On the buses

One thing that visitors to the west of scotland would find a bit of a culture shock would be the generally grumpy and unpleasent manners of a good few of the local bus drivers. Anyone expecting to get the friendly reception you normally find with our local drivers on Cooks or Stagecoach will be in for a rude awakening.. Certainly, in Ayr most of the local drivers seem to be more interested in the outcme of the most recent old firm or Ayr United fixture then being pleasent to the public. The exception to the rule seemingly being their endless conversations with some of the female 'groupies' who seem to follow them around on some routes all day long.