Random Musings

Here are some things I've always wondered about:

-Whenever someone pulls the string on a bus, how does the bus driver remember to stop at the next stop? What if that person pulls it right after a stop and there's still awhile to go before the next stop? I've never been on a bus where the bus driver forgets to stop at a stop. I wonder what happens if he/she does forget to stop. Would he/she yell at whoever pulled it to not pull it so early? (Definitely possible). Would he change his route and go back? (I don't think so) Would he just stop at the next stop acting as if no one pulled it? (Probably)

-What determines who one sits next to on a bus? For example, when you get on a bus full of people you don't know, and there are only seats where you'd have to sit next to someone, how do you choose who you sit next to? Is it random? Or is there a pattern? Do people unconsciously pick a spot so that they're next to someone who's good looking? Do people sit in the first seat they reach? Whenever I see someone come onto a bus, I've always wondered what makes them choose this particular seat as opposed to some other seat. I've always wondered about this and am actually curious enough to want to conduct an experiment.

-When a celebrity rides on an airplane, do they always get first class seats? If so, what if someone who's next to them who is not a celebrity? I bet most of the time, the celebrity probably wouldn't be by himself, he would probably always have someone sit next to him. Either that, or they'd pay enough money to not have anyone in first class or a section of first class. But...what if it does happen...where a celebrity is put next to a normal person. I'd imagine it would be kind of awkward... I mean, if the normal person recognizes the celebrity, would she try to talk to the celebrity? Or would she just not say anything and hold all of her excitement inside because she doesn't want the celebrity to think that she's one of those brainless fanatic fans? Somehow I feel an opportunity like that would be rare, where you'd get stuck sitting next to a celebrity for a couple of hours. I'd imagine it would probably be cool for the non-celebrity to have an opportunity like that...

-The situation in the above paragraph can then be extended to a more general case, where a person sees a celebrity on a street or in a store. What do they do (the non-celeb)? I bet people from different levels of celebrity get different treatments by normal people. For example, I bet people would treat Brad Pitt differently if they saw him, than if they saw, say, a reality TV star. More people would probably venture to talk to the reality TV star than with Brad Pitt. I feel like the higher status a celebrity has, the less approachable they get. I'd imagine that most of the time, people wouldn't really want to bother the celebrity and would probably just let them go about their ways, watching them from a distance, admiring them...or something like that. Though I could be totally wrong...I've never seen an A-list celebrity up close in real life, so I don't know. For example, if I saw Gwen Stefani in a grocery store picking out apples, I really don't know what I'd do. I don't know if I'd go up to her and tell her, for example, that I like one of her songs, or not bother her at all. I don't know if celebrities welcome that kind of thing. I suppose they would if you don't talk to them for too long. I mean, who doesn't appreciate admiration? But I guess if that happened to them all the time (people approaching them and telling them something), they would probably get annoyed. In fact, for those celebrities who show up in tabloids all the time, I wonder why they even go out at all. I'm sure they can just hire someone to do their shopping for them so they can avoid all the paparazzi...