I am taking a #Greyhound#bus today between Kansas City and St. Louis. It's been so long that I can't remember the last time I took an intercity bus. It hasn't changed a bit.
Most notably, it appears to still be true that the people on buses are mostly the people who can't afford to fly.
(Yes, I know, it's a generalization based on appearances. Don't come into my mentions harassing me about it unless you've ridden a Greyhound for several hours and seen it for yourself.) #transit
It's still a combination of perfectly decent, nice people, rude people, and people who seem to have something not quite right in the head. The latter category continues to seemingly be overrepresented on buses compared to other forms of transit.
Definitely a much higher percentage of BIPOC, especially immigrants, compared to flying.
(One wonders if this is in part due to the fact that undocumented immigrants can't get the ID they would need to fly.)
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