Commuting within the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is causing many riders distress and anxiety as the agency tackles safety concerns, but one young operator turned some frowns upside down this week.
In a video posted on TikTok Tuesday afternoon, a user noticed there was a different operator making announcements on a subway on Line 2.
The passengers heard a young voice announcing the words, “next station is Lansdowne, Lansdowne station.” In the video, users immediately squealed in heartfelt emotion once they heard the innocent sound.
@literallyshutupp it was sooooo cute oh god #ttc #toronto #subway #train #fyp ♬ original sound – Amazonzed
The video has gained nearly 90,000 views since it was posted and many people in the comments also shared similar experiences.
“My dad worked for TTC and if his friends were working they’d let me do this when I was little,” one user said.
“Conductors on line 4 used to let me and my friend do this as kids,” another user said.
“Omg I remember I used to do this as a kid, was the best feeling ever, this is so cute,” another comment read.
Some users said this has been an ongoing experience for kids for years now.
“My dad was a bus driver on Bay Street, so if you heard a kid calling out the stops early 90s that was me,” one person said.
“The operators used to let us do this 15 years ago, was super cool,” another said.
Other users were also impressed by the child’s enunciation, claiming some TTC operators cannot be understood when they make the announcements.
“Finally an announcement that can be understood,” the top comment read.
“She’s speaking more clearly than any other ttc personnel,” another person wrote.
“Baby killed it! So clear and precise lol them workers be mumbling like we can understand,” another person jokes.
