Background: Being a city bus, there seems to be about 50 or so seats, though some people prefer to stand if they are getting off rather quickly (about two or three stops). The space is more on the small side, but was not crowded at this moment and time due to the rain outside, which discourages people to take the bus. The most common objects are headphones, bus books, and smart phones with the passengers. The younger the rider, the more likely they are to have a smart phone unless they are with their parents. Old passengers tend to have books or are looking at the bus book.
Individuals and their activities on the bus:
1) Middle aged Caucasian woman, looks to be about 45. Dressed in a big black coat, sweats, and hair slicked back into a pony tail. She also has a flip phone and was talking loudly into it, something about her ex and child support. Got off downtown at 26th and Pacific Ave, though she was on the phone the entire time.
2) Two black teenage boys who are obviously friends. One was dressed up for an interview, his friend was dressed in a basketball jersey and jeans. Both of them got off at TCC. Kept conversations to a low level, until they started watching videos on one of their phones, which made them laugh out loud. I kind of want to see the video, but I know better than to get involved since I am observing.
3) Older Caucasian male, looks about 50. Dressed plainly, but looks uncomfortable the entire ride. Tries to strike up conversations on the bus whenever anyone sits near him, but gets a cold shoulder most of the time until he starts asking for directions. Also tried to ask people where he could get medical marijuana, but most of those conversations ended as quickly as they came up.
4) Young mother and her son and da...
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...se no one really noticed I was there, because I followed the general rules to the dot and no one would bother me if I did just that. Once I hit six ave, I became generally disinterested because very few people were on the bus, so I didn't have nearly as many people to observe or anyone that really caught my attention anymore.
What accounts for these feelings is for one, I take public transit a lot, so to make me uncomfortable on the bus has to be a well thought out, guided effort by someone. I have seen various types of events happen on the bus, so most of the ride does not phase me. For way I got disinterested so quickly once we got to sixth ave was because at this point, people stop riding for so long and tend to get off at quicker intervals of stops. The people that stay on at this point got on way earlier on the route. Most likely starting at downtown or earlier.
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