Whoever travels in a means of transport without being the driver or part of the crew is called a passenger.
Passenger is an adjective that is used in different ways. On the one hand, it may be the term that refers to a person who makes a trip in some type of means of transportation , without being the one driving it and without being part of the crew.
For example: "A long-distance bus crashed: two passengers were injured," "The plane will carry three hundred passengers from Cape Town to London," "The captain refused to leave because there were more on board the ship." passengers than allowed .
Passenger characteristics
A passenger must generally buy a ticket to travel on public transport, whether it is a bus (depending on the country, it may be called a bus, micro or simply a bus), a train, a plane, a boat or a taxi (in In this case, the trip is paid at the end of the tour). The ticket, also called a ticket , ticket or ticket , ensures various rights to the passenger (permanence in the transport during the journey, insurance in case of accident, etc.).
Tourists usually become passengers at the beginning and end of their vacation since, to reach the chosen destination, it is normal for them to travel in a hired vehicle.
The risks
With respect to this last point, it should be noted that the passenger of a public transportation service must face certain risks that do not occur in their own vehicle, given the inevitable need to travel with people who are not in their inner circle. Strangers are not always dangerous, just as family and friends are not always trustworthy, but for our mental health we tend to think that we are safe with "our" people and, faced with this idea, share a bus or a plane. With unknown people it is not always safe .
Machismo, homophobia and racism, three unfortunate phenomena that take place in all parts of the world, find an ideal place to emerge in public transport; When stress and frustration reach limits that are very difficult to control, some people decide to make others pay for their problems, and what better time for this search for " justice" than the trip back home after an unbearable day? of work ? In the role of passenger, an individual who finds himself in the crosshairs of some ism runs the risk of being insulted or hurt without having said a word.
Something temporary is ephemeral.
Something temporary
Something temporary, on the other hand, is something that has little duration . The temporary is associated with the ephemeral , while the opposite is what is extensive or permanent : "Don't worry, it's just a temporary thing: tomorrow you'll feel better," "I thought Maria's anger would be temporary, but it's been two years now." months without speaking to me" , "After a temporary slump, the Argentine tennis player regained control of the match and managed to dispatch the Moroccan without major difficulties."
In this sense, the term passenger can have a positive or negative connotation, depending on the context. Although its main meaning does not change in any case, since it refers to the temporary nature of an event or situation , the intention of the person who uses it in their speech does. For example, when we talk about "temporary anger," there is usually the underlying hope that it will end soon so that the relationship can resume normally.
However, a “passing inspiration” can be frustrating for an artist, as it puts pressure on them to take advantage of it while it lasts; In this case, its short extension in time is perceived as something negative. In any case, the use of the word passenger to describe any situation indicates a look to the future, a cautious attitude or, at least, the awareness of the inevitable changes that life brings.