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Only poor people get the bus…
EmpressOfTheSofa · 23/01/2023 21:04
..I was told yesterday by a close relative. In the context of mocking me.
I get a bus to work. My bus stop is literally outside my house and ten minutes later it drops me off outside my work. I pay £70 a month for this.
If I drive to work it costs petrol plus £135 a month parking fees, and the closest two car parks are each a ten minute walk from work. It also takes longer to drive because of the one way system/bus lanes. It’s a no brainer.
But I got roundly mocked and told she wouldn’t be seen dead on public transport.
This was in the context of her admiring a new item I’d bought and I said oh funnily enough two separate ladies at the bus stop have also complimented it, she then shrieked with laughter and said there’s a weird contrast between having an expensive X and then getting public transport and that I probably look like a weirdo. That the only people who use buses outside of London are poor people who can’t afford to drive.
She’s bonkers, right? And a tad nasty? I’ve been stewing on this for a couple of days and shouldn’t let her rile me but ffs.
Am I being unreasonable?
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SpinningFloppa · 23/01/2023 21:05
Yeh my sister said the same, she drives but wouldn’t be seen dead on the bus if anything happened to her car
EmpressaurusOfWitchesBackFromTheDead · 23/01/2023 21:07
Twits the lot of them. Public transport is way more environmentally friendly than cars.
Fleabigg · 23/01/2023 21:08
Yes, she’s a dickhead. Only selfish people drive when there are perfectly suitable and convenient alternatives which don’t take up as much road space or cause as much air pollution.
Cheeseandlobster · 23/01/2023 21:08
She is a nasty shallow bitch. Who the hell does she think she is?
Kendodd · 23/01/2023 21:09
Your relative has made me laugh out loud with her stupidity.
Does she have any other pearls of wisdom to regale us with?
ShakespearesBlister · 23/01/2023 21:09
Prices on the Essex busses are hardly for poor people. Poor people wouldn't be able to afford them, they are bloody extortionate. A taxi would be cheaper in some places.
EmpressOfTheSofa · 23/01/2023 21:09
ShakespearesBlister · 23/01/2023 21:06
Have you seen the bus prices outside London?
I don’t know if you’re misunderstanding me?
We don’t live in London, if we did that would apparently be acceptable but as we don’t I should be ashamed of using public transport and should drive everywhere even if it’s less convenient and more expensive in case people think I’m poor.
animalprintfree · 23/01/2023 21:09
None of the wealthy people I know ever take the bus. However, they also don’t mock others for doing so…
rwalker · 23/01/2023 21:09
In the 1950’s possibly earlier when car ownership wasn’t the norm
Exasperatednow · 23/01/2023 21:09
For the first time ever (rural) we have a reasonably priced bus - LA initiative. I have a car but I'm actively taking the bus when I can to make sure we keep it.
RandomMess · 23/01/2023 21:10
Before hybrid working I got the bus to work.
Subsidised bus pass, walk to the end of the road dropped off outside my office - nearer than any of the car parks.
Could have a drink at
Lunchtime or after work.
I live in a great bus route though and if it weren't for the subsidised bus pass it would ££££££££
doitwithlove · 23/01/2023 21:10
Your close relative is an idiot, firstly you are saving money which enables you to buy other items and it is more environmentally friendly having less vehicles on the road 🙄
takealettermsjones · 23/01/2023 21:10
She sounds insecure. Tell her you're not bothered if people think you're poor, because where's the shame in that?
EmpressOfTheSofa · 23/01/2023 21:11
takealettermsjones · 23/01/2023 21:10
She sounds insecure. Tell her you're not bothered if people think you're poor, because where's the shame in that?
Well, exactly!
gamerchick · 23/01/2023 21:11
Cheaper to drive where I am than take a bus, it shouldn't be like that though.
Greyhave · 23/01/2023 21:12
She sounds horrible when I worked in the city I used to bus into work because it was cheaper than buying a parking pass!
Most of my colleagues did too and we all had fairly nice cars at the time.
She sounds like a jealous weirdo!
ArcticSkewer · 23/01/2023 21:12
How many rich people do I know who get the bus?
Lots.
What do they all have in common?
They have a free over 60 bus pass.
WandaWonder · 23/01/2023 21:12
We get busses all the time as we choose not to have a car, haven't for years
It genuinely sounds crazy buy I like the freedom without a car, we hire one sometimes and sure somedays I feel I could do with one, then walk past a petrol station and see the price of pertrol lol!
People do think we are crazy but I prefer it
mast0650 · 23/01/2023 21:12
She is silly. Ignore her. Sensible people get the bus if it is convenient. Even quite rich people. I sometimes get the bus and see all sorts of people on there. Driving/parking in the city where I work is a nightmare.
Florenz · 23/01/2023 21:13
Using public transport is like flaunting your wealth nowadays, unless you are old enough to get it for free. Poorer people have to use cars.
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