I’m thinking that I might have underestimated the Torontonian public. To get to my shift today I had to take the bus, RT, subway and streetcar–one of each, eh? I was half-expecting some sort of half-assed hostility toward the union employees given the disturbance over the weekend. I observed the people though and everyone was well-behaved. I didn’t see a single person cussing out an employee. Instead, to every driver and ticket collector I came across I saw public giving polite nods and greetings. It’s all well and good for sure–don’t get me wrong; however, I’m kind of surprised. It’s not that I have little faith that people here can be polite. It’s just that over the news broadcasts and what not it seemed like most of the people voicing opinions were rather blinded by rage. I can’t say that they’re wrong to feel so angry either. I just expected those sentiments to carry over into today. I suppose it did help having the Premier and Mayor publicly ask people to behave and be polite. I’m sure there are still some isolated incidents here and there that will happen, or have already happened. Regardless, I’m still impressed with the city.
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