Bloody Bus Ballyhoo
This morning the most unbelievablely bad thing happened to me on the bus on the way to work. The annoying speaker announcements have been translated into English! No longer will I not understand after peeople get on at every bus stop that we’re not allowed to use our cell phones, nor that we shouldn’t stand up to get off before the bus has stopped (that would be dangerous you see), nor indeed what tourist attractions are coming up on this commuter route. Not only does this mean that I understand what’s going on (not a good thing – I now can’t so easily get away with breaking the rules), but the announcements are now twice as long and thus twice as annoying. OH MY GOD TURN THEM OFF. Seriously I think I’m going to go postal on those speakers soon.
ha! so that’s why all those japanese people sit there like morons until the bus stops and jump up to rush for the door when it does! i never would have thought it’s illegal. here in budapest they sort of start yelling at you when you decide to get off only when the bus stops..
anyway, i can imagine it’s pretty tough, listening to all that gibberish and being able to understand it too. i don’t like their approach of everything being idiot-proof. if you treat people like idiots, they will become idiots. i blame washing powder commercials.