The lively discussion online was sparked by Normunds, who took a bus from Riga to Berlin. Next to him sat a woman with her grandson, who almost immediately after departure began to unpack supplies. "The bus just took off — and they immediately set up a banquet: sausage, bread, cheese, and of course, boiled eggs," the man said. He was particularly surprised that the passenger even brought soup with her. Normunds wondered why they couldn't eat at home, although he acknowledged that snacking during a long journey is quite understandable. Opinions among commenters were divided. Veronika suggested that the passengers could have eaten at home, but then spent several hours getting to the bus: not everyone lives within a ten-minute walk from the bus station. Other users shared their own stories. Inese recalled a trip from Jūguri to Riga, during which one passenger generously used perfume, another passenger took out meat patties with a strong smell of onions, and yet another man decided to inspect his dental prosthesis right in the cabin. Juli joked that passengers are adapting to German culture in advance, as in Germany, according to her, people eat not only on buses but also on trains and planes. Daiga remembered school excursions from the countryside to Riga: as soon as the bus started moving, the children immediately began to dig into the sweets and snacks they had brought, after which some of them started feeling nauseous. Another participant in the discussion noted that eating on the road is quite understandable — a person might leave home four to six hours before boarding the bus. However, she agreed that dishes with strong odors can cause serious discomfort to those around. As an example, the woman recalled a fellow traveler who unhesitatingly opened a can of food next to her.
