I went to school from Birkenhead (not fit for a pig to live in) to Liverpool (worse) on a bus, the ferry across the Mersey and a tram for 10 years, of course I've been round the block a few times ;-))
I learned to deal with flashers (laugh) and gropers ( shout "Don't do that"! very loudly) Every last one a man scaring a nicely brought up young lady.
At the same time, I learned their language, learned their names and all their secrets (actually not but I love Hiawatha).