I live in Atlanta, and only cosplay for Dragon*Con. My group all stays together at one house, and one of us drives on in-costume days. But other days, we take MARTA.

I've taken the TTC, both trains and busses to cons. I go in costume. I'm lucky i havent had any really revealing/complicated costumes yet, they've all been pretty manageable. I just get stupid questions from frat boys and hobos

I bus, but I've only cosplayed once and it was a pretty subtle costume.

Last con I was at was Anime Evolution 2010 - the bus was about an hour long with a 15 minute walk to the stop and a 10 minute transfer. It only sucked on the way back, because it meant I had to leave the con on a schedule for like, an hour long trip.

I was planning on just getting a room this year, but shit's cancelled so oh well. Maybe I can gather a posse to go to PAX or something, seeing as I can't go to anything else due to timing.

>45 minute bus ride to Anime North on a bus that rarely comes
>2 weeaboos wearing THE GAME and U MAD??? tshirts complete with cheap wigs and naruto headbands also board at the station
>herewego.jpg
>posing and taking pictures on the bus with kunai and shuriken, pretending to throw them at eachother, etc
>bus driver kicks them off after they refuse to put them away claiming "THEYRE ONLY FOAM" (which was true, but still)
>still a half hour drive from con, bus driver calls TTC control and tells them to inform other bus drivers on the route not to let them on because they're dangerous and wouldnt comply to his demands

FEELSGOODMAN

>>4220479
I wish I were that lucky. I'm the post above you. The bus I transferred to every morning was the only one to the con from the middle of downtown Vancouver. On Friday morning there were a bunch of naruto-headbands attempting to lead the bus into chanting "ANIME" and "THE GAME" and the like. Anybody looking vaguely like they were on the way to the con would get pestered. They're just excited kids I guess, but there are regular folks on their way to work and whatnot and pimply faced nerds screaming about Naruto in their ear isn't exactly appreciated.

>>4220479

lol, I've taken that bus for AN before. I feels like the never-ending busride.

sage for no contribution :P

>Wears lolita everyday
>Public transport to and from university/city/work 1hr each way, train + bus

I live in a shit town and the bogans yell things at me, "We don't wear that shit in this country!" but on the whole it's fine. All the security guards on the train know me :D

>>4220495
bogans?

Still, shitty they actually yell at you. I don't see what good it does them.

It was my first time on a subway going to and from LAX to AX and I had the pleasure of almost getting into a conversation with a lady who smelt rancid, jitter-eyed and was selling regular, office grade, blue ball point pens on the transit for a dollar.
I'm never terrified of those kinds of people but honestly, she was crazy.

>>4220478
Here, forgot this story, bare with me.

This happened last year at Anime Evolution. I was waiting at the UBC bus stop at around midnight. There were a couple asian dudes and a cute girl I was trying to look cool for by doing absolutely nothing. A drunk guy told me to take my hands out of my pockets, asking how I was going to accept love with my hands hidden. I promised never to put my hands in my pockets again, which offended him. He demanded I grew up, to which I inwardly responded that he was 40 and drunk at a University campus, but I digress.

A few blocks down, around 12 drunk English girls hopped on the bus and began singing every 90s top 40 hit they could remember. I was sitting near the front writing shit down in a journal because I'm homosexual in that way. They took notice and demanded I write down every single one of their names and add them on Facebook. I joked around with them, playing along, while exchanging perturbed glances with the aforementioned cute girl, who avoided all eye contact. Presumably, she wanted to avoid being dragged in.

They were singing so loudly that the bus driver feared for the safety of driving at his typical speed, and a 40 minute drive downtown turned into an hour. Once they finally got off, cute girl turns to me and goes "OH MY GOD." We chat for a while about how ridiculous it was. The bus stalls on the way to my stop. I check my watch and realize I'm going to miss the last bus home across the Lion's Gate Bridge - about a three hour walk to my house. I get off and sprint, but to no avail.

I ended up having to call a bro to see if he could get up and pick me up downtown. A 20 minute drive for him, then 20 minutes to my house, then another 20 minutes back home. The bro did it and didn't ask for any thanks in return - because he's a bro.

>>4220516


tl;dr - Transit can be risky and prone to drunk men who hate you or drunk sluts who love you so much they make you miss the last bus home. Fortunately, bros exist to counter them.

>>4220501
Aus version of white trailer trash.

I've never taken public transit for a con, however, I do have some stories.

Last year, I was celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Chicago with my ex, and while we were heading back to the burbs via CTA, we heard some rhythmic slapping sounds a few feet away from us. It turned out to be some dirty guy fapping away during the day.

I love Paris, but I also hate it sometimes. You really can't get away from the number of gypsies panhandling. I swear, every time I get on the metro, there's always someone carrying a cup and a picture of a baby, asking if you could spare a couple Euros.

I took Metrolink and Metrobus to Natsucon 2010. I just kept my cosplay junk in a bag because I don't like public cosplay or any of that jazz.

Sadly, the rich white people in my city's suburban counties thinks our Public Transit system are use by niggers and thieves and criminals so they don't use it or have them extended to their county lines because of US people so I didn't see anyone else going to Natsucon. Well then again, I see that as a blessing because that means no weaboos or otakus riding the bus or train.

I go by bus to every event . Sometimes my mother gives me a ride, but normally I go by myself. In full costume, usually.

It's always pacific. Just act like you are dressed in a normal attire and people won't pay you any attention.