For those of you not conversant with Philippine bus culture, if a seat-back jams on a crowded bus (still at the terminal) the conductor will coolly break off the offending back rest and manoeuvre it into the aisle (while instructing a random passenger to hold it for the next 2 hours).
Then direct a standing passenger to squish into the opened up seat (there’s room for four to sit there now).
Somehow if this happened in Australia I think there might have been more than laughter and then thanks to the conductor for ‘fixing’ their seat. How about your country?
© 2018 Melinda J. Irvine
- Daily Post: Conversant
- I’m part of Post A Day 2018
- Location: Tagbak Bus Terminal, Iloilo City (Philipppines)
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Traveling by bus in my country has greatly improved. Crowding is not as much as before.
Melinda J. Irvine
Hi and thanks for stopping by the blog. What country are you in? I can see on your blog you have more than 60 writers. Wow! But I wasn’t sure where in the world you are? Mel.
Susan W Goldstein
That couldn’t happen in America, because no way four random people could fit onto one seat!
Melinda J. Irvine
haha yes Filipinos are very tiny.
us4p
Awesome!In Argentina the buses are always crowded but the driver does not bother us to travel more comfortable. I always say that in the rush hour we travel like canned sardines. By the way, the pic is great!
Melinda J. Irvine
Haha. Oh yes us too, canned sardines. Bus travel has improved since I first came 4 years ago.