CanadaDoll
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I just thought I'd share this with all of you.
I was waiting for the bus home from class this afternoon, it's cold and windy, and just not a very pleaseant day.
As the bus arrived, I was shoved very rudely aside by another student who wanted to get on the bus, and not only on, he wanted to be first. I rolled my eyes and subsequently waited my turn to board, which was now last, but I heard a fairly stern exchange from the bus driver along the lines of, "Would you have punched her in the face to get on?" and a little later "Just a suggestion for next time"
Now I was a bit surprised that the driver would call someone on their behaviour, rude or not, but when I got on the bus he actually leaned down to me and said, word for word, "I'm very sorry about the rude treatment you just recieved."
I was stunned, I'm used to rudeness from men, it just goes on around campus, so I didn't get too ruffled, but it was so sweet of the driver to not only stand up for me, but to appologise to me, when there was absolutely no responsibility to do so on his part!
Sadly the bus was too busy for me to say much more than Thank you, that's not necessary, so I couldn't get his name and there was no bus ID but when I got home I promptly called the Transit supervisor to report how nicely he'd treated me, I gave as many details as I could about time and place etc.
His little gesture of "old fashioned" manners made my day so much brighter, and I really hope they find him and let him know that his gallantry made a difference to me.
I knew you all would appreciate a story of nice manners amidst the bad stories we are more used to seeing, so I figured I'd share this one, maybe he's a lounger too.
I was waiting for the bus home from class this afternoon, it's cold and windy, and just not a very pleaseant day.
As the bus arrived, I was shoved very rudely aside by another student who wanted to get on the bus, and not only on, he wanted to be first. I rolled my eyes and subsequently waited my turn to board, which was now last, but I heard a fairly stern exchange from the bus driver along the lines of, "Would you have punched her in the face to get on?" and a little later "Just a suggestion for next time"
Now I was a bit surprised that the driver would call someone on their behaviour, rude or not, but when I got on the bus he actually leaned down to me and said, word for word, "I'm very sorry about the rude treatment you just recieved."
I was stunned, I'm used to rudeness from men, it just goes on around campus, so I didn't get too ruffled, but it was so sweet of the driver to not only stand up for me, but to appologise to me, when there was absolutely no responsibility to do so on his part!
Sadly the bus was too busy for me to say much more than Thank you, that's not necessary, so I couldn't get his name and there was no bus ID but when I got home I promptly called the Transit supervisor to report how nicely he'd treated me, I gave as many details as I could about time and place etc.
His little gesture of "old fashioned" manners made my day so much brighter, and I really hope they find him and let him know that his gallantry made a difference to me.
I knew you all would appreciate a story of nice manners amidst the bad stories we are more used to seeing, so I figured I'd share this one, maybe he's a lounger too.