# Two Guys On A Bus Two Guys On A Bus started as a motivational cartoon by Brazilian illustrator Genildo Ronchi in August 2013[6]. Brazilian Twitter users began remixing it as a comparison format by 2019[1], and English-speaking internet users caught on in late 2021 after a Reddit post about bathroom timing before leaving the house hit around 10,000 upvotes[2]. By November 2021, Twitter variations like 'got a little beverage for the road' earned nearly 260,000 likes[3]. ## Origin Brazilian illustrator Genildo Ronchi uploaded the cartoon to his personal site on August 24th, 2013, titled 'As vezes só depende de nós' ('Sometimes it just depends on us' translated from Portuguese), with overlaid text reading 'Escolha o Lado Feliz da Viva!' ('Choose the Happy Side of Life!' translated from Portuguese)[6]. Translations into English, Arabic and other languages circulated through 2014, but the image stayed in motivational-poster territory for several more years[7]. The earliest documented Two Guys On A Bus remix came from Twitter user @vittor on August 14th, 2019, with Portuguese captions reading 'Não fuma cigarro / Fuma cigarro' ('Doesn't smoke cigarettes / Smokes cigarettes' translated from Portuguese). That post earned roughly 18,000 likes over two years[1]. - **Platform:** Genildo.com (source cartoon) / Twitter and Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** Genildo Ronchi - **Date:** 2013 ## Overview Ronchi's original cartoon shows two commuters sitting opposite each other on a bus: one stares out at a drab rock wall, the other at a bright mountain view, with overlaid Portuguese text that translates to 'Choose the Happy Side of Life!'[6]. In meme usage, posters remove the original caption and add a two-part label, where the sad guy's side names the worse option and the happy guy's side names the better one[2]. Captions can be sincere or self-deprecating, and the humor usually sits in small daily indignities and comforts, like whether you packed a drink for the car or remembered to use the bathroom first[3]. The two sides can describe the same person before and after a decision, or two different people reacting to the same event, giving Two Guys On A Bus wide applicability to minor social situations[1]. A December 2021 spinoff called Happy Guy On A Bus Showing Sad Guy His Phone cropped Ronchi's art into a new three-element format that took off in early 2025[7]. ## How to Use Typical posts crop or erase Ronchi's Portuguese caption, then add two text labels, one over the sad guy facing the rock wall and one over the happy guy facing the view. The common convention is to match small life choices or circumstances where one option is objectively better but still petty enough to feel relatable, like whether you remembered to grab a drink for the road[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Two Guys On A Bus? It's an exploitable image macro based on a 2013 cartoon by Brazilian illustrator Genildo Ronchi, showing two bus passengers with opposing views outside their windows[6]. ### Where did Two Guys On A Bus come from? Genildo Ronchi drew the original motivational cartoon on August 24th, 2013[6], and Brazilian Twitter user @vittor posted the first documented remix in August 2019[1]. ### What does Two Guys On A Bus mean? It contrasts two outcomes of a small choice: the guy looking at the brick wall got the worse one, the guy looking at the mountain view got the better one[2]. ### How do you use Two Guys On A Bus? Add two captions, one over each passenger, where the sad guy's label is the bad option and the happy guy's label is the good one, often over something petty like bathroom timing[2] or packing a drink[3]. ### Is Two Guys On A Bus still popular? A December 2021 derivative called Happy Guy On A Bus Showing Sad Guy His Phone became popular in early 2025, so the base format still sees active remixing[7]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/vittor/status/1161764381027459072]() 2. [https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/comments/qutmlp/me_irl/]() 3. [https://twitter.com/frequentpuker/status/1461352295086448641]() 4. [https://twitter.com/gjsccp/status/1385605129165053959]() 5. [https://twitter.com/buuckz/status/1441155159439155200]() 6. [http://www.genildo.com/2013/08/as-vezes-so-depende-de-nos.html]() 7. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/two-guys-on-a-bus]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/two-guys-on-a-bus Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library