We all have taken transit at some point in our lives. A lot of us may also take it regularly. Regardless of what the situation is, there’s something you always dread. That thing is accidentally making contact with a person awkwardly. You will think about that moment for the rest of your commute or even the entire day. Some people hate physical contact to the point where it makes them feel disgusted.
would like a word with whoever designed this pic.twitter.com/sKNbE2BNFY
— Alex Migdal (@alexem) January 15, 2023
I’ve been in this situation a few times. Once, I was boarding a bus and it starts moving. I was walking towards the back and held on to a pole. I felt it wobble more than it should’ve. That’s when I realized it wasn’t a pole. It was someone’s hockey stick. According to the guy holding the hockey stick, I wasn’t the first person to do that. While it wasn’t physical contact with a person, it was still someone’s personal property and I haven’t forgotten about it.
This next one happened while I was already on the bus. I was standing on the step between the front and the back of the bus. This bus decided to stop somewhere where it wasn’t anticipated. I was holding on to a pole and had both feet planted on the platform. Somehow, I still managed to swerve right into the people in front of me. This lady who was sitting down saved me from completely falling over by grabbing my arm.
Finally, this one happened this morning. I was grabbing a seat on the bus and was in the process of sitting down. There was a lady in a seat that was left of where I was going to be sitting. While I was sitting down, I held on to the pole that was on the left. When I say down, my arm landed on her bag and I immediately apologized. The sad part is this could’ve been prevented had I held on to the pole on the right of my seat.
You will eventually make contact with someone in an awkward way. Whether you decide to fixate on it for the rest of the day (or the rest of your life) is up to you. Let’s be real for a moment, that person is feeling the same way you do.