Toronto man glances at a fellow passenger’s phone on the public bus and instantly regrets it: ‘I’m never taking public transit ever again’
We have all had those moments where our curiosity gets the better of us. Especially if you’re on a public bus with a diversity of people around. But for one Toronto man, a single “nosey” glance resulted in a permanent ick from public transit.
TikTok creator Chris Yamez (@thechrisyamez) has racked up over 363,000 views after sharing a bus story that made him wish he’d never looked down. Returning from a shopping trip for a performance outfit, Chris’s germophobia was already on high alert. But the biological hazard he encountered wasn’t on the seats; it was on a fellow passenger’s screen.
A shopping trip ended in a bus nightmare
Chris had just finished picking up new clothes for an upcoming show and was on his way home on a bus. He was only two stops away from his house when the incident occurred.
As he stood up to exit and pressed the signal button, he found himself standing near a passenger seated right by the exit door. Despite his usual preference for avoiding high-touch surfaces, the ride had been “cool” up until that final moment of curiosity.
One nosey glance and Chris swore off public transit forever
In a move he now deeply regrets, Chris’s head instinctively turned toward a passenger’s phone. The first shock was seeing his *meat* out and hanging. “I beg your f—ing pardon,” Chris’ mind went. And then, he looked harder… just to make sure. “I don’t know why I looked harder,” Chris now regretted in his video.
Chris explained the scene by mimicking the explicit motion he saw on the screen and every viewer probably gasped. Now, when he looked harder, to his horror, he witnessed the man opening a message thread.
He obviously couldn’t figure out who the man was talking to, but the chat was apparently filled with graphic videos of people “fornicating.” Shocked, he accidentally let out an audible “aye!” in the middle of the bus.
The passenger acted like his privacy was invaded
Chris’s loud “aye” at the explicit content was followed by an awkward confrontation. After hearing Chris’s vocal reaction, the passenger turned around with an air of “audacity.” It was almost as if Chris were the one in the wrong for witnessing public obscenity.
To avoid any exchange, Chris just pretended to have never said (or seen) anything. But the interaction was so jarring that Chris immediately vowed to never look at another person’s phone again. In fact, he swore off stepping foot on a bus ever again.
Essential etiquette for using public transportation safely
While Chris’s story is a humorous warning against “nosey” behavior, it also highlights a massive breakdown in public transport etiquette. To ensure a comfortable ride for everyone, passengers should follow some basic rules.
First things first, if you don’t want a Chris towering over you to see what you’re up to, keep your phone tilted away from others. But even more importantly, keep explicit or sensitive content for private spaces. Secondly, no one wants to hear your videos, regardless of whether the content is fornicating or a cooking show.
So, headphones are mandatory. On the split side, avoid standing directly over seated passengers. This will save you from the unintentional “phone peeking.”
Viewers who travel by bus say it’s normal in Toronto
The comments section turned into a communal laugh at the expense of “bus culture” and the hazards of being observant. “This sounds like a normal Tuesday morning in Toronto,” one viewer remarked, suggesting that public obscenity is a regular occurrence in big cities.
“The audacity of him to act like you invading his privacy,” another added, pointing out the irony of the passenger’s reaction. “Meat out on the bus??” a third was horrified.
Minding your business is a survival skill
At the end of the day, Chris’s story is a reminder that some things are better left unseen. When a simple commute turns into an accidental viewing of someone’s private messages, the only winning move is to get off the bus and never look back.
We hope Chris made it to his performance on time. But we’re not sure if he’s still reeling from the visual. Regardless, if you’re on the bus, keep your eyes on the road and your “Willie” videos in the vault.
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