If you've ever done a good deed for a total stranger, you'll know just how good it feels to help out those around you - whether it's holding a door open or helping someone cross the road.
But one woman was left baffled when she was criticised by a bus driver for her kind act, as she was told she shouldn't have stepped in to help a stranger who was short on his bus fare.
The woman shared a post on social media in which she explained the stranger was 50p short for the cost of his £2 bus fare and was told repeatedly by the bus driver to get off the bus and walk to his destination, or come up with another form of payment, such as paying by card.
And when the woman kindly donated 50p for the man's fare, she was told off by the bus driver, who said she shouldn't have got herself involved in the situation - although he never explained why.
In a post on Mumsnet, she said: "On my way home from work today, the bus driver stopped to let passengers on. A man at the front of the queue, who spoke little English, was 50p short of a single fare. All singles in our area are £2 at the moment so you can't pay anything less.
"The driver kept telling the man NO! - he couldn't travel, he needed more money, he had to get off and walk, he had to pay by card... He let others on and kept telling the man to get off and walk.
"This went on for some time so I popped to the front of the bus and gave the man 50p in a bid to get the journey going again and feeling everyone deserves a bit of kindness. When I got off the bus the driver said thank you to me but that I shouldn't do what I did.
"Surely it's up to me how I spend my money and who I help?"
Commenters on the post were equally as baffled as to why the bus driver was so against the woman helping the stranger, as they said she was definitely in the right for what she did.
One person said: "I'd do the same as you - thank you for your kindness."
While another added: "The driver should hush, you did the right thing."
And a third wrote: "That was a nice thing to do. None of the driver's business what you do with your money."
Other commenters suggested that the man might be known for trying to get on the bus without enough money, which is why the driver was warning the woman - but some argued that shouldn't make a difference.
Someone posted: "No offence to the passenger but the driver may have this person doing the same thing every day. I am not trying to be cynical but I presume the driver is experienced enough to say it for a reason."
But another responded: "So what if he does? Someone looking for 50p to give to the driver on the bus to get somewhere is hardly a scam."
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