Varshavas sabiedriskais transports

Atradu kādā poļu žurnālā rakstu par Varšavas sabiedrisko transportu un tas man ļoti atgādina Rīgas satiksmi :)

If you are a newcomer to the city, there are some rules you need to know about riding the bus. I am not talking about having a ticekt, refraining from smoking or giving your seat to an old lady. Those are real rules, printed in Polish and accompanied with storybook pictures.The rules Irefer to are the unwritten rules. You need to know these to avoid embarrassment, confusion, and sometimes serius injury.

Rule #1: Smoking

If you are a passenger, you may never smoke on the bus. You can, however, put one foot in the open door, take a long drag on your cigarete, flick the btt away, step fully into the bus and blow two big lung-fulls so that all the people can enjoy smokinga s much as you do.

Rule #2: You must give up your seat to a pregnant woman or to someone with a small child. That is a real rule. But, there are unwritten subdirectories, if you have one child, people will help you. THeay will carry your pram, move out of your way so that you have space, give up their seat. If you have two our more children, they will not lift a finger to help you. Why? Because they figurē you are used to suffering, so why change the natural order of things?

Rule #3: Getting on and off a bus

The chance of a driver holiding te doors open for you as you run for the bus is proportional to how far behind Schedule he is. When a driver closes the door on an old bus, he pushes a buzzer. This is not to warn you the doors are about to close because they usually close the doors first. This is to tell you the doors have been closed, in case you are suddenly struck blind and didn’t know.

Rule #4 Beware the Babka

Known by its scientific name, Elderus Judgementalist or by locals as the „babka”. This person must be avoided at all costs. Do not stand near one. Do not even make eye contact with one. When they were your age, they had to carry the bus, uphill, in four feet of snow! If they make a request of you, for God sakes, do not argue! It’s like arguing with a rhinoceros. You must of course give up your seat to a babka, but doing so, you are calling them tired and old. How dare you! If you keep your seat, your mother should be ashamed she ever let you into this world. You cannot win.

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