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What exactly does a bus driver do directly for just you? Everyone tips private drivers though.

Nurses don't get tips but it's very common for them to get thank-you gifts and treats.

In my city, it is common courtesy and sometimes expected that you say 'thank you' to the bus driver when getting off at your stop. It's not too much of a stretch to the scenario where bus drivers are tipped, except that most bus riders (at least in the US) tend to be poor. Maybe we'll have bus drivers tipping well behaved passengers instead lol.

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