When interacting with bus conductors or other service personnel, maintaining courtesy and respect are the most important principles. The following are some suggestions that are both appropriate and avoid excessive small talk, while taking into account the maintenance of the dignity of others.： ### 1. **Boundaries of nonverbal signal transmission** -**Friendly but short answer**: Use a short response such as "hmm" and "Okay, thank you", and then turn to the window/mobile phone with a smile to end the conversation naturally. -**Prepare props in advance**: Holding books and headphones (music can not be played), nod your head when you get on the bus and naturally enter a "focused state". ### 2. **Contextualized coping strategies** -**Peak hours**: When displaying the transportation card/QR code, he said, "There are so many people today, you have worked so hard", and immediately turned to find a seat, using ambient noise to naturally block the conversation. -**Off-peak hours**: Choose a location close to the exit door. When the conductor approaches, he can naturally get up and observe the stop sign to create a "ready to get off" situation. ### 3. **Technical isolation method** -**Mobile phone etiquette**: During a call, you can use "I'm listening to work arrangements, wait a minute" to greet the conductor; when wearing headphones, you can point to your ears and shake your head and smile. Most people will understand. -**Smart device interaction**: Pretend to operate the navigation software, occasionally look up to confirm the site, and shape the image of a "technology dependent person" to reduce the possibility of conversation. ### 4. **Use of cultural tacit understanding** -**Dialect barrier**: You can use Mandarin to answer "Sorry if you don't understand the dialect" in different places, but you need to pay attention to the soft tone. -**Regional habits**: In cities where you are used to riding quietly, you can imitate the indifferent but not rude behavior of the locals. ### 5. **Special situation handling** -**Continuous conversation**: But after three short responses, I suddenly asked, "How many more stations are there at Station XX?" "Change the subject to transactional communication. -**Privacy test**: After answering the private question "It's not convenient to say the company's regulations", immediately add "You checked the ticket very hard today" and end the topic with concern. ### Important reminder： Avoid using body language that is obviously resistant (such as turning around, frowning). The work of a conductor requires continuous interaction with people, and a moderate basic response (even if it is just a smile and a nod) is respect for his professional labor. If you encounter harassment that is really troublesome, you should record your work number and report it to the bus company. **Silence can be gold, but indifference can become a wall. **In the crevices of urban life, maintaining a moderate social distance is an art, and we need to maintain the harmony of public spaces with the smallest cost of courtesy.