Why are bus drivers so angry and rude?

I'm pretty sure that bus drivers aren't supposed to leave vulnerable and young people out alone if they don't have any other form of transport, even if they don't have the correct bus fare... They're supposed to take down your details so you can send the bus company the correct amount at a later date. That was mean of him.

Wait, bus drivers say hello, and thank you? This is news to me, I have never heard of this.

Sometimes here in London, passengers say thank you, but grumpy drivers are just so common, I don't even notice the difference any more...

Well the drivers in London are alright. Some are very patient when someone is running to try and catch the bus.

Most are, however some.... on the other hand, will shut the door purposely on you!

That's why I never run for the bus man, it's peak when you get aired by the driver, then people laugh at you inside

Most are, however some.... on the other hand, will shut the door purposely on you!

That's why I never run for the bus man, it's peak when you get aired by the driver, then people laugh at you inside

Looooooooooooooool

Nah nah when I know they'll be kids on the bus, I don't run. Try and be cool innit
But if I need to get that bus, I will get it! But yeah I've seen drivers like that, plus it's embarrassing when people at the bus stop watch you as you didn't get on the bus

looooool you gotta style it out man, pretend you are walking normally when you see the bus, when the bus is almost at the bus stop, pick up the pace a little. Just as you're about to get near the front door to get on, the bus driver closes the door, so just pretend you were gonna look at the timetable printed on the bus stand. If you reckon you can make it to the front of the bus comfortably without the doors shutting, then by all means enter the bus, hahahaha

looooool you gotta style it out man, pretend you are walking normally when you see the bus, when the bus is almost at the bus stop, pick up the pace a little. Just as you're about to get near the front door to get on, the bus driver closes the door, so just pretend you were gonna look at the timetable printed on the bus stand. If you reckon you can make it to the front of the bus comfortably without the doors shutting, then by all means enter the bus, hahahaha

As someone who has to take the bus quite frequently, this is an issue which has been bugging me recently. I find bus drivers incredibly rude. I understand that they have a lot to deal with and a timetable to stick to, but most bus drivers lack simple courtesy such as a simple 'Thank you' and 'Goodbye'.

Recently I had a bus driver shake his fist at me for no reason when I raised my hand as he stopped the bus. Once I sat down, I noticed he'd printed out a Single ticket instead of the Return I had asked for. I decided to wait until we'd stopped in town before I told him about the error, so I didn't disturb him from driving. When I told him, he shouted "WHY DO YOU TELL ME NOW AND NOT BEFORE?" There was a definite language barrier, but I don't understand why he had to shout and get so angry over something which was his error in the first place

Most bus drivers I've witnessed are so horrible to other people, especially the elderly. I've seen people ask them brief questions and they get incredibly impatient and rude. I saw one old woman with about 10 shopping bags ask the driver if he could just wait a little until she found her ticket in her bag, and he shouted at her that he couldn't wait and for her to get off, so she had to get off and wait even longer.

What I have found interesting, is that I go to a university in Wales and the bus drivers there are so different to how they are back here in England. They say hello, thank you and goodbye and are a lot nicer and more polite. I know these are only little things but I really don't understand why bus drivers over here seem so angry and irritable. Why go for the job in the first place if you're aware that it will demanding and tiring and you'll be dealing with a lot of people?

Has anyone else had bad experiences with bus drivers?