http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/things-i-love-holiday-edition-the-santa-bus-98/ Someday, emerging at last from the violent insight Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:55:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/things-i-love-holiday-edition-the-santa-bus-98/comment-page-1/#comment-349 beautifulcynic Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:06:55 +0000 http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/things-i-love-holiday-edition-the-santa-bus-98/#comment-349 I am friendly with all the people I meet in the street, on the bus, etc. But I do notice that they often look surprised! What's more, when I walk down the street with a smile on my face, almost everyone does a double take! Or they frown, or just look confused. I can see the wheels turning in their heads: What is she smiling about? Do I have food stuck on my face? Is she hearing voices in her head? People often don't know what to do when confronted with good humour in a stranger! The woman on the bus was indeed quite drunk (she fell over in the aisle at one point), but was sitting too far away for me to talk to her. I did smile and wave when she looked at me and said "have a smile", and I did wish her a merry Christmas as she left the bus, though. I am friendly with all the people I meet in the street, on the bus, etc. But I do notice that they often look surprised! What’s more, when I walk down the street with a smile on my face, almost everyone does a double take! Or they frown, or just look confused. I can see the wheels turning in their heads: What is she smiling about? Do I have food stuck on my face? Is she hearing voices in her head? People often don’t know what to do when confronted with good humour in a stranger!
The woman on the bus was indeed quite drunk (she fell over in the aisle at one point), but was sitting too far away for me to talk to her. I did smile and wave when she looked at me and said “have a smile”, and I did wish her a merry Christmas as she left the bus, though.

]]> http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/things-i-love-holiday-edition-the-santa-bus-98/comment-page-1/#comment-348 jukebox Sun, 25 Dec 2005 01:08:22 +0000 http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/things-i-love-holiday-edition-the-santa-bus-98/#comment-348 Great kitsch looking bus and lovely tradition. In our newspaper today the local transit system boasts about distributiong a candy to every passenger on every bus and boat . They have yet to hear from my suggestion to donate fares to a charity as well, tks to you. I love the aboriginal woman story. How true that people have forgotten to smile in big towns. Yet giving a smile might elicit a smiling response in return. Don't be afraid to try. I talked to people on the subway during my recent stay in Paris . People were surprised but finally seduced! (They probably noticed my breath smelled clean) Did you talk with the woman Larissa? Or was she really drunk? Great kitsch looking bus and lovely tradition. In our newspaper today the local transit system boasts about distributiong a candy to every passenger on every bus and boat . They have yet to hear from my suggestion to donate fares to a charity as well, tks to you.
I love the aboriginal woman story. How true that people have forgotten to smile in big towns. Yet giving a smile might elicit a smiling response in return. Don’t be afraid to try. I talked to people on the subway during my recent stay in Paris . People were surprised but finally seduced! (They probably noticed my breath smelled clean) Did you talk with the woman Larissa? Or was she really drunk?

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