... I can't stand on buses ...

After 9:30 pensioners - if they have a pensioner's card - can use the bus for free. So being English - and the main motivation of being English is to avoid embarrassment - why did I sit in the bottom section . When I got on there were a few seats left - but when we went round the corner - all the over 60s in the area climbed on board.

There were old ladies standing up - but who looked fit - and - the last two times I had offered my seat - on public transport - the person refused to take the seat - both told me they were perfectly fit - and - er - who was I to be offering them a seat - which made me very embarrassed - particularly as the other passengers expressed their contempt - in the English way - by looking / not looking - and appearing to look anywhere - but at me.

So I sat - not wishing to commit - not wishing to talk - not wishing to insult - not wishing to get embarrassed - and - wanting the comfort of the seat. We travelled on - people got on - some people got off - friends of old ladies got on - I got looks - oh no - I'm embarrassed again.

In the end a very old lady got on - I got up - and moved down the bus - near the stairs - blocking people getting off - or getting on - no - I'm getting embarrassed again. Oh what a relief when my stop came. Except this other old lady would not get out of the way - so I had to barge - push - shove - to get myself off. Embarrassment again.