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Anon waits at a bus stop (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] pufferfischerpulver@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You use words for I need to get off here, please allow me to exit my seat?? Barbaric. A good rustling of your belongings, maybe a shift in the position your sitting and, if all fails, judgemental but thankful eye contact should be absolutely sufficient. Maybe MAYBE paired with a mumbled excuse me.

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Verbal communication is naturally a last resort if your fellow passenger does not pick up on your non-verbal cues.

This naturally also comes with the responsibility of not accidentally showing non-verbal cues and making someone think you need to get off and as such leave their seat.

[–] pufferfischerpulver@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Ah yes, the dread all too sudden move in the seat. In such a case the only reasonable thing is to get up and stand for the rest of the ride. Worst case you might just have to walk home. The damage is already done.

I remember crying all the way to the next stop as a kid because I was too awkward to let my seat neighbour know that I needed to get up to press the stop button. In defence of the bus and its inhabitants everyone was very supportive. Good times!