I am convinced that there is some sort of ward, some sort of aggressive barrier in place that prevents a good portion of the everyday masses from entering the furthermost area of the bus. This area is commonly known as "the back", and having such a humbled name, you would expect that more people would set down there, but the reality is quite the opposite. In fact, on average, I would say that the proportion of people situated at the front of the bus compared to the back is nearly three to one.
So what is the cause for this anomaly, you may ask? I have asked myself this very same question many a time, and have endeavored long to find an answer. What have I discovered?
Nothing.
I have found no logical or rational explanation for this phenomenon of human behaviour. There have been several hypotheses concocted by me and my crack team of scientists, which all seemed perfectly valid, but were each equally incapable of explaining everyone's behaviour. So, since logic seems to have abandoned the masses, I have opted for an illogical explanation for this matter.
Yes, that must be the case! There must be some sort of seal placed upon the rear seating area of each bus, regulating the comers and goers like the semi-permeable membrane of a human cell.
Only a chosen few may enter...
That must have been Translink's gambit: an elitist bus-section, a place where only the best of the best, the greatest of the greatest may go, genius! Who would have ever thought that by simply sitting at the rear of the bus, farthest from all the possible exits, you could elevate yourself to a level beyond that of any mere mortal, amazing! Translink, look what you've given us. Now there can finally be separation at last. The haves at last have a home, and what a home it is, with it's chrome-polished interior and heated seats, oh what joy! Kudos to you Translink. May this deed be remembered always!
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In the old days, black people had to sit at the back of the bus and it was something to be ashamed of because it represented racial segregation. I wonder how it got to be so elite....
Personally, I have always been intimidated by the back of the bus. The back of the bus is for the cool people (hanging head in shame), and I never used to go.
But maybe the real reason people don't like to go back there is an historical one: they're afraid they may be ambushed by a wild and agressive African-Canadian lurking vengeful between the seats.
Well played, "melissa", quite the valid point to present, and in light of such historical evidence I might just have to agree with you some. The community these days does indeed seem to be in the grips of some fear, a deep-seated fear whose origins must lay within the mysterious Rear Aria. (Ha ha! Oh, a good play-on-words indeed, I must say.)
But I digress...
It is obvious here that the appropriate action to be addressed is one which will rid us of this all-pervading fear; indeed, let us unite in this action, fellow riders! The public shall once again know safety on its rails, and security on its highways and byways! Together, we can make the difference!
I agree with Melissa; the back is for "cool" people; although, mostly I see drunks, obnoxious teenagers, and mothers with sniveling brats in the back. But then, I usually ride in Slur-rey
Ha ha, what luck. Welcome fellow Surrey residents. Although I currently reside in White Rock I began this journey in Surrey, and yes, I do feel your many pains as well. It is quite unnerving at times to be at the back of the bus with such people, but then again, it is always annoying to have to share such a sanctified place.
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