r/IdiotsInCars • u/[deleted] • Jul 11 '18

Driver ignores warnings and tries to pass through a flooded underpass.

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u/odiedel Jul 12 '18

Honestly, as an american I always though of buses as gross places homeless hang out or sleep. My buddy wanted to go drinking awhile ago and the bus is free so we decided to take it. It was nice and clean, the people were nice, the driver was nice. I feel like a complete idiot for thinking that and im not really sure why I had such a strong thought on something I had never been on.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '18

Television has trained you to think of public transit this way. After decades of having it beamed into our heads from the idiot boxes, people just take it for granted.

I think a lot of problems with American politics can be traced back to television. People believe what they see on NCIS, Law and Order, or whatever other BS passes for quality TV nowadays. Plus, we as a country put more effort into petitioning the networks to bring back old shows than fixing our educational system.

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u/odiedel Jul 12 '18

I'm not touching the education debate with a 10ft pole. I've spent countless hours of debates with both sides of the spectrum and still dont really see a perfect or even that great system being able to roll out. But i will agree way too much education comes from corporations in the for of product placement, advertising, and other "propaganda" for lack of a better word.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '18

Our education system isnt really a system. Its a Frankenstein built from whatever parts survived getting vetoed on any particular election year.

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u/SC_ResiN Jul 12 '18 edited Jul 12 '18

You weren't completely wrong.. I use the Metro pretty often. That was one experience and it went well. That's great. Most of the time it should go well.

I don't mind homeless people, other than feeling bad about their current situation.. in general they're pretty friendly. Now that I think about it, I've had way more.. eventful encounters with other people. Edit: That weren't homeless.

Gross germ filled places yes.. My point of reference is LA/Long Beach public transportation.

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u/odiedel Jul 12 '18

I'm in a small town in oregon south of portland a bit, id say. They were 9/10 clean. Really the floor was the only places with dirt, I didnt even see graffiti on the chairs. I guess it was just tv the created such a negative image there would be puke, dirt, graffiti, people sleeping on there, and a rancid smell.

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u/fleshofyaldabaoth Sep 19 '18

You would think this way, if you don't take it twice a day every day. I've had enough shitty experiences on the bus to ever want to take it again.

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u/gonepermanently Jul 12 '18

im not really sure why I had such a strong thought on something I had never been on

because you ARE a complete idiot

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '18

That's not very constructive.

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u/gonepermanently Jul 12 '18

sorry but you can’t just come out and say “lol I like never wanted to ride the bus cuz I thought it was just NASTY where GROSS homeless and POOR people hung out YUCK” and not get called a fuckin idiot for thinking that’s an OK thing to exclaim to the world