Except the quoted ones,all were in vernacular viz. Bengali
Scene 1:
Conductor: (flapping through the bunch of ticket as if he was shuffling cards) ticket ticket
Me: (hands him out 10 rupees)
(Now, there is a kind of unwritten rule, that when you hand out notes, without mentioning your destination /fare, it is assumed you mean to pay the minimum fare)
conductor: how much?(poor rookie, I thought)
Me: 5
C: are you sure?
Me: of what?
C: about your fare/destination?
Me: ya off course ! I travel quite frequently on this route( did I seem to be drunk, that I would be confused about my destination?)
C: give me a 5 rupees coin
Me:I don’t have one, I only have 10 rupee notes
C:why do people come to buses without change?( kept on murmuring, before finally handling me my change and ticket!)
Scene 2:
(the bus is racing with another bus on the same route, as to who would reach the next stop first. The drivers exchange some abuses)
an old man , who unfortunately has lost one of his legs, gets up in the bus, without much help from anybody.
Two visibly educated and well dressed people are gladly occupying the 2 sets reserved for physically challenged people. They some how could afford to notice the old man.
Occupier1: (to the old man) are you handicapped?
Old man: seems to be.
Occupier 1:should I get up?
OM: (tries hard balancing his clutches and taking out money from his pocket)
Occ 1: should I get up? Or can you manage yourself?
Oman: its ok.
Finally, one of the occupiers get up reluctantly, when already 10 minutes had passed.
Scene 3:
(the conductor again back to scene!)
a pretty girl standing immediately beside the bus door
conductor:: ( making a pat like act on her back) ticket ticket
girl: why are you touching me?
C: mam ticket please
Girl: cant u ask that verbally?C: sorry, ticket
Girl: everybody is up to some trick or the other thse days( hands over a 100 rupee note) from golpark to ‘last stop’
C:from golpark to?
Girl:’ last stop’
C: Golpark to?
Girl: ohh !! I will get down at the place where after which the bus does not go further
C: ohh , take your change mam...
Self Appraisal
1 week ago
5 comments:
ITS FUNNY HOW PEOPLE CAN BE IRRITATING SOMETIMES.....ALL I CAN SAY IS....BEEN THERE..SEEN THAT....AS LIKE EVERY INDIAN WOULD SAY....
IS IT SOME PROBLEM WITH INDIAN ETHOS?
Conversations in buses and trains are highly amusing and funny...One of my favourite pass times while travelling alone...Very well written :)
these conductors r really funny people.. they make us feel like havin committed a grave sin if v don ve a change..
thanks philosopher, rashi & manorathan for your comments!
lol! the last incident was funny!
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