Guides
Who Is The Unamused Blonde Girl Sitting On A Bus Or Train? 'Xsusann's Viral 'Bus Girl' Memes Explained
Occasionally, a hard-to-trace image of someone goes viral, resulting in demands for "sauce" across social media. In 2018, the so-called "Bus Girl" became one of these photos.
The photos of Bus Girl quickly went viral when they were posted without context in November 2018, inspiring several memes over the next few years, including one often-reposted meme featuring The Avengers.
But who exactly is Bus Girl and where did the photos come from? Here's what we know.
What Is The 'Bus Girl' Meme And Who Is She?
In November 2018, iFunny user GermanHistory posted a meme consisting of a single image of a blonde girl sitting on a bus holding her phone.
In the photo, she is looking up at the person who took the photo with an unamused expression. The caption underneath the photo reads, "The girl sitting on this bus won't stop looking at me…," the joke being that he actually won't stop looking at her.
Memes using her image, along with a second image of her looking down at her phone that seemingly comes before she realizes her photo is being taken, started spreading online quickly, inspiring some people to search for her identity.
While Bus Girl's identity has never officially been confirmed, some suspect she is Swedish due to the appearance of the bus or train seats.
The most widely accepted theory about Bus Girl is that she's Instagram user Xsusann._, although her account is private and she has no other photos to confirm this.
How Is 'Bus Girl' Used In Memes?
Bus Girl has been used in a wide variety of memes since 2018, each one celebrating her for her good looks. One of the most viral and reposted memes stacks the images of Bus Girl to the left of two images of the Avengers.
In the top image, they're looking her way, and in the bottom, after she raises her head, they've turned their heads, the joke being that they got caught staring at her.
Another popular meme is a version of the Cashier vs. Model format in which Bus Girl is compared to actress Zendaya. The meme claims that Bus Girl is more attractive than Zendaya, despite Zendaya being a model and actor.
For the full history of Bus Girl, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
