I wish I knew, for my entire life, why people will choose to sit in any other seat before they choose to sit near me on transit. Do I exude autism?

BlueSharkEnjoyer , 11 months ago

This is called the "bus rule" around here, you don't sit beside someone if there's a still a set of seats you can have to yourself.

I'd be more worried if they did sit beside you, as that'd be considered a bit creepy.

Cypher , 11 months ago

There’s also a bit more at play with the bus rule.

Take a seat in an empty row first

Not in front of someone that looks sketchy

Not immediately behind someone particularly
attractive unless other rows are full (can be creepy)

If you must share a row don’t sit next to the meth head OR the young girl.

Don’t sit towards the rear when there’s a group of troublemakers on the rearmost seats.

Do sit near exits but preferably one row behind others so you’re not the first person noticed by someone sketchy

There’s more but a lot of optimisation, particularly lo safety and social comfort, goes into selecting the best seating and neurotypical people do it completely subconsciously.