Bus Plants for Good Experience

I was on the bus the other day and thinking about how much I like going on public transport because of:

* the people;
* the ability to sleep/read/listen to music; and
* the scenery, new places

But one thing that really stands out for me is being able to meet new people.

Then I got thinking about how most memorable (if not all) trips I've had was actually because of the people I met and interacted with.

So get this, what if the bus companies actually paid people to go on their bus trips to interact with people and stuff? Make the trip fun and memorable for the passengers?

They'd be put there as plants y'know (not the nature kind either, get my drift - again?) and able to gauge people's feelings on the bus experience and what makes it an experience.

I guess it could also be another way of surveying people.