Do you sleep in public transportations?

sleeping in bus - man sleeping in bus
Singapore
May 22, 2007 8:13am CST
I'm the kind of person who can sleep ANYWHERE. And I mean, anywhere. My friends are always surprised how I managed to sleep at public transportations because they could never sleep when riding buses or trains. Once, I think I even slept standing up in a crowded train. LOL. Could you sleep in public transportations?
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@jianhong (739)
• Singapore
22 May 07
Yyes,i do sleep in bus when i am on my way back from school. As the journey is very long, i will take fell asleep. As the day for me is very tired. I think is common to sleep in bus or train. Maybe i should not sleep but rest. I see many people do that.
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• Singapore
22 May 07
Yeah, My usual commute takes about an hour so I sleep around 30 to 45 minutes of that commute
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 May 07
true. even when i am just in a short ride, i can manage to sleep or maybe correct word is atleast take a nap. in this very busy world, we always try to take naps in between trips. hehe.
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@el_jeffo (750)
• Philippines
22 May 07
I try not to, because here in the Philippines public vehicles are a dangerous place to leave yourself and your things valuable. I don't want to wake up with all my stuff stolen.
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• Singapore
22 May 07
I live in the Philippines, I don't sleep in jeepneys but I do sleep in fx and the mrt.
• India
22 May 07
I can also sleep at Car, Bus, Train etc but for few times only or during night hours. Usually day time I enjoy seeing the sight on the way through window. This keeps me updated about the terrain of visiting area. I cannot sleep even for few minutes in standing position in train etc. I need chair at least. It depends on how much we travel daily. If we have to travel daily in crowded bus or train then we have make a practice of so. We can mold/adjust our body as we want. This is amazing gift to us by God. We can adjust at any atmosphere/condition etc.
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• Singapore
22 May 07
Well, unlike you, I don't choose whether it's daytime or night time, I just sleep. LOL.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
23 May 07
Natalie, it is very difficult for me to sleep in a public transport. I always feat if I go to sound sleep...I may miss my destination...so tension of not missing the destination...always keeps me awake.
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• Singapore
24 May 07
LOL. Not for me, like I said, it seems automatic for me to wake up when my destination is getting nearer.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
25 May 07
Nata, it seem that you have some automatic system in your body which sounds you before your destination comes and you appear to be genious.
• United States
22 May 07
It does not bother me to sleep in public transportation and I always fall asleep with no problems at all. Over the years I have traveled by plane, bus, and train. No matter what mode of transportation I have been on I have always fallen asleep once the thing takes off. Before I know it my eyes are closed and I am in dream land.
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• Singapore
22 May 07
LOL. You and me both. Once the vehicle takes off, I just close my eyes and that's it. Once, I have this car pool and most of the people there commented that they never see me awake when traveling. LOL.
@KissThis (3003)
• United States
22 May 07
I couldn't sleep in a public place let alone a train. I would be to worried about what someone would try to do while I was sleeping. I am not a trusting type of person in this kind of situation. I have heard to many stories about what happens to other people to even chance it.
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@sophylline (1041)
• Philippines
16 Oct 07
I am totally opposite. I can never sleep easily in a different place other than my bedroom, let alone in a public transportation. But I could if I would have to travel that would take really long, like in an airplane flying for several how many hours. And now that I think about it, I could sleep when really tired over at my desk in my small business. Oh, my gosh, sleeping standing up in a crowded train, this is the first time I heard that.LOL
@jalbeos (1175)
• Philippines
23 May 07
I do, when I am in the bus, I choose to sit at the very back so that nobody can see your position if you sleep. :)
@jalbeos (1175)
• Philippines
23 May 07
no one could see my position when i sleep*
• Malaysia
4 Apr 09
i used to take the train to go to work and to go back from work, and i always doze off when on it.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
1 Jul 09
I find it easy for me to fall asleep while traveling on a bus or train. There are many times that I fell asleep in a bus till I got to the destination. There was even one time when I over passed my station where I was supposed to get off because of my falling asleep on the bus.
• Singapore
16 Oct 07
I hardly fall asleep when I'm taking public transport. However, I would fall asleep if I'm really really tired. I remember there is once I fall asleep when I take a train back home. I almost drool and I came to realise it when I wake up. It's so embarassing.
@maxy29 (77)
• India
22 May 07
yea i do sleep.....
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• India
3 Apr 09
ya like u , i slept in my college bus. And people suddenly started woke me up when the stop came. But i generally do not sleep while transportation , because of the fear of theft.
@mayvis (80)
• China
1 Jul 09
I have same problem as you.But because I am a carsicker.many times I have slept more than 3 hours in the bus.And sometimes passed the station.LOL
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 May 07
yup. haha. my cousins named me.. the sleep anywhere, sleep anytime person. when i feel sleepy, i sleep if there's a place to sleep to. or atleast be able to close my eyes. i can sleep in jeepneys, buses, trains and expecially while travelling on a plane. people who know me are a bit envious at this talent of mine. they just find me so relaxed when travelling. and yup, i really feel stress free whenever i am able to sleep while in public transportations.
@webbuff (926)
• Philippines
24 May 07
we share the same traits, i also sleep anywhere specially when im sooo tired. The last time i slept in a public transport (bus) i rode 11pm and woke up 7am. the driver of the bus didnt notice i was there.. its scary.. thats why i keep on my reliable watch with a good alarm for in case i sleep again. goodluck!
• United States
24 May 07
i do on cross country rides.local ones i prefer to stay awake.my friends kid i could sleep in a tree once i do go to sleep though LOL i don't think i've tried standing up though.
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
24 May 07
I am like you, I could sleep anywhere in any position, even standing up. I am just too afraid to sleep on public transportation, it seems dangerous to me. The only time I sleep on pub. trans. is on airplanes. Usually I barely make it to takeoff before I am sound asleep. There is no fear of missing my stop on a plane. The plane landing always wakes me up.
• Netherlands Antilles
23 May 07
Nope, I can not. I need to sleep upon a bed.
@naturalst (143)
16 Oct 07
no. i don't really sleep on buses or any public transportation. i don't travel a long journey. mostly i just it's just a short travel and i don't need to sleep. here you don't usually for short travel. but in half day travel in buses in rural areas usually the people sleep through the travel. it's not easy to stay awake through that long travel.