I feel that people will judge me if I utilize them, as someone from lower social status and I should feel ashamed because they are for peasants.
The first time I took a public bus ride when I was a teenager with a friend as a dare.
How do you feel about public transportation? How the society in your place view it?
Is taking public transport shameful?
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Fyi, public transportation where I live usually crowded by male foreign construction workers and foreign female maids. Probably it is seen as unsafe for a female like me to use them.
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Just to add, also on gag there seem to be so many issues with public transportation: manspreading, "big" people occuping 2 seats, female putting her handbag on an empty seat, males unwilling to give up seats for pregant ladies.
Me I don't have much of a choice but to take public transportation as much as I might hate it because of my vision being bad and getting worse. I try driving only in empty parking lots just to keep the skill up if ever a time of emergency is needed but other than that I can't because of my bad vision and let me tell you public transportation God damn sucks balls massive balls but dealing with the expense of a car is a trade off as well with car payments if its not paid off, car taxes, insurance, registration, inspection, gas and maintance, and bad drivers. OTOH taking the bus, bus being late or to early which happens often, overcrowded, people who pull the cord every 5 feet just to get out, screaming adults who swear or screaming kids who aren't disciplined, bus going 5 - 15mph and not stepping on the accelerator, having to leave extremely early to go places, bus sometimes doesn't show up when its suppose to, people who are sick and still go on the bus making other people sick. You're caught in a damned if you do damned if you don't situation unless you take the subway which unfortunately my state doesn't have.
oh and with regards to taking the bus you also have to deal with bums who don't take showers or wipe their asses after they take a shit (not joking when i say that either) and kids who shit in their pants as well (again not joking when i say this either) and it stinks up the whole bus. and when you deal with the hub of a public transport the bus drivers are complete jerks the supervisors are useless and tons of bums and panhandlers have drug deals going on in the restrooms and drugs are used in the restroom as well. I've seen this numerous times and if the restroom is locked up (in my state they close it from 11am to 1pm) the bums will find another restroom usually in city hall's mayors office to shoot up their drugs. Its a damn shithole dealing with public transportation.
One more thing I forgot to add is having to dish out between 35 - 60 dollars every 5 years for a license renewal on top of all the other added expenses that come with owning a car. And fighting and arguing with sleazy mechanics over major repairs that you can't do yourself and arguing with mechanics over cars passing and not passing inspections. Trust me both situations God damn suck.
@RobLovesDemi4ever i mean those are all things that are characteristic of public transportation but it just has to be understood going into it. but those things shouldn't make someone feel ashamed rather than just illustrates some of the cons of public trans.
Not ashamed, especially since everyone rides the subway in New York; you'd stand out more driving your own car, and then there's the high cost of parking, and the constant traffic jams, it just doesn't make sense unless you're leaving the city. That said, people are gross, and all the germs I could do without, but there isn't much choice about that.
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"People are gross" I have to agree with you there.
I've watched/seen a lot of gross things, too many to recall, but I do remember on more than one occasion people sneezing into their hand and putting that same hand back on the pole. :S Hence why I avoid holding anything as much as possible unless absolutely necessary, and even then only with gloves.
Nah because I'm young and it's illegal for me to drive sooooooo... And I'd rather take the bus than walk over an hour from school to my house in the freezing cold Canadian winter.
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I assume it must be safe there to allow a young lady all by herself to take a bus ride. Honestly I would never allow my daughter unaccompanied to walk or ride bus to school. I don't mind waking up early every single day just to ensure her safety and driving through traffic jam to pick her up from school.
Driving is overrated, anyways. Too many stupid people on the road. Even if you were super careful, there’s always that risk you’ll get hurt or killed. And the money spent each month on gas and insurance... UGH!
I don’t feel ashamed but I also don’t feel good because who knows the kind of germs are lurking on the hand rails of buses, seats in taxis, floors of subway trains, etc. It’s congested and if an emergency were to happen, it might not tactically be the best place find yourself in. I don’t like public transportation for a variety of reasons, but feeling ashamed is not one of them. I also feel like someone who takes public transportation might be more apt to become sick, because of being around many people on the daily, congested in a relatively small space, and the accumulation of germs in these places.
Public transportation is used a lot in certain locations. Near the city where i live, the primary mode of transportation is the bus system. They want to keep down the polution as much as possible, and the buses are actually very comfortable and clean. In places where the bus system is less developed, it can be seen as embarrassing or the like when you have to ride it. When people have their own personal transportation, it just seems odd to need to ride a bus or the like. Honestly, public transportation is quite handy and can be good when getting around a place you don't know very well as there are others that use the bus often and know their way around. Just consider that it's just a mode of transportation and you have to do what you have to do to get from point A to point B.
I don't have a problem with public transportation, I preferred to ride the bus or train when I lived in the U. S.. I did not have to worry about finding parking, I did not have to stress out over bad drivers and I could stop off and have a couple of beer after work and not have to worry about being pulled over by the police for DUI.
I also became friends with a few people, I met using public transport. I would still be using public transport here where I live now, if it was not for the industrial acts taken by the transport union a few years ago. That made it necessary for me to get my own personal transportation, to get to and from work.
But I still use public transportation, when I am going out drinking with friends.
I live in a big city and having a car is a hassle. my dad owns a car and whenever he drives somewhere he has to look for a parking space for 20-30 minutes. Even if he just wants to park somewhere near his apartment. I don't even know how to drive and I love taking the subway.
What? Ashamed? It's my favorite and only method of transportation. I use the subway / metro everyday. I'm a railfan (someone who likes trains). I take videos of trains as a hobby. Using public transportation is nothing to feel bad about. It doesn't mean you're poor or lame. It's the most convenient form of transit for some people. Why buy a car and drive through traffic when you can hop on a train and pass everyone on the streets?
No! Why would I? Everybody had to use public transportation at some point. Yeah, sure. Having a car often means personal freedom, but its also a big responsibility too. It's expensive either way to travel. You have to do what is best for you as well as being careful while traveling.
Oh yeah, I'm feeling you girl. Like eww! Poor people! ;)
I think you need to examine where these messages come from.
No, I don't - besides, you need to be a demi millionaire to afford some of the public transport here. I drive and use trams where it's not so convenient to drive.
I never really thought of public transit being "for peasants."
It really boils down to how effective the public transit system is where you live. If it can get you everywhere you need to go, then that's great. Most in the US however are designed to get you to work and back, so running multiple errands throughout the day without having a car to keep stuff in between stops can be a challenge.
I like public transportation. I never have to worry about traffic find a place to park, have car stolen or wreaked from the parking lot, and it is a lot cheaper.
I used to public trans every day till I brought a farm. Now I just live to far away for public trans otherwise I would still use it today.
I live in a place where it's considered very normal. To be honest I'm not sure why anyone would be ashamed of that unless they have already experienced wealth and aren't used to be looked down upon.
If you live in a city like Chicago, New York, Toronto, taking the transit is actually convenient because you avoid car payments, maintenance on your car, gas, and insurance. But I will admit, when you get your married and you have kids, you need a car to get around.
I take the tram (or Luas we call it here in Ireland) as the most convenient transport to the city centre among other places (& I don’t drive), but again there’s no shame in it; it’s popular among everyone of every social class.
And I took the bus for 30 mins to and from college for 2 years back in the day, again commonplace for any student... so zero shame.
Everywhere else I go usually doesn’t require public transport. I either walk or get a ride over
I'm a little embarrassed about using food stamps. But not public transportation. I'm not saying you should be ashamed of using food stamps but I see why people are... I used to donate plasma but I'd rather tell people that then tell them my family is poor and on food stamps, that shit is embarrassinng...
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No of course not. One I don’t care what others think, even if they think I’m low class for utilizing public transportation no one is going to say it to my face. Not only that public transportation cuts down on all these emissions, so for someone to look down on you when they’re polluting the ozone is pretty ridiculous. Honestly I’d use it myself if I could, but I work too far of a distance that it would take me forever to get to work that I’d be lateeveryday.
Huh? No. Why would I? That's weird. Public transit should be used a lot, as it takes more cars off the road, is cheaper, and is more environmentally friendly.
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I agree with you 100%! Our teachers preach all that but until now none of us ever use them. I remember getting weird look if I ever suggested that to a friend, they'll be like "Why? I can ask my driver to pick you up from home."
Hell nah. I hate fooling with my car and I hate driving. I ride the local city bus OFTEN. And I do not give a fuck about what the next person has to say. They are welcomed to either drive me around themselves or shut the hell up.
I like public transportation. It’s far more convenient than owning a car in the city, it’s better for the environment than driving, and I can’t drive anyway since my eyesight is bad enough that it wouldn’t be safe.
I hate using public transport. I hate waiting at the bus stop, I hate having to find the right change, I hate sitting on the bus with glue sniffers. It's nothing to do with being a snob and I'm not concerned about it affecting my public image. The only people who will see you using public transport are people using public transport.
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Im not ashamed for using the public transportation, i liked it, but my parents doesn't let me to use it anymore since they knew i got sexually harassed in the public transportation. So they got me my own car but damn i hate traffics tho
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I'm sorry that happened to you. Yeah public transportation can be quiet unsafe for lone female.
There are a lot of people who use public transportation where I live, especially the subway. Obviously I would rather have my own car, but I don't have it yet, so I have to take the bus and the subway. But no, I don't feel ashamed.
NOPE!!! In NYC I loved it! Here the bus isn't nearly as safe and the infrastructure isn't even close to advanced. It's just a shitty bus or take a rideshare.
manspreading is not a fucking issue that first of all, but public transportation here isn't very crowded and i often use it, sure i'm looked down upon because i'm a skater with tracksuit clothing on heavy metal music loudly playing through my earbuds and not giving a fuck about others, of course i'm looked down upon and not only in public transportation, see the trick is to not give a single flying fuck about what society thinks of you, live your own live and fuck society.
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You still can put your point across without swearing you know.
Why would I? Even if you're wealthy enough to have your own car, I dont think is convenient to live inside a bubble. It's necessary to know how the real world works. You may not have the same luck always and you'd be screwed.
First of all, how rich are you that you’ve never used public transportation? Second, no, I don’t feel ashamed to use it. Most people use it and it is better for the environment than everyone taking their own car. Third, people who will judge you for taking public transport are not people you want to be friends with anyway, they’re super stuck up, so why would you care what they think?
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Nobody needs to be rich to use public transportation because they are relatively cheap or free. Its just the idea of mixing with those immigrants I think. Because those friends would offer to pick me up from home with their drivers if I ever mention of using public transport.
well you know what you're lucky you have friends that are that good to you but a lot of people aren't that fortunate. I myself had to get rid of a couple of friends because of how selfish they were. They expected me to bend over backwards helping them but when I needed help I was on my own.
No? Why on earth would you be ashamed? Personally, if it cost me less, or saved me more time, I'd use it to go to work everyday. I've used it a lot when I was in college.
Well generally I hate public transportation esp a bus as I hate to be around people not bcz I'm ashamed its totally normal to use it and in my place everyone uses public transportation students , teachers , doctors... Etc
why why put yourself through all that massive expense? i've learned one thing from owning two cars when my vision was in better condition than it is now. Cars are money pits and you never make a good return on that investment
@RobLovesDemi4ever depends on the car and how you're spending your money if you're buying domestic like Chevy u will have issues if u don't got a lot of money imports are the way to go
Well yeah thats the exact type of car i used to own a chevy camaro and a pontiac trans-am one within weeks of each other. And all my friends owned American made cars and costed them a lot too. I didn't figure out foreign cars were the way to go until later on in life when my vision went to hell
Really well you try juggling paying for rent on top of paying for a car and paying for food and other expenses as well on not so great of a pay when you're young it's a massive headache. I didn't get to have all my knowledge and wisdom that I have now about business when i was in my mid 20's. People learn as they get older.
Really you don't think its that much of a massive expense? Are you sure about that if you own 3 cars? Well why don't you take a calculator and start adding up the cost of insurance for all 3 cars plus repairs and maintance for all 3 cars plus inspection for all 3 plus the car payments if any plus taxes plus registration for all 3 plus the cost of gas for all 3 and see how much you're paying out each month You'll be surprised at that amount especially if you own 3 cars
Well i hope you did a lot of background search on the subcontractors your architect plans on using because a lot of subcontractors overcharge and a lot of them suck at their jobs
and just make sure your architect watches those subcontractors carefully they dont start drinking on the job and he better make sure they know how to use a leveler when putting up door sills and window sills and sub floors you'll be surprised how many of those morons put that shit in crooked making other parts of the house uneven
@RobLovesDemi4ever yes very well aware of that haha! I have screened about 4-5 contractors. I'm taking a trip to China to handpick the raw materials myself as I want the best quality with best price. Those contractors will trick you selling cheap tiles and all but claim the price to be much higher than the original price direct from source.
oh im well aware of that they price gouge cheap crap all the time. If you want the best material use AB plywood for your subfloors since thats the best of the best and don't use pressure treated wood for indoor use and try to use insulation under your subfloor as well. and insulated windows. And have your contractor use 5/8 sheetrock whenever possible fuck the 3/8 because that shit sucks 1/2 minimum force him to use and do not have him use OSB board on the side of your house after framing is done force him to use AB plywood instead of that cheap osb shit. And avoid particle board at all costs. thats just glued wood chip junk pasted together. same with mdf boards even though mdf is a little better than particle board and osb junk.
force your contractor to use mdf on your counters not that osb junk or particle board junk and but make sure he uses AB plywood on the outside and inside of your house nothing less. and 1/2 to 5/8 sheetrock not that 3/8 1/4 shit they'll try to sell you on regardless of how much pressuring you have to do with your contractor. you want it built to last and done right not half assed like a lot of these people will try doing
And if you go with hardwoods make sure its real hardwood not that fake laminate shit because that stuff sucks and its cheap and doesn't last. The real hardwood for floors will be 3/4 thick verses 1/4 for that laminate garbage they'll try to sell you on. You'll notice a difference when you walk on it and when its all put together.
@RobLovesDemi4ever thank you for all your specific recommendation. I actually told off my architect when he suggested me to just use footing instead of piling for my fences around the house. My fence going to be tall as I desire privacy and I don't want it to tilt or crack in the future. He kept telling me that is going to be expensive.. Well I don't care I just want strong foundation for my house.
Fencing around your house is easy use pressure treated wood not that plastic shit they sell since it has lots of gaps and is only a couple of feet high and doesn't give you much in the way of privacy as people can easily look in and its mostly for decorative purposes.
And make sure that contractor of yours cements the posts of that fence in and not just dig the damn holes and puts the posts in. a lot of them will try to skip out on doing that and make sure that jerk also uses 4x4 post metal brackets at the bottom of the 4x4 pressure treated wood to make sure it balances and stays leveled off and doesn't move when being put in the ground and don't use that quick drying crap make sure he uses cement that supports minumum 5000lb psi not that 4000lb psi crap or have him mix his own using 2 not 3 of sand and cement and 1 part water. because 2 will be thicker than 3 or is it 3 thicker than 2 you know what i mean its been a while since i done this
Wow i just went online and looked at lowes website and they changed the psi for quikrete it used to be 4000lb now its only 750psi they changed the mix and upped the price even more. Have him make his own
and have your contractor mix masonary bonding agents with the cement it'll make for a stronger hold i remember doing that back in the day. They used to come in small bottles that costed a lot now they sell them by the gallons in big jugs. That will make the cement even stronger
I used to work in lowes home improvement store back in 2001-2003 in building materials and paint department and garden department but mostly in building materials/lumber department
@RobLovesDemi4ever you have no follower. People will immediately know its me if I follow you haha! I'm hiding my identity as to avoid judgement because I know my question sounds cocky.
@RobLovesDemi4ever yeah i once had a 2005 Chevy Impala never AGAIN i rjust wanted something that looked sporty cause everyone else had Fords and Dodge and the car had rims i was so stupid for my first car i thought it was super cool until it took a fat shit on me and overheated i spent so much uneccesary money on it that i just left it in the side of the road one day and never looked back lol i drive a 2014 Hyundai Sonata now and it's way better only electrical issues that are easy to manage and the rest is just regular maintence but not expensive at all other then i wish i would have just grabbed a Toyota lol then I'd probably have no issues haha GM can go to hell lol
Where I live it's normal for people to use public transportation and I have no problem with using it. I just hate walking when it's cold and when its crowded.
I'm a foreign student and I use public transportation Within campus we have the Bear Transit and if I need to go to SF I'd just take the subway/bus Haven't been robbed yet :))
Public trans portation is a pain in the ass.. irs slow and dosent always fit into ur schedule.. so i have to since i dont have a car.. but I've seen people with suits use the bus.. so im not ashmed.. but im. sure people judge
It's been invented not to judge people :p I don't see why I should waste more money on getting to destinations by car than to save up hundreds and hundreds by using public transportation
Not at all... if the public transport is good why drive? when you've been brought up in a place like London like myself it's custom to prefer public transport then your own...
I use it everyday, I even walk instead of taking the metro just to save money. I have no problems admitting that I don't have much money, that way people are aware that I have to be careful when spending
I haven't owned a car for over 12 years and use it regularly.
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Growing up from an Asian country, not at all! Life wouldn’t have been as easy if it wasn't for public transportations, and besides, this might sound weird but me and friends have had lots of memories to every public transportations we’ve ridden. I moved here in the us a year ago though and i haven't had the chance to use public transportations yet. Still, i dont think it’s something to be ashamed of.
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Oh i actually have. When i first visited nyc. And im still right, it didn't bother me at all.
Hell no. It is great. It is cheap, don't have to worry about parking. I drive a car too but I use public transport to go some places because it is easier.
It's a form of transportation. Use it when you don't want to deal with traffic congestion yourself, especially in a big city and points A and B are relatively accessible.
Not at all, I use it all of the time... It's a part of not having a car or license and needing to go far... And sometimes just cause it's cheap and cause I want to feel like I'm with more people and have some me time 😁
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