Comments on: The Pariah of Public Transit

By: Samuel John Klein

Samuel John Klein — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:11:05 +0000

…I meant, when I said in the above “it’s a reflection on their desire to have space of your own” to actually say “it’s a reflection on their desire to have space of thier own”, of course.

By: Samuel John Klein

Samuel John Klein — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:09:48 +0000

You, sir, are a hell of a lot more gregarious than I am on transit. Other people on transit don’t freak me out or make me nervous or anything, but I like it just fine when nobody sits by me.

Cat haveth a point there. Don’t take it personally–I’m sure you’re fine and in no way offputting in person (I only say that because I’ve never seen you). People not sitting near you isn’t a reflection on you…it’s a reflection on their desire to have some space of your own.

Take it from someone who’s been riding public transit since high school–you’re fine.

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:42:12 +0000

You misunderstand. Those are the people busriders sit by, in order of most often to least often. Attractive men are threatening, you goob.

By: GreyDuck

GreyDuck — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:25:26 +0000

I didn’t think I was quite so unattractive. Le sigh.

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:37:00 +0000

Poor Karel. A victim of unspoken rules. Here, I’ll speak them for you:

Bus ridership is usually more than 50% female. Women avoid sitting by men, though the opposite is not true. Men will sit by a woman, or someone they know. Desirable seat partners for women:

A female
An obviously unavailable male
An attractive male

Desirable seat partners for men:

No one, dammit
A friend or co-worker
An attractive female
Any female
An attractive male

Enjoy your autonomy. When people start sitting by you, you’ve officially become non-threatening. And you don’t want that.