What an interesting experience! Note to self - penny wise, pound foolish. We decided to stay further out of town to save money on the hotel bill, which means catching a bus into downtown Seattle every day.
The first sign of this being no ordinary commute was being wished 'Happy Holidays and New Year' by one of the faceless members of the public when stepping onto the bus. All double seats were taken so we spread out amongst the bus, it was fairly clear to see that public transport was taken only by the working classes.
Some unsuspecting woman sat down in an empty seat, next to the serial creep, Gabe. Starting with 'are you going to work' we proceeded to listen to a conversation we couldn't help but eavesdrop on. Gabe liked Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and was in search of a girlfriend - 'what time do you get off work' was the clincher, a VERY friendly stalker making general conversation. Whilst on the subject of stalkers we also witnessed an obese lady with a pineapple do on the top of her head, chat up an old guy with no teeth. Getting nowhere fast, when the toothless old timer exited the bus, the lady followed....total bunny boiler in action.
On this morning's commute we were subjected to an eminem wannabe, listening to his dulcet tones aided by the iPod he had on full blast in his ears. On the other side was a guy resembling Hagrid, despite his size when stepping on a tiny Chinaman's foot, apologised profusely. A 'chav' to the front of the bus proceeded to engage an older lady in a conversation regarding the book he was reading - surreal situation that most certainly would not have happened on the tube in London.
All said and done, a much friendlier environment is apparent here. Random strangers engaging in easy conversation, flirting with each other and aware of their surroundings - miles away from what we are used to in London.
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