts.
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Another individual weighed in.
This person spoke up.
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Another reader has an idea…
If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about neighbors who couldn’t ignore reckless neighborhood driving after an accident occurred.
And this Reddit user shared their thoughts.
So weird!
But you really never know who or what you’re going to encounter on public transportation, right?
You can say that again!
This is some seriously bizarre behavior.
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