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How to sit next to a stranger on the bus
How to sit next to a stranger on the bus — An illustrated code of armrests, backpacks, and the sacred half-centimeter of personal space.
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Bus seating is a micro-diplomacy exercise. You choose a seat that balances availability, exit strategy, and the probability that the other person is mid-podcast monologue.
Golden rules: occupy the window if empty, never put a bag on the only free seat during rush hour (unless you enjoy public shame), and master the polite lean when standing room becomes a lifestyle.
Physical contact may occur via shared armrests. This is not romance. This is transit.
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- Office folklore (oral tradition), passim.
- Anonymous group chat screenshots that “a friend” totally did not send.
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